Customer Reviews
Woohoo! 
2006-12-05
Woohoo! Only 19 years to go until this title becomes available on Amazon. Yay!
Excellent Godzilla Film 
2006-12-02
If there was a technical flaw on the dvd stream during the last ten minutes, as some have reported, then the problem must have been fixed, because my disc played fine for the duration of the film. Since I had never actually heard of this movie until recently, I didn't have very high expectations for it, but it turned out to be a great Godzilla film. While not perfect, the positives far outweigh the negatives, making this a very enjoyable viewing experience.
The negatives: the human story revolves around two pilots, and while actors give adequete performances, the characters are not particularly interesting. There are some minor problems with the overall pacing of the film. Additionally, the film does not have the social relevance of the first movie. The nuclear war metaphore is virtually lost. The film transfer itself is grainy in some places, as was "Gojira". This did not really bother me, however. Its not in Tohoscope, but that's forgivable because this film was made before the debut of the widescreen format.
The positives: The special effects are amazing, especially considering when this film was made. I was particularly impressed with the flying effects. They are much more realistic than in later Godzilla films. Sure, some of the crashes still look fake by today's standards, but that's what you expect when watching a Godzilla film. I think that the effects were much better than in the first film. And having Godzilla actually do battle with another monster (creating the formula for EVERY Japanese monster movie to follow) really heightens the enjoyment. The tone of the film and the acting are still played seriously. There is none of the cheese which was established in "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (which, don't get me wrong, I LOVE).
All things considered, this is an excellent Godzilla film.
Godzilla finally raids again 
2006-11-22
RELEASED 11-7-2006
The DVD is great [...]
It has both American and Japanese version
Godzilla war renamed "Gigantis" in the american version and features the voice of STAR TREK'S George Takei
DVD has toho master collection in hologram on the front of dvd
I can see why they pushed back the release date. 
2006-11-09
So while viewing the film after I had purchased it through Classic Media's website, I can see why they pushed the release date back. For some reason the quality of the video stream becomes real pixelated and wavy towards the end of the film, the BEST PART! It's annoying because it looks off and your eyes are doing a double take just to watch it. This is probably a flaw that they are going to correct for the Spring of next year, however I do not see why they were selling this item on their website even with the flaw. I am an editor at a film college and this irritates me because it is a simple "rendering" and "compression" issue that could have easily been fixed. Other than that, I have no complaints about this DVD. The quality of the film (except for the end) is good, the extra content (the art of suit acting, etc) is decent. I'm just glad it finally saw official release! I would wait until the film comes out next year because this flaw will probably be taken care of by then. Overall, an entertaining Godzilla film.
*NOTE*
The 3 out of 5 stars is due to the quality shift and the flaw towards the end of the film. This flaw is a biggie for me and takes me right out of the film. If not for the flaw I would've given it 4 out of 5.
Decent Sequel PUSHED BACK AGAIN 2006-11-09
Pushed back AGAIN! This is getting REDICULOUS.Do they really think there will be an interest in this and other 1950's films in 2025.If you have the VHS copies keep them because this is all we are going to have until the company releasing these titles get their act together.
Not the best Godzilla film. 2007-05-17
But I'm a completist and that's why I would recommend the purchase of this film. If you have the first you have to have to second. Its that simple. Classic Media has done a great job, although its not the best Toho had to offer at the time.
April 2007 Release...? 2007-02-08
Well, supposedly the decoding issues have been addressed,and this will once again be available in April of 2007... Keep your fingers crossed!
when will i get the product? 2007-01-09
could someone at amazon please tell me when the product will be sent to me? I got a message end of last year that stated it would be sent in 2026! this is ridiculous, can someone tell mw what happened?
Remastered? 2006-12-31
This was a good effort by Classic Media. 1st time available on region 1 DVD. I have viewed both the Japanese and American versions that are on this DVD. The American, quality wise, is the worse of the two. The film shows quite a bit of wear. Worth watching, though in order to see the differences between this and the FAR superior (story wise) Japanese version. The Japanese version of the film comes across as much more somber, moody and makes more sense (story wise).
There is a comentary track on the American version that is a must listen and I hope CM will keep doing these on future releases. So far, this is ONLY available thru Classic Media's Godilla website. I ordered it right before Christmas and got it christmas eve. Highly reccomended for anyone interested in Godzilla films!
great DVD and worth the wait 2006-12-30
This DVD is great, the picture quality on both the japanese and english version is excellent. The english version is slightly poorer in quality than the Japanese version, but still not bad. Both films look better than the recent 2 disc release of gojira/godzilla, less dust etc on screen. It is not as good of a film as the first godzilla, but definately worth owning. I got mine on january 5th and there is no trace of the problems mentioned below. The commentary is only on the english version, it is very informative and you find out alot about why the film was disquised as a non-godzilla sequel in its US release as Gigantis, the fire monster. Highly reccomended for godzilla fans and sci-fi fans in general.
And, more films are on the way, the following films will be released:
GHIDORAH THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER, INVASION OF ASTRO MONSTER/MONSTER ZERO, ALL MONSTERS ATTACK/GODZILLA'S REVENGE, and TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA. There are plans to follow the Godzilla DVDs with Toho's RODAN and WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS.
nice job! Cant wait for the japanese version of Rodan!
