If
Godzilla vs. Mothra is the
Last Airbender of the franchise, then
Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla is the
Batman and Robin. It's easily as bad as its predecessor, and probably the worse of the two films, but somehow in its embarrassing stupidity it manages to be at least a little more enjoyable.
There are actually some decent concepts in this film. I genuinely enjoy the island segment, and think a little group of soldiers fighting a personal war against Godzilla could actually make for a good movie. Sure, tear gas and bullets aren't going to do squat against him, but it's an intriguing concept. I've also said several times before: Spacegodzilla could be a fascinating, even terrifying, monster. HOW could such a creature come to exist? The origin story given is pretty cheap and ridiculous, though. Given more thought and seriousness, Spacegodzilla could make an excellent spokesman for themes such as space pollution or abuse of technology. But alas...
There's just
so much going on in this movie, and hardly any of it executed well, that this is an absolute train wreck of a story.
I don't have much more to say about this film, besides lots of random thoughts...
More inane and redundant dubbing. I really did forget how bad the dialogue sounds.
Wow, that asteroid fight looked
awful.
One good thing about Spacegodzilla: he
sounds very cool. His roar, his ray, and the various electrical hums he makes give an intimidating "aura" to him.
That arcade scene always seemed random to me. Was it supposed to be funny or something?
Random fishing policeman, too.
The final battle feels as long as it is, and that's a bad thing. It's just
slow.
This is definitely the flashiest Godzilla movie - as in, every action scene has at least half a dozen blinding flashes of light that wash out the screen and kill your eyes.
... And Koichi Kawakita uses sparklers like J.J. Abrams uses lens flares - they're all over the blasted place and a
pain to look at!
WHAT were the ladies wearing at the end of the film?
...About that whole tower debate: Godzilla
shot the tower, even before Spacegodzilla started shielding it - and it didn't go down.
Whhhaaaaaaaaaaaat???
Say what you will about Little Godzilla, but those atomic bubbles were pretty cute.
Worst romance sub-plot(s) EVER.
Sigh...
Believe it or not, I think I actually have a tint of nostalgia for this movie; it may have been the first of the 90's films I saw. Nevertheless, this movie as not aged well at all, and it's definitely a major low point of the franchise - even if it is kind of stupidly fun.
Why hasn't Rifftrax tackled this movie yet???