The History of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)

The History of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Sources
- Brian Solomon's "Godzilla FAQ"
- David Kalat's, "A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series".
- wikizilla.org
- www.tohokingdo...
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[@BigActionBill]

**Corrections** 11:28 - "Kamen* Rider"...sorry Kamen Rider fans lol.

[@devonthemonster3932]

Thank you so much for making a disclaimer

[@donkeykong6426]

13:54 i think it didnt make sense that much of a scene and probably was to much to have it made for no money loss that tense

[@silent_stalker3687]

I kinda hate how you don’t go to ‘what caused the end of the Carboniferous period’ Some believe it was a large fire in a hyper oxygenated environment. Now… what would happen if you sent godzilla back in time to that period? They upgraded Godzilla into a extinction level event, again.

[@superstarthomas]

Just wanted to say Megaguirus is a pain to fight in Save the Earth on hard mode.

[@curiousmadcat480]

Yes...yes she was. *traumatic flashbacks*

[@Daikaju_Productions]

Legit the same in Kaiju Univerese

[@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1248]

Christ I read that and felt 10 years old again, the pain was unreal back in the day

[@mycaleb8]

As it should be.

[@shouta1255]

I actually think this one is pretty underrated for the Millennium films. The history changes of Godzilla, and then the city changes of the megaguirus, as well as the characters are pretty enjoyable. The fights are pretty inventive too despite the special effects not being up to snuff. If you ever need help pronouncing these Japanese names, I'd be glad to help lol

[@SmarkusAurelius]

Megaguirus is a super underrated monster in my opinion

[@ArranVid]

yep

[@Videogamelover58]

Agreed

[@TheSkullKlownTSK]

I will never understand why people hate this movie. It's awesome and so entertaining. One of my favorites Godzilla movies. Yeah I said it. And Megaguirus is cool and awesome as well. She treated Godzilla like a fool but it back fire on her. I freaking love when villains torment the main character and when the main character gets his/her justice and revenge one of the reasons why I love Destroyah, King Ghidorah and MechaGodzilla

[@ericg1100]

Its better than Godzilla 2000 despite some of the effects being low quality

[@CellBallin24]

Finally, someone appreciates this amazing movie like I do

[@GravityPSI]

I absolutely love your Godzilla videos. They’re well edited, the commentary is excellent, and I’m actually learning stuff even I didn’t know. Keep up the amazing work. (Edit) that jojo meme was absolutely hilarious.

[@BigActionBill]

Thank you! lmao I've been looking for an excuse to throw Dio in there

[@theseageek]

Imagine if Legendary brings megaguirus to Monsterverse... that shit is going to give me nightmares

[@yishanpallarcaleo5799]

She could be an ancient rival for Rodan

[@USSFFRU]

@@yishanpallarcaleo5799 Her backstory could be an descendant of Godzilla that would evolve to gain wings, this would cause a massive Ancient Rivalry between Mothra and Rodan. This wouldn't be a bad backstory, it would make Godzilla and Megaguirus have a alright relationship but have a slight hate with eachother. If that won't work, she could be a mutated dragonfly that would be drawn to Godzilla's Radiation, This would cause Megaguirus to attack Godzilla, because of how small Megaguirus at the time, she would be absorb to get more and more G-Cells and Radiation to become a powerful rival of Godzilla.

[@yishanpallarcaleo5799]

@@USSFFRU cool

[@cupcaketf223]

I want them to include the Black hole concept too.

[@the4thtomato138]

She’d fit right in as a skull island/hollow earth native

[@transformersrevenge9]

My day just got better when I saw that you put a new vid out. EDIT: HOLY FUUUUCK, I JUST NOTICED YOU PUT OUT ANOTHER VIDEO 6 DAYS AGO. DAMN.

[@ikd3240]

This is one of my favorite of the Millennium films. Even though it's silly at times, I enjoyed the light hearted approach. It was reminiscent of the goofier Showa films. The score is really good.

[@denalgenerosas5083]

The poster of godzilla vs megaguirus reminds me of poster of godzilla vs king ghidorah

[@mr.crunch27yearsago25]

It was made by the same guy He also made space Godzilla poster And the mecha Godzilla 2 poster

[@InTheEnd75]

My best friend always quotes the “but hole” line because he found it the funniest shit ever

[@henrystephenraya790]

As far as I'm concerned, Megagirus seems like the perfect opponent for Rodan if the people at Toho or the MonsterVerse ever decide to have Rodan have his own solo film, something that hasn't been done for the giant pterodactyl since 1956.

