Editorial Review:Product Description:Mothra returns to save the human race from desghidora and dagahra in these two epic slugfests. Special features: subtitles in english spanish and french digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video production notes interactive menus stereo sound and widescreen version. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 206 minutes Rating: Nr
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Excellent
These videos are some of the few kid-oriented monster movies, taking all the hustle and bustle from an ordinary monster movie and toning it down with a more gentle and dramatic touch.
In the first film, Rebirth of Mothra, a logging crew in Hokiado unwittingly removes the magical Seal of Elias from the forest. They release Desgidorah, a wicked space monster, from its prison. Mothra is summoned by her fairy guardians and engages the cosmic dragon. Her newlyborn larva comes to assist and the two fight the beast. Eventually Mothra's age and battle wounds seal her fate and she sinks into the pacific ocean. Her determined youngster retreats to a nearby island and cocoons himself(herself?) into a full moth. Will it be enough to defeat Desgidorah?
The second film, Rebirth of Mothra II, is not as strong as the first but it is still dazzling. A young girl discovers a little furry creature called Gorgo, the guardian of a great treasure from a lost, underwater city. Meanwhile the evil beast Daghara produces mutant starfish that threaten to overrun the worlds oceans. Mothra is summoned to battle the creature, but is infected with the starfish and takes a beating. The girl and two of her friends find themselves in a floating pyramid in search of the treasure, with two money-obsessed goons following them. Can Mothra defeat Daghara and the kids find the treasure before it's too late?
The effects are cheesy even by 1990s standards, but they're creative and entertaining. The movies are good stories with positive enviromental messages. The fairies for the first time are seperate with individual personalities, and a third, evil fairy makes her debut in this series. The only real downside is that the english dub doesn't quite match the actors but otherwise they're gold. If you don't like them, the kids certainly will.
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Magical, exciting, and brilliant
The Rebirth of Mothra 1&2 double feature DVD is a perfect introduction to Mothra's adventures at their best. Moll and Lora, the tiny twin fairies of Infant Island, must stop Belvera, their evil sister. Belvera plans to use the ancient monster, DesGhidorah, to transform the earth into a wasteland. However, Lora and Moll have a plan of their own; to summon Mothra to combat DesGhidora and save the earth. Then, in Rebith of Mothra 2, Belvera plans to pollute the earth's oceans with a new ancient monster, Dagahra. Moll and Lora once again plan to summon Mothra and save earth and it's inhabitants. This is a must have for kaiju fans.
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One pissed-off moth..............
These movies are not bad. I brought the dvd, and enjoyed watching them. Give it 3 stars for the dubbing. It's terrible I don't mind the dubbing if it's done right, like the old classics. If your a Godzilla fan then add this to your collection. Rumors has it that Mothra 3 and Mothra (1961) will be release on dvd. Hope they do a better job.
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ineresting story and great action
One of the first things that people will say about these movies is that thy're just for kids. BIG FLIPPING DEAL!!! who CARES if the stars of the movies are kids? The movies are fun and the only two problems with the movies are: there's 'a save the trees' and 'stop putting trash into the ocean' message, which really I think is pointless. the other problem? bad voices, the voices for these characters are TERRIBLE! but, if you're a Godzilla fan, you get over that.
Rebirth of Mothra: The story begins with Mothra sitting in her island cave, old and weak, then the scene switches to the Hokkaido rain forest where a logging company is taking down trees. while making rounds, a bulldozer hits a weird kind of relic and the boss comes down to investigate. the boss takes off a tiny seal (which you find out is the seal of elias) thus the two elias, Mona and Laura, whose ancestors made the seal, go to the family whose daughter was given the seal by her dad. but she's being controlled by the rouge elias, Belvera. a quick battle ensues and Belvera gets away. the seal was made to keep a giant space monster, whose name is Desghidorah coming out. Desghidorah first landed on Mars, thus the reason it's a wasteland. of course it gets out again, and being controlled by Belvera, starts sucking the life out of the earth, like before. Mona asks Laura for help to summon Mothra, but Laura pleeads, saying mothra's too old and even weaker after giving birth. but they summon Mothra and the two monsters fight. after a moments confusion, Desghidorah gains the upper hand severely hurts Mothra sensing it's mother's distress, the egg begins to hatch prematurely. and out from the egg comes Mothraleo, the only male Mothra. it goes to Hokkaido and tries to help it's mother which it does in a way. the family, which is seeing this happen in front of them is able to get out of the valley after rescuing their father. Desghidorah accidentally blasts a dam, letting Mothra grab her son and gets away to the ocean. Mothra's strength fails her and she's no longer able to stay in the air. Mothraleo, tries to get his mother up, but fails, and so Mothra dies, falling to the bottom of the ocean. (if you have younger kids, say 4-9, chances are, they'll cry during mothra's death) the baby goes off to an island down south and transforms into it's imago form, taking power from the 10,000 year old tree which it used for it's cocoon. it goes to fight agaianst Desghidorah, who now has wings, it suceeds and the elias seal up Desghidorah and you find out that Belvera is really Mona and Laura's sister. Mothraleo heals the Hokkaido rian forest which has been burnt up by Desghidorah and goes back home to it's island, healing Hokkaido.
Rebirth of mothra 2: although this movie has better special effects, the story is weaker and Daghara is not as evil. one of the funniest lines in the whole movie has got to be when one of the kids exclaims: "Ew, this thing peed on my leg!"
although this series is not as good as Godzilla, this movie definately deserves your time and your money
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Great movie for Mothra fans
If you enjoy Mothra, then you'll like this one. Both one and two included. Good quality picture included selected scenes.
