Godzilla 2000

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Summary: Godzilla
Review: This movie was just as stupid and cheesey as the Godzilla movies made 25 years ago. The Japanese producers of this film must not know much about what acting skill or dialoge is. The voices they use to dubb in from Japanese to English need alot of coaching. Overall this show belongs in a freak show and please dont buy a ticket to it. John Klein

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Summary: Dubbed
Review: Where is the japanese version ? If you're allergic to dubbed movies as I am don't buy !

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Summary: Dubbed
Review: Where is the japanese ? If you're allergic to dubbed movies as I am don't buy !

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Summary: I am biased...
Review: ...against the dubbed Godzilla films.

With the advent of DVD technology as well as movie-goers who can read, I was hoping that Godzilla 2000 would be released in the form in which it was first released: that is, in Japanese. And with English subtitles. After securing a few "G" films in their original language I cannot watch dubbed and "edited for Americans" versions. I found the dubbed voices, even if they "matched," to be so annoying, so insulting, so distracting... that the experience was painful.

Story-wise, it's OK, but lacks the surprising sophistication of G vs. Biolante (Japanese-language version/English subtitles). Suit-wise, I didn't like it, but since this is G-Jr. of G vs. Destroyah I understand. General-effects wise, the monster battles in this one are anemic.END

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Summary: Godzilla 2000; A great movie, and a few questions answered.
Review: Godzilla lives! Of course. Some of you more enthusiastic fans might recall the Japanese hit "Godzilla vs. Destroyah" from 1995. In the final battle scene, Godzilla Jr. is basically killed by Destroyah, which enrages Godzilla, and futher fuses the nuclear meltdown. After Godzilla finishes Destroyah, he enters the meltdown stage. What most people do not notice is that Godzilla melts down over Godzilla Jr. releasing all the radiation, and ultimately reviving Godzilla Jr.

The Godzilla portrayed in Godzilla 2000, is in fact Godzilla Jr. in full form, twice as powerful as his father. Many critics say that Toho "killed" their Godzilla to make way for the American version of "Godzilla". Wrong.. the meltdown of Godzilla had nothing to do with the American version.

The most common question I am asked is "What's up with Godzilla walking into the mouth of "Orga" at the end of Godzilla 2000?" Well, if you recall from "Godzilla 1985", the scientists realize that Godzilla's brain is very bird-like. Orga learns of this while absorbing all the data from the Tokyo mainframe computers. As a last ditch effort, Orga lures Godzilla into it's mouth using the same bird-call that caused Godzilla to end up in a volcanic crater in 1985. The plan backfires, and Godzilla uses the atomic heatray, which leads to Orga's demise.

Overall, a great movie! Lots of action, and a nominal job at looping the voices! This movie is another must-have for any Godzilla fan, and will shine like a diamond on your DVD shelf with the rest of your Godzilla library!

Steve [e-mail]

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Summary: A SOLID step forward for the G series!
Review: OK, let's get the nitty-gritty out of the way: while this is miles better than the ludicrous American "Godzilla", I'm not yet going to compare it point-for-point with either of the previous two Godzilla series, since this is only the first effort in a totally new direction for the G films. Don't worry, we won't have long to wait for future comments, since the new sequel "Godzilla X Megaguiras" has been out in Japan for some time now and will doubtlessly make its way to the States sometime in the near future. When that happens, the new series as a whole will be able to be put into a proper context.

That being said, there are many good things to be said about "G. 2000", not the least of which is the new Godzilla suit. FINALLY, some of the menace of the original Godzilla has been resurrected, in no small part due to the extra-big mouth and sharp teeth that Toho has endowed upon the newest Big G. The blending of suitmation and computer FX is at times positively wonderful--there's quite simply nothing like an actual actor smashing the real (albeit miniature) buildings, which a computer cannot replace. The battles between Godzilla and the alien creature Orga aren't quite on the grand scale of previous films like "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964), but are still miles above most of the pitiful CGI-happy action films that Hollywood has been all to happy to release nowadays. So the dubbing is less than stellar...did you really expect it to be otherwise? If nothing else, "Godzilla 2000" reminds filmgoers that a good movie is only produced with some actual THINKING at the helm.

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Summary: what?
Review: Hello ... , there is no pure, Japanese version on the disk. but it is still worth getting for the interesting extras; which include the changes, reasons and backstage with godzilla and trainers.

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Summary: Wow (for a Godzilla movie)
Review: If your hoping for good Godzilla movie, you will not be disapointed. Some of the scenes are the best I have ever seen of "Big G". And that goes for the American made Godzilla as well. The combination real/model shots were really well done. I agree with the reviewers here that the whole plot with the silver Frizzbe, and yucky monster at the end, were a little hard to take, but like the guy says in the movie after someone complains that a ship from another planet is unbelievable: "And you think Godzilla is normal?". Language was more rough than it needed to be. Somehow I don't think the Japanese version had all those curse words in it. This film is convincing enough that it might be a little rough for younger viewers. My favorite scene: The car racing along the road with Godzilla stomping along in the back ground. What a sight, like the tornado chasers on the Discovery channel.

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Summary: Wow....
Review: Some of the scenes had me going "wow", and I've seen a lot of these sorts of films. Some of the combinations of Godzilla and real scenery were excellent and very convincing. While its not CGI, its certainly state of the art film and model technique. A lot of attention when into realistic combinations of real photography and the models. I have to agree with other reviewers, this blew the recent American version out for breath taking shots. But I also have to agree that aside from the Zilla scenes, there was a lot of the big frizzbe when I would have prefered to see Big G. The fight at the end was more gross than awsome, but hey, they probably thought we wanted to see that based on the blood and gore of a lot the 90's American sci-fi movies. I have just ordered the original '57 DVD of Godzilla, and may get this one to go with it. This one has some amazing scenes of Godzilla. If anyone has seen this and thinks any of the recent films compare I'd like to know so I can rent or buy those as well. Be warned, this film has some rough scenes and language for little ones.

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Summary: Godzilla 2000
Review: Godzilla 2000 is the most exiting godzilla movie ever! The movie had me on the edge of my seat wondering if the Japanes army could kill Godzilla before the alien spaceship got to him. There were mutiple angels in this movie, I cn't decide if the main plot was Godzilla destroying Tokyo or the 64 million year old UFO.