1 Godzilla becomes a nuclear reactor. Junior appears.
This is the 22nd film in the series. Released in 1995.
A QANTAS airline is about to land into Hong Kong. Suddenly Godzilla II rises from the sea. He is steamy hot like lava. He was regenerated by the nuclear blast underwater, which gave him more energy. They think Godzilla's son and the other monsters have been killed.
A scientist has discovered that micro-oxygen can make fish grow bigger, but it can be used in making weapons. The tiny atoms can penetrate any metal. We don't want a global war, but an oxygen destroyer is needed to kill Godzilla II. Meanwhile, mutated lifeforces have already entered into the Tokyo's aquarium and are now destroying above and below the city of Tokyo. Even though Godzilla II got rid of those creatures he is still too dangerous for Tokyo. So they freeze him for six hours. Then at the beach, we are surprised to see Godzilla Jr. passing by. He is now an adult heading back to his nest. Papa Godzilla is chasing after him. GodZilla is so nuclear now that he could cause something worse than The China Syndrome (also a USA film in 1979). Godzilla II could become himself a nuclear meltdown and destroy the Earth.
This is the meanest and angriest I have ever seen Godzilla in any film. The grand finale will hold your interest and so much action is going on. I wouldn't mind seeing Godzilla reach a high temperature again. Where did they put that thermometer?
The next films in the series is:
Godzilla (1998) American Film.
Godzilla 2000 Japanese film.
2 A Kings last stand!!!!!!!!
Godzilla vs. Destroyah
Truly this leaves a proudful filling inside you if you love Godzilla as much as me. The big G finally dies(not by Destroyahs hand though)Destroyah prooves to be pure evil with his cruelity in this film. I won't give it away but there are some sad scenes in here. Once you see Godzilla get into it with Destroyah you will witness a king in all his fury. Truly a great film.
Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla
The plot for this was not great but Spacegodzilla was amazing, and the fights were pretty good. Good movie IMO most people don't like it for some reason.
3 Just Space Godzilla, okay
I haven't seen the first one in this set, but Godzilla vs. Godzilla with mountains for shoulders is good. I'm a huge fan of crappy, badly done cinema (just cause its there, I think), and this one delivers.
Apparently, Godzilla DNA out in space mutates, or something...and it goes on from there. Then, the rubber clad lizards fight for a while, open beers, and forget what they were fighting about. In fact, they wonder why they even started...
And that's when the fighting resumes. It's over the affections of Rodan, beautiful Rodan...They both want her, and in utter desperation, Godzilla pulls out a beautiful diamond ring and says his classic line "You had me at hello."
Rodan says yes to his proposal and Space Godzilla finds the nearest giant 12 gauge shotgun, puts the barrel in his mouth and pulls the trigger with his scaled toe...a tragic end to Space Godzilla...but Godzilla starts a new life in Paris with Rodan, and they forget about the whole mess....life sure is a kick in the pants, huh, folks?..
4 An Improvement
This Godzilla was more improved, more serious, more dramatic, and more effects. the creature destroyer kind of reminded me of the ALIEN in the Alien Trilogy. Destroyer kind of has the same features as the ALien in the Alien Triolgy with Sigourny Weaver. At least Godzilla died sadly and just watch to see what happens to Baby Godzilla........................
5 two 4 the price of one1
these are both great movies, but godzilla vs. destroya definentaly has an edge over godzilla vs. space godzilla. They are really both great and for a great price, it's definentaly worth it!!!!
6 Godzilla, Episode 21: The Oxygen Destroyer Strikes Back
This is the last film of the Heisei line of Godzilla films, and is awesome as such. While it pales in comparison to the original "Gojira" and 1999's "Gamera 3," it is certainly one of my favorite Godzilla movies. In this movie, a burning mad (literall) Godzilla arrives at, and destroys, Hong Kong (not Japan, for the first time in the Heisei series), while Akira Ifukube's awesome music plays in the background. From the opening sequences alone (including the title sequence), you know that you are in for something different. The next scenes until the arrival of Jr. in Tokyo follows the story of where Godzilla will strike next, what happened to Little Godzilla from the last two movies, and what is up with the giant red crab-like creatures attacking Tokyo. When the crabs converge into one giant creature, Godzilla Jr. arrives in Tokyo and the two fight. Jr. is badly wounded, but he manages to (seemingly) kill Destroyer. Then, Godzilla arrives and communicates with his son until Destroyer is reborn in an awesome scene. Destroyer then grabs his first foe (Jr.) and proceeds to drop him from hundreds of meters up onto a building, mortally wounding him. Godzilla mourns the death of his son, until Destroyer attacks him from behind, laughing at Godzilla's sadness (making Destroyer the only Godzilla, if any monster, foe that you truly start to hate). After this, an epic battle takes place that isn't just a beam war like the previous few movies were. Finally, Godzilla hits 1200 degrees and dies as Destroyer is finally killed by a freezer attack. Ifukube's haunting and powerful music along with a silence of all other noise creates a powerfully sad scene. However, through the radioactive fog after the meltdown, we suddenly see the silhouette of Godzilla Jr. in his final form, and then the movie ends. My only complaint about the movie itself are the crab vs. police scenes that are obviously a rip-off of similar scenes from "Alien." Other than this, the movie is good, with passable SFX (except for several crab sequences). My biggest complaint about this video release is that it cuts off the end credits (in the original movie, it shows more scenes from "Gojira" and then scenes from all the Heisei movies while playing to another Ifukube masterpeice). Other than this, the movie is great. I highly recommend it.
7 Two Amazing Films, for one amazing price!
Godzilla VS Space godzilla features amazing Kaiju (Giant Monster) Action, as Godzilla and Space Godzilla (A godzilla made out of cells ramed through a black hole, a white hole and a bunch of other random scientific sounding crap that no one cares about) duke it out with the help of MOGERA, the J.G.S.D.F Giant Robot (Okay to be Honest MOGERA does not really help that much.)
One of my favoraite parts of this film, is that that baby Godzilla freak DIES! Hooray! Rejoice! Praise the Lord! We not only get some Good City Destruction scenes, but we get some good monster fights.
Godzilla VS Destroyer - One of the All time best Godzilla films, it is the last in the Heishi Arc, and let me tell you, this movie is sad, not meaning its a bad movie, but it actually brought a tear to my eye. The special effects are very good, and BURNING GODZILLA LOOKS COOL! Even the Godzilla JR. in this is not bad, and is quite different from that dang Baby Godzilla from the other film in this pack.
Overall I say: BUY THIS SET!
8 Two of the bests
I own these two on DVD. Godzilla versus Destoroyah I little better because there is more military envolvement. Other than launch Moguera the defense department doe snot do much to counter Space Godzilla.
These two have towns of destuction great special effects. The two most powerfull enemy godzilla fights in this series. Destroyah have been created by the oxygen destroyer has some powerful deadly attack. Like its laser horn which can slice through godzilla flesh.
I like these together deals they are fun worth it. This is one of the good films. If hope strong suggest you do not she Godzilal versus King Kong or The Son of Godzilla fort they are the worst one sin the series
9 Destoroyah the true final film of Godzilla
This to me will be Godzilla's last stand.I'm aware of the newer installments, but I can not and will not accept a lifeless CGI Godzilla. Especially those blank yellow eyes. Suitmation is the only way to go.When godzilla roars his last roar I had a lump in my throat.Also due to Akira Ifukube's brilliant score.But was quickly cheered up when they presented the most awesome looking Godzilla in the entire series.Needless to say how disappointed I was when TOHO did not follow this coarse and instead made the lousy GODZILLA 2000, which absolutely sucked. Even though suitmation is used, the look did not say GODZILLA!! it seemed more to say (frog with long tail and jagged spines on back) Destoroyah is definately as impressive an enemy the big G ever had.When TOHO comes to it's senses and makes Godzilla movies the way they used to (like this one) and use more of Maesto Ifukube's score.Then I'll be glad to give them my hard earned american dollar they can convert to YEN.Till then MY TITLE STANDS.If I have one gripe about this movie. It's the abrupt end credits.Just when I'm getting into the best version of the Godzilla theme "WHACK" they cut me off.
10 MAJOR MELTDOWN
This G flick really is as good as it gets for one YOu have a monster kicking Godzilla but through out the whole fight.The suits as pretty good and the story was using the original invention or project they use to kill the original godzilla himself with.Must watch for all you G fans!!
11 The last two Hensei Godzilla movies.
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (3 stars) - Several Godzilla cells mutate in outer space and the monstrous threat of SpaceGodzilla is born! The (at the time) next to last Godzilla movie is a turgid affair. The plot (which isn't half bad) is poorly paced and the special effects range from above average to laughable (the styrofoam asteroids are just horrifying to behold). Strictly for purists.
Godzilla vs Destroyah (5 stars) - This is one of my favorite Godzilla movies of all time and a wonderful good-bye to the Big G - who was going to move to American to make movies. Needless to say, he returned home after discovering that Hollywood had no idea how to treat him with anything close to respect. This calculated farewell has the oxygen destroyer from the very first movie mutating some prehistoric crustacean to city dwarfing size. Godzilla (who is beginning to meltdown) and Godzilla Junior show up to squash said threat. This is old school kaiju fun, and a perfect Godzilla movie for fans to introduce the unconverted with pride. Highest recommendation.
12 Godzilla's Finest
This DVD is a must have for Godzilla vs Destroyer alone, the best in the series IMO. The reason this get's five stars is because GvsD is awesome and you get Godzilla vs Space Godzilla as well which isn't that bad of a G-Film either.
This movie is great if you have widescreen TV or not it's a shame that Tri-Star didn't release it's previous Double Godzilla DVD set like this.
