History Trivia / Godzilla2000

** Zig-zagged with the Japanese cut on the official U.S. Blu-ray. The picture quality is noticeable less vibrant in colors and not as polished compared to the American cut or the Japanese Blu-ray and there's no 5.1 Channel audio option like the Japanese Blu-ray release either, but the 2.0 stereo mix is still solid overall, and it averts the dubtitles problem the other ''"Toho Godzilla Collection"'' sets suffered from by actually being an accurate translation of the Japanese language.

* WordOfGod: Although it's stated nowhere in the film itself, according to Toho in certain materials, the film's Godzilla is the second of its kind and the events 1954 film can be acknowledged as having occurred.

** This movie wasn't even planned in the first place. The original plan was for the Japanese films to take a ten-year break after ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'', let the American films play out, then start making new Japanese Godzilla films in 2005. Of course, the [[Film/Godzilla1998 American remake]] was a bust, so Toho, probably even before the remake was released, brought Godzilla out of retirement six years early to show the Americans how it's done.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As is standard for Godzilla movies, Toho had an "International dub" for ''Godzilla 2000'' produced in Hong Kong. However, when Sony dubbed the movie and produced the American version (intentionally making it cheesy as a send-up to the Hong Kong dubs of the 60s and 70s), Toho liked it so much that they decided to ''not'' release the International dub. The American version still contains at least one line from the International dub, however.

* BadExportForYou: Averted. In an irony of fate, the US version of the movie has the best video and audio presentation for any DVD release of the film, with an anamorphic widescreen presentation and 5.1 surround sound that are clearer and brighter than the Region 2 release, as well as some nice extras. Considering the film was released on DVD at a time when it was still acceptable to put out what would now be considered {{Vanilla Edition}}s, that's quite an achievement.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It was a common theory near the time of release that the Godzilla featured in this movie was the adult Godzilla Jr. from ''Film/GodzillaVSDestoroyah'' (the official English soundtrack for the film even states this as a fact). This turned out to be false, as the movie has no direct connection to previous films except the 1954 original. The theory does have merit, though, such as the Godzilla of this film and Godzilla Jr. being green, and Godzilla Jr. having a very similar hunched-over posture as the [=MireGoji=] design.

* WordOfGod: Although it's stated nowhere in the film itself, according to Toho in certain materials, the film's Godzilla is the second of its kind and the events 1954 film can be acknowledged as having occurred.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It was a common theory near the time of release that the Godzilla featured in this movie was the adult Godzilla Jr. from ''Film/GodzillaVSDestoroyah'' (the official English soundtrack for the film even states this as a fact). This turned out to be false, as the movie has no direct connection to previous films except the 1954 original. The theory does have merit, though, such as the Godzilla of this film and Godzilla Jr. being green, and Godzilla Jr. having a very similar hunched-over posture as the [=MireGoji=] design.

** King Caesar and Anguirus were considered to appear in the film, but ended up being discarded. Also doubles as ExecutiveMeddling because Toho claims that they don't have much confidence in Anguirus and King Caesar's abilities to draw in big box office numbers.

** Zig-zagged with the Japanese cut on the official U.S. Blu-ray. The picture quality is noticeable less vibrant in colors and not as polished compared to the American cut or the Japanese Blu-ray and there’s no 5.1 Channel audio option either, but the 2.0 stereo mix is still solid overall, and it averts the dubtitles problem the other ''"Toho Godzilla Collection"'' sets suffered from by actually being an accurate translation of the Japanese language.

** Zig-Zagged with the Japanese cut on the official U.S. Blu-ray. The picture quality is noticeable less vibrant in colors and not as polished compared to the American cut and there’s no 5.1 Channel audio option either, but the 2.0 stereo mix is still solid overall, and it averts the dubtitles problem the other ''"Toho Godzilla Collection"'' sets suffered from by actually being an accurate translation of the Japanese language.

