by mechakingghidorah » Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:48 pm
Overrated - Godzilla vs King Ghidorah. Seems to be one of the most popular Heisei Godzillas to me, but it just has too many problems to me. Inconsistent acting (too many bad white boys), inconsistent special effects (Godzillasaurus scene, anyone?), and a silly story that makes really no sense at all. It has it's high points (great Ifukube score, Godzilla and King Ghidorah both look great, and most of the monster scenes look pretty good), and it's overall a pretty decent Godzilla film, but I just hear way too many G fans put this one up on a pedestal when it's not that great overall.
Underrated - Definetely Godzilla vs Biollante. It surely has a fairly complex and confusing storyline, and does feature too many characters, but the monster action is top notch in this one. Kawakita was very inspired and visionary with this film, and the special effects have a freshness and an energy to them that declined over the Heisei series. Biollante is a very inspired opponent, and is manipulated surprisingly well. Godzilla looks about the best ever in this film, and his new design for this film was yet another one of it's innovative turns and ideas. Godzilla is seen a lot, and there is a great deal of monster action, effects scenes, and miniatures. I don't think Koichi Sugiyama's score is nearly as bad as many others made it out to be, and once again, it is another fresh step for the series. The final battle between Godzilla and Biollante's final form, while brief, is just amazing in how well it is done and how good it looks. I have thought a lot about this, and I really can't see why so many fans seem to dislike Godzilla vs Biollante. Most fans and reviewers seem to usually place it about middle of the road, but I think it's much better than that.
"Watch it, X-Man!" - Kazama