Godzilla Vs. Megalon

G fans tend to dump on Godzilla Vs. Megalon because of it's campy nature (because you know, Godzilla is serious viewing fare). However, it ranks as one of my favorites in the Godzilla library. As a kid, Megalon would air on TV the day after Thanksgiving and I always found it highly entertaing. It is interesting to see Japan in the 70's (a lot of Beetles yellow submarine influence going on), cool characters & monsters, an emotive 70's soundtrack, and the fun simplicity of the plot (won't go into it, but you can read amazon's description).This DVD marks the first time Megalon has been officially licensed in it's original anamorphic widescreen presentation for sale in the USA. It's not high definition; but the picture quality is clear and colorful and easily stomps all past US releases. Sound is powerful too, offering English (2.0) and Japanese (2.0 & 5.1) soundtracks with optional subtitles.Fans have been waiting for this one too long. With it selling out on the internet and production being limited, this will be the version to own for quite sometime.

This review is in reference to the Aug 2014 dvd release by Media Blasters and Toho Shock:The box arrived in good condition, the dvd was secure as well. The back of the box is accurate, correcting describing the aspect ratio as well as audio options. This does feature the US dub, as seen by many older fans back during it's initial run in the US and later featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000. The picture is clear and the audio good, however the titles and the credits are in Japanese. This is not a cleaned up version of the original VHS release to be clear.Discussing the movie itself is a moot point, either you want it or you don't, however I can confidently state that if you are looking for a solid, quality entry to your collection of Godzilla films, this is a good purchase. It is unfortunate that there are no bonus features, but sometimes you have to take what you can get.

First of all, this DVD is getting 4 stars, based on the quality of the release and not the film, itself.Be warned that this DVD does NOT have any extras (they will hopefully, be on the Blu release, when the legal issues with Toho are resolved).Besides the lack of extra content, Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock have created THE BEST transfer of this film, video and audio, ever seen. Incredible clarity and colors. Its a MUST have for any Godzilla collector!The movie itself is a very corny/campy entry to the series (alot of stock-footage is used), but its still a classic. Not a good Godzilla film at all, but its got the ltraman ripoff, Jet Jaguar!The original Japanese version (little soft on the audio side, but there are subtitles) and US dubbed version are both included in the DVD.Note: Both versions are in anamorphic widescreen.Bottom-line: If you're a Godzilla collector and want "Godzilla vs. Megalon" as part of your collection, THIS DVD is perfect. No one knows when the Blu will be released (if ever), so I recommend getting the DVD, for now.

I liked the part where megalon's drill hands turned into gigan-hook-hands whenever he swatted airplanes. I wish they showed him rapidly transforming his arms from drills into hooks for split-second amounts of time each time he knocked a plane down. I do not understand why they did not show his hands rapidly transforming from his drills into the hands of another monster and back into his own again so rapidly. It is an amazing anti-plane adaptation. I bet he learned it from gigan, who destroyed planes in a strikingly similar way when he and ghidorah took on G and Anguirus last time. Oh well. I also liked the careful attention to plot construction and development. I had no trouble understanding how or why Jet Jaguar had been invented, or why he looked like his skull might have been used in the last Indiana Jones movie. His randomly developed size-changing abilities are more scientifically accurate than Darwinism or any variation of that theory. He totally looked like a robot, and not pile of foam rubber and shiny plastic. His grin was not creepy, especially not in the company of a little boy. I liked jet jaguar's grin. It made me feel safe. Seatopia was clearly underwater, and not a bunch of people doing normal not-under-water stuff. Their Megalon-summoning dance was more pertinent and necessary than any scene from any movie ever made. I wish that Rodan had a little less screen time, as i felt that he really overshadowed the performance of all other monsters, people and robots. Seriously, too much Rodan. I also liked how un-ridiculous this Godzilla looks, compared to some of the earlier movies. The soft, weird and annoying soundtrack is way better than the dark, epic and forboding orchestral music from previous films.This movie is total crap and i enjoyed it immensely.

