A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake as it strides into New York City. To stop it, an earthworm scientist, his reporter ex-girlfriend, and other unlikely heroes team up to save their city.
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to the mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow.
At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreck havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City, to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
Following the French atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific, an unknown creature is spotted passing eastward through the Panama Canal. Scientist Niko Tatopolous is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard has been created by the explosions. Godzilla then makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city. Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military to fight the monster, will it be enough to save the people of New York?Written by
Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
This Godzilla is part of the official Gojira mythos, renamed Zilla in Japan. It appeared in the movie Gojira: Fainaru uôzu (2004), as one of Godzilla's enemies. This decision has caused great confusion among fans and especially laypeople: is Zilla the new name of this movie's monster, or is Zilla merely a parody of it? And is it a separate character from the original Godzilla? Toho studios have stated multiple times that they consider this movie's rendition Godzilla, not a separate monster. Even the official monster icon on the Japanese home media release clearly labels the creature as "Godzilla", not "Zilla". As such, it technically counts as Godzilla. However, Toho have also said that any post-2004 depiction of the monster must be called Zilla instead of Godzilla. Thus, in a way, it can be said that they both are and aren't the same monster. See more »
Goofs
When the cab is stuck in the Park Avenue tunnel, Godzilla tears up the road in front of the cab, later, when the cab takes off, the road is fine. See more »
Quotes
[Animal appears on TV]
Lucy Palotti:
That's my husband! That's my husband! Oh, my... I'm gonna kill him!
[jumps, whoops]
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Crazy Credits
Various effects that appeared as green film scratches (but were not, in fact, scratches) showed up periodically over the credits. See more »
As opposed to most people, I thought this movie was excellent. You can't watch the movie and expect Shakespeare...it's Godzilla. You have to appreciate the work that went into making this creature look so lifelike. This movie had spectacular special effects and a pretty decent story line. I thought this movie was great. I didn't find the acting to be all that bad. I would recommend watching this movie before you come to any conclusions.
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As opposed to most people, I thought this movie was excellent. You can't watch the movie and expect Shakespeare...it's Godzilla. You have to appreciate the work that went into making this creature look so lifelike. This movie had spectacular special effects and a pretty decent story line. I thought this movie was great. I didn't find the acting to be all that bad. I would recommend watching this movie before you come to any conclusions.