77 समीक्षाएं
Wow! I expected something along the lines of GODZILLA'S REVENGE, what I got instead was a pretty exciting giant monster film. Sure Minya does make for a few cutesy moments but I didn't feel these were overdone as badly as they could have been. Plus I thought the ending embrace was quite moving..of course it does work to take some of the hard edge off of Godzilla so some may hate it for that. I'd recommend this one mostly to older kids who love science fiction adventure stories and who won't be frightened by all the cool-looking giant insect critters. Too bad Minya and Godzilla look so thoroughly silly and goofy in comparison.
- Space_Mafune
- 10 मई 2003
- परमालिंक
Easy to laugh at it, but if you give yourself over to the experience you might feel some real emotion from this oddity. Godzilla is back and he's traveling to an island. On this island are a team of scientists, a reporter, a plan to stop world hunger, and giant insects. Godzilla's here to find his son. Like the previous effort, this is set on an island. Not my favorite setting for the city stomper, but this time it didn't detract from my enjoyment. Your enjoyment will all depend on how willing you are to see the ferocious monster as a dad. He's a reluctant father at first. A protector to his heir, but not all playful and loving. As the film progresses, he teachers his son the ways of atomic breath and even rubs him on the head to congratulate him. The film is aimed as a much younger audience, with Minilla being a constant source of slapstick humor. A tail in the face here, tumbling down there etc. The big insect monsters are pretty darn decent if unimaginative. The final scenes in the snow are really sweet, and as long as I'm still entertained, I'm willing to see a more human Godzilla.
- SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain
- 25 दिस॰ 2011
- परमालिंक
This movie features Godzilla's son, which is exactly what you'd expect to see. I believe the son is referred to as Minya. The main problem with this film is that it seems disorganized. While most Godzilla movies have the flaw of focusing too much on the humans, I'm thinking this one had the problem of focusing too much on the monsters. Minya is pretty annoying and doesn't even look much like a baby Godzilla. This features them fighting giant praying mantises on an island. That's more or less the whole plot of the movie.
I suppose the special effects aren't any worse than any of the other movies. This was just weird because it was too cutesy. It really does make me think back to the classic Godzilla film and realize how low the series has gotten. I guess it is nice to see more emphasis being placed on the actual monsters, but it's not very rewarding. I think Leonard Maltin summed it up best when he asked where Mrs. Godzilla was when you really needed her. Did Godzilla reproduce asexually? **
I suppose the special effects aren't any worse than any of the other movies. This was just weird because it was too cutesy. It really does make me think back to the classic Godzilla film and realize how low the series has gotten. I guess it is nice to see more emphasis being placed on the actual monsters, but it's not very rewarding. I think Leonard Maltin summed it up best when he asked where Mrs. Godzilla was when you really needed her. Did Godzilla reproduce asexually? **
- ericstevenson
- 8 सित॰ 2017
- परमालिंक
Son of Godzilla is one of those weird movies which inspire strange feelings. The story is unique, no Godzilla doing his typical destruction. The story centers on the very human relationship between Godzilla and his son, Minya. This movie really touched me on this level. Some scenes really stick in my mind. The great scene with Godzilla teaching Minya how to shoot radioactive fire comes to mind. There is a real bond that comes out. When Minya is confronted with a monster, i.e. a bully, Godzilla makes Minya fight his own battle but is always there to back up his son.
Godzilla protects Minya and teaches him lessons; and in one of the climactic scenes, the son fights for his father's life; this is poignant. The scene at the end of the film in which father and son embrace to huddle from the cold is touching. If you divorce this from the typical Godzilla movie, what you are left with is a movie about a very close bond between father and son. I think I'm probably the only one who appreciates this movie on this deep a level.
One question: What Hollywood movie has a positive view of a father and son relationship?--- This movie made me very emotional, go figure. In short, if you want to see a typical camp Godzilla, look elsewhere. If you want to see something with emotional content; see this movie
8++++++/10
Godzilla protects Minya and teaches him lessons; and in one of the climactic scenes, the son fights for his father's life; this is poignant. The scene at the end of the film in which father and son embrace to huddle from the cold is touching. If you divorce this from the typical Godzilla movie, what you are left with is a movie about a very close bond between father and son. I think I'm probably the only one who appreciates this movie on this deep a level.
