When a freighter is viciously attacked in the Pacific Ocean, a team of experts -- including biologist Niko Tatopoulos and scientists Elsie Chapman and Mendel Craven -- concludes that an oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan, destroying everything within its reach. The team chases the monster to Madison Square Garden, where a brutal battle ensues.
Matthew Broderick | Dr. Niko Tatopoulos | |
Jean Reno | Philippe Roaché | |
Maria Pitillo | Audrey Timmonds | |
Hank Azaria | Victor 'Animal' Palotti | |
Kevin Dunn | Colonel Hicks | |
Michael Lerner | Mayor Ebert | |
Harry Shearer | Charles Caiman | |
Arabella Field | Lucy Palotti | |
Vicki Lewis | Dr. Elsie Chapman | |
Doug Savant | Sergeant O'Neal | |
Malcolm Danare | Dr. Mendel Craven | |
Lorry Goldman | Gene - Mayor's Aide | |
Christian Aubert | Jean-Luc | |
Philippe Bergeron | Jean-Claude | |
Frank Bruynbroek | Jean-Pierre | |
François Giroday | Jean-Philippe | |
Nicholas J. Giangiulio | Ed | |
Robert Lesser | Murray | |
Ralph Manza | Old Fisherman | |
Greg Callahan | Governor | |
Chris Ellis | General Anderson | |
Nancy Cartwright | Caiman's Secretary | |
Richard Gant | Admiral Phelps | |
Jack Moore | Leonard | |
Steve Giannelli | Jules |
Director | Roland Emmerich | |
Writer | Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio | |
Producer | Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, William Fay, Robert N. Fried, Kelly Van Horn, Peter Winther, Cary Woods | |
Musician | David Arnold | |
Photography | Ueli Steiger |
Quantity | 1 |
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Seen | |
Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:30 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:32:49 |
Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
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Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English (Closed Captioned)] Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Surround [English (Closed Captioned)] |
Subtitles | English |
Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
Edition Release Date | Dec 26, 2000 |
Story Synopsis:
Based on the character owned and created by Toho Co., Ltd., Godzilla is a large and loud adventure that features one of the most famous movie monsters in film history proving one point-size does matter. The gigantic lizard is causing complete chaos in New York City, and everyone must join forces to unravel the mystery behind the incredible destructive and disappearing creature before it is too late. (Laurie Sevano)
DVD Picture:
The anamorphic widescreen DVD and LaserDisc are both sourced from a Sony HD telecine master. Resolution is optimized for both formats with the DVD delivering dramatically improved sharpness and detail due to the substantially increased vertical resolution produced by the anamorphic process. Color fidelity is excellent on both version displaying accurate fleshtones, vivid colors and deep, solid blacks. Colors are more finely resolved and saturated on the DVD and exhibit a superbly natural rendering. Neither version exhibits any distracting noise or artifacts. The letterbox and anamorphic DVD aspect ratio is 2.35:1, while the LaserDisc is 2.40:1.
Soundtrack:
The sound is loud with a theme park attitude that produces a sonically exciting soundfield experience. Both the Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete and matrix surround PCM soundtracks are superb with an aggressively enveloping soundfield, that is even more dimensionally delineated with split surrounds in the discrete version. There is always a surround presence that is effectively enveloping with excellent side wall imaging. Bass extension is deep and powerful to below 25Hz, especially in the .1 LFE channel. Dialogue sounds generally natural though dialogue has been extensively ADR produced.
This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality
Superb Color Fidelity
Reference Quality