I'm not going to tell you anything about the movies because many people already have, I am going to tell you to get this if you don't already have it.
13 A great Godzilla film and a terrible one in an O.K. package
Sony/TriStar does a better job on this double-feature disc of two of the 1990s Godzilla films than they did on the awful disc of "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah/Godzilla and Mothra: Battle for Earth." This time the films are in widescreen and stereo. Unfortunately, they are still dubbed (and very poorly, too), and the end credits are still chopped off, but I can at least recommend buying this disc for its improved visual and audio quality.
(In a side note, Sony/TriStar has just made available three of the recent Godzilla films in widescreen editions with 5.1 sound and a choice of English dub or Japanese with subtitles: "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus," "Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack," and "Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla." They may also release the two film on the this DVD in individual, deluxe packages, so you may want to wait a bit before deciding to pick up this disc.)
However, I can only recommend one film on this disc, the terrific "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah," which brings a conclusion to the 1990s `Heisei' series of Godzilla films in an apocalyptic story that links back to the original 1954 "Godzilla." Godzilla's radioactive heart has started to melt down, a condition that threatens to destroy the entire planet. The military scrambles to find a way to prevent the end of the world, while psychic Miki tries to track down Godzilla's son, now a tough teen who looks like a half-sized Godzilla. And on top of all this, a new creature has suddenly appeared, born out of the weapon that killed the original Godzilla back in 1954: the mutating crustacean/dragon beastie Detoroyah. The action is plentiful, as are the effects, and the film just thunders along. It's everything you want in a Godzilla film. Godzilla Jr. facing the crab-leg version of Destoroyah is one of the great monster fights, the finale at the airport is brilliant, and the ending is heartbreaking. It's a great way to end the second Godzilla series. If this film stood on its own, I'd give it five stars, easily.
In fact, it's best that you don't think of this disc as a double-feature at all, but a single disc containing "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah," with "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" as a bonus feature. Because "SpaceGodzilla" is AWFUL. Made right before "Detoroyah" by a new director who came out of Japanese teen films, "SpaceGodzilla" is boring and utterly silly. Godzilla Jr. looks like Barney the dinosaur, SpaceGodzilla is a ridiculously lumbering thing, and the military's new super-robot, MOGUERA (based on a robot from the 1957 film "The Mysterians"), looks like some kid's transformer toy, only not as well constructed and with Woody Woodpecker's head. The plot is sloppy -- something about SpaceGodzilla imprisoning Godzilla Jr. while a conspiracy almost wrecks the anti-Godzilla team called G-force -- and the performers look bored. The big action sequences seem to go on forever while nothing happens. The finale is just Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla standing far away and roaring at each other, while the military fiddles endlessly with their useless machines. The special effects are awful and lazy as well. Not even Godzilla fans will be able to tolerate this film for long. On it's own, "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" is worth only one star, easily. So I'll have to average my rating out and give this package three stars.
I recommend this disc for "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah," which is great even in dubbed format. Watch the other film, sure, but think of it as a bonus not factored into the price. You'll feel better that way, and $16.99 is a pretty fair price for a good, widescreen, stereo Godzilla film. (But keep your fingers crossed for even better editions in the future.)
14 A Mixed Bag
This two-sided DVD from Tristar contains "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" and "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah," two relatively recent and relatively high-budgeted entries in the Godzilla cannon. The quality of these two films, however, is mixed.
"Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" is the worst of the two, and the worst Godzilla movie of the Heisei era of Godzilla films (which lasted from 1984 to 1995). It is the story of a space monster that was formed with some of Godzilla's genetic tissue that comes to earth and...well, stomps on a lot of minaiture buildings and eventually dukes it out with the Big G. The human drama in this episode is not interesting at all, the "Baby Godzilla" monster is downright awful, and the final monster slugfest isn't as engaging as it should be. For those who care, Mothra has a cameo.
"Godzilla vs. Destoroyah," on the other hand, is one of Godzilla's better movies. The plot has something to do with crab monsters fighting Godzilla, who threatens to explode and destroy the world. The special effects are reasonably good this time around, and there is a sense of grittiness that is not present in most other Godzilla movies. Best of all, Godzilla is pure death and destruction, unlike in "SpaceGodzilla," in which he is temporarily a do-gooder. While it's true that there is not even much of an attempt at human drama, it doesn't matter all that much.
Both of these films are presented in their original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. They look quite good, with surprisingly bright colours. The picture quality suffers a bit in some of the special effects shots, which get a bit scratchy. Unsurprisingly but still unfortunately, there are no special features.
15 Go Go Godzilla
If you like Godzilla these are pretty good movies, I highly recommend them and my triplet boys love them as well. I gave these four stars as far as Godzilla movies go, Space Godzilla is one of the better of the recent Godzilla films.
16 One of the Best Big-G Movies Around
This is like 2 movies on 1 DVD, each movie is on ones side so I guess I have to split 9it in 2:
Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla:
There isnt alot of eye candy stuff to look at in here, except for the cute little version of Godzilla (little Godzilla) and the cool evil twin of Godzilla (Spacegodzilla), Spacegodzilla's Crystal's look so fake but his attitude is so demented and evil, very sadistic and sometimes...scary...? I really didnt like how this storys goes: G-Cells escaped into space and was sucked into a blackhole, creating Spacegodzilla, then he was spit out by a white...hole??! is there such a thing? and is heading twords earth to kill GOdzilla so he can rule that planet himself...ok soo the story isnt so fun, but it is fun to watc the King of Monsters battle against his Evil Twin. I RATE THIS 3/5
Godzilla vs Destroyah:
This is one of my most favorite Godzilla movies EVER! Godzilla is now facing one of his toughest foes...The Destroyah! the Destroyah is a mutation of the Oxygen Destroyer that killed the first Godzilla in 1954 and is now wrecking havoc on earth, luckily GOdzilla's power was boosted by the nuclear enrgy inside his heart, making him glow orange amking him a SUPER MONSTER...this is the Strongest and Biggest out of all the Godzillas in the series. Special FX are top notch and the Adult Destroyah is one mean looking monster compared to Biollante or Spacegodzilla. Near the end Godzilla's son was viciously attacked and critacaly wounded by Destroyah, Godzilla crys, and trys to reach his Dying Kin but then Destroyah heads face to face with the King of Monsters. They fought and Destroyah flys away, Godzilla reaches his son and trys to heal him with his red nuclear breath thing...but looks like its not enuff...Destroyah returns for another match against the Big-G!!! but With Godzilla's overpowering heat rays, Destroyah knows he cannot defeat Godzilla, and trys to fly away but the army finished off the great monster with there freezing rays. I wont give away the ending so buy it to see it yourself. Godzilla vs Destroyah is one of the best Godzilla movies, i rank it #2 best G Movie and the 1954 Godzilla the #1 and this movie is the big deal in this doubled feature and is also on of his Last movies so check out, i highly reccomend it! I RATE THIS: 5/5
17 Great DVD for any Godzilla fan
These are awsome movies. Spacegodzilla is an awsome villain and definately saves the otherwise mediocre film. Destroyah, even though he looks awsome, is really kind of ... in his last form, all godzilla has to do is look at him to make him squirt blood all over everything. Overall Godzilla vs. Destroyah is the better movie, but they really should have made Destroyah tougher to beat. Definately get this DVD even if you only remotely like Japanese giant monsters.
18 I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
This movie was much better than Spacegodzilla vs. Godzilla. In this movie godzilla's flames are much more impressive, it's like red fire in a darker red fire spiral. It was sad when godzilla died but at least godzilla jr. took his place as king of the monsters(godzilla jr. absorbed his energy). I liked the part when the Super X III was trying to cool down godzilla. When he froze it looked cool and the freeze missiles were awesome! Destoroyah is my 2nd favorite character after Spacegodzilla. I liked destoroyah's horn mainly for the horn katana attack (I really loved it). Since I like fat things I thought it was nice toho made destoroyah fat. It was also sad godzilla jr. died(he was still growing up to be an adult!) but he absorbed has dad's energy and was revived. The beginning was pretty good with the king of the monsters running amok in Hong Kong (huh? I thought he was supposed to be in Tokyo!?). But I will always like Spacegodzilla better than destoroyah.
19 Spacegodzilla/Destroyer to fight Godzilla
My 2 favorite Heisei Godzilla movies! I would of expected extras on this DVD, like on King Ghidora/Mothra 2(even though it only had trailers). But what else can I say. Most people hated Spacegodzilla and loved Destoyer (I mean the movies), but I just liked them both. Overall, the DVD itself is cool.
20 Usual Godzilla
Story line is pretty good. The oxygen Destroyer is broght back in to play here.
Godzilla appears of the coast of Japan red hot(literally). Scientists find out that he will explode and blow up the earth with him. As if that isnt enough, a bunch of little scorpian things start killin cops and then they all mutate together to form one big ...scorpian that Godzilla now has to kill, along with the help of Junior. The ending is pretty cool but if you have not seen it then i won't say what happens except that it's somewhat sad.
