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Destroy All Monsters(1968); Discuss the film here.
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Sep 17 2007, 08:46 PM
Yeah, that's what I was hoping would happen. But that probably won't be for a long while.

Reminder, Josh: if you ever purchase a multi-region or code free DVD player you can buy Destroy All Monsters(1968) on R4(PAL format) from Madman Entertainment. XmaswinkyX

Click the link to see the "Madman" R4/PAL DVD:
http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue...328&method=view

As you can see it does have two extras: an original trailer and a trivia section on the movie.

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one VERY good thing about DAM is the Earth monsters vs King Ghidorah
This is definitely the highlight of the movie, for me.
There is nothing that would have pleased me more than Toho remaking DAM for Godzilla's 50th anniversary film: IMO it would have been a great way to send Godzilla into hiatus. I have seen many compare DAM to GFW-obviously there are a lot of similarities. There is one thing I'm inclined to think DAM would have lacked, and definitely something I could do without in GFW: a kaiju battle resembling a soccer match.

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This is one of the few Godzilla movie that I've never seen the Japanese version of the film. Does anyone know if it's any different than the US version?
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This is one of the few Godzilla movie that I've never seen the Japanese version of the film. Does anyone know if it's any different than the US version?

It's funny because I've never seen the US version....so I can't really compare....either way this was a rather fun entry and actually one of my preferred entries and easily the best of the late 60's efforts.
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This is one of the few Godzilla movie that I've never seen the Japanese version of the film. Does anyone know if it's any different than the US version?

As far as I can tell the answer would be no. I have the original Japanese version of DAM on DVD-R, uncut and with English subtitles. I also have this film on DVD-R with the AIP dub and the international dub. I can't think of any differences. If there are any, they're no doubt minor.

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American International Pictures released the film theatrically in the North America in 1969. There were some small alterations:

    * Dialogue was dubbed to English.

    * Deleted: The opening credits.

    * Deleted: a shot of Minilla covering his eyes while King Ghidorah drops Anguirus. This was restored in the ADV Films VHS and DVD release.

This version has been replaced on home video and television by Toho's 'International Version.' This version is uncut and widescreen, but features a different English dub track considered by fans to be inferior to the one done by AIP
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I noticed how some monsters had almost no attention payed to like like Varan, Baragon and too a lesser extent Manda who got at least a good (if brief) rampage scene....I was thinking...would anyone else have liked to see these monsters used abit more even if they are second rate Monsters?
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Apr 20 2008, 12:10 PM
...I was thinking...would anyone else have liked to see these monsters used a bit more even if they are second rate Monsters?

Absolutely, I would have liked to have seen more footage of Varan and Baragon, two monsters I have always thought were top notch "ground pounders" like Godzilla and Gorosaurus. Manda, IMO, got some decent coverage from the Tokyo assault sequence.

It's no secret Varan and Baragon were not used more, by Toho, because both of the respective suits for these monsters had deteriorated badly by the time DAM had begun lensing, and were deemed by Toho to be fairly unusable(in any close up shots), particularly the Baragon suit, which had also been used for multiple episodes of the Ultraman TV series.
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It's no secret Varan and Baragon were not used more, by Toho, because both of the respective suits for these monsters had deteriorated badly by the time DAM had begun lensing, and were deemed by Toho to be fairly unusable(in any close up shots)

That didn't stop Toho from using the very same Godzilla suit in Gigan while parts of it were literally hanging off....but I guess money was getting tighter by that point hence all the stock footage. I seems that Godzilla puppy suit was the most durable in the fact that it held up surprisingly well through 3 films and multiple episodes of Zone Fighter....may not have been my all time favourite suit but the thing sure did last.
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puppy suit....ha ha I like that. But you are very correct, it did hold up quite well.

I remember being quite a bit younger and watching DAM for the first time, seeing Varan and wondering where the hell he came from. I had never seen or even heard of Varan at the time.
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Watching this battle I noticed that Rodan's beak seemed to be curved downwards too much. I also disliked the commentary that immediately preceded the battle...as if I needed someone to announce to me what the hell was about to happen. shiftyeyes
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Watching this battle I noticed that Rodan's beak seemed to be curved downwards too much. I also disliked the commentary that immediately preceded the battle...as if I needed someone to announce to me what the hell was about to happen.  shiftyeyes

Rodan's beak is probably bent after all that face pecking....that said that announcing kinda bugged me too. I'd say that stands as my main issue with the film because it sounded like they were trying to announce some sporting event....kinda added a tacky element.....still over alll I quite liked the film.
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I have always credited Destroy All Monsters(1968) with being the one movie that jump started my life long fondness for Godzilla and kaiju films. I first saw it in a theater as a kid(the Rialto Theater in downtown Atlanta) with my father. It was double billed with The Green Slime(1968). I remember only bits and pieces of the experience. It was a hot and sunny day, circa 1969, the theater was nearly empty and smelled of stale peanuts and popcorn. My dad and I would later come back to this theater to see Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun(1969) and Krakatoa East Of Java(1969). thumbs up
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For anyone who hasn't seen this here's the brief Godzilla-Manda skirmish footage that was ultimately not used in DAM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FUBB7XjHMs

*video courtesy of Baradagi, and originally posted at Ken Hulsey's "Kensforce" website.
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It would've been kinda cool to see this footage in DAM, but at the same time, it wouldn't have made any sense for this skirmish to happen in the film either since G and Manda were on the same side. (while under control of the Kilaaks)

