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Up From The Depths Reviews | Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
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- Опубликовано: 9 апр 2019
- The three guardian monsters Baragon, Mothra, and King Ghidorah must protect Japan from a vengeance possessed Godzilla.
Released December 15, 2001
Producer: Shogo Tomiyama
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Screenplay: Shusuke Kaneko, Keiichi Hasegawa and Masahiro Yokotani
Music: Ko Otani
Special Effects: Makoto Kamiya
Starring:
Chiharu Niiyama as Yuri Tachibana
Ryūdō Uzaki as Admiral Taizo Tachibana
Masahiro Kobayashi as Teruaki Takeda
Shirō Sano as Haruki Kadokura
Kaho Minami as Intelligence Captain Kumi Emori
Hideyo Amamoto as Professor Hirotoshi Isayama
Shinya Owada as Lt. General Mikumo
Kunio Murai as HQ Secretary Masato Hinogaki
Shingo Katsurayama as SDF Intelligence Major Tokihiko Kobayakawa
Masahiko Tsugawa as Chief Cabinet Secretary
Godzilla portrayed by Mizuho Yoshida, King Ghidorah portrayed by Akira Ohashi, Baragon portrayed by Rie Ota
#Godzilla #Mothra #KingGhidorah #Baragon #GMK
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The only time ghidorah was a good guy
And he still loses! : (
I'M SUPPOSED TO KILL HIM
Well, this is basically his baby form.
@@zixorus748 True, his ultimate form was stated to be Yamata no Orochi.
Don’t forget Mecha King Ghidorah.
I dont' mind the way they kill him either. I basically took it as sheer anger and violence ends up destroying itself. I mean the impression I got from Taizo and his right hand guy was that they didn't think attacking Godzilla from the inside would kill him, they were just desperate to try to hurt him even a little. Some people take the ending as being a downer but I think it's for the most part happy. The last shot is just to show that Godzilla, just like past crimes, can re-grow and return. Not a case of 'oh fuck he's gonna grow back in a day and they won't have any Guardian Monsters!'
He actually doesnt die in the movie. It shows his heart beating at the bottom of the ocean.
@@thedodofarmer1butnotmaking167 In this film, Godzilla is basically a zombie. A normal Godzilla won't regenerate from just the heart alone.
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This was one of the Strongest version of Godzilla for sure.
@@megalon73 not really as this godzilla was fighting a nerfed version of ghidorah
@@Kaiju-bm4ts Your Wrong! This Godzilla is a strong and full Beast.
The music in this movie is the most criminally underrated I’ve ever seen. Many people will probably never bother to listen to it because it’s from a Godzilla movie.
After all, it IS composed by the guy who gave us the score for Shadow of the Colossus.
And the Heisei Gamera trilogy too.
This movie is simply the best millennium Godzilla movie and one of the best Godzilla movies ever. God thank for letting the director of the Hisesi Gamera trilogy to direct an awesome entry in the Godzilla franchise. I especially love the whole concept behind Godzilla being death incarnated by ww2 souls, as well as the ancient Guardian monsters, which King of the monsters is kinda borrowing elements of, interestingly. The film could drag in the 1st act and some of the acting is very Hulky at times, but still the human and kaiju elements go together like P&B, accompanied with an awesome soundtrack by Kow Otani. Plus the special effects in this movie are top notch and visually spectacular. I Give GMK an 7.8/10.
Too much water, eh?
I love the way they show Godzilla here
Honestly I think GMK is 9.9/10
Lol 7.8 IGN
I gave it 8.8-9.7/10
This was the film that made me love baragon.
Same, I always tried to recreate this fight in Godzilla save the Earth.
Same
Same I just Realized Him on gmk in 2019 lol
This is one of the only movies that has Baragon.
This was this film that made all of us love Baragon. Here this film's underdog (well even though he gets killed off by Godzilla quickly.)
This movie was a breath of fresh air compared to the last movie. There isn't really another Godzilla film like this movie. Godzilla was terrifying, Mothra and Baragon had a great modern update, and King Ghidorah was declawed but still plenty intimidating. I loved the movie for how different it was. 8/10
I'm glad you point out the quality of music in these films. Many can overlook this, but a good score can often be enough to lift up what otherwise would have been underwhelming films :)
Godzilla has always had consistently good scores.