One question: What Hollywood movie has a positive view of a father and son relationship?--- This movie made me very emotional, go figure. In short, if you want to see a typical camp Godzilla, look elsewhere. If you want to see something with emotional content; see this movie
8++++++/10
- BandSAboutMovies
- 30 मार्च 2021
- परमालिंक
- billylilly76
- 4 दिस॰ 2018
- परमालिंक
This direct to TV, budget conscious, effort still packs in the fun, albeit, of a different nature. No Cities getting stomped, no human death and very little modeling. Drama, suspense, humor, vibrant color, a great cast and monsters, fill the void. It is my least favorite Godzilla costume due to his goofy large eyes and tail that pinched inwards at the base. Minilla's silly looks, actually add to the good comedic acting. The story is neat and puts you into the suspense as a human trying to stay off the menu. The Akira Ifukube-less soundtrack is slightly dated due to its jazzy 60's vibe, but most of it was surprisingly good. After watching a host of other monster flicks of this era, like Yog, Daimajin, and Monster from a Prehistoric Planet, this effort seems to rise to the top.
- bassplace88
- 5 जून 2012
- परमालिंक
To look at the other reviews, one can see that many don't appreciate this film. It is understandable why someone may not like it. No one dies. No cities are destroyed. It has a hopeful ending. Baby Godzilla is overly cute and cuddly. The list can go on, but I feel that these attributes as well as the setting, the story about scientists on an island trying to change weather patterns, and the overgrown monsters of a spider and several praying mantis, along of course with Godzilla enhance the film and make it one of my favourites of the series. Not one of the best, however. Baby Godzilla is a real hoot to watch, and seeing Godzilla practice fatherly ways with him is fun to watch. We get to see a human side to a killing machine. Don't get me wrong, the film is hokey - but for me it brings back memories of my childhood when on many a summer day I would be camped in front of the television watching a Godzilla film.
- BaronBl00d
- 6 नव॰ 2000
- परमालिंक
On an island in the Pacific, a team of scientists under the direction of Professor Kusumi (Tadao Takashima) is working to perfect a weather control system while dealing with giant praying mantises and the arrival of reporter Maki Goro (Akira Kubo). When then the test of the weather system malfunctions due to interference from somewhere on the island a radioactive storm is unleashed that decimates the team's equipment and communications leaving them to deal with the further enlarged mantises (dubbed Gigantises) who unearth an egg containing a baby Godzilla that whose cries are summoning its father.
Son of Godzilla is the eighth film in the Godzilla series and the second to be directed by Jun Fukuda as the original team of Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsubaraya were assigned to the Rankin-Bass co-production of King Kong Escapes following a previous attempt going awry which lead to Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. Per the direction of Toho, Son of Godzilla like Ebirah also saw itself set on an island location as a cost saving measure and were also directed to make a movie appealing to the date crowd with the idea that a "cute" baby Godzilla would appeal to women. In the years since its release it's gained a reputation as being one of the lesser films in the series as well as introducing the divisive character of Minilla and you can certainly see why in the end result.
In terms of the effects work the human structures look better than the ones like the Red Bamboo's fortress from Ebirah (most likely because they don't try to get too ambitious with it) and the effects work used to bring to life the Gigantises and Spiga the giant spider are nice looking in a way that almost reminded me of something like Them!. Godzilla's appearance isn't at the height of the Showa era as from certain angles his eyes maybe feel a bit too pronounced, but at least his characterization feels more consistent from Ebirah where he was shoehorned into a King Kong role. And then we have Baby Godzilla or as he'd come to be known Minilla. Charitably speaking Minilla could be described as a "love him or hate him" character in the series and he does have defenders but I'm not among them. While I'm not against the idea of Godzilla having offspring (I thought Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II handled that quite well), Minilla's design just doesn't look appealing and I think it comes from how they've tried to anthropomorphize it too much. Minilla's face is more sunken in compared to Godzilla and complete with a more stout and wobbly appearance it feels like they've made a hybrid of 40% of Godzilla's trait with the remaining bit seemingly modeled roughly on the appearance of a human one-year old or less baby and it does not work at all and just looks off. The movie also continues the trend of more anthropomorphic behavior with Minilla and Godzilla and coupled with the repetitive and often grating noises Minilla makes a lot of scenes that try to be cutesy just don't work. In terms of the monster fights Gigantis and Spiga don't pose much of a challenge to Godzilla and I felt they were good monsters for something like a "man vs. Monster" type story, but in a Godzilla movie they don't measure up.
