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Summary: Thank God for the '98 version.
Review: The 1998 version of this film was head and shoulders above this... I stepped into the theater for about 2 minutes of this and left to watch "The Cell" which was also a much better film than this. Don't get me wrong, I wanted to like this movie. When I heard they were making a new Godzilla movie I was hyped. Then I saw someone had gotten stuck in 1955 along with the special effects. These effects were great when I was a kid in the '70's, but now they just ruined the movie. Thank God for the '98 film, it boasted great f/x and a good story line. I've heard that movie critisized by people loudly proclaiming "Plot Does Matter." Well, let me see if I get the plot to all the Japanese Godzilla movies right,mmmmmkayyy? He comes up out of the Pacific and stomps on a model of Tokyo, right? Well, in the '98 movie he came out of the Atlantic and stomped on a rather believable version of the Big Apple. Where's the problem? it was a good movie, unlike this one. In this they claim to be using "state of the art" f/x, but I refuse to believe Japan's film studios peaked in '55. If you like Godzilla movies you owe it to yourself to miss this one, it looks like with it they finally managed to kill the "King of the Monsters." Very sad really, it could've and indeed should've been good.
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Summary: Godzilla 2000, or "How NOT to make a Godzilla Film"
Review: Like the other reviewers, I was excited when I learned that Godzilla 2000 would be released in American theaters. I love Godzilla films, and really, really, REALLY dig Japanese kaiju characters.Sadly, Toho has moved away from using its stable of older kaiju characters (such as Angilas, Baragon, Manda, Gigan, Gorosaurus, Rodan, Ebirah, etc.), in favor of new and ever-more-implausible foes from outer space. Recent films have offered such losers as "Space Godzilla" and "Destoroyah," the latter being better represented by Legion in Gamera 2 (a competing line of kaiju films starring a giant flying turtle). Godzilla 2000 is no different. The "alien" (called "Orga," short for "organization") is not scary at all, in fact it is totally lame. The movie is lame. The typical Godzilla film goes as follows: A new monster appears, destroys Tokyo. Godzilla appears, and battles the new monster. Godzilla loses. New monster goes on rampage. Godzilla reappears (either alone or with allied monsters), and kicks the living crap out of the new monster. Roll credits. THAT is what we pay to see! We do not pay for CGI effects. We do not pay for lame scripts. Godzilla 2000 fails because it is not confident enough in the original story device for all kaiju films. Yes, it beats Sony's crappy "Godzilla" film (which was not about Godzilla at all). If you like Godzilla, keep an eye out for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, the NEXT Big-G film from Toho, where he battles an honest-to-goodness kaiju...the mutated insects from the cave in the original Rodan! They grow into a giant dragonfly. THAT is a true Godzilla opponent, not some phony CGI spacecraft. Plus, it ties back to the long history of Godzilla films, something the dark, dreary, and half-hearted Godzilla 2000 does not do.
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Summary: At last a decent Godzilla film.
Review: After 16 years of uninteresting films. they have been able to update and redifine Godzilla for the 21rst Century. Having longer dorsal plates on his back, his atmonic ray changed to an orange color, and his new regeneration powers, Godzilla is back and more awesome then ever. The story for this film is interesting, and the human characters are better then average. The dubbing is okay. This film is fun and entertaining, and this a quality every Godzilla film should have.
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Summary: ... OFF
Review: Just a warning, this DVD DOES NOT contain the Japanese version, only the EDITED and POORLY DUBBED American version.
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Summary: so so transfer - great commentary
Review: Godzilla 2000 is really ment to be seen on the big screen. All the glaring bad effects and campiness is forgiven when his royal grumpiness is stomping on small cars. On the home side it loses something. That cinematic feel. That popcorn in your lap and hooting and laughing at lines such as "did you see that flying rock?" All is not lost on this DVD though. The commentary track really stands out and gives you some deep insight into editing and post production process and voice acting. They speak with such passion of the series that it at times elevates Godzilla to High Camp Art. If you are not a fan of the genre or have no sense humor pass this film by otherwise go buy it now!
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Summary: The REAL Godzilla returns with a vengence!!
Review: After many years-and a failed Americanized attempt-Godzilla is back and better than ever. A new and improved Godzilla suddenly awakens and wreaks some havok, but why? The answer: a giant UFO has been unearthed from the bottom of the sea and is hell-bent on destroying earth by stealing Godzilla's power to regenerate. Godzilla won't have none of that happening and confronts the alien in an all out, action packed, and one of the best Godzilla fights in recent memory. The dialogue this time out is rather good and the human story is acutally good. Fans of "Rubber-zilla" will be pleased, as this is one of the best Godzilla films since the original. If this kind of tempo keeps up, the two new Godzilla films slated to come out this year and next should be awsome.