Up From The Depths I’d say almost every film in the series has a fantastic score. It’s more notable when there’s been a disappointing score and any time Akira Ifukube’s at the helm you know it’s gonna be good
i actually really liked the ending...
he gets blasted on the neck and starts spewing out that hole.. even injured he is so Malicious that he tries again to a disastrous result.
I live that he is beaten by his own malice
Yes
he wanted to kill so much that he ended up killing himself
that's hardcore
Godzilla has them crazy eyes. Gotta love it
He’s possessed by the souls of the WW2 Japanese soldiers
@@moragag9307 **USA soldiers, not japanese
Rocket Raccoon Not just U.S. soldiers, Chinese soldiers, Australian soldiers, Chinese civilians that died Nanking and in their fucked-up “scientific research facilities”, civilians from all across the island nations of the Pacific Theatre, and maybe even a few Japanese anti-war activists that were tortured to death in by the Japanese military.
Ah, the first Godzilla film I saw from start to finish. This film’s special effects are godlike. The hospital scene still fucks me up with how sudden and morbid it is.
That scene jarred me into the realization that this was indeed a very different kind of Godzilla.
No wonder its good
Movie was directed by the one that made heisei gamera
Taizo is certainly one of the biggest bad asses from the Godzilla franchise for sure.I really liked Yuri too.
“Yuri... reporting for duty.”
The scene where he learns that the the original Godzilla was defeated by the oxygen destroyer and not the military is probably one of the best human moments in the series.
Nice analysis.
The part about being radically different while still respecting the original vision is something more people need to remember, especially after the most recent films went for massive changes without that respect.
Would you mind elaborating on how so?
@@Guyverman01 When you watch GMK, it's clear that Kaneko understands the Godzilla series, meaning every change he makes - even the radical ones - always feels natural. It's a diferent interpretation that makes sense and which is integral to the plot.
In something like the Anime Trilogy...well,that was made by people who do not understand the material (not speculation on my part, but a solid fact confirmed in interviews). As a result, the changes made exist in spite of the established material rather than because of it.
That's the short elaboration.
Would’ve Godzilla being plant-based been more tolerable had it been integral to the plot in the anime films?
Yes.
@@Guyverman01 Yes
This is a film that I shunned for many years because of it’s portrayal of Ghidorah, but when I watched it last summer I was blown away! It’s in my top 10 now.
I always thought of Ghidora in the older movies as a badass bully, but a coward once things don't go his way. This Ghidorah wasn't as strong since it wasn't fully grown but every bit as heroic as the big G is in older movies, which made his failure impactful and has always been one of the reasons I liked this one so much. Glad you gave it a chance. ;)
I kinda loved the idea of King Ghidorah being a good monster, with Godzilla being a villain. But I don’t think this movie executed the “Good Guy Ghidorah” concept very well.
@@Hugsploder coward? thats showa gigan. Showa ghidorah got brutally murderd in Destroy all monster and in heisei he got blasted shit out of him by steroids godzilla
@@icedevilart1379 monsterverse Ghirdorah is the best one, not being controlled, taking names and being difficult to best where most of the good side had to come together to beat him.
His wake up roar is beautiful and his entrance is memorable.
In regards to the ending of the film, I thought it was actually pretty solid. Considering that Godzilla in this film is possessed by the souls of those who lost their lives in WW2 and those who had been forgotten by Japan, it made sense how they killed off Godzilla. A point in the film was that Japan had drifted too far away from their honor, spirituality, and tradition by becoming more materialistic in nature, so the only thing that could sate the souls of the dead using Godzilla would be those who understood their suffering and respected the idea of honor, spirituality, and tradition. Taizo and Yuri Tachibana both embrace these philosophies by the end of the film. The Guardian Kaiju at the end of the film sense the determination of the Tachibanas and set up Taizo for the kill against Godzilla. The film ends with Taizo and Yuri showing reverence to the fallen and to the Guardian Kaiju, showing that they understand why Godzilla returned like he did and that this was a spiritual lesson for everyone involved to learn from. Taizo goes from being unable to see his daughter's potential to being inspired by her bravery and dedication, and reconnects with the trauma of his past, having seen the destruction Godzilla caused firsthand in 1954. In return, Yuri goes from an irresponsible young woman to a mature woman who understands why it's important to never forget your roots and those we have lost over the years. I thought it was a poetic and really awesome ending. Godzilla's heart beating at the end is a reminder that if Japan ever loses their way again, he'll return, leaving a foreboding and open ending. Amazing stuff.
