Where does "Godzilla 2000" sit on your list of favorite G-flicks? Good, bad or OK?

It's pretty cool how Godzilla has had a resurgence in popularity as of late

I saw this on my first date with my girlfriend / future wife back in 2000; and we saw Godzilla Minus One on our 19th anniversary. Needless to say the G-Man has been a big part of our lives.

Godzilla - a dinosaur who took a power nap for millions of years until somebody used a nuke as an alarm clock. Best summary of his origin I've ever heard.

Fun Fact: During the scene where all the tanks fired on Godzilla, there were several Mitsubishi F-15J planes fired 12 missiles at Godzilla (all of which directly hit him) and he was completely unscathed. This was a reference to how GodZilla died in 1998, as a way to show that the real Godzilla was back, and he had no mercy.

Technically Godzilla's regenerative powers were a plot point as far back as Godzilla vs Biollante. Godzilla 2000 was just the first time the ability was given an official name..

I saw this with my dad and we were the only people laughing. The "Godzilla always comes back to save us" right before Big G does a 180 with his nuclear breath was especially funny.

Godzilla's 2000 redesign is so damn sick. Not only the Godzilla look of my childhood but the elongated purple dorsal spikes, more lizard like body appearance & general attitude and personality are among the best of Gojis iterations

In the Japanese version, Godzilla's healing factor is called Organizer-G1, which is where Orga got his name. The squid thing is also the Millennians, the aliens in the ship, using Organizer-G1 to adapt to Earth's environment, but G1 had an adverse affect on them and changed them into Orga.

I still remember when my dad took me, my sister, and my best friend to go watch this in theater. When the main protagonist said at the end that "Godzilla is in all of us" everyone in the theater simultaneously burst into uncontrollable fits of laughter.

I think until G14’s atomic kiss of death, Big G literally blowing Orga’s top was one of if not THE most brutal and awesome monster kill in this franchise.

The idea of a Godzilla prediction unit being shot down because it’s a guarantee he will show up eventually is terrifying

This is actually one of my favorite Godzilla movies, and I think its the best of the Millennium series. It has one of the best quotes "That life form lived for a million years, then it met Godzilla and was killed in a day." Also has the best ending shot. That scene of Godzilla roasting the city might be the best scene in the entire franchise.

Honestly, Io is one of the better kid characters in Godzilla. She just has the right amount of sass but also still comes off as a kid.

Godzilla 2000, an underrated masterpiece in my opinion

This movie was the first Japanese Godzilla film that I ever saw when I was a kid. It came on HBO and I instantly fell in love with it and the franchise as a whole. I even went to go see the theatrical re-release with my nephew last month.

As a kid I remember thinking the idea of Godzilla fighting a giant UFO was the coolest thing ever. And to be fair Toho managed to make the ship seem truly otherworldly just with those funky sound effects alone. Rock solid film

Don't forget the audio mixing and soundtrack difference in the English dub of G2000. The English version actually gave Orga his own roar. In the original, they just gave him Cretaceous Ghidorah's roar. Also, your heresy against G2000's design is noted. I'll get the guillotine.

this is one of my dad's favorite Godzilla films. he even considers the suit design as his personal favorite.

I grew up on Millennium Godzilla films and it's largely how I was introduced to the King of Monsters, so they'll always be special to me. And Kiryu is to this day the best version of Mechagodzilla out of all.

By the by, before the movie there was a book called Godzilla 2000 (and its sequel, Godzilla at World's End) that was a lot of fun. It was basically like Godzilla: King of the Monsters with a human team trained to combat him, who find themselves taking on all the monsters from the big guy's rogues gallery.

I know it's the wrong Godzilla series but RIP Kenpachiro Satsuma

This Godzilla is underrated. This version of Godzilla is great & fun. His design is great!!! The plot, enemy, & cast were all great!!! My favorite part in the movie is when he gets back up from getting knocked down by the buildings by the UFO then starts heating up & releasing his atomic breath on both the UFO & Orga!!! 🔥

" Why does he keep protecting us? ". in this continuity, Godzilla showed up, killed a bunch of people, and you killed him. Then, 46 years later, a new Godzilla showed up, killed a bunch of people, and then killed another monster. This is the first time he's accidentally saved you. Saving you was a byproduct.

"... Nuclear power like it's Red Bull..." Dying of laughter from that!🤣🤣

I think that this is a genuinely underrated movie in the franchise, I really like it. Oh and also the Godzilla design for this movie is one of, if not the, best in the entire series IMO

I actually just recently saw Minus One in theaters, that was my first Japanese Godzilla film in theaters. It was incredible, I thought Godzilla 2000 was a fun film, not on par with the Heisei series but still a great palate cleanser after the 1998 film. Orga may have only appeared in one film, but thanks to that we have the hilarious 4th wall breaking version from Monster Island Buddies. I didn't know that Kenpachio Satsuma had passed away recently. Thanks for including the dedication to him.

