kevinxirau This film is now ten years old and it still retains its popularity. For this edition of its greatest movie series, Toho decided to take chances and do something quite different for the King of the Monsters and that chance basically paid off. The result was GMK.Plot: After about fifty years since Godzilla's rampage, a Japan where some have either forgotten or don't believe in the monster began having a series of mysterious events. A mystic old man warns that Godzilla, resurrected and possessed by souls lost during WW2, will once again go on a rampage, so he awakens the so-called Guardian Monsters: Baragon, Mothra, and King Ghidorah to combat the dinosaur.An interesting story, epic action scenes, and wonderful music are what keep this film going. However, some of the decisions made for this movie are my biggest problem. I didn't like how Anguirus and Varan, who were absent from a movie for SO long, got replaced by Ghidorah and Mothra, in the process making Ghidorah a good guy! What?! Mechagodzilla is one thing but Ghidorah?! The guardian monsters are smaller and weaker too (ex. Baragon doesn't have his fire breath in this movie!).Despite this, GMK is still a worthy addition to the series and worth a watch.

jerekra GMK is one of the better of the third series of Godzilla films. I am not the biggest fan of the millennium series of Godzilla films, but this is a good movie.Basic plot line, Godzilla is said to be reappearing. This is his second appearance after his original showing in 1954. That is, according to this film it is his second appearance as it does not acknowledge any Godzilla film other than the original from 1954. Three guardian monsters appear to protect Japan from Godzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra, and........... BARAGON!!!! Will the guardian monsters be able to stop the fury of Godzilla? Godzilla is really evil in this film. Especially how he looks. I mean he is enormous and there are lots of shots where they show him from a persons view from the ground. Godzilla has pure white eyes, no pupils. This look has been criticized by lots of people but I think that this makes him look pretty scary.I like the fact that Godzilla is a threat and that other monsters must save Japan from him. Ghidorah and Mothra show up once again in this film. Mothra basically is the same as always. Ghidorah, for some reason, just looks out of place as a guardian monster. I am used to the villain Ghidorah from the Showa and Hesei series and this Ghidorah just is not Ghidorah to me. Also Ghidorah looks like Varan a little, maybe because Varan was supposed to be in it but was taken out at the last minute.The thing that makes this movie great in my opinion is the fact that Baragon gets to be in it. In his last film appearance he barely was on screen for three seconds so this appearance helps make up for it as he gets a good amount of time. Also he gets to actually fight against Godzilla. Baragon looks pretty good and has a different unique roar, I like his older roar better but at least this one is original. Baragon gets to do a lot of burrowing and popping out of the ground which is great. Apparently Baragon does not have his heat breathe or he just does not use it. I heard that they wanted to make Godzilla seem indestructible so they did not give his foes a chance to get the best of him.THat is one complaint I have for this film. Godzilla is too powerful at times. I mean, he is supposed to be a powerful monster but he defeats his enemies with way too much ease in this one. Baragon gets to knock him over and bite him and then it is all over. Mothra gets taken out easily and Godzilla kills Ghidorah THREE TIMES!!!!!!!! It is not as much fun watching a one sided fight most of the time. But at least Godzilla is portrayed the way they wanted.The monster scenes are pretty OK. Like I said, the fights are not that memorable and close. THe monster that probably does the best against Godzilla is Baragon and that speaks to how bad the others do against him.Godzilla is indestructible. Getting to see Mothra and Ghidorah seems to be getting old, but at least Ghidorah is portrayed differently just to change things up. Baragon showing up makes this film though. Worth watching.

Michael_Elliott Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah (2001) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Fifty years after destroying Tokyo (their math is a bit off) Godzilla returns to kick everyone's ass but Mothra, Ghidorah and a big turtle show up to try and fight him. This is the first of the "newer" Godzilla films I've seen and it's nice to know the screenwriter and director have a brain by actually having the creatures on the screen for the most part of the film. All four monsters are constantly on screen while the humans are kept in the background, which is great because we want to see the monsters. I saw the English dubbed version so I'm not sure if more "human" stuff was cut out or not. If it was cut out then good. The special effects are questionable to say the least. The three heroes looked very good but Godzilla's look was a bit strange. The CGI effects really didn't work too well but they did earn a few laughs.

CelluloidRehab Godzilla is killed and resurrected more times than everybody Sydney Bristow knows. Those that have appreciated this series have long accepted the "cheese". This movie is no exception. It gives us the cheese, without the formality of a pizza.The movie starts out with a briefing in which we are told of the formation of some "Godzilla" defense force in 1954. In the present, a sub disappears and New York is attacked. While searching for the missing sub they discover .... ATTACK OF THE GIANT BOLD LOUD TITLES and some glow-in-the-dark creature, but that's not important right now. There are some main human characters, but after all they are just a lady finger snack for Godzilla. Yuri (the commander's daughter) is filming a docu-drama (think of Leonard Nimoy's In Search Of) about Godzilla for some 2 bit news agency (think HardCopy). After some more pointless "story" elements, the monsters make their appearance. Godzilla shows up at 35+ minute mark and the fun ensues. The following is based on appearance and not frequency of conflicts. Round 1 : Godzilla vs Baragon (reddish, scaled quadrupedal groundhog with a long tail an a horn)Round 2 : Godzilla vs Mothra (giant moth)Round 3 : Godzilla vs Ghidora (3 golden headed dragon)That is the gist of the movie. There is some mumbo jumbo back story about Guardian Monsters (Ghidora, Baragon and others) protecting the motherland (mountains, rivers, trees,etc). Add to this movie a metamorphosis, some ineffectual human military response (mostly in the form on a new missile that is mix of a Patriot missile and a oil drill), a lot of screaming and yelling, dead extras, miniatures of all kinds with a heavy dose of carnage and you have a pretty enjoyable flick.