Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) Movie Review {Godzilla Reviews Ep. 17}

This movie had a lot more green goo than I anticipated.

[@trekzilladmc]

There's actually a deleted scene that I wish would have not been left out where flowers bloom all over the land after Godzilla first destroys Biollante. He slowly looks around at them and then slowly walks away, almost like he feels sorrow for killing her.

[@jacobrichardson3647]

I wish that scene wasn’t cut too, it was beautiful

[@brock2443]

Biollante is one of my favorite Godzilla movies. The series from Returns to Destoroyah is pretty solid.

[@d.s.archer5903]

5:04 “The bad guys are awful.” “Oh shit DAMN! We are lethal weapons!”

[@missioncodez]

_"Basically, there was some library drama....."_ (picturing Jerome's local library surrounded on all sides by alarmed townsfolk, law enforcement, and a television news crew... with all attention focused on the epic ninja battle, between a misinformed librarian and a determined KZbinr, taking place from within) This movie sounds like my kind of crazy. That final version of Biollante is awesome, and makes me want to check out a film which I would have otherwise dismissed. Bring on the green goo, I say! It also helps that you had me cracking up throughout this review. From body shaming the Big G (and, rightfully so), to your awesome doodles, you have a great sense of humor about these things. Your impression of Audrey II also had me smiling like a loon! *[* For those unaware, Jerome's remark about a hypothetical battle between Godzilla and Audrey II is on point, when one considers the scrapped original ending of 1986's *Little Shop of Horrors* film adaptation: ( *Film Spoilers Ahead* kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYPNd6mZrJuHpbM ) *]* 3:23 - 3:42 _is_ pretty awesome! That's a cute, inspired scene. : )

[@jacobrichardson3647]

This is definitely one I enjoyed more the second time I watched it, I now consider it one of my favorites.

[@d.s.archer5903]

Hi Jerome. Another insightful review. Warning: if you think Godzilla vs. Biollante has fantastical elements, wait until you get to Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Enjoy!

[@Weiselberry]

Ha, thanks for the heads-up!

[@bruceanderson5525]

I watched this after watching your review and really enjoyed it! Many thanks!

[@feslenraster]

lol love the Audrey II voice over J! ;) spot on

[@BobPlaysOfficial]

Your decription of the Godzilla suit had me laughing. Don't skip leg day Godzilla!

[@crimson1million]

Burning Godzilla definitely didn’t skip leg day

[@DraylianKaiju]

I think an interesting parallel in this film is that biollante (in a much slower pace) changes/evolves much the same as Shin Godzilla in that at first Biollante is a much smaller size confined to Dr Shiragami's lab, and is strong enough to kill one of Biomajors agents but still has to grow to be able to handle any human aggressors. But then is defeated by Godzilla and must continue to evolve to it's 3rd form and by then is more than a match for Godzilla. And it's also interesting that 3rd form Biollante and 4th form Shin Godzilla are the most nightmarish of Godzilla Kaiju.

[@TheLukeMonster]

Sorry you didn't care for Lt-Colonel Goro Gondo. He's one of my favorite characters in the franchise. I love how nonchalant he is over Godzilla, like he's the one person who's finally taken the hint that monsters rampaging through Japan is just another Tuesday at this point. I'm not an anatomy expert, but I can't help noticing a trend in both Japanese and American Godzilla films: the taller he is, the wider he is, especially his lower half. I think I heard somewhere that that's more realistic since it would be necessary for supporting the extra weight, but it could be wrong.

[@treystephens6166]

I think you’re right! Even a low IQ of 80% like me can understand that!

[@MrScottx]

Hello Jerome. Excellent Review as always. It seems I like this Godzilla Installment better then you do. It seems to me to be the "Shin Godzilla" of the Heisei films. I say this because both movies take Godzilla in an all new direction and tone... and I appreciate that. I also feel "Godziilla Vs Biollante" has much love from G fans and is ranked one of the best Big G movies of all time. I highly enjoy it, but I don't think it would make my top ten Godzilla List. I love your reviews and look forward to more!!!

[@robertrodriguez7087]

Easily one of my favorite Godzilla movies. I usually prefer the more serious ones, and this one has the best effects of the series, and by far my favorite Godzilla design. I love the music too, although I agree that it doesn't fit the movie. I didn't really start to like it until I listened to it on its own. Still enjoyed your review!

