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Summary: The best Godzilla movie made in 40 years!
Review: Godzilla vs. Destroyer should be watched by anyone who even has the faintest interest in Godzilla. Right off the bat, you'll love the special effects. As soon as you see Godzilla rise from the ocean with glowing red patches and veins popping out of his body complimented by glowing eyes and spines, you just stare at it in awe. Added with a nice touch, there came Super X3. It's kind of like a cross between a jet and a tank. The scene in which its freezing weapons are used on Godzilla is pretty cool. And when the police fight the small crab Destroyer things, before converging into a monster, the attack is pretty well organized. You can tell the staff took a lot of time on all of this. The story is like this: The old Oxygen Destroyer used to kill the first Godzilla has had an abnormal effect on Tokyo Bay. An ancient organism living there has been affected and has now turned into a monster. Godzilla Jr., Godzilla's more adult son, has been found and is used to lure Godzilla to Destroyer and have the two kill each other. In the midst of this, Godzilla is on the verge of meltdown. But a huge surprise is at the end. But, since others have already ruined it, Godzilla dies. This movie is bested only by "Gojira". But it must be seen to be believed.
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Summary: A Honorable Ending for a hero - Godzilla
Review: I watched all the 90's versions of the Godzilla movies in one sitting and even thou the 'time line' of the story line has enough holes in it to drive a mack truck thru. This movie stands as one of the best movies made. (if you ignore the holes from the other movies) This movie is a direct sequel to the Godzilla Vs Space Godzilla. In that movie you can actually see the moment when Godzilla pushes himself too far and overloads his heart. In the beginning of this movie we find out that Godzilla having damaged his heart in the battle with Space Godzilla is trying to find his offspring Godzilla Jr. Meanwhile the Japanese are trying to find a way to help Godzilla for once instead of trying to destroy him. Using the SX-3 they manage to temporaryly halt Godzilla's nuclear energy by freezing him. In the mean time a scientist manages to make a air destroyer virus which is similar to one used in the original movie. (ignore the time line error here). The problem is that the virus mutates and grows to the point where it damages a construction site. Godzilla Jr. attempts to fight the Destroyah but is defeated. Godzilla soon arrives on the scene and defeats the monster. During a touching moment between Godzilla and Godzilla Jr. The Destroyah attacks and Godzilla Jr is killed. Godzilla mournes his loss and in one touching line from the movie. "It looks like this will be Godzilla's Last Battle!" Godzilla manages to impart some of his energy to Godzilla Jr's body before finally defeating Destroyah. The death scene is sad and moving. I liked to think that the last cry from Godzilla was a roar of defience instead of farewell as his body melts. The ending is sad and will bring tears to all Godzilla fans over the world as the twist in the ending will also make the same fans give a cheer!
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Summary: Spaced Godzilla
Review: What a great idea! Alas the execution was basic, to say the least. We can only presume there was a severe budgetry restriction on this film. Either that, or it was all spent on some fine cinematography and location work. The subplot with the little 'Zilla was cute but wore too thin, too soon and Space Godzilla was tragically underused. As for the sfx, we are aware of the downsizing of the minatures to 1/50th or so, as big G is, well, so big now (about 380ft at the last count) the buildings had to look much smaller. Smaller, yes cheap and a smidge tacky, no. The Mogera robot is a neat throwback to '50s Japanese TV ''droids, but is no Mecha G. The dubbing is still out to jury and the casting was obviously from the bargain end of the Japanese version of Equity. Miki Segusa (played with gusto by Megumi Odaka) has a nice new haircut though. Toho were obviously going for something new here (teen romance vs Godzilla anyone?) but didn't quite pull it off. Once again, plot threads are left to dangle unresolved and all is swept away for a monster mash -no bad thing, that's pretty much why all we're here, after all. Alas, the mash is more of a squish as our besuited actors struggle with rubber once more but to no effect. Slow ponderous, unexciting uninspired direction drag it all into the debris filled guttter. Yes, its just a monster film but look at its template, original, scary, exciting and full of ideas. Even the newer vehicles for the Big G's outings (G vs Mecha G, G vs Destroyah anyone) outpace this film by a good few stomps. Even the music soundtrack, nice and suitable say, for a drama-is feeble when tacked onto a giant monsters do Tokyo film stylie. Buy this disc only for Destroyah. Space G is ok but not what we need from a top Kaiju Eiga. 'Till next time Toho!
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Summary: Send For The Waaaaaaaaaarmbulance!
Review: Hailing from the UK, its not often Big G pokes his head above the water over here. For example, as far as I am aware, there are no plans to release G 2000; either theatrically or on video (rental or sell thru). So to get our hands on this baby was, well...! Godzilla v Destroyah is a fine swan song for the mighty Godzilla. The premise of the Oxygen Destroyer, the multi-form Destroyah creature, the many homages to western sci-fi/action films (go spot 'em) and -in particular, a cameo from the Japanese actress Momoko Kochi, who originally played Emiko Yamane in the '54 'Zilla, were inspired. Ifukubi's soundtrack is fantastic, both dramatic and subtle as the plot requires. The sfx are excellent in the main. Everything we Godzila fans have come to expect from a good kaju Eiga. As for the finale-fabulous. The Adult Destroyah is a fantastic design, a worthy final adversary for the Big G. We liked the multiple spider form attack the best! Yes, and by the end it was waaaaaarmbulance time! Big G, gone but not quite! Hurrah for G 2000. On the down side (alas, fans there is one), the dubbing though fairly typical for the genre, was a bit on the 'revisionist' side with the plot. At times scenes are being explained before they unfold (same prob -only worse- with G vs MechaG).Or, what was being spouted by the (ahem) 'voice actors,' just didn't match the action on screen! Confusion, or mere irritation were our watch words. Hilarious or infuriating -you choose. The end titles, looked forward to with dribbling anticipation, with their medly of images from the Heisei series, were chopped at about fifteen seconds in; then finito. No credits, no nothing. Without as much as a 'by your leave.' Come on Tristar -get yer finger out! Then again, look at the lard buttocked puddin' that was the remake. Disappointed, enough said. We have 18 of the series up to now (on VHS and DVD). This one is a fine addition to our collection and well worth the wait and import duty, despite the latter comments-go buy now. You won't regret it!