Ended up watching this the other night. One of the best ones definitely.
Not just this film was my first Godzilla film, but it was a first ever feature length film I watched in a theater.
I was about 6 at that time, and without a doubt it was a great first time experience. It remained really serious and dramatic for most of time, and even horrifying(in an impressive way) for most of the time. Also, it must be lucky that I experienced to see three of the most popular kaijyus from the series going on ultimate showdown.
GMK has my favorite human storyline. I am usually dying for the human crap to be done with so the movie gets back to the monster action. I love this one so much. I’ve been lucky enough to see it on the big screen twice, cried like a baby both times.
Hands down my favorite Godzilla movie. The suits look great and it's one of the few movies that make Godzilla scary.
This was my 1st godzilla movie. Will always hold a special place in my heart
This is an excellent channel. You make very high quality content sir.
I agree, he earned himself a sub!
Who doesn't love giant monsters attacking you?
Me
Giant monster movies are better than any other regular disaster movie.
My personal favorite Godzilla love all the love it gets honestly
Well hello my nightmares! And GMK and Baragon, GMK Godzilla being Godzillas 1954 spirit with WW2 spirits being annoyed with Japan.
And I found the ending fun. Then them showing his beating and His theme playing. That's awesome.
This is one of my favorite godzilla movies and favorite movies in general. Its truly amazing.
I actually had lunch with the director at out back stack house. True story
happy 20th anniversary gmk!!! :3
would love to see the gamera trilogy's director make another godzilla movie as i really loved the mystical angle he gave the kaiju(that the monsterverse is taking elements from.),ghidorah being an ancient guardian with him being a declawed oorochi,this godzilla being possesed by the souls of ww2's tragedies but not being completely sympathetic with him killing people out of his way and the ending being both a "as long as there's evil he'll someday return" but also "if you respect and remember your history's mistakes you'll defeat and subside the haunts of the past" that i think the human cast help illustrate.
also baragon(& his just as adorable actor.:3) are cinnamon rolls that must be protected.
This is probably the best Millenium Film, objectively. The soundtrack and Kaiju designs stick out as the best parts to me. The characters were pretty enjoyable, and the special effects are amazing! Although, there is one Millenium film I personally enjoy over this one, but that’s just part of personal preference.
But we’ll get to that later...
“He’s fucking evil and he loves it, you gotta respect that” - Matt McMuscles
This is my favorite Godzilla film. It has such a great story, and all the Kaiju look amazing
Saw it in a theater with the sound turned up too high. It was so metal 😂
Once you get past the whole fat alligator thing you realize it's the best Godzilla suit ever. It moves better than any other, certainly.
Turn your volume up all the way and blast the opening theme.
Best atomic breath too.
I dont know if I should show this film to a bunch of high school students.
KaijusaurusG2K same, my friends have never seen a Godzilla film and I was thinking about showing them this one
Nigga, show them a master piece! It will be worth it. Lol
I hope they become Godzilla fans afterwards
@@SaurianStudios1207
Well, how'd it go? Did you create any Godzilla fans?
Hope you created some fans man.
Out of all of the millennium Godzilla movies, this one was the best. I used to watch this when I was little and I adored it. something about Godzilla being this mammoth ghost beast just makes me excited. The whole time I just rooted for the big G.
Godzilla being the incarnated souls of WW2 Japan victims and pummeling modern Japan for it is one of the most metal things I've ever seen and I love it.
