As the hype from the first Godzilla film to hit US theaters in nearly 15 years had died down, Godzilla 2000 became a rather forgotten entry. It's lagging pace, dull final battle, and occasionally spotty special effects left it behind. With the follow up, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, the series returned to fine form.
This is a true classic in the series. Director Masaaki Tezuka stages the final battle between the beasts as fast paced, fun, and as serious as possible. This is where memories of the film will stem from, and it's the spot where you'll begin watching the movie for repeat viewings.
That's not to say the segments leading up to the finale are bad. It's still well paced; creating the characters that will make a difference by the films end. Godzilla is awarded ample screen time, the thing Godzilla 2000 lacked. That means the action is constant.
The latest creation from Toho is an odd one. Supposedly based on the Meganuron on from the 1953 classic Rodan these small, swarming insects don't seem like much of a threat. When their purpose is revealed, to feed one giant specimen, the decently constructed marionette makes its first appearance. The colors are bright and oddly beautiful, and show through nicely. This is proven during the final battle, staged entirely during the day, a rare feat, and one that would usually kill any of the illusion in the miniatures. Not here.
Any complaints originate from the special effects, especially those CG shots of Megaguirus. It's not that any of us would ever know how a giant monster would fly, but this creature manages to break every known law of physics multiple times. Few other effects go significantly wrong, a great upgrade over the previous entry.
One thing Tezuka does is direct his suit actors to show some character, and have fun with the genre. Godzilla's face is rather immobile, especially when compared to other suits in the series. Still, the movements show genuine frustration, anger, taunting, and comedy. There's even a great moment of pure camp thrown in just because.
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1 - Matt Paprocki
We all have those nightmares. You know, the stuff you don't want to do but someday you know you'll eventually do it? Well, that's just happened:
I already reviewed this DVD.
I figured this would happen eventually, but with a game, considering I've written double the amount of reviews for those than movies. Yet, here we are. I didn't catch it until I was about 80% done, and I wasn't about to just ditch the work. How did it happen?
I reviewed this disc in conjunction with another. The title didn't appear when I searched (I had a gut feeling I already done this one) either on Blogcritics or my blog when I searched for "Godzilla." Why I didn't type the movie's name exactly, well, I'll never know. I had no listing for a review at IMDB, and everything goes into their external links, but not for this one. I even searched my reviews in .txt (for back-up reasons) on my hard drive.
Nothing, all because of the title.
I still can live this one down, considering this is more in-depth than my previous one. But damn was this one of the dumber things I've done.
2 - celia
que locaso todas las fotos
3 - celia
que locaso todas las fotos