[@jacobwyatt1314]

Dude, Megaguirus scared the shit out of me when I first watched the movie! Now I just love his design!

[@stoneyboyd]

Megaguirus is a “She” I too was freaked out by this film as a kid. My older brother recorded it off Sci-Fi Channel when it premiered and the scene of Meganulon killing and eating that young couple scared the shit out of me when I was 5 years old

[@TheLukeMonster]

I know the whole "vendetta against Godzilla" trope is cliche, but I liked the little touch they added that Tsujimori also blames herself for her C.O.'s death - if she had obeyed his order to retreat, they might have been out of harm's way when Godzilla crushed the nearby building, and he wouldn't have needed to push her out of the way. She's not just chasing Godzilla for revenge; she's chasing him for redemption. Say what you will about the rest of the movie, but the scene where she climbs on the Big G's back, plants a tracker and yells, "You won't escape me this time, you G*&#@$^ lizard!" as he swims away is one of the best scenes in the entire franchise.

[@Redfern42]

Being a fan of "Ghost in the Shell", having the various characters simply refer to Tsujimori as "the Major", I repeatedly think of her as Motoko Kusanagi. And it does seem like something Shirow's famous full conversion cyborg would do! Speaking of bold actions, I've read a lot of comments about Captain Douglas Gordon being a "bada$$" character. Okay, he did have a certain "pro wrestler" type screen presence. But tell me, did he physically confront Godzilla to activate the oxygen destroyer "bomb" like Daisuke Serizawa? Did he actually touch the face of Godzilla in a final act of compassion as did Ishiro Serizawa? Did he climb upon the dorsal plates of Godzilla to take a ride as did Kiriko Tsujimori? Did he pull a "Captain Decker" and pilot a mini sub right down the throat of Godzilla to drill it an ultimately fatal wound? Those four are the REAL "bada$$" characters as far as I'm concerned. ;-)

[@Gojirawars03]

They did that whole trope better two movies later in _Against Mechagodzilla,_ though.

[@TheLukeMonster]

@@Gojirawars03 Yes, Akane from Against Mechagodzilla is the stronger of the two characters, but that doesn't mean that Tsujimori is weak. I love them both.

[@jotveerkhangura4109]

You know the fact that this Godzilla gets sent to a black hole cause its the only way to stop it is probably the most metal thing I’ve ever heard from a Godzilla movie

[@Germaniac77]

I love G vs Megaguirus and I do not understand the hate it gets. It is way better than G Millenium IMO. Millenium was terribly paced and dull. Megaguirus was a fun ride with an epic score and a great final fight. I love Godzilla vs a swarm of flying insecst, I love the flooded city and I think Megaguirus is a great villain that kicks Battras ass. With GMK you will be in for a treat. That one is a well-deserved fan-favourite.

[@goojo173]

I love how camp this film is. It’s really goofy and the characters are serviceable enough to me. They aren’t ground breaking, but they work and I still end up rooting for them. People say the effects aren’t good in this one, but I don’t see it. The effects look fine to me. They’re certainly better than Godzilla 2000’s awful chroma key shots, dated CGI, and Godzilla’s skin color and lighting changes. The fights in Godzilla vs Megaguirus were better than Godzilla 2000. They’re more creative and don’t devolve into boring shoving matches or excessive beam struggles between the monsters (things I hate to see in these films).

[@gojirafan5437]

Ooo I didn’t have to wait months for a new video, great i love these!

[@ryancheney6841]

This is officially the first Godzilla movie I saw in the theater, and It was a spectacle to see in the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, after this one I saw all the millenium movies in the theater including a reshowing of Godzilla 200(American cut), and Godzilla 1954(Original Japanese Version) in the theaters in L.A./Hollywood

[@brycevo]

The only part I really enjoyed was the re-edit of the original

[@justinli5117]

Could’ve said “Featuring Baragon from Frankenstein vs Baragon” as a reference to the “Featuring Dante” meme at the end

[@adamzuraitis3267]

Getting quicker on the draw I see! Made me go over to Amazon and start ordering the collections they have available, time to get my 6 year old up to speed on the G man himself!

