This is something I've wanted to do for a while, Halloween season felt like the perfect time for its release. GMK is one of my favorite Godzilla films, so I decided to revisit it with a fresh, in-depth look - closer to the style of my Showa Era videos. This is not a re-upload; it's a 99% new experience, with just a few early parts carried over from the original. So dive in, enjoy, and Happy Spooky Season! Notes/Corrections: 53:23 - As some have pointed out, the subtitles were based off the dub which changed the lines. More accurately, the woman interprets his good wishes into Japanese, and doesn’t add the “you’re all going to die.”
Gmk is one of my favorite godzilla movies, and i find it unironic that this is my favorite episode from this series. Though i will miss the first version of this.
I'm Japanese, but I watched your video while translating it. It was really wonderful. I've never seen a video in Japan that researched every detail of a work so deeply. When the footage of Shinohara Tomoe's past TV shows and Niyama Chiharu's commercials came on, I couldn't help but laugh at your thoroughness and enthusiasm. Thank you so much for making this video. If I may add, a woman evacuating from Yokohama is smiling carefree and waving her hands, saying to the military, "Soldiers, do your best! I believe in you!" I feel that this scene is an irony towards the Japanese people who have forgotten the horror of past wars and cannot even imagine the tragedies that will occur in the future.
私は日本語を勉強しています。 日本のTH-cam見ます。 I've noticed there aren't many reviews or essay videos like this for movies or games. ライブストリームとコンピューター声ビデオをあります。だから著作権や忙しい人ですか？ (私の下手日本語をよろしくお願いします。😅)
53:28 the "you're all going to die" line was added in Sony's dubtitles, it's not the original line. Her original line was just saying "he says good luck!" and it was supposed to show unity among peoples with a Chinese person there wishing the Japanese good luck.
44:39 Thanks for including this part. Her Baragon roar is adorable, iconic, and a great piece of behind the scenes lore. Keep of the good work, Bill. Your Godzilla movie deep dives give justification to the existence of the internet.
1:04:51-1:05:03 I always felt like the music in that scene (and that particular leitmotif that plays throughout the movie) was a much softer melancholic version of the Godzilla theme since it has very similar sounding notes. I’m pretty sure that’s not the case and probably just a coincidence but I think it’s a neat idea.
Oh, how lovely, something wonderful to close out my vacation with! Thank you very much for all your work. Are there any other older videos that you think warrant revisiting, or have you exhausted the suitimation era of the franchise? Also, what is the spread shown at 1:14:37 from? It kinda reminds me of the Criterion Showa movie set.
Baragon is my fiancé’s favorite kaiju. She has so much Baragon merch and last year she was so excited to meet Rie Ota at G-Fest. Will always give this amazing movie credit for helping me get my fiancé into Godzilla!
44:50 Even today the motion capture actors from Godzilla King of the monsters roar on set. You could see the 3 king Ghidorah actors and Godzilla actor growling and roaring in bts videos on TH-cam and the Blu ray. Imagine playing a monster but you can’t make sounds, it’d probably take some of the fun out of it.
Great video for a great movie, good work! Would have loved to see the original concept played out. Why not with King Sheesar? So we had the overused Mothra and turning Gidorah into a good guy which is still hard to get used to...
It's wild that Anguirus got shafted for not being well known or proven enough over Baragon. I love Baragon and the final product of GMK, but I'm curious the logic there in all honesty considering how much more presence Anguirus had in the Showa era
If anyone ever says the Godzilla looks cheap and fake, show them this movie. The practical effects and Godzilla himself are literally the best in any Godzilla film. I always thought that this incarnation of Godzilla felt like a real monster.
Yeah Godzilla in this movie was not messing around by no any means , he was so an mean savage in GMK , he actually felt genuinely terrifying for sure...i definitely put this Godzilla and Minus One Big G being the meanest versions of them all
1:01:46 I’m so glad you said this cause that’s my exact thought. When I think of this movie this is my favorite scene. It hits just right, the chills.. It’s satisfying knowing you and I share the same opinion of it. EDIT: 1:02:33 is such an amazing shot. Could have done just a flat side angle but the fisheye lens sort of affect really dramatizes the power to me (in an awesome way)
Ai Maeda, one of the "Mothra twins" in this film, was most famous for her role as Ayana from Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris who had a spiritual connection with the titular Iris. So she's, through a super technicality if the twins were supposedly a wink to the audience that the twins were supposed to be kinda the Shobijin, the only actress in history that has played a characters in the Godzilla & Gamera franchises with some kind of connection to a kaiju.
