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| Godzilla Vs Biollante(1989); Discuss the film here. | |
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| packmule | Feb 8 2006, 11:49 AM Post #1 |
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Fours years after The Return Of Godzilla Toho released it's next G film, Godzilla Vs Biollante(1989). I like this movie. Thumbs up: 1. the Godzilla design-G looks massive, powerful,and has a 'juggernaut" quality 2. Super X2 design-looks good and the scenes of SuperX2 Vs Godzilla very well done IMO 3. Colonel Gondo, a tough, wisecracking guy who, looking death in the face(Godzilla) from the office building, still manages: "Stick to smoking, that intravenous stuff'll kill you"  4. The Saradian agent, IMO a poor dresser crazy and a real nuisance, who also has an unusually nonchalant attitude about Godzilla Thumbs down:1. the telepathy "angle" with Miki Saegusa(though no disrespect to Megumi Odaka herself) 2. Biollante's first form-a massive rose vs G? :lol: Post your thoughts and opinions on this film here. All replies welcome.
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| Legionmaster | Feb 8 2006, 08:32 PM Post #2 |
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Kicked major arse. Easily the best of the Heisei series and one of the best G films ever. Bio gets major credit for being a plant. :P |
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| KaijuFanatic | Feb 10 2006, 02:10 PM Post #3 |
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I've heard a lot of negative feelings for this film in the past, but I've always kind of enjoyed it. I picked up a used VHS several year back and wore the darn thing out, now all I can hope for is a DVD release! |
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| Queen Bee | Mar 1 2006, 11:06 PM Post #4 |
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Personally, for the Godzilla series to that point, It was quite an interesting story line and change. It was actually a bit disturbing to some young G fans I know. (I'm sure they will recognize who I'm talking about when they visit)... :rolleyes: |
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| Ro-Dan | Mar 2 2006, 12:13 AM Post #5 |
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BIOLLANTE is actually one of those Godzilla films (much like GODZILLA VS THE SEA MONSTER) that is actually gaining more fans as time goes by. I think it holds up better than most of the Heisei films. |
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| EternalMothra | Mar 2 2006, 12:18 AM Post #6 |
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I just love the emotionalism that this movie displays. It is such a unique kaiju movie, and one of the best in my opinion. |
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| packmule | Mar 2 2006, 08:21 PM Post #7 |
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The story line for this movie was actually the result of a fan submission. The submission was part of a promotion. Not sure how many actual story submissions there were in this contest. I sure wish Toho would do something like this again, and include us western fans in the promo. :) |
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| Ro-Dan | Mar 3 2006, 02:46 AM Post #8 |
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Wasn't the amateur writer a dentist? I think I read that in Steve Ryfle's book. |
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| Legionmaster | Mar 4 2006, 03:36 PM Post #9 |
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Yep.
Definately. That would be awesome. |
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| packmule | Mar 5 2006, 11:28 AM Post #10 |
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Funny, I have read numerous excerpts of usermembers on various boards who have written Toho(presumably their L.A. office...?) to offer ideas, suggestions, criticisms, even praise. I wrote one several years ago. Of course there was no reply. In a way I can understand why they do not answer-they probably get lots of these letters. I just wish they would cut with "tradition" just once and answer back, to somebody. I might write them another letter my damn self. It may not get an answer, but it would at least afford me some practice at my penmanship -anyone else around here ever fire off a letter to Toho? ---------------Topic: Ironic that Godzilla Vs Biollante is the only G film I do not have on DVD(I have the old letterboxed Miramax VHS). I do think, as has been mentioned already, that time has been kind to this film. Not my favorite Heisei G movie but close. :)
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| KaijuFanatic | Apr 9 2006, 12:40 PM Post #11 |
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I wore out my VHS of this some time ago and a friend is searching for an official DVD release of this film for me. I haven't had any luck finding an official DVD release, I'm curious, did this film receive a LD release? I know some fans of classic sci-fi/horror have told me that many classics were released to LD and many times offered better bonus features and such than the later DVD releases. I was wondering if any of the Godzilla films were released to LD and if so, how they compare to the current DVD releases and if Godzilla vs Biollante was a LD release. I very much want to get this film back in my collection and I am region-free, if there's a DVD out there, although, I would need English subs, as I'm unable to understand Japanese. 
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| packmule | Apr 9 2006, 11:58 PM Post #12 |
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The only official DVD release of Godzilla Vs Biollante that I know of is the Region 2 Toho DVD which can be purchased at Yesasia.com or CDJapan. It is not English subtitled. There is a site where you can download DVD and DVD-R eng subtitles: Tokyomonsters-I am not very tech savvy when it comes to "burning" Eng subs for these discs so I cannot help you with that. The site(forum) boss at this site is Jim Ballard. You might have to register at his forum but it has a very good "technical" forum on his board. I can PM with 2-3 sites that I know sell this title as a DVD-R in widescreen format. Let me know if I can be of any more help. :) |
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| KaijuFanatic | Apr 10 2006, 11:49 AM Post #13 |
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Thanks, packmule. I'm probably the least tech savy person I know, so burning subtitles may be something totally out of my range, although perhaps I could figure it out, eventually. Feel free to PM me with any info on obtaining the title, packmule, I'd greatly appreciate it. :) |
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| packmule | Apr 23 2006, 06:33 PM Post #14 |
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Once Classic Media has issued it's Box set in September then Godzilla Vs Biollante(1989) will, I believe, be one of only three(3) Godzilla films still not officially released on Region 1 DVD. The other two: Godzilla Vs Megalon(1973) and The Return Of Godzilla(1984) Note: I am not including any of the bargain-bin versions of Godzilla Vs Megalon, e.g. from Alpha Video-these DVDs are atrocious, with severely reduced run-times and dubbing that have rendered this film almost unwatchable, and little more than an hour-long, television-like feature. thumbs down |
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| Ro-Dan | Apr 29 2006, 11:56 PM Post #15 |
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I'd LOVE to see a widescreen, Japanese-language version of BIOLLANTE on DVD. What's the hold up? I know it has something to do with HBO/Miramax, but how? I thought Toho got the international rights to all the G-flicks back. |
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