As with the last few movies the humans aren't terribly interesting with the only real character coming from Maki Goror and Saeka played by Akira Kubo and Bibari Maeda respectively, but that's only by comparison most of the science team on the island is pretty interchangeable with not much sense of identity established to them.
Son of Godzilla is a series entry I don't typically revisit and for pretty good reasons. While some of the effects work on Spiga or Gigantis is commendable, many of the issues seen in Ebirah are carried over. Hardly the worst of the series, but also not reaching the level of "good".
Son of Godzilla is the eighth film in the Godzilla series and the second to be directed by Jun Fukuda as the original team of Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsubaraya were assigned to the Rankin-Bass co-production of King Kong Escapes following a previous attempt going awry which lead to Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. Per the direction of Toho, Son of Godzilla like Ebirah also saw itself set on an island location as a cost saving measure and were also directed to make a movie appealing to the date crowd with the idea that a "cute" baby Godzilla would appeal to women. In the years since its release it's gained a reputation as being one of the lesser films in the series as well as introducing the divisive character of Minilla and you can certainly see why in the end result.
In terms of the effects work the human structures look better than the ones like the Red Bamboo's fortress from Ebirah (most likely because they don't try to get too ambitious with it) and the effects work used to bring to life the Gigantises and Spiga the giant spider are nice looking in a way that almost reminded me of something like Them!. Godzilla's appearance isn't at the height of the Showa era as from certain angles his eyes maybe feel a bit too pronounced, but at least his characterization feels more consistent from Ebirah where he was shoehorned into a King Kong role. And then we have Baby Godzilla or as he'd come to be known Minilla. Charitably speaking Minilla could be described as a "love him or hate him" character in the series and he does have defenders but I'm not among them. While I'm not against the idea of Godzilla having offspring (I thought Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II handled that quite well), Minilla's design just doesn't look appealing and I think it comes from how they've tried to anthropomorphize it too much. Minilla's face is more sunken in compared to Godzilla and complete with a more stout and wobbly appearance it feels like they've made a hybrid of 40% of Godzilla's trait with the remaining bit seemingly modeled roughly on the appearance of a human one-year old or less baby and it does not work at all and just looks off. The movie also continues the trend of more anthropomorphic behavior with Minilla and Godzilla and coupled with the repetitive and often grating noises Minilla makes a lot of scenes that try to be cutesy just don't work. In terms of the monster fights Gigantis and Spiga don't pose much of a challenge to Godzilla and I felt they were good monsters for something like a "man vs. Monster" type story, but in a Godzilla movie they don't measure up.
As with the last few movies the humans aren't terribly interesting with the only real character coming from Maki Goror and Saeka played by Akira Kubo and Bibari Maeda respectively, but that's only by comparison most of the science team on the island is pretty interchangeable with not much sense of identity established to them.
Son of Godzilla is a series entry I don't typically revisit and for pretty good reasons. While some of the effects work on Spiga or Gigantis is commendable, many of the issues seen in Ebirah are carried over. Hardly the worst of the series, but also not reaching the level of "good".
- IonicBreezeMachine
- 27 जन॰ 2024
- परमालिंक
Son of Godzilla (1967) is a movie I recently rewatched on Tubi. The storyline follows Godzilla marching across the sea and arriving on an island where a strange egg has recently hatched. A baby Godzilla emerges but he will face dangers all around him - from large hungry praying Mantis to humans and everything in between. Godzilla will stop at nothing to protect his son.