I remember being surprised at a lot of things in this movie: Ghidorah as a "good guy", the supernatural element and the "vengeful spirits of war victims" angle. It was a big swing and while it's not as brilliant as, say, Minus One, it comes off pretty well.
I’ve aways wondered if ghidorah had all its heads, aka fully healed, if the power up from mothra and the gem would let him kill Godzilla. Since there would be like 10+ gravity beams instead of just 3
fucking love these videos bro you do an amazing job. i learned alot of cool stuff i never new. im 37 been a godzilla fan since i was 6 but keep up the awesome videos brotha
My personal favourite godzilla movie this gives me T2 judgement day vibes, Definitely the most perfect godzilla movie ever. Even than 1954 and -1.0 because of shusuke kaneko and his magnum opus, the gamera trilogy GMK Goji design is my personal favourite including his brutal personality, Legendary goji comes second after this for me
This was one of the first Godzilla movies I ever watched. It holds a special place in my heart as the movie that made me realize how scary Godzilla could actually be as a monster.
I've seen this video multiple times over, and I'm still impressed every time I do. The amount of research and effort put into this video alone is incredible. Fantastic job.
This was my first Godzilla movie and ever since I’ve watched the film, it’s been my favorite Godzilla film. It holds so much nostalgia power compared to other Godzilla films.
Also I know this is completely not intentional, but you could reasonably say GMK is a sequel (in timeline) to minus one, and honestly it work pretty well.
16:20 Funfact: this man wasnt supposed to be part of the film He was just some random man that was keep staring at that actress while the were filming in that forest And since he didnt wanted to leave, they deciced to make him part of the movie
GMK is my favorite Godzilla movie of the millennium era Godzilla movies. Bill, if you’re reading this, I enjoyed your updated video on the history of this movie providing new facts about the production. Keep up the excellent work, you haven’t disappointed me.
bro, when you said that part about him being reaped by a hamster, i just about fell out of my chair laughing. but, i very much agree. GMK was a really good godzilla movie and i liked it more cause this wasn't a good godzilla this was minus one before there was minus one. who did not get flying Fs about anyone getting hurt or killed. good review and history lesson.
Man, You're the best tokusatsu/Godzilla youtuber imo...!!! your vids are really cool companion pieces to each movie, really cool work! (also ur based for liking bunny girl senpai)
So many indirect connections between Godzilla & Gamera films mentioned in this video that I think the time has come for both Gamera & Godzilla to be in a movie together. I don't care what the premise of such a movie might be at this point, I just want to see them both in the same movie.
@45:04 *haHHAHhaH! i LOVE IT SO MUCH!* Other than '54 GMK is my absolute favorite Godzilla film & I really enjoyed this deep-dive into it. Thank you so much!
Seeing this suit at the Hibiya exhibit this summer was amazing. It only deepened my love for this film and the design. To see how he towered over the other Millennium Era suits really put into perspective his size. Another knockout video!
1:08:10 - I always liked this, because it visually shows that both Baragon and Mothras souls were absorbed by Ghidorah, and even the combined efforts of all three werent enough to stop Godzilla. We see Mothras soul/energy get absorbed on screen, granting Ghidorah his flight. Many however miss the implications that baragons soul already found its way to Ghidorah, which is how Ghidorah was able to burrow/dig its way to the battle, and again why Baragons soul also manifests alongside the other two. Baragon was part of that final battle, just in a different way. Also love how the Guardians souls seem to be tied to those little statues too, as everytime they are disturbed one of the monsters wakes up / resurfaces
🤦Only just saw this in my feed. Thought I was subbed to your channel (had only saved a playlist of yours) so that's rectified now. Already gave it a 👍even though I'm just about to start watching it... as I already know the quality of your work. GMK, while being my 3rd fave film of the franchise, it's 100% my favorite version of Gojira. The slap down of the crane sets the tone perfectly for what's to come. Can't wait to tuck in to this! 😁🍿
Great analysis from my personal tied-for-favorite Godzilla film. GMK Godzilla used to be one of my least favorites, but now I have the Spiral Studios model sitting next to me, and the film itself is one of the best Godzilla films and an actual good film in general. I wish Kaneko was given another chance to do a big budget Godzilla film, I'd love to see what he comes up with.
