Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

All aboard the tier train! Think I'll take inspiration from Salty Bet, just to make things fun for myself.

X Tier - excels in multiple respects, is always a great watch
Godzilla (1954)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Monster Zero (1965)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla (2014)

S Tier - excels in at least one respect, is always a very good watch
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Godzilla 2000 (1999)
GMK: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla x Mechagodzilla (2002)

A Tier - a little uneven, but a good watch
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

B Tier - somewhat uneven, an okay watch
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Godzilla vs. Destroyer (1995)

C Tier - uneven, a subpar watch
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)

Potato Tier - No.
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla (1994)
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)

Man, I got new paged after all that work...

I fully disagree with the comments about Tokyo SOS. Say what you want about the characters, but the movie definitely feels connected to GxMG and in some ways, surpasses it with its treatment of Godzilla.

Even regarding the much-praised effects, while, yes, the miniatures are nicely detailed, the lighting really doesn't do much to sell a sense of scale, so it mostly ends up looking like 2 meter tall monsters walking around in really detailed miniature cities.

Honda wasn't given any more time than Tezuka was...the time constraint thing isn't a valid excuse when you're comparing him against a guy who worked under just as strict (and often stricter) time deadlines.

As for Ghidrah being a sequel to MvsG...the continuity is so slight, they don't function as a pair of movies, imho. I think I saw them out of order and never was remotely confused. If one were to see Tokyo SOS prior to GxMG, it'd feel like there was something missing. So, my issue with it there still exists: it doesn't really feel like a full-on sequel, but it also doesn't stand on its own. It exists in this weird world semi-unto-itself and yet handcuffed to the previous movie in all the wrong ways.

I understand the general low ranking of Godzilla vs. Mothra '92, but it always surprises me to see it ranked that low.

Much like how Tokyo SOS takes a few cues too many from Mothra and Mothra vs. Godzilla, BFE is such a blatant, half-hearted remake of Mothra's debut film that it frustrates me greatly - even more so, having followed the solid Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and the great Godzilla vs. Biollante. Everything from the writing to the effects just screams "LAAAAAAAAZZZZZZY".
...Except Battra. Battra's cool - although again, effects and writing do him in. Why was he relevant to this film, anyway? For that matter, how was Godzilla relevant?

I find it ironic that this film, as well as Mechagodzilla '93 and Destroyah (and SOS, for that matter), dominated my favorites list years ago; yet now I can barely stand them.

There was a time when Mechagodzilla '93 seemed to dominate almost every favorites list. I don't think I've seen another movie in the series take such a fall in fan opinion.

Showa

Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Destroy All Monsters
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Megalon
All Monsters Attack


Heisei

Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla


Shinsei

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla 2000: Millennium

^I can very much get behind your Heisei ranking. I basically have RoG, Biollante and GvsKG on a shared top tier for the era, but the other four I'd pretty have descending as you do.