GODZILLA VS. MEGALON Appreciation Thread

[Giganfan]

I watched this movie today, for the first time in years. I love it! Not the best movie by any means, but I really don't care. Watching Godzilla throw hay-makers, and tail-slide into Megalon twice is just the coolest thing you could ever see. I mean, who would have though the "Big G" could do that? Seriously, this movie is just tons of fun for me, and I know there are plenty of fans who feel the same way. So let's here some love for "the worst Godzilla movie ever made!"

[BruceAReville]

It might just be me but from the first time I saw the final fight scene until now it plays out like old wrestling matches in the 70s (ACK! - I'm showing my age now)

Two wrestlers begin and the heel partner jumps in and they do the double team - then the face partner jumps in and a tag match begins until the good guys win. There are even one scene where it looks like Megalon & Gigan make a tag - I so love this movie.

[Gooberzilla]

I'm in! I love Megalon, it has wrestling, comedy and some environmental messages as well.

[Legion]

[Mexigojira]

[SeaHawk]

[Xenorama]

[ryuuseipro]

It's my personal favorite Godzilla film. It's not only the first Godzilla movie I've ever seen, but also the first film I saw in theaters. I would not have been a tokusatsu fan otherwise.

It's the best of both worlds, and has had many things that appealed to children at the time: A giant dinosaur-monster teams up with an Ultraman/Mazinger-style robot to fight cool-looking evil monsters!

This film also had the cutest-looking Godzilla. Since I was also a dog fan, he reminded me of a puppy here (he looked a lot like Snoopy, and even Clifford, as if Gou Nagai drew them)! This Godzilla, like the 70s Godzilla in general, was a major inspiration to me, and is my greatest superhero.

Every time I saw a Shogun Warriors toy as a kid, I always thought of Jet Jaguar! (Before learning of, and eventually, seeing the anime shows these robots were from!)

The human character angle is admittedly really odd, but still quite enjoyable and imaginative. The characters are like no characters from Godzilla films before or since. Gorou, Rokurou, Hiroshi, and the Seatopians have a very quirky charm to them. Even for a Godzilla film with minimal characterization.

While Riichirou Manabe's music is quite different from the likes of Shunsuke Kikuchi or Chuumei Watanabe, I like his score! It's quirky, and yes, even dated, but it still has a wild 70s charm to it. This is a more exciting score, in contrast to his darker score from Godzilla Vs. Hedorah. Plus, Masato Shimon (my favorite Japanese singer) sang the theme song!

Plus, stock footage aside (I always find stock footage of the Maser Tanks amusing!), Teruyoshi Nakano's FX, though done on a much shorter time than other films, are still quite good! I especially like the deserted landscape scenery here. The scenes with the dried lake, and Megalon attacking the dam, are quite praiseworthy.

I know it's not a film for fans of the older Godzilla films, but it's not meant to be taken too seriously. It also works if one recognizes its target audience, and how well it works on that level. This film CRIES for a US DVD release!

[skiddish]

[walshiam]

[INVINCIBLE HASTUR]

[kiryugoji04]

[Giganfan]

Yeah, Godzilla vs. Gigan is my most sentimental favorite of all Godzilla movies. But Megalon has tons of good stuff too. I really like all of the characters. Goro, Jinkavin(sp?) and Roku-san are the kind of guys you'd just like to hang out with for a day! Goro makes cool-looking robots that can do almost anything, and Jinkavin can drive the hell out of any motorized vehicle. Besides, their pad is pretty damn-groovy too!

I guess if I had any real complaint about this movie, it's that the Gigan costume is in such awful shape. A far cry from the sleek, polished and menacing creature of the last film. But, as far as I've read, production was extremely rushed on this film, so I guess Fukuda, Nakano, etc. didn't have much time to do anything really (They didn't even have a script at first!).

[Legion]

[baragon123]

I watched this movie a couple weeks ago and it is awesome. I really don't know why everyone hates it. Its one of the most entertaining monster movies ever. Give me Godzilla vs Megalon over GMK any day of the week!

[jellydonut25]

[godziwolf]

[kiryugoji04]

[Mac]

This is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's not boring like Godzilla Raids Again, and I'd argue that the film is better made than Godzilla vs Gigan

[Legion]

[MouthForWar]

[akuash]

[SciFi Geek]

I can watch this movie, as well as the other 1970s Godzilla movies, over the rest of the Showa Godzilla series, ESPECIALLY the original Godzilla, any time. Sometimes it's just fun to watch a film for the sake of being entertained.

[jellydonut25]

[Reaper G]