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Article: 7
Date:
5/18/08
Year:
1999

Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
 Company: Columbia/Tristar Home Video (2000)
 Country: United States
 Category: Slip Cover

The last Godzilla movie to see VHS incarnation stateside, this 2000 Columbia/Tristar release features frontside art from the American theatrical poster art for Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999). Also of note on the cover is the ominous appearance of Orga's face in the background; staring at Godzilla as if to challenge the king for supremacy of the Earth. It also features the film's theatrical tagline "Get Ready to Crumble". Another aspect about the front is that the title and Godzilla himself have raised surfaces, giving them a somewhat 3D feel. The back of the box features an in-film shot of Godzilla unleashing his incorrectly termed "furious heat beam" in the film description that should be labeled as "Godzilla's atomic heat ray". Also, the line "Godzilla - who's just crushed the entire city", is pretty much a gross hyberbole. The back also has a still of the Millennian UFO taking off from a building top to avoid G's heat ray. Each side of the box has the same setup: a picture of Godzilla at the top, the title in the middle, and a still of the UFO departing a destroyed building top at the bottom. The VHS's dubbing is as good as American dubbing can get; and, as is usual with other Tristar releases, some of the dubbing is off lip-sync. All-in-all, the box is an exceptional piece in any true G-Fan's VHS collection.

Credit: MasterGearhead

Godzilla: The Series - Monster War (1999)
 Company: Columbia/Tristar Home Video (1999)
 Country: United States
 Category: Slip Cover

Boasting an array of vibrant, spicy hues, the front cover of this VHS features Godzilla and several of his foes, while the back includes a rather accurate description surrounded by warplane silhouettes. One of only two VHS releases of the 1998-99 Godzilla animated series, this volume contains the famous 3-part episode "Monster War".

Credit: Michael Calhoun