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21 An Action Packed......Tear Jerker? *SPOILERS*
Yes, you read right folks - a tear jerker, but i will get to that later. This film really can't get much more exciting. Things start of Fast Paced as we have Godzilla in all his glory stinkin' up Tokyo (He has had a radiation overdose from Obsorbing Space Godzillas energy so i reccomend you view that one first, so he is burning with red/orange on his chest and legs) And the brilliant G-Center brains find out its a Radiation and Godzilla is heading to a Thermonuclear explosion (In latter terms, the end of the world). So they have to 'quietly' destroy Godzilla. They create and ozygen destryer - and later in this film this 'oxygen destryoer' goes nuts and turns into DESTROYAH (Destroyer is how to pronounce) And the G-Center gets to cool Godzilla off with the SX-III, and Godzilla goes underwater. This Destroyah is evolving to its Final 'Alien' form - and Godzilla comes outta the Sea again burnin up - So G-Force gets Godzilla and Destroyah to duke it out - hopin the oxygen destroyah will kill Godzilla. Godzilla temprature is rising rapidly, and soon after he 'kills' destroyah - his Dorsal Fins begin to melt. Then Destroyah comes back and tries to get Godzilla but godzilla iis now to 'HOT'. His termonuclear breath is hotter than hell - and Godzilla takes out Destroyah. Godzillas temp. reachers 1200 celcius - and the SX-III freezes him. His temprature goes down so Godzilla here is melting down with a temprature of 900 c so Armagendon is prevented. Slowly - Godzilla discinegrates :-(. This was supposedly the end of the Godzilla films forever - but it wasnt so i gave it 5 stars.
I LOVED THIS FILM. This was an exciting action filled flick. Unlike Godzilla vs Biollante, the action is fast and there seems to always be action going on. Be warned you really should keep tissue at handy- the final scene really is sad. *sniffsniff*. A great G flick though - get this one AND Godzilla vs Space Godzilla (this is kind of a continuity of Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla) One of the best Godzilla films ever - EXCELLENT. Get it now! Click the friggin order button!
22 goodbye Big G.
warning spoilers!!!!!!!...this is the movie in which Godzilla dies.Yes,it is sad.But of course,G-cells can regenerate,so G never really dies.Awesome version of Godzilla,and great enemy,the evil Destroyah."not even Destroyah can do anything against the power of Godzilla.WHAT A MONSTER!"That quote sums it all up.And don't cry little children,G-cells are indestructible and can regenerate indefinitely,so Godzilla ,like Dracula,can be killed,but never destroyed.
23 GvsDes ROCKS
I THINK WAS ONE OF THE BEST YET. DESTROYER LOOKED COOL IN HIS FINAL FORM. I DID FEEL A LITTLE SAD WHEN GODZILLA WENT BOOM.
I GIVE THE MOVIE 5 STARS AND ABOVE BECAUSE IT THE WAS THE BEST MOVIE I EVER SAW.
24 Sweet Godzilla
I will tell you about both movies:
Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla: Created from the cells that Biollante shot into space, Space Godzilla forms and heads towards Godzilla and his son. While a madman tries to take down Godzilla by weapons....Space Godzilla and Godzilla clash, while a super robot tries to help the King Of Monsters to defeat the invader from Space!
Godzilla Vs. Destroyah: As Godzilla's body starts to meltdown, scientists beleive they only have limited time, untill Godzilla's meltdown destroys the Earth. In the meanwhile a type of chemical monster forms....Destroyah! As the monster causes damage in Tokyo, it seems the only way to stop Godzilla from destroying Earth is to put a device known as the Oxygen Destroyah in the water, which will destroy Godzilla. But as Godzilla fails to defeat Destroyah...his son Godzilla Jr. takes hold of the battle!
25 Buy it for Destoroyah
Vs. Destoroyah is the movie to buy this DVD for. It is well done and one of the best of the Godzilla movies to date. Cool monsters and their reason for being is explained as well as any sci-fi creature has ever been explained. On the other hand VS. Space Godzilla is ok but a bit silly in the way he gets to earth and as for Baby Godzilla...what a joke. I kept hoping Space Godzilla would kill him but no such luck. The only good thing about this one is that Mothra has a brief appearance along with some Fairy Mothras and the Cosmo twins. Five stars for Destoroyah and Three for Space Godzilla.
26 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Well I have to admit, this is a pretty cool movie, but I always thought their just something about that made seem less serious and more childish. I finally figured it out, it`s the cheesy lines, but still, it`s a good movie.
27 The greatest godzilla film ever!
I am true godzilla fan so I know alot about godzilla.This is the best film because the action is hot and the special effects are chillin! Also the ending is sad and special. Destroyah is my favoritest godzilla enemy.This is also the best out of the heisei series. The craziest thing about on the DvD is that it's a double feature with godzilla v.s spacegodzilla! The worst out of the heisei series with the best that's bad combo. What would be better is if godzilla v.s mechagodzilla 2 with godzilla v.s destroyah on DvD, but they don't have it. I have it on vhs which is better. godzilla v.s mehagodzilla 2 is the second best. This got 5 and a half stars on a average customer reveiw. Are you kidding me? This gets a pure 5 star. All the way recommended to godzilla fans! Go to godzillafans.com or gvsdestroer.com. you
will find everything about the movie there! and Takao okawara makes the best g film's ever!
28 Godzilla vs. Destroyer (1995)
This is the 22nd film in the long-running, enourmously-popular Godzilla series. It is the second best, the first best being, with no doubt, Godzilla (1954) (The original cut without Raymond Burr).
The Plot: Bass Island, the place where Godzilla and Little Godzilla live, is destroyed in a nuclear blast. Godzilla absorbs too much radiation and starts glowing red and orange. Also, his eyes and breath are red and orange. He attacks Hong Kong, and the title shows*. Meanwhile, a swarm of crustacean-like monsters are created from the after-effects of the Oxygen Destroyer. They eventually morph into one big monster called Destroyer and attacks Tokyo. It turns out that Little Godzilla turned into Godzilla Junior, a smaller version of Godzilla who has pure atomic breath, not atomic bubbles like he had in Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla (1994). So, Junior and Destroyer battle. Godzilla shows up when Destroyer gets even bigger and they fight to the end. Also, Kazuki Omori (who wrote the film) threw in the Super X III, a big, fat plane that fires freeze missiles and freeze lasers. And, Godzilla will meltdown! By the end of the film, I was crying.
*This film has the coolest title sequence. Godzilla, in Japanese writing, shows up on the screen and explodes. Then, the Oxygen Destroyer appears and spurts out bubbles. Then, the title, in Japanese, and the subtitle shows up with a flaming city in the background.
The acting, special effects, dialogue and music are all great. The music is by Akira Ifukube, and it is most likely that he'll never compose for a Godzilla film again.
Some people call this film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, but they call the monster Destroyer in the film. Also, the name Destroyer is cooler than Destoroyah.
This is an extremely good movie. If you love Godzilla, you'll love this film.
29 Godzilla Vs. The Oxy "Pad" Gen Destroyer
It`s an amazing film with amazing effects, my favourite is Godzilla`s death, such sad music....i loved it.The end scene was such a passionate and unforgettable one, just like the ending of Godzilla 1985...i loved the endings to both films. You should get a copy of Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah, Gary recommends it as a-must-see Godzilla film....>
30 The Best of the New Generation
People may read these reviews and not believe that they are for Japanese Godzilla movies, but these are great films. Keep in mind that the links between the movies are thin and they apparantly are not always intended to be part of an ongoing storyline although elements do continue through them. That said-sit back and enjoy some great entertainment!
The eco-friendly slant on all the new Godzilla (and Mothra) movies makes them make you feel warm and fuzzy even during the destruction of countless Japanese urban areas. The tear that comes to your eye in Godzilla vs. Destroyah when Godzilla is mourning the loss of Godzilla Jr. is a true surprise, the ending sequence (about 20 minutes) is classic and should not be missed.
31 Finally!
Why do I say finally? Well, just look at what Godzilla had become before this new generation of Big-G movies popped up: a cartoon charcter. In the seventies Godzilla had done everything from arguing with Anguirus in "monster language" (*holds back bile*) to flying through the air using the power of his atomic breath. In fact, the only thing I liked about the middle generation of Godzilla movies was Gigan, an excellent monster and the saving factor of "Godzilla on Monster Island" and "Godzilla vs Megalon".
The newest series of Godzilla movies, which started with "the return of Godzilla" was definitely a big step up in my eyes. It once again re-instated Godzilla as a gargantuam, villanous monster of terror rather than a cartoonish goofball. Of this generation of movies, "Godzilla vs Destroyah" is by far the best.
Usually my main concern with a Godzilla movie is the monsters, not just their design but also their personality.
Destroyah, the villian, is breathtaking. Just compare this guy with the ridiculous Megalon or Hedorah. Destroyah is far more detailed and thought out. Derived from tiny arachnid micro-organisms mutated by the Oxygen Destroyer (the weapon that killed Godzilla in the orignial film), Destroyah goes through a number of forms, something that may seem overdone in the Godzilla series but is done very well with Destroyah. Starting out as little nasty creatures, the Destroyah monsters go on to become two meter tall spider like beasts. These guys duke it out in a building with some marines in an impressive battle that reminds me of Starship Troopers (but not as gory). The man sized monsters then combine to form into a giant version of the spider beasts, then transform into a flying gargoyle, and finally reach the final stage of evolution. At four-hundred feet tall and sporting giant bat wings, a deadly horn, and covered from head to toe in thorns, Destroyah is the baddest monster the Big-G has ever had to face. Personality wise, destroyah is thankfully a monster bent on destruction rather than appeasing a crowd of six year olds looking for humor.
Godzilla in this one looks better than ever. Thanks to an overdose of radiation he is glowing red with eyes that match, and he's still mean as ever.
The plot in "Godzilla vs destroyah" is well thought out and doesn't echoe the classic, campy stereotype Godzilla plot where aliens send monsters down to destroy earth. This story is far more intelligent.
Basically, I admire this movie because it echoes the dark, apocolyptic feel of the first movie.
Now all thats left is my ideal Godzilla movie: a giant monster battle between King Ghidorah, Destroyah and Mechagodzilla II vs. Godzilla, Anguirus and Rodan. Come to think of it, that would probably turn into something laughable like "Destroy All Monsters".
(*Shudders and plops Godzilla vs Destroyah into the VCR*)
32 Godzilla is Dead! Love Live Godzilla!!
This bewildering title explains the story very well. Godzuki finally grows up to monsterhood while his Dad gives his life to protect the earth.