I was on the fence about buying this release of G v M, as it was reported that this was just a bare bones DVD and a features packed blu-ray is still planned at some point. But I relented as this is a sentimental favorite from my childhood and I was eager to see it cleaned up after the countless bad VCR dubs I have had to endure over the years. I watched the film in its original Japanese version and what a job they have done! Great visuals and audio, plus they reinstate some scenes (the deaths of the Seatopian bad guys) that had always been hacked out of the US version. But imagine my surprise to find not only a features menu, but an audio commentary as well! Granted, there are not as many goodies as on Destroy all Monsters, but besides the commentary it does have an interview with one of the dubbing actors and a host of international trailers and TV spots. The commentary is informative and fun to listen to, as it features an interview with the former head of Cinema Shares, the film distributor that released G v M in the US in 1976 to great success. So if you are waiting for the blu-ray to get the bonus features, I tell you just get this....who knows if a blu-ray will ever be released thanks to Toho.

My rating is based primarily on just how goofy this entry in the series is, and that's saying something. It is a fine film for young kids but silly beyond belief for anyone over the age of five or six. The villains are ridiculous (subterranean toga party, dude!) and the bug monster Megalon is poorly executed, with the wires that support him during his absurd seesaw flight scenes painfully obvious, even for a Godzilla movie. The ever-dwindling budgets of these films really starts to show in this particular entry. Jet Jaguar, the new robot buddy for Godzy to team up with is a poor knock off of Ultraman, Goldar, and a host of other Japanese robotic TV heroes whose shows never saw stateside release. The robot's huge grin makes him look like a spongy cybernetic Jack Nicholson. How does he suddenly grow from 6 feet to 150? Why... because he figured it would come in handy, so he programmed himself to be able to, that's how! ??? Remember folks, this is the 70's Godzilla. It's best not to ask. As for poor Godzilla himself... he looks like a giant, puffy puppy in this picture! The huge, Disney-esque eyes kill ANY resemblance to the fierce radioactive terror of Tokyo from past movies. And let's not forget his infamous sliding tail jump kicks! Wow. This entire film was made much easier to digest when the crew of MST3K spoofed it. Sadly, their adaption is no longer legally available. I bought this DVD because I am one of those guys that has to have every entry in a series of films, no matter how bad. Truthfully, I've only watched it once; just to make sure it wasn't defective and would play correctly. It's one of those Godzilla films I will watch maybe once every five years or so.On the good side, we finally get this heretofore legally unavailable G-film in a nice, widescreen edition instead of the old, washed out, pan&scan public domain (which it never really ever was) junk versions found in dollar DVD bins at lesser retailers around the country. The colors of this print are bright & vivid, the clarity is sharp & crisp, and the sound is strong & clean. The optional English dub seems to have been cleaned up a bit, but still sounds as tinny (and as goofy) as ever. It is good to have though, if you don't like to read subtitles, plus the nostalgia factor makes the English dub a nice bonus, since this is the movie a lot of people were exposed to as their first Godzilla film. Not because it was so great, but because it was so readily ("cheaply") available on VHS (in crummy "EP" speed, no less!) from GoodTimes home video. Others may remember NBC network's notorious prime-time debut of a heavily-edited version of "Godzilla VS Megalon" as the NBC movie-of-the-week, hosted by none other than SNL superstar John Belushi(!), wearing a cheesy G-costume originally built for the 1976 film "Hollywood Boulevard." Now I have to admit that the Belushi-hosted version of GvsM is something I would LOVE to have in my collection! Here's to someday, maybe. Anyhow, the excellent quality of the source materials Tokyo Shock used for their DVD master makes this movie much more enjoyable and easily ups my overall rating by another star. So, I give this quirky Godzilla outing 3 out of 5 stars.

