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| Giant monster films are usually fuddled enough without throwing time travel into the fray, but here is blending of the two from our friends at Toho. Despite having limited natural resources it turns out that Japan dominates the future, they have even purchased Africa and South America. (Thereby cornering the market for continents shaped like obtuse triangles or something.) Chuck Wilson and his band of rebels steal a flying saucer/time machine craft and return to change the course of history. They drop in on present day Japan (Where present day equals the early 90's.) and gather some facts before pinpointing the dinosaur which will become Godzilla. The creature is teleported away from the nuclear test area and cute Ghorats left in it's place, creating a monster they can use to destroy Japan. Hopefully I have not lost you yet, because a nuclear submarine accident exposes Godzillasaurus to radiation and the King of the Monsters is still created, though larger and more aggressive. Emi is not very happy with events and tries to help her ancestors, only to be captured by M-11. So what does she do? Well the intrepid young lady reprograms the android to be on her side. (So much for administrator passwords and encryption technology.) Around the same time that King Ghidorah is sinking beneath the waves she uses a shuttle to teleport the main time traveling craft in front of Godzilla, he obliges by obliterating the ugly thing. Unfortunately he is pretty much set on obliterating everything, so Emi returns to the future with hopes of rebuilding Ghidorah and saving Japan. A probable side effect of this colossal project is that NAPA becomes a world power, but perhaps that is just my imagination running wild after ninety minutes of rubber monsters and time travel. |
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 | Kaiju never rot.
| | During World War II one of the U.S. amphibious landings failed due to a dinosaur attacking the troops.
| | Aliens hate helicopters.
| | Important people are forced to ride in the back of tactical military trucks.
| | When traveling back in time to 1944, do not choose a landing point under naval bombardment.
| | Japan has a secret nuclear submarine armed with ballistic missiles.
| | Androids are immune to the laws of inertia.
| | Never kick a robot unless you have on steel toe boots.
| | Godzilla is full of soap suds.
| | Always wear your seat belt, even when piloting a cybernetic monster capable of leveling cities.
| | If you are forced to carry Godzilla anywhere make sure that the dangerous side is facing out. (This would be any direction he can point his mouth and fire nuclear beams.)
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| 2 mins - Probably just swamp gas.
| | 8 mins - Why does it look the same in every satellite photo?
| | 10 mins - Okay, the helicopter exploded, but "Eagle One" is still talking.
| | 17 mins - Now where did you get that idea? They've only been talking about future events for the last few minutes. Idiot.
| | 32 mins - The Americans were nice enough to stop shelling the island so we could hear his speech.
| | 38 mins - First Question: Why did the Japanese not defend the beaches rather than letting the Americans land unopposed? Second Question: Where are all the landing craft that should be on the beach?
| | 59 mins - Did that truck have a ramp on the side?
| | 88 mins - Not the sort of thing I would want to look out the window and see. This is going to hurt...
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| | Audio clips in wav format | SOUNDS | Starving actors speak out | |
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| File | Dialog |  | kingghidorah1.wav
| Terasawa: "It's amazing, we really traveled in time."
Fujio: "But look where it got us, we're right in the middle of World War II in the South Pacific."
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| American: "Take that, you dinosaur!"
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| King Ghidorah screaming.
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| Wilson: "This new Godzilla is unfriendly and he's going to destroy your country, there's nothing you can do about it!"
| | Theme Song | Listen to a clip from the soundtrack. |
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| Emi has returned from the future with her supercharged Mecha-King Ghidorah. The only thing she didn't have upgraded is the targeting system, which is rather silly. How do you miss something that stands a hundred meters tall?
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Reply #1. Posted on April 20, 2000, 12:12:19 AM by
This is one of THE FINEST 'zilla movies ever.
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Reply #2. Posted on April 20, 2000, 09:02:00 AM by
I agree with the other 'nonymous. It boasts THE finest ending battle of any G-film, and it takes place in the daytime to boot!
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Reply #3. Posted on April 20, 2000, 11:09:41 AM by Boz824
A poem:
One day, some scientists go swimming at sea.
And imagine their shock when they look up and see
A monster of three heads, wings, and multiple tails
To which in size all comparison pales
And then one day
In a town in Japan
We are paid a friendly visit
From a future man.
Somehow Godzilla figures into this mix
And beats his opponent
King Ghidrah
Like a ton of red bricks.
Godzilla, however, must too be brought down
And so he is lured off to Tokyo downtown.
His mad fighting skills are no match for the army
Look out, kids- this dino ain't Barney!
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Reply #4. Posted on April 25, 2000, 11:45:34 AM by paulwestbrook998@hotmail.com
A true homage to Godzilla films. The modernized Godzilla is incredible. Much better than that Hollywood version of the Big Guy, who wasn't even close to resembling the real thing. Ghidrah always makes a terrific evil monster, and is my second favorite Godzilla menace next to Mechagodzilla. A classic you say? Definately.
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Reply #5. Posted on April 25, 2000, 12:06:16 PM by ebolamonk@yahoo.com
I don't know about this being one of the best OVERALL G-flicks, but I'd agree that the ending battle does kick all ass. All the new ones have great ending battles, truth to tell. The weakest one is probably the new Godzilla vs. Mothra. Space Godzilla and Destroyer both rock as well. Personally, I'm waiting anxiously to see Gigan in one of the new Toho films. Gigan is without comparison the grooviest looking of all the G-villains, and I'd love to see a modern incarnation.
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Reply #6. Posted on May 02, 2000, 08:34:11 AM by Chris K.
Not the best in the Godzilla series. GODZILLA VS. THE THING (1964; Video Title: GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA) is the best in the series, but GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH has it's moments. However, since this is a remake of GHIDORAH-THE THREE HEADED MONSTER(1964) it is a dissapointment. As a fan of the series, this should have been released directly to American theaters instead of video. Besides that, their is poor dubbing and a confusing screenplay. But Thank God that Toho Studio's still uses men in convincing rubber costumes. The CGI special effects are so BAD. But watch the original series instead of GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH.
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Reply #7. Posted on November 25, 2006, 05:09:49 PM by Thomas Grant
This is a great godzilla movie.I like it when godzilla shoots his heatbeam and when it blows off King Ghidaora's neck off.
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Reply #8. Posted on June 28, 2000, 01:37:45 PM by Mothra
I wouldn't say this is the best 'zilla movie but it ranks high. The battles are cool and the effects are some of the best seen in any G' movie. The plot is okay and the acting is a little corny, but apart from that, this movie kix ass!
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