It is the finale in the modern series before Godzilla 2000.
Destroyah is the most evil of Godzilla's opponents, bent on destroying everything and he is the equal to Godzilla. But Destroyah does not kill Godzilla. Rather Godzilla's heart finally gives out. Godzilla, Jr. makes his appearance trying to defeat Destroyah before Godzilla, Sr. arrives. It reminds me of a teenage son trying to proves something to his Dad.
While most of the movie is dark, it ends on an up note.
33 Destoroyah and SpaceGodzilla sport awesome special FX
Let me tell you that I am very appreciative to Tri-Star for making these films available to us Godzilla fans here in America. I am still waiting for Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla ('93) (The Return Of Rodan - Yes!!!) to hit DVD.
Both of these films have excellent pyro effects. In the early 90's G films, Toho Productions still refrained from using computer generated effects. It was all done on the sound stage.
Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla has an awful script. It also makes he mistake of turning baby Godzilla into a wide eyed comic relief critter ala: Minya. It might have been a good choice for selling toys to kids, but the fans that I have talked to agreed that they did not like it. Space Godzilla is an impressive villian, with his Godzilla look and massive crystaline shoulders. He saves this picture from being downright bad.
Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah is the real bargain here. Buy this DVD
just for that movie if you have to. The opening with Godzilla attacking Hong Kong is classic. His fire breath now out of control, he just destroys everything. It is the best idea, the writers have come up with in ages. Destoroyah is a formidable foe, unlike the last two (Did anyone think that Orga had a chance in Godzilla 2000?). The baby Godzilla looks real again, and the end is inspired. True fans will invariably put this in their top three favorites. i know they will watch that opening scene again and again and again.
34 5 stars are not because of Space Godzilla....
It would probably be better for most people to just skip over the Space Godzilla portion of this DVD, as it is the absolute worst godzilla film ever made (next to the American version of G2K). The 5 stars in this review refer strictly to to wonderful widescreen (as opposed to the full-screen VHS) presentation of Godzilla versus Destroyer, the conclusion of the Heisei series of Godzilla films (which began with the film Godzilla 1985). In it, a giant nuclear explosion has destroyed Birth Island (pronounced Bas Island in this version, but oh well) and has greatly increased the nuclear fission inside Godzillas body. His temperature has increased to nearly 1000 degrees C and is grwing steadily. To skip over the story (which isn't to bad for this film), Godzilla will explode if this fission increase continues, wiping out all life on Earth. The Super X 3 is sent out to freeze Godzilla and slow down the fission. As soon as Godzilla thaws, the rate of fission begins to increase again, posing an even greater threat, an enormous nuclear meltdown. Destroyers (to introduce them before I forget) are a race of tiny crablike organisms that were mutated by the use of the Oxygen Destoyer in 1954's Godzilla. They merge with each other (much like the hedriums in Godzilla versus Hedorah) until they create an enormous (and quite demonic looking at that) monster known only as Destroyer. Destroyer kills Godzilla Jr. at Haneda airport and is finally done in when Godzilla begins to meltdown and release all of his energy (cool pyrotechnics in this scene). The super X 3 manages to freeze Godzilla and control his meltdown. All of Godzilla's radioactivity is released, turning Tokyo into a dead city. Then, Godzilla Jr. absorbs ALL of the radiation, and reaches his next stage of developement as a full grown Godzilla.
The movie, as always, could have been better, but it is a wonderful conclusion to the original Godzilla series. Akira Ifukube's pounding musical score and more serious filming gives this Godzilla movie a much darker look than any of the other Heisei films. This is a definate must; though, as always, I sugguest getting it on a subtitled Japanese DVD ....
Well worth viewing.
35 The best Godzilla movie made in 40 years!
Godzilla vs. Destroyer should be watched by anyone who even has the faintest interest in Godzilla. Right off the bat, you'll love the special effects. As soon as you see Godzilla rise from the ocean with glowing red patches and veins popping out of his body complimented by glowing eyes and spines, you just stare at it in awe. Added with a nice touch, there came Super X3. It's kind of like a cross between a jet and a tank. The scene in which its freezing weapons are used on Godzilla is pretty cool. And when the police fight the small crab Destroyer things, before converging into a monster, the attack is pretty well organized. You can tell the staff took a lot of time on all of this. The story is like this: The old Oxygen Destroyer used to kill the first Godzilla has had an abnormal effect on Tokyo Bay. An ancient organism living there has been affected and has now turned into a monster. Godzilla Jr., Godzilla's more adult son, has been found and is used to lure Godzilla to Destroyer and have the two kill each other. In the midst of this, Godzilla is on the verge of meltdown. But a huge surprise is at the end. But, since others have already ruined it, Godzilla dies. This movie is bested only by "Gojira". But it must be seen to be believed.
36 A Honorable Ending for a hero - Godzilla
I watched all the 90's versions of the Godzilla movies in one sitting and even thou the 'time line' of the story line has enough holes in it to drive a mack truck thru. This movie stands as one of the best movies made. (if you ignore the holes from the other movies)
This movie is a direct sequel to the Godzilla Vs Space Godzilla. In that movie you can actually see the moment when Godzilla pushes himself too far and overloads his heart. In the beginning of this movie we find out that Godzilla having damaged his heart in the battle with Space Godzilla is trying to find his offspring Godzilla Jr.
Meanwhile the Japanese are trying to find a way to help Godzilla for once instead of trying to destroy him. Using the SX-3 they manage to temporaryly halt Godzilla's nuclear energy by freezing him. In the mean time a scientist manages to make a air destroyer virus which is similar to one used in the original movie. (ignore the time line error here). The problem is that the virus mutates and grows to the point where it damages a construction site.
Godzilla Jr. attempts to fight the Destroyah but is defeated. Godzilla soon arrives on the scene and defeats the monster. During a touching moment between Godzilla and Godzilla Jr. The Destroyah attacks and Godzilla Jr is killed.
Godzilla mournes his loss and in one touching line from the movie. "It looks like this will be Godzilla's Last Battle!" Godzilla manages to impart some of his energy to Godzilla Jr's body before finally defeating Destroyah.
The death scene is sad and moving. I liked to think that the last cry from Godzilla was a roar of defience instead of farewell as his body melts. The ending is sad and will bring tears to all Godzilla fans over the world as the twist in the ending will also make the same fans give a cheer!
37 Spaced Godzilla
What a great idea! Alas the execution was basic, to say the least. We can only presume there was a severe budgetry restriction on this film. Either that, or it was all spent on some fine cinematography and location work. The subplot with the little 'Zilla was cute but wore too thin, too soon and Space Godzilla was tragically underused. As for the sfx, we are aware of the downsizing of the minatures to 1/50th or so, as big G is, well, so big now (about 380ft at the last count) the buildings had to look much smaller. Smaller, yes cheap and a smidge tacky, no. The Mogera robot is a neat throwback to '50s Japanese TV ''droids, but is no Mecha G. The dubbing is still out to jury and the casting was obviously from the bargain end of the Japanese version of Equity. Miki Segusa (played with gusto by Megumi Odaka) has a nice new haircut though. Toho were obviously going for something new here (teen romance vs Godzilla anyone?) but didn't quite pull it off. Once again, plot threads are left to dangle unresolved and all is swept away for a monster mash -no bad thing, that's pretty much why all we're here, after all. Alas, the mash is more of a squish as our besuited actors struggle with rubber once more but to no effect. Slow ponderous, unexciting uninspired direction drag it all into the debris filled guttter. Yes, its just a monster film but look at its template, original, scary, exciting and full of ideas. Even the newer vehicles for the Big G's outings (G vs Mecha G, G vs Destroyah anyone) outpace this film by a good few stomps. Even the music soundtrack, nice and suitable say, for a drama-is feeble when tacked onto a giant monsters do Tokyo film stylie. Buy this disc only for Destroyah. Space G is ok but not what we need from a top Kaiju Eiga. 'Till next time Toho!
38 Send For The Waaaaaaaaaarmbulance!
Hailing from the UK, its not often Big G pokes his head above the water over here. For example, as far as I am aware, there are no plans to release G 2000; either theatrically or on video (rental or sell thru). So to get our hands on this baby was, well...! Godzilla v Destroyah is a fine swan song for the mighty Godzilla. The premise of the Oxygen Destroyer, the multi-form Destroyah creature, the many homages to western sci-fi/action films (go spot 'em) and -in particular, a cameo from the Japanese actress Momoko Kochi, who originally played Emiko Yamane in the '54 'Zilla, were inspired. Ifukubi's soundtrack is fantastic, both dramatic and subtle as the plot requires. The sfx are excellent in the main. Everything we Godzila fans have come to expect from a good kaju Eiga. As for the finale-fabulous. The Adult Destroyah is a fantastic design, a worthy final adversary for the Big G. We liked the multiple spider form attack the best! Yes, and by the end it was waaaaaarmbulance time! Big G, gone but not quite! Hurrah for G 2000. On the down side (alas, fans there is one), the dubbing though fairly typical for the genre, was a bit on the 'revisionist' side with the plot. At times scenes are being explained before they unfold (same prob -only worse- with G vs MechaG).Or, what was being spouted by the (ahem) 'voice actors,' just didn't match the action on screen! Confusion, or mere irritation were our watch words. Hilarious or infuriating -you choose. The end titles, looked forward to with dribbling anticipation, with their medly of images from the Heisei series, were chopped at about fifteen seconds in; then finito. No credits, no nothing. Without as much as a 'by your leave.' Come on Tristar -get yer finger out! Then again, look at the lard buttocked puddin' that was the remake. Disappointed, enough said. We have 18 of the series up to now (on VHS and DVD). This one is a fine addition to our collection and well worth the wait and import duty, despite the latter comments-go buy now. You won't regret it!
