That 90-minute
Destroy All Planets version was how I first saw this movie, on a poor-quality bargain bin DVD. I was already a teenager at that point and it really bored me. I found a new appreciation for the Showa Gamera films thanks to Shout! Factory's DVDs but
Gamera vs. Viras still isn't one I watch very often. Maybe I would like it more if it had a Hong Kong dub with the same voice actors as
Barugon and
Gyaos, or if it had been featured on
MST3K.
I was born in the year of
Godzilla vs. Biollante,
Batman,
Back to the Future II,
The Little Mermaid, and
Lawrence of Arabia (re-issue).
Congrats on hitting 50, Gwangi! What better way to mark the occasion than with martial arts, black spandex, and a gratuitous motorcycle chase?