Grading Godzilla vs. Megalon VHS Covers

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2 жыл бұрын

I riff on VHS cover art for Godzilla vs Megalon. Hey all, thought I'd try something different this week. Let me know if you'd want to see more of this format.
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2:52 - I misread this; it actually says the world is safe again FOR atomic testing. Which is somehow even funnier.
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@Dalia1784 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more of this! Cause there are tons of weird Godzilla vhs covers.

@dphinton2003 2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to make the same comment. This was a fun trip down memory lane.

@spacetimepairofducks8726 2 жыл бұрын

@@dphinton2003 We are the space time pair of ducks we are the god of time and space

@Rodanguirus 2 жыл бұрын

King Kong vs. Godzilla "Anniversary Edition" for the win!

@lukeandfamilyvideos8234 8 ай бұрын

@@spacetimepairofducks8726 *Godly Quack*

@wimvanderstraeten6521 2 жыл бұрын

I miss VHS cover art in general. It was so much fun to walk into a video store and look at the box art. I guess spectacular and colorful cover art has been responsible for a lot of crappy movies being rented because the cover made the movie look a lot better than it actually was.

@Bezaliel13 2 жыл бұрын

If only streaming could have killed the mockbuster. jk

@spacetimepairofducks8726 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bezaliel13 We are the space time pair of ducks we are the god of time and space

@Bezaliel13 2 жыл бұрын

@@spacetimepairofducks8726 RABtoon's Brad: "... Awesome!"

@currentlyeatingpies1274 2 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened with games back in the day.

@Duncaster 2 жыл бұрын

There actually is a reason why Godzilla vs Megalon was so common. It was wrongly believed to be in the public domain for a long time. Which led to all sorts of shit like this. In fact, back when Rhino had the rights to distribute Mystery Science Theater 3000. They got in hot water with Toho for releasing the Godzilla vs Megalon episode.

@ConstantineFurman 2 жыл бұрын

The U.S. versions of "Godzilla on Monster Island", "Godzilla vs. Megalon", and "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster" are in public domain. However, Godzilla and Megalon, registered trademarks of Toho, are, of course, not. Toho owns the rights to the Japanese and international versions, but not the U.S. versions. If you had an original U.S. version print of these three movies, you could show it, but you could not use Toho's trademarked characters in the advertising. Toho might try to come after you, but you'd beat them in a court of law. Using the name of Toho characters is what got Rhino in trouble. If they had called it by some other title, Toho couldn't have legally done anything to them.

@Duncaster 2 жыл бұрын

@@ConstantineFurman Jeez, copyright is weird

@jesusramirezromo2037 3 күн бұрын

@@Duncaster The other guy is wrong, the DUB is in the public domain, meaning, you can't use any of the footage of the movie You'd only be able to screen the audio, and would have to remove any copyrighted songs

@tallmex7183 2 жыл бұрын

UAV and Goodtimes is the reason I had this movie twice. Parents thought the UAV was a sequel because of the city in the background

@dweeb4992 2 жыл бұрын

Twin Towers one is so Iconic, definitely my favourite

@gigagian 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. While the concept might not have aged well the in our timeline, the image of two kaiju going toe-to-toe atop of them would have made for such a spectacle. It's a shame it was never used in a King Kong remake or something.

@rubencandela3330 2 жыл бұрын

The good times cover for godzilla vs the sea monster will always be my favorite

@jamesvarela233 2 жыл бұрын

This is taking me back from way way back over at the Hollywood store, I used to be infatuated with looking at all the vhs cover art and how goofy or cool. I miss having to do that just from looking at this tbh. I guess it’s nostalgia talking.

@CureGinga 2 жыл бұрын

The criterion collection cover is actually really cool. Jet Jaguar is striking a pose straight out of a gainax Mecha anime

@lordkaijux5262 2 жыл бұрын

Godzilla though.... IDK what the artist was even thinking.

@valinsummers2565 2 жыл бұрын

Makes me wish Megalon would make a comeback. Always liked Megalon.

@kennethjayobusan9419 2 жыл бұрын

@Valin Summers maybe he should appear in the monsterverse universe

@williamwilkinson381 2 жыл бұрын

@@kennethjayobusan9419 ..ah NO !