[@RobKnapp1]

Jerome , thank you tracking this film down and for your review it was fun . In addition your hilarious !! What an awesome review. I believe your Pokémon Old Godzilla illustration should be submitted for the prestigious 'National Medal of Arts' award that was awesome ! Godzilla vs. Biollante based on your review looks "Wild" . Right down my alley . Love the shot of Godzilla looking through the window ready for a chomp on the cocky , swaggering colonel . I think your going to be fine even if you mislaid your moral compass for that scene. Godzilla vs. Biollante looks like one of those films that is an enthralling campy watch worth taking !! ;-)

[@Weiselberry]

Ha, thanks! I'm glad you liked my artwork. :)

[@kingofthereviews6090]

I agree with your opinion on this movie!!

[@havokan45]

Godzilla 84/ 85 is where this series starts for me . In Godzilla vs Biollante people are looking for Godzilla's DNA from the 84/ 85 attack and at the end of that movie Godzilla falls in to the Volcano and in this movie wakes up and leaves same Volcano . this whole series each movie is great and you can watch them by themselves or one right the other .

[@herbertkeithmiller]

A rose by any other name would smell as Biollante.

[@StagShiftZayas]

Oh god now I desperately need to see a Biollante vs Smog monster movie so bad

[@hall665]

6:55 Yea, that thing scared the crap outta me when she showed up at the end.

[@beauman1046]

Hello miss, I’ve been watching your reviews and really enjoying them, I personally grew up watching a few Godzilla films but I only owned 4 or 5 so I rewatched them and never got to witness the great abundance that was out there, and recently I started reconnecting with the films as an adult and I’m loving it, I’ve been buying a few here and there, and there is a whole lot I still need to see, i was wondering if you could give me a top 5 of your must sees! Preferably the Showa Thank you Jerome😀

[@Weiselberry]

Thank you! Glad you're liking the videos! And it's always fun to reconnect with stuff you loved as a kid and enjoy it all over again. I'd say the must-sees from the Showa era, aside from the original film, are Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and Terror of Mechagodzilla. I thought Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster and Godzilla vs. Hedorah (aka Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) were a lot of fun too. Whoops, that's six. :)

[@Nordic_Aquarius.3-]

This is the beginning of some of the real good ones

[@HOLLYWOODUNAPOLOGETIC]

Another good video. Thank you. Good morning.

[@jesseguajardo8592]

Fun Fact: Toho had a competition for a Godzilla movie sequel. Godzilla vs Biollante was the winner, and second place end up as Gun head.

[@The_Wonders_of_Engineering]

Biollante is beautiful it her design with some of best effects in the entire series.

[@leotheskyguy]

I adored this film. The soundtrack in this movie kicked ass! I think this film has the best Godzilla soundtrack or at least the best version of the original themes. Godzilla looked so good, I really am impressed by the effects for these films. The scene where Godzilla emerges with his theme song, brought a tear to my eye. I loved it.

[@ConstantineFurman]

Miki is a psychic. That's how she can do all those things you listed off. They didn't think you'd need any further explanation other than "she has psychic abilities." Toho asked Ifukube if they could use his music in this film and he told them "You can... as long as you don't turn the pieces into rock tunes." And then they turned his pieces into rock tunes. The tendrils with the mouths on the end of them are part of the Godzilla influence to her DNA.

[@TheGodzillaFiles]

This is one of my favorite movies. It’s one of the first films I got as a kid. Great video!

[@FranciscoMendozaMedrano]

This one has the best music. Koichi Sugiyama also did the amazing orchestral music for Dragon Quest.

[@onwerslament]

thank you for this, had a terrible drunken night and this really made calm down. you are the best! can't wait for the next one, it's wacky but fun

[@darkwolf9253]

One of my favorites and one of the more creative and unique Godzilla movies.

[@gatorcroc7212]

I love Biollante because of BIOWARS! The theme song 8)! And because it was the first I remember watching, plus Biollante is the first Female/Fanmade Kaiju :D

[@Weiselberry]

Ah, so that's the name of what I called the 80s version of the Godzilla theme! It sounds different when you listen to it as an isolated track. I like it!

