Tagged: terrible experiences
Review: Godzilla (2014)
In 2004, Toho released Godzilla: Final Wars in theaters to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Godzilla series. The film tried its hardest to provide as much spectacle as possible, assembling a huge collection...
Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
My biggest gripe with The Return of Godzilla, the 1984 series reboot that is considered first in the Heisei era of Godzilla films, is that Godzilla doesn’t have a rival monster to fight. In...
Kaiju Kommentary: The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Ten years after the release of Terror of MechaGodzilla, Toho wisely decided to go back to the drawing board and reboot the series with 1984’s The Return of Godzilla. While the idea of bringing Godzilla back...
Kaiju Kommentary: Terror of MechaGodzilla (1975)
Terror of MechaGodzilla, a direct sequel to the previous year’s excellent Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla, marks the return of the series’ most prolific director, Ishiro Honda, and is the final film in the “Showa” era...
Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (1974)
The Godzilla films of the 70’s might have consisted of some ironically entertaining films, but it was clear midway through the decade that the series had lost its way. Godzilla was becoming something of...
Kaiju Kommentary: Destroy All Monsters (1968)
How do you follow a movie that introduces Godzilla’s offspring? More appropriately, how do you get the series back on track? The answer is simple: you gather as many of Toho’s famous kaiju as...
Kaiju Kommentary: Son of Godzilla (1967)
So it has come to this… Eight movies in, the Godzilla series seemingly jumps the shark by giving the big green meanie a baby. As awful as the idea sounds, the film is nowhere...
Kaiju Kommentary: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
You know what they say about all good things. After redefining the series and creating four supremely entertaining Godzilla films, director Ishiro Honda decided to take a well-deserved break and hand the series’ reins...
Kaiju Kommentary: Invasion of Astro Monster (1965)
Despite having the silliest title of any of the Godzilla sequels, 1965’s Invasion of Astro Monster has held up as an incredibly entertaining movie. As a direct follow-up to Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, it’s...