i thought it was awesome in the first video to hear the girl do her own voices, but to hear the godzilla suit actor do his own roars to is just as adorable.
This was one of the first Godzilla films I've ever seen so it holds a soft spot in my heart. It is so different compared to the others and to take Ghidorah and put him in the protagonist/neutral role and make Godzilla the villain is a very interesting choice
The spirit is willing....but the body is weak lol. At some point it will happen, but I think if I don't finish Shin Godzilla soon I will have a riot on my hands.
@@BigActionBill Yes sir. Do take care of yourself. I don't know if you take suggestions, but so I can at least say I put it out, what if you did a video on the history of Godzilla's home video releases? Look forward to the Shin Godzilla vid!
This is something I've wanted to do for a while, Halloween season felt like the perfect time for its release. GMK is one of my favorite Godzilla films, so I decided to revisit it with a fresh, in-depth look - closer to the style of my Showa Era videos. This is not a re-upload; it's a 99% new experience, with just a few early parts carried over from the original.
So dive in, enjoy, and Happy Spooky Season!
Notes/Corrections:
53:23 - As some have pointed out, the subtitles were based off the dub which changed the lines. More accurately, the woman interprets his good wishes into Japanese, and doesn’t add the “you’re all going to die.”
Thank you for the new video, Bill! Have a good day!
Happy Halloween season!
I saw the thumbnail & was worried it's a reup due to TH-cam doing what TH-cam does best. I'd watch it regardless.
And here I was, thinking "so what if it's a re-upload, I'll just watch it again."
You exceed my expectations, good sir.
THABK YOUUUUUUUU SO MUCH MY FAV MOVIE PLEASE CONTINUE THESE
I'm a big fan of your history videos I hope you make more in the future
Gmk is one of my favorite godzilla movies, and i find it unironic that this is my favorite episode from this series. Though i will miss the first version of this.
I love these history videos. Would you consider doing one about all the gamers movies because I just remembered theres a baragon and a barugon.
I would sell my soul to see a fan edit of GMK using the actual roars from the suit actors. Please make this happen!
13:28 I always thought this was a callback to the opening credits of Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster, which opens with a look at Ghidorah's scales.
I'm Japanese, but I watched your video while translating it. It was really wonderful. I've never seen a video in Japan that researched every detail of a work so deeply. When the footage of Shinohara Tomoe's past TV shows and Niyama Chiharu's commercials came on, I couldn't help but laugh at your thoroughness and enthusiasm. Thank you so much for making this video. If I may add, a woman evacuating from Yokohama is smiling carefree and waving her hands, saying to the military, "Soldiers, do your best! I believe in you!" I feel that this scene is an irony towards the Japanese people who have forgotten the horror of past wars and cannot even imagine the tragedies that will occur in the future.
Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed! That's an interesting interpretation of that Yokohama scene =], thank you for sharing!!
私は日本語を勉強しています。
日本のTH-cam見ます。
I've noticed there aren't many reviews or essay videos like this for movies or games.
ライブストリームとコンピューター声ビデオをあります。だから著作権や忙しい人ですか？
(私の下手日本語をよろしくお願いします。😅)
Thanks for the info. I always love to hear from a JP bro's perspective. Fandoms know no borders!
So many of us Americans are crazy for Godzilla. Thank you Japan. This is by far, the best Godzilla channel on TH-cam
53:28 the "you're all going to die" line was added in Sony's dubtitles, it's not the original line. Her original line was just saying "he says good luck!" and it was supposed to show unity among peoples with a Chinese person there wishing the Japanese good luck.
1:12:56 I laughed SO hard at this quote!
