Reptillian AKA Yongary 2001

[Gigan III]

<font color='#FF0000'>I just saw Yongary, the orginal version, last night and, well it wasn't that good. Vary bad special effects.

[SuperXAsh]

you gotta give the poor monster some pity. He's become the new whipping boy of the kaiju community.

I mean, like what was said in my last talk about him, not every company has as huge of a special effects bubget as Hollywood or Japan.

*hops onto a handy soap box*
But when you really get down to it... it wasn't the monsters that were really ruining the movie.... it was the annoying as hell actors. Specially since we're forced to see them throughout 90.5% of the movie and to endure their attempted acting (though the actor who played the good doctor character later on starred in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses, guess many of these &quot;actors&quot; weren't taking their parts seriously).

Maybe if it was filmed in Korea (with Korean actors), and was dubbed, I'd be willing to forgive the cheesy (and oh sweet jesus does it get cheesy) dialogue. As well as acted a bit more seriously by the actors playing the characters.

*gets off his soap box*

So in closing, Yongarry has my pity. He's like Gigan and Megalon... doesn't suck... but is stuck in a sucky movie.
*fills his quota of &quot;-uck&quot; useage*

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[SpaceGamera]

Despite the horrible acting, dialogue, and special effects, I liked this movie. Yongarry's rampage through the city (whatever it was called) was pretty cool IMO, as was his fight with Cykor. Sure, by quality standards, it's a horrible movie, but I don't dislike it.

[Saruman]

I enjoy this film..(ducks from whatever Clint is throwing at him)...and I think the design and powers of both monsters were quite good. Sure the CGI could have been better, but common, this is from Korea. Its not like they have the budget of Toho to make a decent film. And even though the acting is hideous, its still pretty funny to listen to them.

[Cosmos]

I liked it, and beleive it or not it took me till half way through to realise that that monster was supposed to be Yongary, ... I was disapointed not to see the itchy ray. (fib)
I think the american actors kinda bothered me, they were obviously added for marketabilty and gestures towards marketability seem so insincere, I would have prefered korean actors, but then if it was korean actors I probably would hve never have seen it at all because no one would distribute it here... I mean Its nearly freaking impossible for a canadian fellow like me to find japanese movies in japanese, and they're only just now releaseing Godzilla vs. Megaguiras .... So can't imagine &nbsp;how much less money Reptilian would make if it was called yongary and with Korean actors.
but in a perfect world.
I watched it like cheese cake. Very rich and yummy but eating too much makes you kinda quoozy.

[juan]

There are few monster movies I dislike. That includes this one. The plot was decent (at least it wasn't as bad as Godzilladom's scapegoat) and the monsters were fairly interesting. I also like how Yongary was really the good guy. After being freed from control he stopped a building from falling and saved many people. As for the CGI, it was the first time I ever saw CGI in a real giant monster movie (Gino don't count.) It was satisfactory but I found the city destruction very impressive.
&nbsp; Yes, the directing was poor, the acting was substandard, the dialogue was wooden... but even that has a certain Adam West's Batman style charm to it. I found the &quot;cheesiness,&quot; as some reviewers have called it, to be... charming of all things. It won't go down as one of the greatest giant monster movie ever made... but it will always be able to make me smile.

[C-R-V]

<font color='#000F22'>Its a classic from a comedy standpoint.

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[Grand Godzilla]

Basically this is what I have to say.....

I hated the actors and plot.
Loved the mosnters.

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[biohazard85]

The original Yongary is a lot better than the supposed &quot;Upgrade&quot; Yonggary 2001. Though, Yoggary wasn't entirely bad, it was the SPFX that got me down on it, more than the actors, because I just ignored them.

[Daikaijuking]

This movie sucked. I thought it was gonna be OK but then it sucked, acting was bad, Special effects were bad, KAiju were bad, Characters were bad, Everything was bad this is one of the worst kaiju movies ever. Yonggary and Cyker are a disgrace to the name DAIKAIJU.

[Emperor Violenjiger]

I love this movie. The film was so stupid and horrible, that is was actually funny.. And that's what made it enjoyable to me.

As for the Special Effects. They didn't bother me one bit. Loved the scenes with the aliens and their space crafts. And the grand finale battle was pretty cool.

The funniest scenes are all of the military ones which envolve that bald conspiracy guy. The part where Yonggary comes alive and the old scientist says, &quot;The prophesy is fulfilled!&quot; It was so cheesy I kept on rewinding that scene over and over and over again! And it just cracked me up every time. And last but not least, was the scene at the beginning where everyone is eradicated and it cuts to the mad scientist guy laughing maniacly like a nut-case. Absoluetly hilarious this film was.

