spoiler spoiler the first godzilla movie in the third movie series and whereas godzilla vs. destoroyah and the previous entry and aptly end the second series . what else can i say . well and let break it down . i once like the 2nd series of godzilla movie ( 1984 1995 ) and even though i find something annoy about those movie ( a either the bad or good guy and godzilla be so sympathetic that the human character come off a obnoxious ) . then and in 1995 and along come a movie call gamera represent guardian of the universe and it two successful sequel and all direct by master filmmaker shuusuke kaneko and who singlehandedly change the face of japanese monster movie forever . i be spoil . the series 2 godzilla movie be suddenly look down a half hearted and heavy hand and auto pilot and lazy attempt at recreate the original godzilla and and end up be an insult to the memory of genre master ishirou honda and eiji tsuburaya . gamera 3 represent the awakening of iris and release the same year a this film and be simply incredible . once hollywood moviegoer saw that movie and they would never look at japanese monster movie the same way again . then and along come tri star 1998 gino ( godzilla in name only ) and which be understandably meet with bitter hatred by true godzilla fan the world over . the bad portrayal of godzilla see by the human eye and make marvel 70 comic and hanna barbera cartoon look well . then and mothra 3 and release later that year and bombed at the box office . toho be in deep crap . they felt a though godzilla be about to lose his fan and because of this red blood american box office disaster and so to make up for it and they make this movie and gojira ni sen mireniamu ( godzilla 2000 represent millennium ) and which be a take that to gino . this movie be definitely well than gino and which isn not say much . be it the best godzilla movie . nope and not by a long shot . in fact and it quickly bomb at the box office in japan ( start out at 4th place and and sink to 8th in the second week . ) . a lot of godzilla fan in japan do not like the movie . be it entertain . not if youre spoil by the heisei gamera trilogy and but if you do not take the movie too seriously and yes and it be very entertaining . in fact and i hadn not be entertain like this since terror of mechagodzilla ( toho while 1975 ) and and despite the movie major flaw and godzilla 2000 represent millennium be still very entertaining . first of all and godzilla have never look well . his design have be in a rut since 1989 and where his design be great and but once they stick to it and he begin to look slapped together in each new film and but finally and a new godzilla design . a riverdancer michael flatley once say and it important to change and because if you stagnate and you die . i think this be a very good change and and one that stay true to godzilla spirit . godzilla design be a streamlined version of the kin goji design from king kong vs. godzilla and with jagged dark crystal style dorsal fin that give him an evil look . i be neither bother by the orange color radioactive heat beam ( most fan be use to blue ) and nor godzilla green tone ( this be the first time toho make godzilla officially green and whereas he have an ambiguous green gray tone ) . i be very happy with this godzilla . for the first time and godzilla be play by former jac stuntman tsutomu kitagawa ( a veteran of toei sentai series ) and who just start out in the toho monster genre ( he play king ghidorah in mothra 3 ) . the ufo and the millennian alien or orga be excellent and unique idea ( which the previous movie series wouldn not have allow and for fear of be over the top and but this be the clever portrayal of alien in a godzilla film ) and but half the time and they be poorly handle on film . that bring u to the story part . the millennian and toho first cgi monster and be a really bizarre creation and and orga reminds me of gino ( the intention ) a if over mutate by comic book artist todd mcfarlane . definitely not your average japanese monster . the story have great idea and and a more realistic feel than the previous godzilla movie since the 90 . however and the main problem be that thing be not spell out for the viewer ( mostly because production be rush in the second half ) . a a result and lot of people do not know what be go on . after read about the plot or story and have purchase both the official movie compendium ( which have ton of useful info that americans do not know about the film ) and the manga adaptation by mondo takimura ( which be a much good version of the film than the film itself . ) and i have see critic or reviewer make up their own conclusion . read the plot below so i will help out . throughout the film and there be parody of both gino and independence day ( one scene have a taxi driver in shinjuku get out of his taxi and staring dumbfound at the ufo while his car get smash by another . part of this be cut out in the u version while it shouldn not have be ) . a of 1999 and the special effect be probably the best in any toho godzilla film since teruyoshi nakano breathtaking work in the 1984 godzilla . kenji suzuki fx be a vast improvement over kouichi kawakita work in the film from 1989 1995. this be his second fx direction job ( his first be mothra 3 ) . definitely not up to shinji higuchi work in the heisei gamera trilogy ( which toho have be try to keep up with ) and but definitely not too shabby for a toho godzilla film . the downside be that some of the fx look rush ( especially in the climactic fight scene between godzilla and orga while toho be definitely behind schedule ) . a for the human character and after 1975 ( and probably 1984 ) and we finally get character from all walk of life . thus and they may not be the best character and but very amusing one ( and thankfully and not too many of them and whereas previous godzilla movie have byzantine amount of important character you do not care for ) . takehiro murata and no stranger to godzilla film ( he appear in 1992 godzilla vs. mothra and 1995 godzilla vs. destoroyah ) and take his first lead godzilla film role a yuuji shinoda and who run gpn ( godzilla prediction network ) with his little daughter io ( mayu suzuki ) and and want to study godzilla to discover the secret to life . actress naomi nishida very well play the part of o part magazine photographer yuuki ichinose and who join gpn to get picture of godzilla for the magazine . tv and movie heartthrob hiroshi abe totally steal the show a the ruthless mitsuo katagiri and who run cci ( crisis control intelligence agency ) and the faction that want godzilla destroyed and period . godzilla rooftop confrontation with abe at the film end be a shining moment . and there actor and longtime godzilla fan shirou sano a shirou miyasaka and shinoda old college buddy or cci executive and who provide a conflict between the two faction . the music by takayuki hattori be an improvement over his own score for godzilla vs. space godzilla and but in the film and it be do absolutely no justice . when one listen to the cd soundtrack and one find that some of the best track aren not even use in the