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MEKAGOJI: good, BABY: bad, April 29, 2005
I particularly like this film. It was originally intended to be the last of the Heisei series, with an American version scheduled for pre-production. However, we all know what happened with that, so Toho decided to have Godzilla survive until the situation with the American producers could be resolved. Scientists uncover two prehistoric eggs on Adona Island in the Bering Sea, of which one hatches into Rodan, who is somewhat disapointingly portrayed. Rodan acts as a protectorate of the other unhatched egg, which is attracting Godzilla to Adona Island. When G arrives, he engages Rodan, who is trying to protect what he thinks is his brother. In the meanwhile, the scientists narrowly escape, with the egg in tow. Godzilla is victorious, and Rodan is left for dead. When the scienists arrive back in Japan, they begin studying what they believe is a pteradon egg, in conjuntion with G-Force and Miki Saegusa, the psychic from the previous three films. They are very suprised when the egg hatches a godzillasaurus, the creature from which Godzilla was mutated. It is named Baby, and looks kind of like a green rubber ducky with sharp teeth. They are also surprised when they realize that Godzilla has a psychic attraction to the egg and has followed them to Tokyo. Godzilla destroys half of the city before he is confronted by Mchagodzilla, a new weapon created by the UNGCC as a countermeasure against G. It was developed using analysis of 23rd century cybertronics from the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah. The fight sequence is cool, and G wins as a reult of the all-to-familiar "malfunction" on the part of Mechagodzilla. As Godzilla coninues his search for the egg, the scientists uncover a "second brain" located at the base of Baby's spine, and deduce that Godzilla must have the same anatomy, therefore, that is how they will defeat him. They begin repairs on MechaG, making it battle-worthy by combining it with Garuda, the first, failed, attempt at a weapon against Godzilla. They plan on luring G away from Tokyo, using Baby as bait, to an uninhabited island called Baas Island, where they will destroy his second brain. Unfortunately for them, Baby is scared and sends, somehow, for Rodan, who has survived an been mutated as a result of it's contact with Godzilla. Rodan kidnaps Baby, and Mechagodzilla, Godzilla, and Rodan engage in a "fight to the death" for fate of Japan, and Baby. Anyhow, all this is wrapped around a gratuitous drama involving a pteradactyl-loving G-force researcher, Miki Saegusa, and Baby's adpoted mother, a student named Gojo. The SFX are sometimes excellent, sometimes horrible, but they come off averaging out at pretty good, for a Heisei offering. I think Mechagodzilla looks great, despite the questionable "diamond coating." It didn't work on the SX2, why would it work now? Godzilla lokks very strong and fierce, even though they coninued to use the high-pitched "Godzilla vs. Mothra" roar instead of the deep, frightening, "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" roar. The Ifukube Akira score is superb, tying in elements of some of his best work of the series, including the "Destroy All Monsters" score. This film is far superior to both it's predeccessor, "Godzilla vs. Mothra", and it's successor, "Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla," which is absolutely awful. Overall, a must-have for any true Godzilla fan. Very entertaining.
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 Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II B0006SGYLK
Masahiro Takashima
Sony Pictures
Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II
Movies & TV
MEKAGOJI: good, BABY: bad
I particularly like this film. It was originally intended to be the last of the Heisei series, with an American version scheduled for pre-production. However, we all know what happened with that, so Toho decided to have Godzilla survive until the situation with the American producers could be resolved. Scientists uncover two prehistoric eggs on Adona Island in the Bering Sea, of which one hatches into Rodan, who is somewhat disapointingly portrayed. Rodan acts as a protectorate of the other unhatched egg, which is attracting Godzilla to Adona Island. When G arrives, he engages Rodan, who is trying to protect what he thinks is his brother. In the meanwhile, the scientists narrowly escape, with the egg in tow. Godzilla is victorious, and Rodan is left for dead. When the scienists arrive back in Japan, they begin studying what they believe is a pteradon egg, in conjuntion with G-Force and Miki Saegusa, the psychic from the previous three films. They are very suprised when the egg hatches a godzillasaurus, the creature from which Godzilla was mutated. It is named Baby, and looks kind of like a green rubber ducky with sharp teeth. They are also surprised when they realize that Godzilla has a psychic attraction to the egg and has followed them to Tokyo. Godzilla destroys half of the city before he is confronted by Mchagodzilla, a new weapon created by the UNGCC as a countermeasure against G. It was developed using analysis of 23rd century cybertronics from the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah. The fight sequence is cool, and G wins as a reult of the all-to-familiar "malfunction" on the part of Mechagodzilla. As Godzilla coninues his search for the egg, the scientists uncover a "second brain" located at the base of Baby's spine, and deduce that Godzilla must have the same anatomy, therefore, that is how they will defeat him. They begin repairs on MechaG, making it battle-worthy by combining it with Garuda, the first, failed, attempt at a weapon against Godzilla. They plan on luring G away from Tokyo, using Baby as bait, to an uninhabited island called Baas Island, where they will destroy his second brain. Unfortunately for them, Baby is scared and sends, somehow, for Rodan, who has survived an been mutated as a result of it's contact with Godzilla. Rodan kidnaps Baby, and Mechagodzilla, Godzilla, and Rodan engage in a "fight to the death" for fate of Japan, and Baby. Anyhow, all this is wrapped around a gratuitous drama involving a pteradactyl-loving G-force researcher, Miki Saegusa, and Baby's adpoted mother, a student named Gojo. The SFX are sometimes excellent, sometimes horrible, but they come off averaging out at pretty good, for a Heisei offering. I think Mechagodzilla looks great, despite the questionable "diamond coating." It didn't work on the SX2, why would it work now? Godzilla lokks very strong and fierce, even though they coninued to use the high-pitched "Godzilla vs. Mothra" roar instead of the deep, frightening, "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" roar. The Ifukube Akira score is superb, tying in elements of some of his best work of the series, including the "Destroy All Monsters" score. This film is far superior to both it's predeccessor, "Godzilla vs. Mothra", and it's successor, "Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla," which is absolutely awful. Overall, a must-have for any true Godzilla fan. Very entertaining.
G-fan
April 29, 2005
- Overall: 5
- Overall: 5
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