Which do you prefer?
Myself, I like MG74 much more than ToMG, which was a little underwhelming IMO.
A little comparison from my point of view:
-The plot. I love the introduction of The Aliens, and I thought the whole "Godzilla vs Himself" was well done. ToMG kinda bored me...
-The Kaiju. G ws well portrayed, and MG even more so. I Loved MG's roar ^_^. Ang's role, though small, was cool, even though he did get trashed. But this was really good at showing how powerful and sadistic MG was. I just wish MG hade kept his beam he had as "Psuedo-Goji". As for Caesar... well, yes, he was indeed a wimp, but it again accented the power of MG and how only his organic double could stop him. Titanosaurus only had a cool roar going for him, IMHO.
-The Battles. This goes pretty well along with my opinions of the Kaiju. MG and Ang's battle was short but really awesome
. The first ever G vs MG battle was one of the coolest battles of the Showa series, and possibly even in the entire series! Absolutely loved G's entrance! The final battle was really cool as well, showing us (as I've mentioned) that not even the mystical guardian Shisa monster could stop MG, making G's victory all the more grand. ToMG's battle kinda made me yawn...
-The Soundtrack. While Ifukube's music resounds throughout ToMG, it still doesn't quite save the film and it works better in the older films than here. GvsMG's soundtrack absolutely rocks!!! I love the swing style battle themes ^_^! Absolutely wonderful!!! (BTW, I'm not bashing Ifukube, I'm just comparing how the respective soundtracks fit to the films.)
Well, that's my
OPINION, and please don't bash me for them, no matter how much you disagree.
Cheers!