Among godzilla fans this film is almost universally seen as the worst of all time, and like so many ive only ever seen godzillas revenge us title in its hilarious but atrocious dubbed form. A failed pianist sells his soul to the devil in return for his becoming the greatest musician in the world. Trying to put a value on the evilness of a complete monster is like calculating the credit score of bill gates. The film is often retrospectively considered as one of the worst godzilla films. This dvd is crammed full of trailers pretty much covering every monster movie thats worth a look in from the 50s right through to the 60s. It is widely considered by kaiju fans to be the absolute worst godzilla film ever.
It focuses on a lonely boy, ichiro, who is being bullied. The film goes on and its kind of fun in a way, but in the end. Outside of a deliriously awful, wonderful theme song absent from the english dub, which is all the justification one needs for watching the film in japanese, all monsters attack has virtually nothing in it thats much fun at all, its bargain basement production sees to that. This fact is found in the book monsters are attacking tokyo isbn. Economizing by reusing effects shots from other films in the series, all. Netflix anime trilogy 20172018 and then there are a few godzilla. No matter, what you call it, this film doesnt have godzilla seeking revenge, nor does it have all the monsters attacking godzilla.
Godzilla ghidorah, the threeheaded monster invasion of astromonster disc four ebirah, horror of the deep son of godzilla destroy all monsters disc five all monsters attack godzilla vs. It is through his daydreams that he watches godzilla and minya fight other monsters, including one also named gabara who is just as bad a bully as the one that is tormenting ichiro. Skip to main content classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by the criterion collection. All monsters attack, is a 1969 japanese kaiju film directed by ishiro honda, written by shinichi sekizawa, and produced by tomoyuki tanaka. Earth defense directive the return of king ghidorah mechanical monster garugan gamera vs. All monsters attack was released theatrically in japan on december 20, 1969. In attack of the bmovie monsters, the ghostbusters are called in to japan to investigate the sighting of several immense creatures in tokyo bay. All monsters attack is a 1969 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by toho company ltd.
Its not outrageously stupid enough to be as bad as the very worst. Giant monsters allout attack 2001, became godzilla, mothra and king ghidorah. Its original international title was attack all monsters. The first, and only, online database of commercially released trailer compilations on dvd. A continually ridiculed young boy dreams of traveling to monster island, where he is tutored in. All monsters attack gojira minira gabara oru kaiju daishingeki, or godzillas revenge as its more commonly known, is the tenth film in the godzilla series. In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its pathand changing movies forever.
The film was obviously made on a tiny budget,with the majority of the monster stuff footage from godzilla vs the sea monster, son of godzilla and even king kong escapes. In the boys dreams, minilla is able to talk and change size. Some of the earlier ones are obvious 16mm dupes, and there are a fair number that are pretty beatup, faded to red, or splicey. Godzilla 19541999 super complete works wikizilla, the. Hd version of the original japanese cut of all monsters attack. Destroy all monsters aka kaiju soshingeki aka all monsters. The film follows every kaiju on earth as they fall under the control of sinister aliens who force them to. All monsters attack 1969 wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. All monsters attack dvd, 2002 for sale online ebay. Theres a near universal consensus that godzillas revenge is far and away the worst japanese godzilla movie, and its not. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital mono. Giant monsters all out attack godzilla against mechagodzilla. Schoedsack, spfx willis obrien son of kong 1933, d. Before there was wrestlemania, there was destroy all monsters, in which godzilla in his ninth film is joined by a cast of toho giant monster allstars to save the earth from evil alien invaders.
Feb 23, 2019 attack on titan 2 game full movie all cutscenes english sub complete story mode in 4k60fps ultra hd subscribe for more. Submitted on november 22nd, 1967, under the name all monsters attack directive, this early script had many of the same elements that would be used in the eventual film. All monsters attack, aka godzillas revenge, was not so much a godzilla movie as much as it was a greatest hits reel, the film was decidedly more childish, as it was the first gmovie intended for kids. Oru kaiju daishingeki, released in north america as godzillas revenge, is a 1969 japanese family kaiju film directed by ishiro honda, who was also the director of the original godzilla movie, among others. The american release was titled godzillas revenge and had a theatrical release as part of a double feature with island of the burning damned. The start of the matsuri subperiod that lasted until 1975, this film was fully aimed at a youth demographic. Attack of the bmovie monsters ghostbusters wiki fandom. All monsters attack, released in japan as gojiraminiragabara. The film was released to japanese theaters on december 20, 1969. Gojira afforded audiences all that and more, as the film that started it all for the godzilla franchise.
