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The other day I found this movie at a nearby video shop by chance. Contrary to my anticipation, I found this movie quite fun. The movie I saw was in Japanese and Nick Adams' voice was dubbed, but his acting was pretty good, though he pulled up his pants a lot.

This brought me good memories of Mr. Adams. As a kid about ten years old at that time, my father (who was the USA representative for Toho and manager of the Toho La Brea Theatre) and I went to the LA airport to see him off. He was going to Japan to take this movie. He was very friendly and relaxed, he was with his wife and his little boy, he looked very happy and energetic. I remember asking him, Mr. Adams, how are fight scenes taken in movies? He replied with a nice big smile and with a fighting gesture, we really fight and punch! Gasshou! meaning I join my palms together for Mr. Adams and for my late father.

This was one of the first Godzilla films I can recall watching on prime-time network television when I was growing up (back then it went under its Americanized title of simply, MONSTER ZERO). Though pretty far-fetched, it's still a highly enjoyable offering in the Toho series and gives us another chance to see Godzilla and Rodan join forces against the popular three-headed King Ghidorah (Monster Zero).

This time the widescreen English dubbed version is an asset, as American actor Nick Adams adds some spice to this one, since it's always fun to hear his nasal Brooklynese voice delivering such entertaining macho lines of gibberish as: "you stinkin' rats! What have you done to her?" Adams plays one of two astronauts sent to the newly discovered "Planet X" where he meets an alien civilization forced to live underground in order to avoid frequent attacks by Ghidorah up on the surface. The leaders ask our heroes to help them obtain the services of Earth monsters Godzilla and Rodan to help them vanquish 'Monster Zero'. But all may not be quite as it seems...

Some fans don't like the fact that the monster battles are kept to a minimum this time, but they're pretty good when they arrive and it's an added kick seeing the desolate looking Planet X in outer space, with its mountains, craters and dark, star-lit skies. The addition of aliens, flying saucers and double-crosses help make this a good time for Godzilla lovers. *** out of ****

This film was the first Godzilla film that I really remember seeing from beginning to end. I was so taken by it that I forgot to go to the bathroom (I was only five at the time). This film helped to cultivate my love for the kaiju eiga genre. Even though many people have put this film down as being one of the weakest in the Godzilla series, it will always hold a special place in my heart.

Yes, this is the movie where Godzilla does his little dance of joy, completing his anthropomorphic change from mindless instrument of destruction to sentient hero. The sixth entry into the series also marks a shift from 'horror' to 'science fiction', as "Invasion of Astro-Monster" opens with some nonsensical 'space talk' while a rocketship carrying two astronauts (Glenn and Fuji; Nick Adams and Akira Takarada respectively) travel to a newly discovered moon of Jupitar (christened 'Planet X'), only to find it populated by 'Xians' and besieged by Ghidorah. The Xians offer a cure for cancer in exchange for permission to 'borrow' Rodan and Godzilla, whom they plan to use to eliminate the Ghidorah threat, or so they claim. Suspicious events are occurring on Earth and the astronauts sense that there might be something malignant behind the Xians benign offer. In this film, the now sentient saurian is a full-fledged hero - recruited by the Xians to fight an evil monster and later defending the Earth itself. His original transgressions seems to have been forgiven or forgotten (Fuji, who feels sorry for leaving the Earth monsters on Planet X, comments that Godzilla and Rodan "cause troubles sometimes" - a considerable understatement, considering that, over the years, they have destroyed the cities of Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokyo, presumably at the costs of thousands of lives and billions of Yen). Notwithstanding Godzilla's infamous victory jig after his initial routing of Ghidorah, the film* is not played for laughs as much as was "King Kong vs. Godzilla" but remains a pretty juvenile outing, with a 'good guys vs. bad guys' plot, simplistic characters, an inconsistent (and at times nonsensical) storyline, a silly script, and lots of monster fights. The decline in the series' budget is apparent as most of the brawls are on the desolate Planet X or in unpopulated parts of Japan rather than in the complex (and expensive) city sets that were common in the earlier films and gave some sense of verisimilitude to the inherently unrealistic suit-mated monsters. There are some good parts - I like the spaceships, the alien 'airlift' of the monsters, the almost surreal scenes on Planet X with Jupitar looming in the sky, and as always, Ghidorah makes for an entertaining foe. Overall, very watchable by fans of the genre but pretty much what most non-fans would expect to see if invited to join in: another goofy Japanese monster movie. *This review refers to the subtitled Japanese version; however, as the film was an American-Japanese coproduction (hence American co-star Nick Adams), there is little difference between the subtitled and English dubbed versions.