@almightyassgoblin9209 2 жыл бұрын

Well he sorta does in Godzilla Singular Point, I say sorta because he's one of the monsters used to make one of the kaiju

@Igarappappa Жыл бұрын

He'd fit in the new continuity with the Hollow Earth.

@thundertits Жыл бұрын

@@williamwilkinson381why?

@erer270 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when I young, I had a VHS of Mothra vs Godzilla, and it started with a clip show of Godzilla movies with Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla playing in the background. I could never find another copy, who made it, or anybody talking about it online. Its properly going to be mystery forever for me.

@nickdriscoll6131 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, you included the one I owned! I remember buying it at Toys R Us years ago… the second Godzilla movie I saw. It was the first one you showed with the Twin Towers I think

@billblaski9523 Жыл бұрын

That was the one everyone born in 80s had

@DrZilla337 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more like this. All this art is so good!

@quantumchronos1889 2 жыл бұрын

I wish someone would make a book about all these old Godzilla VHS Covers, maybe they could track down and do some interviews with the People who did the art for these cover's. I Would Assume alot of these artists never actually saw the movie they were doing the cover art for.

@briandean5703 2 жыл бұрын

This was fun! I enjoyed the rapid-fire riffing and it was really interesting to see all the odd takes people have done on the covers over the years. Would definitely watch more with this sort of format!

@dugonman8360 2 жыл бұрын

Actually love this idea! The art of movie and book covers have been lost in the ruins of the 1980s due to the dark terror of reaganomics. All book covers are now simply black squiggly lines over a soothing color and movie posters and covers are simply the cast looking either at the camera or off in the distance. Next one should be Godzilla vs Gigan.

@williamwilkinson381 2 жыл бұрын

@Dugon man . Dark terror of reganomics? What the F does even mean dude ? How you liking brainless Jo and $5 a gallon gas huh .. talk about f dark terror don't forget obama

@dugonman8360 2 жыл бұрын

@@williamwilkinson381 its a joke my man, nothing more.

@thischannelistemporaritycl5551 2 жыл бұрын

@@dugonman8360 imagine if cthulhu ruins the intro and monster island buddies will kick cthulhu's ass

@889654 2 жыл бұрын

1:29 you could argue the second person from the left is also looking at the screen. 2:15 this VHS copy and the Goodtimes Double Feature copy were both available to rent at the old video store close to my childhood home. But what the store did with some of the videos is cut the front, back, and one side of the VHS covers so they could be put in thick plastic covers (kind of like what Blockbuster did with their movies).

@jantzenbruce2155 2 жыл бұрын

I got the GoodTimes poster art VHS copy from my local pawn shop when I was about 6 or 7. Love that cover.

@gingersmith748 9 ай бұрын

4:55 The reason it has Godzilla and Megalon on the Twin Towers was either because the poster was probably made after King Kong (1976), or to promote King Kong (1976).

@ShinGoji1987Official 2 жыл бұрын

The uav looks awesome! When I was a kid I loved the art on the ones with what looked like the Japanese flag on the back, the artist did amazing work on those! I too miss the days of traditional art on home media

@slothy7640 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I love your video’s! They are amazing!

@slothy7640 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the heart, continue making amazing videos

@PlatinumRoseLady 2 жыл бұрын

The thing that really jerks my chain about a lot of these VCR covers is you can tell the attitude that went into them was "meh, just slap pics of monsters on it, the kids won't care." That is wicked aggravating.

@OtakuUnitedStudio 7 ай бұрын

No joke, that Blu-Ray cover looks awesome in an utterly insane way.

@currentlyeatingpies1274 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the drawings of MIB in this video.

@drewjones6207 2 жыл бұрын

i watched "Godzilla vs. Megalon" on The Criterion Collection Blu-ray with My Little Brother on Summer 2020 and it's My Favorite Godzilla Showa era films in 1970's and i loved it! also Box Art/Cover/Artwork look petty cool better than Lots a Crappy Public Domain VHS Covers.

@mdizzle999872 2 жыл бұрын

Godzilla VHS covers? Now you have my attention.

@THANATOS-PRIME 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you do more of these. My family and I used to have most of the Godzilla films up until Godzilla 2000 on VHS and some of the art or pictures on the covers are hilarious. This was great as well since I’ve been on a Megalon kick lately too.

