37: The Vulcan Neck Pinch Is Illegal In 48 States (Godzilla Final Wars, 2004)

37: The Vulcan Neck Pinch Is Illegal In 48 States (Godzilla Final Wars, 2004)

Today we talk about Godzilla Final Wars (2004), Toho’s absolutely unhinged 50th anniversary finale, as we dive into a movie that feels like it was shot out of a cannon and never once slows down. We get into the early-2000s chaos, mutant super-soldiers, Wish.com Tom Selleck, wildly overstuffed plotting, and why this movie somehow manages to be both a love letter to the whole franchise and a giant pile of glorious nonsense all at once. For extended content join our Patreon - $1/month https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies [https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies] Poster artwork by DoctorBat: https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat [Today we talk about Godzilla Final Wars (2004), Toho’s absolutely unhinged 50th anniversary finale, as we dive into a movie that feels like it was shot out of a cannon and never once slows down. We get into the early-2000s chaos, mutant super-soldiers, Wish.com Tom Selleck, wildly overstuffed plotting, and why this movie somehow manages to be both a love letter to the whole franchise and a giant pile of glorious nonsense all at once. For extended content join our Patreon - $1/month https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies Poster artwork by DoctorBat: https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat]

36: To All The Haze And Fog Lovers Out There (Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S., 2003)

Today we talk about Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S. (2003), the direct sequel to Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, as we get into why this one feels like a fascinating but slightly messier follow-up, even with some great ideas and strong monster moments. We talk about the return of Mothra and the Shobijin, the movie’s foggy, hazy atmosphere, the stronger mythic angle, and why this feels like a sequel with a lot to like even if it doesn’t come together quite as cleanly as its predecessor. For extended content join our Patreon - $1/month https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies [https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies] Poster artwork by DoctorBat: https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat [https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat]

35: One Improvement Per Movie (Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, 2002)

Today we talk about Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002), one of the strongest Millennium-era entries, as we dive into Kiryu’s incredible design, the slick military aesthetic, standout practical effects, and the film’s surprisingly strong mix of action, callbacks, and emotional weight. We get into the haunted-weapon concept behind Mechagodzilla, the return of 1954’s legacy through the original bones, the wild Mazer truck tech, the trippy flashback sequences, and why this movie gets so much right even when we each still have one thing we’d improve. For extended content join our Patreon - $1/month https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies [https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies] Poster artwork by DoctorBat: https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat [https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat] https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla,_Mothra_and_King_Ghidorah:_Giant_Monsters_All-Out_Attack [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla,_Mothra_and_King_Ghidorah:_Giant_Monsters_All-Out_Attack] https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Shusuke_Kaneko [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Shusuke_Kaneko] https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Gamera_the_Guardian_of_the_Universe [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Gamera_the_Guardian_of_the_Universe] https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Shinji_Higuchi [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Shinji_Higuchi] https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Kazunori_Ito [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Kazunori_Ito] https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Bye-Bye_Jupiter [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Bye-Bye_Jupiter]

34: The Guardian Monster Suicide Hotline (Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, 2001)

We dive into Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), better known as GMK, a wildly original Millennium-era reboot that turns Godzilla into a supernatural force driven by the restless souls of the Pacific War and pits him against three mystical guardian monsters. We talk about why this feels like one of the strongest standalone Godzilla films ever made, from its darker horror-leaning tone and genuinely intense monster scenes to its fresh mythic framework, strong human lead in Yuri, and the way director Shusuke Kaneko brings a more emotional, cinematic energy to the franchise. Along the way, we get into the movie’s killer score, its clever Godzilla 1998 jabs, the proto-streaming reporter tech, the practical effects and camera shake that make the fights feel massive, and why GMK feels like one of the most inventive and important entries of the entire Millennium era. For extended content join our Patreon - $1/month https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies [https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies] Poster artwork by DoctorBat: https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat [https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat]

33: Like A Million Welders Are In His Mouth (Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus, 2000)

We dive into Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000), a Millennium-era entry that reimagines Godzilla as an ongoing threat after 1954 and throws him into a battle with a giant dragonfly monster born out of Dimension Tide black hole experiments. We talk through the movie’s alternate-timeline setup, the G-Graspers, Kiriko’s revenge-driven role, the weird inventor energy of the human plot, and the way the film mixes late-90s sci-fi ideas with a lot of older Toho instincts. Along the way, we get into the standout city and water-scale shots, Megaguirus’s speed and design, the sparky new atomic breath look, some rough but ambitious CG, and why this one feels like a strange but interesting step deeper into the Millennium era.   For extended content join our Patreon - $1/month https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies [https://www.patreon.com/TheOneAboutGodzillaMovies] Poster artwork by DoctorBat: https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat [https://theposterdb.com/user/DoctorBat]