The eyes for Godzilla in this film are phenomenal
These videos are great.
Great video!!!
This might still be my all time favorite Godzilla movie.
I love your content my dude. Keep up the insightful work.
44:39 Thanks for including this part. Her Baragon roar is adorable, iconic, and a great piece of behind the scenes lore. Keep of the good work, Bill. Your Godzilla movie deep dives give justification to the existence of the internet.
This is why I’m here
Thank you!!! Keep doing u!!
1:04:51-1:05:03 I always felt like the music in that scene (and that particular leitmotif that plays throughout the movie) was a much softer melancholic version of the Godzilla theme since it has very similar sounding notes. I’m pretty sure that’s not the case and probably just a coincidence but I think it’s a neat idea.
This one is still my favorite till this day
4:47-4:52 “Angira.” Hmm. Oh gee, I wonder why *_that_* sounds familiar. ( _looks at name_ ) 😅🤣
This was the first Godzilla movie I ever watched back in 2004.
This and Final Wars keep swapping each other for my favorite g film. Both films deliver some of the most intense action.
44:31
That is cute to know and hear that at least some of the suit actors did their own little roars. 😍🥰
Oh, how lovely, something wonderful to close out my vacation with! Thank you very much for all your work. Are there any other older videos that you think warrant revisiting, or have you exhausted the suitimation era of the franchise?
Also, what is the spread shown at 1:14:37 from? It kinda reminds me of the Criterion Showa movie set.
Baragon is my fiancé’s favorite kaiju. She has so much Baragon merch and last year she was so excited to meet Rie Ota at G-Fest. Will always give this amazing movie credit for helping me get my fiancé into Godzilla!
My thanks good sir. Gmk is my favorite of the millennium series possibly of all time
My second favorite Godzilla design and Baragon design
Still my favorite Godzilla and movie with Godzilla in it.
Great video as always and my condolences to your J-E-T-S.
4:06, suprisingly, you didn't mention the fact this is basically the set up to an Ultraman Kaiju with the same origins, Jamila
I just watched this movie, its terrific!
The suit-actor roars, are so cute ^^
47:21 😂😂😂
44:50 Even today the motion capture actors from Godzilla King of the monsters roar on set. You could see the 3 king Ghidorah actors and Godzilla actor growling and roaring in bts videos on TH-cam and the Blu ray. Imagine playing a monster but you can’t make sounds, it’d probably take some of the fun out of it.
It’s funny I was thinking about that too, I would probably roar too…or at least silently roar to myself 😆
18:36 I mean, Sanno is right LOL
GMK is my second favorite, beaten only by the exquisite Godzilla Minus One.
The roars reminded me the Star Wars actors making the LighSaber sounds XD
Thank you and appreciate you ❤
Thanks
Great video for a great movie, good work! Would have loved to see the original concept played out. Why not with King Sheesar? So we had the overused Mothra and turning Gidorah into a good guy which is still hard to get used to...
It's wild that Anguirus got shafted for not being well known or proven enough over Baragon. I love Baragon and the final product of GMK, but I'm curious the logic there in all honesty considering how much more presence Anguirus had in the Showa era
If anyone ever says the Godzilla looks cheap and fake, show them this movie. The practical effects and Godzilla himself are literally the best in any Godzilla film. I always thought that this incarnation of Godzilla felt like a real monster.
so cool!
I know it’s a long shot, but think we can get videos like this for the Pipeworks trilogy of games
I's kinda funny that King Ghidorah's heads in this look like barely altered versions of the Varan mock up.
This video has taught me that shimo is actually an old concept of ice anguirus
35:03 RIP Robin Williams.
Yeah Godzilla in this movie was not messing around by no any means , he was so an mean savage in GMK , he actually felt genuinely terrifying for sure...i definitely put this Godzilla and Minus One Big G being the meanest versions of them all
Love how in depth you go with the research here. I just found your channel, but I love how thorough you are.
