Godzilla's Revenge
1969/69 mins.
Released by Simitar
Rated G
Starring Godzilla, Minya(Son of Godzilla), and Gaberra
Directed by Inoshiro Hondo
Format: Double Sided/Single Layered
Reviewed by Robby Cox
E-mail koi@magicnet.net
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Opening Remarks: Godzilla's Revenge is a departure for the
Godzilla films. Read further to find out exactly how.
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Movie Quality: Godzilla's Revenge is a strange movie. The
fighting takes place in a child's imagination. The plot of this
movie goes like this. A young child named Ichiro is being picked
on at school by a bully named Gaberra. He then dreams that he is
on Monster Island and he is taught how to handle bullies by
Minya, who is Godzilla's son. You watch Minya handle a big
monster named Gaberra, just like Ichiro's bully and this gives
Ichiro the strength to dispatch his bully and some bank robbers
that he stumbles into. This movie is pretty lame and most of the
monster action is clips from past Godzilla films. Unless you're a
big Godzilla fan, pass on this movie.
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Video Quality: This disc looks great just like the rest of the
Simitar Godzilla releases. The film is presented in it's original
theatrical 2.35:1 aspect and it's presented in Pan & Scan, as
well. Both look great and this is one of the better looking
Godzilla films.
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Sound Quality: Again Simitar provides the original Mono
soundtrack, as well as a remastered Dolby Digital Surround track.
The Surround track is excellent and the Mono is nicely done, as
well.
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Extras: Godzilla's Revenge has the usual Simitar Godzilla extras.
This disc has a Trivia Game, 5 Godzilla Trailers, Art Gallery,
Film Facts, and the remastered Surround track. Everything is
really cool.
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Improve: Nothing.
RIYL: Other Simitar Godzilla discs.
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Overall Opinion: Godzilla's Revenge is an excellent disc of a
rather unusual Godzilla film. The film is not too great, but this
disc makes it worth owning.
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Movie Quality: ***
Video Quality: *****
Sound Quality: *****
Extras: *****
Personal Opinion: ****
Total: 22 out of 25
Final Score: 88 %