Post by abraxas on Aug 24, 2010 15:23:29 GMT -5
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, released in Japan as Godzilla X Megaguirus: The G Extermination Strategy is a 2000 kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka and written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara and Wataru Mimura. It was the twenty-fourth film released in the Godzilla franchise, and the second film in terms of the franchise's Millennium series. Like other Millennium entries, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus ignores previous film continuity and is a direct sequel to the original Godzilla. It is the only film to feature Megaguirus, minus a brief cameo in Godzilla: Final Wars.
An experimental satellite-based weapon that fires miniature black holes, called the Dimension Tide, opens a wormhole through which a prehistoric dragonfly enters the present and deposits a single egg before exiting through the wormhole. The egg, actually a mass of hundreds of eggs, splits up and starts growing when exposed to water, hatching into large dragonfly larva called Meganulon. They flood a portion of the city and moult on the sides of buildings, becoming adult Meganula. The swarm of Meganula are attracted in turn to Godzilla's energy, and attack him. Most Meganula are killed, but a few drain some of Godzilla's energy, with the last of their strength, the Meganula inject Godzilla's energy into a huge, sleeping larva that is in a giant, pulsating cocoon. It molts and appears from the water as Megaguirus, the queen of the Meganula.
Does that sound like a lame idea for a movie? Well if you said yes, you would be right. This has got to be the lamest Godzilla film, it makes King Kong vs Godzilla seem like the greatest movie ever made. Here I am 25 films into the Godzilla franchise and this was the only one that I fell asleep watching.
It is by far the most disappointing entry, the characters are annoying, particularly the lead female character, who comes across as a cut rate Sigourney Weaver knockoff from the original Alien. There are several Godzilla films which are only saved due to the battle scenes between the monsters, but with this film the battle scenes only succeed in making it bearable.
The creature Megaguirus is one of the least effective monster character designs in the franchise, the suit does not blend well with most of the backgrounds, for the most part it looks horrible.
Godzilla's demise at the end of the film is especially lame, here you have a monster that has defeated enemy after enemy by sheer strength, and so you would expect him to go out swinging......No, he gets sucked into a black hole.
The budget of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus is estimated at $8,300,000.[1] It opened in Japan on December 16, 2000, and during its box office run, it grossed approximately $10,000,000, making it the least popular entry in the Millennium Godzilla series in terms of revenue.
3 out of 5 roars for this
An experimental satellite-based weapon that fires miniature black holes, called the Dimension Tide, opens a wormhole through which a prehistoric dragonfly enters the present and deposits a single egg before exiting through the wormhole. The egg, actually a mass of hundreds of eggs, splits up and starts growing when exposed to water, hatching into large dragonfly larva called Meganulon. They flood a portion of the city and moult on the sides of buildings, becoming adult Meganula. The swarm of Meganula are attracted in turn to Godzilla's energy, and attack him. Most Meganula are killed, but a few drain some of Godzilla's energy, with the last of their strength, the Meganula inject Godzilla's energy into a huge, sleeping larva that is in a giant, pulsating cocoon. It molts and appears from the water as Megaguirus, the queen of the Meganula.
Does that sound like a lame idea for a movie? Well if you said yes, you would be right. This has got to be the lamest Godzilla film, it makes King Kong vs Godzilla seem like the greatest movie ever made. Here I am 25 films into the Godzilla franchise and this was the only one that I fell asleep watching.
It is by far the most disappointing entry, the characters are annoying, particularly the lead female character, who comes across as a cut rate Sigourney Weaver knockoff from the original Alien. There are several Godzilla films which are only saved due to the battle scenes between the monsters, but with this film the battle scenes only succeed in making it bearable.
The creature Megaguirus is one of the least effective monster character designs in the franchise, the suit does not blend well with most of the backgrounds, for the most part it looks horrible.
Godzilla's demise at the end of the film is especially lame, here you have a monster that has defeated enemy after enemy by sheer strength, and so you would expect him to go out swinging......No, he gets sucked into a black hole.
The budget of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus is estimated at $8,300,000.[1] It opened in Japan on December 16, 2000, and during its box office run, it grossed approximately $10,000,000, making it the least popular entry in the Millennium Godzilla series in terms of revenue.
3 out of 5 roars for this