The best Godzilla movie ever is Godzilla (1998). If you do not think so that's o.k. But if your mad about it grow up frat heads. This is the 15th Godzilla movie. The 11th Godzilla movie Godzilla vs the smog monster is better. The 16th Godzilla movie Godzilla 1985 or The return of Godzilla is also better. The 17th Godzilla movie Godzilla vs B.i.o.l.l.a.n.t.e is also better. It is still a very good movie. Very scary. See it. It is a very good monster movie. It is not as good the 22nd Godzilla movie Godzilla vs Destroyer. It is not as good as part 23 to the Japan Godzilla series Godzilla vs M.e.g.a.g.u.i.r.u.s. The 8th Godzilla movie Son of Godzilla is also better. But still it is a very good movie.

Just as good as its predecessor, if not better. Last time we saw Godzilla teaming up to take down one monster. This time, he has to take down two, by himself. This is a great end to the original series, as it contains all the great elements. Awesome fights, which take us back to more inhabited areas. The country side had become a cheap alternative, but you can't beat city destruction. There is also a lot of heart, as we see a ridiculed scientist and his daughter struggle with their feelings. This film actually contains some human sacrifice. Making us and Godzilla equal again. Very impressed with something that could have been all a little much.

The aliens from the previous Godzilla/Mechagodzilla movie return in this one, rebuilding the gigantic title monstrosity. They receive help from a disgruntled elderly scientist (Akihiko Hirata, who co-starred in the very first Godzilla movie of '54) seeking revenge; it seems fifteen years ago the doctor claimed he was able to electronically control a surviving dinosaur called Titanosaurus and was discredited. Hirata takes some lumps at times for "hamming it up" in an obvious gray old man wig and mustache, but other than one silly moment where he cackles delightfully like a typical monster movie mad scientist, he is fine in his part. Between now remote controlling his Titanosaurus and teaming him up with the aliens' Mechagodzilla, we have two mighty foes to pit against Godzilla. This would be the final Godzilla film for about ten years, and veteran series director Ishiro Honda came back to do it after a substantial absence. Of all the past several Godzilla pictures, this is one of the better offerings, thanks partly to it being of a more serious tone in spite of its outrageous plot. Also included is a pretty daughter for the old scientist who is actually a cyborg! She is an asset to the story, with a complex nature. Godzilla himself is somewhat under-used and doesn't make an appearance until about fifty minutes into the film, but it's worth waiting for. **1/2 out of ****

Once again, Classic Media releases a G-film I would have never seen without them, the finale of the Showa series, "Terror of MechaGodzilla"!And this film really is one of the best Godzilla movies ever made, seriously. This is obviously due to the returning Honda, his final G-film. Also returning was Akira Ifukbe, thank God. Enough of Masuro Sato's often childish scores. Ifukbe's score was dark and menacing and we finally hear the "Godzilla March theme", which sounded bad-ass. It sounds even better than it did in the original "Gojira" in fact. There were also sad and touching themes, adding to the beauty of score. Honda just has an aura of seriousness that he puts into his work that makes them stand out against the rest of the showa films.I love the human characters and the aliens are better brought to life in this film. No more aluminum foil bases. Kastsuhiko Sasaki (Ichinose) and Tomoko Ai (Katsura) have a beautiful and tragic love story, and the fact she's a cyborg was fresh twist that I LOVED!! Her struggle to maintain loyalty to her father is a well done aspect of the film. However, a weak point is Akihiko Hirata's portrayal of Dr. Mafune (Katsura's dad). Although at times over dramatic and a little too 'mad scientist', the acting is good. Usually Hirata is top rate, but he kinda slacked here. Whatev. The screenplay by Yukiko Tkayama is excellent and I love this movie already.Next, as you should know by now our the monsters. Godzilla looks great, although technically the same suit, but it looks meaner. Therefore, better in my opinion. Not to mention he isn't a campy do-gooder, but more of an anti-hero. He also has some bad-ass moments , such as his first entrance: JUST BAD-ASS, with the appearing out of nowhere and all, just great. MechaGodzilla goes through minimal changes but looks, what else, bad-ass. Katsura being his controller internally was a great idea that added to the drama. Titanosaurus was great, a revelation compared to the onslaught of horribly bad monsters such as Megalon, Jet Jaguar, Gabera and the rest.I think it's messed up he died while being controlled but Godzilla is still the hero here, so he has to win. The end battle was spectacular and one of my favorites of all time. The Tokyo smashing scenes were done quite nicely.Teruyoshi Nakano handled the effects nicely and I'm glad we have comparison shots again, but the monsters are often a little over sized compared to hills and buildings. I also enjoyed all the areal and overhead shots. The U.S. version was all right, but as usual I prefer the Japansese version. Dubbing, was okay but the prelude was unnecessary. Nonetheless, I'm glad it was included on the fantastic DVD. Some might complain about the alien ship scene, not enough back ground and all. On the plus side the stock-footage is limited to an all time low. The story is a little rushed, but what do you expect for a film on such a rushed schedule? The Japansese version is only 83 minutes, but if Honda had had the time and budget I'm pretty sure the film would've been around at least 92 minutes. Still, compared to the films Jun Fukuda was releasing at the time fans shouldn't complain.A revelation after I don't know how many incredibly bad G-films!!!