r-c-s Review of Godzilla vs. Biollante

Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

big beaver 80-ish salad bowl monster movie

[5/10 · 15 November 2005]

this is i guess the first Godzilla movie when it looks like a giant beaver (look at its face), rather than a lizard. Disappointing to say the least. The photography is a clone of the most average 80-ish C movies, say those ninjia hotdog or Rambo spoof movies. The plot is waaay too thick. An undisclosed arab country hires a "misguided but well meaning scientist" who plans to create ever growing weeds. He ends up pairing vegetable with his deceased daughter's and godzilla's cells to create a mutant, giant vegetable (biollante). In the meantime secret agents come & go & there is a subplot about bacteria, which could neutralize nuclear reactions, hence Godzilla. This is a yo-yo subplot, coming & going at times. In the end a very disappointing, average, 80-ish C movie. Special effects are decent (in its genre) but remind 80's shows such as knight rider, whiz kids etc. There is even a young Japanese soldier "bada$$" wearing a "topgun" style leather jacket, even if he doesn't leave a computer room; and X2, a remotely controlled weapon able to shot missiles & reflect G's radiations. The score is at times hilarious, goofy, triumphant or just sounds stitched together.