This movie is directed by Jun Fukuda (Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla) and stars Masaaki Daimon (Lady Snowblood), Reiko Tajima (Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla), Akihiko Hirata (Godzilla, 1954) and Masao Imafuku (Kill!).
Not a huge fan of this particular depiction of Godzilla but his emergence and observations from the plane were fun. The science laboratories and sets are always well done in these pictures. The praying mantis are awesome. I always enjoy the glowing eyes of the monsters in these pictures. I always felt the baby Godzilla in this looked like a turd, and it's funny seeing how even Godzilla gets annoyed taking care of kids sometimes. The training scenes, spiders and ending battle were really good.
Overall I can't say this is a "good" movie but it is a very entertaining one. I'd score this a 6/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is directed by Jun Fukuda (Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla) and stars Masaaki Daimon (Lady Snowblood), Reiko Tajima (Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla), Akihiko Hirata (Godzilla, 1954) and Masao Imafuku (Kill!).
Not a huge fan of this particular depiction of Godzilla but his emergence and observations from the plane were fun. The science laboratories and sets are always well done in these pictures. The praying mantis are awesome. I always enjoy the glowing eyes of the monsters in these pictures. I always felt the baby Godzilla in this looked like a turd, and it's funny seeing how even Godzilla gets annoyed taking care of kids sometimes. The training scenes, spiders and ending battle were really good.
Overall I can't say this is a "good" movie but it is a very entertaining one. I'd score this a 6/10 and strongly recommend it.
- kevin_robbins
- 31 जन॰ 2022
- परमालिंक
This eighth "Godzilla" film is hardly comparable with the sublime original of 1954; THE essential monster film that pretty much set the standards for all later films that wanted to mean something. "Son of Godzilla" is boring and cheaply made rubbish to be honest, and yet, you somehow can't really bring yourself to put it down completely and this simply because Junior is such an engaging creation! His old man killed thousands of people and destroyed a numberless amount of buildings with his radioactive breath whereas baby Godzilla simply blows smoky circles and toys with daddy's tail. Godzilla's cute offspring is discovered on a remote island where a group of scientists (and one hugely irritating reporter) run tests on how to influence the weather, and the largest part of the film just shows how father Godzilla protects his boy from giant wasps and a spider. I guess this film has a nostalgic value for many people but it's really quite pointless. Director Jun Fukuda never attempts to bring tension or atmosphere and the annoying carnival-music doesn't really helps, neither.
Despite being enjoyable films, the last two Godzilla installments had not matched the success of Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) and had fallen below expectations at the box office. In an effort to boost audience attendance, Toho Studios made the decision to soften the king of the monsters and give him a cute baby son. The first Godzilla film to be geared directly towards children, Son of Godzilla (1967) is harmless fun and sweet - the cinematic equivalent of a gum drop. Alas, the film proved to be the most poorly attended Godzilla film yet. Either Toho's kiddie approach had backfired or the film just couldn't compete with the rising popularity of television.
Son of Godzilla (1967) shouldn't be the first Godzilla movie you see, or even the second or third. With the Godzilla suit from Invasion of the Astro Monster (1965) torn and frayed, a new one was constructed. Unfortunately, it is one of the most poorly designed suits in the series - bulky legs, large doll-like eyes, and a toad's head. However, it is arguably better than the one audiences would behold six years later in Godzilla vs. Megalon. If you have small children and want to introduce them to kaiju films, I recommend Son of Godzilla.
Son of Godzilla (1967) shouldn't be the first Godzilla movie you see, or even the second or third. With the Godzilla suit from Invasion of the Astro Monster (1965) torn and frayed, a new one was constructed. Unfortunately, it is one of the most poorly designed suits in the series - bulky legs, large doll-like eyes, and a toad's head. However, it is arguably better than the one audiences would behold six years later in Godzilla vs. Megalon. If you have small children and want to introduce them to kaiju films, I recommend Son of Godzilla.
- joshdownham
- 3 अप्रैल 2011
- परमालिंक
Yes, this is a juvenile Godzilla film in many ways. Yes, the baby Godzilla is goofy. But you know what? I like this monster movie! It's entertaining, fun, and also very heartwarming whenever we get to see Godzilla taking the little guy Minya under his wing (Godzilla's always been more of a "surrogate" dad rather than an organic one in my view).