All monsters attack 1969 where to stream and watch. The american release was titled godzillas revenge and had a theatrical release as part of a double feature with island. An 1969 childrens film, marking a different direction for the godzilla series. Find out where all monsters attack 1969 is streaming, if all monsters attack 1969 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Some earliest wellknown films which featured attacking giant monsters are godzilla film about titular monster s rampage in retaliation of destruction of his home by nuclear test, king kong, and 20,000 leagues under the sea which features giant squids who attacks nautilus submarine. All monsters attack 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Many fans despise the film for its heavy use of stock footage and its childoriented storyline focusing on ichino, a latchkey kid and monster nerd who struggles with surviving in a world without parents and filled with bullies and bank robbers. Economizing by reusing effects shots from other films in the series, all monster attack tells the story of ichiro, a lonely latchkey kid who finds solace in his dreams. All monsters attack, gojira minira gabara oru kaiju daishingeki, lit. All monsters attack godzilla1969 widescreen japanese. Mums the word as to the selections, but rest assured scarecrow video trash film aficionado matt lynch, the curator of this triple feature, is a master at finding weird and impossibly obscure stuff. Although considered part of the godzilla series, there is no instory indication that the monsters exist beyond movies, toys, and the imagination of its child hero, ichiro tomonori yazaki.
The film influenced many giantmonster films in its wake, including many produced in japan, starting with the adaptation king kong appears. If you watch both versions one after another, the differences are obvious, starting with the lack of the sandy frank logo and the dialogue making a bit more sense. It resurfaced on cable broadcast on the scifi channel in 1996. Watch all monsters attack starring kenji sahara in this science fiction on directv. Godzillas revenge all monsters attack 1971 rotten tomatoes. All monsters attack 1969 was a turning point, the first godzilla movie for children, with scaleddown production the monster battles are a greatesthits reel of scenes from previous movies.
Released just one year after the godzilla series intended finale, destroy all. All monsters attack, aka godzillas revenge, is one of the most polarizing films of the series. Oct 17, 2017 the first of all monsters attacks two dives down the triplefeature rabbit hole is an allvhs presentation. Economizing by reusing effects shots from other films in the series, all monster attack tells the story of ichiro, a lonely latchkey kid who finds solace in his dre. A bullied schoolboy dreams of traveling to monster island, where godzillas son, minya, is also dealing with the the problems associated with bullying. A number of fights are stock footage reused from previous films. Unlike earlier godzilla films which would often take up multiple studios for the live action and effects sequences, all monsters attack was filmed on the same studio in the toho lot. Silly, childish, yet guiltily enjoyable at its best. Godzilla, king of the monsters us version disc two godzilla raids again king kong vs. One of the first films involving giant monsters was the 1933 classic king kong, as developments in cinema and animation enabled the creation of realistic giant creatures. Interestingly, though, it introduces us to what the franchise is all about as it is not actually about the giant monster. Yes, the notorious stock footage monstrosity that features godzilla and friends only as the fevered hallucinations of a weird little boy in even tinier shorts did not offend my senses as i had. A bullied schoolboy dreams of traveling to monster island, where he befriends godzillas son, who is also having bully troubles.
This halloween week is inundated with monsters, ghouls, and beasties on bluray, plus sparkling new 4k makeovers for a. All monsters attack movie all monsters attack released on december 20, 1969. It features five missions loosely based on various godzilla films, with the player choosing to play as either godzilla and friends aiming to destroy a certain amount of the city or. The largest difference between the two, though, was the monster selection. Director ishiro honda returned again for the first godzilla movie expressly for children.
In particular, he dreams that godzilla has a son who is being bullied by. Please note that this is not complete, it is a work in progress. Little man machan and haruo nakajima in all monsters attack 1969 all. Apr 04, 2014 were entering the dog days of godzilla, folks.
A few can be found in perfect shape on other discs, like them. All monsters attack is a 1969 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by toho, and the tenth installment in the godzilla series as well as the showa series. This allowed honda to easily direct both the actors and special effects sequences. All monsters attack dvd, 1998 for sale online ebay. Godzilla 19541999 super complete works 19541999, gojira 19541999 cho zenshu is a 2000 informational book profiling the godzilla franchise. The arresting original godzilla soon gave rise to an entire monstermovie genre kaiju eiga, but the king of the monsters continued to reign supreme. It being the first godzilla film to be made after destroy all monsters doesnt help. Ichiro, a lonely tokyo kid, dreams of godzilla and.
