Akira Nakao, Akira Shirai, Jun'ichi Mizuno

Japan's favorite city-wrecker faces his most formidable enemy--a robot version of himself--in this sci-fi adventure, which packs enough action to satisfy fans of giant-creature brawls. As with the pre...( read more  read more... )vious films in the unofficial "Godzilla Millennium" series (which reinvented the Toho canon following the release of Godzilla 2000), Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla dismisses all of the monster's previous rampages after its initial appearance in 1954, including his three showdowns with MechaGodzilla. Here, the massive robot is constructed using DNA from the 1954 Godzilla (still moldering in Tokyo Bay) to combat a new one that threatens Japan. Director Maasaki Tezuki (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus) favors action over story, which may displease hardcore Godzilla fans, but the battles are spectacular, and clips from older Toho titles like Mothra and War of the Gargantuas are always a welcome sight (as is a cameo by the Yankees' Hideki Matsui!). As with other Columbia-TriStar Godzilla DVDs, this widescreen disc offers viewers two language options: the original Japanese dialogue track (with English or French subtitles) and an English-dubbed track. --Paul Gaita

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Unrated, 88 min.

Directed by: Masaaki Tezuka

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: March 23, 2004

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  • January 7, 2008
    Fantastic, moving and supremely cool modern Godzilla movie, my favorite of the "millennium" series. A lot of the credit should go to the lead actress, Yumiko Shaku (from "The Princess Blade"), who here creates a complex, facsinating character (a rarity in a Godzilla film.) But ...( read more)let's not undermine the great work of the director, Masaaki Tezuka, the writer, Wataru Mimura, and all the wonderul designers who worked on the film. The final shot (before the end credits) is simply incredible. You'll see what I mean. For any fans of giant monster movies (or robot-centric anime, for that matter.) Highly recommended.
  • March 31, 2009
    Watched this with NO SUBTITLES, something i shall never do again, it was obvious what was going on, but still a great movie.
  • October 8, 2008
    My favorite Godzilla film. Captures everything great about the millennium series with a great human story to accompany the thrilling monster arc.
  • January 21, 2008
    This movie was bomb. Mecha Godzilla was always the coolest.
  • January 17, 2008
    Kick ass Godzilla flick. Top notch story and effects.
  • June 10, 2009
    So freakin' good....must-see.
  • November 4, 2008
    Not bad at all, but the tone and acting is flawed. Still the final battle is one of the best i ve ever seen.
  • October 18, 2008
    Better than I remember it being, honestly, but still pretty flawed. The serious, dark tone they set up at the very beginning of the film gets thrown out the window not long after, and they could've done more with Kiryu going berserk, and Godzilla himself? Sluggish, expressionless...( read more), just a dumb beast with no real personality. All the human drama feels forced, but given that this is a Godzilla movie, it's really the combat that matters, and the last 20 minutes are positively glorious. It's definitely worth a watch for giant monster fans.
  • August 24, 2008
    One of the best Godzilla movies.
  • June 29, 2008
    I lika the new MechaGodzilla!!!

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