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Title: Godzilla 2000 by Marc Cerasini ISBN: 0-679-88751-2 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 11 November, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (47 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A dynamite read!
Comment: Ok, I have to make a declaration here; I love Godzilla. But Godzilla has to be done right; in the seventies the movies lost their way, turning the Big G into a cartoon superguy for the kiddies. In recent years, starting in 1985, Toho Studios began a new series of movies featuring the King of the Monsters. With adult plots, stunning special effects and a much darker tone than before, these new movies revitalised the legend of Godzilla. And now, Marc Cerasini has perfectly captured the movies and nailed them to the printed page. Godzilla 2000 starts with the threatened end of the world, and builds from there. Cerasini seems to have a gift for portraying the cataclysmic clashes of the monsters and the military, without forgetting the real human dramas occuring around these battles. His characters are believable, and you find yourself rooting for their survival against all the odds stacked against them. In the shadow of the monsters, the real gems of this book are the little tales of human courage and ingenuity in the face of the ultimate threat. The pace of the action never slows from beginning to end, and at the end of the book, you're left exhausted, but thrilled. I have one or two criticisms. As the book is aimed at the "young adults" market, Mr Cerasini feels compelled to make the lead characters teenagers, which at some points in the book threatens its believability. Also, it is obvious that the author views Godzilla as a tragic beast, the victim of humanity rather than its enemy (a view espoused by many of his characters). While nicely put, this view is expressed often to the exclusion of all others, which is a little jarring when the said behemoth has caused the death of thousands and has destroyed a number of major cities. Those aside, this book is a treat for anyone who loves Godzilla, and wants to see him treated with the respect he deserves. Buy it.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great start to a terrific series.
Comment: Long after I've forgotten Devlin and Emmerich's effects laden lizard-fest, I'll still be thinking fondly of Marc Cerasini and his Godzilla novels. Reading these books is like taking a peek into a better world, where Godzilla movies are unencumbered by budget, unfettered by cautious studio executives, and where they can finally tell the stories we've been waiting to see.
There's a scene in this book, where a plan to contain Godzilla goes badly wrong, and a helicopter literally bounces down the creatures back. It's so vividly written and paced that I found myself forgetting to breath as the images came alive in my mind. Cerasini's love of the subject matter is obvious, and his skill in telling a tight and exciting tale is just as hard to deny. What's more, he manages to avoid some of the absurdities present in even the most recent Godzilla movies from Toho. The world in Cerasini's novels is one that will forever be marked by the emergence of the monsters, and the effects are progressive and remain evident from book to book.
Though the book is listed as being for "young adults", it has plenty to recommend it to "slightly older adults". Pick it up while you still can - then hassle Random House to bring out "Godzilla and the Lost Continent".
Rating: 3
Summary: Godzilla 2000 Review
Comment: This book is an okay book, but definitely not one of Marc Cerasini's best. His other Godzilla books have been much better, such as Godzilla Returns and Godzilla at World's End. In this book, I thought that the main character, Kip Daniels, was not a good character to play the part of the person who is going to save the world from everyone's favorite monster. The plot was kind of thin for my liking, and seeing how good Cerasini's other Godzilla books have been, I don't think it can really compare.
However, I did like the big action sequence at the end of the book involving the other monsters from previous Godzilla books. I also liked how Godzilla was plagued with the question of whether he was a friend or a foe. And though I thought the book was alright, the whole "The world must end because it's the beginning of the new millenium" thing was a bit overdone and not too believable. Now, not to take away from those other books concerning that subject matter, but this one doesn't compare to other Y2K books such as Y2K by R.J. Pinero.
Overall, I thought this book was good, but not one of Marc Cerasini's best. I would recomend this book to hardcore Godzilla fans, but not to someone just looking for a good read. A good boook, but not a classic, that's for sure.
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Title: Godzilla at World's End by Marc Cerasini ISBN: 0679888276 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 31 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Godzilla: Age of Monsters by Steve Bissette, Kevin Maguire, Brandon McKinney, Arthur Adams, Bob Eggleton ISBN: 1569712778 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 18 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Godzilla Vs. the Robot Monsters by Marc Cerasini ISBN: 0679888284 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 28 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Godzilla: Past, Present, Future by Tatsuya Ishida, Alex Cox, Brandon McKinney, Bob Eggleton, Arthur Adams ISBN: 1569712786 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 25 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Godzilla Invades America by Scott Ciencin ISBN: 0679887520 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 11 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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