Up From The Depths Reviews | Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- Godzilla escapes his volcanic slumber while a grieving scientist creates the monstrous plant Biollante.
Released: December 16, 1989
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Director: Kazuki Omori
Screenplay: Kazuki Omori, based on a story by Shinichiro Kobayashi
Music: Koichi Sugiyama
Special Effects: Koichi Kawakita
Starring:
Kunihiko Mitamura as Kazuhito Kirishima
Yoshiko Tanaka as Asuka Okochi
Masanobu Takashima as Major Sho Kuroki
Megumi Odaka as Miki Saegusa
Kōji Takahashi as Dr. Genichiro Shiragami
Toru Minegishi as Col. Goro Gondo
Godzilla portrayed by Kenpachiro Satsuma, Shigeru Shibazaki, and Yoshitaka Kimura; Biollante portrayed by Masao Takegami
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This is one of my personal favorites.
Mines as well! I had it on VHS as a kid and I watched it all the time!
The biggest kaiju cock tease of all monsters. The story is pretty good, and for a while it works well as a sequel to 1984, but my GOD does Biollante get side tracked as a villain. The stage was set so well, but the final confrontation was so nerfed.
You have good taste.
This has been my all time favorite... til shin Godzilla came out
I'm a Godzilla vs Destroyah and MechaGodzilla 2 guy but this one is still great
It should be mentioned in the american release it had the best rating. It was rated PG for "Traditional Godzilla violence."
Best rating ever.
That is pretty awesome
Most Godzilla films usually get PG13 or not rated.
Managed to hunt down the DVD recently and noticed that on the back. Best warning.
TGV is corrupting our kids.
Just seeing godzilla walking out of a volcano is just badass. Biollante needs to come back in the future
I hated this movie when I was saw this in '91. It took me 16 years to realize how amazing this movie is.. Goro Gundo is one of the best characters in the franchise IMO!
Same
I read an awful review for this in 93 and skipped it since I could only get 3 films and was missing destroy all monsters, and the 2 latest, king Ghidorah and Mothra 91 and 92. Saw it a couple years later and couldn’t stop thinking of it. To this day it’s my second favorite after the original . The Japanese polled it especially high recently too. They didn’t like it at first but now rank it the best since the original (granted it was probably mostly G fans who responded)
Underrated masterpiece. And my favorite hisesi Godzilla movie
Hardly underrated, considering in a huge ass poll for the best Godzilla movie, during the lead-up to Shin - Biollante knocked Gojira off the top spot.
i'm kind of torn, I do love Godzilla vs Bio i really did like Godzilla vs Mothra, battle for earth
I'd say it's like the classic Evangelion, hugely beloved but rare and expensive to come by ($200)
I’m on a journey on watching all Godzilla films, I just watched Godzilla vs Biollante, one of my favorites but apart from the 1954 original, my absolute favorite has been Godzilla Returns, I loved every single minute of that movie.
Used to rent this repeatedly from blockbuster in the early 90’s. I love how it retains a lot of the darkness from the 1984 installment. Easily one of the best.
same, the stores i had went through a bunch of name changes, movie mania, Video update but for a long time Godzilla (1984) and Godzilla vs Bio were the only Heisei videos i could find. it wasn't until like 10 years later that a Suncoast opened in the mall near me where i finally got ahold of the rest of the Heisei movies
DevilJin there was a flea market in Pensauken NJ that sold subtitled copies of the hesei series. Picked them up around ‘95/96ish. I can still remember freaking out when I found out there were Godzilla films I hadn’t seen.
Block Buster used to have more locations than just that one in Australia? Oof. I'm a baby.
Godzilla vs Biollante is one of several Godzilla films where watching the Dubbed version might make for a smoother and superior experience. Yes, the Dubs in general have bad voice acting....but once you get beyond that general rule of being at a lower standard....you can appreciate getting the whole film in English without any bad "Engrish" ruining the experience or creating inconsistencies.
Yeah, the English dubbed voices of the English speaking actors, while still kind of cheesy, is miles better. This is the case in all the Heisei movies.
@@UpFromTheDepths88 except for godzilla vs king ghidorah. The japanese version with the american soldiers is better than the american version.
