Viewed in
2013
Formats
HDTV (dubbed)
Premise
Godzilla and a giant dragonfly attacks Japan.
Liked
Godzilla smash!
Disliked
Lack of charming characters, bad CGI.
Hated
Incomprehensible plot, annoying dubbing.
Thoughts
I've got to stop watching the dubbed versions. Not only was the dubbing hard to tolerate, but a nonsensical plot was exacerbated.
The best thing about it was that it had a decent amount of Godzilla destroying stuff, and its fight with Megaguirus brought back memories of Rodan and Mothra. For the most part, the practical/monster stunts held up and gave the movie the cheesy charm I hoped for.
However, when it came to the computer graphics. Woof. Even for low budget 2000's standards, it was laughable, with plastic-looking dragonflies and cartoonish black holes. Yes, you read correctly. The incredulous plot involved a satellite that fires a beam back at Earth and creates a mini-black hole. If it was meant to be cartoony, then Godzilla's "meaner" redesign contradicted that. Lastly, the humans were so annoying that I had to fast-forward to save my sanity.
Most Godzilla movies are interchangeable. Sadly Godzilla vs. Megaguirus was such a title. The film makers excelled at making miniature city go boom, but the horrible CGI and dubbing overwhelmed any childish joy of mine.
