The seventeenth instalment of the franchise, 1989’s Godzilla vs Biollante created a brand new kaiju adversary for the King of the Monsters: Biollante, a bio-engineered hybrid of rose, human, and Godzilla’s personal cells.
An entertainingly goofy affair, it additionally options machine-gun shootouts, an “Anti-Nuclear Power Micro organism”, a younger psychic who can use her powers to assault Godzilla, a Thunderbirds-esque craft referred to as the Tremendous X2, maser-packing tanks, American mercenaries, and a Center Japanese murderer. Phew!
The brand new Criterion Assortment launch features a 4K restoration of the movie. Bonus options embody an skilled commentary, and a 1993 Making Of piece stuffed with behind-the-scenes footage (together with glimpses of the digicam crew zooming throughout the pond at Toho Studios in direction of the person within the monster costume!)
Godzilla vs Biollante is in the stores from 24 March in each dual-format (4K & Blu-ray) and Blu-ray editions. We now have 5 Blu-rays up for grabs. To place your identify within the hat for the prospect to win one, merely reply the query beneath.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS COMPETITION IS ONLY OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE UK.