39 Destroyah and Godzilla. Thats a twist
This is one of G's Best films EVER The music is good the FX the monsters everything except there is hardly any comedy. I especially like the scenes where Destroyer kills the fish and when Godzilla melts I would get this movie if I were you.
40 Excellent
This movie started when the first movie left off. A brilliant concept. TOHO PICTURES LTD. should be congratulated for a job well done. I thought that the movie should Godzilla to be more human in this movie then in the past movies. It was a good story concept. However, I had a hard time to acquire a DVD copy of the original DVD of the first movie. Finally, though, I did get one (the power of the internet). I thought that the movie contained good special effects and a good story line. I would recommend this movie to every Godzilla Fan.
41 Excellent
This movie started when the first movie left off. A brilliant concept. TOHO PICTURES LTD. should be congratulated for a job well done. I thought that the movie should Godzilla to be more human in this movie then in the past movies. It was a good story concept. However, I had a hard time to acquire a DVD copy of the original DVD of the first movie. Finally, though, I did get one (the power of the internet). I thought that the movie contained good special effects and a good story line. I would recommend this movie to every Godzilla Fan.
42 R.I.P Godzilla but trust me he will be back again!!!
To this day, I am still not sure whether if Godzilla is the good guy or the bad guy or perhaps a combination of both. The 1950's I would have said Godzilla is the bad guy but in the 1970's he seems to be a hero!!!
Anyway, lets take a look at the 90's version of Godzilla. Yep, defintely a combination of good and bad, one minute Godzilla is smashing up Tokyo, the next minute he is saving Japan from aliens or mutants or whatever they are. This movie Godzilla vs Destroyah being the final installment in the series continues on from the SpaceGodzilla film.
Special effects, monster action is the main reason for the stars, forget about the plot if its too confusing that is. When I got this film, I knew that Godzilla would die at the end, because of reading other reviews, but if your a Godzilla fan you would get it too.
I must say that Godzilla looks terrible, having half of his body covered in red and blood coloured eyes. However his red spines and new red laser heat blast has a lot more impact than the simple blue laser blast.
Seeing Godzilla cry is another surprisement, but come on now, every living thing has emotions and feelings. The final part where he slowly melts down is sad and tearful, but remember Godzilla fans, Godzilla is one Monster that will never die!!!
A very good film which surpasses SpaceGodzilla, but I still think that this film is equal to Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla II.
Recommended to all G Fans!! Long Live Godzilla!!!!
43 Godzilla? God what a bore!
Even the dubbers sounded on the verge of nodding off. They don't even come off as humorous (as I always expect). The effects are particularly cheesey...but also boring and rarely comical: city backdrops with the mammoth creatures rarely venturing passed the buildings (only at the end). I guess this was done on the cheap! Several scenes are similar to Aliens: Godzilla's opponents look similar to the Queen Alien (indeed, a cross between Queen and that creature from Predator). One hour and 42 minutes long! Some tightening up would have been benefitial.
Don't get me wrong! I'm a fan! I grew up watching these wonderful Japanese imports. My favorite episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 featured the giant turtle Gamera! And most of those were much better than this. 1995's Godzilla VS Destroyah is not on par with 1993's Godzilla VS Space Godzilla. Space Godzilla is much more fun with surprisingly good effects. Destroyah features just too much talking and not enough variety in the action scenes. The final series of fight scenes are good (that's why I gave it 3 instead of 2 stars). But if you want a good time...get Space Godzilla (exciting fun) or King Kong VS Godzilla (a laugh riot!). I've heard Godzilla 2000 is quite good too. At any rate lets hope they keep these coming! But next time I hope they'll work harder to make the english translation tear-inducingly funny as it should be!
NOTE: The film's one saving grace is the awesome array of Japanese babes! Lots of high-pitched screams! Sorry...just had to say it.
44 Sony DVD
VIDEO QUALITY:
The release contains 2 films on one disc - on Side A 1994's "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", and on Side B 1995's "Godzilla vs. Destroyer" (using the title "Godzilla vs. Destoryah" since "Destroyer" can't be copyrighted). Both sides were pretty even when it came to video quality. I'll start with the positive which is, unlike Sony's previous attempt with "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah/Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth", that the disc presents the films in their original 1.85:1 widescreen ratio, and features anamorphic enhancement. Sadly however, both films, especially "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", contain a heavy amount of grain and print damage, and a fair bit of artifacting too. There was also a lot of discolouration and brightness issues too. You've gained one thing, but lost another.
AUDIO QUALITY:
One very basic setup, Toho's international English dubbing in Dolby 2.0. Like Sony's previous release, it generally sounds pretty good, with no distortion or other issues. It would have been nice to see a new 5.1 remix or the original Japanese soundtrack, but alas.
EXTRA FEATURES:
Absolutely nothing, unfortunately.
OVERALL:
For everything Sony did right with "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah/Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth" they did wrong with this, and vice versa. This release has the bonus of being in anamorphic widescreen, but looses extra features and the vivid image quality the previous release had. It's a simple barebones disc for those that want the film on DVD, but perfectionists will really need to look elsewhere.
45 Godzilla 2000
Godzilla 2000 is the BEST Godzilla movie EVER! It had great special effects, and it had the best monsters. I went to see it when it first came out in theatres, and couldn't wait for it to come out on video so that I could buy it!
46 3 1/2 stars..."Destroyer" definitely being the high point!
This DVD marks the "Americanization" of the ending of the 1990s Godzilla films, and it is definitely a mixed bag. I've already gone into detail about the dreadfulness of "G. vs. Space Godzilla" (short synposis...forget it!), but "G. vs. Destroyer" makes it quite worth the investment. While not the greatest of the Godzilla films, it is nevertheless a fine effort, especially since it recalls parts of the majesty of the original 1954 "Godzilla". The appearance of the late Momoko Kochii (who reprises her role as Emiko Yamane from the Toho classic) is wonderful, but perhaps even more so are the black & white flashbacks of the great Akihito Hirata, one of the greatest and most recognizable of the original kaiju eiga actors, in his immortal role of the tragic Dr. Serizawa, whose terrible Oxygen Destroyer resurrects itself in the modern day with enormous consequences.
"G. vs. Destroyer" is of course most known for the death of Godzilla (until the 2000 sequel, anyway), which musically is treated with the proper respect by maestro Akira Ifukube, who wrote most of the epic "Godzilla" scores from the very beginning. While knowing that Godzilla will eventually perish at the climax of this film, it is nevertheless hard to watch him die, as even one not closely affiliated with Japanese monster movies almost inevitably feels the sadness of an old friend passing. Like it or not, Godzilla is a part of our Western pop culture as well as Japan's, so perhaps it's only fitting that even an American might pause for a moment and reflect on the enormous influence this character has had on us...even if he is a radioactive lizard. Domo arigato, Godzilla, for putting your thunderous footprint on the lives of more than a few of us gaijins. Banzai.
47 Godzilla Vs. Destroyah
What can I say that hasn't been voiced yet. the very first day that my video of Godzilla Vs. Destroyah arrived I watched it 6 times back to back. I couldn't get enough! Godzilla at his best. now I look forward to the 23rd movie to be released on tape. This Movie is a must see for any Godzilla fan. for me it awakened that child in me remembering those saturday afternoons watching Godzilla on my old b&w tv set ,wondering if Godzilla was going to save or destory the earth. This is a great movie for both parent and child to see together. I just loved it.
48 The new Godzilla series
What a change. These movies differ completely from their ancestors in the sixties and sventies. Despite the fact that Godzilla is a desastrous creature, it becomes somehow a friend of mankind. The new introduced G-Force gives a nice - whereas also harmless - framework for the human actors of the movie. The picture quality is very good as is the sound. If you know the places in Japan it's fun to watch how Space Godzilla destroys Fukuoka on Kyushu island and Destroyah is planing Ariake - the big fairground in Tokyo, an artificial island in Tokyo bay, build of GARBAGE. Guess what the director thought... I was most amazed by the turn of the story towards the 'good' Godzilla and for lovers of these movies it's - IMHO - an absolute must. But I also have to underline what many other reviewers wrote: Why does the DVD contains only the bad English dubbing?? Why no original Japanese?
49 the best godzilla movie untill godzilla 2000 starts a new ch
this is a great movie. I like the fact that the godzilla movies now have real story plots and make more sense not to say that the old ones were not good but they were more of a kids movie and they made godzilla a good guy. NOW all of the godzilla movies from 1985 thrue 2000 and on followed the original movie and acted as if none of the other movies have ever taken place. SO I guess if thats the way TOHO is taking it Mabe we will see another KINGKONG VS. GODZILLA MOVIE. but the ending of this movie was cool it showed GODZILLA HAVING A MELTDOWN BECAUSE OF THE RADIATION LEVELS. AND IT SAW THE RISE OF THE NEXT CHAPTER WITH LITTLE GODZILLA BECOMING A TRUE MONSTR AND HE BEGINS TO TAKE OVER WITH GODZILLA 2000. WHICH IS SHOWING IN THEATERS ON AUGUST 18 IN AMERICA. THIS MOVIE DESERVES 2000 stars mabe more so buy it
50 When did the Big G's son die?
I have been a fan of the Big G (Gojira/Godzilla to those who don't know) for a very long time and this is the only one to bring me to tears. I loved every second even though I knew that G would die at the end of it all. What I really had a problem with is the fact of G's son dieing, something I remember differently from the Japanese dub where it stated he was hurt (please correct me if I'm wrong here) very badly. Though definately surviving. This was deliberate to make a sequel in which the Big G's son stars in (Gojira Millenium). Still, despite this it is a very enjoyable movie and if you are like me, have the kleenex handy, you may need it.