A group of scientists are conducting intense weather experiments on a remote island that just so happens to be inhabited by giant praying mantises, a giant spider that spins deadly webs, and a large egg that hatches to produce a "little Godzilla". The Big G gets to teach Minya all about breathing fire, stomping enemies, and also some quality father and son bonding (awww).
Those who don't like Godzilla movies very much are advised to stay away; even some die-hard fans don't care for the sentiment expressed in this entry. There is still a lot of steady monster action on hand, a good pairing between a young visiting reporter and a pretty island girl, and a truly touching ending that nearly brings a tear to my eye every time I see it. *** out of ****
A group of scientists are conducting intense weather experiments on a remote island that just so happens to be inhabited by giant praying mantises, a giant spider that spins deadly webs, and a large egg that hatches to produce a "little Godzilla". The Big G gets to teach Minya all about breathing fire, stomping enemies, and also some quality father and son bonding (awww).
Those who don't like Godzilla movies very much are advised to stay away; even some die-hard fans don't care for the sentiment expressed in this entry. There is still a lot of steady monster action on hand, a good pairing between a young visiting reporter and a pretty island girl, and a truly touching ending that nearly brings a tear to my eye every time I see it. *** out of ****
Scientists experimenting with changes in weather on a tropical island get more than they bargained for when Godzilla shows up to battle humongous insects and protect his newborn child.
This chapter of the ongoing Godzilla saga is clearly meant to be silly, playful and for children. Not only is Godzilla's menacing look toned own a great deal, but even the music over the opening credits suggests we are in for a fun, joyful romp.
The Columbia TriStar DVD is a bit of a disappointment. While proudly announcing it is the "50th Anniversary" edition, it only really has one feature to offer: the ability to watch in either Japanese or English. So many of the other films in the series have informative commentary from Steve Ryfle or David Kalat, I would have liked to get the same treatment here.
This film also features some of the worst English dubbing in the series, not even trying to match actors' lips or voices. At least they kept the same conversations, so far as I know.
This chapter of the ongoing Godzilla saga is clearly meant to be silly, playful and for children. Not only is Godzilla's menacing look toned own a great deal, but even the music over the opening credits suggests we are in for a fun, joyful romp.
The Columbia TriStar DVD is a bit of a disappointment. While proudly announcing it is the "50th Anniversary" edition, it only really has one feature to offer: the ability to watch in either Japanese or English. So many of the other films in the series have informative commentary from Steve Ryfle or David Kalat, I would have liked to get the same treatment here.
This film also features some of the worst English dubbing in the series, not even trying to match actors' lips or voices. At least they kept the same conversations, so far as I know.
On an island, a scientific team's experiment goes totally wrong, it mutates mantises into deadly mantises and they unearth an egg and out hatches a slimy, talking, peice of crap that keeps saying this word, WAAAAAGWAAAAAA!!!. Then we find out it's supposed to be Godzilla's son and sure enough Godzilla comes to save it and he sure kicks the deadly mantises' asses. Father and son have many more adventures together. The creature, Minya grows into this toddler Godzilla that looks much more like a human than Godzilla and puffs smoke Os, but when Godzilla steps on his tail he breathes fire. Then a huge mechanical spider named Spiega attacks Godzilla and son while the scientists' experiment causes it to snow on the island (this is the first and only Godzilla movie that shows the big G in snow). This is really silly, but a lot of fun to watch. It's not only silly, but also funny, and with an effective playful score by Masaru Satoh. I recommend this is mostly recommended to kids though.
- Horror Fan
- 14 फ़र॰ 1999
- परमालिंक
Son of Godzilla is a rather weak film, but it is very enjoyable. Baby Godzilla is hilarious and you can tell that the parent Godzilla is so done with him for 90% of the film!
The plot is barebones, as can be expected, and is mostly spent either chasing the Godzillas or the Godzillas fighting some huge giant ant or the like. The acting, whilst not amazing, was not too bad, however. And, I really enjoyed the practical effects, even if they were very corny (Godzilla is a man in a suit!). It's a very funny film to watch drunk too.