I actually saw Godzilla minus one recently and I have to say the movie was great Godzilla looked frightening and awesome not to mention that the tone did feel similar to how many have described the original movie. And it had some really heart felt moments, and the thing is it was all in Japanese but it did have subtitles which were easy to read at my pace and was just a great film to watch a truly great movie for the big G’s 70th anniversary despite that being next year

Saw this movie 3 times in the theater when it came out. Once with my dad, once with my brother and a friend, and then a 3rd time with another friend. It's hard for me to say bad stuff about this movie. It has a lot of sentimental memories to me.

The Minimini sign is for an apartment rental service, which is hilarious in context with Godzilla's rampage of destruction, lol

Orga is my number 1 favorite alien kaiju, and it’s nice to see Brandon give Orga some love because he deserves some popularity like Gigan and King Ghidorah, etc.

This movie has a special place in my heart. I saw this movie in the theater when I was ten with my dad. My summer vacation was ending and my dad was like, "hey, how about we go see that new Godzilla movie?" We saw it and we had a blast (an atomic blast if you will).

Surprisingly, I prefer the American Dub since it actually improves the pacing and includes extra sound effects such as the outside of the restaurant at the beginning to make it feel more alive.

"It can't compare to what Godzilla does next" I turned my phone brightness all the way up and I STILL can't see what's going on in that clip!

The main Millennium suit is indeed one of my favorites. Mean, green (well, grey-green), and rather more like a living animal than the Heisei suit. The pure grey zombiG from GMK has its moments but mostly around the head/puppet; it's surprisingly baggy otherwise. The Final Wars suit is a new classic for good reason, and also one of my favorite designs.

The 1991 incarnation of Godzilla hands down is my favorite. I said it before, hearing his footsteps as he walks basically shows how massive and powerful he can be!!!

All right! Here we go! More Godzilla!!!

I heard that the American dub version is better than the Japanese version, but it's a solid Godzilla movie. Also... RIP KENPACHIRO SATSUMA

I remember watching this in theaters when I was almost in 8th grade and loving every minute of it! It was the perfect film to end the summer with, great memories!

The CGI definitely didn't age the best, I'm much more partial to the 2000 Godzilla design than most with it's more draconic look! Even if orga only shows up for the climax I think he has a lot of build up and probably the coolest original monster to come from the millenium era even if there's not much competition thefe.

Godzilla 2000 is my personal favorite godzilla film as its the very first toho godzilla film I saw in theaters when it came out when I was little and had such fond memories watching it over and over again when I got it on vhs.

You have given me joy in bleak times. I cannot thank you enough for this.

2:50 I think it helps that the current US and Japanese takes on Godzilla are going in different directions. Toho seems to want to focus on more serious and gritty Gojira films, while the Monsterverse series is going straight for the cheesy 70s kaiju wrestling vibe. So they can co-exist without competing with each other too much, since they play to different types of fans. Also 14:00 are you kidding? That's CLEARLY the ship from "Flight of the Navigator." Compliance! (Edit: NVM.)

Here in Southern California, the El Ray network shows a Godzilla marathon every Christmas, so I always associate Godzilla with Christmas.

THIS was the Godzilla film that pulled me in! My first exposure to the kaijussy and it will always remain dear to my heart.

Only real ones will remember the Ball-Cutting-Window-Ninja. Hope he's having a merry Christmas wherever he is.

When this came out I was so excited! It was my first TOHO Godzilla in the theater since 1974!

24:05 😂. I knew That Ninja was still around :D

Today is my Birthday and usually I'll spend it with family and watching my Favorite movies(half of which is Godzilla or Giant Monster Movie's). THIS, Brandon, is the Perfect Birthday gift for someone like me....Thank you for putting out all your videos(the one's besides these of course) and Merry Christmas...

Such a fun return of the king of the monsters... One of many 😂😂

This one of the few Godzilla movies where i find the human story just as interesting as the monster action.

“Kaiju Chasers” sounds like a dope show idea I would definitely invest in!

The most Underrated Godzilla movie in the millennial era.

The alien ship looks a lot like the ship from Disney's FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR.

This whole episode was just Brandon’s jokes becoming real

I agree with your takes on Godzilla’s suit here. It’s not a bad suit by any means, just not my favorite. I think the best suit was the one in GMK with the soulless eyes.

Godzilla 2000 brought some long needed comedy back and made it fun again. The Hesei serious was very serious in tone and style. So it was refreshing in a lot of ways. Yeah it had its problems, but i survived everything of the Shows series. So that wasn’t a Problem.

Thank you so much Brandon! This is one of my favorite Godzilla movies! I have been waiting for this for a long time. :)

(Godzilla Minus One is wonderful!) ❤ Great review, Brandon!

Honestly had no clue u Kenpachiro Satsuma passed till I saw the ending. RIP to my childhood godzilla. Underrated movie also. Can’t wait to see u cover more of the millennium movies next year.

Godzilla 2000, the “let’s wash the bad taste of 1998 out of our mouths” movie lol also, that trailer is amazing, more Godzilla needs heavy metal music

a decent entry in the series with one of my more favoured designs. Miregoji is just below Heisei, but the later Kiryugoji suit just refines so much of the bleh in its design

I saw Godzilla 2000 in the theater on it's opening weekend and thought that it was a lot of fun. At the end of the movie, the audience clapped and cheered.

Saw Godzilla Minus One in the theaters today. I loved it and in my opinion, it is the best TOHO production. I even liked it more than the original. The human story in this one brought an actual tear to my eye. It was only available with subtitles. If they ever dub it, I hope the voice-over actors take it seriously and do it justice. The human story in this one really hit hard. Most of the human stories in past TOHO productions were just there, but never really interesting and sometimes made no sense. Even if Godzilla was not in this one, I think the human story would have been good on its own. - Possible Spoilers: - The CGI was excellent in this production. Godzilla actually looked alive and his eyes were well done. It looked like Godzilla could actually focus on individual humans. They also sized Godzilla back down closer to his original size. This allows better interaction between Godzilla and the humans. There are no other Kaijus for Godzilla to fight. This is truly back to the roots of the original Godzilla. He is no friend or protector of humanity. I do not recall Shin Godzilla too well only having seen it once. But I think the CGI in this was much better. I also liked how you could actually see Godzilla stomp on humans fleeing or using his tail or smashing buildings into people. None of the old stock footage of people running away with a Godzilla is obviously layered in the background. Godzilla Minus One is much cleaner. - There are some minor nitpicks and mostly just comes down to aesthetics. I am a bit torn on Godzilla's design in this one. On the one hand I love the CGI and how alive and real Godzilla looks in a TOHO production. The proportions seem a bit off to me, kind of reminds me of Charizard with the wider bottom portion (legs and thigh) and a smaller upper body. Not that Godzilla was not always a little thicker in the lower part of his body, but this design seems a bit more pronounced. In one scene when Godzilla was returning to the water, his clawed feet looked too big for the rest of him. That may have just been my perception though. - | do like how they did his nuclear breath(blast) in this one, it is different than his normal breath and seemed to cause a tactical nuclear explosion. I am a bit torn on how his spines pop out as he charges his breath and then pop back in when he releases it. I think I like the premise, but thought it looked and sounded a little weird how they did it. These are all very MINOR nitpicks. They did not detract from this film at all. The CGI is still a step behind the Hollywood versions, but not by much and the human story in Godzilla Minus One is the BEST human story in ANY Godzilla film, including the Hollywood monsterverse. I really hope one day we get a reaction from Brandon on this one. No Kennys, no silly side plots that have nothing to do with Godzilla. The human story is very much entwined with the Godzilla story and the actors in this were impeccable. I know this is a long comment on a KZfaq video. But I just came home from watching Godzilla Minus One and I just had to share. This is the only Godzilla review channel I have participated in. I am curious about other's thoughts who have seen it. Did you like the design of Godzilla? Did you feel the same about the Human story? Maybe you disagree with everything I said and think this is the worst production. I look forward to those who want to share. Just be kind and remember part of the fun of movies is how all of us may react differently to them.

This is the best Christmas present Brandon. Thank you.

Saw this one in theaters in 2000. Alot of fun with this one

It blows my mind that one character, to this day, is still going strong and won an Oscar!! It's absolutely crazy awesome if you think about it.

One of my all time favorites, the movie I grew up watching the most. Ik it isn’t one of the greatest ever g movies objectively but this will always hold a special place for me.

And just to think everybody was worried about Y2K😂

Godzilla 2000 is Awesome!

Ive been binging your Godzilla videos in movie order, and you release this just 6 hours ago 😊 a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!

I’ll never understand why companies like Toho don’t realize it’s guys like you that keep their product alive God bless man PS your channel so freaking awesome

Damn I legit thought that I had missed one of his Godzilla videos. Never expected it to be a new one.

Brandon and Big G are honestly my PB+J in terms of KZfaq videos. Merry Christmas and all the best to you and your loved ones, my man!

My god, he's back. The stalker somehow thawed himself out after being frozen solid in the frigid Canadian winter. Brandon's balls are in danger again!

This is one of my personal favorites. Yeah sure the CGI is crap, and the dubbing is weird at times, but honestly those things don't really bother me. I love the story, characters, Godzilla's design, Orga, and the score (at least the US version).

Never ask a man: his salary A woman: her age Brandon: *WHEN THE FUCKING GODZILLA’S REVENGE VIDEO IS* Also first: 🤓

This is my first Godzilla movie I ever saw and my introduction to the monster. It was playing on the Sci fi channel in the late night when I was a little kid. Didn't see the whole movie, just the final battle of Godzilla verse the UFO and Orga and the ending.

Brandon, this was the second Japanese Godzilla film l went to see on the big screen. The first was the infamous 'Godzilla vs Megalon' in 1976. To celebrate the Japanese giving the finger to Roland Emmerich I threw a 'Godzilla's Back's' party, and then went to see this at a Drive-in. Good times. For the record... They made Godzilla look so different to show how you could alter his look while still being able to tell it was Godzilla!

"Look, he even has frosted purple tips on his spines like he's about to chug some Mountain Dew and listen to NOFX." I'm dead. 😆😆😆

I think in the French dub it says the missiles are gonna go through Godzilla like he was a sheet of paper. Why did the English one make it so funny 🤣

Seeing this movie in theaters back in November of this year, it was an amazing experience

I can understand when people say this design looked like it was trying too hard but something about them purple pointy spikes makes me love it lol

This channel makes me Happy. Godzilla makes me Happy. Win, Win!

This is one of my favorite Godzilla films. It also has one of my favorite Godzilla designs (despite the purplish pink color on the dorsal plates) and my favorite Godzilla roar.

The best part I remember was how Godzilla is stomping around in one scene then he right up close to the characters so katagerie could yell and then without any sound he is back miles away.stomping around. We call that sequence moving with “Godzilla Cat like stealth”

I can’t believe Brandon actually put this on KZfaq. Might as well have 25 minutes of “Footage Flagged by Toho.”

What a way to end 2023 on this channel. I remember renting this movie at my local Blockbuster, during my reintroduction to the franchise back in 2008. This was definitely a good one, a real pallet cleanser after the lackluster Roland Emmerich film. I hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

Can't wait to see your review of Godzilla Minus One. Believe me, this one is epic !

Some things I still remember from when I first saw this when I was five or six years old: - When CG Godzilla was swimming, I thought for a second that he was flying, and it blew my mind - I ran out of the room when Godzilla stuck his head into Orga's mouth because I was scared he was going to die - I reached over the side of the chair and cried, "KATAGIRIIIIIIIII!!!", knowing even then that that was hilarious

I love how you say "Take a look" and I immediately get an ad featuring Patrick Stewart

Merry Christmas, Brandon! Thanks for the fantastic entertainment, and I hope you have a great 2024!

I really liked this movie a lot, and it was one of the first ones where I actually liked the characters somewhat, mainly the main guy; the Government anti-Godzilla guy was kinda boss as well, however. And a fun fact -- In the US Commentary, which was done by the guys who wrote & directed the English Dub, they made a comment about the line: "Yeah... like Godzilla's normal," and pointed out that, while it was very much in line with their light-hearted writing, it was actually a near word-for-word translation of that line; it's actually the original Japanese line, so it seems they didn't alter the tone as much as one might think.

Can't wait for the Kiryu duology. Is Mechagodzilla's voice gonna be more Abe Simpson or more Skull Knight?

I used to love these videos when I was younger, now that this video released on my birthday, this could be my birthday present too :)

I do get what you’re saying when you said that this Godzilla design feels very late 90’s to the max but personally this is my favorite design for Godzilla. It gives off a very scary and intimidating look while also feeling very edgy and cool, and I absolutely adore the orange atomic breath. I can totally understand why it’s not your favorite design, but for me this design is GODZILLA.

I took my nephew to see G2000 when he was seven and I was thirty-two. We both had a blast. He's married with a son now and I am retired. We still ask each other, "Did you see that flying rock go by?" The Patton (crap through a goose) quote gets dropped a lot as well. Katagiri goes down like total boss in this one. The Director's Commentary on the DVD is stellar. It is the US director/editor and he speaks the entire time about shaping the movie, the changes they made, and about "shaking a movie" until six or seven minutes drops out. Great stuff!

after months we finally got the millennium Era this is my favorite review channel because of the Heisei series im so hyped for Millennium think about the jokes he could make here.

Ah...when Godzilla fought the Rancor from Return of the Jedi. I'll admit it - after the pain of "Zilla" I sat in the theater with a huge smile on my face while watching this.

I remember back when Godzilla 2000 was still new, one of the producers of the American version said he was throwing around the idea of collaborating with Toho to make an American-made sequel to the movie called "Godzilla Reborn." It would've used the same Godzilla suit from Godzilla 2000 and have him appear in Hawaii to fight Miba, a giant bat monster that emerges from a volcano. I remember him saying it was going to be an intentional tongue-in-cheek cult movie, wanting people like Bruce Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sir Christopher Lee to appear in it, as well as have Steve Martin play a reporter named Raymond Burr. It obviously never happened, but to this day, I kinda wish it had.