Now here's a good entry to the franchise starring everyone's favorite fire-breathing dinosaur. Godzilla, having terrorized humanity in the past and battled his first few enemies, had just earned his title of being a hero having helped save the earth from his nemesis King Ghidorah (with some help from Mothra and Rodan). This left him open to being marketed more towards kids and it was time to keep the King of the Monsters on a role to being Japan's defender.

Plot: A new planet has been discovered near Jupiter and soon humanity encounters its inhabitants, the Xilians. The Xilians promise to give to humanity a secret formula to cure diseases provided that they let the aliens borrow Godzilla and Rodan to rid their planet of the menacing King Ghidorah. However, not all is as it seems. They tricked the earthlings and using magnetic waves send the three monsters on a rampage to help conquer the planet. Can our scientific heroes find a way to free the monsters and stop the alien menace? Can Godzilla and Rodan's combined strength rid the Earth of King Ghidorah? The fate of the world hangs by a thread.

There's a lot to like about this flick. This is the first time an alien race has been featured in a Godzilla movie and for the most part the Xiliens are pretty interesting. You don't know whether to trust them or not. All the monster/action scenes are great to watch with plenty of destruction, despite being unfortunately kept to a minimum screen time. Godzilla, along with the other monsters, is given a more lively personality, which allows him to express emotions more effectively. Surprisingly, the human characters are pretty likable, with Nick Adams delivering an amusing performance, and they are all more involved with the story. there's a good deal of realism to the science of this flick and the movie itself has a fun and somewhat mysterious atmosphere.

Overall, this is a nice edition to the Godzilla series. It has all that you would like in a sci-fi creature feature plus a little more. Definitely worth a watch, especially if you're a Godzilla fan. All hail the King of the Monsters!

I always thought "Monster Zero" (along with the one after, "Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster") was a bit underrated in the Godzilla film list. King Ghidrah makes his second appearance, and it is a lot more fun and interesting than his first ("Ghidrah The Three Headed Monster" from 1964).

This definitely isn't the fastest moving Godzilla film, but there are a lot of cool things to look at as the plot goes along slow at times. And the alien invasion/takeover plot is pretty decent if not overly original. The aliens look pretty cool and their hardware is 60's sci-fi retro, you gotta love it.

Nick Adams is pretty decent enough and gives the film a certain flair. It's a shame he had to leave us so soon, as it would have been a blast to have him return in a future Godzilla film.

The special effects are totally mid-60's Godzilla, with all the obvious miniatures being stomped on by the guys in the monster suits. There's one great shot where a doll of an astronaut gets lowered onto Planet X via an open elevator outside the spaceship, and as the doll is lowered to the ground in one lengthy camera shot, you can't help but laugh a little realizing that there was no attempt whatsoever to make that shot look real, or to hide the fact it's so fake with quick silly editing. But that's part of the charm of the early Godzilla films.

I always thought it was odd when, on Planet X underground, as the leader shows the astronauts the screen showing Ghidrah wildly attacking on the surface, that Ghidrah is in essence attacking nothing but rocks and dirt because that's all there is on the planet's surface. And also how Ghidrah flies past that huge painting of a planet in the distance a few times.

Godzilla and Rodan eventually save the Earth and that's what it's all about in a 1965 Godzilla film. Godzilla by this time was definitely all hero protecting his home planet. It's such a shame that unless a movie looks like a silly music video, so many kids won't watch it. Hopefully a lot of parents are introducing their kids to these old Godzilla films via DVD and video, because they sure aren't on TV much anymore.

This one has many names: Kaijû daisenso Kingughidorah tai Gojira (Japan), Invasion of Astro-Monster and Monster Zero (United States). astronauts in japan are getting ready for launch, and one of them tells his sister not to do anything "foolish" until i get back! whatever that means. as usual, the dialog is silly, and the silliness is multiplied by a bad translation. handsome Nick Adams is the lone american astronaut, and when they are contacted by another planet, he is sent up in space. the aliens want to use Kojira to fight their own monsters, so they can live on the surface, and not stay stuck underground. in return, they will give earth a cure for all disease. the usual shenanigans, and we know there will be a monster showdown. good special effects! it's very much what you expect. adams died of a drug overdose at age 36, in 1968. apparently, being nominated for an oscar in 1964 wasn't enough. had met James Dean in Rebel, although Adams is way down in the cast list. directed by Ishirô Honda, who made SO MANY godzilla films.