This is one of the best ones, i love it
This film is actually my favourite Godzilla movie of all
This movie had the best Human characters of any of the Godzilla Movies.
And I love the Mushroom Cloud image of Godzilla First use of his breath weapon .
It's like the Shusuke saw what Toho did with Mothra in the Rebirth trilogy and the previous two movies and went 'fine, I'll do it myself.'
Best Godzilla film , suit , etc , ever ! Why Toho is letting this director take hold of the series full-time is beyond me . Would love for this guy to bring us Kaiju fans , Godzilla vs. Gamera someday . One can dream I guess .
Action packed and pure destruction. Made it a entertaining Godzilla film.
By far my favorite late-period Toho Godzilla film, and the one I rewatch the most. The score for me is also the best, most memorable of these later films.
the highest grossing film of millennium era and no wonder why the best millennium Godzilla movie
This movie introduce my to Baragon and had amazing designs in my opinion. My favorite movie and favorite Godzilla design
i think King G looks he way he is because lore wise he was awakened a couple thousand years early, and such hasnt grown into his "adult" form yet
This was great. Can't wait for your review of Tokyo SOS and Final Wars.
I was so pleasantly surprised by this movie. Absolutely one of the best
This film has one of the best soundtracks of any Godzilla film. It really helps give such a unique vibe compared to other films in the franchise.
This is the second Godzilla film and by coincidence, my second favorite Godzilla film. There is so much action that like half the film is the final battle, which is beautiful. Unlike 2014 and GXMG, Godzilla purposely destroys stuff. Godzilla shows no mercy and I adore it. The only reason he isn’t #1 is because this is only the second Godzilla film I’ve ever seen. My only real complaint is King Ghidorah. The score is a jewel though, and so is the action, you may give it four stars, but I give it five stars.
Watched this last night for the first time and was blown away
Don’t worry Yuri.... Spider-cop will save you
Wow this channel is blowing up! When I subscribed a couple days ago it was sitting at 822 subs. Now you're well on the way to 2k!
You deserve it man. I've wanting a channel that takes reviewing Godzilla films seriously since forever.
I disagree with your take on the ending though. Godzilla is the embodiment of hate in this film and I took the ending to mean that hate is ultimately self-destructive.
Keep it up!
I agree. This channel is quality stuff. It's straightforward and analytic, without veering into hysterical fanboy-ism. You definitely have earned and deserve the success you've enjoyed until now, and much more lies in your future.
Well done, sir
Congratulations on making it over 1000 subscribers you deserve it keep it up👍
Has anyone else noticed the coincidence that in GMK Godzilla killed Mothra with a beam, and then Mothra died and powered King Ghidorah?
And then in KOTM Ghidorah beams Mothra who powers Godzilla once she dies?
This is probably one of my personal favorite Godzilla movies, despite the Ghidorah costume being pretty stunted and lame looking compared to the one on the poster. The film is a surprisingly thoughtful commentary on a post-Cold War Japan, told through the deconstruction of Godzilla's legacy as a representation of nuclear destruction, only for him to be morphed into a goofy kids hero. Throughout the film, no one takes the threat of Godzilla seriously, and people joke about how cute he looks and how he'd make a great pet. Only the people who lived through his rampage recognize the horror he represents, and this directly parallels the sentiment some felt about the general populous eventually forgetting the horrors of world war 2 as time passed, both those they inflicted and those they endured. They even use this commentary to poke fun at the older Godzilla movies, an example being two reporters treating the fight between Godzilla and Baragon as a wrestling match, only for them to be killed due to them not recognizing the severity of the situation. It's surprisingly layered and thoughtful, all while staying true to the core Godzilla elements that fans have grown to love over the years. Not to mention the fact that this has easily some of the best effects out of any of the traditionally made Godzilla films.
Shusuke Kaneko really is the Christopher Nolan of kaiju films.
I actually liked the ending. It was shocking and unexpected.
Overall I'd say this is my 2nd favorite Godzilla film and favorite Godzilla film to actually watch. The original 1954 film is still the best objectively but GMK is more entertaining. It's also probably the best film for newcomers/non fans. The effects mostly hold up, the action is plentiful and well paced and even the human characters are decent.
