Well, it's taken them well over 4 years, but US fans can finally own 2 of the latest Godzilla flicks on official US discs instead of Hong Kong bootlegs. For the most part, Sony has done a fine job on both the "Godzilla vs Megaguirus" and "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monster All-Out Attack" discs, but there are serious issues that they need to fix for their upcoming release of "Godzilla X Mechagodzilla" in March.

Both films take place in an alternate timeline ignoring all 24 Godzilla films coming before them. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus has the giant beast battling a dragonfly-like creature which finds its way to Earth after a test of the Dimension Tide, a weapon devised by the Japanes to finally rid them of the Godzilla menance. Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah follows the same path by creating its own timeline and is a very serious G-film dealing with the lost souls of the pacific war. These souls have congregated inside Godzilla who then attacks Japan and the guardian monsters are the only thing that can save the world.

The films offer up some incredible kaiju action with Megaguirus being a bit more lighthearted in tone. The final fight between Godzilla and the full grown Meganuron is an outstanding battle, the likes in which Godzilla fans haven't been treated to in years. GMK on the other hand has a deeper meaning requiring some thought, though the monster action here is top-notch as well. Be warned before rushing out and buying this one for your kids however: There's a ton of people shown being crushed and killed on screen by the creatures. No blood or gore, but the effect is very real. Both are oustanding films and GMK is a refreshing change back to the tone of the original film.

Each movie is presented in its original widescreen aspect ratio, something becoming a standard for Godzilla flicks here in the states. Both prints are gorgeous and the colors are fabulous. There are some very annoying scratches on both of the prints which really harms GMK the most. Both of the movies have some minor issues with darker sequences (again, GMK suffers the most since the entire final sequence is a nighttime battle) but this could also be from the abundance of CGI.