Once again Columbia/TriStar seems to have gotten the message of exactly what North American Godzilla fans want.  The company's fifth entry into the Godzilla DVD market (sorry, but we're not counting GINO and the Mothra films), once again far exceeds the company's double DVD releases of the 1990s.  As with it's companion releases (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack), TriStar has given us a quality release.
        Unlike the the Megaguirus and GMK releases, TriStar seemed to put a little more effort and planning into this release.  The first thing one can not fail to notice is the title of the release.  Gone is the somewhat silly practice of just tagging a number at the end of similarly titled releases, and instead of going with Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla III, TriStar opted to simply title this release Godzilla AGAINST MechaGodzilla.  The artwork on the cover is of the advance poster, and the inside title card sports a nice photo of MechaGodzilla.  The actual graphics on the DVD disc itself are also impressive, consisting of a shot of MechaGodzilla taken at ground level looking up.  The individual menu screens also sport interesting shots from the film, all tied together with graphics that suggest a very high tech look. Unfortunately ss with the previous releases, the case contains no booklet or other background material. 
        As for the transfer itself, the film is presented in its 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen format, with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and, unlike it's 90s counterparts, is 100% complete, including end credits.  Once again, the sound quality is perfect, as is the picture quality.  And like the Megaguirus and GMK releases, once again both the English dubbed, as well as the original Japanese, sound tracks are available.  English sub-titles,  once again optional, sit nicely at the bottom of the screen, and one can watch the film in Japanese with or without the titles.  Unlike the previous releases however, the sub-titles are not just a rendering of the English-dubbed soundtrack, and closely follow the Japanese dialogue.
        Of course there are a few drawbacks.  As with the Megaguirus and GMK DVDs, the version of the film presented on the disc contains only the English language credits, and fans who had hoped to have the original Japanese version, with Japanese credits, will be disappointed.  The "trailers," like on the Megagurius/GMK DVDs, consists of several of TriStar’s non-Godzilla titles and GINO, and do not include trailers from their other Godzilla releases.  In addition, there are several "mistakes" in the English translations of the dialogue.  As for the price, once again it is a little steep.  At $24.95 retail (or even the $17.41 discount price), the DVD is still priced higher than the “import” versions, which feature the actual Japanese version, with direct translated sub-titles, and several "behind the scenes" features.
        Again, for the purist, who wants only the original Japanese version with direct (or as near direct), sub-titling, the "import" DVDs are your better bet, especially as they're priced almost $10.00 cheaper.  For the average fan however, who enjoys watching these films dubbed, then there is very little one can complain about regarding this disc.  TriStar has really hit the mark with this DVD release.