Ok, ok, first off let me say what everyone who is a Godzilla fan already knows. This is not the best Godzilla film. It seems as if it was made as kids Saturday morning movie or something. The plot has more holes then swiss cheese (which is saying alot for a Godzilla movie) and the acting and characters feel like they belong on a poor mans Muppet's show. And speaking of the Muppet's, this is the Godzilla suit that I like to call the Muppet suit, which if you look at it he does kind of look like one.Ok now that the negative comments are out of the way let me explain why this is a good one. There are at least two reasons to get this movie. One is because it is so bad that you have to watch it, I mean come one MST3K did a spoof on this classic for a reason people. Or you get this because you realize that hidden among on the campyness is a fun movie. Now I watched this as a kid, and not having alot of access to Godzilla films, it was pretty much this movie and Godzilla Raids Again. So you watch this movie enough you begin to enjoy it, not seeing all the things that people hate about it. The Monster fight alone is worth the price, as it take guys in rubber suits fighting to the next level. It is campy and fun, and just has this certain charm to it that is hard to put in to words.I can go on and on with the why's of why I like this movie. But in the end it comes down to this, you will either like it or you wont, there really is no middle ground here. So if you can check your criticism at the door and just sit back and watch some campy fun then I think you will get a kick outta this one. If not then stay way as this movie will be like nails on a chalkboard to you.

Despite this being one of the weaker entries in the Godzilla series, I have a real soft spot for this film as it was the very first Godzilla film that I saw in a theater when I was just 9 years old. Personally- I felt that 1972's "Godzilla vs Gigan" (aka "Gojira tai Gaigan")is easily the worst effort of the original films!Media Blasters has done a fine job presenting the film in widescreen format (anamorphic 2.35:1 aspect ratio) and offers the original English 2.0 dub as well as the native Japanese audio tracks in both 2.0 and 5.1 sound (with optional yellow English subtitles)!The clarity of the dvd is so good that many subtle touches like the Megalon broached head-band that the Emperor Antonio of Seatopia wears to all the wire work on the Maser Canons and monster suits of Megalon and Gigan which are now clearly visible! Colors look very accurate and not overtly tweaked. Film grain remains fine and print quality is good, just expect some stock shots to look rougher is places.Looking at the situation between Media Blasters (owner of the Tokyo Shock label) and Toho--there is no reason to wait on the Blu Ray. Being a big Godzilla fan, I was a little disheartened that Toho made things so difficult for MB after their respectable dvd and Blu Ray for "Destroy all Monsters". At least MB made good on getting this film committed to dvd for the consumer! The picture quality is very good for the dvd format. So many companies just don't take the time to master their films for the format, artificially inflating the contrast between dvd and Blu Ray quality. This dvd is recommended!

First up, this is generally considered to be a contender for the worst Godzilla movie ever made. I wont go that far as Godzilla Raids Again and Godzilla's Revenge are far far worse. But this is a very poor specimen. That is largely saved through nostaligia goggles.The first, weirdest thing about GvM here is it wasn't supposed to be a Godzilla movie. It was actually supposed to be a new franchise or tv series starter along the lines of Ultraman. It was supposed to be about the mighty super robot Jet Jaguar battling the subterranean kingdom. But the producers felt it needed a name draw so Godzilla got drafted. This has everything. Young Boy who accidentally gets permanently linked to the robot. Super Spy "Uncle" of young boy. Secret kingdoms and spies and assassins. Yeah its a 8 year olds fairy tale. Largely badly written and with the lead adult male making you fear you should be calling the FBI to report a possible "Michael Jackson".This devolves into the obligatory 4 way monster fight, largely using stock footage. Where the new stuff is used you can see how badly deteriorated the Godzilla and Gigan suits are. The new monster Megalon is meh. What everyone always remembers about this one is Jet Jaguar. he's like Ultraman's flamboyantly gay brother. Or maybe he's just dressed for Carnival? Either way if you saw this movie back when you were 7 or so. You love Jet Jaguar and he holds a special nostalgic place in your heart. You will love this movie.If you never heard the opening chords of the Channel 7 ABC 4:30 movie during "Giant Monster Week" than you will hate this movie. If you are a significant other of the former, you may consider having him committed. But at least the movie is so bad it becomes wildly cheesy good fun.oh and Dear Bandai, I still want my Jet Jaguar Action Figure!!!

