I keep watching Godzilla movies expecting them to get better and they just keep getting worse.I can not understand why they insist on having kids star in them either.Luckily in this one they say lots of ridiculous things.My favorite is "I reckon he means to harm us!" I thought Megalon looked silly but he quickly became one of my favorite monsters.Unfortunately,the story is so bad that it's hard to notice much else.A scientist built a robot that can do anything and it teaches itself to think.Then it goes to find Godzilla and proceeds to wave him in like a 747 approaching the terminal.There is a cool car chase scene but it's not enough to make this watchable.Another Toho fail.
... View MoreGodzilla vs. Megalon was one of the DUMBEST Toho movies in the 1970's. The way they did the monsters in this movie looked embarrassing like Jet Jaguar for an example. By the end of this film, the song called "Jet Jaguar" was worse than the whole soundtrack and it should not have been part of the movie. The fight scenes in this film were so silly. It didn't feel like they were fighting, they looked more like kids playing with each other in costumes. The human scenes were as bad as the monster scenes. Godzilla's face really looked like a monkey instead of a dinosaur face, like it should have. The story was horrible in many ways. This movie didn't really feel like a Godzilla movie at all.
... View MoreOh man, get ready to tone down your intelligence because we're looking at one of the lesser highlights of the movie series starring the one and only King of the Monsters. This is Godzilla vs Megalon.After the events of "Godzilla vs Gigan", an ancient civilization called Seatopia (silly, I know) is living under the ocean. Its people are upset over the continuous nuclear bomb tests done on the surface world, so they send in their god Megalon to destroy us all. Only one problem: Megalon is one of the least intelligent monsters there is. So they send a few agents to steal a scientist's silly-looking, size-changing robot Jet Jaguar to lure Megalon to cities. Soon, the scientist regains control over the robot and sends it to get Godzilla to save the day. Realizing that trouble is over the horizon, the Seatopians ask the aliens from the previous film to send in their monster Gigan into the fray. It's Godzilla and Jet jaguar against Megalon and Gigan. Who will win? This was made in a time when Godzilla movies were getting silly. Cheap effects, annoying little kids, use of stock footage, and laughable moments. Nonetheless, all of this is made up for by the awesome big fight that goes on near the end. Monsters taking turns beating the crap out of each other. I absolutely love it. There are tons of great moments, a few that defy the laws of physics.If you're willing to let reality fly out the window and just want to see a fun and cheap monster movie, then this is the one for you.
... View MoreThere is a level on which the most sophisticated of viewers can sit back and enjoy these Japanese monster flicks, paper mache sets and all. They certainly do tickle my palate.The undersea world of Seatopia is angry about nuclear tests because their world is being destroyed. What to do, but bring up the Megalon monster to do a number on the surface humans. What do the humans do, but get Godzilla on their side and the last third of the film is a wrestling match between Godzilla and Megalon and respective tag team partners.Godzilla gets a robot partner that supposedly is controlled by humans, but starts developing some independent thinking. All to the good, I might add and Megalon gets some other kind of creature the Seatopian folks unleash.You've got to love these films. It's like they're choreographed by Vince McMahon.
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