There's nothing new here. Actually, I felt like I was watching "Godzilla versus Ghidrah" all over again. Mothra is gone, but that's it. Godzilla, Rodan and Ghidrah have a new fight, pretty much the same as in the previous movie. Of course they had to create a new plot, and this time it's about some aliens and a voyage into space. The plot wasn't very interesting, and it drove the focus away from where it should have been: On Godzilla. I wonder why they didn't add more monster fight scenes to the movie. It was just too much talking and absence of action.

Cool victory dance by Godzilla, though.

It's one of those Godzilla movies where you fully understand why some fans of the "Zilla" series positively dislike it. The big atomic lizard is only a bit part player here, and when push comes to shove the monster mayhem is in short supply, which considering we also have Ghidorah and Rodan in the mix is for sure a bit of a waste. Yet this is one of the better sequels from Toho's original wave, it quite literally has all the ingredients that made "Zilla" and the off-shoots so iconic.

We are in live action cartoon territory, a sci-fi story of bonkers proportions yet engrossing all the same. The joyous model work synonymous with the series remains intact, the cardboard sets being obliterated are still fun to watch, and the divisive sight of "Zilla" doing the "shay" dance is in here whether you like it or not. More fun, though, is watching "Zilla" boxing the three headed Ghidorah, now that is comedy gold, if only the moody lizard had gone southpaw a bit earlier then saving the world could have been achieved quicker.

Great fun, could have been better from a monster point of view? Yes, definitely, but this be a nutty fruitcake production from Toho and amen to that. 8/10

1965's "Invasion of Astro-Monster" ("Kaiju Daisenso" or The Giant Monster War in Japan) came 6th in Toho's Godzilla series, adding the Hollywood star power of Nick Adams to the mix (after debuting in "Frankenstein Conquers the World"), but having to wait for Maron Films to issue the picture stateside in 1970, paired with the Frankenstein sequel "The War of the Gargantuas," Russ Tamblyn deputizing for Adams in the latter. Previous entry "Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster" introduced the winged alien dragon shooting lethal rays, combining Godzilla, Rodan (its first appearance since its 1956 debut), and Mothra (third appearance) to send him back into the cosmos like a coward. This marks the first time in the series that the otherworldly menaces depicted in THE MYSTERIANS or BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE were incorporated, with Nick Adams aboard as astronaut Glenn, sent with partner Fuji (Akira Takarada) on a mission to investigate a new planet on the far side of Jupiter, swiftly dubbed Planet X, that has been revealed through its use of magnetic radio waves. The Xiliens are human in appearance and led by The Controller (Yoshio Tsuchiya), relating a tale of woe as to why the citizens must live beneath the surface, as the destructive King Ghidrah is revealed in their vernacular as 'Monster Zero' (they identify their creatures by number). In return for a miracle cure to eradicate all disease, Planet X requests the services of both Godzilla and Rodan to drive Ghidrah off their world, but Glenn becomes rightfully suspicious upon learning that their spaceships have already reached Earth and pinpointed the hidden locations of each monster. Reaching Planet X in no time, a brief battle results in our heroic duo triumphant, Godzilla going into a hilarious victory jig as celebration, 'Godzilla Shie' being met with disapproval by director Ishiro Honda and actor Haruo Nakajima, while audiences were divided (Eiji Tsuburaya welcomed more comical elements, on the verge of kicking off his half hour ULTRAMAN series). The promised miracle drug turns out to be an ultimatum demanding mankind's surrender, while Glenn's romantic relationship with Namikawa (Kumi Mizuno) sours after he learns that she's a Xilien spy. Her defiance of protocol in becoming emotionally involved results in her demise, but not before providing the key to the aliens' defeat, an ear shattering device invented by Tetsuo (Akira Kubo) capable of disrupting the magnetic waves used to maintain control over the monsters. The destruction may be saved for the last two reels but there's no shortage of action with a busy script and several subplots for added intrigue. Nick Adams is again a forceful and commanding hero, the most accommodating American import compared to later veterans like Rhodes Reason, Robert Horton, Joseph Cotten, or Cesar Romero. Adams enjoyed working in the Orient so much that he even coproduced a third feature there, "The Killing Bottle," an espionage title with some horrific touches that has yet to see the light of day for Western audiences.

This film is close to the last of the quality Godzilla films where a budget is evident, and the future of the series became apparent. This film is a sequel to GHIDDORAH: THE THREE HEADED MONSTER and story elements went into the classic, DESTROY ALL MONSTERS. Goji completely went into his Earth defender mode in this story of alien domination against our planet.

This film is a great representation of the series and and Japan's desire and attitude for the times, coupled with our realization that everything is completely impossible. The best way to watch any Godzilla film is to believe that you are watching an alternate universe where all nations are equally powerful and those future dreams of the past did become possible.

