Godzilla Raids Again

2000 • 78 minutes

À propos de ce film

Following an emergency landing on a deserted island in the Pacific, young pilots, Tsukioka and Kobayashi, stumble into an epic clash between Godzilla and the monster, Anguirus. The giant beasts drag their battle into the ocean and soon resurface in Osaka, laying waste to the city in a fight to the death. As the threat of destruction mounts, Tsukioka and Kobayashi muster their courage for a final showdown with Godzilla.

Notes et avis

Unengaging and slow. I recognize that Motoyoshi Oda was given less than a year to make this film, but even so, 'Godzilla Raids Again' is a sequel that is inferior to its predecessor in every way. The suitmation and puppetwork is not up to par with that of the '54 film, the score is absent for large portions of the film, and when it's there, it's really sad. The thematic and emotional components of the original 'Gojira' are what make it an all-time great, although the haunting and epic destruction of Tokyo certainly doesn't hurt. 'Raids' lacks any such elements, and the film suffers greatly for it. The human cast is dull as a box of rocks, and the themes, if it can even be said that this movie has such things, don't extend beyond the opening. If one is looking for early kaiju vs. kaiju action, check out 'King Kong vs. Godzilla' or 'Mothra vs. Godzilla'. Give this one a miss unless you're a Godzilla completist.

First I'll let you know that this is only an English dubbed version. I was trying to watch it in Japanese in the options, but it only gave me English. The English dubbing is as bad as you'd expect. They even have Godzilla's roar wrong. The story isn't too bad, but it strays from the tone of Gojira. The monster battle came off more as silly, but it's not as bad as some of the others from the 60's and 70's.

So, Godzilla Raids Again was a rushed film after the first films success. Pretty sad. Despite that, i enjoyed it! Anguirus was the first kaiju Godzilla has ever fought, and their fight was so unique.. Crashing into buildings, Anguirus relys on biting Godzilla, they both ram into the water. Cool! Now for flaws, narrators voice was so funny and stupid lol. Also Godzilla stole Anguirus' roars in the English version. The hell dude? So in my opinion, buy the movie!