@GCJACK83 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, the Good Times release of this movie makes me feel warm and fuzzy when I see it. Right before the sadness train hits. That was the first Godzilla movie on VHS I ever owned, and my grandfather gave it to me when I was in Kindergarten. Thanks, gramps Filthy. I miss ya down here ten years later.

@Josemonkey31 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the best content on KZfaq

@godzilla2721 Жыл бұрын

I had the one where they're shaking hands. Got it at the grocery store; it was so much fun finding random VHS tapes in random places back in the day

@CoryTheRaven 2 жыл бұрын

Aww, come on! That cartoon one where they're giving each other a good solid business handshake is A+! Also, you know this, but it's worth mentioning that the Twin Towers poster is a copy of the 1976 King Kong poster!

@gojirito8327 2 жыл бұрын

The VHS cover by GoodTimes was my first encounter with this movie at an old video renting store in town. It’s no longer there but wow, looking at the cover bought me back.

@ShogunStudios 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh, I still have my Godzilla vs Megalon vhs from back in the day! It has the same “deep-fried Godzilla” and derpy Megalon art as the one at 04:30 ! The tape itself doesn’t work anymore due to moisture damage, but the sleeve is still in surprisingly great shape. I have fond memories of digging this one out and watching it on summer vacation.

@The-Macdoo 2 жыл бұрын

Telling movie studios to get a foreign movie cover art right is like tell a toddler to not eat Lego. It's not gonna happen

@borgcubejedi 2 жыл бұрын

My first copy was the Good Times poster one. It came with a a blank sticker label so you could write the title of the movie and stick it to the VHS tape because they didn't even bother to print any kind of label for it.

@dobermanproductions8184 2 жыл бұрын

Huh, so you changed your profile pic! looks epic man! still the best Goji tuber!

@Thevo698 2 жыл бұрын

I cant remember what made me comeback to your channel but I think it was this core memory and it was Godzilla playing cards with Rodan

@ApertureHistory 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS! More of this please!

@awesomeadamfrom2099 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job mib

@MoonMoon-cl4co 2 жыл бұрын

Mans turning into a PNGTuber! I dont mind though the arts pretty cute! I hope we get to see more videos covering the different covers of the movies as some of them are really cool! or really weird.

@GhidrahStan64 2 жыл бұрын

I’m liking the new profile picture MIB

@godzilla2845 2 жыл бұрын

Damn... these brings me back

@jacobc8036 2 жыл бұрын

I just noticed the new PFP! LOOKS SICK! when can I see it on the side of a van?

@greenwolf1601 2 жыл бұрын

I would like more of this, maybe with international covers/posters too! Nice video!

@TheHorrorGuru 2 жыл бұрын

10/10 content, would like twice if I could

@sharkshrek4154 Жыл бұрын

i love how despite being the wrong film, more than one vhs art makers had mechagodzilla on the vhs covers, and I'm betting people would be confused as hell when they watched the film and didn't see mechagodzilla on it, and it would be even more funny if it came out before the film with mechagodzilla actually in it

@SpinozillaSaurian 2 жыл бұрын

Oh nah, they turned my boi MIB into a PNGTuber

@mrshrunkenbro8750 2 жыл бұрын

I actually got the Destroy All Monsters VHS for Christmas and it was the pure white VHS tape with that really kick ass art of Godzilla and all the monsters you see on the left side (0:02) at the beginning of the video. Also please do more of these!

@Redfern42 2 жыл бұрын

When shouting "What th' hell is THAT??!!!" in the final moments, you sounded almost like Simon Jones' version of Arthur Dent upon seeing the Vogon Constructor Fleet! Great "take"!

@captainmofongo584 2 жыл бұрын

I got the Star Classics VHS one Christmas morning as a kid back in the early 80s and lost my damn mind. I also questioned why Mecha Godzilla was on the cover of it. I wore that tape out....LOL!

@kaiju-dr5qn 2 жыл бұрын

Yo....I have Godzilla vs Megalon VHS cover with the Pirate Logo. So nostalgia and yet so on point on these covers. Thank you for doing that MIB. Maybe do the others ones as well when you have a chance or if you can find them.

@kuitaranheatmorus9932 2 жыл бұрын

This video was very good and pretty nice

@souls5752 2 жыл бұрын

Hey i really like your videos your the best youtuber

@silverdaleks1 11 ай бұрын

I just got the German DVD of godzilla vs Megalon, and that has pretty good artwork with Godzilla, Jet Jaguar, Megalon and Gigan on a firey and lightning covered background, and they actually look they way they do in the film.

