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Summary: Last film of famous kaijû eiga director Inoshirô Honda
Review: After 1974's "Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla", some people may be disappointed about this final installment in the Showa Godzilla Series, but they probably should give the film a second look. It really somehow manages to bring the Godzilla saga to a fitting (first) end, this also because the dark tone of the story underlines the fact that Mr. Honda never would direct another Godzilla film. This film had the lowest box office of all Godzilla movies in Japan, so Tôhô Executive Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka decided to finish the series after the financial disaster. As with all the Japanese monster movies, you have to see the full-uncut widescreen version of it! I think the US version is still cut and missing most of the violent scenes. The Japanese LD, of course, and even the German video release are uncut. Not the best entry into the series, but not to be missed by any serious sci-fi fan!
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Summary: Mechagojira No Gyakushu
Review: Taken as it is "Terror of Mechagodzilla" is a step back from "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla". I say as is, because the version I've seen is the American dubbed version only. I can plainly tell that footage has been awkwardly edited and that the dubbing is really, really bad. As is, the movie is way too serious, lacking the tongue in cheek feel that made "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla' so fun to watch. Ishiro Honda doesn't portray a Godzilla flick as a comedy, so I'm sure this is to be expected. This is a good film, but not a great or memorable Godzilla film. The plot, drama, and effects are well done, just not remarkably so. Granted, Ishiro Honda had directed a Godzilla film in a while so he might not have yet gotten back into the groove. Still, I don't think it impressed Toho very much, this is the last Godzilla film he directed. Fittingly, it is also the last film of the old series. A good but not great Godzilla outing, I will look forward to seeing the Japanese version to see if things flesh out enough for me to revise my opinion of this film upward.
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Summary: Mecha G is Back!!!
Review: Get ready Mechagodzilla is back again to finish off godzilla but this time he brought Titanasoarous a dinosoaur found by a scientist but the aliens from the planet catpure them and use his daughter to control Titana S. to help mechagodzilla defeat his enemy.Overal the monster action is very good an di mean Godzilla taking on two strong opponents.Really a must have godzilla flick.
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Summary: Robot Godzilla makes a not so glorious return.
Review: Summary: Godzilla alone must fight to save Earth from Mechagodzilla, Titanosaurus, and an alien plot to invade earth.The last and almost least film in the original 15 movie Godzilla series. Boring story line and not so spectacular monster battles help bog down what could've been a good follow up to "Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla". Next is "Godzilla 1985", the first of 7 films comprising the second or "heisei" godzilla series.
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Summary: Mechagodzilla`s Counterattack
Review: Terror of MECHAGODZILLA! Aliens from a dying galaxy plan to destroy our cities and build Only Godzilla is mighty enough to stop the colossal machine. But their new home on Earth. Their weapon is Mechagodzilla, a 400-foot-tall robot, armed with powerful lasers and guided missiles. aliens, not even Godzilla will be able to defeat them. Mafuni controls, a gigantic amphibious dinosaur, through a biomechanical connection with his cyborg daughter, Katsura. Godzilla is no match for Titansaurus and Mechagodzilla together; but Interpol agents have discovered Titanosaurus' weakness, and may give Gozilla the fighting chance he needs to save the world! Personal Opinion: Well this film was a greatly one I find. But the original was better, the graphics in this seemed less advanced. But overall, great plot, great story. If only Toho had made a Godzilla film in which the Xians from Planet X returned. PG-Rated, 78 Minutes, COLOR, 1975, Toho Studies in Japan.