I quite like the dubs for some of the Showa-era stuff like Ghidorah, Rodan and Invasion of Astro-Monster, but they also made a few unnecessary edits. Heisei-era dubbing can be a tad naff at times, but I do appreciate being able to watch the movies while I work, which is kind of imperative with the whole situation the world is in right now.
@@channelwithout It would be interesting if, for Godzilla's 70th anniversary....Toho not only did 4K restorations of every G film(which they have done no less than 8 movies at this point)....but also perhaps commissioned new English Dubs for every film from a handful of well known/professional Dubbing companies/studios.
We're at a point now where the quality and availability of the English Dubs for Godzilla films is wildly varied. Some are not officially available, for some, only edited/alternate versions have English dubs, for some, the theatrical cuts have Dubs....but they are of a clearly lesser quality.
It would be a nice 70th anniversary 'present' to be able to enjoy EVERY Godzilla film, in the original version, with a relatively high quality and accurate English Dub.
One can dream.
@@ChrisPeteG unlikely, but could be an interesting idea if the right cast was chosen. The typical response would be "why don't you just watch the subtitled version". Here's the thing, I do. In fact, I tend to watch both. But a good dub makes an imported property a lot more successful and likely to get the recognition it deserves, Cowboy Bebop being a good example. Heck, it can even rejuvenate an otherwise uninteresting property like the infamous anime "Ghost Stories". I think Godzilla Raids Again would be much better if it received an uncut dub.
One of the most underrated films of the franchise, one of my personal favs.
Biolante is such a great Monster. The design is so great.
Not for me though
She is too weak. I wish Toho could continue the heisei series, and bringing back some of the monsters like Biollante making her for durability bring more continuity.
Biollante is such a unique and elegant creature, she’s always been one of my favorites.
I also wish there was a version of Godzilla vs Destoroyah that could function as more of a direct sequel to this film. I feel that Return, Biollante, and Destoroyah are the overall strongest of the Heisei series. It is just that the presence of Junior would be unexplained.
The first time I saw anything of this movie was back in the early 2000, when I went to the video store. I remember specifically seeing a VHS Of this film and on the case, the art was that of the poster. Biollante in the background, Godzilla in front of her and vines crawling up his legs. I thought it was awesome! When my family got the computer and RUclips became a thing, the music videos of Godzilla was my first real exposure to the scenes of this film. When I finally saw it...I was blown away and loved it.
I have that VHS. The cover art is AMAZING.
One of my favourite things of the Hessei era are the cover art of their films, its just beautiful
This film is one of the best in the series, and a HUGE upgrade from the previous film. The Godzilla design is easily the best in the series (aside from the slightly modified version of the same suit used in the next movie), the characters are much more interesting, the story is way more action-packed and investing, and the themes of the dangers of Bio-Engineering were a great direction to take the films. The idea of a monster created from Godzilla’s DNA would be done multiple times after this, with mixed results. I’d say my favorite of these Godzilla Clone monsters would be SpaceGodzilla, but from a visual standpoint, Biollante is easily the most impressive. Her design is astounding, dwarfing Godzilla in some shots, and her puppetry is easily some of the best practical effects I’ve ever seen in a film, ever. Gotta love this one. Just non-stop action and great story all throughout.
Biollante is one of my favourite Kaiju's and I was kind of disappointed that she didn't get that much focus in the movie. Also the Super-X was much more effective in the previous movie than in this one, where one blast seems to be enough to damage it.
Seriously, Super-XII only seemed to piss him off than damage him, compared to the Super-X which killed him if it wasn't for the damned lightning from the bomb collision
This was my first Godzilla movie and am proud of it. Biollante to date is my favorite Kaiju- which is saying a lot considering I was a major dragon nut back in the day, and she beat out Ghidorah. To date I pray she’ll return.
One of my all time favorites. Everything about it is incredible. And that soundtrack! So good
A truly underrated installment in the Godzilla series. Maybe there's too much focus on espionage and eco-terrorism, and Biollante is underdeveloped, but Godzilla vs. Biollante hits the right notes where it counts - especially the improved special effects and the return of the Godzilla theme.
One of my favorite movies when I was a kid I would love to see a modern movie made with biollante in it.