4/10: Entertaining monster flick, with a silly plot, an even sillier pair of monsters and good effects.
The plot is barebones, as can be expected, and is mostly spent either chasing the Godzillas or the Godzillas fighting some huge giant ant or the like. The acting, whilst not amazing, was not too bad, however. And, I really enjoyed the practical effects, even if they were very corny (Godzilla is a man in a suit!). It's a very funny film to watch drunk too.
4/10: Entertaining monster flick, with a silly plot, an even sillier pair of monsters and good effects.
- Hayden-86055
- 4 जून 2024
- परमालिंक
The movie give us more of godzilla and his adventures but is only decent, the effects are better than te previous movies, show us a godzilla with more personality of a animal, doing a better job than show us only a fighthing monster, the plot of the humans is interesting but characters are meh not really special and have more serious history than the scenes of godzilla is like a frankestein monster with familiar and serious things.
This is where Godzilla jumps the shark.The special effects are really good but the story is silly and full of holes. It's about scientists on an island trying to control the weather with exploding balloons and yellow gas. A reporter parachutes out of the sky and lands in the ocean and they let him live with them.The reporter quickly meets a native woman and the story becomes about them. The native woman has lived alone on the island since she was a child yet has a brand new floral print dress. She quickly adapts to wearing men's clothes, that fit her perfectly. A giant egg is unearthed and cracked open by gimantis'.They witness the birth and the reporter immediately says it's a little Godzilla.If i hadn't been watching a movie called "Son Of Godzilla", I would have never guessed he had anything to do with Godzilla. How did Godzilla have a kid?Is he a she?Do males of his species lay eggs? What the heck is going on? Everything that happens makes no sense. This movie is a mess. The one redeeming quality is that they finally figured out how to make Godzilla look big, even though he more than ever looks like a guy in a suit. If you have seen the first 6, you should see this just to see how badly it can be done.Otherwise avoid this.
I recently watched it with my son (9 yo) who is on a Kaiju movie watching spree. I must say it might turn off some of the adult watchers as the "minilla" character is very much looking like a puppy. For a child, it is funny without ever being scary.
It is also decently acted and will do good if you like B movies in general.
It is also decently acted and will do good if you like B movies in general.
1967's "Son of Godzilla" ("Kaiju Shima no Kessen: Gojira no Musuko" or Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son in Japan) was the 8th entry in Toho's original series, and like its immediate predecessor, "Godzilla versus the Sea Monster," was directed on a noticeably lower budget by Jun Fukuda rather than Ishiro Honda, both bypassed for US theaters to go straight to television. A team of research scientists conduct experiments in man made climate change on Soll-Gel Island (location shooting in Guam), hoping to create a frigid atmosphere in the tropical heat as a way of producing better farming conditions for future generations. A publicity seeking reporter (Akira Kubo) parachutes unexpectedly, forced into kitchen patrol to earn his keep as a fellow member of the group, the first to discover a beautiful girl living alone on the island, the daughter of a deceased scientist who left records of his work since the end of the war. They must remain in camp during the night or risk being devoured by giant size mantises dubbed Gimantis (Kamacuras in Japan), three of which uncover an egg which should provide a tasty meal. What emerges is instantly described as 'a baby Godzilla,' but this infant looks nothing like his padre, the new Godzilla costume so bulky with its oddly shaped face, greater thickness in the neck, legs, and tail, that one might mistake it for Mrs. Godzilla! The mantids have no chance against the radioactive breath of this new opponent, but another menace awakens from its slumber to shoot thick strands of web that can only be cut by fire, Speiga (Kumonga in Japan) a ravenous spider feeding on blood through a hollow spike in its mouth. The insects were marionettes using multiple technicians to move each limb, a nice change from the usual wrestling matches and quite well done, helping offset the overly cute antics of offspring Minya (Minilla in Japan), returning for "Destroy All Monsters" and "Godzilla's Revenge" before being retired. There is some amusement to be had in how the Big G goes about instructing Little G, more like a puppy with its incessant whimpering and inability to defend itself, Toho's answer to the recent success of Daiei's Gamera series. The human cast is littered with familiar faces, always a great help during the slow spots between battles, the teenaged Beverly Maeda providing welcome pulchritude in the absence of Kumi Mizuno. The only dangers on the island are a trio of gigantic mantids and one ugly spider, all hungering for baby Minya but not when Big Daddy's around for protection. On his own, Minya can only blow pitiful smoke rings that do little damage, until Pop brings out the heavy artillery by stepping on the kid's tail! Weak as it is, worse would come by the following decade as stock footage would dictate the death throes of the original series.
