Godzilla vs. Monster Zero 1998 Horror Movie Review

In the darkness behind Jupiter there lurks a heretofore undiscovered planet, Planet X, boasting beings of superior intelligence.  The Planet&nbspX-ers are forced to live underground because of the havoc wreaked on the surface by Ghidra, the three-headed monster.  Once discovered by our astronauts, including the ultra-hip Nick Adams (spouting such phrases as “That’s right, baby!” with innocent conviction), the Planet X-ers propose that they transport Godzilla and Rodan from Earth to their planet to help rid them of the Ghidra menace. Only, as it turns out, they have a dastardly plan to use the bipedal behemoth and his flighty friend to conquer the Earth, harnessing their destructive force with “magnetic waves.”  And it almost works, but for the ingenuity… well, you get it.  There can be no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than watching monsters battle it out, while Nick Adams speaks in his accustomed English to others speaking dubbed English (really Japanese), like they all know what each other is saying.  The DVD gives you a choice of cropped-screen or letterboxed in scrumptious Tohoscope, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround or Mono, and some more extras.  It is also available in a boxed set with four of the better Godzilla flicks by director Inoshiro Honda. —Jim Gay