Last week, we took a look at Godzilla’s 8-bit adventures, which ended with the tragically misguided Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters. While things didn’t immediately turn around quality-wise after that tactical snorefest, our favorite kaiju...
After recently re-watching every Godzilla film in chronological order and allowing some time for my thoughts on the series as a whole to solidify, I thought it would be a good idea to rank...
Thereâs no denying that 2004âs Godzilla: Final Wars is the most divisive film in the entire franchise. Itâs an attempt by Toho to repeat a feat they successfully pulled off a decade prior, which is to end...
2003âs Godzilla: Tokyo SOS is a direct sequel to Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla, but often feels like a more ambitious retelling of the same story. A new cast of characters is brought in, more fantastical...
The beauty of the âMillenniumâ series of Godzilla films, which lasted from 1999 until 2004, is that the producers were pretty much given âcarte blancheâ to do whatever they wanted with each film. Shusuke...
Interest in the Godzilla series was rapidly declining after Godzilla 2000 and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus were met with middling reactions by both fans and critics. Fearing another commercial disappointment, Toho once again proved that they can deliver the...
The second film in the âMillenniumâ series of the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, opens with a startling revelation: The events of the previous yearâs Godzilla 2000 never happened. No longer shackled by sequel...
Displeased with Hollywoodâs handling of one of its most precious and lucrative franchises, Japanese film giant Toho changed its plans to stop producing Godzilla films for a full decade and immediately began work on Godzilla 2000,...
One can only discuss the Godzilla franchise for so long before having to acknowledge the âgorilla-whaleâ in the room that is 1998âs Godzilla. Hot off the heels of the hugely successful Independence Day, director...
With the state of Japanese theatrical cinema in flux throughout the 1970âs, the beloved Godzilla of the âShowaâ era (1954-1975) was never able to receive the send-off he deserved. In an effort to keep...
