Post by abraxas on Sept 1, 2010 13:34:36 GMT -5
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla, originally known in the United States as Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster and subsequently Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster, is a 1974 toasts Kaja film. This was the 14Th of the To ho studio's Godzilla series (set after Godzilla vs Megaton), it was directed by Jun Fucked with special effects by Dryish Nalani. It is the fifth film to feature Angoras and the first film to feature MechaGodzilla and King Caesar.
For some reason I just cant get into most of this film, the fights between Godzilla and MechaGodzilla are very good. The miniature work in this film is some of the best, particularly the scene where they first encounter each other, and the explosions in the film are some of best looking.
Of all the characters in Godzilla films the humanoid aliens suffer the most when it comes to special effects, particularly in their appearance. For instance you have the dress wearing male beings from the underwater civilization of Seatopia, or in this film where the actors are wearing cheap gorilla masks.
In the last few Godzilla films we began to see new elements being introduced into the series, Godzilla reveals several new abilities which did not appear in previous films. In Godzilla vs Hedorah he can fly by using his atomic breath to propel himself, in this film we discover that Godzilla can harness lightning to gain new strenghth. The thing with the lightning would be reintroduced, in a different way in the Millennium series of films.
As for the aliens, anyone that has seen the second Planet of the Apes film will understand just how unrealistic and cruddy they looked. For that film they had simple pull over masks for the ape characters in the background, they looked really bad as a result. It would be interesting to do a poll as to which look worse.
Once again the battles are the saving grace of this Godzilla film, even though King Caesar looks kinda hooky, with his big floppy ears and poodle-like tail. MechaGodzilla looks really cool so that helped a lot, its not the worse Godzilla film, but it certainly isn't the best.
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla however is one of the most well known Godzilla film titles.
The movie has become popular among fans in recent years for its strange music, colorful special effects and entertaining monster fights.
The film sold approximately 1,330,000 tickets in Japan - modest business, but an improvement of about 350,000 over the previous Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Megaton.
In the scene where the disguised Godzilla fights the real Godzilla, the suit used to portray the disguised Godzilla would be reused at the end of Terror of Godzilla to show Godzilla swimming away.
Azumi's foretelling of a monster coming to destroy mankind is portrayed through film stills from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster with flames overlaid on them. King Ghidorah can clearly be seen in the shots, and his roar is used as background sound. However, Ghidorah does not appear again at any point in the remainder of the film.
4 out of 5 roars
For some reason I just cant get into most of this film, the fights between Godzilla and MechaGodzilla are very good. The miniature work in this film is some of the best, particularly the scene where they first encounter each other, and the explosions in the film are some of best looking.
Of all the characters in Godzilla films the humanoid aliens suffer the most when it comes to special effects, particularly in their appearance. For instance you have the dress wearing male beings from the underwater civilization of Seatopia, or in this film where the actors are wearing cheap gorilla masks.
In the last few Godzilla films we began to see new elements being introduced into the series, Godzilla reveals several new abilities which did not appear in previous films. In Godzilla vs Hedorah he can fly by using his atomic breath to propel himself, in this film we discover that Godzilla can harness lightning to gain new strenghth. The thing with the lightning would be reintroduced, in a different way in the Millennium series of films.
As for the aliens, anyone that has seen the second Planet of the Apes film will understand just how unrealistic and cruddy they looked. For that film they had simple pull over masks for the ape characters in the background, they looked really bad as a result. It would be interesting to do a poll as to which look worse.
Once again the battles are the saving grace of this Godzilla film, even though King Caesar looks kinda hooky, with his big floppy ears and poodle-like tail. MechaGodzilla looks really cool so that helped a lot, its not the worse Godzilla film, but it certainly isn't the best.
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla however is one of the most well known Godzilla film titles.
The movie has become popular among fans in recent years for its strange music, colorful special effects and entertaining monster fights.
The film sold approximately 1,330,000 tickets in Japan - modest business, but an improvement of about 350,000 over the previous Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Megaton.
In the scene where the disguised Godzilla fights the real Godzilla, the suit used to portray the disguised Godzilla would be reused at the end of Terror of Godzilla to show Godzilla swimming away.
Azumi's foretelling of a monster coming to destroy mankind is portrayed through film stills from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster with flames overlaid on them. King Ghidorah can clearly be seen in the shots, and his roar is used as background sound. However, Ghidorah does not appear again at any point in the remainder of the film.
4 out of 5 roars
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