** While Takayuki Hattori's score is generally enjoyed by the fandom (he'd previously scored ''[[Film/GodzillaVsSpaceGodzilla Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' and was later brought back for the [[Anime/GodzillaPlanetOfTheMonsters Godzilla]] [[Anime/GodzillaCityOnTheEdgeOfBattle anime]] [[Anime/GodzillaThePlanetEater trilogy), a ''lot'' of scenes, including the final battle between Godzilla and Orga, simply have no music. The US dub incorporates new music cues composed by J. Peter Robinson, including a theme for the JGSDF taking positions overlooking Godzilla's landing point, as well as (perhaps most surprisingly) a darker rendition of one of Godzilla's themes when Godzilla does battle with his mutated doppleganger. In the Japanese cut, the film's final scene features Godzilla using his atomic breath to destroy a large swath of the city while Hattori's somewhat majestic Godzilla theme plays; in the US version, Rodan's bombastic theme (used to convey chaos and destruction during the Showa era) plays instead, before seguing into Godzilla's more traditional theme for the credits.

** While Takayuki Hattori's score is generally enjoyed by the fandom (he'd previously scored ''{{Film/GodzillaVsSpacegodzilla}}'' and was later brought back for the Godzilla anime), a ''lot'' of scenes, including the final battle between Godzilla and Orga, simply have no music. The US dub incorporates new music cues composed by J. Peter Robinson, including a theme for the JGSDF taking positions overlooking Godzilla's landing point, as well as (perhaps most surprisingly) a darker rendition of one of Godzilla's themes when Godzilla does battle with his mutated doppleganger. In the Japanese cut, the film's final scene features Godzilla using his atomic breath to destroy a large swath of the city while Hattori's somewhat majestic Godzilla theme plays; in the US version, Rodan's bombastic theme (used to convey chaos and destruction during the Showa era) plays instead, before seguing into Godzilla's more traditional theme for the credits.

** While Takayuki Hattori's score is generally enjoyed by the fandom (he'd previously scored ''{{Film/GodzillaVsSpacegodzilla}}'' and was later brought back for the Godzilla anime), a ''lot'' of scenes, including the final battle between Godzilla and Orga, simply have no music. The US dub includes a theme for the JGSDF taking positions overlooking Godzilla's landing point, as well as (perhaps most surprisingly) a darker rendition of one of Godzilla's themes when Godzilla does battle with his mutated doppleganger. In the Japanese cut, the film's final scene features Godzilla using his atomic breath to destroy a large swath of the city while Hattori's somewhat majestic Godzilla theme plays; in the US version, Rodan's bombastic theme (used to convey chaos and destruction during the Showa era) plays instead, before seguing into Godzilla's more traditional theme for the credits.

** Zig-Zagged with the Japanese cut on the official U.S. Blu-ray. The picture quality is noticeable less vibrant in colors and not as polished compared to the American cut and there’s no 5.1 Channel audio option either, but the 2.0 stereo mix is still solid overall, and it averts the dubtitles problem the other ''"Toho Godzilla Collection"'' sets suffered from by actually being an accurate translation to the Japanese language.

** Zig-Zagged with the Japanese cut on the official U.S. Blu-ray. The picture quality is noticeable less vibrant in colors and not as polished compared to the American cut and there’s no 5.1 Channel audio option either, but the 2.0 stereo mix is still solid overall, and it averts the dubtitles problem the other ''"Toho Godzilla Collection"'' suffered from by actually being an accurate translation to the Japanese language.

** While Takayuki Hattori's score is generally enjoyed by the fandom (he'd previously scored ''{{Film/GodzillavsSpacegodzilla}}'' and was later brought back for the Godzilla anime), a ''lot'' of scenes, including the final battle between Godzilla and Orga, simply have no music. The US dub includes a theme for the JGSDF taking positions overlooking Godzilla's landing point, as well as (perhaps most surprisingly) a darker rendition of one of Godzilla's themes when Godzilla does battle with his mutated doppleganger. In the Japanese cut, the film's final scene features Godzilla using his atomic breath to destroy a large swath of the city while Hattori's somewhat majestic Godzilla theme plays; in the US version, Rodan's bombastic theme (used to convey chaos and destruction during the Showa era) plays instead, before seguing into Godzilla's more traditional theme for the credits. .