Synopsis
Destruction Deity Descent!
A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
1994 ‘ゴジラvsスペースゴジラ’ Directed by Kensho Yamashita
A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla, Godzilla gegen Spacegodzilla, Godzilla 21: Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, Gojira tai Supesugojira, 哥斯拉决战太空斯拉
Crystal Meth Godzilla sets up shop in Tokyo and gets Baby Godzilla hooked on ice while his father and his mecha uncle try to get him into rehab.
“If Godzilla is killed, earth can be easily conquered.”
Taking a page right out of a bad soap opera, Godzilla discovers he has an evil twin that kidnaps his son.
This is easily considered the low point of the Heisei era and I can’t argue against that. The whole film feels tacked together and cheap. But even then it’s still a fun entry in the series.
SpaceGodzilla is a new and cool looking adversary for Godzilla to face. He was created from Godzilla’s cells entering a black hole. I’m not lying that’s the real reason they give. Regardless, his look is still a plus for the film. He’s purple with a crystal crest on his…
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Oh boy, what can I say about Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla. Well, we'll get the good stuff out of the way first, because there's far less of that. There's some more mecha porn in this with M.O.G.U.E.R.A. and SpaceGodzilla looks kind of cool I guess. Also, there are bits of the climactic, three-way battle that are kind of fun. With the good out of the way, however, there's so much wrong with this movie that I don't know if I could cover it all in one review.
First off, let's talk about Godzilla Junior (referred to in this film as Little Godzilla). In my previous review, for Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II, I mentioned that…
"The original storyline for the film was markedly different and far more ambitious. Known at the time as Godzilla vs. Astrogodzilla, it features an almost Showa-esque storyline. Astrogodzilla is an albino Godzilla from outer space created by the cells of Biollante (there was no ambiguity originally). He had gigantic wings with which he could fly, two long tails, and whereas Godzilla fired a heat beam, Astrogodzilla could spit an ice ray that froze anything it hit. When Astrogodzilla leaves Earth, he physically takes over the minds of Little Godzilla and Miki, forcing them to do his bidding. Godzilla arrives in Japan to save his son and teams up with MOGUERA and Mothra (and later, a freed Little Godzilla) to stop…
A surprisingly dull Godzilla movie. This has some visual spectacle that I enjoy, and some monster designs that are cool (MOGERA is a decent blend of Gigan and MechaGodzilla), especially the titular space monster.
However, the idea of a SpaceGodzilla is much better than the execution. His crystals remind me of Seath the Scaleless from Dark Souls, which is fun, but he is ultimately just insert-a-monster. It is a shame that so many of these films boil down to the exact same climax, which only works when the new monster is interestingly differentiated.
Here, you have a whole mess of plot that is poorly balanced and explained. It is just bland Godzilla but, it is endearingly dumb.
I certainly agree with the general consensus that Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla is one of the worst Godzilla movies, but I still don't hate it at all. I don't really hate any Godzilla movie, unless you count the 1998 one. Yes, this movie has a messy plot, some subpar effects, and a score by Takayuki Hattori that doesn't really fit the movie, but there are some things about this movie that I genuinely like. First, the Heisei Godzilla design is one of my absolute favorite looks for Godzilla. When I think of Godzilla, this is usually the design I think of first. Spacegodzilla also looks pretty cool. Akira Yuki, played by Akira Emoto, is a pretty good human character, in my…
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The story of this is the same as the story of many Godzilla films which is that the action is very fun and the talking parts are very boring.
Only if you are trying to watch every Godzilla film.
If the skies were blue and the grass was green like Showa era Godzilla films I probably wouldn’t have liked this as much, but these final boss fights get nasty with spectacular fiery light shows that explode with a back drop of fire and ash.
***Long Live the King - G-Marathon 2014, Film 21/30***
Many would argue that Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla is the weakest entry in the Heisei series, and I would solemnly agree. The film misfires on almost every cylinder possible, packing an over long run time with annoying characters and miserable subplots. If you took out everything that didn't matter over the course of the story, you wouldn't have a story, and that is never a good sign.
The general plot involves the appearance of a monster from space, dubbed Space Godzilla due to his uncanny resemblance to the King of the Monsters and someone not having much imagination. Side plots involve the UN developing a system to use Miki's powers to…
I know Baby Godzilla is as big as an office building but I just want to pet his round little head so bad
I am at a loss for how disengaging and characterless Kensho Yamashita’s Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994), the 21st film of the Godzilla franchise and the 6th entry of its Heisei era, is when it has so much visual and action potential. It’s choppy, incoherent story that had me wondering if I had accidentally fallen asleep and missed a key moment that magically tied everything together. It’s idea of action is having Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla take pot shots at it each other from a distance or having Moguera fly around.
I’m beyond disappointed. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) is a clear blemish on its film series as it wastes 107 minutes mishandling underdeveloped characters and misusing its powerful kaiju.
How is it that my man SpaceGodzilla is out here reshaping the world into a crystal hell dimension and these bozo scientists don't think to name him "CrystalGodzilla"? An infinitely better name.