I have always liked "Godzilla vs. Megalon" but I have never thought it was nearly as good as classic Godzilla movies like the original "Gojira" (Released in the US as "Godzilla: King of the Monsters".) or "Ebirah: Horror of the Deep" (Released in the US as "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster".). Like many Godzilla fans I originally owned a very badly dubbed (When is dubbing ever good?) and heavily edited VHS tape with very poor picture quality. When I heard Media Blasters had restored the original movie and released it on DVD, I jumped at the opportunity to see it.To begin with Media Blasters has done a very good job restoring "Godzilla vs. Megalon" to its original form. The original dialogue tracks have been restored, the many scenes that were cut from the US release are back which greatly improve the movie (I had no idea that the character of Gigan was even in the movie.) and the sound and picture quality are excellent.However, having the original movie restored does not make it great. It's easy to understand why many fans consider this one of Godzilla's worst. The story is a bit cornball. The undergorund city of Seatopia decides they can no longer tolerate the serious threat to their home by Japan's constant nuclear testing. In response they decide to release their monster Megalon to wreak havoc on Tokyo. Agents from Seatopia steal an experimental robot named Jet Jaguar to guide Megalon to his intended targets. The agents kidnap Jet Jaguar's inventors and a young boy who is the inventor's friend in order to take Jet Jaguar. The inventors eventually overpower their captors and regain control of Jet Jaguar. They send him to Monster Island to hopefully summon Godzilla to fight Megalon. Upon learning this Seatopia summons the monster Gigan from deep space to assist Megalon. When Jet Jaguar sees Gigan arrive, he somehow or another grows himself to enormous size to team up with Godzilla to even the odds in the fight to save the day.The fight scenes look like kiddie fights. They hurt the movie to a certain degree, but they do add a bit of comedy relief so there is some redeeming value. The dialogue is also a bit cheesy.Overall, "Godzilla vs. Magalon" is no classic, but the restored version of the movie is much better than the version we grew up with. It's not great, but it is entertaining.