For Godzilla fans, there is a lot of love about this film. There are interesting characters and many consider this Nick Adams' best film; which may not be true, but his co-star is BIGGER. For me, it is the images of the two monsters being lifted from the lake and hauled off to Planet X. The battle on the planet is now considered a classic moment too, as Goji does a victory dance(referred to as The Godzilla Shie). Godzilla always seemed to have a personality, but that dance cemented this notion, as he also demonstrates emotions in this story.

The fact that you are reading this review, demonstrates that you may have your own ideas and feelings about this film. This review is for the cinefile who believes in Godzilla and many of the other movies that came from Toho Studios. My recommendation is that you watch DESTROY ALL MONSTERS after this film, and then go play the two Godzilla video games that are now available.

"Monster Zero" (also known as "Kaijû daisensô" and "Invasion of Astro-Monster") is a Japanese kaiju (giant robot) movie...with a most unusual plot. It also is often set in outer space!

A couple astronauts arrive on the newly discovered Planet X, which is located behind Jupiter. There, they find that the humanoids live underground and they explain that it is because Ghidorah the three-headed monster has laid waste to the planet's surface. Then, these seemingly nice and VERY advanced aliens ask a strange favor...to let them have Godzilla and Rodan so they can defeat Ghidorah. Well, whether mankind says yes or no really doesn't matter, as the aliens are so advanced. So, they take the giant monsters back to Planet X...all the while the two astronauts inexplicably think the aliens are evil (they must have read the script). Are they or are the two astronauts just astro-nuts?

The special effects are a bit more advanced than in previous kaiju movies. In particular, the alien costumes are really good and the space scenes are good for the pre-"2001" era. Also, interestingly, the monsters are NOT a huge presence in the film and most instead focuses on the aliens and humans. What was odd and cheap, however, is the use of sepia photos instead of spending money to show riots which apparently are occurring on Earth. Overall, however, the good outweighs the bad and it's an enjoyable film.

By the way, unlike most of the other early kaiju films, I could not locate a Japanese language version with subtitles, so I watched the American released which was dubbed into English.

Sequel to "Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster" sees mysterious aliens contacting UN astronauts to ask for their help in ridding their world of "Monster Zero"/King Ghidorah, by letting them bring Godzilla & Rodan to their world(Why not Mothra?) Earth complies, but then learns that it was all a ruse to leave the planet undefended, and ripe for conquest. How can the Earth survive this mess? Nick Adams guest stars as an American astronaut leading the fight. Far-fetched but entertaining romp has a colorful plot and lots of action to hold viewer interest. Godzilla & Rodan are portrayed sympathetically here, especially in a poignant scene of them being left behind on the alien planet(not to worry, that doesn't last long!)

A lot of 'professional' film critics seem to have an irrational dislike of Godzilla films. True, the special effects in them aren't usually fantastic but they're certainly a lot better than many 60's western dinosaur films which just rely on lizards with fins and spikes blu-tacked to them.

This film, for example, is an excellent piece of sci-fi, imaginative, well-paced and containing genuine characters and interesting monsters. An alien race want to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to stop Ghidorah attacking their home planet, but it soon turns out they are not as friendly as they seem.

One of the best Godzilla films I've seen, a true classic from the golden age of monster movies.

First and foremost: this is a cheezy sci-fi Godzilla movie, so I can't and won't consider it even in the same category as a Blade Runner or Alien when rating it.

That aside, it's utterly and horribly cheezy. Frighteningly ridiculous, even for its time, this film basically laughs at science (though hey, it's a film about a massive 400 ft. tall fire-breathing reptile, a massive bird-like reptile, and a three-headed electricity breathing flying dragon...I'm thinking science is already waaaaaay out of the picture here;)

The dubbing....OMG the dubbing!!! On the bottom of the scale...this is the worst dub-job I've seen since Shaolin Temple. And as for the token English guy, Nick Adams is no Raymond Burr!

A couple of questions that I probably shouldn't even waste my time with: why is it aliens can always speak Earth languages? And would they really call their planet by the same name as Earthlings do? Never mind the questions about basic scientific principles that are completely disregarded (I must now remind myself to look at my previous statement about the creatures we're dealing with...)

Overall: nowhere near as good as the first one, but a hell of a lot more funny! Quality is awful though, but there are *many* worse films of this type out there (the '98 Broderick Godzilla comes to mind...) Still, I had to fast-forward through parts of this; it starts to get so repetitive and dreary from scene to scene, never mind film to film. 4/10.