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Summary: Collection of old ideas
Review: Well, I was somehow disappointed by this movie. Let's talk about sound and picture quality: The picture is good, the sound is very good concerning the 5.1 resolution. I seldom listened to a more distinctive surround sound than in this movie. It is easy to locate the position of FX in the surrond area and this adds a lot to the movie. The story, well, what story? There are two storylines at the beginning. Godzilla attacks Japan - yeah sure - and a 70 million year old UFO, hidden in a meteorite is excavated by the humans - now the CCI no longer G-Force. The leader of this Catastrophy whatsoever, his name is Katagiri, hates Godzilla and wants to destroy him, but is killed by Godzilla at the end. The story is not worked out though and the 'why he hates' Godzilla not explained - as so many other things in this movie. The movie starts with Godzilla for about 30 minutes, then UFO 20 minutes and the rest both together, figthing. Humans (CCI) are responsible that the UFO awakens and gives the reason for the fight with Godzilla in the Shinjuku district in Tokyo. The UFO sits on top of the Tokyo town hall...then it tries to assimilate Godzilla by copying his cells and somehow generates a life form (well, monster) to fight against Godzilla. This happens in the last 30 minutes. The FX are CGI, rubber suit and minatures and look somehow cheap. The UFO looks amazingly boring and has somehow a bean shape. The cuts in the movie are disturbing in the sense that no continuing story can develop. Cut and another small story begins. The movie is somehow a collection of ideas of older Godzila movies, including the Emmerich Godzilla. The most amazing thing in this movie is the new look of Godzilla. It is a mixture between the 'old' Godzilla and the Emmerich one (The back comb is E, the body is old, the head a mixture). Not un-apealing but also not so inventive. The only difference to the old one I remarked is that the blast of Godzilla has become much stronger and it seems Godzilla destroys his opponents much easier than before. Which in fact makes the fighting scenes shorter - two blasts and over. The English dubbing is IMHO horrible and boring. The music score disappointing. Two times the old music score is quoted but in a new interpretation - changed tempo. In general I can not recommend this movie. The old ones are much better, I recommend Godzilla vs. Detroyah or vs. Space Godzilla. But for the fans of Godzilla it's sure worth to see it, but don't expect too much. Therefore 3 stars.
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Summary: FUN DOES MATTER
Review: In an enormously entertaining new outing, Japan's famous not-so-jolly green giant returns in all his glory to once again trash (miniature) Tokyo. Proving point positive that if you want the real deal, you have to go the source; in this case Toho Studios, the true guardian of the Godzilla legend. Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin's thunderously dull and dispiriting Americanized 1998 version (though technically impressive) only proves this point - Toho KNOWS Godzilla, and delivers in this new film all that makes Godzilla movies great. Though it certainly doesn't match the seamless digital effects work on the American version, this film revitalizes Japan's most deliriously entertaining export with true verve and infectuous fun. It's all here... horrendous dubbing (though on the DVD the option is thankfully offered to view the film in its original language, with subtitles - watch the dubbed version first, though - its hilarious), third-rate special effects, and a bizarre storyline in which nothing is off limits. All of it is awesome, possessing a huge amount of everything the American version lacked - genuine charm. While the film does contain a few scenes by director Takao Okawara that clearly attempt to mimic (or maybe parody?) Emmerich and Devlin's "Independence Day" and "Godzilla", these are ill-advised. "Independence Day" did not win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for nothing, and their version of "Godzilla", however awful it may otherwise be, was visually and technically miles above this film. That being said however, it is impossible not to get into the spirit of fun this movie was clearly intended in. Toho is now making use of digital effects, and some are unbelievably awful, but most work in the best B-movie way. Case in point, in one of those wonderfully trancendent moments in gloriously "bad" movies, is when Godzilla finally unviels his new, CGI-created "radioactive breath". The scene comes about a third of the way into the film as he faces off against a giant spaceship, the supposed occupants of which are attempting to steal the big guy's power of spontaneous regeneration. Up to this point, Godzilla has not unleased his most famous trait... and here finally does in a spectacularly staged scene that is utterly sublime. This new "rebirth" of the legendary lizard is wonderfully perfect in all its B-level awfulness, and a welcome and totally fun return to monster movies still made "the old fashioned way."
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Summary: He's lean, he's green, and he's back!
Review: The big guy's back and better than ever! We all know that the Godzilla likes to destroy Tokyo, but when it comes to monsters, now were talking! I think this one is even better than Destroyah or Spacegodzilla( but NOT Mechagodzilla 2!)I especially think the begining is the best! But, hey, we all have our ipinions! You take a plot, put in the G man, add a monster, and watch Godzilla do some but kicking and wham! Toho does it again! The movie also has a little chain to it= spaceship= rock= spaceship= spaceship and monster= monster= dust.Well, I hope you enjoy this awesome movie! ( from 1# Godzilla fan)
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Summary: godzillas great come back
Review: I GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING GODZILLA 2000 IS A GREAT MOVIE GODZILLA TRIES TO DESTROY ALL OF TOYKOS POWER RESORCES. GODZILLAS LOOKS HAVE IMPROVED ALOT IS DORSAL FINS LOOK MORE SHARPER AND HIS RAY IS MORE POWERFUL. THE MUSIC SCORE IS GREAT AND EFFECTS LOOK AWESOME. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT GODZILLA MOVIE.
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