51 The Saddest Day
You can truly feel Godzilla's pain when Junior is killed. And when Godzilla's nuclear heart finally melts down, it's the saddest day that ever dawned for G-fans.
The only way to see this movie is in the original Japanese, subtitles if you need them. The dubbing on this is not bad, but the Japanese is just the best. And this film features the scariest Godzilla foe since Rodan. Watch. Learn. Weep. Wait for G-2000.
52 GODZILLA DIES ON SCREEN, BUT NOT OFF SCREEN
When I first heard about this film, I hated and said I would never buy it. Why? BECAUSE GODZILLA DIES! I been a G-fan since Kindergarden I'm in the 6th grade now)and he was going to die. He's better than even King Kong! But this was because I thought the series was going to end. But soon I heard about and waited for "GODZILLA" (1998, and I must say I was really disaptend). And "GODZILLA 2000: MULLENIUM" (1999) has been relased, and is going to be relased in U.S.A. on August 11, 2000. Plus, Toho has annouced it's seqale, "GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRAS: G-ERADICATION OPERATION" which sould be relased in Japan this December.
When I bought "GODZILLA VS. DESTROYER", it was preety good. And with Godzilla Jr. still alive, it just goes to show you: You can't keep a popular monster down.
53 Good-bye, sweet king.
This was the saddest thing I've ever seen! I hardly ever cry, but I couldn't help it! It had spectacular SFX (waaaaaaaaaaay better than those cheep modern Gamera films)! This isn't a must-see, it's a can't-miss!
54 Say it ain't so! (sob)
Godzilla returns for the seventh, and last time in the final entry of the Heisei series. At the end, watching Godzilla's poignant demise, I was on the edge of tears. The only thing to dull the pain is that this is one of the best ever; only Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II was better. Kenpachiro Satsuma delivers another awesome performance as Godzilla, Koich Kawakita creates some excellent special effects using more CGI than ever before, and Akira Ifukube delivers another beatiful score to accenuate the tradgedy of the mighty Godzilla's demise. The movie is well done altogether, Destroyer looks very evil, and Godzilla Jr. is a far cry from the stupid, cheesy Little Godzilla of Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla. The final scene, as Godzilla poignantly melts down, is the best directing work Takao Okawara has ever done, and it is a high note on which to end the series. Godzilla 2000 will come to theatres this August, though, so keep a brave heart, Godzilla can't be stopped by something so minor as death.
55 The King goes out with a bang!
The Heisei series closes with what is arguably one of the best Godzilla films ever made. Abandoning any trace of humor, Destroyah is an apocolyptic and, at times, scary tale. Koichi Kawakita out-does himself with his burning Godzilla and assorted creature effects. Scenes of the Big G suffering at the hands of both his own radioactivity and the monstrous Destroyah are guaranteed to ellicit winces from the audience, especially long-time G fans. The cast is good, bringing an air of reality to the proceedings. Akira Ifukube contributes his last score and it is a thunderous masterpiece full of intense emotional expressions. G. vs Destroyah is a dark and moody film that hearkens back to the 1954 original. A must-see!
56 GODZILLA vs BAD DUBBING
This was the first chance we've had to see either of these films legally in the UK, so it was was a great bargin to see both presented so nicely on a double disk, and that bonus overshadows even minor quibbles like the dubbing (and second audio track with Japanese and subtitles would have pushed me up to 5 stars...). SPACE GODZILLA is a tad repetetive, and dispite others saying it was supposed to be a fun film, it went a little too far for me; fun = the dafter elements of GODZILLA vs KING GHIDORAH, not the mawkish waddling of Little Godzilla. It's great to finally own this film but it's not the reason I assume anyone would want this disc....it's DESTROYAH they're after. An amazing film from start to finish. Impossible not to cry, either...! If you're a G fan, buy this now, don't let the dubbing put you off, it's not great but I've heard much worse. At least the voices fit the mouth movements and resemble the actor's characters. It's what they say that's a bit odd... A trailer or two would have been nice as would complete credits, but no doubt japan will release them soon. For now, you can't go wrong with these lovely prints.
57 The End of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Destroyah is a good film but this DVD is a mixed bag. First of all, it combines it with Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla. This makes sense in a way, because that was the next-to-last film. But it is also the weakest of the last five Godzilla films. (Somehow, one of the best, Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla, seems to have been skipped for DVD.)
Also, while the DVD quality is good, the cut most of the credits to Godzilla vs. Destroyah. The credits in the film are supposed to run for a couple of minutes, with scenes of a number of Godzilla films showing while they role and the appropriate Godzilla soundtrack music playing. The DVD chops this after about 10 seconds or so. I don't understand this, in that DVDs are aimed at the real movie fans, and that's just the kind of stuff real movie fans would like.
My rule in the future for Godzilla DVDs: rent before I buy, and don't buy if they do such things.
58 THE GREATEST GODZILLA MOVIE EVER!
This movie is absolutely the best Godzilla film I've ever seen! The SFX are the best I've seen in any Godzilla movie, and the action is unforgettable. The scenes of the Destroyah creatures and the final battle between the way cool Godzilla Jr. and his slowly dying father are exciting and well done! The beginning is exciting, and the opening theme is the coolest ever! In this movie Godzilla succombs to a meltdown(it was sad to see him die, but the sadness is short-lived if you see this movie because it has a very surprising and well done finale). This is Toho's absolute greatest achievement and I look forward to the upcoming GODZILLA 2000: MILLENIUM.
59 A very good way to end the series
This movie was wonderful. It didn't have the action like MechaGodzilla II, but it really had it's moments. I'm glad that this movie really rebounded from "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla," which in my opinion was the worst new series Godzilla movie. This movie wasn't cheesy at all and I liked how they added in Godzilla Junior in all of this.
60 Great introduction to the Toho 90?s version
Lush green tropical island settings, beautiful sunsets shared by a plucky elfish psychic and her future test pilot beau. Not the typical fare for a Godzilla movie. However, battles in Tokyo amidst crystalline stalagmites against a powerful cosmic opponent, with the help of a mecha .. well, now we're talking. After being subjected to the putrid Ferris Bueller version last year it was with immense pleasure I saw that they were releasing the latest Toho versions on DVD. This is the second set, and includes Godzilla vs Destroyah as well. While the 1998 version lacked among most other things, the pedigree of the earlier films, these 90's versions provide us fans once again with Godzilla the way it should be portrayed. Government factions bicker about killing or controlling Godzilla, we're introduced to the controlling psychic, and her counterpart, a toughened military rogue intent on revenge. Japan's latest tool against Godzilla is a giant mecha which appears to have been designed with a nod to the Mysterions. In the grand history of Jet Jaguar, it ends up helping Godzilla against.. Space Godzilla. Born of G cells cast into space by either Biollante or Mothra [whose twins make appearances, only to the psychic], Space Godzilla does the ultimate Dolly the Clone and returns to earth to, well, kill it's genetic progenitor. Miniya gets in the way, even though he's now blowing more soap bubbles fires than smoke rings. I wonder what ever happened to little Ichiro, anyway. If you haven't seen any of Toho's 90's versions of the Godzilla films, and you're a fan of the series, you're in for a treat. Enhanced rubber suit, great camera angles, more intricate mini-sets, plus computer graphics combine for some awesome effects. The back story is tolerable as well, with the Yakuza even getting in on the act trying to kidnap the psychic. Caesar warned against the skinny guys, and it holds true in this version of Godzilla for the betrayer. For someone who's enjoyed the series for 25+ years it was great to see these Japan-release-only versions make it to the states, and rekindle some of that nostalgic feeling that was so disappointingly lacking in the 1998 re-make. Side note: Destroy All Monsters is coming to DVD! Recommended.
61 Godzillas most colorful release ever
All I can really want to say is the color and picture quality is incredibly good, especially in Godzilla VS Destoroyah. Any Godzilla fan with a DVD player MUST buy this just to see what I mean. Sound quality is also excellent. BUY THIS NOW! The color is UNBELIEVABLE!
62 Great addition to the 90's releases.
Lush green tropical island settings, beautiful sunsets shared by a plucky elfish psychic and her future test pilot beau. Not the typical fare for a Godzilla movie. However, battles in Tokyo amidst crystalline stalagmites against a powerful cosmic opponent, with the help of a mecha .. well, now we're talking. After being subjected to the putrid Ferris Bueller version last year it was with immense pleasure I saw that they were releasing the latest Toho versions on DVD. This is the second set, and includes Godzilla vs Destroyah as well. While the 1998 version lacked among most other things, the pedigree of the earlier films, these 90's versions provide us fans once again with Godzilla the way it should be portrayed. Government factions bicker about killing or controlling Godzilla, we're introduced to the controlling psychic, and her counterpart, a toughened military rogue intent on revenge. Japan's latest tool against Godzilla is a giant mecha which appears to have been designed with a nod to the Mysterions. In the grand history of Jet Jaguar, it ends up helping Godzilla against.. Space Godzilla. Born of G cells cast into space by either Biollante or Mothra [whose twins make appearances, only to the psychic], Space Godzilla does the ultimate Dolly the Clone and returns to earth to, well, kill it's genetic progenitor. Miniya gets in the way, even though he's now blowing more soap bubbles fires than smoke rings. I wonder what ever happened to little Ichiro, anyway. If you haven't seen any of Toho's 90's versions of the Godzilla films, and you're a fan of the series, you're in for a treat. Enhanced rubber suit, great camera angles, more intricate mini-sets, plus computer graphics combine for some awesome effects. The back story is tolerable as well, with the Yakuza even getting in on the act trying to kidnap the psychic. Caesar warned against the skinny guys, and it holds true in this version of Godzilla for the betrayer. For someone who's enjoyed the series for 25+ years it was great to see these Japan-release-only versions make it to the states, and rekindle some of that nostalgic feeling that was so disappointingly lacking in the 1998 re-make. Side note: Destroy All Monsters is coming to DVD! Recommended.
