TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

kevinxirau After Tristar failed to impress with its infamous 1998 "remake", Toho wanted to redeem their beloved kaiju's honor by starting the Millennium films. This series started off pretty strong with "Godzilla 2000" but then went downhill with this next installment. How so?Plot: Set in an alternate history where Godzilla was never killed by the Oxygen Destroyer, the King of the Monsters has Japan living in terror in his shadow for years. Fed up with his destructive antics, the military force known as G-Graspers recruits a few of the most brilliant minds to create the ultimate weapon Dimension Tide, a cannon that fires miniature black holes. During one of DT's tests, however, a wormhole is formed, causing giant prehistoric dragonflies to come forth, chief among them being their parasitic queen Megaguirus. When Godzilla suddenly reappears, it becomes a three-way struggle between man, reptile, and bug.Positives: Godzilla retains his look from "Godzilla 2000", a radical but cool design, but this time he is actually green instead of charcoal grey/black. He's also given a bit of personality with simple but subtle movements giving the viewer an idea of what he is thinking. In an interesting move, Toho brought back the insects (Meganulons, based on an actual extinct species called Meganeura) from "Rodan" and gave them a modern update. They're legitimately creepy and Megaguirus is a nice foe for Godzilla, being not only brutal but pretty sadistic. I have to admit using a black hole gun against Godzilla is creative, proving once again that there is still room for imagination in a series about a giant city-smashing, monster-bashing dinosaur. The film's central theme is an interesting one to say the least, how man seeks newer and hopefully cleaner sources of power but somehow keeps failing with Godzilla and Megaguirus being dark parallels/antitheses of that concept. The music is also decent, the main theme of which gets carried on in future films, and the action is entertaining enough with a few unexpectedly funny moments.Where this film falls flat is ultimately the execution of every aspect of it. While some of the practical stuff looks fine, a majority of the effects are terribly outdated, especially when compared to other Godzilla films like "Godzilla 2000"; the predecessor manages to hide its flaws as most of the kaiju scenes happen at night while most of this film occurs during the day where the flaws are far more noticeable. The suits/puppets, despite having decent range of motion, tend to feel stiff and the CGI+green screen are far too obvious and not well-rendered. The movie really does seem cheap because of these shortcomings. While some effort was put in the human characters, most of them don't leave that big of an impression. Technician Kudo is at least amusing in that he's a bit egotistical in his talents but is still willing to help others, especially his crush Major Kiriko. As the female lead, an attempt was made in making Kiriko compelling but she fails to pull any heartstrings and almost comes off as a b****, plus her vendetta against Godzilla doesn't hold much weight when you really consider her choices within her backstory. Hell, some of the human characters make decisions that don't have any legit sense of logic. Finally, the film has many great ideas but doesn't go far enough with them, especially when you get down to the insects, which seem more of an inconvenience to the humans rather than a serious threat rivaling Godzilla, therefore there's this lack of presence to them from time to time.This is by far the weakest of the Millennium films, a good concept hampered by an underwhelming execution. This may be worth a watch, but it would be best viewed with low expectations. Not the worst in the franchise (*cough* "Godzilla's Revenge"), but not the best either.

DustinRahksi I judged this film in the past, but after just watching it again, I must say it is awesome. There are very little complaints to be had, in a matter of fact, there is nothing I find bad about it. Even with all the comedic effects in the final fight, it just adds to the enjoyment factor, because you can laugh at the goofy-ness.I really like the time line this film has, it's great to see recreated footage of the first film. I don't know why, but I really like how Godzilla was portrayed in this. He wasn't random, like he was every other film. He only came up to destroy stuff when he sensed radiation or plasma. If anything, the humans are more aggressive than Godzilla. He's just chilling out in the middle of the ocean, and uh-oh, there's the humans. Out of all the films, this one you could make a commentary out of what he was thinking. It's funny how humans release a meganula because of their dimension tide machine. I want to know what's on the other side of the black hole, there's a lot of possibilities. Anyway, some dumb ass kid picks up it's egg, and brings it with him to Tokyo. And he just ends up dumping it into the sewers, because he had super human strength to lift up the man hole. So it hatches, it eats some people, and now there is about a thousand of them. When they swarm Godzilla, it reminds me of mosquito's swarming me when ever I go out side. The final set looks great, the fight is pretty good, their was a lot of funny moments. So Godzilla saves humanity from being over run by a Mega-whatever you call it-guirus threat. And how do they repay him, well trying to suck him up into a black hole. And there's also the plot about stupid humans being the only reason Godzilla keeps entering Japanese soil, instead of just chilling out in the ocean. But luckily for Godzilla, the dimension tide failed, and he still walks free. The ending was very well done, it puts a big smile on your face that Godzilla is truly unstoppable. And I should mention that the music is very good.So looking back, this film was one the most well done in the series, it just feels great to watch and it's a lot of fun.