I love this film right away when I was 11. It just seemed different in how it presented things we had seen in Godzilla movies before. I need to check out the other reviews.
honestly , i never heard someone recommending this one, but since you did I looked for it, and yes, its amazing.
Everyone says this is another Godzilla vs Monster of the Week movie. It's not. He broke free of the mountain and was returning to the sea but Biolante caught his attention. He was not trying to engage in combat, he was purely curious as he had never seen a Kaiju like them.
That Biollante design is terrifying.
Here is where the Heisei series really hit its groove. An outstanding entry on multiple levels. I wish later films did more with the G-cells. They are a concept too good to leave as a dangling plot thread.
I actually loved the soundtrack of the film. The song that uses a sample of the Godzilla theme but remixed is actually one of my favorite tracks in the film since it's appropriately used for the human stuff, whereas the big G gets the traditional heavier orchestrated themes.
Great review and retrospective to one of my Top 3 favorite Godzilla films of all time!
The Heisei G-films established a cinematic universe decades before Marvel. And although Godzilla Returns was the first, Godzilla vs Biollante is the one which set the tone for the remainder of the series.
The ending of this movie was so sad
Sheragami is one of my favorites
And Miki's introductory film to the series is a welcome sight
My second favorite Godzilla movie and Biollante is hands-down my favorite Kaiju of all time
This film is so terribly underrated!
@@alexyoutubechannel8175 I feel Godzilla vs. Destoroyah is more overrated.
My all time favorite design of Godzilla and my favorite Godzilla movie for having an interesting genetic arms race story and gave Godzilla his best look yet.
This is the one I watched all the time as a kid, and is still one of my favorites!
This movie used to rock me when I was a kid. I would go to Blockbuster to specifically rent this one movie! I remember getting so excited seeing Godzilla re-emerge from the volcano (queue the music!). And Biollante was a terrifying foe! Their water fights were creepy as all get out! The art and creature designs on this flick were really top notch.
Leaving a like & a comment for the Kaiju Tuber King's eventual return.
I like this movie and Biollante is very unique looking monster and she looks very terrifying.
Just found you channel. It's good. I like your reviews. Have you reviewed the 90's Gamera films. While Godzilla is my all-time fav. The Gamera Trilogy for me is the Gold standard in giant monster films
A great Godzilla movie to be sure. And the introduction of genetic manipulation was great. It makes sense in a world that spawned Godzilla some would at him as a resource of genetic mutation possibilities. I always thought the idea of bacteria that could organically break down radiation was fascinating.
I remember renting this movie from the library as a kid. I was pretty fascinated with the darkness in Godzilla vs Biollante, and even as a kid, it was very different than the other Godzilla films I've seen. The VHS case didn't have the usual cover though, for some reason. Instead it was just blank, with the back having the logo, a small screenshot of Godzilla walking over the buildings seen here 4:41. I must admit, Godzilla really does look creepy in this movie
overall, soild 9/10
Biollante looked badass!
Moral of the film: Dont be a dentist submitting ideas to a film company, otherwise you're gonna be despised because your plot is underrated and the overall film is underrated too (aka it friggin sucks to be a Gojira fan if youre a dentist)
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.
In fact, Episode 34 of "The Return of Ultraman'' was the original story of Biollante. This is a story that was accepted in a story call when the original author was young. When Godzilla was revived in the Heisei era, a call for original works was held, and an original work that replaced the story of Ultraman with Godzilla was submitted and accepted. From a Japanese Kaijyu fan.
I remember stumbling over the soundtrack to this film and actually loving that guitar heavy cheese fest from the start of the film... Ok... I still love it... It's one of the best tunes in the Godzilla musical ouvre for me. Just a pity it wasn't used better in the actual film.
I seem to gravitate towards thos movie when I want to watch a Godzilla movie. Love the music and every time i see it, I wanna see Biollante brought back in a movie again.
What's wrong with bio wars? It's a greater theme, one of my favs.
It’s full version is amazing
Bio Wars isn't bad but when you get down to it, it's the Akira Ifukube soundtrack with upbeat music
@@GaiusIntrepidus so? That's not necessarily a bad thing. Shows just how good the Classic themes are that they could be molded to other genres and still be good.