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Summary: Destroyah and Godzilla. Thats a twist
Review: This is one of G's Best films EVER The music is good the FX the monsters everything except there is hardly any comedy. I especially like the scenes where Destroyer kills the fish and when Godzilla melts I would get this movie if I were you.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This movie started when the first movie left off. A brilliant concept. TOHO PICTURES LTD. should be congratulated for a job well done. I thought that the movie should Godzilla to be more human in this movie then in the past movies. It was a good story concept. However, I had a hard time to acquire a DVD copy of the original DVD of the first movie. Finally, though, I did get one (the power of the internet). I thought that the movie contained good special effects and a good story line. I would recommend this movie to every Godzilla Fan.
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Summary: R.I.P Godzilla but trust me he will be back again!!!
Review: To this day, I am still not sure whether if Godzilla is the good guy or the bad guy or perhaps a combination of both. The 1950's I would have said Godzilla is the bad guy but in the 1970's he seems to be a hero!!! Anyway, lets take a look at the 90's version of Godzilla. Yep, defintely a combination of good and bad, one minute Godzilla is smashing up Tokyo, the next minute he is saving Japan from aliens or mutants or whatever they are. This movie Godzilla vs Destroyah being the final installment in the series continues on from the SpaceGodzilla film. Special effects, monster action is the main reason for the stars, forget about the plot if its too confusing that is. When I got this film, I knew that Godzilla would die at the end, because of reading other reviews, but if your a Godzilla fan you would get it too. I must say that Godzilla looks terrible, having half of his body covered in red and blood coloured eyes. However his red spines and new red laser heat blast has a lot more impact than the simple blue laser blast. Seeing Godzilla cry is another surprisement, but come on now, every living thing has emotions and feelings. The final part where he slowly melts down is sad and tearful, but remember Godzilla fans, Godzilla is one Monster that will never die!!! A very good film which surpasses SpaceGodzilla, but I still think that this film is equal to Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla II. Recommended to all G Fans!! Long Live Godzilla!!!!
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Summary: Godzilla? God what a bore!
Review: Even the dubbers sounded on the verge of nodding off. They don't even come off as humorous (as I always expect). The effects are particularly cheesey...but also boring and rarely comical: city backdrops with the mammoth creatures rarely venturing passed the buildings (only at the end). I guess this was done on the cheap! Several scenes are similar to Aliens: Godzilla's opponents look similar to the Queen Alien (indeed, a cross between Queen and that creature from Predator). One hour and 42 minutes long! Some tightening up would have been benefitial. Don't get me wrong! I'm a fan! I grew up watching these wonderful Japanese imports. My favorite episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 featured the giant turtle Gamera! And most of those were much better than this. 1995's Godzilla VS Destroyah is not on par with 1993's Godzilla VS Space Godzilla. Space Godzilla is much more fun with surprisingly good effects. Destroyah features just too much talking and not enough variety in the action scenes. The final series of fight scenes are good (that's why I gave it 3 instead of 2 stars). But if you want a good time...get Space Godzilla (exciting fun) or King Kong VS Godzilla (a laugh riot!). I've heard Godzilla 2000 is quite good too. At any rate lets hope they keep these coming! But next time I hope they'll work harder to make the english translation tear-inducingly funny as it should be! NOTE: The film's one saving grace is the awesome array of Japanese babes! Lots of high-pitched screams! Sorry...just had to say it.
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Summary: Sony DVD
Review: VIDEO QUALITY:
The release contains 2 films on one disc - on Side A 1994's "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", and on Side B 1995's "Godzilla vs. Destroyer" (using the title "Godzilla vs. Destoryah" since "Destroyer" can't be copyrighted). Both sides were pretty even when it came to video quality. I'll start with the positive which is, unlike Sony's previous attempt with "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah/Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth", that the disc presents the films in their original 1.85:1 widescreen ratio, and features anamorphic enhancement. Sadly however, both films, especially "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", contain a heavy amount of grain and print damage, and a fair bit of artifacting too. There was also a lot of discolouration and brightness issues too. You've gained one thing, but lost another. AUDIO QUALITY:
One very basic setup, Toho's international English dubbing in Dolby 2.0. Like Sony's previous release, it generally sounds pretty good, with no distortion or other issues. It would have been nice to see a new 5.1 remix or the original Japanese soundtrack, but alas. EXTRA FEATURES:
Absolutely nothing, unfortunately. OVERALL:
For everything Sony did right with "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah/Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth" they did wrong with this, and vice versa. This release has the bonus of being in anamorphic widescreen, but looses extra features and the vivid image quality the previous release had. It's a simple barebones disc for those that want the film on DVD, but perfectionists will really need to look elsewhere.
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Summary: Godzilla 2000
Review: Godzilla 2000 is the BEST Godzilla movie EVER! It had great special effects, and it had the best monsters. I went to see it when it first came out in theatres, and couldn't wait for it to come out on video so that I could buy it!
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