by Irish Gfan » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:41 am
To say the series had gotten wacky with this entry is putting it mildly.
Let me start off by saying that this is one of the few Godzilla movies where I say that the monsters aren't the main reason to tune in. On the contrary, The Aliens from Planet X are so uniquely weird, even by the standards of Godzilla movies, that I really see them as the heart of the film. I mean those outfits! The way they talk! The way they act! They are awesome. And Nick Adams as Glen, Fuji, & the nerdy inventor guy are fun characters on the good side of the human cast. You Rats! You dirty stinkin' Rats, what'd you do to her?!?! Classic!
This movie is really a precursor to Destroy All Monsters, but still fun. The monster battle on Planet X (one of only two monster battles in the entire series to take place off of Earth), was classic. Godzilla doing the jumping shie (or whatever its called) was hilarious, and is one of those classically cheesy moments that sort of defines the series. If they had done that in the original film, it would have been stupid. Doing it in this movie with this wacky alien invader plot, it fit right in.
And delightfully cheesy is how I'd sum up this film. Its a hoot.