When I was a kid, there was no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than watching the Creature Double Feature, especially when Godzilla was on. We didn't have VCRs back in the seventies, so when a movie you wanted to see came on, you actually had to be there. No matter how many times I had seen them, I always made sure I was there for a Godzilla film. Big G has evolved over the years. He made his debut in black and white and died at the end of the first film, only to make an unexplained return in a second film. He battled Ghidora, King Kong, Rodan, Mecha Godzilla, and Hedorah, a symbol of man's pollution of the environment. Over the years, he was the James Bond of monsters, appearing in a new film just about every few years. Like Bond, Godzilla's face has changed over the years too.
In 1984, Godzilla got a big makeover. Having become by this time a "good monster" who regularly saved the world, Godzilla became a meanie again. He had a whole new look, and a brand new origin. The Godzilla mythology started all over again. Once again, new Godzilla films popped up every few years, until in the late nineteen nineties Godzilla battled Destroyah, a product of the oxygen destroyer weapon that killed him in the very first Godzilla movie. Godzilla dies at the end of that film, but his legacy lives on in baby Godzilla, who is seen in maturity in the film's final scene.
Godzilla 2000 is baby Godzilla's first solo adventure. As Godzilla films go, this is a good one, though not the best. The big plus is that this one has been released to US theatres. It was a real treat to see big G on the big screen for the first time in 15 years. Beyond that, this is a Godzilla film, and you either love them or hate them. Corny special effects, a guy in a rubber suit, fake looking model buildings, and monster battle royales. All the things a true Godzilla fan looks for!
This is the meanest looking Godzilla yet, sporting bigger spines and horns. He battles the military (real tanks, helicopters, and planes this time, though sometimes in some very poorly matted scenes), and eventually a space monster intent on taking over the world. Other than the sequence where Godzilla battles the military, the end battle with the space monster is the most fun in the film.
There were quite a few kids at this showing, and for the most part this film kept their attention. Many of them seemed to get antsy in the scenes with human characters. You might want to think twice about bringing kids under 8 to this movie. Beyond that, if you're a Godzilla fan, you'll love this film, and shouldn't miss it on the big screen. For anyone else, it's probably best to wait for it to arrive on video.
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