Godzilla 2000

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Godzilla 2000

PG

Released Aug 18, 2000

1h 37m

Sci-Fi

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It has razor sharp teeth in a gargantuan mouth; claws that can cut through steel; a roar that echoes back through the centuries; dorsal fins that resemble crimson lightning bolts; and fiery breath that incinerates everything it comes into contact with. Soon, all in the creature's wake is utterly destroyed, and a terrified Japan can only wonder where this monstrous beast will next appear. Godzilla, king of the monsters, is back.

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Godzilla 2000 is cheesy, laughable, and good entertaining fun.

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Doug Knoop

Seattle Times

Despite the millennial title, you're not going to see anything new here.

Jan 1, 2000

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

A couple of laughs at the expense of the intentionally horrible dubbing ... and amateurish acting.

Jan 1, 2000

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Godzilla 2000 ... is dubbed into English in a manner that's occasionally too jokey for its own good.

Jan 1, 2000

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

The final third is a giant monster version of a WWE match between the Big G and the alien upstart, with the pug ugly alien mutating on the move.

Jan 5, 2018

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Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

After all the humans' blathering about studying him or killing him or why's-he-keep-saving-us-after-we-created-him-but-now-try-to-destroy-him?, the big scaly brute's got the best idea for taking the piss out of this movie--keep roaring unintelligibly.

Dec 27, 2013

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Vincent W

It’s one of “those” Godzilla movies that you watch once and the only other times you watch it is in the background of a friend being over. But it’s better than ‘98 and Orga is one of my favorite Godzilla Kaiju.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/25

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Khaliel P

After the disastrous reception of the 1998 American Godzilla, Toho reclaimed its monster and launched the Millennium era with Godzilla 2000: Millennium. Darker in tone and visually striking, the film restores the kaiju’s power and menace, though its narrative is shaky: Japan is supposedly attacked by Godzilla for 45 years without visible consequences, and the human cast is weak. The CGI effects, particularly Orga’s early form, are painfully dated, but the practical suit work and fight choreography remain strong. Godzilla’s new design is fierce, if slightly exaggerated. Ultimately, the film succeeds in re-establishing the monster’s mythic presence, even if it’s a shaky start to a new era.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Benjamin C

This movie of the Godzilla saga is the best movie, this Godzilla is a classic for the 2000s

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Dustin B

Godzilla 2000 is an example of not caring for state of the art special effects, Oscar winning acting, or phenomenal script writing, it’s just here to be a fun, exciting, awesome Godzilla film, with not much thought behind it, and it knows that. The effects, while not up to the 1998s Godzilla level, is still improved from the previous films, and the final fight is spectacular.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Lee B

An American GI Joe Godzilla movie - it totally misses the point of Godzila - Dont bother watching this - watch some real Japanese Godzilla movies instead - this is bloody pitiful, awful, total GI Joe rubbish.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/25

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Raymond The Godzilla Fan R

Great Godzilla design, great acton, great story. what more could I ask for

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Takao Okawara

Director

Takehiro Murata

Yuji Shinoda

Shiro Sano

Prof. Shiro Miyasaka

Hiroshi Abe

Mitsuo Katagiri

Naomi Nishida

Yuki Ichinose

Mayu Suzuki

Io Shinoda

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Synopsis

It has razor sharp teeth in a gargantuan mouth; claws that can cut through steel; a roar that echoes back through the centuries; dorsal fins that resemble crimson lightning bolts; and fiery breath that incinerates everything it comes into contact with. Soon, all in the creature's wake is utterly destroyed, and a terrified Japan can only wonder where this monstrous beast will next appear. Godzilla, king of the monsters, is back.

Director: Takao Okawara
Screenwriter: Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura
Distributor: Columbia Tristar, TriStar Pictures
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd.
Rating: PG (Violence|Mild Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.0M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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