As my internet has been down for the last few days, I have really not had been able to get online to update my blog with any real success. This is due to Time Warner "fixing" some lines and, of course, not warning us in advance and only letting us know in response to complaints in the newspaper. Same old shit Adelphia gave us ...

Godzilla Vs Biollante: After reviewing Gojira 1984 it makes sense to go somewhat in order to the next Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Biollante. Biollante is a direct sequel to 84 and would establish Godzilla's longest reoccurring human character in that of psychic Miki Saegusa (played by G-legend Megumi Odaka.)

Biollante would in many ways be, at least for me, the high water mark of the Heisei series. In keeping with the theme of the last film, the film attempts to be a more realistic portrayal of Godzilla and his foes than that of the space aliens, ancient civilizations and such of the Showa series. Ironically this would be the last time as the next film, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, has time travel and aliens. Biollante has science fiction in that Godzilla's DNA is used to make a hybrid with that of a rose and a human. Of course while the science is not always accurate, it does seem to work and make sense in a universe where an atomic weapon can awaken an eons old creature.

The presentation on the disc is quite nice too. The video quality is excellent as is the sound. The Chinese and English subtitles are, like the release of 84, placed together as they would be on a laser disc or VCD. I do not know the reasoning for this but I assume it might be a Toho demand. Either way, this one is definitely worth buying.

Labels: Godzilla, Horror, sci-fi