Ranking the Heisei Films

[kiryugoji04]

Time for a re-ranking?

1. Return of Godzilla is not actually all that great but I love watching it for Nakano's gorgeous miniature effects and the delicious atmosphere that hangs over the whole affair.

2. Godzilla vs. Biollante is the only legitimately good film in the entire series. The effects are less detailed this time out but the scenes are still composed well and the atmosphere is once again excellent.

3. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah has shot up my list by my learning to buy into it's sheer stupidity, plus the nifty Shinjuku set from the climax. It's still a terrible film but it's the only 90s film I can just turn my brain off for, I guess.

4. Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla isn't the worst film of this series, it's merely par for the course. I don't really care to watch it but I like the look of the city overrun with crystals in the final battle. I also love Mogera and Little Godzilla and I have no shame.

5. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla puts me to sleep. Rodan's overall execution is one of the most offensive things ever committed in this genre.

6. Godzilla vs. Mothra... I can't even bring myself to care enough to write something about it.

7. Godzilla vs. Destroyer is garbage.

Ugh, those last four are such slogs to get through. -___-

[jellydonut25]

I wish the first half of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah were more interesting, because I might actually really enjoy the film if that were the case. The second half is pretty good, but the first 45 minutes is brutal.

[Dr Kain]

lol

I swear some people hate the Heisei series because it is not the Showa series. I personally think the Heisei series is the best era of Godzilla for a variety of reasons, but whatever.

[jellydonut25]

[klen7]

[jellydonut25]

I really feel like it's lip-service continuity. I've said that before, but I mean, Mothra, Space Godzilla, and Destoroyah don't really depend on any of the other Heisei films to exist...

[kiryugoji04]

[jellydonut25]

What would make the continuity work would be things like:
Godzilla's battle with King Ghidorah is how Battra is released somehow.
Godzilla's fusion with Rodan is what causes his meltdown, not some off-screen incident.

[klen7]

[kiryugoji04]

[klen7]

thats probably true, but she's still a common human perspective that the audience can follow from film to film

[kiryugoji04]

[jellydonut25]

[klen7]

[Dr Kain]

[jellydonut25]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[Russzilla]

This question has nothing to do with the rankings, but why did Toho choose to film the Heisei movies in full screen as opposed to widescreen/letterboxed?

[kiryugoji04]

[H-Man]

I really don't get the hate for these movies. I don't think they're that much better or worse than the rest of the Godzilla films.

[Gman2887]

[Dr Kain]

[Dr Kain]

[jellydonut25]

[kiryugoji04]