Garp
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BONUS: 'Attack of the Galactic Monsters' [1983]
Is Godzilla in it? Yes
Sub or Dub? Dub
'Attack of the Galactic Monsters' is an unofficial fan edit of 'War in Space' [1977] and episodes of the TV show 'Zone Fighter' [1973] condensed to under an hour. Plot-wise, I can't really explain it other than to say that Venusians take a Japanese girl hostage and threaten to conquer/blow up the Earth (not sure which). Her father organizes a team to rescue her, while the aliens blow up well-known landmarks and Godzilla beats up various monsters. But there are other aliens too, who may be in league with the first aliens, or not. I don't know. I'm so confused.
It's unclear why this exists, other than it was someone's pet project to take cool shots of aliens blowing stuff up and combine them with Godzilla vs. The Monster of the Week. Credit to whoever took on this challenge, as they were obviously working with some basic tools and VHS tapes. However, it just doesn't make any sense. It's like a Godzilla Holiday Special. If Godzilla had appeared in a white robe and started singing about Life Day, I would not have been a bit surprised.
Shots get repeated, sometimes within a few seconds (Tower Bridge and the Tower of London are destroyed twice) and it looks like 'War in Space' was originally widescreen, as there are certain shots where the full frame isn't capturing the action. This desperately needs an audio commentary from the creator, if only to figure out what his/her vision was, as it's not clear merely by viewing it. I can't honestly recommend it, but as it's less than an hour long, you don't have too much to lose either.
Is Godzilla in it? Yes
Sub or Dub? Dub
'Attack of the Galactic Monsters' is an unofficial fan edit of 'War in Space' [1977] and episodes of the TV show 'Zone Fighter' [1973] condensed to under an hour. Plot-wise, I can't really explain it other than to say that Venusians take a Japanese girl hostage and threaten to conquer/blow up the Earth (not sure which). Her father organizes a team to rescue her, while the aliens blow up well-known landmarks and Godzilla beats up various monsters. But there are other aliens too, who may be in league with the first aliens, or not. I don't know. I'm so confused.
It's unclear why this exists, other than it was someone's pet project to take cool shots of aliens blowing stuff up and combine them with Godzilla vs. The Monster of the Week. Credit to whoever took on this challenge, as they were obviously working with some basic tools and VHS tapes. However, it just doesn't make any sense. It's like a Godzilla Holiday Special. If Godzilla had appeared in a white robe and started singing about Life Day, I would not have been a bit surprised.
Shots get repeated, sometimes within a few seconds (Tower Bridge and the Tower of London are destroyed twice) and it looks like 'War in Space' was originally widescreen, as there are certain shots where the full frame isn't capturing the action. This desperately needs an audio commentary from the creator, if only to figure out what his/her vision was, as it's not clear merely by viewing it. I can't honestly recommend it, but as it's less than an hour long, you don't have too much to lose either.