This is one of the more exciting Japanese monster films from Toho Studios that features the alien-invasion plot. A mysterious planet is discovered in our solar system and movie leads Nick Adams and Akira Takarada go explore. The planet, called Planet X, is inhabited by a race of aliens who claims King Ghidorah, the three-headed monster, is menacing their home. The aliens offer Earth a miracle drug to cure all disease (yeah, sure) in return for the possession of Godzilla and Rodan, which they plan to use to fend off King Ghidorah. But, the aliens' true mission is soon revealed and you'll have to watch this movie to find out what happens.

There are a lot of city destruction at the doing of the three giant monsters (albiet a little on the short side with the monster battles), all highlighted with Tsuburaya's spectacular special effects. There is a marching and perfect Ifukube score and a dramatic and action-packed script by Sekizawa, with a touch of romance and comedy. Honda once again directed a fine movie, with heroic characters like Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Jun Tazaki and Keiko Sawai. This is also the Godzilla movie that shows infamous victory dance by the monster. An action-packed sci-fi flick that is not to be missed.

Grade B+

Japanese Astronaut Fuji (Akira Takarada) and American Astronaut Glenn (Nick Adams) embark on a multinational mission to the far off Planet X that's been discovered in the solar system. Once on the mysterious planet, Fuji and Glenn meet the alien creatures who reside under the rule of the Controller of Planet X (Yohsio Tsuchiya). The two are informed by the aliens that their intentions are peaceful and that their planet is routinely ravaged by King Ghidorah who has since left Earth behind and now terrorizes Planet X. The Controller presents Fuji and Glenn with an offer to take back to their leaders where in exchange for allowing them to take Godzilla and Rodan, the people of Earth will be given a cure for all diseases however questions soon arise over the supposed benevolence of the aliens.

Invasion of Astro-Monster (or Godzilla vs. Monster Zero as it became known through TV airings) is the sixth Godzilla film made by Toho Studios. In contrast to prior series entries, Invasion of Astro-Monster was made with substantial American involvement as United Productions of America (UPA) producer Henry G. Saperstein was sent on order of UPA to acquire monster movies for American distribution the result of which was a three film contract with Toho of which Invasion of Astro-Monster was the second. Despite half the financing coming from UPA, Invasion of Astro-Monster saw the first in a trend of Godzilla films being allocated less money and relying more heavily on recycled footage and material from prior films. While a decent success upon release that would guarantee further installments, critical reception was more mixed with the film recognized today as one of the mid-tier Godzilla films appreciated more for its production shortcomings and campy space alien plot that would become a recurring motif in later Showa era Godzilla films. Invasion of the Astro-Monster is a much lesser version of Ghidorah (down to recycling 3 of the 4 monsters) but if viewed in the right mindset it makes for diverting fun.

It's honestly pretty pointless critiquing the story of Invasion of Astro-Monster because the movie is about almost as simple as an alien invasion story can be with the only real difference being the inclusion of giant monsters. From the stereotypically saucer shaped spaceships to the "futuristic" fashions of the aliens that also feature antennae on their heads it's clear the movie isn't even attempting to take this seriously with the aliens established as being pretty transparent in their malevolent intentions. The human characters are also once again "just there", and aside from one character's quirk as an inventor being a transparent plot point for how the aliens will be defeated they mostly exist to pad the runtime. With that said does the movie deliver on entertainment value? Kind of. The big selling point for the movie is obvious Godzilla and Rodan in space and it does deliver on that and is responsible for the oft memed image of "Godzilla's victory dance" that I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy. There is some good kaiju action on Planet X even if the planet isn't as visually interesting as the cityscapes were accustomed to but then we have the use of stock footage that would characterize many later Showa installments in the series. Due to tightening budgets Ishiro Honda was forced to incorporate prior footage from Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and even if you haven't seen those prior movies you'll know something is up because the third act climax is so choppy and chaotic with a lot of scenes that don't mash up and makes much of the final fight feel like directionless chaos without spatial geography stand out moments.

Invasion of Astro-Monster has a certain level of campy charm to it especially with its stereotypical aliens and camp played with a mostly straight face, but its technical shortcomings do unfortunately call attention to themselves with a bit too much focus on the humans and aliens and a climax so stuffed with recycled scenes it struggles to assemble them into anything satisfying. Enjoyable for what it is, even if it marks a "turn" in the series.

Once again, Planet Zero can't be trusted. After renting Godzilla and Rodan to get rid of Ghidrah, they turn on the earth. Better production values than most of these, but it's the same old lame plot. The monsters use too many human qualities in their actions to be taken seriously. Or does that really matter?