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List Price: $14.94 Our Price: $7.49 You Save: $7.45 Features • AC-3 • Color • Dolby • DVD-Video • Subtitled • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : 2004 DVD Release : 13 December, 2005 |
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| Being one of those kids who were introduced to Godzilla at the height of the popularity in the mid 1970's, when my local video store got in the new "Millennium" collection, I couldn't help but check this title out. The last "Real" Godzilla movie (Toho production over the American debacle) in the series I got to see was Godzilla 2000". Though the stories and dubbing were still wanting, I was impressed by the new Godzilla suit and much improved effects (still not up to U.S. film standards, but a vast improvement over past entries). Not seeing anything more recent on the vast trash of modern cable channels, I feared that the rumors of the Godzilla series might be over. I was delighted to see I was wrong!
From the very first moments this movie began to play, I realized that this was indeed, THE MOST ENTERTAINING Godzilla movie of all time! Everything from past to present we all love, with the best Godzilla suit so far, and upgraded versions of the entire calliope of Toho studio monsters. Godzilla fan or not, this film is all out fun! We begin with the explanation of Godzilla being sealed in ice, from a craft reminiscent of "Captain Harlock". We then shift to all the monsters (sans Godzilla) attacking the major cities around the world (including a monster poking fun of the American travesty of Godzilla)! The most priceless scene during this time is a New York cop trying to arrest a pimp! From therein, we get 90 minuets of filler story, but the one thing I guarantee is that you are going to have fun seeing both throwbacks to the '70's movies and plying "From what movie did they lift that material!" Highlights include: A "scientist" straight out of "Inframan", aliens in plastic / plastic armored trench-coats and wearing Devo shades, a group of mutants that resemble grey suited "Power Rangers" (and at times, dressed in Hugo Boss Nazi officer uniforms, and the first non-dorky American character (the captain of the battle ship who is a Sergeant Slaughter characterature). What keeps the 90 minuets alive is the fun of guessing from what other movies were the action scenes lifted (The Matrix, Mission Impossible, Die Hard, Independence Day and a number of Japanese movies / Anime, just to name a few). Finally, we get down to the monster mash, which is the best yet! Godzilla, in his best incarnation yet, is unfrozen and unleashed to take on each and every monster. The spider and the preying mantis have new abilities and are much improved over their appearance on "Monster Island". Godzilla makes quick work of them, as he does with Zilla (American version of Godzilla, done with much tong and cheek), Hidora, The Lobster, Gillera, Rodan and King Cezar. The final battle takes place between Godzilla and Gigan / Gigan II and a monster right out of Alien, with a little intervention by Mothera. I won't spoil the fight, other than the Alien monster turns into the best version of King Ghidora yet! Oh, yes, and Godzilla has a new "wind up" and delivery of his atomic breath! Not only that, but aside from the standard WWE moves, Godzilla, even though a guy in a rubber suit, now fights with "Monster-Fu" and moves more like a character out of Anime, making for much better fight scenes! Over all, two big thumbs up to the folks at Toho for producing the BEST Godzilla installment yet! No matter who you are, this movie is going to keep you entertained for the entire 2 hours and 5 minuets! I'm just surprised this one didn't make it into American theaters,,,this one was definitely good enough, and the big green guy definitely has the fan base. Oh, and one other thing...I was delighted to see a movie that didn't contain all the smut and debasement contained within every modern Hollywood feature. Keep it up, Toho, you're definitely on the right track, and keep the Godzilla dynasty going! |
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