My favorite Godzilla films

Practically perfect!

This was my first Godzilla film, so some of it's more obvious faults don't bother me so much. The Japanese version (known internationally as RETURN OF GODZILLA) is a much better film, but I still have a big soft spot for New World's GODZILLA 1985

Banno's avant-garde approach to film making spawned one of the most unique, and also strangest film in the entire Godzilla series. The film had quite the impact on me when I first saw it, and years later, it still stands out among the formulaic Godzilla films we're seen for decades. A true gem in experimental film making. Fans tend to either love it or hate it. There is hardly an in-between.

King Ghidorah hasn't look this good since!

What can I say? I have a soft spot for the 70's Godzilla films, and this entry is (arguably) the best of the bunch.

Critically, the BEST Godzilla film there ever was, and ever will be.

My personal favorite Godzilla sequel made in the past several decades. The film is only hampered by having far too many characters, and an uneven musical score. Everything else is pretty spectacular. The SPX in this film put Kawakita's work done in the 90's to shame.

Not a fan of the Universal/John Beck version, but the Japanese version shines as a great satire on commercialism in Japan. The film was always meant to be funny, and that's something that apparently went over Beck's head when he was assembling his truncated cut for Universal. It's a shame that the Japanese version has STILL yet to be released here in the states, in any form.

The edited-for-violence/content version released theatrically by Bob Cohn is unfortunately the version that ended up on home video in the 80s, and showed up on several early DVD releases as well. Luckily, in 2008, Classic Media released both the uncut Japansese version, as well as the rare uncut TV version (done by the late Henry G. Saperstein) to a hungry fan base. I STRONGLY suggest seeking out this particular DVD, and avoid the early VHS/DVD releases.

A guilty pleasure of mine. A terribly film, sure, but I just have too much fun with it personally.

A slopped together mess (just like MEGALON), but just too much damn fun.

IMO, the best Godzilla film sine BIOLLANTE.

My personal favorite of the 90's films.

The U.S. GIGANTIS cut is embarrassing, and easily the worst Americanization of a Godzilla film next to KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. The Japanese version is okay, and does retain some of the dark atmosphere of GOJIRA (54'), especially in the scenes showing the evacuation of Osaka.

Really like this one. I still don't care for the little girl and her over sensitive feelings toward life (there's just a little too much of that), but otherwise, the film isn't half bad, and boasts some impressive SPX and miniatures. Definitely one of the better films of the Millennium series.

Honestly, Akira Ifukube's score is my favorite thing about this film. Other than that, nostalgia is the only reason it's placed where it is. I don't think the film holds up very well nowadays, but it is pretty entertaining overall.

Almost as good as GxMG..but Chujo wasn't an interesting enough character to have the film focus so much on him. His devotion to Kiryu was an interesting concept, but it just comes off as rather awkward in execution. This film has the best incarnation of Mothra since the 60's, and that's one of it's strongest attributes. Godzilla's battle with Kiryu is (unfortunately) pretty anti-climatic, and it's a shame he spends most of the film "breaking down", after which the film's pacing slows to a halt. With that said, the film's SPX are still some of the best in the entire Godzilla series.

Admittedly, I don't watch this film very much, and ironically actually didn't like it much as a kid, but I've actually grown to appreciate it for what it is: A Godzilla film for children. It isn't a masterpiece by an stretch of the imagination, but I think it succeeds in what it was trying to do. It was never really meant to be like the Godzilla films that came before it, and was released as part of Toho's Champion Festival for children, which was very popular at the time.

I want to love this film, I really do..however, it just has too many negatives for me to praise it as high as other people. Akira Ifukube's music score, and last 20-30 minutes of the film are fantastic, but for the first hour+, the film just kind of plods along. The character of Emiko from GOJIRA is a wasted opportunity, and could have used more screen time and more emphasis in the story. Also, all of the talk of the dangers of building a new Oxygen Destroyer are suddenly just forgotten midway through the film, and we're instead treated to a scene that completely rips off James Cameron's ALIENS. Ugh...Great ending at least. Godzilla looks great, and Destoroyah is menacing (even if he is practically immobile in his final form).

Great music..Godzilla's brief undersea battle with Battra shines, and his appearance at the volcano trumps his similar arrival in BIOLLANTE..but everything else is bland. The adult Mothra looks AWFUL here, and is extremely poorly executed.

SpaceGodzilla is cool..but, meh. This film is just bad. The flashy light show at the end is at least somewhat entertaining.

This film is just embarrassing. I like Megaguirus, and the final battle is actually pretty exciting, but the film has some really poor SPX work, and it's pretty distracting at times (considering it was made in 2000; the 70's films had an excuse, this doesn't). Decent music score by Oshima, but I felt her scores for the Kiryu films were better.

I just can't help but hate this film. It was SUCH a wasted opportunity on Toho's part. There are far too many references to other, better American made Sci-Fi films (The Matrix, Return of the Jedi, etc.), and they are really poorly executed on top of that. The monsters don't have nearly enough screen time considering it's the longest film in the entire series, which is inexcusable for a film celebrating 50 years of Japanese monsters. The music is god awful, Kaiser Ghidorah looks absolutely hideous, and none of Godzilla's encounters last all but a few seconds. I loved seeing classic Toho actors like Akira Takarada and Kumi Mizuno in lead roles, but it's a shame they couldn't have been part of something more grand than this mess of a film. It was great to have so many classic monsters back...but they deserved so much better than this.

There are some good SPX strewn throughout the film, but it just isn't enough to save it.