This review is for the Blu-Ray edition of Godzilla vs. Megalon released by Tokyo Shock in 2014.First off, this is the Japanese international version of the film and not the American version. The credits are shown in Japanese.*****IMPORTANT NOTE***** I am a lifelong Godzilla fan. It might not seem that way from this review but really... I am. I have been watching Godzilla movies since 1970 and these movies have always been my absolute favorite movies of not only science fiction and fantasy but of all time. That said, I can be very critical of them too. This particular movie is just flat out terrible. It deserves all the mocking it gets.This movie has been labeled "mind-numbingly" bad by many Godzilla fans and I can't disagree with them.So Yes, I am tearing into this movie but I am having fun with it. This movie was meant to be, for all intents and purposes, a kid's film. Godzilla had turned into a 'hero' monster in the 10th movie of the Showa series ('All Monsters Attack' or 'Godzilla's Revenge').I'm still going to give it 3 stars because this is a low cost release with the best available picture for Godzilla fans.BLU-RAY & EXTRA'S: The picture is quite nice. I'd give it a 7 out of 10. The picture is nice and clear but the colors are a bit soft. The movie is shown with a widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio. There are no extra's other than subtitles. There is a very rare version of this movie that has some extra's. It was recalled and later released without the extra's. The rare one would be quite expensive at this time.A WORD ON SUBTITLES: Subtitles in Toho movies can be quite confusing. These subtitles are the reason for some inconsistency in the plot. This is because the subtitles do not match the dubbing in the movie. The dubbing is done using words that are as close as possible to the actor's mouth movements. The actors are sometimes saying something very different. This can be confusing and also distracting while watching the movie especially when using units of measurement and/or time. The measurements in question are often quite different from what is actually said and what is printed in the subtitles. I like to use the subtitles as factual since they are saying in English what the actors are saying in Japanese. If you take what the dubbing is saying at face value you will be scratching your head at some of the incredibly odd things they are saying.*****WARNING - LOTS OF SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT*****PLOT/SUMMARY: Here we go....It's 1971 and an underground nuclear explosion causes chaos throughout the world. Monster Island is rocked and Godzilla, Rodan and Anguirus are disturbed.Little Rokuro is out in a lake in a paddle boat. He is with his uncle Goro, an inventor, and his friend Hiroshi Jinkawa, a geologist. The earthquake that hits Monster Island also hits the lake and a hole opens up in the middle of the lake. The water begins draining like water draining in a bathtub but Rokuro is saved by Goro and Jinkawa.The trio head to Goro's laboratory where they discover that it has been broken into by two secret agents of the underwater Kingdom of Seatopia. We shall call these guys Nitwit #1 and Nitwit #2 in honor of Dr. Seuss (I had better names but Amazon won't approve of the review if I use them). Nitwit #1 loses a button in a scuffle and runs off with Hiroshi chasing after him. Little Rokoru finds some red sand on the floor and makes an astounding leap of logic. He decides that the red sand and the red button must somehow be connected because they are both red! It's kind of like how my car is blue and the walls in my house are blue and the sky is blue. They must somehow be connected.Hiroshi takes them to his lab and comes back with the results. The sand comes from 3000 km below sea level. We also find out about Easter Island. They tell us that the statues there are 3,000,000 years old. Of course, humans have only been around for 100,000 years.NitWit #1 and #2 return to the lab and capture it. The leader of Seatopia tells us that underground nuclear testing has destroyed 1/3 of their kingdom. He says that the only way they can have peace is to declare war. Huh!?!...(Reminds me of 'Dr. Strangelove'..."There's no fighting in the war room") They are therefore going to declare war against the surface. I guess letting the surface know about Seatopia's existence and the trouble being caused by nuclear testing is out of the question. Why negotiate peace when you can start a war?Nitwit #2 abducts Goro and Rokoru and puts them in a shipping container and loads them onto a truck. He wants Goro to help Seatopia build robots. He hires two truck drivers to transport them. Why does Seatopia need them to build robots? Don't worry Nitwit #1 is going to tell us in his upcoming 'evil person telling us his plans' speech. On the back wall of the truck's cab, you can clearly see naked pictures of girls! Eventually the truckers decide they don't like what Nitwit #2 has planned and they kick him out of the truck.Back in the ...

This is such a fun movie to watch on a cold, snowy afternoon. Sure, the plot is ridiculous (but what Godzilla movie DOES have a good plot other than the original movie; G-Fans aren't into plot!), the acting is sub par at best (the King of Seatopia looks like a bad porn actor), but the monster action is awesome. Not 2, not 3, but FOUR monsters going at it tag team style! (Well, Jet Jaguar is not really a monster, but I digress.) Godzilla movies keep my inner child alive and thriving and this one is totally successful in that regard. If you too are a G-fan or even just a fan of guys in rubber monster outfits thumping and throwing each other around then you should definitely pick this one up. Plus, how can you live without the famous Godzilla tail slide move he puts on Megalon? Classic! Pick this one up today for some great mindless Kaiju entertainment.