[@universalshifter7130]

There are a few scenes in this movie where you can see the strings holding up megaguirus...first time I’ve ever noticed it in a Godzilla movie. I think it’s the scene when megaguirus lands on that building at night and hurts the people’s ears.

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

Lol awesome little jojo meme! I honestly didn't really dislike this one, sure it's outlandish but I think the action scenes are pretty entertaining and well executed in some scenes. Looking forward to the next one, my second favorite G-Film!

[@yanirarodriguezportez152]

The Millenium era has to be my favorite era of godzilla. It had cool designs of Godzilla like kiryugoji and gmkgoji.

[@tommydarbe1524]

I liked and thought Godzilla Vs Megaguirus was an original villian. One of the better Ones.

[@hammerhead222]

This was worlds better than 2000.

[@stevenzoneh3169]

This one is in my top 2 hated Godzilla films for sure. I absolutely hated this movie as well as final wars.

[@MiXVoy]

So far, SH MonsterArts made Yuji Sakai's version of MireGoji, but they still haven't for Orga amd Megaguirus

[@BasementDweller_]

This is one of the films that I don’t look forward to when rewatching all the films.

[@BlueSky......]

you watched godzilla 90 times?

[@manicrainbow8577]

Please keep these videos going. I’m addicted to this series

[@ArronRatliff]

Godzilla is such a bad a** even black holes couldn't stop him 😂

[@phoenixmaximus1718]

The idea of godzilla being jumpscared by megaguirus is hilarious to me like he’s looking for her and then suddenly Megaguirus: “We’ve come to talk about your cars extended warranty” Godzilla: “OH SHIT!”

[@TooDarnEasy]

definitely one of my favorites. the flooded city was always so cool to me

[@thatonedudegames]

Okay, so who else expected "Roada Rolla Da" at 2:52

[@callumdonnelly1718]

I haven't seen the movie myself, apparently it's not great, but the score is kickass.

[@BigActionBill]

Yes, I don't talk much about Michiru Oshima in this one but I will get into her past work more when I get up to Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

[@gembocobo9484]

I thought this wasn't as bad though I admit being a kid at the time I didn't care much for the story

[@NoBudjetFilms]

Yeah, I had heard bad reviews of this one, so haven't really been interested in seeing it. But the review was interesting and entertaining!

[@patrickperalta59]

G-Force Princess , Tiny , Keop , Mark , Jason. music plays in back ground. yes the cartoon or as is known in America as Battle of the Planets.

[@herbaldragon7646]

lmao mega coffin dance....priceless

[@freakkyser]

The idea of astronauts finding godzillas bones on the moon would actually be a great piece, the black hole gun not respecting time nor space, and essentially an evil alien godzilla fighting his earth counterpart that was unintentionally made by humanity sounds just as fantastical as well as keeping the core idea of humanities hubberus creating another monster.

[@GodzillaTim-1.]

Godzilla survived the weapon by digging under ground.

[@kiwiconephoneshome]

Honestly this is in my top 3 since I like the millenium designs a lot for all of the kaiju and agree with you at 10:15. A few more parts in that movie made me think of alien which is pretty cool for a Godzilla opponent to do. Megaguirus looks pretty cool too and I like how her speed gets the better of Godzilla at the start. Also just fuckin blowing a giant bug up with a beam and then doing the same to a blackhole is almost as good of an ending as Goji 2014 killing the MUTOs.

[@tylertheuncreator846]

gmk is next!!!! can't wait

[@steamboatwill3.367]

Agian, great video! But it doesn't show up in my subscription box...

[@ivane5110]

I know they're probably different companies, but I'd love a Godzilla, Battle of the Planets, Shogun Warriors (or Voltron) crossover. Or even a scene with their or even JLA/Avengers' analogs (even if in a tongue in cheek defeat).

[@scado5679]

I watch this movie for the music. It's so worth the.....noticeable flaws in this movie.

[@Coldfire242]

I remember being on a Godzilla kick when I was eight years old and I was going to Blockbuster every week to rent a new Godzilla movie. When it got to the gruesome murder scene of the young couple in the alleyway, I turned off this movie and sadly stopped renting them.

