02-08-2018, 06:52 PM
Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah (1991).
It's been a long, long time since I've actually sat down ad watched this installment. Like, I haven't really seen this since 2008 or 2009.
And...it's decent. No where near as atrocious as I remember it. Solid albeit slightly confusing story in which I'm pretty sure they were going for a stable time loop scenario. Though they didn't do the greatest of jobs at conveying that.
I found the whole idea of evil corporate rivals going back in time to destroy Japan before it becomes a political and economic superpower only to more or less guarantee the country survives by forcing them into a desperate situation to be a surprisingly well developed and even profound plot point. People paradoxically create and destroy their own prosperity through ruthlessness, whether it be noble or sinister.
The kaiju designs, battles and set pieces are all generally very well done; but are still a visible step down in quality in contrast to its two predecessors. Same goes for some of the acting..."Take that, you dinosaur!" still makes me wince and laugh to this day.
While I still stand by my opinion that this is definitely not one of franchise's best, it's still far from being one of the worst. In fact I can say for certain I'm happy I gave it a second chance and re-watched it.
It's been a long, long time since I've actually sat down ad watched this installment. Like, I haven't really seen this since 2008 or 2009.
And...it's decent. No where near as atrocious as I remember it. Solid albeit slightly confusing story in which I'm pretty sure they were going for a stable time loop scenario. Though they didn't do the greatest of jobs at conveying that.
I found the whole idea of evil corporate rivals going back in time to destroy Japan before it becomes a political and economic superpower only to more or less guarantee the country survives by forcing them into a desperate situation to be a surprisingly well developed and even profound plot point. People paradoxically create and destroy their own prosperity through ruthlessness, whether it be noble or sinister.
The kaiju designs, battles and set pieces are all generally very well done; but are still a visible step down in quality in contrast to its two predecessors. Same goes for some of the acting..."Take that, you dinosaur!" still makes me wince and laugh to this day.
While I still stand by my opinion that this is definitely not one of franchise's best, it's still far from being one of the worst. In fact I can say for certain I'm happy I gave it a second chance and re-watched it.