1:01:46 I’m so glad you said this cause that’s my exact thought. When I think of this movie this is my favorite scene. It hits just right, the chills.. It’s satisfying knowing you and I share the same opinion of it. EDIT: 1:02:33 is such an amazing shot. Could have done just a flat side angle but the fisheye lens sort of affect really dramatizes the power to me (in an awesome way)
Sensei Ryudo Yusaki looks like Mr. Yudo Widnanto... being nice and cool
Hoping some day for a Criterion boxed set for the Heisei/VS era film and Millennium films where you get to be the guy that does the commentary tracks.
Ai Maeda, one of the "Mothra twins" in this film, was most famous for her role as Ayana from Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris who had a spiritual connection with the titular Iris. So she's, through a super technicality if the twins were supposedly a wink to the audience that the twins were supposed to be kinda the Shobijin, the only actress in history that has played a characters in the Godzilla & Gamera franchises with some kind of connection to a kaiju.
Love Godzilla's eyes in this move. He looks so evil.
I remember being surprised at a lot of things in this movie: Ghidorah as a "good guy", the supernatural element and the "vengeful spirits of war victims" angle. It was a big swing and while it's not as brilliant as, say, Minus One, it comes off pretty well.
I’ve aways wondered if ghidorah had all its heads, aka fully healed, if the power up from mothra and the gem would let him kill Godzilla. Since there would be like 10+ gravity beams instead of just 3
They would definitely put up a better fight
fucking love these videos bro you do an amazing job. i learned alot of cool stuff i never new. im 37 been a godzilla fan since i was 6 but keep up the awesome videos brotha
My personal favourite godzilla movie this gives me T2 judgement day vibes, Definitely the most perfect godzilla movie ever. Even than 1954 and -1.0 because of shusuke kaneko and his magnum opus, the gamera trilogy
GMK Goji design is my personal favourite including his brutal personality, Legendary goji comes second after this for me
Been binge watching your videos dude and I must say that these videos are awesome! I appreciate your content!
This was one of the first Godzilla movies I ever watched. It holds a special place in my heart as the movie that made me realize how scary Godzilla could actually be as a monster.
I’m really impressed with the effort and thoroughness in this series . Great job
The return of the king lfg🔥🔥🔥🔥
My favorite Godzilla TH-camr is back baby🎉
2:35 fantastic book, go pick it up!
I've seen this video multiple times over, and I'm still impressed every time I do. The amount of research and effort put into this video alone is incredible. Fantastic job.
Already blown away by the knowledge that Kaneko directed GMK, the infamous 90's gamera Trilogy AND Crossfire. All incredible movies!
I'd love to see Kaneko come back and do another Godzilla film.
This was my first Godzilla movie and ever since I’ve watched the film, it’s been my favorite Godzilla film. It holds so much nostalgia power compared to other Godzilla films.
Also I know this is completely not intentional, but you could reasonably say GMK is a sequel (in timeline) to minus one, and honestly it work pretty well.
This one is right up there with Minus One for me.
My favorite and first godzilla movie of all time
16:20 Funfact: this man wasnt supposed to be part of the film
He was just some random man that was keep staring at that actress while the were filming in that forest
And since he didnt wanted to leave, they deciced to make him part of the movie
Lmao
I got the new encyclopedia and love it! It was neat to see the book referenced in the video, which, as all your videos....is amazing!
The illustrations are tremendous
GMK is my favorite Godzilla movie of the millennium era Godzilla movies. Bill, if you’re reading this, I enjoyed your updated video on the history of this movie providing new facts about the production. Keep up the excellent work, you haven’t disappointed me.
bro, when you said that part about him being reaped by a hamster, i just about fell out of my chair laughing. but, i very much agree. GMK was a really good godzilla movie and i liked it more cause this wasn't a good godzilla this was minus one before there was minus one. who did not get flying Fs about anyone getting hurt or killed. good review and history lesson.
Gosh these eyes. BTW my son named this Godzilla Ghostzilla.
I hope your move to Japan went well and you are enjoying your new surroundings. Hopefully the winters in Japan are better than New York.😉
Recently watched this movie. I love the villain/monster design of Godzilla. Adding the fangs and eyes with no pupils made a really menacing Godzilla.
Yu-Gi-Oh! And Eva reference🙌
Man, You're the best tokusatsu/Godzilla youtuber imo...!!!
your vids are really cool companion pieces to each movie, really cool work!