[@motherlandone6300]

I enjoyed this film greatly. I have the DVD of it. The high concept is “For years man has tried to kill Godzilla. This time the ladies get their shot.”

[@maximaldinotrap]

This isn't the first time Meganulon/Meganula has appeared in a Toho movie. They first appeared in the Showa Era Rodan movie.

[@trappervonfish6346]

Dio: Godzilla ya dead Zawarudo: ZAWARUDO

[@tonbopro]

Kashiwabara perhaps allowed too much Anime cliche moments into the film

[@andrewtaylor940]

This is my least favorite of what I will lovingly call "the Modern era" or post Showa era Godzilla films. It is such a complete mess. Too many high concept ideas thrown at it with no rhyme, reason or explanation. the whole underlying "alternate history/reality" which will occasionally work in a book or Manga, but is a guaranteed cinematic failure, every time. Even the main monster is kind of lame. Megaguiris is a big stiff Bug Puppet. The Human Characters are largely insufferable. Even the Cute Commando Chick is done Better and Cuter in the next movie. This is the one Millennium G movie that I not only skip on most rewatches, I completely forget even exists. Plus you can't escape the simple fact that the Gamera folks presented what was essentially this same Monster Fight 10 years earlier and 1000x better in Gamera 2, Attack of Legion.

[@Kaiju-bm4ts]

How was 1996 10 years ago during the year 2000? That was less than a decade at best. Also how was legion and megaguirus the same when one of them was a overpowered alien that was just bigger and heavier than gamera was?

[@JohnDoe-qk7vm]

I love this version of the suit. I think its his spikes look

[@mariobastien1858]

10:11 I thought that was my ex for a second!

[@mariobastien1858]

From Dante Dotson.

[@cupcaketf223]

Megaguirus = mecha anguirus

[@Bamiyanbigasf]

As a 2000s kid and Godzilla fan this one was always my fav mostly because of the human scenes and the scene with the spawn attack the people in the city is probably one of my most memorable moments

[@peterelfman]

A recent Blu Ray release of the film pair it with G vs Destroyah, and in rewatching this one I realized the monster arch are nearly identical in both movies.

[@christophertaylor2738]

This movie is free to watch on KZbin

[@dro2231]

The strongest millennium goji

[@JohnnyxPlaguez]

11:05 I'm wheezing!!! 😭🤣🤣🤣

[@maximaldinotrap]

So this Godzilla essentially tanks a Black Hole.

[@GodzillaAndSonicFan5491]

That's why he's king of the monsters

[@nicholasovVvens]

WHATTTT,!!! THIS WAAAASSS UPLOADED YESTERDAY!?

[@NotZDH]

I was watching this film on my computer outside one day. When the scene with the bugs swarming Godzilla came on a few mosquitoes started to come near me. I don’t watch films with bugs outside anymore

[@Gojirawars03]

This is still the worst Millennium film, but it has its merits. Best part is definitely the soundtrack, with Michiru Oshima being my favorite Godzilla composer outside of Akira Ifukube.

[@gamingplanet5579]

Godzilla(00) - Height - 55M(180.4 ft) tall Leangth - 125M(410 ft) long Weight - 25,000 metric tons Megaguirus - Leangth - 50M(164 ft) long Weight - 12,000 metric tons

[@Gumboy-os8ke]

Wow! That was the quickest new video

[@BigActionBill]

Christmas miracle

[@allenzillaunit0195]

If y'all are wondering how Godzilla survives a Black Hole remember this ...... What is the first half of Godzilla's name...... That's your explanation of why he survives insanity like that.... that's the best way to think of it

[@PoojaSingh-ul7hx]

Im waiting for godzilla againet meahagodzilla.

[@82Stepdaddy]

Outstanding work!

[@mkcstealth7624]

As someone who lives in the Southern US it was really exciting to see Godzilla go up against an accurate depiction of our mosquito ridden summers in this film. No giant irradiated queens have emerged yet, thankfully

[@dansweet6793]

I find every Godzilla movie enjoyable to a degree but this one is definitely not in my top ten, I gave it a 6 out of ten, the movements by Godzilla were very off-putting to me but I will come back and watch it from time to time as I do all of them, yes even the awful American 1998 version because that one led me to the original Godzilla, I had only seen Godzilla Raids Again before the 98 movie so the 98 I don't really consider a Godzilla movie but there is nostalgia aspect and it was like my map that showed me the X marks the spot to the real Toho Godzilla movies. I consider this THE ROOM of Godzilla films .