@Garryzilla 2 жыл бұрын

This is new I like it

@UaghBrian2000 7 ай бұрын

My favorite is the first cover that’s yellow with Godzilla and Mecha Godzilla because this cover was the most common in video stores I visited

@MadisonCarter 2 жыл бұрын

The very first VHS tape I owned was the GvsMegalon/Snow Creature double feature (well, one of the first, I got 5 vhs tapes that Christmas). By no means the best cover on this list, it's still my favorite for sentimental reasons.

@MattSayYay 2 жыл бұрын

I can see why Goji73 finds this his favorite Godzilla movie, because Toho thinks so too, it seems.

@CraZyJSpades 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant new concept. Hope to see King Kong vs Godzilla cover grading. My Cover had Showa Godzilla blowing fire at the 1976 version Of King Kong n that woulda been awesome.

@tokujunkie_chuck 2 жыл бұрын

I would love for you to do a video essay on these public domain VHS shithouses, they honestly are an interesting rabbithole, especially the cartoon ones.

@silverdaleks1 Жыл бұрын

Here in the UK the VHS cover had a red out lined silhouette of godzillas head against a black scaly skin backdrop. Though on the up side the UK VHS release of the film had the uncut version of the English dub.

@W2daERN Жыл бұрын

I have the Front Row Entertainment cover, which squeezes tinier versions of all three other monsters around an extra giant Godzilla in the same shot. You can justify it for flying Jet Jaguar, Megalon and Gigan not so much, let alone the scale of the buildings which actually implies Godzilla is the odd one out. Otherwise the screenshot blending is fairly creative and depicts the monsters accurately, save for some green colorization added to Godzilla. Maybe a solid B or B+ Also, thank you, because of this video I realized I have the StarMaker covers for both GTTHM and vs. Mechagodzilla, and I just lined the sides up next to each other for the first time in the ~20 years I've had them without ever knowing they could do that.

@kiricullen8490 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍

@rcdune7132 2 жыл бұрын

MIB should do a video in parts about ALL of the Godzilla VHS art!!

@Godzillaman-qi6dq 2 жыл бұрын

i still have all my vhs taps some more beat up then others cause i was a crazy young godzilla fan. but out the cases you showed off i would have to say i like the goodtimes vhs cover the most for godzilla vs megalon. while i do not own a single vhs copy of the movie i do believe on one of my two tape double feature godzilla vhs sets i own it shows the goodtimes cover for godzilla vs megalon

@false4cartoons 2 жыл бұрын

Omg the scary horror classic of robot named robot and mothra and mechagodzilla

@Henning142 2 жыл бұрын

A great video! But MIB don't forget the female dancers of Seatopia! Their appearance was not edited out on most VHS releases.

@SuperCaleb360 2 жыл бұрын

4:06 that was hilarious

@owendupree2318 2 жыл бұрын

Did you change your logo cuz ITS SO GOOD!!!

@chava_ranks8126 2 жыл бұрын

Hey MIB, I follow you on Instagram & I love the photos you take using buildings from eye pop design. Have you ever thought about getting those Call of Duty Mega Bloks figures & adding them in there? I'm planning on making a diorama using them & mini military vehicles like if I have a tiny army going up against the Kaiju.

@ZillaTheTegu 2 жыл бұрын

The one I owned was the one that had that awesome back text and the pirate logo. It holds a special place in my heart, even if its crummy.

@rzone317 2 жыл бұрын

I miss VHS cover. I miss it and I love look at it

@crinoidthyroid 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a bit too young to have known the golden age of video stores myself, but I love VHS covers so much. I want to collect some VHS tapes of my favorite movies just cause they look so cool.

@Igarappappa Жыл бұрын

Lot of fun!

@logandothewarlock6043 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh this reminds me of this dream I had where I went to my grandma's house and this one drawer that I've never looked inside before had a VHS tape titled "Ultraman in: Cry of the Mummy! And Other Adventures" and it had this awesome cover art of Ultraman beating up the monster from that episode (I think it's name was Hydra) as well as the mummy ape man thing grabbing a scientist in a choke hold and lazer-eyeing him. I put the tape in the VCR in my room and I saw the Turner Home Entertainment logo, then I woke up.