[@gatorcroc7212]

@@Weiselberry Yeah its a fun song :D!

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Biollante Should come back in a monsterverse movie, she has so much potential for a modern version.

[@pedrovelmovitsky3780]

Totally agree with you, the film has some good elements but it seems the story was all over the place and they did not know yet which direction to take this new series. Still a fun movie though. As someone who has been watching these for the 1st time recently too, I must say I thought the Heisei films just improve and there are some pretty fun ones coming! Probably my fav of the Godzilla periods.

[@princeeverlove]

Godzilla...longer running Movie Series than even James Bond 007!!!...Godzilla...You Rule!!!🐧🇯🇵🐼🔴

[@madeleineusher7851]

oh, wow. this is just too cool! i'm so happy to have stumbled across your jane videos, i love your channel!

[@95F350]

Glad your back onto some Godzilla reviews. What was your first Godzilla movie you saw?

[@Weiselberry]

I saw Godzilla, King of the Monsters! first. It was on tv, back to back with the original King Kong.

[@bartolomeuomacduibheamhnad6855]

I have ventured into the Godzilla franchise very little for some reason, I have seen Godzilla (2014) and a little of King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) King Kong brought me to it, fan, particularly of the 1933 version, Kong is a romantic anti hero, ape heathcliff lol, I do love Monster movies, love the Beast from 20,000 fathoms , the film Godzilla creator Tomoyuki Tanaka was partially inspired by, I really do need to see these films, they're a blank spot, great review as usual M.S. Weiselberry, much appreciated :)

[@Weiselberry]

Glad you enjoyed the review! I felt a little tentative about plunging into the series, but I'm liking it so much more than I expected to. :)

[@bartolomeuomacduibheamhnad6855]

Jerome Weiselberry Your description of the evolved Kaiju made me laugh so much, " why is its body so ropey, is that a heart showing?!, why does it have so many teeth?! I'm convinced to watch for your description alone, plus Goo! can't lose with Goo. you really are a fantastic reviewer, thank you.

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

Biollante needs more love. I hope she comes back in the new toho cinematic universe. Also yeah I agree with you Jerome this whole esp plot point came out of nowhere and it's an important plot point for later movies

[@JR17_561]

This Godzilla suit is one of the best. The Godzilla’s from the 60’s and 70’s is weird and scrawny and too human like. This Godzilla suit and the rest of the suits that follow are badass.

[@lunaticbinge4891]

Yeah at least this version of Godzilla looks good design wise and not some derpy knockoff.

[@JR17_561]

Lunatic Binge totally

[@gdunknown4037]

3:28 My favourite part of the movie

[@gojira851]

Awesome review.

[@Weiselberry]

Thanks!

[@ChimenExpress]

I hope you finish reviewing all of the Godzilla movies before Godzilla King of the Monsters.

[@dornravlin]

i think its a unique entry the think is its a mess but i think this is one of the better of the godzilla suits i think the battle at sea attack was fantastic

[@missioncodez]

*Godzilla: King of the Monsters* (Japanese Poster) - s3.birthmoviesdeath.com/images/made/D06977VXQAE8Q11_1200_1698_81_s.jpeg (be sure to embiggen, guys!)

[@user-fx9jj2xh1n]

Thanks for another entertaining review. Something else: may I be so bold as to suggest that if you haven’t seen this, you’ll want to ( it stars Joseph Cotten): “Portrait of Jennie”. On KZbin. Cheers!

[@KiddingCell]

9/10 Pros Spectacular special effects Amazing godzilla design Great city destruction scenes Pretty good humans Pretty good first fight Pretty good soundtrack Cons Final fight is way too short Terrible english speaking actors

[@darkwolf9253]

Just wait till Godzilla vs King Ghidorah... That movie is kind of crazy.

[@Weiselberry]

Oh boy!

[@RichardsShortHorrorFilms]

I have a tattoo inspired by this movie.

[@Pokehon]

Would love to own the movie but it is one of my favorites!

[@Denis-fp7ku]

You're right. Godzilla has no delts, tri's or bi's. He's thick in the neck and waist has no abs. LOL! I'm actually surprised you understand the importance of symmetry and balance in a physique. Arnold no last name required is proud. Great review.