[@thelionsshare6668]

In wrestling terms, it's a body splash, not a slam. A body slam is when Person A picks up Person B, turns them over, and slams them down to the ground. The most famous bodyslam was Hogan performing one on Andre the Giant (something of a Kaiju himself). Of course, Andre allowed this, and even helped by kicking off a little.

[@kyleellis1825]

Pokemon terms mean it's still a bodyslam.

[@Volrath2242]

you see, I wanna watch one of my Godzilla movies but I keep seeing another video you did that I haven't watched yet so, why must you put me in such pain?

[@lachlanjenkin6774]

I liked the parts where Godzilla did the body slam it was crazy and megagerius reaction to the body slam

[@midwestmonster9886]

I love all the Toho Godzilla movies -- even Godzilla's Revenge -- but this is my least favorite because they hit the reset button and made it a new continuity. It could've made a good follow-up to Godzilla 2000, transitioning from a larger opponent in Orga to a smaller and swifter opponent in Megaguirus. Instead, they made a creative decision which condemned the Millennium films to all be standalone affairs.

[@a_fine_edition2746]

I honestly think they could’ve kept the same continuity running through most of these films. The Kiryu movies could’ve fit very well with 2000 and this one, with similar Godzilla designs, and even the same theme from the new composer.

[@steel.9714]

That's the weakest part of millennium continuity. It doesn't share any continuity b/w them.

[@kurlexchoi]

The ending footage still show a preview just like the Marvel Studio, but I don't think they'll do a continuity from this film.

[@smithwesson1896]

Michiru Oshima's score rocks

[@therealjrb5140]

12:00 Maybe a hot take but this might be the best shot in godzilla history. so badass

[@brandonb1681]

6:41 Those aren't mosquitos they are Floridian Mosquitos.

[@SketcheeClown]

Bit late to these videos lol but ive been watching all the godzilla films and these are nice to fall back to after watching one. For some reason the stinger of Megaguirus being splintered made me flinch. Had to hurt

[@mr.salvatorejpluchino8467]

GODZILLAS FIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK IS HUGE , KINDA LOOKS LIKE A KILLER WHALE 🐋 FIN . JUST SAYING, GREAT 👍🏻 VIDEO

[@brandonb1681]

This movie...this movie. The English dub is horrible. I would like to see the original Japanese version. Not one of my favorites.

[@Clay3613]

This movie made me write off the Millennium films, early 2000s Japan went overboard in a not enjoyable way.

[@Willy2000ization]

Whats that BLUE dvd case sitting between Godzilla vs. Biollante and Son of Godzilla?

[@vagenaut69]

Ay! FMA cameo!

[@kerryparks1979]

The White eye, snaggletooth Godzilla is the worst form and twice as worst Godzilla movie!

[@erikjohnson2776]

If this is the worst of the Millennium Era I can't wait to see what's next in my viewing of all the Godzilla flicks. I loved this one!

[@Shlankyman545]

Everyone who can go, go to GFest in 2023, it’s an absolute blast.

[@venuummzz]

the jumpscare is at such a terrible time. I hate bugs, and I hate jumpscares. double bogey

[@smileysatanson3404]

honestly does Godzilla need a reason to be able to survive? he's basically our lord and savior, he giveth and taketh, he's the alpha and he dont give a shit

[@George_M_]

This was the most aggressively bad Godzilla movie made in the modern era. Even the Netflix anime are better 🤣

[@darthplagueisthewise7121]

Nice video! :)

[@2DRain3]

Although this film is not the best godzilla movie out there this movie is sentimental for me because this was the first godzilla movie I watched so it does hold some value to me.

[@lordray2021]

This was one of the dumbest Godzilla movies,the dumbest of them is and always will be is Godzilla's Revenge

[@hoopsfan3437]

The concept of this movie was cool, but the execution was poor.

[@Fishinbasser]

This is my 5th favorite Godzilla film

[@stevenT-z1g]

Hajime kudo was in super sentai timeranger

[@LarryBastien1954]

10:12 "I thought that was my EX for a second." - Dante Dotson

[@raynwolfsbane2084]

It wasn't a body slam. It was a Lou Thesz Press.