Good film, Bad print!
This is one of those films I saw as a child that stuck with me for a long time. There was some great people behind the camera on this film, Oscar winning Director of Photography Freddie Young.(Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryans Daugther.) Also oscar winning photographic effects man Tom Howard. A cast that works, including one of the first roles for John Wood,(Wargames, Ladyhawke.) as the man in the street saying "The End Is Near".Great music too. I just wish that someone would find a good print of this film. The one on this DVD is of the old TV print. Also I wish that the company that put it out the DVD left the audio track alone. The addition of sound effects to the original soundtrack during the ramage in London was very anoying! Who's idea was that! Over all I still enjoyed this film.

picture restored but sound destroyed!
I saw Gorgo when it was first released in the movies in 1960 and I'm probably the movie's biggest fan. This 'Destruction Edition' release by VCI is the first serious print of the movie to be sold. The bonfire scene on Nara Island where Gorgo makes his first appearance is restored to visual perfection. It looks like it was actually printed from the negative as do many other scenes in this release. It seems like all the criticism heaped on VCI for releasing the atrocious previous version with its near black scenes paid off. The fans of Gorgo , which are many, deserved and got this restoration. Unfortunately the glee I felt initially with seeing Gorgo finally restored was short lived when the most bizarre thing occurred.
I began to notice the soundtrack was cheaply tampered with in an attempt to guess 'enhance it'. Now mind you I have seen probably ten different video releases of Gorgo all of which had awful print quality but the movie's soundtrack was never ruined or doctored in any way. Now finally we have a decent restoration of the print and what happens some genius at VCI instead of just enhancing the volume of Gorgo which has one of the greatest soundtracks in monster movie history
, they decide instead to do the unthinkable and tamper with it by adding the tinny lifeless roar used in the DVD screensaver and drowning out the masterful original monster sounds in the movie. They also add echoes and assorted sirens and machine gun fire. So you hear machine guns in a scene where three guys are shooting with rifles. These baffling alterations undo much of the great visual restoration VCI made an admirable effort to attain and I have to say ruin the outcome making many key scenes seem to fall out of synch. It's an annoying distraction that sabotages the robust power and flow the movie's sound is known for. A classic is a a classic because of it's special unique qualities that the public loves about them, the best we can do is preserve them not change them. Not to mention the violations of artistic ethics and integrity. Imagine changing King Kong's roar or Fay Wray's scream.
Oh well,maybe this will set up the release of a VCI corrected version. We'll buy it.

godzilla goes to london
When a dinosaur named Gorgo is captured after nearly sinking a ship. It is taken to london to be displayed as side show attraction at a local circus. Unfortunately shortly after Gorgo arrival scientist discover discover that the creature named Gorgo that is in between 60 and 80 feet tall is only and infant and not fully grown. His mother a full grown female gorgo about 200 feet tall with twice the supernatural strength of the baby.Purses after the humans that captured her offspring destroying the port in ireland from which the monster dwelt in before it was captured. It makes its way to London were it literally stars reducing the city to rubal. Can the city be saved by some miraculous miracle. Find out in the thrilling, spingtingling but heartwarming and unexpected twisting conclusion. This movie should be fine for kids ages 9 and up due to mild scifi violence. Like that was present in Gorjira such as footage of the buildinging and military wechicles being destroyed an occasional explosions and people being set on fire but mostly more buildings being destroyed . Gorgo is one of the beast godzilla similar like movies of its time. If you like this I also recommend on DVD Repticilcus and Antigone for those inbetween the ages of 9 and. For the bigger kids 13 and up who want something darker some recommendations of mine are Reptillian, Godzilla Final War, and Zarkor the Invader (which got a pg-13 rating for some reason I don't no why maybe because of destuction scenes I recommend Zarkoor the invador even though it was considered to be one of the worst 90's american monster movie's by some of the critics but I don't listen to critics usually because they over specualate alot. If you like godzilla, mothra, rodan, the giant claw or anything similar you will love this.

Gorgo
This is a fun movie. You feel for the monsters in this one.Gorgo - Widescreen Destruction Edition

British Godzilla... a calssic!
Directed by Eugène Lourié, it tells the story of an underwater monster's capture off the coast of Ireland. The monster is taken to London to be featured as a circus attraction.

A bit cheesey in places, and looking back the effects were god awful, but this dvd is a classic, and a lot of fun for the whole family. dont invest in this if u are numbed by the cinema world of CG as you would probably find it poor.

Otherwise as a classic and a fan from the 80's, I can still appriciate it!