by Jorzilla » Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:06 pm
With Godzilla and Pacific Rim coming out (or out while reading this), I've been trying to introduce more of my extended friends to the franchise. I've come up with a list of films which are ranked and sectioned as follows:
1) What tells a complete story (while keeping the total number of films low)?
2) Provide the best context for a remake or a recycled character. I.E, a person needs to know who Mothra, King Ghidorah or Mechagodzilla are before you show them a character/movie remake.
3) Stacked according to quality of those film series, but only after considering options 1 and 2.
Ultimately I'd like to add story synopsis and context for each section of films. That way when someone new to the series reads the list, they can know what to expect and what movies need to be considered/ignored for the plot to make sense.
Here's the list of films:
Godzilla Character Trilogy
Godzilla (Godzilla, King of the Monsters) [1954]
The Return of Godzilla (Godzilla 1985) [1984]
Godzilla vs. Biollante [1989]
King Ghidorah and Mothra Saga
Mothra vs. Godzilla [1964]
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster [1964]
Invasion of Astro-Monster (Godzilla vs. Monster Zero) [1965]
Destroy All Monsters [1968]
Modern Throwback
Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack [2001]
Original Mechagodzilla(s)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla [1974]
Terror of Mechagodzilla [1975]
Best of Heisei (Remaining)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah [1991]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2 [1993]
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah [1995]
Mechagodzilla Remakes
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla [2002]
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. [2003]
70s Action Star!
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) [1971]
Godzilla vs. Gigan [1972]
Godzilla's Island Adventure!
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster) [1966]
Son of Godzilla [1967]
All Monsters Attack (Godzilla's Revenge) [1969]
'Honoring' the Franchise
Godzilla: Final Wars [2004]
More Reboots?
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (Godzilla 2000) [1999]
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus [2000]
Remaining Showa Films
Godzilla Raids Again [1955]
King Kong vs. Godzilla [1962]
Worst of Heisei (Remaining)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (Godzilla & Mothra: The Battle for Earth) [1992]
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla [1994]
Jet Jaguar!
Godzilla vs. Megalon [1973]
Now You Understand the Pain
GODZILLA [1998]
Thoughts on the list?