Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | Chiharu Nîyama, Ryudo Uzaki | Why can't the other G-movies be this good?

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	Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Chiharu Nîyama, Ryudo Uzaki Sony Pictures, 2004 average customer review:based on 98 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/22/2008 Run time: 105 minutes Rating: Nr

5 STARS ALL THE WAY!

Everything about this movie was totally incredible! By far one of the best godzilla's movie ever. You are not a G-fan if you don't own this movie! BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why can't the other G-movies be this good?

This is by far the best of the Millennial series. The director has an eye for the dramatic, like when Godzilla stops as the woman screams and then starts charging up for an atomic blast-then the camera cuts away to a school and all of a sudden it's like a training film for nuclear war from the 50's. Some don't like how this Godzilla movie has a mystical plot with Godzilla being a manifestation of the people that Japan killed in WWII. This may at first seem a discrepancy, but for me it's closer to the original than any previous Godzilla film because like the original, this Godzilla means something. Japan has a bad habit of forgetting the bad things they did and this Godzilla is about revenge. That is why this Godzilla is all bad, it's pure rage. Now for me, that makes it second only to "Gojira." (not the lame chopped up American cut)

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Good Godzilla movie

I enojoyed this movie a lot. I thought that it was really good and did a good job of portraying Godzilla as engine of destruction. If you are a Godzilla fan and want to catch one you have never seen before this is the one for you.

Baragon!

How does one rate this film? It was good, but it was bad.

Good first: Baragon! The most underplayed, greatest monster that Toho never bothers to put in their movies... Baragon! It's always sad to get him stomped, but I was very happy that they included him in this. His color's changed a bit since the '60s, but I can't express how good it was to see him biting Godzilla's arm.

King Ghidorah was very visually impressive, even though he's a good guy (how strange) and he's got pretty limited screen time (more on that later). Likewise, Mothra is also very good looking.

That just leaves us with the big G-man. Not my favorite costume by any means, but he looks fearsome. His breath effects are particularly great in this movie.

The audio is good. You may choose between subtitles or dubbing, which is great, because I'm very tired of folks completely berating a movie for being dubbed or subtitled. So, the option is there. The music, despite its weird, electronic feel, is very good.

This movie also brings into it some interesting scenes. The man trying to use the bathroom with Godzilla stomping outside, and the woman in the hospital-bed meeting Godzilla are particularly memorable.

The bad:

The graphics are bearable, but, like many of the other millennium Godzilla movies, the CG takes away from the heart of the movie and makes it feel like a Sci-Fi Channel original series. (Folks who have seen one will instantly know what I'm talking about). It seems to lack the heart and imagination that some of the Shõwa and Heisei offerings had. Also like others from the Millennium ("X") series, the title sequence is greyed over so you can barely see the -really- cool looking title effect and are greeted with a grey-and-white very drab English title card.

The story is a complete miss. It gets interesting at some points, but, at others, it falls short. Some mystic man says that Godzilla is controlled by souls of the pacific conflict. It's a good idea. But then they ignore it for the rest of the movie. Nothing backs it up except just some crazy old disappearing man and a wonky obscure book that every character seems to have read from their local library. Also, if Godzilla is angry about some conflict that happened sixty years ago, the movie should have a darker tone, and perhaps take a more human approach. Even Godzilla vs. Hedorah managed to show some gore and injuries.

The monster's viewing time is, sadly, minimal. Baragon dies way to early and none of the monsters are given their proper treatment. Mothra looks strange. It's the only movie where the markings on her wing have changed. Her legs are more insect like, which is enjoyable, but the rest of her alterations are jarring. Also, she is missing her fairies.

The true crime is how many times this Godzilla film breaks away from canon and makes stuff up. As with all but three of the Millennium Godzilla movies, the movie is meant to stand alone. No prior knowledge of Godzilla is required. With this in mind, as a standalone movie, it's pretty solid. However, for a Godzilla fan, this is annoying more than all the pathetic CGI, ho-hum story, and written-over title sequence combined.

With the Godzilla canon in mind, the original film called for Baragon, Anguirus, and Varan. This would have been MUCH better than Mothra and King Ghidorah. The latter didn't make any sense here, and Anguirus (beside Final Wars) and Varan haven't gotten ANY screen time since the 60's. They're also all quadrupeds and make more sense as guardians of the Earth. I might even swap out Anguirus (Godzilla's old friend) for Gorosaurus, who we haven't seen for quite a while.

***SPOILER*** Close your eyes.

The three guardian monsters all die (rather quickly, as a matter of fact), in a fiery CG flame. All of them, even Mothra and King Ghidorah together, can't beat Godzilla. But one lone man in his crappy sub can blast a whole through his hide from the inside causing him to kill himself. It's rather upsetting.

*** End spoiler ***

So, it's an alright Godzilla movie that left me with very mixed feelings. I enjoyed seeing Baragon again, and [King] Ghidorah looked great with all his CG beauty. However, Mothra and King Ghidorah shouldn't have really been there in the first place.

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