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Release Date: 07 October, 2003 Retail Price: $9.95 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (5 total) |
Godzilla 2000 Reviews
New Godzilla movie satisfys the geeky need for Godzilla fans!
Ok, I'll admit it. When I was a kid I LIVED for Saturday morning "sci-fi theater" type programs and always hoped for a good Godzilla movie to be featured. Well, I haven't kept up with the lore and movies but I will watch one when I see it on late night tv here and there. I can't explain it because the movies ARE undeniably cheesey, but there's just something about the big lizard that I like. :) Now, I got this movie to see if it was possible that the newer movies had progressed to the point where they would be cool AND not cheesy. This doesn't disappoint!
Of course, the lip synching is still there and that was always part of the charm of the older movies in my opinion. Other than that however, I was actually impressed. This movie doesn't look like a guy in a lizard suit tromping around. It looked like I always WISHED it would look as a kid. I found this movie to have the best elements of all the old "classics" but the special effects and realism that you'd hope for in a 21st century movie. Don't tell anyone, but I LIKED this movie! :)
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Let me just say this about Godzilla Movies in general: Forget about trying to understand the "plot", if there was one to start with, it gets lost in translation/dubbing to English and none of these Millenium Series movies makes any sense at all. They seem to be an odd mix of fantasy, sci-fi, horror and drama. You really need to take a leap of faith into the Godzilla Universe to sit through an entire movie, the dialog and themes are hard to take. I'd say it probably boils down to nothing more than a difference between Japaneese and American story telling sensibilities. After watching the whole thing, My son and I like to watch it again a time or two, but we jump right to the best Monster battle scenes - that's the beauty of the DVD format, you can go right to the good stuff and pass up all the weird parts in between.
That said, the MS movies are absolutely awesome. Compared to the older "guy-in-suit" Godzilla Movies, the new ones (90's-2000's) are cutting edge. They have mind blowing special effects, huge sets of cities built with models, and they seem to have a creepy, chilling, & darker look to the night scenes. The "behind the scenes" part is neat, showing how they shoot the films - just as enjoyable as the movie.
The UFO is mosty CGI animation and looks goofy flying around, but the combat scenes between the army, airforce, Godzilla, the model UFO, and the alien monster are outstanding. There's missiles & shells flying everywhere, just like it should be, all out warfare. I didn't get the other's reviewer's mention of male/female sugestion in the scene, they must have a dirty mind.
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