63 Great Print and Great Kaiju Fun, don't miss it!
The release of Godzilla vs Space Godzilla and Godzilla vs Destroyer marks the first High Quality American release of these two films. The previous VHS versions of these films were poor quality SLP and badly cropped, destroying the original composition. The DVD is both widescreen and enhanced for 16/9 high definition Televisions. The surround sound is well done, though lacks the punch of the original Import laserdiscs . The picture is excellent, with only a little artifacting occasionaly noticable. The only demerit would be the poor dubbing job for both films , that makes them seem cheaper than they are. Tri-Star should have re-done the dubbing, or better yet, Provide the original Japanese language tracks for people who would prefer subtitles. The films are the last 2 of the HEISEI series, and are both greatly enjoyable. SPACEGODZILLA is a lighter movie, filled with great action sequences and a clever, if sometimes confusing plot. Visualy the film is a treat. The effects are more stylized than realistic, something common to Japanese films, and sometimes off putting to American viewers. The weakest effects are a space battle between The MOGERA robot and Space Godzilla, but it's so well edited and colorful that it can be forgiven. The final battle is great. The film can best be described as a 1970s Godzilla film that was GOOD! (unlike the real 1970s films that were pretty bad. Some people have disliked this film, but most seem to have understood that this was a FUN film, and went along for a great ride! Godzilla vs Destroyer is the last Godzilla film of this series, and is a dark, apocoliptic film, capturing much of the mood of the original GODZILLA movie. The effects supervisor, Kochi Kawakita, actually had less money and time than any Godzilla film since 1989s BIOLLANTE, (less than 3 months! )which make the effects even more impressive. Godzilla's attack of Hong Kong and his death are the visual highlights. The plot is well done, with nice echos, both thematically and visually. The movie proves a fitting end to Godzilla, and a must have for any Kaiju fan. After screwing up the previous DVD release of GODZILLA vs GHIDORAH and GODZILLA vs MOTHRA (both were mono and cropped! ) Tri star should be congratulated for not making the same error. I hope to see MECHA GODZILLA on DVD Soon!
64 You mean there were Godzilla movies made in the 90's?
Tell most people that there were many Godzilla and other Toho monster films made in the 1990's they look at you with a blank stare. The only current Godzilla movies most folks are aware of is the big, lumbering, boring Tri-Star film of two years ago.
Lots of fun, action, and the certainty that there is, in fact, an actor in a rubber suit smashing fake buildings...(isnt that the real reason we watch Godzilla movies? ) much more fun than some nerd computer programmer pushing buttons, eh?
I worked in a video store that owned a copy of the Japanese laserdiscs of these movies and they never failed to get a big response from our customers any time we played them!
My only complaint is the lack of any supplemental material, and no Japanese soundtrack. But, I suppose having two films on one disk prevented that....and dubbed in English is better than not existing at all...and they ARE letterboxed, so I suppose that is all I can ask for!
65 Space Godzilla is pretty lousy but Destroyah RULES!
This DVD is of very high quality and the Destroyah movie was excellent, but that stupid, mediocre Space Godzilla movie brought this DVD down and prevented it from getting 5 stars. That movie is just loaded with stupid, boring characters and the fights are uneventful. The only thing that saved the movie was the awesome design of Space Godzilla and the cute Little Godzilla. Destroyah really needs no introduction to Kaiju fans. Needless to say, it rules.
66 The Best Godzilla film of them all!
If you see one Godzilla film this year make it Godzilla vs Destoroyah. The story line is good, the action is some of the best to come out of Toho. The special effects aren't too shabby either. I highly recommend buying this movie.
67 One killer of an ending!
I think Godzilla vs. Destoroyah was one of the best G-films ever made! The FX were pretty damn good (even though they used no computer-aided design for the monsters and such). The movie starts off when Godzilla was sighted in Hong Kong decked out in a whole new get-up of G-black and glowing fire orange (this is because of the explosion of Baz Island- talked about in the next paragraph). Of course, he manages to destroy most of the city by just walking through it.(go figure!) Miki Sagusa, the telepathic brain of Godzilla is going to Baz Island to check up on Baby Godzilla. Little did she know that the Island was destroyed by a huge nuclear-fission explosion. She now thinks Godzilla Junior is dead. The G-Force committee is now up-in-arms once they found out about the explosion of Baz Island and the "new and improoved" Godzilla. Because of the explosion of the Island, G received large amounts of radiation turning his inner reactor into a 'super-charged' reactor pumping out excessive amounts of fission energy. The 2 things that can happen to him are either an explosion, or an implosion(meltdown). He will have a meltdown, but it will only occur at 1200 degrees celcius. With his tempurature rising 100 degrees a day, they only have 6 days to figure out a plan. Godzilla runs into a new beast known as Destoroyah. Man is he ugly! He was spawned back in the day of 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' when Dr. Serizawa constructed a device known as the oxygen destroyer. The autotroph organizm which was affected by the device was mutated into a heterotroph organizm. The Destoroyah grew tremendously several different times until it reached it's adult stage. NOW, THE GOOD PART! Godzilla eventually fights off this beastly foe and has his meltdown. The plan the G-Force made was to send the Supaa X3 into action. This craft was designed to withstand nuclear accidents like Churnoble. The machines' weaponary consists of all new 'freezer' technology. They plan to freeze Godzilla at 1200 degrees to keep the meltdown destruction to a minimum -- oh yeah -- his son is in this episode and he gets killed by Destoroyah:-( -- Thier plan works. The Godzilla legacy is finished. Or is it....
68 Godzilla's Last Fight
This, the 22nd Godzilla film, has a fine plot, with some good effects. I first saw this film on November 2nd, 1999. I had recorded it on Halloween when AMC aired their Godzilla-thon. The characters aren't as bland as those in the previous film. Godzilla, who is dying,does something odd: he cries when Destoroyah kills his son. This proves that even giant monsters can have emotions. In the opening sequence, Godzilla attacks Hong Kong (how'd he get there?) The title itself is impressive, with the word GOJIRA rising onto the screen, then exploding, with the Oxygen Destroyer falling into the back. Then the Japanese title appears, followed by the subtitled American title. An interesting addition is the Super-X 3, with it's "freezer weapons".These weapons appear again when the army attacks the Destoroyah creatures. I can't believe it takes them 50 minutes to figure out that Destoroyah is a creature that is composed of anti-oxygen, not micro-oxygen(duh!) Godzilla Jr. is more like a cross between Baby and LittleGodzilla rather than a near-adult Godzilla. But even though I knew Godzilla would die, it was still very sad. I have been a fan since '93, and I almost cried when he died. But,as Roger Corman said at the end of the Godzilla-thon,"Death is not always the end".
69 "sniff, sniff" dont make me talk about it
this movie is one of the best in the heisi series, a very sad and emotional movie, i cried when the big G gave his last mournful roar. the very thing that granted him life, was also his death blow. (sigh) im just glad jr. is here for the millinium.
70 Sadder than Titanic
One of the saddist movies I have ever seen! But also one of the best! The king is Dead. Long live the King of Monsters
71 THE LEGEND NEVER DIES!
This movie was very sad! The very thing that gave Godzilla life, destroys him. But as reviewer Robert Betts said, there is going to be a Godzilla 2000, with Jr. taking the lead.
72 Destroyah
I think that this movie was great but destroyah mainly appears only at the end at his final stage I think that this movie needed some more action in it they should have made where Destroyah appears in his final stage more often and attacks Tokyo instead of him just appearing at the end of the film. I still think that this movie was great. I liked the way godzilla looked like the reason why they wanted to kill godzilla off is because Japan wanted to stop making godzilla movies.
73 He's not gone as long as we remember him....
I saw the original Japanese version of this film (subtitled) and thought that Godzilla could not have gone out more gracefully. The special effects were far superior than in the more recent films. I felt that the death of Junior was not exactly called for, but then again, there's Godzilla 2000 which is coming out in Japan this December so Junior is definitely going to follow in his father's footsteps.
74 It's not what I heard
I was sorely disappointed. Sorry, guys, but this was a waste. I love BigG, but the writers were really stretching this time. To summarize the plot, a scientist revisiting the destructive power of the Oxygen Destroyer ("Godzilla, King of the Monsters") creates (inexplicably) monster-sized micro-organisms which can, at times, mutate into one giant monster. This behemoth of a bacteria (Destoroyah) spontaneously degenerates into little bugs and reforms time and again. The whole movie is just too trippy for my taste--I loved King of the Monsters, GvsMechaG, Destroy All Monsters, and GvsSpazeG, but Destoroyah shames the good name of Godzilla.
75 GREAT
That one word describes this movie. I loved it, even if the best monster ever made dies in it. Get past the dubbing, and this movie is a flick that will keep you fixated as well as gut-wrenching. Akira Ifukube, as always, delivers a masterpiece of a score, and the FX are some of the best of the recent G movies. Destroyer, while in its first forms has a double mouth, id a very original monster besides. Created from the aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer created by Dr. Serizawa, this movie is very good at keeping the mood dark, as well as it should. This is the darkest Godzilla movie made except the original. This movie is a must own for any monster fan.
76 One of the greatest movies of all time!!!
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah is the greatest Godzilla film ever and will always be. It can never be topped. This of one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time!!! The ending scene is so great it will bring tears to your eyes and you will never ever forget it. THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE! LONG LIVE GODZILLA JR.!
77 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah is the Ultimate G flick!!