@jacobasher3046 2 жыл бұрын

I like your new pfp

@jonathansalazar4630 2 жыл бұрын

I remember many of these covers every time I search the Godzilla section in Hollywood video when that was still around.

@benjaminmuratore9341 2 жыл бұрын

1:16, if I recall correctly, the first Godzilla film I owned on home media was, fittingly enough, a DVD release of the original film.

@crinoidthyroid 2 жыл бұрын

Btw that criterion Godzilla vs megalon cover looks so amazing wtf I need that on a card

@mgkiryuu 2 жыл бұрын

I had that Godzilla vs Megalon/Snow Creature VHS when I grew up. Watched it so much. So much that eventually the VCR chewed it up one day :( Man, I don't miss those days when your technology just ups and one day decides to eat your movie and destroys it :/

@queenskelaton6507 2 жыл бұрын

plz do more of this i sarted my love of godzilla when for chrismas i got a bunch of those orgnial art home realse vhses

@Gappasaurus 2 жыл бұрын

3:53 LMAAAAAAAAAO 😂🤣😂🤣

@Enterthedarkness23 2 жыл бұрын

These VHS cover videos are fun. You should do more1

@ESpr0ducti0n 2 жыл бұрын

I think my favorite Vs Megalon vhs cover is the Front Row video release. Its the first Godzilla cover I ever saw, back when Hollywood Video was a thing (I was either 4 or 5). It may not be the best cover, but it's the one that started my love of Kaiju and Tokusatsu in general.

@atomicninjazyuranger5418 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Godzilla vs Megalon poster is the one where they used the 1965 Godzilla in the poster and it had a trippy background with the Kaijus names in Japanese on little bars next to them.

@BiitoreinGoji94 Жыл бұрын

Just in time for the 50th anniversary

@dinoxels 2 жыл бұрын

You should do more of these

@daronhybridgaming3165 2 жыл бұрын

5:24 My step dad had these VHS of the Godzilla movies some were mix of the classic and the heise of Godzilla there awesome I miss seeing VHS tapes that my parents had for me to see

@blackheartpopculture 2 жыл бұрын

I cant remember the company you said. But my favorite Godzilla vs Megalon cover is the first one showing him. Megalon I mean.

@randombelugaman Жыл бұрын

3:53 God gilla us wegalou I Laughed at that For 5 or 8 minutes😂

@ogrelord3481 2 жыл бұрын

I own the starmaker one. My set had Son of Godzilla instead of Godzilla VS Megalon so i ended up buying it later to have the whole set since i really like that picture of 84Goji on the side (probably my favorite Godzilla design tbh).

@Hewylewis 2 жыл бұрын

I owned the double feature VHS with The Snow Creature as a kid.

@Blaze_the_Cinderace_Gal8144 2 жыл бұрын

Just saying, the last GVM art looks badass

@mechanikongzilla7371 2 жыл бұрын

I love the art cover from "Invasion of Astro-Monster" because of Ghidorah's appearance, it remind me the Hydra from God Of War.

@Im_here170 2 жыл бұрын

Cool 😎

@mightyfilm 2 жыл бұрын

I have a Star Classics video of public domain Looney Tunes shorts from the 30's with a similar cover, just white instead of yellow. And it did feature at least period accurate Looney Tunes box art. I think it had the same stock art of the silhouette audience looking uninterested.

@dzilla2099 2 жыл бұрын

I get that double feature VHS from my grandparents for my 7th or 8th birthday in 1990 or so

@musclesforsupes 2 жыл бұрын

You should do Terror of Mechagodzilla box art.

@weik-2936 2 жыл бұрын

This is an episode that you really should have brought Brandon Tenold on for

@kingjamesc1156 2 жыл бұрын

Godzilla vs megalon Is one of the favorites even though there’s not a lot of Godzilla

@kingtanichi 2 жыл бұрын

I first saw it under YET ANOTHER cover that's among the others not included here (it was another D-grade one, though) back when I was only six or so! After that, though, I'll admit that the Starmaker releases have heavy nostalgia value for me. I was 12 now when they came out, and they were among the VERY first movies I ever bought for myself with my own money! Godzilla 1985 first, and Vs. Megalon next...