OllieSuave-007 The Godzilla "Millennium" series is infamous for its lack of continuity. A majority of the six films in this series were each made as a direct sequel to the original "Godzilla" film, like this one, and almost none of the films connect, except for Godzilla X Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. This film is about a female Japanese soldier who is out to avenge the death of her colleague, who was killed by Godzilla. She is part of the project team that created the Gryphon, a high-tech ship, and the Dimension Tide, a device that creates artificial black holes. Once activated, this "black hole" will suck in everything in its path, and they hope they can vanquish Godzilla in this way. Unfortunately, their testing mutates insect eggs that hatch into dragonfly-like bugs called Meganurons. These creatures need water to grow and they feed on the energy of humans. After gathering enough energy, they transform in to giant dragonfly monsters called Meganuras, and eventually, they bring enough energy to awaken their queen, Megaguirus. When Megaguirus and Godzilla meet, it is the usual monster battle in the heart of the city.The special effects were quite good. But, the storyline is serviceable at best because this movie mainly focuses on the female lead and her quest for revenge, rather than the monsters. Being a film that is supposed to be made as a direct sequel to the original 1954 Godzilla film, more emphasis should have been placed on Godzilla, his origins and his reason for returning to Japan after being killed off in the original Godzilla movie. Godzilla basically appears on cue in this film, with only slight references of his passed attacks on Tokyo in 1954 and in the 1960s and 1990s. As a direct sequel to the original Godzilla, the monster should have been given a more intriguing entrance, which would generate more suspense, like his entrance in the 1984 film "The Return of Godzilla" (Godzilla 1985). With this and other films in the Millennium series, too much attention was focused on the military and a character's personal vendetta against Godzilla. One notable mention for this film is the return of actress Yuriko Hoshi, who played the photographer in "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964) and the reporter in "Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964).One of the things I like about this film is that, unlike most of the other movies in the Millennium series, this one introduced a new monster. Megaguirus is one of the few monsters that were originally created for the Millennium series and I thought it was well-executed. The Meganurons attacking citizens, with Michiru Ohshima's moving and catchy music score in the background, is pretty intriguing. Overall, there are plenty of monster and human action, but overshadowed by a pretty dull plot and climax, capping off what is a lackluster Godzilla film. Grade D+

Tom Benton The 'Millennium' series, the third Godzilla film series, began in 1999 with "Godzilla 2000: Millennium". It was followed by this film - "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus". The premise involves a seemingly crazy idea: launch a black hole on to Godzilla, absorbing and containing him so he can't stomp on Japan anymore. The idea turns out to be not so crazy after all, and so a test firing is done. Unfortunately, while the test seems successful, it creates a wormhole, mutating a dragonfly and creating a horde of vicious, large dragonflies."Godzilla 2000", while fun, was not a spectacular movie. "Megaguirus" is a considerable improvement. Although it has its share of hokey moments (not the least of which is Godzilla leaping four-hundred feet into the air), it features an interesting storyline and a good script, not to mention a terrific score (by Michiru Oshima). The highlight of the film is the opening sequence, in which the story of the original 1954 Godzilla film is re-created using the new suit.While "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" can't compare to some later entries in the 'Millennium' series - namely "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah" - it's a fine Godzilla movie that should please fans. Be sure to stick around after the credits ...