Weekly Kaiju Movie Thread #35 (1/6)

[MekaGojira3k]

[klen7]

[king_ghidorah]

[MekaGojira3k]

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[MekaGojira3k]

[Henry88]

Nil inultum remanebit ,Juste Judex ultionis

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Well, it looks like while we're waiting for the Daimjin to show up on each of our doorsteps we can watch Godzillla 2000. Let the viewing commence!

[metal_bryan]

[Henry88]

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If the Daimajin didn't get to metal_bryan yet, then he can do next week's poll if he likes.

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[klen7]

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[MekaGojira3k]

[klen7]

[MekaGojira3k]

[MekaGojira3k]

Godzilla 2000 is great. I think the kaiju look great. There's some shaky CGI, but generally everything is so much fun I can't be bothered all that much. The story is classic ALIEN VS GODZILLA but the alien race is the monster. The Godzilla Prediction Network is an interesting and welcome addition to the series. We also get a full on explanation for Godzilla's indestructible nature (Regenerator G-1 or ...what was the Japanese one Organizer G or something?)

Takao Okawara creates a ton of really beautiful images in this movie. It's kind of staggering how nice everything feels. I kind of wish Okawara hadn't stopped making Godzilla films. I feel like I would have rather seen more of this than Tezuka's stuff. It's probably just the new team surrounding him.


Let's also remark on the great cast. I swear. These guys/these characters help make Godzilla 2000 a great watch. These three specifically give a great amount of depth and history to this world and they do it through their interactions and not through a lengthy GODZILLA 1954 IS THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENED. I love this movie.


Orga is a decent enough villain. As I said before I only wish the claws could move just to give that extra touch that made him feel a little more "living". I loved the idea of a Godzilla clone trying to be accomplished. It's a great concept, too, considering this came after GINO.

Great movie, and I love it more and more as time goes on.

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"What if we just shut down all the electrical generators? If there's no power, maybe he'll just go away!"
"No, it's no use."
"I think Shinoda's right. There's only one thing on Godzilla's mind right now."

I really love this movie. It really all comes down to balance. This movie has it all, and it was the perfect antidote to everything GINO had wrong in its attempt to be a Godzilla movie. The best is how it starts out with the weather chaser motiff, showing Godzilla as the force of nature he is, and then it compliments this with some awesome Jurassic Park references. It's just a perfect blend, and it works so well for bringing new Godzilla fans into the fold.

But back to that balance. Storywise everyone has a chance to shine, and all the characters, human and kaiju alike, are fun and interesting to watch. Effects wise, we have everything: miniatures, military artillery, building smashing and wanton destruction.


Perspective shots, this flick is full of them!

This movie doesn't waste a chance at a perspective or effects shot emphasizing how large G is. MekaGojira3k has some great pics in his post above. The beginning of the movie is chock full of them. Some work far better than others, and a few, like G's initial advance on the beach, are pretty weak.

I've always been a fan of this G suit, but I guess if there's one thing I don't like, and this thought came to mind while reading king_ghidorah's post in the cool pics thread about how the new G will probably be pretty spikey, it's that the dorsal spikey fins sometimes look a little *too* large.


A little too back heavy in a few shots

And the only other negative I have to say about the movie is that its not on bluray domestially! I have yet to see the Japanese version, and I'm hoping we'll see a bluray in the future featuring both.