Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2

Original title: Gojira vs. Mekagojira

1993
PG
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

6.3K

YOUR RATING

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The United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.The United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.The United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

6.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Trivia
Despite the film's English title, "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II," the film is not a sequel to Godzilla contre Mecanik Monster (1974). A later film featuring Mechagodzilla was released in western markets as Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002). In their original Japanese language, all of these films are differentiated by what word is used for "versus". The original 1974 film uses "tai", this film uses "VS", and the 2002 film uses "X".

Goofs
When Mechagodzilla fires its chest beam at Rodan, he lands on his back, but when Baby Godzilla calls out to him when Mechagodzilla is killing Godzilla, he is on his belly.

Quotes
Minister Takayuki Segawa: [answers phone] Yes? What's that? Godzilla's attacking the city?

Alternate versions
The US version cuts a majority of the ending credits, shortening the runtime from 108 minutes to 105 minutes.

Connections
Edited into Godzilla Tales: Godzilla World Tour 2020 (2020)

User reviews55

Featured review

7/10

Kyoto Stomp!

By 1993 the Heisei era of the Godzilla series was well in swing. Here production company Toho bring back Mechagodzilla, Rodan and sadly - they birth Baby Godzilla. Plot is nutty of course, top level government organisation want rid of Godzilla, so using various mechanics and creature science from previous Godzilla foes, construct a new Mechagodzilla, who is soon to be souped up to be Super Mechagodzilla. Carnage, telepathy, hidden brains and maternal instincts do follow.

It's actually one of the better films from the Heisei wave. Standard city destruction via model work is always good fun, but it's nice to find the effects work is of a much better standard than from previous instalments. The action sequences are smartly constructed by Takao Okawara, with the crowning smack-down between Zilla and Metalzilla absolutely joyous, a fun packed blend of cartoonish chaos and death ray destruction. Akira Ifukube once again provides an outstanding musical score, and while you will search long and hard for acting performances of note, it all just falls into place in the grand scheme of things.

Now if only we didn't have that goddamn Baby Godzilla! So cute! So annoying... 7/10