Gojira vs. Biorante (1989)

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Siskoid
When they rebooted Godzilla in 1984, we could have expected a more grounded franchise to come out of it. Took a while, but in 1989, the Hensei era began with Godzilla vs. Biollante, an entry that is balls to the wall insane, and mining the often silly Showa era for all it is worth. In other words, shove your grounded take up your dino-butt! So we get superspy shenanigans, fictional countries, a psychic girl who communicates with the monster, and a very trippy ending. What's new? Well, fooling around with genetics creates the anxiety that usually fuels giant monster films, the atomic scare now past, and reboot Godzilla is feared and hated, not the giant wrestling hero of yore. And we get a completely new monster, essentially a monstrous flower bigger than Godzilla himself! It's second form is more traditionally monstrous, and leads to some pretty fierce action. It's still guys in suits, but it's next level, which I couldn't say for 1984's effort. If I have a complaint, it's that there may not be enough OF it, but the human drama holds your interest well enough while you wait for the creatures to show up. Plus, the '80s-ness of the film is a hoot, from the shoulder pads to the wire model computer graphics to the electric guitar version of the military theme (thankfully, it's only used once). Fun stuff. 4 years 5 months ago
tricksta_p
The script and the science are a joke, but Biolante is one of Godzilla's coolest looking enemies. 11 years 3 months ago