I am only just now realizing that it's the 1972 Godzilla design featured here on the New World Cinema VHS release. Huh.
Godzilla Vs. Mecha-Godzilla was a bit to an anomaly to me as a kid. I had owned Terror of Mecha-Godzilla for years and, besides Godzilla vs. Gigan it was my most watched Godzilla movie. When I happened across this particular movie one day in '96 or' 97 while browsing the movie selection at Blowout Video, situated within the local Super K-Mart.
I looked at the VHS a few times, but never thought it to be anything other than yet another copy of Terror of Mecha-Godzilla with a different title and box; That was extremely common back in the day, and with my already owning two copies of Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero and Godzilla Vs. Mothra, my hesitancy was warranted.
It finally took me physically picking up the box and looking at the back to finally convince me that this wasn't the same movie that I watched a dozen times a year. It was the appearance of King Caesar on the back of the box that finally sold me that it was a different movie.
And once again, we were graced by the GOAT Godzilla suit, now with a slightly modified head to appear less friendly. A trend that would continue for one more film, taking the suit to absolute perfection.
But we can't talk about Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla and not talk about the titular adversary and easily by far and large, Godzilla's deadliest foe.
His Showa incarnation waa the only truly evil incarnation of the character before Godzilla vs. Kong in 2021 and still remains the only one with alien Origins.
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