I saw this movie last year in subtitles, and the first words out of my mouth were "Wow". I couldn't believe Godzilla died though. Destoroyah is the ultimate Villian, and he is mutated from the only weapon ever effective against Godzilla, The dreaded Oxygen Destroyer used in 1954. Godzilla and Jr have to uyse everything they both have, and so does the rest of japan, as Godzilla's heart, the equivalent of a nuclear reactor, is melting down. If he isn't stopped, he will explode, causing all life on the planet to be wiped out, and the planet earth, destroyed. As Godzilla and Jr fight against Detoroyah, The G-force and Japan must stop Godzilla from melting down, in the end, he dies, and so does Jr, but Godzilla's radioactive energy revies Jr, but th en meltdown also destoys the ultimate threat once anf for all, as Destoroyah is wiped out, forever.
78 Could have been Alot Better!
Don't aspect much from this movie. It is better then Godzilla Vs Mecha-Ghidora but not by much. It was A sad script or maby I was aspecting to much this being the movie the big G dies in. But if you like Godzilla has I do you'll still buy it.
79 This Movie Is The BEST!
This Godzilla film is by far the best that Toho has made in their 45 year history. Godzilla, melting down and all, still delivers a great performance and he still manages to defeat his adversary with ease. Toho had the great idea of Godzilla Jr. absorbing all of Godzilla's radiation and having him transform into a full grown Godzilla. It leaves Godzilla fans waiting to here what they are going to do with him. I recommend this movie to all people. Even Non-Godzilla fans will like this one!
80 A monster movie classic.
This movie is the perfect climax to this series of Godzilla films. The plot, graphics, and music combine to set the atmosphere for the death and resurrection of Godzilla. The ending of the movie will bring a tear to any Godzilla fan of any age.This movie is a great prequel of the Godzilla movies to come in the next century.
81 Clearly one of the best!!!
Not many monsters out there can compare with Destroyah, except of course the other tite monster and his shining appearance. Honestly, bringing Jr. back to life as a full-sized big green one shows that Godzilla can be beaten but he will live on no matter how HOT the circumstances.
82 One osf the best godzilla movies
this movie is great and is very cool to see, it has better special effects and was great!
83 very cool
a must get movie for godzilla fan
84 BUY THIS MOVIE!!!
There just isn't enough to say about this movie. It's fantastic. It has the best special effects of any G movie, the music from Akira Ifukube is superb (as always,) and it has an emotional side to it. Even though the destroyers look like Alien rip-offs, they're stull cool. I was fortunate enough to buy the non-dubbed, English subtitled version of this movie. But it doesn't matter either way. This movie will rip your heart out and keep you glued to the tube for 105 exciting minutes. But before you buy this one, buy Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. It has the origin of Godzilla Jr. But for now, this movie kicks serious monster tushy. Gamera eat your heart out.
85 Wow!Great special effects!!!
This movie rocks!Godzilla looked cool with that reddish glare.And that scene where Godzilla freezes and falls in the water was great.However,the end did kinda get to me.Godzilla's heat ray looks even better than the last.And Godzilla jr. wasn't little anymore.Overall,this movie was nothing less of a masterpiece.
86 GODZILLA vs. DESTOROYAH is AWESOME!!!
This movie is the BEST next to the first one. The Godzilla on the verge of meltdown is nothing less than spectacular. Even though I bought this a few months ago, it still amazes me. The Super X3 is a very fine machine(considering the other 2 Super X's were destroyed.) The special effects are spectacular. Destroyer is really cool and the music is superb. Godzilla's death scene is sad. However, the footage from the first Godzilla movie at the end is a nice touch. I hope Godzilla 2000(the movie being made now in Japan)is as good as Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
87 GODZILLA vs. DESTOROYAH is AWESOME!!!
This movie is the BEST next to the first one. The Godzilla on the verge of meltdown is nothing less than spectacular. Even though I bought this a few months ago, it still amazes me. The Super X3 is a very fine machine(considering the other 2 Super X's were destroyed.) The special effects are spectacular. Destroyer is really cool and the music is superb. Godzilla's death scene is sad. However, the footage from the first Godzilla movie at the end is a nice touch. I hope Godzilla 2000(the movie being made now in Japan)is as good as Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
88 The best!!!! I would have givin it 1,000 stars if I could
This ultimately has to be the best Godzilla film ever! Godzilla feals the pain of his loved one Godzilla jr. and has to come and kill Destoroyah! This film will make you feel sad for both Godzillas!!!! I write this review only minutes after I see this movie for a second time! You must see this film to see a Godzilla film!
89 It was awsome but sad.
This has to be the best Godzilla I've ever seen. If you can read this, your movies are and will always be my favorite. Brian Kelley
90 OVERATED BU T STILL GOOD!
I think this movie is a little overated and the special F/X look like they've been downgraded from Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla but the acting is okay,monsters look cool,battle scenes are the best,and it has a good plot.When Godzilla dies at the end it's kind of a tear jerker but Godzilla,JR. alive so we look forward to seeing him in Godzilla 2000,which comes out in Japan in December.
91 The Greatest Godzilla Movie Ever Made Since the Original!
You will not believe your eyes when you see the special effects on this movie! When I first saw this movie, I thought it was the best! Well anyway, Godzilla shows up in Hong Kong all red and hot. Well, it ends up that Godzilla is about to melt down due to the previous explosion by Space Godzilla (they don't mention him, I just figured it out by watching G vs. SpaceG). Uh, oh, now many creatures made from the oxygen destroyer from the original Godzilla are now destroying the earth! Don't want to spoil the rest This movie was supposed to be the last Godzilla movie ever made. Until this year (1999)! Toho is now currently making another G-movie! Look for "Godzilla 2000" in theaters soon. It's going to be released in Japan on Dec. 11, 1999. Anyway, BUY THIS MOVIE! IT IS WORTH IT! Take it from the most obsessed 13 year old Godzilla fan of the world!
92 I was blown away from the very start........
I was blown away from the very start with the latest Godzilla movie.This movie is one of my favs,I mean I love this movie any person that likes the classic Godzilla movies,you must see this flick.The FX are very good and the plot is very coplex. The movie starts of when a Godzilla that has taken in to much nucler power and is melting down is attaking tokyo.Baby G is thought to be dead when Godzillas home on a Island is totaly leveled. But to top it all of a brand new monster has reared it's ugly head this creature is the all power full Destroyah!This new monster ends up to fight Godzilla and Baby Godzilla(now called Godzilla JR.)in the climatic battel at the end of the movie only one will live who.....I will not say, you will have to find out fore your self!
93 The best Godzilla movie ever, period!
This is for sure the best of the Godzilla series. The new "Burning" Godzilla is great, and his radioactive heat ray is stronger than ever before. Godzilla Jr. has a great look and a strong ray like his "father". Destroyah is the most powerful monster in all of the movies. I like his different forms and his micro oxygen beam and laser horn are cool, I actually flinched when Godzilla was hit with it. Jr.'s death was sad, the fights were cool, and Godzilla's death was very touching. The humans were cool too. Miki, Kenichi, Yukari, Gen. Aso, and the return of Emiko from G, King Of The Monsters were great. Cool special effects and good dubbing. At the end, Jr. is reserected and the credit's show parts of Godzilla's first movie.Incredable. By Jed Nolan Age:15
94 Why this is a must see
This movie has it all, it truly is the best Godzilla ever shot and ranks up there with many Sci-Fi films. It has fantastic special effects, a great score and a very thought out script. They even brought back Yemico, one of the main characters from the original King of the Monsters movie! The action is fast paced and there are scenes unlike any of you have seen in other Godzilla movies. But be prepared, your going to get quite the lump in the ole throat toward the end of the movie. I HIGHLY reccommend this movie to anyone. The only thing I wish they could have done was brought Raymond Burr back for the big finale, but seeing as he is no longer with us I guess that would have been a little difficult.
95 I think godzilla vs.destroyah is awesome i hate to see godzi
the melt down in the movie was awesome i didnt know godzillas body was going to disolve.
96 GODZILLA'S FINAL BOW A GREAT ACTION/ADVENTURE STORY
This is what the TriStar atrocity should've been like! Fast-paced action, great story, and outstanding effects that didn't rely on cartoonish computer animation! The opening attack by Godzilla on Hong Kong is terrifying, and the drama surrounding the monster's imminent meltdown is top-notch. Fortunately, Toho is new working on their own new Godzilla film for December 1999, "Godzilla Millennium."
97 I would prefer the Japanese version instead
Although I have seen both the English and Japanese versions, I would have to say to those Godzilla fans out there: Watch the Japanese version instead. I will admit that watching Godzilla die is hard, but at the film's end Godzilla Jr. has grown up to take his father's place. The Japanese version's translations are precise, but the English translation of the film doesn't follow the movie itself. But all in all, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah is one movie that you don't want to miss.
98 very, very sad movie (Still, I liked it.)
This movie was the ultimate. Godzilla looks cooler, and Destroyah awesome. At the end, when godzilla dies, I felt it. It was hard to watch him die. MIKE
99 GODZILLA VS DESTROYAH
THE SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE EXCELLENT GODZILLA JR LOOKED REALY COOL GODZILLA LOOKED BETTER THAN BEFORE SAD BUT A REALLY GOOD MOVIE GLAD I GOT IT
100 Very Good Godzilla Movie!!!
Godzilla vs Destroyer is awesome! If you haven't seen it, I wont say anything. This one is one of my favorites. My very favorite is Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla. The only one I havent seen is Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2 because it is not on video so no rating for that. I suggest you see and buy Godzilla vs Destroyer and Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla. I always say a godzilla movie is a good movie especially the heisis serie movies. You have to see THIS MOVIE!!!!!!