[Saruman]

Quote[/b] (Cosmos @ Dec. 11 2003,09:53)]I think the american actors kinda bothered me, they were obviously added for marketabilty and gestures towards marketability seem so insincere, I would have prefered korean actors, but then if it was korean actors I probably would hve never have seen it at all because no one would distribute it here...
That was the whole point in using American actors. When they made the film, they were trying to make a film that could appeal and be enjoyed by everyone. Since a large amount of people seem to know english, they decided to use American actors. It wasnt so much about money, it was about trying to get the genre more notice and bring in more fans to the genre.

[C-R-V]

<font color='#000F22'>How about that BEUTIFUL music... just cant get it out of yer head....

nana mababa werwerwer zuzanzuzuzuz..

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[The Great MM]

This film was cool, I never saw the original Yonggary, but I liked this one alot, considering I recorded it off scifi &nbsp; http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/lookaround.gif . Cyker was neet, a Yonggary/crab/scorpion/ankylosaur kaiju was neet also

Quote[/b] ]Yonggary and Cyker are a disgrace to the name DAIKAIJU.

I have to REALLY disagree. They are daikaiju, even probably able to challenge Godzilla to his title (Kaiju Karnage idea pops in head). Cyker again, was awesome, cool monster. The CGI got a tad bit bad, but I saw worse (Kraa: The Sea Monster). The only other bad thing was the acting and again I saw worse (Zarkorr and Kraa). Yonggary (Reptilian) deserves around of applause, and a sequal...

Yonggary vs Mecha Yonggary would be cool.

[Mireg2003]

Yonggary was cool and Cyker was, well, what was he? &nbsp;I mean it was obvious Yonggary is a dinosaur (they even say so), but what in the heck is Cyker? &nbsp;I mean he looks kida like a crab but then he doesn't. &nbsp;I guess its kinda a scorpion thing. &nbsp;Someone please tell me!!!!

[Cole Deschain]

<font color='#0000FF'>Great Kaiju, terrible, terrible movie.

But then again, Godzilla vs. Monster Zero and Terror of Mechagodzilla aren;t exactly triumphs of form and function, and they're big favorites around here.

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

Despite reading some pretty nasty reviews of this flick, I ended up buying the DVD,found it horrible, and guess even a broken clock(movie critics http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/evilglow.gif ) &nbsp;can be right once or twice a day. The acting is roughly on par with any thing featured on Cinemax After Dark . The &nbsp;CGI effects screwy at best. I mean why couldn't the film's director just stick with the tried and true man in suit that kaiju films have done pretty good with?

Although the one thing that I do like in this flick is the jet pack sequence. I always have a weak spot for any flick or book that employs those items. Heck, FX for that was superior to the piss poor American flick ROBOCOP 3 when he was unvieled in that get up. Thank God for creating scene select on DVDs, so I can jump to that sequence whenever I want to.

[Kappa the water imp]

In the original theres the geep with 5 wheels. Is Cykor the kaiju that looks like Anguiras.

[Dino Hunter 2.0]

Cyker looks nothing like Anguirus. He has a biollante-like head, crab claws, four thick legs, I think he had a kind of shell, and he has a kind of pronged tail that could shoot electricity out. And if any part of his body got disconnected, he could send tentacles out from the wound.

[MechaSpaceGhidorah]

I liked the monsters Hated the movie. It was a big waste of time imho. Cyker was cool but I didn't Yonggary.

[The Great MM]

How can you not like this movie? Its just like a CGI Godzilla movie but with different kaiju. It was better then Gino, even though thats what they tried to rip off. I see nothing wrong with this in the world of kaiju flicks (IE: Dialogue is on par with some Goji films, CGI is second best of all kaiju films so far, great kaiju, and has a cool fight scene).

[biohazard85]

Quote[/b] (Monster Master @ April 06 2004,18:29)]How can you not like this movie? Its just like a CGI Godzilla movie
Well, there's one reason why I didn't like it.

Second, it held nothing against the original. And yes, I will sit here and defend the original, because it had two things Yonggary didn't have, Suit Animation and shoeboxes painted like bricks.

[The Great MM]

. . .

We could aways say the same with Toho Frankenstein, Toho Kong, and 70s Godzilla.

[Daikaijuking]

I hate this movie. I give it three C's crappy, cruddy, crummy.

[baragon123]

You have to addmit,there was alot of destruction.I mean there was more destruction than some of the godzilla films!Though the acting was terrible and the SFX were kinda goofy but the movie was fun movie.Though the original is way more supirior.

[Aragorn_Strider22]

The movie was alright. It was enjoyable if you kept an open mind and you realized that it WASN'T going to be good.

The kaiju rocked. Yonggary and Cykor are two of the strongest Heisei kaiju, and their powers and personalities are cool too!