I adore this film, one of the two Godzilla movies I own. I used to watch this constantly when I was younger. I would always comment about how Godzilla looked a bit fat lol, but that was never a bad thing. I also love how his atomic breath feels more powerful. The effect that they use when he uses it is really effective. Also, when Mothra gives her power to Ghidorah, that’s definitely one of my favorite Godzilla moments ever. Bloody beautiful and the score is phenomenal
Leaving a like & a comment because I love your channel & miss your dulcet tones, Brandon!
By far, this is without a doubt the best of the Millenium series. My favorite of the entire Godzilla franchise, however I wouldn’t say it’s the best of all time.
Story was interesting, music is fucking outstanding, the visuals are the fucking best, I love the practical effects, the fights are great, it’s memorable, and I love almost everything about it. Almost.
The ending was, meh. And often at times whenever I rewatch it, I do tend to get a little bored and end it early sometimes, but not always or most. I still think it’s a good conclusion with the reunion between the daughter and father figures. Yuri I find to be memorable and her father. The characters in general are very memorable at that.
On a technical standpoint, it had major flaws: the CGI (as with most Godzilla films anyway in the Millenium series) is VERY dated, although gets better, the costumes are okay, but you can still point out the openings for the actors to get into the suits, Godzilla’s head is wonky and you can see the sockets of the animatronic part through the skin, Mothra as you mentioned is stiff, same thing with Ghidroah, and I could see several times where you could see the blue screen and the sets often looked flat, though still convincing. Defineyly an A-.
This movie has shot to my number one I need to watch your description was very awesome
What I really like about this movie is the way how it’s unique. The only time where Godzilla and King Ghidorah swapped places, Godzilla as the main villain while King Ghidorah as the main protagonist. Mothra remains the same, so goes to Baragon. I like the way how Baragon has more screen time. And this Godzilla is the most evil, more evil than Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Earth. This Godzilla is more destructive and pure rage and revenge that he ACTUALLY kills people on purpose. That is one of my favorite series of all time
A very solid film. One of my top favorites movies about Godzilla
One of the best toho films. Still you gotta wonder how it would've worked had varan and anguirus stayed in it as originally planned
Correct, and I am glad you mentioned Kow Otani's score, since it rules.
I definitely would watch this film again
This is only time that Godzilla portrayed as evil and villain, he is the giant collective spirits of War World II victims.
Nope. Gojira (1954) in the original he was the villain.
@Internecine Dopamine Whatever floats your boat, bud. He may not intend him to be be evil but even if a monster is a victim it doesn't excuse ones actions of retaliation.
@Internecine Dopamine Retaliation in itself is an act of evil, so in that case let's agree to disagree.
@Internecine Dopamine Although technically he is still the Antagonist in several films, so your point is?
@Internecine Dopamine
Of course it doesn't. Even when humans retaliate against it, that is still an act of evil. And it doesn't excuse our actions for creating it as well. Not sure if you got what I said, but retaliation in any sense is an act of evil.
Definitely one of my top favorite Godzilla films ever. I love this Godzilla movie
Never thought I'd see a Godzilla film where King Ghidorah was a good guy...
In Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Godzilla is formed by the ghosts of vengeful World War 2 victims. He has smooth charcoal-coloured skin, giant claws, white dorsal fins, and a hunched neck. His face is less lizard-like, with pure white eyes and no ears. But this Godzilla is mutilated by a drill missile, leaving only his beating heart behind.
While I would have liked it better if the director went with the original idea to use Angurius and Varan, it still came out as a great Godzilla movie.
I actually saw this at the Detroit Institute of Arts and was blown away. The parts I remember most are Mothra killing the kids who were going to drown the dog (which was perplexing), the scene you showed of the woman in the hospital (which reminded of a scene in Gamera 3), and the first appearance Ghidorah in the cave. I did enjoy Godzilla 2000 and Godzilla vs. Megaguiras though. To their credit, none of these movies had psychic girls to tell the audience how Godzilla was feeling.
