Ranking the Heisei Films

[MekaGojira3k]

[CWSmith]

[klen7]

So in the Godzilla fandom watching GvsM92 series is akin to showing atonement as a member of the Yakuza? Maybe the moderators have a new tool under the belt... i wouldn't put it past Jelly either, he's a twisted son-of-gun.

[jellydonut25]

Watching GvM is the equivalent of seppuku.

[Jorzilla]

[DannyBeane]

[CWSmith]

Just for the record, I'm SO happy that I found others who despise that movie as much as I do. Before I started lurking here, I thought I was in the minority on that garbage pile.

[jellydonut25]

[CWSmith]

[XvGojira]

[Godzilla21]

[daikaijusaurus]

These days when I feel like watching a Godzilla movie I usually pop in one of the Millenium movies (G2K, GFW or GXMG). This is mostly because I just got burned out of the hesei movies because I just watched them so many times over and over again. Way back in 1990, I first heard of a new Godzilla movie being released in Japan called Godzilla Vs Biollante, then when I got a copy of Markalite Magazine from a local comic shop, I saw amazing pictures of the new Godzilla and Biollante. And to my surprise, in the magazine there was an announcement of another Godzilla movie going into production called Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah. I can't describe in words how excited I was, but I didn't get a chance to see either of them until a couple of years later when someone at my comic shop lent me his boot copy of Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah, and I quickly made a copy of it before I gave it back to the guy. For three full months, I watched this movie at least once a day LOL!! As soon as I came home from school I popped in the VCR and got transported into Godzilla land! A few years later, I got the rest of the new films from a company called Video Daikaiju.

I will always look back and remember those wonderful and exciting years watching the hesei movies, they will always have a special place in my heart. Here is how I rank the movies:

1. Godzilla 1985
First Godzilla movie I saw in theaters. The music, the special effects, a bad@$$ Godzilla, Super X. Enough said!

2. Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah
Awesome Godzilla, awesome roar, awesome battles, cool Mecha Ghidorah, silly android, funny time travel and cute dorats. What's not to love?

3. Godzilla Vs MechaGodzilla
The return of MechaGodzilla, my favorite Godzilla foe. That's enough for me

4. Godzilla Vs Biollante
Loved how Godzilla looked, his roar, and the Battles between him and Biollante. And Biollante was one of the coolest foes ever created for Godzilla. So wished they would've brought her back for future films.

5. Godzilla Vs Destroyer
I cried when Godzilla melted at the end of the movie. Really liked Godzilla Junior, I so wished Toho had continued the series with him.

6. Godzilla Vs Space Godzilla
Cool movie with cool monsters, mechs and battles. Didn't care too much for Little Godzilla or the human characters. Could've done without 20 minutes of Yuki aiming his gun at Godzilla.

7. Godzilla & Mothra: Battle for Earth.
I don't dislike or hate this movie like some others do, my main problem with this movie is just Mothra. I never liked Mothra and never felt she was ever a worthy foe for Godzilla. Battra larvae form was cool, but when he turned into a dark Mothra just killed it for me. Still a cool movie and I really enjoyed hearing the Cosmos sing the Mothra song

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

>Never liked Mothra or thought she was a worthy foe.

Wow, so these are those fabled creatures

[Legion]

[klen7]

[lhb412]

Doing the entire series is hella difficult, but ranking the Heisei is easy. Best to worst:

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

[GFan]

[Shanai]

Marathoning all the movies recent, I found myself still loving the Heisei series, despite the flaws. Godzilla Vs. Mothra was my least favorite of them, but that was really more due to the terrible dub (how they managed to make Masako sound more whiny and high pitched than her five year old daughter is almost impressive).

All in all, I've pretty much come to appreciate all of them a bit more, though my rankings are not inherently all that different than they were fifteen years ago.

1. Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah
2. Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah
3. Godzilla Vs. Biollante
4. Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla
5. Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla
6. Godzilla Vs. Mothra
7. Godzilla

[jellydonut25]

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

from a sheer cinematographic and special effects perspective, The Return Of Godzilla should be number one in that list. It LOOKS like a movie. Past Biollante, the rest of the Heisei movies have a TV movie feel.

[klen7]

i guess i really need to rewatch that film... i remember it being a bit slow and not liking the ending, so i had it below Mothra as well. We just need a dvd/bluray release to make it happen

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

Well I can see the talking points regarding it being slow, I mean there is an American version after all.

But I'm talking strictly from the point of special effects and cinematography. Lighting, special effects, camera angles and shots are all like actual movies in The Return Of Godzilla. When comparing everything from King Ghidorah to Destoroyah, the Heisei films feel like made for TV movies in comparison.

[Alpha OTS]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[MekaGojira3k]