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Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Monster Against Machine!
Review: May 28th 2004 This would probably one of the BEST Godzilla movies I've seen! The story line is pretty cool,the special effects weren't perfect but awesome,Mecha Godzilla [a.k.a Kiyru] is my favorite character because the costume is pretty cool,and I was kind of disapointed at the ending but they've made a direct sequel called Godzilla x Mothra x Mecha Godzilla which there probably dubbing right now. I am sort of diapointed that Godzilla's atomic breath is blue.In order to save themselves the Japanese get the Godzilla skeleton from 1954 and put it to Mecha Godzilla [NOT a clone of Godzilla] and put a gun called Absolute Zero.It can destroy anything. Just as the Japanese are testing the shadow of Godzilla reappears and the battle begins!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mechagodzilla Rises!
Review: The battle between the Big G and MechaG has been told twice before, but this one is the best one. I can only say to any kaiju fan, they come across MUCH BETTER in the original Japanese.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Mechagodzilla Full Power !!!
Review: I been waiting for this dvd to come out for while and to tell you the truth it is well worth the wait.Mechagodzilla suits are getting better all the time for some reason.The SPX really went into some deeper scenes and it made the movie one of the best G flicks in a while.The fight scenes are done very nice and i had no reason to complain so if I were yall get this G flick its worth it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: wow...
Review: Now, I've seen almost every Godzilla movie out there and this is by far the best one! The special effects were outstanding, the acting was outstanding, and the music was outstanding! If you haven't seen this awsome Godzilla movie yet, then get (...) to the nearest Blockbuster!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Sony improve once again
Review: VIDEO QUALITY:
The disc presents the film in it's original 2.35:1 theatrical ratio, and is enhanced for widescreen televisions. Generally it was very good, loosing the oversaturated greens that plagued the DVD Toho and Universe Laser releases. The increased contrast and brightness in some scenes also helped to raise the level of detail. On the downside, there was a rather distracting amount of grain which covered the film from start to finish. Apart from this the film looked fabulous.

AUDIO QUALITY:
Two audio options to choose from here, the original Japanese language track and Toho's international English dub, both presented in Dolby Digital 5.1. As you'd expect, they both sound brilliant. As for the voice acting in the English dub, it's pretty much typical of any other international track - over (or perhaps under) acted with the wrong age groups dubbing the wrong characters.

EXTRA FEATURES:
Not a lot here, as usual. There are five trailers to watch, which for some reason doesn't include any of Sony's other Godzilla DVD releases ("Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah/Mothra", "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla/Destroyah", "Godzilla 2000", "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" or "GMK"), but instead trailers for Jackie Chan's lacklustre Hollywood picture "The Medallion", "Returner", "Tokyo Godfathers", "Tube" and "Vampire Effect".

OVERALL:
Despite a few nitpicks the video was near on perfect, and the choice of both original and dubbed audio is always a plus. It has been interesting to see the general opinion of Sony changing over time, although understandable considering how with every release they have improved on an area. "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla" offers anamorphic video, dual language audio, and accurate subtitles - the only thing the disc is missing are some decent extra features, although overtime I'm sure Sony will improve yet again.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Mechagodzilla is not a good guy....
Review: I grew up on the movies where Godzilla was the good guy and Mechagodzilla was the evil force that theaterned to destroy the Earth ( or at least Japan in this case). Anyway, this movie was incredibly bad, I saw it while visiting Japan recently and both myself and the audience hated it. The days of Godzilla movies are long since over. The DVD that Sony choose to make this on, is also very low quality. No bonus features, no director's commentery, no production notes. Nothing. Sony has really set a new low industry standard for making cheap DVD's.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A solid Godzilla movie
Review: This movie is, as other reviews have said, very similar to Godzilla verse Megaguirus. Both movies center around a tough-as-nails female pilot seeking revenge on Godzilla. Both save their monster fighting for the end of the movie. But Godzilla against MechaGodzilla is superior in almost every way.

This movie has (in my opinion) a more interesting monster fight than G vs Megaguirus. The special effects are better, and the plot is (again in my opinion) much less boring. And a big plus: I found the dubbing to be much better for this movie than its predecessor. This of course makes the movie much more watchable.

If you're looking for a fun monster movie this is a good choice. If you're looking for a more serious movie, however, I recommend the original Godzilla and Godzilla 1985.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best Godzilla Movie Ever!!!
Review: This is beyond a shadow of a doubt the best Godzilla film ever. To all those who say this is movie stinks; "stop smoking whatever your currently smoking", because this is one of the most entertaining movies of all time. Godzilla looks great and I have never been that happy to see him decimate the Japanese military before. Don't believe it when people say this film has bad special effects, if anything most of the special effects rival those of most big budget American films. As for MechaGodzilla who is actually called Kiryu in this film (the name definetly gives him much more of an identity), he is awesome never have seen a more awe-inspiring mecha. All in all I would recomend this film to anyone who is willing to watch this film with an open mind.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Sprawling Giant Monster Battles
Review: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is director Masaaki Tezuka's daikaiju masterpeice. It is a great giant monster film punctuated by fierce, thrilling battles between Godzilla and the giant robot built to finally stop him. Mechagodzilla, or Kiryu ("Machine Dragon") is Japan's line drawn in the sand. At great risk and expense, the government decides to use the DNA from the bones of the original Godzilla to construct the ultimate anti-Godzilla weapon.

Tezuka's tight and fast-paced direction is complimented by Michiru Oshima's beautiful and powerful score. The theme of the value of all life is movingly presented by the the main human characters, especially Yumiko Shaku's Akane, who directly pilots Kiryu in the fight against Godzilla in the exciting final battle that sprawls over Tokyo. This great megalopolis is even completely blacked out in a stunning sequence.

However, all does not go well with Kiryu at first, and the result is initially disastrous.

See this great kaiju film and enjoy a wild ride.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: BAD, BAd, Bad, bad......
Review: It seems that the Godzilla movies are retrograding with time. This film is seriously bad. The FX are terrible and, overall, outdated. The acting, storyline, dialogue, plot and characters are silly and shallow. A good Godzilla movie can definately be done with great realistic FX, decent story and characters, why do they keep on making this trash? I prefer the american version of Godzilla to this one 100 times. Even the latest Gamera movies have much better Fx than this one. Overall: MEDIOCRE.


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