Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
by Shusuke Kaneko
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Actor: Chiharu N?yama, Masahiro Kobayashi (II), Ryudo Uzaki, Shir? Sano, Takashi NishinaDirector: Shusuke Kaneko
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Movie Review: Definitely in the Top Five Godzilla Movies, Maybe the Best
Summary: 4 Stars
Shusuke Kaneko, the director of the superb 1990's trilogy of Gamera movies, finally gets his shot at Godzilla and turns out what might be the best of the whole series. GMK brings Godzilla back to his dark wartime roots, here speculated to be powered by the spirits of the WWII dead. Kaneko does the only thing he can to tell an "adult" giant monster story and that is to take the material and characters into a more mythic and allegorically charged direction and to make a movie that is thematically strong. He knows that the only way to make these monsters work is for them to actually mean something, unlike the shallow and unfortunate American Godzilla which is the target of a much deserved dig at the beginning of this movie.
Although it is undeniably one of the strongest entries in the series (easily the best of the Shinsei movies), it is not without controversy. The Godzilla suit is radically redesigned with a look that, while not exactly based on the 1954 suit, probably matches your impressions of his original appearance, right down to its monochromatic charcoal color and bony dorsal fins. Matching his characterization in this movie, Godzilla looks far more evil than ever before with milky white eyes and huge fangs. That being said, his large square head and potbelly give him a strangely Barney-like appearance. After the relatively svelt G2K suit, this Godzilla is back to looking decidedly pudgy and not quite as life-like.
Mothra comes off a lot better here, and this maybe the first time where she flies in a somewhat lifelike way (such a relief after the horrible flying effects in Godzilla vs. Megaguirus). Although Mothra plays a familiar role here, the previously evil King Ghidorah is re-imagined as a noble guardian monster and is far smaller and less powerful than we are used to seeing him. This was a little strange and jarring to long time Godzilla fans. The reason for this is that both monsters are last minute switches for Varan and Anguirus, two lesser-known monsters that Kaneko had originally planned to use but the studio didn't feel that they had enough "starpower" to help carry the movie.
This was the most successful and acclaimed of the Shinsei movies, yet strangely Kaneko was not invited to come back for any of the remaining movies. Hopefully when the series relaunches in the next decade, Kaneko will give us another movie. Kaiju movies are not exactly common these days and he's the only working director who has proven himself a master of this weird and difficult little genre.
Summary of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/22/2008 Run time: 105 minutes Rating: NrThis 2001 Godzilla feature from Japan's Toho Studios, released as part of the mighty monster's 50th anniversary, is a visually impressive and action-packed entry in the long-running franchise, but also one with a fast and loose re-interpretation of its history that may displease some stalwart fans. Writer-director Shusuke Kaneko (who previously revitalized the Gamera series) erases everything that occurred after 1954's Godzilla and re-imagines the beast as a mythical creature harboring the souls of the Japanese victims of World War II; its attack is challenged by three "Guardian Monsters": Mothra, perennial villain King Ghidorah (here reinvented as hero) and B-list player Baragon (from Frankenstein Challenges the World). The retooling, while imaginative, is supported by spectacular special effects, but the monsters' brawls (a core reason for enjoying these films) seem abbreviated, and Kaneko's script experiences awkward seismic shifts from comedy to grim drama that may befuddle longtime G-fans. Columbia-Tri-Star's DVD is widescreen and offers Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and a Japanese language track (with English subtitles) that should please viewers with an aversion to dubbing. Trailers for other Sony/Columbia sci-fi titles like the American Godzilla feature are also included. --Paul Gaita
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