It was also nice to see a military force that wasn't absolutely moronic(SEE TOHO Military failures)

I can't see why someone would have a total hatred for it. It's not like it's directors purposely tried to skip out everything that makes kaiju movies cool.(SEE: GINO)

[mechagodzilla3]

<font color='#0000FF'>I just finishing watching Reptilian. It was pretty &nbsp;good. Yonggary and Cycor looked cool. The fight scenes were fun. But i dont like how they called Godzilla a #####. The special effects werent all good. There was bad acting too. 3/5

[MasteroftheSwarm]

Quote[/b] (mechagodzilla3 @ May 22 2004,07:45)]I just finishing watching Reptilian. It was pretty *good. Yonggary and Cycor looked cool. The fight scenes were fun. But i dont like how they called Godzilla a #####. The special effects werent all good. There was bad acting too. 3/5
When it comes to that part, I think they are refering to GINO. Not any of the other godzilla's.(Considering this was made during the GINO craze.)

[mechagodzilla3]

Quote[/b] (Ghidorahsux @ May 22 2004,13:20)]Quote[/b] (mechagodzilla3 @ May 22 2004,07:45)]I just finishing watching Reptilian. It was pretty *good. Yonggary and Cycor looked cool. The fight scenes were fun. But i dont like how they called Godzilla a #####. The special effects werent all good. There was bad acting too. 3/5
When it comes to that part, I think they are refering to GINO. Not any of the other godzilla's.(Considering this was made during the GINO craze.)
<font color='#0000FF'>You may be right.

[The Great MM]

And Yonggary *does* make some of the Japanese Gojis look like pussies....

[BS Digital Q]

Quote[/b] (Saruman @ Dec. 10 2003,22:24)]Sure the CGI could have been better, but common, this is from Korea. Its not like they have the budget of Toho to make a decent film.
<font color='#008080'>Actually, this film was made with a budget of 10 million dollars (convert korean money to dollars). Which is pretty good, considering that Toho still uses suitmation and the budget on those films is like 10-12 some odd million. Here, we got a film done with the exact same budget, and done in 100% CGI. Now THAT is cool. However, I absolutely hated the comment about Yong making Goji look like a woose! &nbsp;http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cursing.gif &nbsp;Sure, he may be 150 meters tall, but that doesn't make Goji one bit a woose (unless your reffering to GINO. Now that is another story). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*Gets image in head of GXMG/GMMG Goji blasting Yong's butt off*

[mechagodzilla3]

Quote[/b] (Monster Master @ May 22 2004,15:59)]And Yonggary *does* make some of the Japanese Gojis look like pussies....
<font color='#0000FF'>Which Godzillas

[Hockeyface]

Is it any good? I am thinking about seeing it. Note I am not expecting anything special effects wise.

[Gatenboru]

Well the cgi is bad (it must be said). I found it a tint entertaining but don't expect anything to worth while, the battle at the end is a tad short but still utterly entertaining. I say see it for the sake of seeing yongary back in action.

[Hockeyface]

I am also interested in seeing what all the fuss about Cyker is.

[SuperXAsh]

I'm pretty sure that most of the animosity towards this movie, for some people, not saying all... comes from that "Godzilla's a Pussie" comment. It didn't bother me, in fact, as I stated in my original review on the old board... it made me laugh cause they put it in the most inappropriate of scenarios to start jabbering about a completely different subject.

If I had been in charge of this movie, I'd have a soldier say "That's uhh... great sir... I'd rather us be more interested in fighting THIS monster than jabbering about a movie." Something around those lines... I'd basically have one of the soldiers call him on that one. "You're saying this... because... why?" O_o kinda comment.

Be like a diver talking to someone about a Piranha attack while this buddy of his is swimming with Sharks.

It may have had piss-poor CGI effects... but just like with some of the later period Showa movies, and their at times craptacular suits, I can forgive 'em and let some of that slide.

Cykor's a cool monster now that I think about it. Though you couldn't for the life of yourself really make out what the hell it looked like most of the time. 6_6

:kinggoji: :gamera: :kingkong:

[Zigra]

Most of the animosity is actually towards the HORRIBLE acting (some of the worst I've ever seen, and considering all the bad movies I've seen, that's really saying something), the borderline-insulting portrayal of Americans ("Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" was nothing compared to this), the bad special effects (though, as you said, this shouldn't be a primary concern in kaiju films), and the even-by-kaiju-film-standards horrible storyline (let's see, the aliens already had an extremely powerful monster at their disposal, so they're going to waste time resurrecting and taking control of Yongary instead? The point of all this is....?). The "Godzilla is a p****" line is just icing on the cake as far as animosity towards the film is concerned.

Be that as it may, Y99 is one of those movies that is extremely entertaining in it's awfulness. If MST3K were still on the air, Y99 would be a must for them.

[Hockeyface]

Special effects aren't worth looking at. Many movies just don't have the budget to compete, that is by no means their fault though. That is why I get mad when someone bashes alternative cinema movies like The Sandman (a microbudget horror film that is actually excellent with its special effects). If we graded movies by their special effects many classics would get bad reviews. Besides I prefer the stop motion effects (ala Harry Hausen) and suitmation over CGI