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Rating:  -
Son of Godzilla is an okay entry in the series, although it's a bit thin in the plot department. Minya is so cute! He reminds me of a baby monkey. Thankfully he doesn't speak in that Don Knotts-esque voice as he does in Godzilla's revenge. I am very pleased and impressed that Columbia/TriStar is releasing classic Godzilla movies in beautiful widescreen prints, especially those that were not in the Simitar collection (all of which I thankfully own)!! I was surprised to see scenes, including the introductory one that were cut from the US version that is on video. I am looking forward to future releases, hopefully including Godzilla vs. Megalon and Terror of MechaGozilla in remastered/widescreen versions.
Rating:  -
"Son of Godzilla" is one of my least favourite Godzilla movies. Not reaching the heights of unintentional comedy that the likes of "Godzilla vs. Megalon" achieved, and far from being an exciting monster movie like the original "Godzilla," this is an unmemorable, rather dull entry in the series. The human plot is even more boring than usual, the monster battles are practically non-existent, Godzilla's foes are appallingly sub-par, the Godzilla suit disappointing, and his son, Minya (or Minilla) is better left undiscussed. The one redeeming factor are the optical effects, which are surprisingly good and better than in previous entries like "King Kong vs. Godzilla."
The DVD from Columbia is nothing short of a revealtion. For the first time in North America in widescreen (2.35:1), the sharp and colourful image quality makes the film look a lot less cheap than it used to. For purists, the disc offers English dubbed audio as well as, also for the first time in North America, the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Also included are some random trailers, including one for Columbia's line of Godzilla DVDs and the Japanese teaser for "Godzilla: Tokyo SOS."
Rating:  -
As of the early 90's, giant monster films have been enjoying a level of sophistication (and I use this term loosly) that they have never seen before. While the concept of a man in a giant suit destroying tiny models is always appealing to fans of the genre, it can now be done with an ever more increasing level of technical prowess and realism. In short, monsters like Godzilla can do things that are, essentially, just plain cool.
Conversly, the film in question is certianly NOT indicative of anything mentioned above. In fact, it is perhapes one of the most bizzar Kaiju movies that I have ever seen in my life. Godzilla is made to look more appealing, and he sheds his image of terror for one of fatherly benevolence. To complete this process Toho gives the king of monsters a costume that, disturbingly, makes him look like he has severe autism. The only thing worse than Godzilla is his 'son', Minya --who can best be likened to the Michilan Man. All is well though, as the movie is laughably funny, however not really my first choice when I get an itching to watch some kaiju induced destruction --as there really is none. Interesting as a curiosity, and representative of the more, shall we say, "so bad it's good" godzilla, Son of Godzilla is somthing that only old school G-fans should look at. This is really a two star movie, with the third star added for the origional japanese audio track, which is included on this dvd (as well as on every other '50th anniversary' re-release).
For a more "sophisticated" look at Godzilla, check out the original "Godzilla versus the Thing" (aka, Godzilla versus Mothera) or the newer, "Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S".
Rating:  -
Finally some effort went into bringing the Golden Age of Godzilla (Godzilla, King of the Monsters to Destroy All Monsters)to new life. This DVD release of the 8th in the Godzilla series is full of vibrant color, quality sound, and presented in wide screen format for total viewing enjoyment. This is the original Japanese version with some opening footage that was cut from the American release. It as original Japanese (english sub-titles)and dubbed English (although not the same dubbing as common american release). One truely sad note is that the DVD has no extras to speak of, even if the extra were in Japanese with no sub-titles I'd think they would be worth watching.
The story is a simple one, scienists on a remote South Sea island are conducting weather experiments when they come accross a gigantic egg. The egg hatches into a baby godzilla who gets into several scraps with titanic mantis (Gimantis in America / Kamacarus in Japan)and a huge spider god (Speiga in America / Kumonga in Japan) that only the BIG G himself can rescue him from mortal peril.
Where does SOG fall into my Golden Age of Godzilla scale?
#1 - Godzilla vs the Thing (the best of the series)
#2 - Destroy All Monsters
#3 - Monster Zero
#4 - Godzilla, King of the Monsters
#5 - Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster
#6 - Godzilla vs the Sea Monster
#7 - Son of Godzilla
#8 - King Kong vs Godzilla
#9 - Gigantis, The Fire Monster (the worst of the series)
A must for fans of Godzilla and fun family entertainment without computer generated creatures.
Rating: -
The picture quality is excellent on this DVD but the audio is not the original audio tracks
from the original released movie. So if you are a Godzilla fan you may be disappointed by the re-dubbing of the monster movie classic.
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