@@joshchiang5995 yeah I'm not calling it a bad thing, just saying whatever caused Akira Ifukube to get pissed
Anyone know if the dvd has english dub or just subtitles?? Dont have this one in my posession
I also feel that, up until maybe Shin Godzilla....this is the last Godzilla movie that you can compare to similar US films of the same time period, sort of genre/creature feature fare.....and it actually holds up in terms of production value. Once the US was in the era of Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park....the effects caliber of Godzilla films began trailing behind US counterparts...and didn't caught up for nearly 3 decades.
It's one of those hidden jems that I really enjoy but even fans haven't seen on account of it getting one VHS release for longest time which is a real shame
I really liked this film. It wasn't my favourite, but it was a really good movie with one of the most creative monster origins in my opinion. 7.9/10
As a kid, I always wanted to watch this movie since I loved Biollante. He was one of my favorite kaijus and I even had a plush of him. Never was able to find this movie till I was much older. Didn't disappoint
Isn't Biollante technically a female?
@@GaiusIntrepidus yeah, thats a my b
I love this Godzilla design
“He merges her DNA with that of a rose and Godzilla in a desperate attempt to keep her alive.” As you do . . .
What do say when u cant find the button to stop the countdown for the bombs that’ll release godzilla?
Amen😂😂😂
2:53 Koji Takahashi? In the New World Pictures release of Godzilla 1985, when the helicopter over the freeway gets destroyed, I believe the Reporter says his name is Koji Takahashi. I wonder if that's a coincidence or if there's something to that. Maybe it's another 'Goro Maki' type deal.
Loving this series by the way. This movie is in my Top 3 and you did a great job explaining why it is.
Seriously, one of the best Godzilla movies ever. It's been my personal favorite since I saw it around 91. I'm pretty sure the people at Video Stop got tired of me renting it out every weekend.
I hope the new Godzilla movies incorporate Biollante somehow, she's such a cool looking monster
Where can one find a decent quality copy of this to view anyhow?
This movie is near my DVD player at all times...
Miki's rise to glory begins here!
Okay, I will defent Bio Wars to death. The music piece itself in my opinion is one of the best in the whole franchise. Fast slapping highlights the pace of the scenes where it was used, it highlights the whole corporate espionage subplot very well and in the Osaka evacuation scene it starts right at the moment when the reprise from the original Akira Ifukube march begins, adding to the overall feeling of ominous and frantic situaton. Ifukube hated ths track, but I love it and I love how it was used in the film.
The sound direction itself is really great with how it uses the musis, including the classic pieces. Scenes with Godzilla drawings and the military preparations when the reworked Frigate March from the Invasion of Astro-Monster starts playing still hype me up every time.
My first exposure to Godzilla is through this movie. And I really enjoyed the story.
It’s one of my best guys all movies I saw this in my childhood and when I was in my first time going to middle school and this was my favorite that I watch with Godzilla in my childhood I’m surprised it wasn’t a grade at the box office in that is so crazy because this is a good film
Also.....in a weird 'headcanon' kind of way, Godzilla 2000 works quite nicely when perceived as a sequel to this film. They have similar Godzilla-cell-centric plot-lines, enemies sort of spawned from Godzilla....and a heavy Godzilla focus. They have tones and styles the feel quite similar in a lot of ways.
My favorite Godzilla movie that also features another monster. I prefer Godzilla being the main threat/focus, but Biollante is interesting enough to share the spotlight, but never overshadows Godzilla which many of the monster (vs.) movies often do. The human characters, and themes are also well done, and the overall effects are on par with the previous movie, and are some of the best in the entire franchise. I agree about some of the voice actors being off putting, and the score while good not always seeming to fit tonally with what's happening on screen, other than that an overall solid Godzilla movie.
As a kid, this was the only Heisei Godzilla movie at my local Hollywood Video, and I remember being utterly terrified of Biollante during the Biollante fights.
This is the one I don't own because it's impossible to find unless I want to pay 60-120$ for what is likely a copy someone made on their PC.
