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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Godzilla movie in a long time!, October 26, 2000
Produced by Toho as a "take that" to the awful American remake from 1998, I thought this Godzilla movie was really great! I also found it much better than the bloated Series 2 (1984-1995) films, and to be as fun as any of the Series 1 (1954-1975) films! The story was intriguing, the characters were likeable (and thankfully fewer characters, unlike the Byzantine Series 2 characters), the special effects are impressive (almost to the level of the new Gamera movies, and it even uses some CGI!), there was actually more hardcore monster action (as opposed to the in-your-face laser light shows of the recent films), Takayuki Hattori's music was well done for a non-Akira Ifukube score, and the movie doesn't take itself too seriously! Godzilla here looks his best yet, and the Millennian/Orga is one of Godzilla's more bizarre adversaries!Although the public response to this film was surprisingly positive, I was rather discouraged to hear the same words that US critics used to describe Japanese SF films past, such as "cheesy" and "campy." Although I don't mind poking fun at Japanese SPFX, I just wish they weren't so meanspirited. Besides, old fashioned suitamation FX has been improving in Japanese films, especially with the aid of CGI! You have to give them credit. I was very happy to see this film in the theater (I saw the Japanese version later on), and that Tri-Star brought this film to the US, partially to apologize to the US fans for that American monstrosity! I think it's time for the US to appreciate Japanese SPFX, and maintain its fandom in the US. In short, I reccommend this movie! Look for it, especially on DVD!
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
HAIL TO THE KING! "G-2000" DELIVERS!, August 23, 2000
"Godzilla 2000," is a true epic of monster preportions! This film surprised me - a true G-fan in every sense of the term - with it's first rate monster designes, it's awsome musical score (as good as Akira Ifukube even, especially his theme music!), and even some terrific computer effects work! (Big surprise there!) The emphisis on Godzilla as an unstopable force-of-nature is taken to new levels here (the opening scene is in my opinion the highlight of the film, with ambitious camera angles and atmoushpere), and the villian monster Orga is marvelous in all of his different stages. This movie has a mood to it, not seen since the original - and "Godzilla 1985," as the big guy approaches land, everything stops - and is unbearably still (very eerie!). It's just like a tornado approaching, giving this film terrific realizm (yes, I know this is a Godzilla movie I'm talking about). Another thing is the human side of things: - The dubbing works nice here, very synced with the mouth movements. But it's never, never going to be perfect. - I enjoyed the characters, more everyday kinds of people. The main hero and his daughter run a G observation network, shades of "Twister," might be noticed here. And genuine humour is evident, like any regular domestic release, not unintentional, like in some of the early '70's entries. All around, I LOVED "Godzilla 2000" I recomend it to life-long fans, and even casual observers will find this piece entertaining. My favorite of all time, along with the newer Heisei series (exellent by the way, but "G-2000" is simply on a whole other level) serves up delicious action-packed entertainment.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
OH YEAH!, October 3, 2000
I am glad to see that despite all the adverse influence (Gamera, American Godzilla), Toho still knows how to make one hell of a big goofy movie. This may be among my favorite of the newer G films, keeping the 'plot' at a steady pace, while featuring many other goodies we've come to know and love: intentionally bad dubbing, likable but two dimenstional characters, and a completely incomprehensible ending w/ moral. Put putting all those aside, G2K actually sets some pretty high standards that actually exceed hollywood. For one, the minature work here utterly amazing. There is nothing from hollywood that really makes such an incredible use of minatures and it far surpasses and former toho efforts. In the end as Godzilla continues to torch Japan, the ruined city looks completely believable. There are of course also some great shots of Godzilla along the skyline that work tremendously well--but as you might also expect, there are some scene you'll need to just pretend :)The final G test though is the fun meter. Was Godzilla's entrance REALLY cool, did it have you jumping up in down in the theater? Well maybe not, but it was great. For the non godzilla fans (and the people who like the US version) this may be completely lost on you and just another cheesy film, but for the those who 'get it' and have been getting it since they were little kids, G2K is a really great entry in the big guy's 50 year oeuvre.
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