Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

The epic finale of the second Godzilla series concludes with Big G himself facing his toughest challenge yet! This is my personal favorite of the entire Godzilla series after the original 1954 film, and in many ways, this film does it's best to tie back to that film as much as possible, even explicitly tying the origins of Godzilla's new foe to the fate of the original King of the Monsters. Godzilla is at his largest, most powerful, and by far the most furious that he's ever been in the entire franchise, but he will be matched up against the nightmarish Destoroyah, one of the strongest and most terrifying monsters to ever appear in any film! What follows is a fitting and powerful conclusion for the King Of The Monsters, the last dance so to speak. For Godzilla's days are numbered, as the same radioactive meltdown that is triggering his increased strength and fury is also draining him and will eventually kill him. With some of the best visual effects and creature designs of the entire franchise, and an appropriately epic score to match, G vs. D represents the best the series has to offer. If you must watch only one Godzilla movie, watch the original 1954 Japanese version. But if you watch two, then I urge you to consider Godzilla vs. Destoroyah with the original. With this film, the Heisei series decisively came to an end, and Godzilla would enjoy a well earned and fitting retirement ... that is, until an American impostor pretending to be the original King Of The Monsters would rear its ugly head in a certain 1998 Columbia/Tristar film that shall remain nameless ...

When I first read about the existence of this film, I was horrified to learn that Godzilla died at the end. My first thoughts were, "how could Godzilla die at the hands of another monster." As I read more about it, I learned that that wasn't the case. However, that didn't change the fact that Godzilla passes in the next world at the end. As much as I knew about the ending, I still couldn't help but feel a part of me die also. The movie takes the Heisei series full circle by connecting the origins of the monster Destroyer with Godzilla's original foe, the Oxygen Destroyer. Godzilla's offspring has grown from that rather-silly looking creature from Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla into a monster that looks like his father. Mix those elements with a Godzilla that is rapidly approaching the bring of self-nuclear destruction and you have this final blowout for the big "G". This movie is quite entertaining. There are some good fighting moments and the finale is quite good. The battle between Godzilla Jr. And Destroyer was exciting also. The special FX for the most part were good, with a few cheesy scenes. Destroyer was quite a formidable foe and his various incarnations were very cool-looking. I especially like the hack n' slash scene where Godzilla and his enemy are tearing each other pieces, literally. Also, there are some poignant moments in this movie. The finale left me with quite a lump in my throat. Godzilla finding Jr.'s body at the aquarium were also quite touching. Well, all in all, this is a good kaiju film. Lots of monsters. A cool opening scene. Lots of cute Japanese girls, especially Megumi Odaka. A rousing Akira Ifukube score. Great.

About once a year I'll tune into a goofy martial arts flick from the Seventies or one of these Godzilla films. Turns out that once a year is probably a bit too frequent. I know there's an audience for this stuff but I don't know how one manages the patience. However I do get a kick out of the pseudo-scientific babble about subjects like micro-oxygen, freezer rays and cadmium shells. What got me the most about this picture was how a Japanese teenager that looked about sixteen years old was advising the country's top scientists and military leaders. Not to mention how any time the venue changes, there was Kenichi or Yukari right in the thick of the action whether it was in a lab, on a helicopter or on the scene of Godzilla's next battle. I think I may have learned my lesson with this one, I'll just lay low and not get enticed the next time I see something like this on the cable listings.