- kevinolzak
- 18 फ़र॰ 2022
- परमालिंक
This kaiju movie is associated with a more youthful audience. Like the previous film, this movie was set on an island, where scientists test weather experiments. When one of the experiments goes wrong, it mutates life on the island, including three giant praying mantises. The bugs discover a monster egg and out hatches a slimy, buff, sickly- looking monster that is supposed to be the son of Godzilla. But, this monster is in no way close enough on resembling the Big G. Its eyes are huge, head and face are round and mostly spits radioactive smoke rings. He makes these annoying babyish sounds (wagwagwagwag!) and has behavior problems similar to that of a little kid (isn't he supposed to be a monster?). He should be the son of Barney. If you would like to see a better-looking Son of Godzilla, catch the young Godzilla of the Heisei Series.
But, the good stuff we get to see in this movie is Masaru Sato's likable and comforting music score and Shinichi Sekizawa's adventurous and positive story. The special effects are pretty good, handled by Teisho Arikawa, and good directing by Jun Fukuda. A lot of recognizable Toho actors appear in this film, including Tadao Takashima, Akira Kubo, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio Tsuchiya and Kenji Sahara. The monster battles are great; I especially like the the mantises and the huge spider sequences - effectively executed. Not much of a plot though, but a nice movie nonetheless with plenty of monster action.
Grade B
But, the good stuff we get to see in this movie is Masaru Sato's likable and comforting music score and Shinichi Sekizawa's adventurous and positive story. The special effects are pretty good, handled by Teisho Arikawa, and good directing by Jun Fukuda. A lot of recognizable Toho actors appear in this film, including Tadao Takashima, Akira Kubo, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio Tsuchiya and Kenji Sahara. The monster battles are great; I especially like the the mantises and the huge spider sequences - effectively executed. Not much of a plot though, but a nice movie nonetheless with plenty of monster action.
Grade B
- OllieSuave-007
- 18 जून 2001
- परमालिंक
- mark.waltz
- 26 अग॰ 2020
- परमालिंक
Story: 6/10
Scientists conduct experiments on a long forgotten island but struggle to cope with the dangerous wildlife. Hardly gripping but for a Godzilla film it felt more structured.
Visuals: 6/10
Godzilla films are pretty ugly by todays standards but here they're above par for the time and the monsters look the part.
Cast: 4/10
The usual array of over acting and terrible dubs are on display as are familiar faces from previous movies confusingly in different roles.
Audio: 4/10
Terrible dub, questionable monster sound effects and recycled music.
X-Factor: 4/10
The Spyger was great and Beverly Maeda is just distractedly stunning!
The Verdict: 1/10
Sure it's even goofier than usual and the comedy is more than slightly silly but as far as Godzilla films are concerned I'd still consider this one of the better ones.
Scientists conduct experiments on a long forgotten island but struggle to cope with the dangerous wildlife. Hardly gripping but for a Godzilla film it felt more structured.
Visuals: 6/10
Godzilla films are pretty ugly by todays standards but here they're above par for the time and the monsters look the part.
Cast: 4/10
The usual array of over acting and terrible dubs are on display as are familiar faces from previous movies confusingly in different roles.
Audio: 4/10
Terrible dub, questionable monster sound effects and recycled music.
X-Factor: 4/10
The Spyger was great and Beverly Maeda is just distractedly stunning!
The Verdict: 1/10
Sure it's even goofier than usual and the comedy is more than slightly silly but as far as Godzilla films are concerned I'd still consider this one of the better ones.
- zebediahrain
- 18 मई 2020
- परमालिंक