(also ur based for liking bunny girl senpai)
Fellow man of culture
So many indirect connections between Godzilla & Gamera films mentioned in this video that I think the time has come for both Gamera & Godzilla to be in a movie together. I don't care what the premise of such a movie might be at this point, I just want to see them both in the same movie.
@45:04 *haHHAHhaH! i LOVE IT SO MUCH!*
Other than '54 GMK is my absolute favorite Godzilla film & I really enjoyed this deep-dive into it.
Thank you so much!
WE WON BOYS, HE'S RELEASING DIRECTOR CUT EXTENDED EDITIONS LIKE THE SHOWA VIDS HE DID! RAAAAAAAHHHH
Fun fact: Chiharu Niiyama actually has a TH-cam channel!
Seeing this suit at the Hibiya exhibit this summer was amazing. It only deepened my love for this film and the design. To see how he towered over the other Millennium Era suits really put into perspective his size.
Another knockout video!
Hell yes. I've been thinking bout this channel like where tf is BA BILL
Thanks!
That's very kind, thank you!
@@BigActionBill The amount of work you put into these is amazing - and much appreciated! Some of the absolute best Godzilla content !
Thanks! 🎉the absolute GOAT of Godzilla content 🙏
Very nice words, thank you very much for watching and the superchat! =]
1:08:10 - I always liked this, because it visually shows that both Baragon and Mothras souls were absorbed by Ghidorah, and even the combined efforts of all three werent enough to stop Godzilla. We see Mothras soul/energy get absorbed on screen, granting Ghidorah his flight. Many however miss the implications that baragons soul already found its way to Ghidorah, which is how Ghidorah was able to burrow/dig its way to the battle, and again why Baragons soul also manifests alongside the other two. Baragon was part of that final battle, just in a different way.
Also love how the Guardians souls seem to be tied to those little statues too, as everytime they are disturbed one of the monsters wakes up / resurfaces
🤦Only just saw this in my feed. Thought I was subbed to your channel (had only saved a playlist of yours) so that's rectified now. Already gave it a 👍even though I'm just about to start watching it... as I already know the quality of your work.
GMK, while being my 3rd fave film of the franchise, it's 100% my favorite version of Gojira. The slap down of the crane sets the tone perfectly for what's to come. Can't wait to tuck in to this! 😁🍿
Definitely a big fan of this new cut! I miss some of the jokes, but I’ll take more knowledge over humor!
I watched your first video on this movie twice, and the improvements you made here are smooth and excellent.
Without a doubt he is the most terrifying Godzilla, his blank eyes cause a terrifying sensation.
Great analysis from my personal tied-for-favorite Godzilla film. GMK Godzilla used to be one of my least favorites, but now I have the Spiral Studios model sitting next to me, and the film itself is one of the best Godzilla films and an actual good film in general. I wish Kaneko was given another chance to do a big budget Godzilla film, I'd love to see what he comes up with.
i thought it was awesome in the first video to hear the girl do her own voices, but to hear the godzilla suit actor do his own roars to is just as adorable.
This was one of the first Godzilla films I've ever seen so it holds a soft spot in my heart. It is so different compared to the others and to take Ghidorah and put him in the protagonist/neutral role and make Godzilla the villain is a very interesting choice
Great video, this particular Godzilla was so scary to look at, so 'cold' - the first time I saw this film Godzilla freaked me out a little!
So happy my second favorite Godzilla film got re-edited/researched video from you! Thank you Bill and will definitely watch it fully later
Would’ve been cool if they kept Anguirus and Varan, despite adding in Mothra and King Ghidorah.
Good stuff man! No one dives in to these like you
Hope to see you do this kind of thing for the Heisei movies.
Thanks for this!
The spirit is willing....but the body is weak lol.
At some point it will happen, but I think if I don't finish Shin Godzilla soon I will have a riot on my hands.
@@BigActionBill Yes sir.
Do take care of yourself.
I don't know if you take suggestions, but so I can at least say I put it out, what if you did a video on the history of Godzilla's home video releases?
Look forward to the Shin Godzilla vid!