In Japanese, Kaiju means monster. Toho Studios pioneered the Man-In-Suit technique to bring giant monsters to life on the big screen after deciding stop motion animation was too cost prohibitive.I was always a Toho fan and a fan of Godzilla in particular! I recall seeing Godzilla vs Megalon with friends in 1975 at the dollar theater as a kid and, along with most other Toho films, I have owned this film in pretty much every format known to man -- including the MST3K version...which is a hoot! Indeed, there is much to laugh at in this movie! SNLs John Belushi once hosted a network airing of this film on NBC during the 70s...and provided his own antics to accompany the film during commercial breaks.For the uninitiated, GvM details what happens when the inhabitants of the lost civilization of Mu unleash the monster Megalon -- a giant winged bug -- on humanity as revenge for testing nuclear weapons near its territory. The skirt-clad leaders of Mu also want to steal the robot invention of two scientists -- Jet Jaguar -- and build an army of robots so they can take over the Earth.In fact, GvM was originally planned to not include Godzilla at all but was included late in the planning of the production. You can tell because he shows up late in the film to team up with Jet Jaguar against Megalon and Godzilla nemesis, Gigan.Never has this looked as good as it does here on this DVD version from Tokyo Shock -- a purveyor of fine Kaiju on DVD. TS has released other monster films from Japan and when I see that label on a DVD package, I know I'm going to get quality!All the grain and film defects in previous releases if this film are gone! The colors are vibrant and accurate and the soundtrack is available in dubbed English and the original Japanese with subtitles.My main gripe about this release is the lack of bonus features. There are none! Even a commentary from famed Godzilla expert Ed Godziszewski (who has provided commentary on previous Toho DVDs) would have been welcome. Or the original trailer. But, alas, no bonuses.Still, this is the very best this film has ever looked and I highly recommend it to any Kaiju fan! I applaud Tokyo Shock on another excellent remastering and finally presenting this film as it should have always been seen. I can say it even looks better than it did that evening at the dollar theater with my junior high buddies!! :-)

I must of been 5 or 6 years old, when I first saw this movie. Back in the 80's , it was a Saturday afternoon matinee. On tv right after Saturday morning cartoons were over. They must have definitely made this one just for the kids, cause I loved it. It reminded me of a WWE Tag Team wrestling match, only it had giant monsters and robots in it. I thought this was SO COOL , note I was a little kid back then so yeah of course. I did and besides if you don't watch these with your imagination , your never going to enjoy it. And of course this may look corny and campy to today's jaded cynical audiences. Always comparing the gems of the past, to today's computer generated spectacles. But what people today keep forgetting ,is that back then they didn't have computer animation. Technology so they had to make, do with what special effects equipment.And make-up techniques that they had at the time,but it's that feeling of nostalgia. That I get when , I watch this movie. It's that feeling of being a kid again , no matter how old you are.And you bet that I was happy when this came out on to dvd. And the original price was 4.99 , I just had to get it. Thank you Amazon. com!!!!!

Godzilla vs Megalon finally got a official release. Not the best Godzilla movie to most fans, but a classic to those who grew up watching it as a kid. I like this movie a lot, it's one of the better G films from the 70's I thought it was better then Hederah, Gigan, MechaGodzilla, but not better then Terror of MechaGodzilla. Godzilla vs Megalon is one those movie that it's so bad its good. Lots of stock footage from other G films is used, still a good movie! The dvd only got the movie in widescreen with both the Japanese and English language, no extras! I say so what, glad to own it. I guess in the near future the extras will be in the blueray release. DON"T WAIT! if you're a g-fan buy the dvd the blueray may or may not get release then like DAM it will be out of print, and it will cost a lot more to own.

