Gojira ni-sen mireniamu (1999)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Takao Okawara

Writers:

Hiroshi Kashiwabara (written by) &
Wataru Mimura (written by)

Release Date:

18 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Get ready to crumble.

Plot:

Godzilla saves Tokyo from a flying saucer that transforms into the beast Orga.

Plot Keywords:

Godzilla | UFO | Orga | Creature | Japan

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Takehiro Murata	...	Prof. Yuji Shinoda
Hiroshi Abe	...	Mitsuo Katagiri
Naomi Nishida	...	Yuki Ichinose
Mayu Suzuki	...	Io Shinoda
Shirô Sano	...	Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Takeshi Ôbayashi
Shirô Namiki
Sakae Kimura
Bengal
Kenichi Nagira
Kenichi Ishii
Yoshimasa Kondo
Kôichi Ueda	...	Military Man
Yoshiyuki Omori
Masahiko Nishimura

Also Known As:

G2K: Godzilla 2000 (Canada: English title)
G2K: Millenium (International: English title) (short title)
Godzilla 2000 (USA)
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (Japan: English title)
Godzilla Millenium (International: English title)
Gojira 2000

MPAA:

Rated PG for monster violence and mild language.

Runtime:

99 min | Japan:107 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | USA:PG (certificate #37522)

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Toho Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

This was the first Godzilla film since Mekagojira no gyakushu (1975) (and the first Toho tokusatsu film since Wakusei daisenso (1977)) to be shot in the classic 2.35:1 (CinemaScope) aspect ratio. Previously, all films from Gojira (1984) to Gojira VS Desutoroiâ (1995) (which made up the VS/Heisei Series) were shot in 1.85:1 (VistaVision).

Goofs:

Factual errors: When we see Shinoda inspecting Godzilla's footprints on the beach, Godzilla's heavy tail dragging behind him seems to have not left a trail among the footprints. Even the very first Godzilla movie included a tail trail in between Godzilla's footprints in a similar scene.

Quotes:

[closing scene; Japanese Version]
Shiro Miyasaka: The recklessness of science gave birth to you, Godzilla. Why do you appear before us?
[Godzilla continues to trample through Shinjuku]
Yuki Ichinose: Because we humans gave birth to this monster.
Yuji Shinoda: Godzilla is... inside all of us!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Godzilla: Save the Earth (2004) (VG)

Good film

This is my second favorite Godzilla film.

It has a good enough story, a great enemy, and good enough special effects. If you own this on DVD and you live in the USA, then please watch it on the "Audio Commentary". It will change your view of the movie. Plus it's a great come back against "Godzilla (1998)" which disgraced Godzilla. If you are a big Godzilla Fan, I fully recommend this film to you. It's a great start to begin the Millennium series which also has some really good films, among my favorite.

Anyway, I give this film an A-. If you watch it with the "Audio Commentary", you will too.