Godzilla - Tokyo S.O.S.
by Masaaki Tezuka
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Actor: Akira Nakao, Hiroshi Koizumi, Miho Yoshioka, Mitsuki Koga, Noboru KanekoDirector: Masaaki Tezuka
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-14
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Godzilla - Tokyo S.O.S.
Movie Review: Could've been more creative........
Summary: 3 Stars
I'll be honest, the only reason why I watched this movie was because my favorite monster Mothra makes an appearance. Without her or some other plot device I don't think this movie would have been nearly as good as it was (which as it is is only so-so).
The movie for the most part was good. You don't have to watch the first movie Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla to understand the plot of Tokyo SOS (though I'm sure it does help...). The beginning was great because they portrayed Mothra in a very sophisticated manner compared to her previous appearances as a model on a string, now she's mostly left that boat and gone almost completly computer-generated; she is dazzling on screen. Usually Mechagodzilla is just a robot with a lot of weapons, but in this movie (and it's prequel) he is most interesting because he is built from the skeleton of the original Godzilla.
I believe that there could have been more creativity to the monster fight scenes as I hope to make clear. First Godzilla breaks past the Tokyo defences. Then Mothra attacks and the two go at it for a while with neither gaining any ground. Then Mothra uses her last move of resort because apparently she feels that she is going to die soon, which has little effect on the Big G. Finally Mothra goes down and Mechagodzilla is deployed to fight Godzilla. The two go at it. Mechagodzilla nearly kills Godzilla before he takes a bad hit and has to be repaired. Mothra's twin babies come to assist their mother, and get mad when Mothra is finally obliterated by Godzilla. The two larva harass Godzilla and finally web him into a cocoon. Mechagodzilla is fixed, but the soul of the original Godzilla awakens and is heartbroken. He grabs Godzilla and rockets him to the ocean, where they both sink.
The ending is quite dramatic, the plot starts out slow and then is rushed and could have been more creative, though it is cool that it ties into the original plot of "Mothra" from 1961. Mothra herself could have put up more of a fight (she is much, much more powerful in the other movies she appears in) and Mechagodzilla sits around too much and then goes down too easy after all the talk of it being "the last line of Japan's defense".
Was it entertaining? Absolutley. Was it worth watching? Sure. Could I see it again? Maybe one day. Was it the best Godzilla movie? Heck no! But that's just me. I suggest you rent it or buy it and decide for yourself.
Summary of Godzilla - Tokyo S.O.S.
One year after the fight between godzilla and mechagodzilla the two monsters along with mothra face off in a conclusive battle royale. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/22/2008 Run time: 91 minutes Rating: PgArt House & International DVD Video
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