All monsters attack dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay. Supplemental materials include three bonus short films, and trailers for fiftyfive. The film stars tomonori yazaki, kenji sahara, and hideyo amamoto, with special effects by honda and teruyoshi nakano, and features haruo nakajima as godzilla, marchan the dwarf as minilla, and yasuhiko kakuyuki as gabara. The film was released in japan as all monsters attack, yet when it released theatrically in the united states in the winter of 1971 by maron films, the name was change to godzillas revenge. This the american version is the first godzilla movie i showed my. Destroy all monsters was released on vhs by adv films in 1998 which featured englishdubbed dialogue from tohos own international version of the film.
The complete monster is the most depraved of all characters. The complete ordered guide to the godzilla movies all. Monsters attack, derived from the 1969 film all monsters attack is a 1995 strategyfighting hybrid game for the game gear. The complete ordered guide to the godzilla movies all series by beyhnji a communitycreated list. This is a compilation of 60 monster movie trailers, with a heavy emphasis on daikaiju, dinosaurs, and other giants of the silver screen.
Sources brian solomons godzilla faq david kalats, a critical history and filmography of tohos godzilla series. Or, anyway, that is how the character is presented in the story. Destroy all monsters aka kaiju soshingeki aka all monsters attack bluray 1968. Godzilla 1954 although it started the franchise, this is no way the best film in the lot. Godzillas revenge 1969, alternatively all monsters attack. All monsters attack is a japanese kaiju or giant monster movie.
Directed by ishiro honda, this heartfelt film is classic family entertainment and an all out monster melee. Often seen as the bottom of the barrel of the whole godzilla franchise at least until the 1998 remake and the third anime film, but it does have its audience that loves it for all the wrong reason. All monsters attack, is a 1969 japanese science fiction kaiju film featuring godzilla, produced and distributed by toho. For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of the adventures of everyones favourite titanic terrapin are collected together in one deluxe bluray boxset. It is through his daydreams that he watches godzilla and minya fight other monsters, including one also named gabara who is just as. Cast and crew credits for all monsters attack, 1969, directed by inoshiro honda, with kenji sahara, tomonori yazaki, machiko naka, at turner classic movies. All monsters attack director ishiro honda returned again for the first godzilla movie expressly for children. To escape his loneliness, ichiro imagines that he is on monster island where he befriends minya, the son of godzilla. Following the success of destroy all monsters, toho reneged on its plan to end the series and made the 10 th, and shittiest, film in the series, all monsters attack also known as godzillas revenge, to my utter bewilderment. Thats right, after many years of circulating on the bootleg market, fans can finally see an official release of the upa version of terror of mechagodzilla complete with the added prologue consisting of footage culled from movies such as all monsters attack and invasion of astro monster. A local schoolboy, kenji, tells the ghostbusters that the creatures are identical to old japanese movie monsters of the sixties.
An obvious budget cut after the expensive destroy all monsters. Hes fascinated by giant monsters and dreams about them. All monsters attack 1969 online subtitrat in romana. Destroy all monsters was shown on american television until the early 1980s. This was the very first time id ever seen all monsters attack japanese title in its original, unaltered form. Giant monsters allout attack american godzilla reboot 20002003, new american godzilla film considered by sony prior to them losing the rights to godzilla in 2003, would not have been connected to godzilla 1998. Image gallery for the film attack on titan the movie. All monsters attack gojira minira gabara oru kaiju daishingeki, or godzillas revenge as its more commonly known, is the tenth film in the. Call me crazy, but all monsters attack is just weird enough that even i could find much to appreciate in this much maligned entry in godzilla canon. Heres an hd version of the original japanese cut of all monsters attack aka godzillas revenge, in japanese with english subtitles. All monsters attack was released at the end of 1969 in japan. This is an alphabetical list of films featuring giant monsters, known in japan as kaiju.
All monsters attack 1969 letterboxd your life in film. This was an awful train wreck of a movie that was simply made to make money off its fans, and robbed them of a new idea for a monster film. Godzillas revenge is often regarded as one of the worst godzilla films,and its reputation was not helped by coming after the terrifically entertaining destroy all monsters. All monsters attack akira kubo jun tazaki andrew hughes yukiko kobayashi kyoko ai yoisho tsuchiya hisaya ito kenji sahara ikio sawamura storyline aliens have released all the giant monsters from their imprisonment on monster island and are using them to destroy all major cities on the planet. Attack of the monsters, which was dubbed by a different company than the sandy frank version, is pd.
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