I thought it was really interesting that the daughter Yuri thought that Japan still bore a burden of guilt for it's WWII crimes while her father saw the generation who committed indescribable war crimes as heroic patriots. To this day, most Chinese still hate the Japanese for crimes such as murdering the inhabitants of entire towns save for the young women who were made into sex slaves (and then often murdered). The Japanese army even tried to kill the entire population of the city of Nanking. This is my second favorite Godzilla movie after the first one, though not for it's political content. It's just a great movie!
I sometimes wonder how better off, financially and diplomatically Japan would be if the powers that be in Japan had ever made a genuine attempt at acts of reconciliation with Taiwan, Korea, and the various island nations they invaded that aren’t Australia. Would they have better immigration policies that encourages more laborers and trained professionals like doctors, scientists, engineers, etc to move to the country on permanent basis? Would there be less military tension between China and Japan over fishing lanes and overall less animosity between the two countries? It seems like Japan’s collective reluctance to acknowledge anything inconvenient about their recent history is dooming them to a future of either economic or total subjugation at the hands of the expanding powers of their powerful Post-Communist neighbor.
GMK’s definitely in my list of top 10 favorite Goji movies
Great review and I really appreciate how well you were able to explain your thoughts on the film. This is one of my favorites, but growing up and becoming more familiar with how films can be tied to a nation's culture, political nature, and vice versa, (and also with a better understanding of Japan's culture throughout the years) I think what makes this film better for me and possibly others with age is that it is actually a great use of using the monster formula in a form of satire to make a political statement. I understand if some people may have issue with pointing this out, but considering how this film makes a lot of not so subtle political jabs at elements of certain Japanese movements, I think it's inevitable what must be discussed when it comes to this film.
See, Japan has always had an ugly history with nationalism. Nationalism, of course, was one of the prevailing philosophies during the Second World War along with the ideas of fascism and totalitarianism and how all three worked off of each other. Japan, of course, committed numerous horrific atrocities during the war both to its own people and, as many of you may now, China and other countries and territories across its western waters. The massacres, mass rapes, comfort women, etc. are all recorded in history as some of the worst human rights atrocities a nation has ever committed. But years after the defeat of the war, many political groups and prevailing ideas in Japan, TO THIS DAY hold this idea that the people of the nation are superior to their inferior surrounding neighbors and that the crimes committed through Japan's imperialist expansion during the war were either more justified than some say, actually for some form of greater good, or are exaggerated. During the late 90's in particular, numerous right-wing and conservative parties kick-started movements to revise Japanese history when it comes to education to either downplay or leave out the numerous horrific actions the Japanese government committed during WWII. The most notable of this came in the form of nationalist groups pushing for "education reform" especially with Japanese textbooks.
How GMK ties into this is that Godzilla, instead of becoming a symbol of nuclear destruction and horror in war as he original was, becomes a LITERAL EMBODIMENT of the destructive forces of all the murders and carnage that Japan committed during the war. He is the villain this time, but his origin story and how it ties into the culture that the movie sprang from and the subtext (or in some cases just text...) makes an over the top depiction that ignoring and brushing aside all those unjustly murdered by the government is a terrible idea. And as satire works (using exaggeration or irony to make a critical point) instead of just making it a political drama or down to Earth thriller discussing the debate, a literal firebreathing monster which destroys everything in its path is the manifestation of this idea that people should just brush aside the fact that countless lives were unjustly ended thanks to the nation in the past. I think that's why even if I understand why some may find the ending a bit of a downer and not logical (although this movie is already about a monster that gets created through the ghost of dead war victims) it fits perfectly with the theme of the piece. Godzilla is an angry vat of unfiltered and overly powered rage and destruction, so the idea that he would still try to unleash more devastation and kill himself with a whole in his neck than just quit being a horrific force is a reflection of how idiotic the filmmakers think it is of Japanese citizens to go to the lengths of erasing their own history than just to own up to the clear war crimes committed. And I think the beating heart, on top of on the surface being a teaser for more sequels in the future, is a metaphor to how destructive revisionist nationalist movements can rise up and continue to exist over the years. Kind of like how even when Japan's horrific nationalist empire was defeated supposedly once and for all in 1945, there are still movements that act as apologists or revisionists for said regime.
