Un reporter, noto per aver lavorato su pseudo-documentari, deve scoprire la leggenda dei tre mostri guardiani che devono insorgere per difendere il Giappone dagli spiriti vendicativi di Godz... Leggi tuttoUn reporter, noto per aver lavorato su pseudo-documentari, deve scoprire la leggenda dei tre mostri guardiani che devono insorgere per difendere il Giappone dagli spiriti vendicativi di Godzilla.Un reporter, noto per aver lavorato su pseudo-documentari, deve scoprire la leggenda dei tre mostri guardiani che devono insorgere per difendere il Giappone dagli spiriti vendicativi di Godzilla.
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- 1 candidatura
- Commanding Sector officer
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- QuizSuit actors Mizuho Yoshida (Godzilla) and Rie Ôta (Baragon) would frequently "roar" when inside their suits during filming. Rie Ôta also happens to be the first female suit actor in the Godzilla series.
- BlooperThe unnatural way King Ghidorah's two outer heads attach to his body, and the way they move, clearly reveal there's an actor inside his suit, and that these two heads are actually arm puppets. In other films, the heads were moved by strings, producing a much less fake-looking effect.
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SDF Adm. Taizô Tachibana: At the end of the last century, a similar monster to Godzilla attacked the United States. The existence of abnormal organisms have since been reported around the world.
Soldier one: That was Godzilla after all, right?
Soldier two: The Americans reported it as that. Our academics don't agree.
- Versioni alternativeDuring the November premier, in addition to the unfinished special effects shots, the score was incomplete. It has been remixed since then.
- ConnessioniFeatured in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Godzilla 1998 (2008)
- Colonne sonoreGodzilla Theme
Track from "Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah" - 1991
Ending Credits Theme 1
Composed by Akira Ifukube
Godzilla mothra and king ghidora: giant monsters all out attack or GMK for short can be considered a semi-reboot of the franchise. Compared to the rest of the millennium era Godzilla movies, GMK is the most unique in terms of tone, spirit and overall feel of the movie. Even Godzilla's origin and design sets itself apart. Here is a monster mashup done well, despite its budgetary limitations, with a bigger badder Godzilla than ever.
Where Godzilla films have been mostly sci fi in nature, GMK seeks to throw in a supernatural fantasy spin on a familiar mythos. As usual, a string of mysterious attacks on sea vessels, this case some submarines, leads the the reemergence of Godzilla. Defeated in the 1950s by a destructive chemical weapon, Godzilla's corpse was apparently reanimated by the souls of world war 2 soldiers. Larger, angrier and more powerful than ever, this super zombie Godzilla is possessed by pure evil as he starts tearing his way across japan. Meanwhile, an intrepid reporter discovers an old prophecy that seems to foretell the second coming of Godzilla and an old man who reveals to her the legend of three guardian monsters who would be the key to ending Godzilla's murderous rampage.
This fantasy retelling, as well as reworking familiar monsters' origins, may not sit well with some. On its own merits, this movie works; recasting Baragon, Mothra and Ghidorah into mythical guardians of earth; a big change especially for Ghidorah who was in previous films an alien weapon of destruction. The first thing to stand out were the new monster designs. Intricately crafted yet with a decent amount of mobility. Godzilla gets special mention for his menacing new look; vampire fangs, jet black skin, insanely sharp claws and soulless white eyes oozing with evil. His overall look is closer to the original Godzilla only with his size and fearsome features pumped to the max.
What many would appreciate is the return of "Godzilla is the ultimate badass" theme. Here he is the villain and humanity is powerless. The monsters engage in truly spectacular fights with the director's stylish camera-work enhancing the scale of such clashes. Another mistake this movie corrects from previous ones is that even in scenes without the monsters, their presence is felt. Many past films just drag in their human scenes until the beasts show up for the action. Accompanying the action here is a pulse pounding score by Kou Otani whom anime fans would recognize as the composer for Gundam Wing Endless Waltz and many other memorable anime soundtracks.
GMK's human characters are well developed; we see our main character go from just wanting the scoop of a lifetime to a well rounded individual who has experienced true horrors of disaster and pulled through. The monsters who are the stars are by far the best among the millennium series of Godzilla movies. Perhaps the fantasy element was not too popular, seeing as how subsequent movies went back to sci fi. But no doubt, it was a bold move, a bold semi reboot, with awesome action, great production design for its modest budget, and a story that never let's up with the tension. A must watch for any Godzilla fan.
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- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
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- Budget
- 9.400.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 18.623.382 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 45 minuti
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 2.35 : 1