King Kong vs. Godzilla [Blu-ray]

Old school, classic monster movie, picture quality is very good, sound quality is good..English dub is spot on .brings back memories of my teen yrs

I remember how excited I was when Famous Monsters of Filmland first printed pictures of this film prior to it's release in America in the summer of 1963. I could barely contain myself waiting for it to come to a theater near me. Unfortunately, it never did make it to my hometown, or at least my parents chose not to tell me if was showing in our area, probably wanting to spare themselves the ordeal of sitting through another dumb monster show with me! Then this wonderful DVD presentation was made available and I snapped it up. Ironically, now MY kids dreaded sitting through another dumb monster show with dad! This is the ultimate goofball Godzilla movie, from the serio-science gobbledygook from the UN headquarters to the Japanese sidekick Taco (is that actually a name in Japan? ) complaining that his corns always hurt when he is near monsters, to the (hot) island mom and her small child menaced by the giant octopus, to the ad company president shouting "banzai" while being dropped onto the deck of the ship bringing Kong to Japan, there is just a great, good natured feeling about the whole show. As the sixties progressed, the series became more and more juvenile but this one struck just the right balance of humor and special effects, with the monsters played straight for the most part. For baby boomer Godzilla fans, this is a must have for your collection.

This film is bonkers and I love it for it that is why I had to have the english version even though I already have the Criterion Godzilla set. I love Godzilla and King Kong, but am I in the minority to think that the red octopus is the real star in this film? I thought those scenes with the octopus were pretty cool and done very well. It is a fun film and if you like Godzilla, definitely check it out!

BOTTOM LINE: While KING KONG vs. GODZILLA isn't exactly Shakespeare, Shakespeare certainly isn't KING KONG vs. GODZILLA. This film, (the third entry in the long-running series), still holds the record for most tickets ever sold for a Godzilla film. It's silly, it's kitschy, but most of all... it's FUN! Though a tad talky in the first half, the climactic showdown between monsterdom's two biggest stars during the last few reels remains a spectacle worth watching. THE STORY (contains spoilers): Godzilla breaks out of the icy prison he was entombed in when we last saw him in GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (aka GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER). Meanwhile, the producers of a Japanese reality TV show manage to track down the south seas island that's home to a mountainous monkey god: the one and only King Kong. After some human drama we get to the greatest wrestling match since the heydays of the WWF. Who will win in this battle of the century? THOUGHTS: A bonafide classic of the genre and one of Godzilla's most well-known films. Godzilla gets a major makeover and his appearance more or less remained the same for the rest of the 60's-70's "Showa" series of films with little alteration besides thinning down a tad over the years, (in order to make it easier for G-suit actor Haruo Nakajima to move around inside the thing). Poor old Kong looks mighty tattery here. Even Mister Magoo wouldn't be fooled by the shoddy suit the Toho F/X boys sewed together, but honestly that's beside the point. Shove your thinker into neutral and just watch the fur fly! While not as action-packed as it should be, KK vs. G is nonetheless great fun to watch. The English language adaption by producer John Beck differs greatly from the original Japanese version but, sadly, the US cut is the only one offered on our shores. Universal has never bothered to include the Japanese cut of the film (simply because they're too damn cheap), which is a shame. Still, the version we get is quite a trip. Lots of pasty white guy footage helps pad out the running time, the newly-shot segments designed to make the film more appealing to American audiences. The additional scenes are silly but amusing. Worst aspect of the American cut is the awful decision to strip most of Japanese composer Akira Ifukube's terrific original film score, replacing it with stock music cues from several Universal monster flicks, most notably The Creature From The Black Lagoon! Ugh. And despite stories that persist to this day, there is NO difference in the ending of the Japanese version and the American version. Godzilla was still a 'bad guy' when this movie was originally made back in 1962, so the final fade out is exactly the same regardless of which side of the Pacific you viewed it on. THE BLU-RAY: Like so much of the product in Universal's vast library, KK vs. G also gets a by-the-numbers barebones release onto hi-def. It does sport an improved picture & audio, which is nice, but there are absolutely ZERO extras. No liner notes, no featurettes, no interviews, no commentary track, no nothin'!!! BOO! Universal apparently doesn't give a crap about doing proper restorations or fan-pleasing presentations for a vast amount of the movies in their vaults - with the exception of a handful of proven money-making titles (like JAWS). Everything else gets the short end of the stick. It seems only when a Universal title is licensed by a third party label does it get the proper attention & respect it deserves. (The Universal Blu-ray versus the one from Shout!Factory for John Carpenter's THE THING is an excellent recent example.) This is a shame, but Universal Studios is a business... and their business is making money. The rule is minimal amount of capital invested, in the hopes of maximizing profit. Unfortunately, this often leaves us fans stuck with whatever skimpy pap they crank out. Still, the audio & video are better here than on their previous standard-def DVD release, and the price is cheap enough. Worth the double dip for hardcore G-fans and marginally recommended to casual viewers, though I advise buying it used to save a few bucks.

I loved these old kaiju movies with my dad when I was a kid. Now I get to enjoy them with my own kids. My oldest love Godzilla as much as I do (YAY! Nuclear Lizards rule!), and my youngest is a Kong fan (boo... dumb munkey). We had so much fun watching this together -- obviously the old costumes the actors wore to duke it out in mini-sets are not as refined as the CGI we have today. This was such a fun old movie and I got to tell my kids how the film making back then differs from today and how the storyline was so much more detailed than the reliance on special effects. I highly recommend this and the other Kaiju movies from Toho (especially the Godzilla flicks!)

The first fight between these classic monsters. Fun with great costumes and characters to like.

Marking the second appearance of King Kong, and the third appearance of his co-star and antagonist, KK Vs G is a widescreen rumble, romping across the countryside, destroying every toy building in its path. This is the American version produced by Universal (Kong's owners) and has attached some American actors scenes to the film, but it's not as jarring as one might expect. The story has a trio of good guys, a less-than-useful ingenue, a greedy, but well-meaning entrepreneur, a giant octopus (or a garbage bag that looks remarkably NOT like an octopus), and two kaiju in a country that ain't big enough fer both of 'em--yeah, they're gonna fight. And it goes two big rounds with lots of mayhem in-between. Godzilla starts becoming a little anthropomorphic here, displaying a few sadistic tendencies and a mean sense of humor. The film quality is Aces, every detail about right. If there were any flaws, the film's quality is so good, you can really figure out which monsters are guys in suits, and which ones are puppets.

Kong v Godzilla how it should be 😎

Tutto ok, arrivato come da consegna 28.02.2023, e come in descrizione audio inglese, sottotitoli inglese e francese e film in versione integrale durata 96 minuti (1h 36m), consiglio l'acquisto.

Love it

Super film des années 60 qualité d'image impeccable très satisfait de cet achat je le recommande vo et sous titre français !!!!!!!

Buena edición. Muy accesible.

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