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Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II Director: Takao Okawara Number of Items: 1 Format: Color Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 106 minutes Studio: Columbia Tristar Hom Region Code: 99 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2005-02-08 Buy from Amazon |
 "Awesome Visual and Special Effects"Out of the new Godzilla genre, this has to have the most action and soundtrack. The story is one that lets the whole family be involved in that it is not just action and horror! "Great Movie and Awesome Special And Visual Effects!"Gojira tai Desutroia rules! I love it "Godzilla rules!!!"Godzilla, world's greatest monster, faces his mechanicalcounterpart and is killed. Rodan also transforms into Fire Rodan and is killed, unleashing enough radiation to revive Godzilla, who then kills Mechagodzilla. Little Godzilla also appears. "WOW"Holy monkey! I just got this movie for Christmas and I loved every second of it! I was on the edge of my seat from the opening credits with the wreackage of Mecha King Ghidora to the haunting melody of the children singing at the end. Reintroducing many characters including MechaGodzilla, now built by the UNGCC, Rodan (now called Radon but that's OK), Baby Godzilla (who could kill Minya any day) and Godzilla is back, bigger and better than before. Here is the story: an egg has been spotted on an island. Suspected to be Rodan's egg, it turns out to be an infant Godzillasaur. Well, Godzilla comes to Tokyo looking for his kid. Problem is, so does Rodan, bringing the biggest custody battle on the planet! MechaGodzilla, built by the UNGCC to kill Godzilla, paralyzes Godzilla and.....you'll have to see the rest so you can see just how magnificent this movie is. MechaG with Garuda on it's back and Godzilla's new breath weapon was very impressive. This is a must for any and all Godzilla fans! "G + MechaG = Mega-fun"A quick note: I have not seen the dubbed version of this movie, having had the Japanese original for some time now. Thus, I have no idea just how good the dubbing is (or how BAD, as is usually the case, sadly). That being said, this movie is very, very good. It easily has the best special effects in the entire Heisei series, with the lone exception of Rodan, who never looked completely convincing in the original series anyway. The Godzilla suit is top notch, and quite frankly, the 90's version of MechaGodzilla ROCKS. The movie is also graced with maestro Akira Ifukube's best original score since 1968's "Destroy All Monsters". The plot revolves around Japanese scientists discovering the egg of a Baby Godzilla and absconding with it, much to Godzilla's displeasure. Their new defense against the perturbed lizard is of course MechaGodzilla, a fine update from the 1974 original. The battles between the two (particularly the final battle where they turn Tokyo into a parking lot) are well-staged and exciting...unlike the dismal, budget-constrained FX of the following sequel, "G vs. Space Godzilla". Longtime Godzilla veteran Kenji Sahara returns in a supporting role, while Megumi Odaka reprises her role as psychic Miki Saegusa adequately. This is a flick to watch on a big screen TV with the volume cranked up LOUD. ***2004 Update: Having recently acquired the 2002 version of "Godzilla X MechaGodzilla", I can say with confidence that this is a superior film. Though the CGI effects in the new film are great, overall the 1993 version is the better one. |