I liked Godzilla and Biolante. Very cool. Miki is pretty likeable. I liked the sound track a lot. Hearing all the variations of the regular Godzilla theme was cool. However, watching this subbed with the English speaking actors not subtitled made things difficult to understand. I had difficulty keeping track of all the characters although that assassin with the sun glasses was pretty cool and Goro Gondo’s death was cool. Because of how difficult this film was to follow for me, I just can’t say this one is my favorite. I would give it a 6/10.
Didn't even know this one existed.
So i thought i tottalyy dreamt this movie in the series as a kid i must have watched it cause seeing the scenes reminds me more! where can i find the full movie?
A very underrated film. The only downsides are the silly foreign actors and the monster fight scenes are maybe a little too short. Otherwise you are spot on. :)
@UpFromTheDepths, do you think that we will ever see the day where we see Biollante return on the bigscreen?
I know I'm 2 years late but do you know the differences between the Legit and Bootleg DVD of Godzilla vs Biollante?
THIS IS THE BEST G FILM EVER. BESIDES THE FIRST ONE. THIS FILM AND THIS VIDEO ESSAY WAS FANTASTIC.
Hey Up, do you know of a Godzilla movie where he fights monster that came from a coocon, beats him and then keeps destroying the city? It had a female PM and had a final speech that I don´t quite remeber. I saw it when I was little.
My second favorite Heisei Godzilla film with my favorite being Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2
You rock my man 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Though I don't have a favorite Godzilla film, my favorite Kaiju is Biollante.
This and 1985 1954 are my favorites
One of me favorites
So this is day of the triffids but godzilla is there
Someone who dislikes Kugiyama's musics?
*hears an ominous mob from afar*
Ive seen you say that this is your favorite godzilla movie is it true?
A top 5 for me.
Wow! What an improvement over The Return Of Godzilla. And one of the best Heisei Godzilla films. The Godzilla design is the best it has ever been and the design is perfect for this series of Godzilla films. Biollante is also one of the most unique monsters in the entire franchise. The humans in this film are some of the most interesting in the entire franchise, the destruction scenes are fantastic and the plot is actually pretty interesting. The biggest problem though is that the final fight is way too short it is only 3 minutes long and that always bothers me. The first act is also kinda slow and the music has some tracks that feel outta place like Bio Wars (even though I love this track). Even with these problems though, Godzilla vs Biollante is definitely one of the best films in the Godzilla series. I will give it a 8.8/10.
Is your star rating out of 4 or 5?
This film features your favorite godzilla design
Indeed it does!
IDK, the upbeat music is just a product of the 80s in my mind. I enjoy it lol
One of the scripts rejected turned out to be Gunhed... So I think Toho made the right move.
Of all the Kaijū films (along with the Heisei Gamera Trilogy) and amongst all the Godzilla films this one is my absolute favourite. I grew up with the dub (in my case german) and thus I didn't experience the terrible english actors in the japanese original, which probably was a blessing ;)
This movie is criminally underrated because some Godzilla meathead fans wants repeated bullshit of some lizard running around instead of a MOVIE. This movie is a piece of art.
Looking back, I almost expect Dr Ian Malcolm (from Jurassic Park) to pop up with him going off on someone on genetic engineering.
Just imagine *THAT!*
I just watched the movie and I loved it! It influenced me to buy the x plus biollante
Another underrated Godzilla movie with an underrated Monster, Biollante seriously need to make a comeback.
great video, ... toe to toe vs modern bro? Now I have to watch this asap .. I am 100% serious.
Who's the voice?
Great effects. The rest - not so much to put it mildly especially the spy subplot and Biollante's role (or rather lack of any direction) before the last act. It's ok but it's not on level with Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla '93.
Funny, I disagree with almost everything you just said. The spy/espionage subplot actually makes sense in a modern geopolitical setting. Add in Godzilla, a cool enemy monster and great music and you have one of best entries in the franchise.
Imagine seeing that design for the first time in 1989...
I bet you’d be confuse as f##k
what the....? why only 4 stars?
Megumi Odaka was a cutie!
As its a sequel I would prefer the 1985 costume... don't get me wrong... this G was one of a kind back in the day... but when I watched it I felt the same thing like when in "Iron Man 2 " Colonel James Rhodes was changed