A Japanese science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda.
Earth is threatened by aliens from the moon who use anti-gravity technology and mind control. 2 ships are sent and a battle is waged, but the aliens attack Earth afterward.
I was expecting quaint ideas of space travel, cheesy vehicles and dopey looking aliens. Most of what I got was cheesy vehicles. The moon cars looked like the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile crossed with a city bus to bend in the middle (image). As always, Ishiro Honda and Toho production had tons of miniature vehicles and buildings. The plot seemed to take too long to get started, spent an alright amount of time on the moon and wrapped up the ending too quickly. There was really only 1 character to pick out from everyone. He was the astronaut with alien mind control in him. I could go into a whole thing about one world government in the name of security, but you can read that somewhere else. I just have to say that this film had it. I rate this tolerable and would only recommend it for real Ishiro Honda and Toho Production fans.
A Japanese daikaiju science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda, starring everyone from all the crappy Godzilla movies.
Monsters attack. Seriously, that's all that happens.
This is the worst daikaiju film I have ever sat through. The threadbare plot was accompanied by bad writing and poor acting. That pretty much did it in. Some of the monster scenes looked cool, but it's not worth watching just for a few seconds of some giant squid, crustacean and turtle. I don't feel the need to write more about this trash. I rate it bad. DO NOT WATCH!!!
A Japanese daikaiju science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda.
Godzilla attacks Japan after a giant egg is found. Mothra fights and dies before the egg hatches. A pair of small women are connected to these events.
Standard issue Godzilla flick. If there ever was a standard to judge Godzilla films by, this is it. It's just cheesy enough to notice and conforms to all of the Godzilla criteria. The human drama is meaningless and the monster fight doesn't make sense. The special effects are crude, but functional. Overall, middle of the road in mediocresville. I rate this o.k. so it can blend in and normalize like it wants to.
A Japanese daikaiju science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda.
Aliens from space take control of people and monsters with remote devices. They want to rule the planet, but a team in a space ship finds their base on the moon. With humans in control of the Earth's monsters, they battle against Ghidorah and a flying saucer.
This was alright. Nothing really special. The visual effects were hilariously bad. I could easily see when they were using miniatures or a painted background. Recycled footage also made a few appearances. There were some sections that had no music for some reason. It made some of the action scenes a little weird. The climax fight between many monsters was cool. Overall, just another Godzilla flick. I rate it o.k.
A Japanese daikaiju science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda.
A princess is the target of an assassin and claims to be a Martian, capable of telling the future. Ghidorah arrives and begins to destroy Japan. The fairies from Mothra's island call him to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to defeat Ghidorah.
This was pretty standard for Godzilla flicks. It differentiated from others by the presence of Ghidorah, one of the cooler kaiju monsters. The monster costumes/puppets were of noticeably poor quality and their acting lacked expression. The audio was very treble-biased and the soundtrack was repetitive. Overall, a regular Godzilla movie. I rate it o.k.
A Japanese daikaiju science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda, starring Kenji Sahara and Hideyo Amamoto.
A boy whose parents are always at work is cared for by a neighbor. The boy dreams of Godzilla and company when he sleeps. A pair of bank robbers are hiding out in a nearby abandoned factory and they kidnap the boy.
I had a VHS of this when I was younger and believe I may have worn it out from repeated viewing. It features a wide variety of monsters, but this also means a wide range of quality. Lots of the daikaiju fights are stock footage from previous films. I get the feeling that the little boy is supposed to be the child who befriends Gamera, but could find no concrete proof of this. Overall, a decent entry in the Godzilla catalog. I rate it best for sentimental reasons.
A Japanese daikaiju science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda.
A sequel to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), the aliens still want to bring destruction with their robot and they enlist the aid of Earthlings when they find out about a marine daikaiju called Titanosaurus. Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus are being controlled to fight Godzilla.
This is cited by Wikipedia as "the least successful of the entire Godzilla franchise", but I kind of liked it. The opening narration was very clear and accompanied by clips from previous films. There was another section later in the film where someone is wondering if Titanosaurus will become "one of the killers" in which previous clips were used to a positive effect as well. The plot was presented a little more clearly than in many other Godzilla films and Godzilla's acting was more expressive too. An interesting side note, I misheard one of the interpol agents introduce himself as "Murakushi, The Meat-pole" to the daughter of a scientist. Overall, it figures that I would like the "least successful" film of the franchise. I will even go as far as to rate it good.
A science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda.A space mission to "Planet X" reveals an alien race with advanced technology and a monster problem. When the Earth people agree to help, they are betrayed by the aliens.The audio was in English and the video was in color.I used to like this movie when I was very young. I remember sitting through what seemed like hours of boring crap to see the cool monsters fighting. Now, I don't even appreciate the monster fights. The model scenes were easy to identify due to English signs on Japanese buildings and the seams in the monster constructions were coming apart during some of the battles. I hold my blog to some high standards, so I'm not going to just let this slide for sentimental reasons. I know a bad movie when I see it and this was definitely below the o.k. range.
A science fiction directed by Ishiro Honda.An American journalist goes to Japan where a giant monster is destroying civilization.The audio was low and the video was in black and white and full screen.This being the first Godzilla movie, it was a little better than some of the others. For example, you couldn't see as clearly how fake the tiny cities and toy trains were. It was alright, but I like the ones where he faces off against wild monsters from space a little more.
A comedy directed by Ishiro Honda.King Kong and Godzilla are manipulated by humans to fight in Japan.The audio was mostly in japanese with English subtitles, but some parts were in English with Japanese subtitles. The video looked old.The radio controlled cars and model trains were demolished by these men in costumes! The little rubber treads on the tanks melted under the heat of Godzilla's attacks and those model houses didn't stand a chance. I liked the way they transported King Kong in the end because we all know the Chinese would have needed less wire to make him fly. If you like giant monster movies for humor, this is one worth seeing. It's on the good side of o.k.
