Godzilla 2000 Movie Review 1999

Any other bigger-than-life movie-house hero staring in a series of films that span almost 50 years would have to answer some serious questions about plot repetition--but not Godzilla. The familiarity is what you pay to see. If Godzilla didn't clumsily destroy Tokyo office buildings and knock commuter trains off their elevated tracks, you'd be asking for a refund, pronto. So, with the latest Japanese flick to make it to our shores--featuring the REAL Godzilla, not that sophisticated American excuse for a Godzilla from a couple of years back--all is well. Funny dubbing, rubber suits, miniature sets--perfect comfort food on a rainy afternoon. As far as the plot goes...in short, spacecraft attacks Tokyo--the radioactive dinosaur comes to the rescue.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Tokyo, Godzilla and Friends, Killer Reptiles

Screenplay

Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Waturu Mimura

Cast

Takehiro Murata, Shiro Sano, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki

Cinematography

Katsuhiro Kato

Director

Takao Okawara

Music

Takayuki Hattori

Producer

Sony Pictures