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Summary: Mechagodzilla returns
Review: This is the explosive sequel to godzilla versus Mechagodzilla. A few years have past since godzila and King Sesar defeated Mechagodzilla. The evil Simmons have return and rebuilt mech Godzilla. They have team ed up with a mad Dr. MFoney who has mangaged to control Titanosaurus. A giant power dinosaur who somehow survivved when the metor struck earth. Together with Mechagodzilla the unlesh atrail of destruction on Tokeyo. Godzilla must do battle against his cyber counter Part. Mechagodzilla weapons have been upgraded he nowe has revolving missle. He is controlled by Myfuna cyborg daughther. If you like this I recomend Godzilla Versus Mechgodzila, Godzilla versus Mecha godzila 2 and Godzilla against Mechagodzilla
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Summary: Last film of famous kaijû eiga director Inoshirô Honda
Review: After 1974's "Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla", some people may be disappointed about this final installment in the Showa Godzilla Series, but they probably should give the film a second look. It really somehow manages to bring the Godzilla saga to a fitting (first) end, this also because the dark tone of the story underlines the fact that Mr. Honda never would direct another Godzilla film. This film had the lowest box office of all Godzilla movies in Japan, so Tôhô Executive Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka decided to finish the series after the financial disaster. As with all the Japanese monster movies, you have to see the full-uncut widescreen version of it! I think the US version is still cut and missing most of the violent scenes. The Japanese LD, of course, and even the German video release are uncut. Not the best entry into the series, but not to be missed by any serious sci-fi fan!
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Summary: a small cameo by Godzilla in a BORING movie
Review: I can't believe how boring this movie is. Right off the bat, you should know that Godzilla isn't the star of this movie. With that out of the way, you should prepare yourself for a typical sci-fi flick, because Godzilla is hardly in this movie. The Human Scenes are, for the most part, serious. The only humour to be found is in the way the aliens dress up (dark sunglasses, large helmets with horns, white sneakers, etc). Also, the way they laugh is somewhat funny. Apart from that, this is a serious movie. And it's not very engaging. It's actually quite boring. The Monster Scenes are seriously lacking. Sure, the movie opens up with recycled highlights from the previous movie "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla," but after that, Godzilla doesn't appear until the 46th minute. Well, actually, he only appears for the 2 minutes there because the other monster withdraws. So, we don't really see Godzilla until the 55th minute to be sure. Until that moment, you see a few scenes of Titanosaurus not doing too much. Oh, did I tell you that Mechagodzilla does NOTHING until the 55th minute? So until the end of the movie, you're left with boring Human Scenes that don't exactly entertain the audience between Monster Scenes. To be fair, the climactic fight (the ONLY fight actually) that begins on minute 55 is quite decent. Also, it lasts until the 77th minute. Still, this doesn't make-up for the lack of Monster Action throughout the movie's duration. [The Monster Scenes during the movie consist of Monster vs. Monster, Monster vs. Alien/Mankind, and Monster Trashing City] In any case, the Human Scenes don't flow very well with the Monster Scenes. And Godzilla seems to be thrown into the movie from 'out of the blue' - very poor integration of the main character. Make no mistake: the climactic battle is decent, but that's really the only Monster Action you see throughout the entire movie. And let me just stress the fact that Godzilla doesn't even feel like a real player in this movie. They really did a poor job integrating Godzilla into this movie which is supposedly a sequel to "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla." This movie is ultimately boring, and not worth a repeat viewing. This is not a fun Godzilla movie.
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Summary: Should've been called Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2 but good!
Review: Good film should've been called Godzilla vs.Mechagodzilla 2 though it is as good as the original! AWSOME!
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Summary: Great movie, but the DVD presentation falls short...
Review: Konnichiwa. Upon watching this film, I was exited to see one of Gojira's films on DVD. I just recently got into DVDs, so I expected to see crystal clear imagery, explosions of sounds, and several special extras. Unfortunatly, I was a little disappointed. There were extras, but the only options were to change the sound quality from mono to surround sound, and a sneak peak at the new Destroy All Monsters Melee game. The quality of the DVD was poor; it was fuzzy, dirty, and pan-and-scanned. However, it's still a great classic and one of Gojira's greatest movies (IMO ^_^). This is overall is a fun lil DVD, but if extras are your thing (they're mine, too), check out the Terror Of Mechagodzilla DVD from Simitar. Happy Gojira DVD hunting, and sayonara!
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