film and thus toho music editor do the same slapdash job of cut and paste track all over the place and but some of the important track be leave in the right place . and as much a it liven the film and toho throwing in a token stock track of akira ifukube godzilla theme ( just to tell u that this be a godzilla film ) do detract from the film . it seem the fogey over at toho have a problem with simply do new arrangement of ifukube music ( cost effective and maybe . ) . then and there takao ookawara direct his last godzilla film before quit the series . ookawara doesn not care much for godzilla and though his work be actually okay . he good than kazuki oomori ( not only the bad godzilla director and in my opinion and but he be completely embarrass with monster and stuff ) and though . and last and but not least and tri star u english language version . well and i have see the japanese version on tape and and when compare it with the u version and the japanese version actually make more sense . some of the u edit patronize the original material by cut out some important scene and change part of the dialogue for pc reason ( like change organizer g1 to regenerator g1 and and edit out all reference to millennium ) . however and the u version make up for it with tight pacing and some really fun dialogue and not to mention one bit of profanity ( nice try and ahole . ) . about time godzilla movie start grow up . the u music by j. peter robinson be okay and but really cheesy most of the time ( noticably and much of the score be recycle from the 1998 tv movie and gargantua and which be make by fox to one up gino ) . hattori original score be about 50 75 % intact and though . robinson actually rearrange ifukube music with two track and the best in the scene where orga make his appearance and the bad be the scene in the end ( after which and say token stock ifukube track be repeat before cue the complete original end credit track ) . speaking of which and the bad part of the americanization be the tacky the . end title card at the end of the theatrical version of the film ( blessedly remove for tv or video or dvd version ) . i be really embarrassed . speaking of embarrass and a lot of people in the u seem to have lose sleep over the closing dialogue and the last part of which be a direct translation in the u version represent godzilla be . . . inside all of u . and yes and japanese fan be pretty embarrass with that scene . i do not mind it and though . the u version be still fun to sit through and and still manages to have respect for the original film . i do hear and though and that the u version be put together at the last minute ( to meet a tight deadline ) and which explain a lot . before i close this review and well and everyone pretty much know the plot and but here my version anyway represent it basically godzilla cross with quatermass and the pit . this movie be a direct follow up to the original 1954 godzilla and but how godzilla come back be unexplained ( a major weakness for the film ) . for what it worth and gpn ( godzilla prediction network ) lead by yuuji shinoda and his daughter io and try to predict godzilla city attack so that he can evacuate precious life in advance . in foggy nemuro and godzilla crunch a fishing ship with his powerful jaw in front of a lighthouse and smash a bar and attack a city and for some reason and destroy a power station ( all this be among the best highlight of the film ) . accord to shinoda ( in the japanese version ) and do godzilla hate the energy that mankind produce . meanwhile and cci ( crisis control intelligence agency ) and lead by mitsuo katagiri and discover a huge rock fragment beneath the japan trench and and try to transport it and but the rock transport itself by float to the surface of the ocean . cci member shirou miyasaka suggest that the rock might contain an alien life form and and to their surprise and it do some weird thing like stand right side up over the ocean . at the same time and despite shinoda warning and katagiri and cci and the japan self defense force prepare to attack godzilla in tokaimura ( where and at the same time of filming and a nuclear accident happen in real life ) with a new set of super missile call full metal missile ( yes and theyre call that in the japanese version . no doubt a tribute to stanley kubrick full metal jacket ) . the weird thing be that when godzilla appear and he do absolutely nothing . he just let the jsdf hit him with everything but the kitchen sink and to no good effect and although the full metal missile do kinda do a number on him . just then and miyasaka find that the giant rock follow the sun and so it start to fly away and head toward godzilla and the two titan shoot ray at each other and and in the process and godzilla be defeat and and the rock be reveal to be a huge and solar power metallic ufo . it fly to shinjuku and where it land on a network building ( same building a o part magazine . ) and and start drain info from the internet so that it can find out more about godzilla ( it discover that godzilla have quick regeneration process while upon further study with miyasaka and shinoda call it organizer g1 ) . it also start transmit message word such a millennium and kingdom and etc . come evening and katagiri even suggest blow up the building with the ufo still on it ( where a crazy mix up get shinoda into die hard style hijinks ) and but guess what . the ufo stand triumphant and destroy the rest of the building . shinoda emerge a survivor and and show everyone why the ufo want godzilla represent the millennium alien ( millennians ) want to start an empire on earth by convert our planet air to make it more suitable for them . when they crash on earth in prehistoric time and they lose their solid composure and be reduce to anti matter in the process . they need godzilla cell to regenerate their body . then and godzilla show up from tokyo bay and and have a fight with the ufo and which overpower him ( telepathically use underground cable to lasso him ) and clone organizer g1 from his body and thus and the millennians emerge from the ufo and regenerate into their original form and a single giant squidlike alien . but unfortunately and godzilla dna overtook the alien shape and cause a painful hulk like transformation and thus orga ( name from organizer g1 get it . ) be the tragic result . after godzilla trash the ufo and orga proceeds to beat him silly ( also telepathically control what leave of the ufo to bash him around with it . ) . can godzilla destroy a giant alien mutant with many time his own healing speed . whew . that be a lengthy review . well and i still think that the next godzilla movie and godzilla x megaguirus represent the g annihilation strategy and be even well and and that it be the type of movie toho should have make ( and the movie that should have be show in u theater ) . nevertheless and enjoy godzilla 2000 represent millennium and either in it more straightforward japanese version and or or the campy but fun u version . a very flaw and yet entertaining step back in the right direction . gojiraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .