The lady with her own roar in the suit made my day

9:00 she sounds like she is having so much fun.

“Boobs are temporary, kaiju is eternal. Love this quote!

"raaaah" "raaah" Awww shes sooo kewt with her Baragon"s roar! Lmao!

Like Baragon wasnt cute enough...those roars from Rie made it even more cute!😍

Rie Ota's roar is one of the most precious things I've ever seen

9:00 thats precious

You know. Despite the film itself being dark as fuck there are some really heart warming aspects behind the scenes. Rie’s roars in the Baragon suit are adorable and Fuyuki Shinada’s genuine sadness in Varan being scrapped from the film are both things from this franchise I will never forget.

That Baragon Roar was soooo cuuuteeeee (* 3 *)!! And yeah, this movie has to be on my top 3... it's so unique that i cant help but to remember it.

Rie Ota’s roar just made Baragon even cuter, thanks for sharing that!

9:17 as cute as the roar was, I'm just as delighted when seeing Ota literally waddle around the set with the suit on

that footage of rie ota roawing is just perfect

9:00 - the sound of childhood dreams coming true. No joke. This honestly sounds like what I would expect an adult who has dreamed of performing in a kaiju suit since childhood to sound like. I'm sure this is my favorite Millennium entry as well, but I do wish they had stuck to their guns and used Varan and Anguirus instead of Mothra and King Ghidorah. One, Varan and Anguirus don't get enough love. Two, I'm kinda sick of Mothra and Ghidorah, tbh.

“Kaiju Waifu” that shit had me in tears

At first I was sceptical as to why everyone considers GMK to be one of the best Godzilla movies, but after seeing it myself awhile back, I can wholeheartedly agree!

Omg she somehow made baragon MORE cute

GMK is best godzilla movies in the Millennium series.

I always interpreted this Godzilla as more of a vengeful revenant. The original brought back and driven by the vengeful spirits of the Pacific. Anyway, love this series and its great to see it continue and learn more about the production history behind all these movies. Looking forward to the next one.

2:40 - Thank you for leaving in the small credit to the original artist there because, well, I'M THE ORIGINAL ARTIST! Also, I just discovered your videos today and they're a great mix between the educational and the humorous. I plan to share some of these on my Facebook page in the near future. Please keep up the wonderful work.

These videos are a real treat for lifelong Godzilla fans. There’s nothing that can match their quality on KZfaq

Ok I have a theory, hear me out on this. Godzilla has white eyes with no pupils, meaning no way to absorb and thus process light into visible images. He's blind. He already had a bad attitude before this affliction but now is even more cantankerous and capricious. He seemingly takes pleasure in and goes out of his way to harm innocents, indeed everyone he possibly can. He seeks out and runs the fade with any potential peers, especially those who still have their sight. He does not stop or change this aggression until he is dead. Possibility that he was also doing all of this because he was bored. Thesis: Godzilla is possessed by Stinkmeaner from the boondocks.

I had seen the movie before, but watching it in a theater at G-Fest 2019 (with an appearance from the director at the screening!) was such a fun experience.

The director of Netflix Death note is the same director working on Godzilla Vs Kong. Me hearing this for the first time: Spits out water, HE’S WHOT?!

2:19 I just watched Godzilla vs Kong and I'm happy to say he redeemed himself big time lol.

I love how King Ghidorah in this movie is a good guy I also love how he is technically Toho's Orochi AND King Ghidorah combined in the sense that King Ghidorah is the Yamata-No-Orochi but not at full power. Basically he a baby and if he could frick up Godzilla at this stage imagine a full power version

I think the director for GvK kinda redeemed himself. It was fantastic!

I really love the origin and look of this Godzilla. Now,I'm not sure how it is now,but I've often heard that Japan has had trouble admitting their past crimes from World War 2. So,to address this right off the bat by having Godzilla be the manifestation of all those killed by Japan was a brave choice. It's something that I wish the 1998 version did(having America's past sin come back to haunt them). Oh,and Chiharu Niiyama is gorgeous! She's right up there with Satomi Isihara(from Shin Godzilla)as my 2 crushes from the series.

8:56 Adding in the audio of her ACTUAL roar was GOLD. THANK YOU! hahahahahaha

13:18 Her death was always a bit undiserved and sad for me, because earlier she said that she felt sorry for the death of the original Godzilla.

Comments: 90% Baragon 9% Reviews about Godzilla 1% I wish this Godzilla returns for more

I’m glad to see that everyone in this comment section agrees that Rie Ota letting out those roars on-set is the most adorable thing in existence.

I love this one, but I kinda wish they stuck with varan and anguirus

The fact that the composer for Shadow of the Colossus was also the composer for this movie blows my mind yet also makes so much sense as I spent almost 300 hours playing that game. Also this was my first ever Godzilla movie. They happen to catch it airing on tv way back when and knew I would love it. This kickstarted my lifelong obsession with Godzilla.

Any actor who doesnt make sound effect/ roars while in costume dont love their jobs.

I never realized the spines moved

I like the idea of Godzilla being a “good guy”, but having Godzilla return to its dark roots is a smart and enjoyable move considering the original movie had a grim tone.

Wingard killed it with Godzilla vs Kong. I absolutely loved it.

the Ultraman Max episode directed by Kaneko had cameos of the heisei gamera and gmk godzilla as action figures

6:23 love that fade in joke

When you look at GMK Godzilla's spines, they are exactly the same shape as the 54 Godzilla

I was really excited for this film, it sounds so cool. Instead of being a metaphor of the bomb BigG is the pain of the wounded from the bomb, the mysticism and music are outstanding. It is such a cool concept. But upon watching it was just a bit eh, and that’s when I realized most Godzilla films are low B high C ranked anyway. And I still love them.

I need someone to do a fan-edit of this film to replace all the official Baragon roars with Rie Ota's far superior roars.

The absent pupils were a fantastic choice, cant change my mind

When I was a kid, this has been my favorite Gojira suit. Always saw it the most intimidating appearance and fitting for a giant monster that would traumatize survivors of their destroyed home.

Baragon is acted by a female suit actor... So does that mean GMK Baragon is a waifu?

This movie’s one of my favorite entries! Feels like a live action Anime!

GMK is one of my favorite Godzilla movies. It's so good. And honestly this Godzilla is my favorite look. I like the references to the original, the dragonlike look, and the Dinosaur parts. It's a great combination. This movie also makes me headcanon Baragon as female.

man Rie Ota made my day with her little roars

Awesome dive into my second favorite Godzilla film man! Some of the info was new to me as well since you do such fantastic work at unpacking the history behind the films. I definitely would have preferred to see Varan, Agurius and Atragon again but I think Keneko did well with what he was allowed to do, wish Toho would have given him more film opportunities. Keep up the fantastic work man!

I always thought that GMK Godzilla is the first one, in a sense, as the spirits used its essence to form their collective body to use to take vengeance against Japan. It is partially the first Godzilla augmented by the rage and hatred of thousands of pained souls.

Ohh we getting closer to Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. Let’s get ready for Kyriu

Anguirus is such a underrated monster...

The Baragon actress, Miss Rie Ota, doing the roars is the most wholesome thing ever

I didn't know much about Kaneko's filmography outside of the Gamera trilogy and GMK. Guess I should have looked deeper

What really is cool about this Godzilla is that the animatronic head is very expressive to the point that it looks like CGI but it's not. Every time Godzilla blinks his eyes and bares his teeth at the screen that's actually the puppet. There is a commentary on KZfaq called "the making of Godzilla (2001)" that goes into detail on how they made the suit and the technicality that goes behind it so I recommend it if any one wants to see how a monster is made.

Had GMK gotten a sequel, who knows where it go from there. Probably wishing for too much but perhaps they could've gone with the GMK version of Godzilla fighting Gamera at some point.

One of the best Godzilla movies of any era

The best Millennial movie bar none, even the music was fantastic.

I was also glad that the dog survived.

To the best of my knowledge, the Godzilla in GMK is the same Godzilla as the 1954 one. However, the restless spirits of those killed by the Japanese in WWII reanimated the corpse of the original.

Man, I remember watching the premier of this on Sci-Fi. If I remember right, they played a marathon of all the prior Godzilla movies leading up to this one.

I love Ko Otani's score. His work on Gamera is great. but I will always love his music for Gundam the most.

I still think this film would have been better had they used Anguirus and Varan instead of Ghidorah and Mothra.

I loved the idea of bringing back Baragon.

Yes, Ladies DO love Godzilla!!

16:22 I always describe this scene as "It's like watching the main villain kick around a puppy"

I’m absolutely loving this series, and I can’t wait to see what you cover next. It’s pretty cool that there’s so much history behind each movie that each of these short documentaries don’t end up retreading the same ground or covering the same stories.

8:58 These are the most adorable roars I have ever heard. Holy crap it's so cute

I think this is one of the best Godzilla films for it really works as a sequel to the first movie as far as themes and ideas go. Of course this movie's more spiritual approach would be quite jarring if it wasn't for the multitude of Godzilla films before it desensitizing audiences to the spiritual side of Godzilla. But back to why it's such a great sequel, the original Gojira was about the pain and suffering inflicted onto Japan in World War 2, while this movie takes a risk to remind audiences that Japan wasn't just a victim. It was a perpetrator as well. For Japan inflicted unimaginable amounts of pain and tragedy throughout Asia and on Americans as well throughout the second World War. Godzilla is sometimes needed as a stark reminder to Japan, and the world. That he can be the hero, but turn at any moment. Also this is the first and only Godzilla film that I know of where Ghidorah is portrayed as a good monster, and on the right side of the battle. Further flipping the average Godzilla formula on it's head, this movie is basically The Empire Strikes Back of Godzilla. Showing us that every country involved in World War Two was a victim and a perpetrator.

I like to think GMK Godzilla is the same one from the first movie. It makes sense for the vengeful souls to possess and reanimate the remains rather than make something out of nothing.

7:32 Holy shit, that's music from Persona 5. I can't believe I missed that when this uploaded.

I heard somewhere that the godzilla in this movie is the original, but he was revived and possessed by the vengeful spirits. Someone else in the comments mentioned that he's like a revenant, which is pretty much it. Its just not godzillas original soul. So its a mix of the fantasy/supernatural, and the atomic origins

Directed by the director of the Gamera trilogy? This explains so much. I could never put my finger on what GMK reminded me of.

this is my favorite Godzilla design! Probably those evil eyes!

The soundtrack to this movie is so metal xD You have to see it in a theater with the sound turned a little too high ^^ The opening credits will blow your socks off.

Fun fact: Ken Watanabe's wife played one of the JSDF officers in this movie

That roar, ❤😁😃✌🏼 so cute

This is my favorite of your videos yet. (Yes, I'm binging the series.) I love this film and you have great info on it. And Rie Ota rocking the Barugon roar is gold.

The only true movie that deserved to be a single continuity.

Bill, just wanna tell you: This is outstanding content. Thank you so much!

Kaneko should've had creative freedom to give us the original vision of the film.

8:47 PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS!!! Seriously I would love to have just a clip of her roaring in the monster suit

GMK was my favorite film of the millennium Godzilla movies. I also think it’s amazing that Shesuke Kaneko directed a film for both Godzilla and Gamera. By the way, the Gamera trilogy he directed was how I discovered Gamera.

Howdy bill! I adore these Godzilla videos! You rock!🎸🤘

My #2 all-time favorite Godzilla film. It's also has a place in my heart for being the first Godzilla film released in my lifetime. I LOVE every aspect of it. While a sequel would’ve been cool to see, I also see this film as special because it's like "lighting in the bottle." Though I would be happy to see Kaneko return to do another Godzilla film.

I have been a Godzilla fan since birth, and as much as I love all the original suits, I am starting to feel that GMK best represents how I feel about/see Godzilla. As a little kid, I didn't care at all that one film Godzilla would be the harbinger of death and destruction, and then in another, the world's savior (with just a pinch of that "anti-hero" swagger). Even as Gamera became the "defender of all children" or whatever, you could tell that Too wanted to go in the direction of their rival. I liked that idea, too. Hell.....I just wanted to see Godzilla no matter what. I could care less as to what his purpose was. He was my Superman next to Bruce Lee. In GMK it just seems like he is the meanest sumbitch ever, and I dig that.

You know, if you think about it, this is technically Ghost Godzilla’s first official movie appearance

The Admiral reminds me of Kenji Sahara from Space Amoeba. Especially when he wears sunglasses.

Your videos have single-handedly convinced me to start collecting every Godzilla film. I already own quite a few of them but now I’m actually looking for Blu-ray discs and such that have both the English and Japanese versions

9:00 PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS

Bro, just discovered these vids. I'm amazed at how much love and care goes into these videos. I'm going to watch all these and upvote all of them. Way to kick ass bro.

The Music really makes this Film even better, that Theme has such a sense of foreboding in it.

I really think they missed a great opportunity here to have lesser known and even less powerful monsters be the ones to take down Godzilla. Baragon, Varan And Anguaris would have been excellent choices.

This movie has everything i love from a Godzilla movie, i especially like the representation of Godzilla, it's a shame that some effects are hit or miss, great video mate

Aww Baragons roar so cuute 😍

Awesomely informative video! GMK is easily my favorite Godzilla film, and the added context throughout provides so much more enjoyment!

I'll never forget the first time I watched GMK. I was in awe the entire time. GMK is fantastic, the best of the Millennium era.

Gmk is my favorite one, this film made me scared as a kid. Godzilla, had no pupils on his eyes that creeped me out a lot.

Well, I just binged all of these. Childhood relived and learned a lot I never knew. This is an awesome series.

The actress playing Yuri also has a major role in the horror film Ju-on: The Grudge 2 as an actress playing a reporter, which was released around the same time as this!