Godzilla 2000

Director: Takao Okawara

Overview

"He's back, he's green, and he's mean in the monster hit Godzilla 2000. Columbia's work on this 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is very nice. With bold, bright colors and well saturated black levels, the transfer is nearly clear of any defects, save

Product Details

Release Date:	04/22/2008
UPC:	0043396056671
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	PG
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	4,692

Special Features

Digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video; Widescreen presentation; Languages: English 5.1 [Dolby Digital] and 2-channel [Dolby Surround], French; Subtitles: English, French; Audio commentary; Behind-the-scenes footage; Theatrical trailers; Talent files; Interactive animated menus; Production notes; Scene selections

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Takehiro Murata	Yuji Shinoda
Naomi Nishida	Yuki Ichinose
Hiroshi Abe	Mitsuo Katagiri
Mayu Suzuki	Io Shinoda
Shiro Sano	Shiro Miyasaka
Tsutomu Kitagawa	Gojira
Satomi Achiwa	Actor
Kenichi Ishii	Actor
Sakae Kimura	Actor
Bengal	Actor
Atsuko Kohata	Actor
Yoshimasa Kondo	Actor
Yutaka Matsushige	Actor
Kenichi Nagira	Actor
Shiro Namiki	Actor
Masahiko Nishimura	Actor
Yoshiyuki Omori	Actor
Toshihiko Sakakibara	Actor
Horyu Nakamura	Actor
Koichi Ueda	Actor
Koichi Nihei	Actor
Toshimasa Niiro	Actor
Masahiro Kizawa	Actor
Seiroku Nakazawa	Actor
Hakobu Okubo	Actor
Toru Kodama	Actor
Daisuke Honda	Actor
Denden	Actor
Yoshiki Arizono	Actor
Toshifumi Muramatsu	Actor
Yoichi Nukumizu	Actor
Hajime Anzai	Actor
Masako Omata	Actor
Shinsuke Kasai	Actor
Dangerous	Actor
Terumi Yoshida	Actor
Takeshi Obayashi	Actor
Jack Ong	Actor
Francois Chau	Actor
Denise Iketani	Actor
Ron Yuan	Actor
Rachel Crane	Actor
Jim Ishida	Actor
Yoshio Be	Actor
Glen Chin	Actor
John Cho	Actor
Michael Hagiwara	Actor
Amy Hill	Actor
Rodney Kageyama	Actor
Denice Kumagai	Actor
Jim Lau	Actor
Dana Lee	Actor
Lucy Lin	Actor
Sachiko	Actor
Marilyn Tokuda	Actor
Jerry Tondo	Actor
Ping Wu	Actor

Technical Credits

Hiroshi Kashiwabara

Wataru Mimura

Makoto Kenmochi	Stunts
Kenji Suzuki	Special Effects
Tadao Tanaka	Casting
Shogo Tomiyama	Producer
Hiroshi Kashiwabara	Screenwriter
Wataru Mimura	Screenwriter
Teiichi Saito	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [5:33]
2. Too Close For Comfort [3:24]
3. On The Loose [2:36]
4. Destroying Energy Sources [1:11]
5. The Meteorite [4:04]
6. Lifting The Meteorite [5:49]
7. Rivals [2:14]
8. "It'S Moving!" [1:15]
9. Military Strategy [2:40]
10. Nuclear Plant Siege [5:29]
11. The Battle Continues [:55]
12. Enemy From Space [3:49]
13. Miyasaka'S Theory [5:15]
14. Skin Samples [3:38]
15. Breaking Away [1:31]
16. Unfriendly Skies [4:27]
17. Supercomputer Hacking [1:09]
18. Setting Bombs [4:24]
19. Detonation! [6:31]
20. Dead End? [1:38]
21. The Master Plan [1:23]
22. One Thing On His Mind [:52]
23. Chains That Bind [2:08]
24. Regenerator G-1 [4:47]
25. Godzilla® Strikes Back [2:10]
26. Godzilla® Vs. Orga I [1:03]
27. Godzilla® Vs. Orga Ii [6:26]
28. Up Close & Personal [4:28]

Menu

Side #1
Play Movie
Subtitles
English
French/FranÇais
Subtitles Off
Special Features
Behind The Scenes
Talent Files
Takao Okawara
Godzilla
Theatrical Trailers
Anaconda
Godzilla®
Godzilla® 2000
Audio Commentary: On
Audio Commentary: Off
Audio Set-Up
English 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
English 2-Channel (Dolby Surround)
French/FranÇais 2-Channel (Dolby Surround)

Editorial Reviews

Japan's resident monster star -- and everybody's favorite giant lizard -- enters the new millennium in this elaborate, effects-studded vehicle, a kitschy delight that ranks with the best of his 23 feature-film outings. As the film opens, Godzilla has surfaced near the island of Hokkaido, where he's spotted by leading man Takehiro Murata -- a technician working for the Godzilla Prediction Network (an early-warning system designed to minimize civilian casualties). Government official Hiroshi Abe targets the rampaging reptile for destruction, but he changes his tune when a long-buried UFO rises from the sea and begins wreaking havoc: Only Godzilla, annoyed by this encroachment on his turf, can successfully engage the aliens in battle. Obviously committed to replicating the classic Godzilla movies of yore, director Takao Okawaro doesn't waste much footage on plot or characterization: Once he sets the scene, the human actors simply stand by and watch our hero do his thing. Sophisticated special effects (including computer imagery) are occasionally employed, but the lovable lizard still looks like a rubber-suited actor tromping on miniature Tinkertoy buildings. The American distributor has further enhanced Godzilla 2000 with lots of corny dialogue, making this old-fashioned monster movie an often hilarious romp.