I think this is why even if it seems on the surface that Godzilla's origin in GMK is a huge radical departure from his nuclear beginnings, it is brilliant because politically and culturally, it still matches what he has always stood for. A grim reminder of the horrors humanity has committed, and that before things can get better, things need to get worse. FAR WORSE at points. It's just that this time he is an allegory for the destructive consequences of ignoring and downplaying horrific past atrocities and how those who never learn from history are doomed to repeat it, instead of nuclear warfare. This whole film is kind of like if here in America, (where we have had a surprising surge of apologists and revisionists trying to downplay the horrors of the Native American genocide committed by European colonization) somebody made a film where the ghosts of indigenous people came together and formed a slasher villain who begins terrorizing a nearby town.
I think this is where Godzilla can really be potent and why films such as the original, GMK, and Shin Godzilla can really resonate with me. Don't get me wrong I like more of the zany, mindless, and somewhat less political installments (even if everything is political to some degree...), but when directors use the image of Godzilla and the format of the giant monster movies to make statements, commentary, and messages on the culture and political nature that sprang from them, it makes the monster seem timeless. It also indicates a nobility of risk-taking and elevation of the material to a whole new level.
All I have to say is, "Zombie Godzilla" and you know that this movie will kick butt. It is one of my favorites of the Millennium series and I love to rewatch whenever I get a chance.
This is my favorite Godzilla of all
I'm really enjoying your channel. Have you ever considered doing reviews for the Heisei Gamera trilogy?
3:27- A scrappy little underdog
Emphasis on the DOG part, because dude looks adorable here.
5:59 the smile of the actor from Ultraman Dyna's Super GUTS Vice Captain really resemble how he smiled and nobbed heads the Captain or other members whenever Dyna defeated the monster
The music was awesome in this film🔥
If there were ever a sequel to this masterpiece, it would’ve been Godzilla vs Gamera
I demand more content from this channel!
I loved all the redesigns in this movie and Ghidorah was my favorite
I just watched this movie for the first time today. It was AWESOME!!!!
This is my favorite Godzilla design. It looks mean but respects the original body shape and traits.
This is one of my favorites
This is an awesome movie, while not my favorite I can still see why people say its one of the best Godzilla movies ever
I almost thought this movie was bad because the dog near the beginning almost died.
I love this movie. I remember renting this movie and a few other Godzilla movies from Hollywood video when I was kid.
Hey, i just realised that the shot of goji at 2:54 mustve inspired that shot from minus one when he looks up at the mushroom cloud
Anguirus and Varan were originally intended to be in the film because they were both weaker than Godzilla, who was intended to be the most obviously powerful monster in the film. They were replaced with Mothra and King Ghidorah because they weren't considered popular enough to draw in a large audience.
This caused much confusion among American fans because Anguirus was widely considered much more popular than Baragon there. When suit designer Fuyuki Shinada found out that Varan, his favourite monster, had been cut from the film, he incorporated some of Varan's facial features into Ghidorah's.
This was the first Godzilla movie I sat through from beginning to end, and I was like 7 or so at the time.
I understand why they did it, but I wish they made the Godzilla suit smaller so that we didn’t get as many awkward shots of Godzilla just walking around. I swear there is one shot where he is walking around with the same posture as Steve Urkel.
My favorite Godzilla movie of all time.
If you watch the behind the scenes on this movie you'll find this one adorable segment where we see Baragon's suit actress making monster noises while she's in costume
One of my top 5 fav Godzilla movies!
My favorite Godzilla movie. As much as I love the original movie, this has the most rewatch value for me just cuz of how fun it is
GMK is one of the crown jewels of the entire Godzilla franchise.
This is the best millennium Godzilla movie, Godzilla was just straight up brutal and evil.
Test was one of my favorite Godzilla movies when I was in middle school I was almost 12 years old when this movie came out on DVD in 2002
My Personal Favorite Godzilla film, yet until King of the Monsters came in