I haven't seen it in a few years but I recall it being distinctly average right up till the eggs are discovered and then it deep dives downward
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Watched it again recently, before this series started. It might have been an OK movie if it wasn't for the cast and for pretty happens after pretty much the location moves to NY. Matthew Broderick simply doesn't have any kind of charisma, and in every scene the camera lingers on him, he's like a block hole of anything interesting due to his monotone delivery, and inexistent facial expressions. Jean Reno is a good actor but he's reduced to a comic afterthought that relies on cheap stereotypes and one-liners. The "love interest" is absolutely laughable as a character and subplot.
It's a bad movie, as simple as that, Godzilla or not. The original script was much more interesting and Jan de Bont was meant to direct, but it was turned down for being too expensive...then Emmerick shows up and the result is a movie that was more expensive and much, much worse than everything de Bont could hav done.Comment
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Movie 24 - Godzilla 2000: Millennium
With the American Era failing to spark into life, Toho dove on the opportunity to deliver fans the return of the 'real' Godzilla and so the Millennium Era was born. Arriving the very next year from the Broderick film, 2000 gave fans the third timeline in franchise by once again ignoring all previous films making this a direct sequel to the 1954 original. Whilst Japan has spent years studying Godzilla since the first emergence, this film immediately dives into the aliens again who battle Godzilla and eventually absorb the monsters DNA to turn into Millennian but unable to control the DNA, it mutates into Orga. The film only received mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office as a result.
Where you bitten by the Millennium bug?Comment
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I gave up trying to watch this legally, so I watched it on archive dot org, sorry everyone.Originally posted by Neon Ignition View Post
Anyway, it was an interesting watch.
Some of the models were great and others didn't really work.
Wasn't sold on the animatronic Godzilla face, that just looked like the Chewitts monster.
The finale in Tokyo was great, though.
Interesting having a mix of countries getting involved and the nonchalance of the yanks because it's not on American soil was interesting.
Funnily enough, I realised that the film was the one being serialised in the Manga Mania comic as I remember the radioactive sea lice things at the start.
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Not seen G2K, sorry!
Trying to fill the gaps, though!Comment
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He could take GodzillaComment
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I’ve been slowly working my way through the Showa era box set. Just seen up to Destroy All Monsters. So far all the movies have been pretty good although I’m not too taken by Son of Godzilla. King King vs Godzilla is the American version and it’s a bit weird. The US shot footage dominates the film and the sense of detachment the reports display is at odds with the events they are describing.
It’s been like seeing all of these films for the first time given how long it is since I’ve seen them. The miniature work is outstanding throughout the films and the of the era SF stylings of the sets and costumes gives me a nostalgic feeling. You can actually see how the green screen FX improve across the era just by looking at the Peanuts.
Funny how many actors are in multiple films often in different roles. I don’t know if it’s a national pride thing but it’s incredible the resources Japan seems to be able to roll out the combat the kaiju at short notice. Definitely the inspiration for stuff like Evangelion’s NERV.
The threat of the kaiju is watered down as the series goes on to the point where the big G is a sort clumsy benefactor of humanity. King Ghidorrah looks great resplendent in gold with the wires surprisingly well hidden.
My favourite films so far are the original and Invasion of the Astro-Monster.Comment
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Godzilla 2K is one of the weaker entries. The only memorable scene on top of my mind are the JDF Su-35s (!) attacking the alien spaceship as they were in an aerobatic show, and the human story takes up large portions of the movie, with just one final monster battle worth of notice. Previous and later movies mixed up monsters and humans plots much better, but at the very least the humans are sort-of interesting and original, something that cannot be said for a lot Godzilla movies.
Also, decent kid character, always a plus.Comment
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Started watching this one last night. Don’t think I’ll bother finishing it. It’s pretty bad. When the wee fella is dreaming about being on Monster Island with his pal Minilla the footage of the kaiju is scenes being reused from previous films. Not for me thanks.Originally posted by Neon Ignition View PostMovie 10 - All Monsters Attack
The next annual release would mark the tenth but also the first real time that reaction to an entry really blew back in the studios face with the film being considered the worst entry up to this point. With a plot involving a kid who befriends Manilla, the son of Godzilla, who is also being bullied by other monsters and together they learn to stand up for themselves.
Is the film the worst of the first ten?
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Yeah, I've never bothered with it.
At least you've given it a try.
Loving your updates, by the way!Comment
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Movie 25 - Godzilla vs Megaguirus
After the less than stellar reaction to 2000, the next year saw another entry launch but once again the timeline was reset with GvM once again acting as a direct sequel to the original 1954 film delivering fans the fourth timeline. The plot revolving around a plan to destroy Godzilla and to deter attacks by replacing nuclear energy with plasma. The film again received a very middling response.
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Another one I've not seen, but has it ever had a release in the UK?
They just seemed to stop releasing them after Mothra in the Heisei films, but I don't think any of the Millennium series were available here.Comment
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Movie 26 - Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Another year passed and Toho once again had another Godzilla film ready for release with this long titled entry which yet again threw out all the previous films in the franchise and delivered another direct sequel to the 1954 original with the exception of a reference to the failed US film. Here Godzilla attacks Japan leading to Mothra, King Ghidorah and Baragon to come to its defense. The film enjoyed a better response than the two prior Millennium Era entries before it and also a better performance at the box office.
Did you find this entry to be an All-Out hit?Comment
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Another one I've not seen and will have to watch on Archive.Comment
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