[@JR17_561]

The 60’s and 70’s Godzilla is still so much worse. He had no muscle, was scrawny, absolutely hideous looking, seriously, he’s too human like and was too much of a good guy. At least this went back to 1954 when Godzilla was a bad guy and hated humanity and wanted to exterminate all of them. The 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s all had Godzilla hating humanity. This Gojira was an amazing suit. This one had a more menacing look as dual rows of razor sharp teeth and sharp claws and a very muscular built design. The 80’s and 90’s Godzilla’s suits got more awesome as the series progressed.

[@treystephens6166]

I was born in 1989. I’m Old.

[@noirgatherer]

The film's original concept for Biollante was for her to have a feminine humanoid like face (A remnant of the daughter's DNA, you can see concept art if you google it) but TOHO wanted a more traditional monster.

[@Weiselberry]

Hm, that would have been different. I can see how it might have worked and you would have had all three of Biollante's origins more equally represented. But I can also imagine it making the design that much more disturbing, so maybe it's just as well they did what they did?

[@noirgatherer]

Jerome Weiselberry I think it would have been a more elegant beautiful Kaiju (think of a cross between the talking flowers in Disney's 1950's Alice in Wonderland but 80 feet tall with attitude). I think G vs Bio was the best film in the series of that era as the next films in the 90's were dumbed down to appeal more to children and sell toys (and the telepathic girl is in every one of them from here on out, I don't consider that a bad thing as her character grows on you). This one at least tried to be a mature adult sci-fi film and I appreciate that.

[@noirgatherer]

Jerome Weiselberry also after you see 1995's Godzilla vs Destroyah I would recommend seeing the American 1998 Godzilla film. The Japanese films after that had a lot of reaction, parody and references to that film so it'll put a lot of what you see in context.

[@Weiselberry]

Ah, that sounds much more visually appealing than what I was picturing. I see your point. And where Biollante seems to be a more neutral entity, it would have helped to convey that if the appearance (in evolved form) wasn't quite so monstrous. Yes, I'm planning to review the 98 movie. It'll be my first time seeing it. I was going to skip the non-Japanese movies, but then I decided to go all out. :)

[@brydakainma]

You should watch the greatest years of our lives.

[@13down13]

Let me get this straight... you're okay with a 400-foot tall, mutated dinosaur that has nuclear-fire breath, but you're not good with ESP-telepathy which has been theorized and is countless movies and books... alright. I know I am not alone in this, but this is an excellent movie with a fascinating premise and plot and villainess kaiju. And I like Miki's character a lot. You'd better get used to her, you're going to see her again and again... I know this is 10 months later and you're probably watched all of these, but I just discovered your channel and am trying to catch up with your videos while rewatching the movies.

[@Weiselberry]

Don't worry, I definitely warmed up to Miki. And as time has passed, I've come to appreciate Biollante more as one of the most creative and memorable kaiju.

[@Dr5ives]

Hello Jerome, Happy 2019. I remember seeing this film years ago and basically having a reaction of "giant rosemonster?????" That said, You had talked about the "updated" theme song, so I had to put this link in here. Many of these clips You've seen by now. Best to You Jerome D 5 (clip here kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6a4i52lq7R5iMk )

[@Weiselberry]

Love that song. :)

[@Dr5ives]

it's a fun tune. Forgot to ask, You had done a sketch of Godzilla, just wondering, are You left-handed?

[@Weiselberry]

Nope, right-handed.

[@Dr5ives]

I'm a lefty, it's just one those things I notice about people. I'll send this clip just for the novelty of it, this was the church band one week kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGKodmiqiayEo5Y , they got it on video. Thanks again, I know I went off topic again, D5

[@briggscharleton6139]

A rather weak entry, but always a fantastic synopsis by you.

[@Weiselberry]

Thanks!

[@scottjo63]

Good review, as always. Did you know this Godzilla idea was a winner of a contest. Here is a reviewer who does cult films and Godzilla movies whose review might interest you. He explains the contest a little, you might like or not. Warning: pg-13 for mild language some shoots (the other words) but no f bombs. Might give you some ideas or not. Hope u enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4uzaIVvrrKhqMU

[@m.l.jhanson6718]

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