*** Very, very good. One thumb Up! 

** So-so. No thumbs. 

* Only redeeming quality was the Big Guy; one thumb down. 

(no stars) Should never have been filmed. Who do they think they're kidding? two thumbs down! 

Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)- **** An atomic test awakens big lizard slumbering in the Pacific Basin. B&W. With Raymond Burr (American Version). 

Gigantes, the Fire Monster(1955) **** Another big beast takes up where the first Godzilla left off, and razes Osaka. Hiroshi Koizumi. 

King Kong vs. Godzilla(1963) ** Godzilla faces off with big American classic, King Kong! Tadao Takashima. 

Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964) *** 1/2 Godzilla faces a new and interesting enemy; a giant moth with two young pet women only 6 inches tall. Akira Takarada. 

Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster (1965) *** Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra team up to battle new super monster; terrible King Ghidrah. Yosuke Natsuke. 

Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1966) ** Mothra takes a vacation this time while Godzilla and Rodan battle Ghidrah on their own. Nick Adams. 

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1967) * Godzilla, this one's for the seafood lover in you! Also, with a rich, tangy cheese sauce! Akira Takarada. 

Son of Godzilla (1968)* Corny episode about Godzilla's Michelin TireMan-looking kid. Beverly Maeda.

Destroy all Monsters(1969) **** Ten monsters team up against evil Kilaaks and King Ghidrah. Kyoko Ai. 

Godzilla's Revenge(1970) (no stars) Young yard-ape dreams of befriending Minya and beating up schoolyard bully. Kenji Sahara. 

Godzilla vs. the SmogMonster (1971) 1/2 Godzilla goes ecological. Toshie Kimura.

Godzilla vs. Gigan(1972) * Godzilla tag teams with Angorus in order to defend Earth from Ghidrah, and new menace. Hiroshi Ishikawa.

Godzilla vs. Megalon(1973) ** Godzilla tags up with new friend Jet Jaguar (the robot of every D.C. bureaucrat's dream!) to save Earth from Gigan and Megalon. Katsuhiko Sasaki. 

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla(1974) ** Robot Godzilla wants to make sushi of Japan. Can Godzilla and King Seesar stop him? Masaaki Daimon

Terror of Mechagodzilla(1975) *** Naive oceanographer who picks up blind date finds that he has just hit upon the cyborg responsible for controlling MechaGodzilla. Can his love short out MechaGodzilla and save Japan? Katsuhiko Sasaki. 

In 1954 following atomic testing, the monster Godzilla put in his first appearance and destroyed Oto Island and Tokyo. This fierce beast was unstoppable and could only be destroyed by the self-sacrifice of a young genius scientist. 
Another Godzilla appeared one year later to fight another monster called the Angilas. After destroying Angilas, this Godzilla was buried under snow and ice and later resurfaced to battle King Kong. This Godzilla battled many monsters such as Rodan, Ghidora, Mothra, and others, and became the guardian of the Earth against robots, monsters and hostile aliens. After a particularly violent battle with MechaGodzilla 2, one it almost lost, Godzilla retreated to the ocean, there to remain for the next ten years. It was awakened in 1985 by volcanic eruptions off Daikoku Island and returned, this time as a threat to humanity. It came ashore and was defeated by the Super X. Near death, Godzilla was revived by a radioactive lightning storm caused by an accidentally launched Soviet missile.  
Thanks to the ingenuity of a Japanese scientist whose parents were killed by Godzilla 30 years before, Godzilla was plunged into the fiery gut of an erupting volcano on Oshima Island, there to rest and hibernate for the next five years...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Godzilla 1985 (1984)*** Big G returns from a 10-year hiatus in order to chew sushi and kick butt....and he's all out of sushi. Raymond Burr reprises his role as Steve Martin. 

Godzilla vs. Biollante.(1989)** Godzilla faces new monster that's part plant, part Godzilla and all evil! With Megumi Odaka. 

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah(1991) *** Godzilla faces old enemy with new origins. Anna Nakagawa. 

Godzilla vs. Mothra(1992) *** Godzilla fights Mothra, new monster Battra. Megumi Odaka. 

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla(1993) **** Godzilla faces a U.N. built robot version of himself. Masahiro Takashima. 

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla(1994) **** Godzilla fights MOGERA, and a new horror from outer space: a mutant version of himself. Megumi Odaka. 

Godzilla vs. Destroyer(1995) ***** Godzilla and son team up to battle Godzilla's worst enemy ever. If Godzilla dies, will Japan survive? Momoko Kochi reprises her role as Imiko Yamane. 

Godzilla Millenium (1999) ***** Godzilla returns, more savage and violent than ever. Takehiro Mitamura.
 

After its release from Mt. Mihara, Godzilla does battle with its genetic clone Biollante and is infected with Anti Nuclear Energy Bacteria. It swims away into the ocean never to revive...
until history is altered by interlopers from the 23rd century and Godzilla returns to battle King Ghidorah, Mothra, MechaGodzilla, Space Godzilla, and Destroyah. Godzilla subsequently dies of radioactive meltdown and passes the torch to its offspring. 
In 1998, a mutated iguana is mistaken by a Japanese cook for Godzilla and this monster comes ashore to lay eggs in New York before it is unceremoniously picked off by the US Air Force. 
In the year 2000, a particularly violent and brutal subspecies of Godzilla makes an appearance in Nemuro Japan and fights viciously to defend the world from alien takeover.

Mothra (1961) **** (A giant caterpillar swims to Tokyo and becomes a giant moth in an attempt
to rescue its two tiny guardians. Godzilla, move over!)

Mothra (1996) *** (Earth finds itself threatened with dark forces taking advantage of the stupidity
of man. Can we depend on Mothra?!) (Also included are the sequels, Mothra 2 and 3!)

King Kong Escapes (1963?) ** (The great ape that is the American classic is ape-napped by a mad
scientist and must face his mechanical double...or be destroyed. With Linda Miller.)

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1969) **** (not for any artistic value or class -- I can't find any --
but because it is so ridiculous and funny! It's so stupid that it's just hilarious!!! The heart of Frankenstein
grows a new body all by itself and Frankenstein grows to immense proportions due to nuclear radioactivity
from Hiroshima...aw forget it...it's just too dumb to explain!) Excuse me while I convulse on the floor with
laughter! ^0^

Yamato Takeru (1993) ** (This one has no recognizable kaiju, just Japanese mythical gods-
but all the same, this one is action packed.)

Varan the Unbelievable (1958) *** (A prehistoric monster that looks like Godzilla's dog arises
from the depths of a sacred lake and commences to do naughty deeds until it is driven back to sea.) 

The Conster Best film ever made award goes to---hand me the envelope---

Best actress award goes to Megumi Odaka for her portrayal of psychic Miki Saegusa in all the films since
Godzilla vs. Biollante.

Biggest pain in the redneck award goes to Bill Clinton, President of the United States, even though
he had nothing to do with anything! (Hey,if I can't say this, then it's not a free country now IS IT???)

Best Monsters: Godzilla, Ghidorah, Rodan, Mothra, MechaGhidrah, SpaceGodzilla, MechaGodzilla,
Destroyer

Worst Monsters: Megalon, Mogera, Jet Jaguar, Hedorah, Gigan, Minya, Aspiga, Gimantis, Gabera

Honorable Mention: Biollante, Baby Godzilla, Battra, King Kong, Varan

Back to the Museum....