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If you're a Gamera fan don't get your hopes up for a great buying option for Attack of the Monsters.

There are at least 2 DVD's out there that appear to be the same. There's an “uncut” DVD but the price is so high with so few details given that I'm going to ignore it. There is a double-feature with “Gamera vs. Jiger,” and there are several other multi-packs including the “Chilling” 20 pack I'll detail below.

I got my copy in the “Chilling” 20 pack.

Video:

1.33: This is the “full-frame” ratio. The image is somewhat trashy, slightly fuzzy, and very grainy with thin colors.

Audio:

1.0 mono: The audio has some crackling with a few pops and skips.

Packaging:

The disc comes in a paper sleeve that lives in a plastic case. You can get more details about the set as a whole by checking out Chilling (20 pack) guide.

This is the edited version as best as I can tell and is missing some of the monster battle moments.

Extras:

There are no extras of any kind.

Other Editions:

For the most part all other editions appear to offer the same thing. The specs are the same as the version in the 20 pack, there are no extras mentioned, and the run time is 80 minutes compared to the 82 minute length of the original (though I don't know what those 2 minutes include.)

The main exception is the the Shout Factory double-feature which presents this movie as “Gamera vs. Guiron.” It offers a widescreen image though one source says 1.77 while another says 2.35 so I'm not sure which one it is. It offers Japanese and English audio tracks (actually 2 different English tracks – the one from the edited version and the one from the uncut). I didn't see any comments on the quality of the presentation and saw no extras listed.

Elvira hosts a presentation, but I didn't see much in the way of specific details.

Final Thoughts:

If you're looking specifically for this movie the Shout Factory 2 pack is the way to go without a doubt unless you really want the Elvira hosting segments, too. The 20 pack is a cheap way to check it out, but you get what you pay for.