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 MOVIE REVIEW: GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (TOHO 2001)



Yes, Godzilla films are still being made. No, they have nothing to do with the American Columbia Tristar 1998 Film. This is the good ol' Godzilla of days past. No wait, he melted a couple of years ago during the sad, final moments of Godzilla vs. Destroyah. Well, it's the next best thing. A little would-be godzilla-beast was hanging around for the Destroyah showdown and got the benefit of sad, dying Godzilla's radiation. So, we have the new Godzilla.

This is the second feature film of this slightly smaller, much meaner looking Godzilla. There is now a new giant beast for Godzilla to battle, Megaguirus. Megaguirus not only threatens Godzilla, but pretty much everything else around. There are also the Japanese humans with their newest technology to give the double-gank to big G. I can't help but reveal the newest plan, as it is complete brilliance on the part of the special "G-Graspers" (actual title) military unit. While the US military of today are still fiddling with a missile-defense system, Japan now has a micro black hole generator, the "Dimension Tide" machine. Because he will not be killed by most conventional means, wouldn't it be nice to suck him away out of our world to join Disney's Dr. Hans Reinhardt/Maximillian on his freaky hell-mountain?

It would be to the "G-Graspers".

Unfortunately for them, it's never so easy. To make matters worse, it's all the new weapon's fault for letting Megaguirus in from another dimension during a trial run. As far as Godzilla plots go, it's pretty standard fair. More or less comprehendible, unlike some of the other, more recent Godzilla films have been. No time travel, no oxygen-destroyer technologies. These new films also, thankfully, completely ignore the American Godzilla of 1998. The new Godzilla films try to keep up with Daiei's amazing new Gamera films if anything. A clear example of this can be seen in Megaguirus's swarming bug-creature hordes, which are strikingly similar to the swarming bug-creature hordes in Gamera vs. Legion. (Has nothing to do with creepy old possessed people in Exorcist 3.)

There are no shadowless kicks anywhere in this film. But hell, I've never seen Godzilla bust the moves he pulls out this time around. All Godzilla fans are pretty used to the "you fire at me, I fall down, I fire at you, you fall down" battle scenes. Not so here. I was laughing out loud and was totally prepared for the Matrix freeze-frame blasto-kick if it had happened.

Worth owning? Every Godzilla film is pretty good if you like Godzilla. No surprise indigestible elements that will need phantom-editing later. Meesa no wanna be Godzilla-crunchen!! That's the last thing meesa want!! - Matt, Aug 3 01

 

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i would like to see this godzilla movie on vhs &the rest of them as well. thanks.

from tommy beckwith March 26, 03


Good for fucking you, Tommy. Seriously.

- Tom (NSK) Mar 30 03


ummm they r

- Lylpoper08, May 06, 2003 5:46 PM


dont u know how to buy bootlegs retard

- Lylpoper08, May 06, 2003 5:47 PM


Ha ha ha. You sound like a fucking moron.

- Tom NSK, June 5, 2003

 

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