| Actors: Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Tomoko Umeda, Toshiaki Nishizawa Director: Jun Fukuda Creators: Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Yoshio Tamura, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shinichi Sekizawa, Takeshi Kimura Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Science Fiction & Fantasy Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Godzilla, Aliens Studio: Sony Pictures Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Dubbed,Subtitled DVD Release Date: 10/19/2004 Release Year: 2004 Run Time: 1hr 29min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 9 MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Languages: Japanese, English, English Subtitles: English, French |
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  | Godzilla vs Gigan Actors: Hiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Tomoko Umeda, Toshiaki Nishizawa Director: Jun Fukuda Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Science Fiction & Fantasy PG 2004 1hr 29min No Description Available. Genre: Science Fiction Rating: PG Release Date: 1-JAN-2007 Media Type: DVD |
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Movie ReviewsGodzilla talks the talk and walks the walk in this one Daniel Jolley | Shelby, North Carolina USA | 04/13/2002 (3 out of 5 stars) "Godzilla talks in this movie. I don't know who came up with this idea or why, nor do I know why his voice is made to sound like a Billy Crystal impersonation of an old Jewish man. Thankfully, Godzilla is a monster of few words; he and Anguiras speak only a couple of times in the movie. As for the plot, it is your typical inane Godzilla story--aliens have begun building a Children's Land Amusement Park, centered around a giant Godzilla replica; claiming to be seeking world peace, they are actually plotting to take over the earth. An out-of-work cartoonist, whose comics feature such horrible monsters as the Monster of Homework and the Monster of Overbearing Mothers, manages to stumble across the group's evil plans. Working with such allies as a black belt lady not immune to fainting and a Japanese Jerry Garcia lookalike, he sets about foiling the plans of the bad guys. The aliens send for King Ghidorah and Gigan from their home world in the Hunter Nebula. The alien monsters begin laying waste to Tokyo, but finally Godzilla and his sidekick Anguiras arrive to fight. Godzilla had apparently become lazy and neglected his normal training regimen because he is far from all-powerful when the melee begins. Not only is he abused by Ghidorah and Gigan, but he walks right into an alien trap. Anguiras, who really has little offensive capabilities, gives a gritty performance, even taking on King Ghidorah monster-a-monster at one point. At points in this battle, though, it is anyone's fight. The special effects here are not that special, but that's okay with me. Many of the scenes of destruction make obvious use of model cars, buildings, tanks with toy soldiers, etc.. Godzilla' costume does indeed look pretty ragged, barely holding up through the end of the fight. Gigan does not impress me that much; the tusk-like hands are okay, but the rotating circular saw in his chest seems sort of weird. King Ghidorah, my favorite Godzilla foe, looks horrible in this movie. His three heads each look like they have reached middle age, and his whole appearance seemed rather drab. Most disappointingly, he is totally static (with unmoving heads) when he is shown flying in outer space. A lot of people seem to prefer this film to its successor, Godzilla vs Megalon, but give me Megalon over Gigan any day. For me, besides the utter ridiculousness of making Godzilla and Anguiras talk, this movie represents Godzilla's worst fight performance and most bedraggled appearance. It's not the worst Godzilla movie, but it is far from the best." Best Release So Far Ryan Clark | Missouri | 10/21/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Presented in widescreen this release blows away all the past VHS ones from Starmaker, Anchor Bay, etc. Sony seems to have doen some work on the title screen and other credits, and the Japanese word balloons are lacking from the kaiju "speaking" scenes. Nonetheless, this is an excellent release of a great film." Hippies, stock footage and a talking Godzilla! Zack Davisson | Seattle, WA, USA | 07/12/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "Any long running series has its ups and downs, and in a series as long-running as Godzilla those downs can be pretty low. This one isn't bottom of the barrel, but you can definitely see it from there. "Godzilla vs. Gigan" ("Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan" or "Earth Assault Order: Godzilla vs. Gigan ") is the 12th film in the Showa series, at a time when Godzilla had turned from a rampaging beast of fear and destruction into a kid-friendly beastie cheered by the citizens of Japan. Due to the hard times of the 70's Japanese film, the budget is tiny, and there is a heavy reliance on stock footage taken from previous Godzilla films. The plot is somewhat oddball, with developers attempting to build Godzilla-land, a theme park built around Godzilla. Of course, the developers are secretly cockroach-aliens, and when a hippie and a failed cartoonist get wind of their plan, quickly summon the terrors of King Ghidra and Gigan to Earth to help in their nefarious plan. Godzilla and his stocky pal Angirasu are on hand to stop them. Of course, the worst and most bizarre aspect of "Godzilla vs. Gigan" is the chatty Godzilla, as he and Angirasu exchange a few well-timed quips. This isn't so bad in the original Japanese, where the audio is growling sounds and the dialog appears as word-balloons, but in the English dub there is an actual Godzilla voice. A horrible decision on someones part. However, unforgivable cheesyness aside, Gigan is a decent foe for the Big G, with his buzz-saw belly and sharp claws. He and King Ghidra make a nice tag-team pair, easily trouncing Godzilla and Angirasu to within an inch of their lives. Godzilla isn't quite so mighty here, and he seems to have forgotten how to breath his atomic fire, until the last possible moment. While more kid-friendly, the series gets bloodier with this picture, as Godzilla starts spouting red, and gives some back to Gigan and King Ghidra. King Ghidra takes some nasty neck damage as well. People attracted to the sillier aspects of Godzilla will love "Godzilla vs. Gigan." Those who like at least a little menace with their monster should probably give this one a miss." Fun Godzilla...well...fun! TrezKu13 | Norfolk, VA | 08/25/2004 (4 out of 5 stars) "A lot has already been said of the "plot" of the film, so I won't say too much. However...who really watches these old Godzilla films from the 60's and 70's for plot any way? We watch them for one thing and one thing only: the monster fights!
And this movie has a lot to offer. A lot of times the monster battles in Godzilla movies are just a bunch of punching and fighting, but this is one of the great times when they put personality behind the guys in rubber suits. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard as when I saw Gigan TAG-TEAM with King Ghidorah. Yes, that's right. No I did not make that up. As Godzilla is knocked down during the battle, Gigan hits Ghidora on the wing and the three-headed monster takes over the fight. And then they tag-team again and Gigan takes over! And to top it off, as Godzilla is getting his rear end kicked, Gigan and Ghidora are LAUGHING at the poor guy. Later on Angillus and Godzilla work together against King Ghidora, with Godzilla grabbing the three heads and then waving Angillus on to attack, something Godzilla would do later with King Cesar against MechaGodzilla. I'll admit I'm a big Godzilla fan so yes I may be partial to this movie. You have to keep in mind the really old Godzilla films were aimed at kids, and this has some of the worst editing you'll see in film with perhaps some atrocious acting and writing... But, hey, like other reviews have said: its Godzilla, not Akira freakin' Kurosawa." |
