Video Quality: **/*****
Being a documentary on films, the disc uses a lot of footage from a lot of old films. Most of the prints used are absolutely hideous- they are often cropped prints, covered in grain, hairs and speckles in almost every scene. The scenes are not very sharp and footage used that is in color is often incredibly washed out and ugly. The only prints used in the documentary that are usually always fine are KING KONG LIVES (1986) and JURASSIC PARK (1993). Occasionally, some of the old prints will be at least decent, but mostly the video quality is horrible.
Audio Quality: ***/*****
Most of the voices are coming from the narrator, explaining the history of monster films, which is very clear and easy to understand, but when we hear voices in the movies, they sound horrible. Their voices are hissy, popping, and generally very painful to listen to. The audio track used for the song �Godzilla Rap� in the video is perfectly fine, though.
Special Features ***/*****
Surprisingly, we get something good here. First off is 10 minute coverage of THE LOST WORLD (1925) that was done by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the Sherlock Holmes Series in 1948. The quality of this is horrible, the scenes are covered in grains, speckles, hairs, you name it- plus, it�s very cropped, making you miss a lot of the action. The featurette covers mostly the action scenes in the film. The audio quality is also horrible, with the voices very hissy and popping throughout the feature. Next up is the DVD exclusive music video �Godzilla Rap�, which is a tribute to Godzilla made by Caveman Bob and the Bobettes. The song is one word: AWSOME. I love this song. It is easily the best part of the DVD. Last but not least is the cult classic short: Bambi Meets Godzilla. The quality of this old cartoon isn�t very good; it is way too bright, making it hard to see some parts of Bambi, and there are some few hairs and speckles. But, this short is hard to come across now, so it is a great find, and a very funny short.
Overall: ***/*****
The documentary is informative, but sometimes carries wrong information, and the jokes that the narrator cracks are often pathetic. The video and audio quality is also pathetic, but the awesome special features make up for it. Overall, it�s nothing I�d really recommend, unless you want Bambi Meets Godzilla and Godzilla Rap on DVD, which are both awesome.