HISEI SERIES
(1984/1995)
CITAZIONE
The Heisei-era Godzilla films were the second of the film series. In total, there were seven Heisei-era films, making them amount to one fourth of the total Godzilla movies in existence.
The Heisei-era films differed drastically from the Showa-era films in a variety of ways. The most prominent difference is that Toho did away with Godzilla being the hero of the films. While occasionally Godzilla would take the role of an antihero, he was still consistently portrayed as hazardous to humanity throughout the films. The Godzilla outfit was updated to look more realistic and much more intimidating than previous suits. Another significant difference is that the series was given an overall plotline with story arcs. Each movie happened in some sort of sequence, and generally referenced previous movies to further the plot of the series.
As in the Showa era, in the first Godzilla movie of the Heisei era, The Return of Godzilla, Godzilla was the only monster to make an appearance. All succeeding Heisei-era movies would have Godzilla fight other giant monsters. Like the Showa series, Godzilla adopted a son, Baby Godzilla, as his own child. In the final Heisei-era movie, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, Godzilla dies after undergoing a nuclear meltdown, and his son (by that point almost half as tall as his father and called Godzilla Junior) absorbs the radiation and quickly matures to become the new King of the Monsters.
In much the same way that the Showa-era played on fears and interests of people during the time period of production, Heisei-era Godzilla films made some attempts at making statements on popular topics for their time period. One good example would be Godzilla vs. Biollante, which made explicit warnings against research involving genetic engineering. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah touched on US-Japanese relations stemming from World War II and introduced a time-travel plot. Other themes in the movies included commenting on research into hazardous material and making environmental statements.
(manifesto pubblicitario YAMATO)
 | | 1984
ゴジラ
Gojira
IL RITORNO DI GODZILLA |
link wikipedia :1984Dopo quasi 10 anni di assenza dalla scena , ritorna godzilla in grande stile con una pellicola di quasi due ore che avra' un ottimo riscontro in madrepatria . Il personaggio e il plot viene un po' rivisto ma si cerca di dargli un fascino e un "carattere" ben differente rispetto a quello di "bravo ragazzo" che si denota nei films dell ultimo periodo.
SInceramente ho visto solo una volta questa pellicola e non e' che mi abbia convinto piu' di tanto!
EDIZIONE ITALIANA IN VHS
___________________________________________________________ | | 1989
ゴジラ対ビオランテ
Gojira tai Biorante
Godzilla VS Biollante
GODZILLA contro BIOLLANTE |
link wikipedia :1989...come un fulmine a ciel sereno arriva questo nuovo mostro che , ahime', non verra' piu' ripreso - e nella trama si spiega anche perche'.....
Una pellicola sognante ed elevatissima come storia perno , da a Godzilla un aspetto tutto nuovo rispetto al passato. Una favola d'altri tempi.
EDIZIONE VHS ITALIANA
___________________________________________________________ | | 1991
ゴジラVSキングギドラ
Gojira tai Kingu Gidora
Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
GODZILLA contro KING GHIDORAH |
link wikipedia :1991
FINALMENTE arriviamo alla pellicola piu' ineressante ! Il ritorno di uno dei miei Kaiju preferiti! KING GHIODORAH! E stavolta abbiamo anche una sua versione MECCANICA che purtroppo non verra' piu' ripresa.
Il film risulta un po' delirante nel finale ...............
APPUNTO SUL FILM :questo film ad una prima visione puo' risultare vittima di una tremenda svista di sceneggiatura!
Se lo avete visto sapete di cosa sto parlando . Sbirciando la pagina wikipedia ho trovato una delle tante spiegazioni che circolano in rete :CITAZIONE
The supposed time travel paradox created by the film is explained by the previous film Godzilla 1985 and the later film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. The Godzilla who attacked Tokyo in 1954 was not the same Godzilla who attacked Tokyo in 1985. Dr. Serizawa's oxygen destroyer killed the original Godzilla in 1954. However, The Futurians were not aware of this fact. The Godzillasaurus discovered on Lagos Island would later become the Godzilla who raided Tokyo again in 1985 and who would later battle Biollante in 1989. The Futurians time travel did not remove the 2nd Godzilla from existence, but rather guaranteed his birth by transporting the Godzillasaurus to the Bearing Sea where it would destroy a Soviet sub and become the 2nd Godzilla. These time travel events into the 1940s ensured the reality of the 1980s Godzilla attacks, also if there was no godzilla then there would be no biollante or SpaceGodzilla Because they were both mutated with Godzilla's cells.
VHS EDIZIONE ITALIANA
___________________________________________________________ | | 1992
ゴジラVSモスラ
Gojira tai Mosura
Godzilla vs Mothra : battle for the earth
GODZILLA contro MOTHRA |
link wikipedia :1992L? Ultima pellicola della tornata importata anche in terra italiana viene dedicata a uno dei "nemici" classici di godzilla : MOTHRA!
Il film riprende tantissimo il primo scontro dei due mostri e cela molte trame un po' troppo "fancillesche" che comunque generano un film interessante!
VHS VERSIONE ITALIANA
I DVD.. a pochi anni dalla uscita delle VHS la Yamato pubblica la versione in dvd di questi filmoni decidendo di produrli in un unica soluzione : UN BEL BOXETTONE da 4 dvd ! Una soluzione a mio avviso semplice e ottimale !
Edited by GODZILLA - GranMasterZilla - 16/9/2010, 23:00
