Indeed, this one takes me way back. I first saw this film on Disney Channels "Cool Nights" back in the late 90's. I recorded it on VHS and since then, I've rewatched it again and again. One part that I do like about the film is that it seems to delve right into the monsters, and that's something that any Godzilla fan can really appreciate. It's kinda weird though, soldiers who are apparently inherently evil are kidnapping natives of Mothra's island (who makes an extremely brief appearance in this film) and using them as slaves to grind fruits into a liquid. The soldiers use this liquid as a natural repellent against the Giant Lobster, Ebirah. To my knowledge, they never actually call it "Ebirah", they simply call it "the giant lobster". It contains a few interesting scenes not found in any other film. We have Godzilla fighting a Giant bird whose origin is unknown, and we also have a scene where a giant monster actually devours a person. It's really neat to see Godzilla fight underwater as well. I wouldn't put this as one of the top Godzilla films, but I would definitely say it's worth the watch.

Not one of the stronger entries into the Godzilla franchise, it is nevertheless an okay film all at the same time. There's a criminal plot here among the humans, the monster are being used for fell purposes, and, of course, Gojira needs to ham-fistedly save the day. In spite of having seen it several times I can't recall too much of it. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're a die hard Gojira fan. I mean, I am one, but even I have a limit and standard for Godzillz flicks.Still, it's got higher production values than the much lamented "Godzillas Revenge" or "Hedora" installments, or even the much worse "Megalon" episode. Man that was a bad one, but never mind.Gojira fights a giant lobster in this thing. If you can get by that, then you should be okay with the rest of the film. Me, I was expoecting a sea serpent or some really cool looking monster, but, the production team failed us this time. Oh well.See it once.

Of all the Japanese monster films that came out from the mid Fifties to the mid Seventies, Godzilla Versus The Sea Monster is the only one that seems to have taken a political stand on anything. The Japanese for obvious reasons are big on nuclear disarmament. This film involves Godzilla and two other giant monsters involved with the Red Bamboo who are a group conducting nuclear experiments on a deserted south sea island. Of course there was no such a group as the Red Bamboo, but the power across the Sea of Japan did have a Red Guard who were pretty active in those days. I think that was another political statement that Godzilla Versus The Sea Monster was making.Anyway some 20 somethings who were involved in a dance marathon which opened the film, commandeer a boat that was to be the getaway vehicle of a bank robber to search for the brother of one of them who set sail southeast and was not heard from. It's there that a storm washes them ashore on the island of the Red Bamboo. These dastardly folks are not only conducting nuclear experiments, they're making heavy water to use as nuclear fuel, but are using slave labor. The slaves are being taken from the island that Mothra resides, but he's sleeping and the natives are doing their best to arouse their friend and protector. To discourage escape in the meantime, the island is guarded by Ebirah a giant lobster monster. The Red Bamboo controls him by means of the nectar of some exotic tropical fruit that acts as a tranquilizer.When our heroes arrive, they discover that Godzilla is in some kind of coma asleep on the island. Needing an ally they look to get him awake to start doing his thing. Of course all three monsters battle it out in the end.This particular all star monster spectacular is a cut above the others for its political statement wrapped up in the dopey way these films play. But I have to admit a soft spot in my heart for them.

If you are surveying Godzilla films, this has two things that make it stand out. One is the twin priestesses, who I think are photographed better and longer here than elsewhere. The second thing is that this is dubbed more expertly than others I have seen.Otherwise, the interesting thing here is the same as for all the Godzilla films. If you want to appreciate Hayao Miyazaki and his fascination with nature sprites and monsters (and you are not Japanese) you need to touch base with something in this series. This one features four giant creatures: Godzilla who is a sort of prehistoric lizard; the people-friendly Mothra; its cousin, a giant condor; and new to this film a giant lobster.All of these were created or awakened by nuclear activity which was then burned deep into Japanese cosmology. The bad guys here? They are making nuclear weapons.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.