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It would have been an interesting battle
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nice little clip I think a fight like that would have actually added something to the film as it was Manda didn't do all that much and that would have been nice...ah well
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nice little clip I think a fight like that would have actually added something to the film as it was Manda didn't do all that much and that would have been nice...ah well

One of the few gripes I have with Destroy All Monsters, the first giant monster film I ever saw(in a theater with my father when I was young kid), is that Manda doesn't really show a lot of destructive capability, at least not on a scale like Godzilla, Rodan or larval Mothra, the other kaiju part of the Tokyo attack. The other monsters were shown plowing through structures or, in Rodan's case, blowing them down. Manda just seemed to slither around. I'm not suggesting I'd be out on the streets watching Manda and going for a stroll in the park while this giant serpent was nearby. Obviously I'd be running like hell in the opposite direction. That said I would have preferred another "ground pounder" monster like Baragon or Varan as part of the Tokyo assault. My disdain for Manda in this scene is similar to that of Kumonga(or larval Mothra) in the last battle with KG: they just sat there spewing out silk at KG and nothing else. Imagine, Godzilla, Gorosaurus, Varan, Angilas and Baragon all getting in their licks on King Ghidrah. Had this been the case KG would have suffered a serious ass whooping for sure. tongue-1
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I guess Toho wanted to do a fair amount with the film and it probably landed on the cutting room floor as because they wanted the film to be of a curtain size and particularly in a film about giant monsters they don't want the film to become too over long like one of Final Wars sea of flaws
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More monster battles isn't bad. Hell, final Wars could be 3 hrs long and as long as it was more monster battles, I wouldn't care. Not a bunch of People flying through the air and fighting on Motorcycles.
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I actually thought, when I first saw the announcement that GFW was going to be made, that it would be, more or less, a straight up remake of Destroy All Monsters.

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Hell, final Wars could be 3 hrs long and as long as it was more monster battles, I wouldn't care. Not a bunch of People flying through the air and fighting on Motorcycles

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I actually thought, when I first saw the announcement that GFW was going to be made, that it would be, more or less, a straight up remake of Destroy All Monsters.

Too bad it wasn't.

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I actually thought, when I first saw the announcement that GFW was going to be made, that it would be, more or less, a straight up remake of Destroy All Monsters.

Too bad it wasn't.

It would have been awesome if it was...... but We will never know.
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So called "2nd String Monsters," such as Varan and Baragon would have been more involved in the action of DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, but creating new suits was not possible for one, and too late for the other—which is why Gorosaurus gets so much screen time. If they had a bigger budget for the monster suits, we would have seen them kicking major ass.

As for Manda. while he cannot smack and stomp—neither can a snake (they are both serpents)—he could certainly squeeze the life out of another monster. It would have been cool to see Manda wrapping himself around Ghidorah in the finale.

You can see all of the monsters participating in Toho's official 1968 tie-in manga for the film:

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More monster battles isn't bad. Hell, final Wars could be 3 hrs long and as long as it was more monster battles, I wouldn't care. Not a bunch of People flying through the air and fighting on Motorcycles.

I would say that was one of the fans' chief complaints about that film.
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I just wished that we could get a good dvd release for these other classic movies with some audio comentary and trailers.
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I just wished that we could get a good dvd release for these other classic movies with some audio comentary and trailers

I've seen repeated references at message boards that that's unlikely to happen, regarding Destroy All Monsters(1968) that is, until ADV Film's rights to this title on R1 (North American) DVD rights lapse. Perhaps at that time someone like Mediablasters(under their "Tokyo Shock" label) might purchase the rights to DAM on R1 DVD and release it with some good features/extras.

My feelings regarding the ADV Films R1 DVD of Destroy All Monsters are mixed: I'm glad they released this film. I remember when I bought the first ADV release of DAM at Suncoast Video. I was delighted to have this title on DVD, finally. The fact it has absolutely no features of any kind is very disappointing.

Click the link to see Anthony Romero's review of the 1999 ADV Films R1 DVD release of Destroy All Monsters: http://www.tohokingdom.com/web_pages/dvd/dam_adv.htm

And Mr. Romero's review of Destroy All Monsters-50th Anniversary Edition: http://www.tohokingdom.com/web_pages/dvd/dam_50_adv.htm
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I was actually kind of pleased with the way things ended up turning out for the final battle with KG, because it really gave Gorosaurus a once in a lifetime opportunity to shine when he probably wouldn't be given a chance otherwise. He redeemed himself for getting his ass kicked by Kong, and you could argue that his kicks to KG were among the most damaging of assaults on the three headed beast.
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He redeemed himself for getting his ass kicked by Kong

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A member of the Classic Horror Film Board mentioned seeing an ADV Films R1 DVD two pack of DAM/Gamera Guardian Of The Universe at Best Buy. Anyone here come across this two pack? heyo

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It was nice seeing a different monster in the mix
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Now, I have the American International Pictures version of Destroy All Monsters. It's very different than the ADV Films version, which is the one on DVD in the U.S. now and on the Sci Fi Channel. The AIP version was all different dubbing, much better than the ADV version, but no opening credits.
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Now, I have the American International Pictures version of Destroy All Monsters. It's very different than the ADV Films version, which is the one on DVD in the U.S. now and on the Sci Fi Channel. The AIP version was all different dubbing, much better than the ADV version, but no opening credits.
It's funny you should refer to this version as I've just ordered a DVD-R of the letterboxed AIP version from an internet vendor who also lives in my hometown of Atlanta, GA.

I have a copy of the AIP version of DAM on DVD-R, burned for me by an internet acquaintance, who mailed me the disc two years ago, however parts of the disc look poor.
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