!*!*!**! WARNING SPOILERS !*!*!*!**! Dear Godzilla YOU are the star of these films. Everybody in most of the developed world knows you, and many of us love you. For this reason I am humbly requesting that you stand up for yourself and demand better treatment in the films you make for Toho Productions. Demand editorial privileges for the script - nay - just demand that the script be written before the film is nearly complete! Even a big green bipedal reptile with a rudimentary language could write better stuff than what I saw in this film. The actors plodded through the scenes with a stunning lack of emotion and a level of energy which could only have been equaled by the snoring audiences (two of the females being the only exceptions). Oops - I forgot, we were also told by a 15 or so year old expert on Godzilla that you are not, in fact, a big green bipedal lizard, but, in fact, a fission reactor which somehow reaches critical mass when exposed to "small oxygen" (whatever that is). Thankfully, however, a great big crab/demon/scorpion/lobster/cockroach/trilobyte thing shows up, which turns out (of course) not to be a great big crab/demon/scorpion/lobster/cockroach/trilobyte thing but rather to be an "oxygen destroyer". The Cockroach/Oxygen Destroyer is therefore, capable of canceling out your meltdown, at least to the extent that you did not have to star in a sequel to The China Syndrome. Oops - I guess that should be the Los Angeles Syndrome, considering the location of your meltdown. Demand that the director decide which plot, or should I say, which movie, is going to be followed up on before the last half hour. And make him stick to it! Demand that your truly sad and disturbing death scene, not to mention that of your offspring, place you in a permanently dead state and that the plot leading to it provide not only a non-ludicrous reason for your death - even if it means the salvation of all of the actors who were willing to sacrifice their careers for a role in one of your films - but also a meaningful context in which that death can occur. The next time you are asked to die in a film, please make sure that the production company has a ready explanation for your appearance in several additional films a year or so later. Your fans would prefer that you die when you're ready to retire, not when Toho needs a little extra money and an advertising gimmick. Godzilla, you are a truly uniquely talented person, and nobody will ever be able to equal you within your genre. For that matter, do the death scene right in (or better yet - ON) the studio, because you will undoubtedly take Toho along with you, and your fans might as well enjoy the destruction of the company which seems hell- bent on ruining your tradition of quality entertainment. So, next time they ask you to kark it, ask for a little extra money for your trouble, and plan on moving to southern California for your retirement. People of your stature and physique are treated very well in the in the American film industry, so you could always come out of retirement and, with a little Bo-Tox, a few extra reps at the gym, a face-lift and an appropriate contract, I think you'd find American cinema, or even a political office, to be a perfectly acceptable venue. Yours affectionately, Mstomaso 10/2004 NJ, USA

This movie is the "last" in the series of Godzilla movies that started with Godzilla 1985.This time around Godzilla has become a living nuclear reactor on the verge of exploding and taking the planet with him. On the print I watched there were some allusions to an atomic explosion on the island where Godzilla & Little Godzilla hung out.(But it is only mentioned in passing.Was it excised from this print?). Little Godzilla evolved due to the explosion into a teenage Godzilla.The elder Godzilla turned into a nuclear nightmare.In the beginning he lays waste to Hong Kong. In Tokyo the remnants of the Oxygen Destroyer used to kill the first Godzilla in 1956 takes a life of its own.The Destroyah takes shape in the form of a hundred or so scrabbling insects larger than a car.Naturally the Destroyah turns out to be more than the Police/Army can handle.It also turns into one of the biggest,ugliest monsters you'll ever see. Needless to say there is a titanic battle between Little Godzilla,the elder dying Godzilla and Destroyah.Tokyo is turned into a nuclear decimated wasteland as Godzilla approaches total meltdown. This isn't your father's Godzilla.He isn't a hero and he sure isn't cute.To say he is an unstoppable force of nature is more than accurate.He's mean,pi$$ed and this series has him at the most vicious. The 7 movies in this series actually had plots and some money tossed into the special effects.Sure the dubbing bites and we could do without the little psychic girl from G Force. All in all a fitting "ending" to the series.Now all we have to do is wait for Godzilla 2000.

The most moving and thrilling of all Godzilla films, with a solid plot, smooth acting, moving music and emotional drama. I enjoyed this movie; the final one in the Godzilla "Heisei" series, in which Godzilla's heart, basically like a nuclear reactor, is on a verge of a meltdown. This will result in the disintegration of the entire city. As a result, this movie is a thrilling race against time to stop Godzilla before he melts down. This G-film's story is particularly captivating and unique, exciting from start to finish. The film also includes a combination of elements that is iconic to a Godzilla film: scientists, reporters, military, Tokyo, fleeing citizens, city destruction, monster battles and Akira Ifukube's brilliant music score. And, it includes a host of actors that appeared in past Godzilla films, most notably Momoko Kochi reprising her 1954 role as Emiko Yamane. All this is a great homage to have in the final Godzilla film of the Heisei series. There is one thrilling scene in which I especially liked - the part when Yukari gets trapped in the police car with Destoroyah pursuing her. And, the part when Miki breaks down and cry when Godzilla Junior laid lifeless on the ground almost reduced me to tears - reminding you that this film is Godzilla's final bow. I really despise Destoroyah, after all the damaged he has done. Godzilla should have melted that ugly arachnid. And, I would have made the Ken and Meru characters a little less annoying. But overall, a terrific, heart-pounding film to close out the second Godzilla series. A must see for all. Grade A-

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