Godzilla Vs Destoroyah / Megaguirus and 12 similar items

Brand new factory sealed 2-disc blu-ray double feature edition. GODZILLA vs DESTOROYAH (1995): The complicated storyline (which invokes the original 1954 Gojira in flashback and in plot device) involves not only a new breed of monster spawned by "oxygen destroyer" technology, but new "micro-oxygen" weapons, the G-Force's latest battle machine the Super X 3, Miki's reluctant psychic manipulation of Godzilla's offspring (now officially named Godzilla Junior), and the possibly cataclysmic acceleration of Godzilla's nuclear fission rate. But the English translation stays on top of these elements quite handily for once, and resolves one long-standing debate definitively. Dr. Serizawa's oxygen destroyer did indeed, we are told, eliminate the first Godzilla in 1954; subsequent Godzilla appearances did not involve the same animal, but another of the same family. Godzilla's adversary is simply refered to as "Destroyer" here, the awkward phonetic translation of "Destoroyah" on the title recalls the "Dagora/Dogora" slipup of 1963. The special effects are pretty impressive, especially when Godzilla's spine powers-up for a blast of radioactive dragons breath. And the inevitable finale is as impressive as any Godzilla fan could hope for. GODZILLA vs MEGAGUIRUS (2000): In an elaborate pre-credits sequence, we see a new history of Godzilla begining with a delightful recreation of his 1954 attack on Tokyo. Following a 1966 raid on a nuclear power plant, the Japanese government realized that Godzilla was feeding off radiation, and decided to discontinue nuclear power; alternate energy sources proved difficult to manage, however, and a leaking hydrogen-fueled source brought Godzilla back in 1996 for an encore stomp of downtown Osaka. Kiriko, one of twelve rangers defending the city, barely escaped a falling building, but her commanding officer and mentor was crushed to death, instilling in Kiriko an insane desire for revenge. Flashing forward to 2001, Kiriko is now head of the G-Graspers, the military arm of a special unit that is commited to finding ways to combat Godzilla. Dr. Yoshizawa proposes a satellite weapon that can fire a tiny black hole powerful enough to suck Godzilla into oblivion. They enlist the aid of his former student, Hajime, who has the ingenuity to miniaturize and contain the black hole in a device they dub the Dimension Tide. They test the weapon by annihilating an entire elementary school (kids were on summer break), but the blast leaves a dimensional rip, and Meganura, a giant dragonfly from the Carboniferous Period, enters our timeframe just long enough to lay an egg. A curious little boy finds the gooey orb and takes it with him to Tokyo, but feeling uneasy about his prize, dumps it into the sewer system-- triggering a chain reaction of disasters that includes the flooding of the Shebuya district and a mass-reproduction of car-sized flying Meganura. Sensing an adversary, Godzilla rises from the Pacific, and the G-Graspers race to the scene in their spiffy warplane, the Griffin, to lure him onto an uninhabited island. The time is right to use the Dimensional Tide, but a swarm of Meganura appears out of nowhere, attacking Godzilla and confusing the satellite's targeting system. When the weapon is finally fired, it misses, leaving Japan exposed once again to Godzilla's fury. Meanwhile, the Meganura, having sucked Godzilla's radiation in mosquito-fashion, return to their original, dead parent and inject it, creating Megaguirus, a super-sized horror that is half-reptile, half-insect. When Godzilla steps ashore at the fairgrounds in Tokyo Bay, both Megaguirus and the Griffin (piloted by Kiriko), are there to do battle, while miles above, the Dimension Tide warms up for one more death-dealing blow. Both features come on seperate discs and have been re-mastered in high definition with brilliant colors and astounding detail. And the English dubbing for both features are the best they have ever been in both execution and interpretation.