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Invasion of Astro-Monster (aka Monster Zero)
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List Price: $16.95
Our Price: $11.99
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Manufacturer: Classic Media
Starring: Nick Adams, Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Haruo Nakajima, Takamaru Sasaki
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0796019802727
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Classic Media
Manufacturer: Classic Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Classic Media
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 2007-06-05
Running Time: 186
Studio: Classic Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1965
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Editorial Reviews:
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(Sci-Fi) Invasion of Astro-Monster/Godzilla vs. Monster Zero -- Aliens from Planet X borrow our monsters for a little extermination project, but they've got something else up their sleeves: world domination! Using mind-control technology, these vinyl-and-sunglasses wearing spacemen turn Godzilla, Rodan and King Ghidorah loose in Japan, demanding Earth's surrender! It's up to American astronaut F. Glenn, his galaxy-trotting buddy Fuji, and nerdy inventor Tetsuo to break the aliens' hold on the monsters and save our planet from certain doom.
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Summary: Childhood revisited, only better
Comment: When I was a child i only had my parents' word as to whether or not certain films were worth watching. Godzilla, the original b&w classic, was apparently my mother's favorite. i watched it with certain degrees of enthusiasm. Later my enthusiasm grew when one of the local stations in my town started showing these classic films on Saturday afternoons. With my dad watching them with me, talking for the monsters so that I knew what they were saying (and believe me they were very foul mouthed towards each other), I fell in love with these. As i got older, I learned more of the histories behind these classics, and soon became a huge fan wanting not only the movies, but the chance to watch them in their original japanese to see what differences there were.
All I can say is that another American made it into this film to star along with the Japanese. The villains are poorly dressed, have Elton John sized sunglasses, all look the same, and are hell bent on making sure that they never really get around to telling the truth. It involves Rodan, Godzilla, Ghidorah, and of course, mind control.
I won't reveal plots, talk about acting, glorify the use of minatures, because you need to see these movies in order to appreciate them fully. I paid a miniscule price for a lifetime of fond memories and highly reccommend adding this movie to your collection.
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Summary: INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER(aka MONSTER-ZERO)
Comment: This to is a good movie in the GODZILLA MOVIE SERIES I reactamend buy the entired box set in stead of buying these versions one at a time.
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Summary: Invasion of Astro-Monster
Comment: My friend Stuart Galbrath IV (Steve Ryfle who interviewed me for Shock Cinema Magazine United States "Black Actress On The Make!" Fall 2000) sent me a copy of the 1965 "Invasion of Astro-Monster" which he did the audio commentary for the 2008 re-release. The film stars Nick Adams ("The Rebel" 1959-1961 Television Series with Johnny Cash singing the title song "The Ballad of Johnny Yuma) Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, and Harvo Nakajima. "Invasion of Astro-Monster (Monster Zero)" which puts me in mind of the 1954-1955 classic Flash Gordon Television Series is a must see for true Godzilla fans.
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Summary: Great Godzilla Movie
Comment: Just as I remember the movie when I was young. Perfect condition DVD. A must for any Godzilla lovers collection.
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Summary: Toho comic book Kaiju fun at is 1960s best
Comment: Classic Media has done a wonderful service to Godzilla fans by releasing a number of the original Godzilla films on DVD the way they should be....with both the original Japanese versions with subtitles and also with the Original American releases with the dub tracks intact, allowing viewers to see the films the way they like, and with their widescreen format intact!.
Monster Zero is the 6th of the Godzilla series...and one of the most colorful and enjoyable. It finds the Godzilla series and TOHO at its near peak of creative powers...providing a wild, colorful comic book style Godzilla science fiction epic. The plot is familiar to Godzilla fans, so no need to recap it here. The film has a lot going for it...from its wild pop sci fi look, to plentiful monster battles...hissable aliens in full DEVO dress, great cinematography and music, and some fine effects. That is not to say there are not some problems. Rodan is as goofy looking as ever, and would have to wait for 1993s GODZIILLA vs MECHA GODZILLA to regain some dignity. Godzilla's dance o' joy on planet X is groan inducing (Director Honda hated the change of Godzilla into a campy anthropomorphic character, but was over ruled by Tsuburaya and producer Tanaka...too bad) and the film has way too much clumsy and obvious stock footage inserted. Some from RODAN and MOTHRA) and the plot is ludicrous...but the film is such fun that it overcomes these issues to be one of the best of Godzilla's 1960s adventures.
The film also includes a commentary track, as do all the classic media releases. This one is done by Stuart Galbraith author of the excellent and recommended books " Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films" and" The Emperor and the Wolf, The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune." The commentary is fact filled....but also deadly dull. Names and dates are provided...but the commentary seems too mannered...too paced...and without a trace of the joy and fun of the film that it accompanied. One can almost hear the pages being turned as Galbraith speaks....not really conducive to a pleasurable listening experience. One longs for a commentary like the ones Tom Weaver has provided on films like THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON and THE WOLFMAN. Those commentaries and both informative and very entertaining. If only more were of that quality. Of the classic media releases...all suffer the same problem, with comments that seem like a laundry list of names and dates. Only the commentary on the GHIDRAH DVD escapes this problem...being almost too enthusiastic...but it is still far more interesting and entertaining. It is however still better than the commentary on the MOTHRA vs GODZIILLA DVD. That one seemed too fawning over the film and its creators.
The print and sound quality on the film is quite good, and the DVD belongs in Any Godzilla Fans collection...high marks for the movies release and middling marks on the extras
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