DESTROY ALL MONSTERS was the giant monster equivalent of those Rat Pack movies of the 60's. Originally figured as a last hurrah for the Godzilla franchise, the Toho studio threw together just about every giant monster they had in their stable. The plot concerned a future invasion by space women who used mind control devices to subvert scientists into assisting them in world conquest. To facilitate this, they unleash the world's giant monsters and set them to destroying our major cities. The film did so well that Godzilla would continue his activities well into the next decade and eventually far beyond. Due to unspecified legal trouble, the film was missing in action for decades, becoming legend among fans who longed to see the film (outside of Japan, anyway). Finally, around the turn of the century, the film surfaced on the Sci-Fi Channel, presented in a lovely scope transfer. The only real drawback was that this print was the International version. Fortunately, the AIP dub has finally been restored to the film on recent DVD releases. It was a long time in coming, but the ultimate Godzilla movie is finally on our shelves where it belongs!
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