SEPT 2014: So it's finally here... good news a nice clean print, not perfect but perfectly acceptable and likely the best we'll ever get. Bad news: no features. I will never understand Toho... first they're messing with the livelihood of a small business and second they're endlessly leading on the fans over what? A couple minor features for a children's film which is widely considered to be the least of the G-franchise films? Really? Funny thing is I've heard the commentary (bought one of the few feature DVDs that slipped out) and it does not rip on the movie at all... the commentary acknowledges the movie's reputation and then states that rather than rip on it they will tell the interesting story of how it got made... which is exactly what they proceed to do. The commentators actually give it much more respect and serious treatment than anyone could rightly wish for. I would truly think Toho would be thrilled by the features so I am more mystified than ever at the studio's stubborn - if not outright hostile - position. Anyway, from the pattern that Media Blasters have set previously it looks as if they're going with limited no-features Blu-ray releases on GvM and DAM... and if we're lucky Toho might finally approve feature versions down the road a bit. Poor Media Blasters... I pity them being played with like this after making a valiant effort to put out quality product.THIS INFO IS ACTUALLY FROM MARCH 22ND BUT IT GOT BY ME - HAD A BUSY SUMMER!Media Blasters licensed both GODZILLA VS MEGALON and DESTROY ALL MONSTERS in 2011, with MEGALON initially planned for both DVD and Blu-ray last November. But after Toho complained about some of the extra features Media Blasters included on their DESTROY ALL MONSTERS discs, MEGALON was put on hold while Toho went over the bonus content prepared for that film.Toho has a mountain of material -- including trailers, stills, publicity art, a feature length audio commentary by film historians Steve Ryfle (Japan's Favorite Mon-Star, BRINGING GODZILLA DOWN TO SIZE, ICONS OF SCI-FI: TOHO COLLECTION) and Stuart Galbraith IV (The Toho Studios Story, INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER DVD, TORA-SAN COLLECTOR'S SET), and an interview with English dub voice actor Ted Thomas -- to review, and the approval process has moved very slowly. With no end date in sight, Toho has authorized Media Blasters to release a barebones version of GODZILLA VS MEGALON at this time. A special edition is intended for both DVD and Blu-ray once Toho has given final approvals for the extra features, however long that may take.ALRIGHT, SO IT'S PROBABLY NOT THAT NEW TO MANY FANS, BUT WORTH ADDING TO THE FRONT OF THIS REVIEW FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ALREADY. I'M KEEPING MY PRE-ORDER IN FOR THE BLURAY, AND FOR THE MEANTIME BOUGHT THE DVD ANYWAY. IT'S NICE TO HAVE A CLEAN COPY AND I WANT TO SUPPORT MEDIA BLASTERS HOWEVER POSSIBLE. KEEP THE FAITH!This review is to try once more to stifle the negative rumours about this release. The previous review By Mr. Bearbomb "DVD release RUMORS FALSE!!!" written just recently on December 14th, 2011 is false itself. The DVD and Bluray ARE coming out, though obviously with a bit of a delay, as they were originally scheduled for before Christmas. The original rumour was reported early this year on August Ragone's blog - information being supplied to him by a source he thought was reliable. It then turned out to be false... the denial from Media Blasters came at this point in time, which pointed out that they had been denied rights to the movie (but that was several years prior, keep in mind). August reported and apologized for this. Apparently in this small and barely significant community of Kaiju (Japanese monster) fans / collectors, there is a faction who do not like Mr Ragone, for whatever reason, and it seems as if someone might have set him up for an embarrassing mistake. This kind of behavior is petty and shameful. Chances are "Mr Bearbomb" is one of the pack. Whatever, who cares. Ironically, however, upon hearing all this stupid furor over the false rumor, Media Blasters submitted a new request for rights to release Godzilla vs Megalon along with Destroy All Monsters, and were surprised that this time Toho agreed to the request. This is when the current release was scheduled. Destroy All Monsters came out after a couple delays and Megalon is set to follow very soon.Anyone who still doubts can go visit Scifijapan.com and read interviews with respected Toho Kaiju film historians Steve Ryfle and Stuart Galbraith IV, discussing their involvement in the project (from Nov 15th, currently on page 3 of articles). Ed Godziszewski was also involved in at least preliminary stages of producing Megalon special features. They have authored books on the subject and been involved in previous DVD releases by Sony and Classic Media. The interviews with Steve and Stuart give interesting insight into the preparation of the commentary and more. Sorry, "Mr Bearbomb," but you have no idea what yo...