Godzilla Vs Hedorah
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Movie Reviews of Godzilla Vs Hedorah
Movie Review: This Movie Is Ok
Summary: 4 Stars
When i Was A Kid I Seen This Movie Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster Actually Which it is but anyway this movie was alright especially with the start of the movie singing save the earth from poluttion anyway i give it 4 stars and i rate this movie 5th in my godzilla listMovie Review: ???
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm just trying to figure out how that little white cat survived being stuck inside Hedorah...Movie Review: And the Solution: Stop Pollution!
Summary: 3 Stars
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (a.k.a Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) is one weird movie. It's a trippy giant monster acid trip that combines the kid-friendliness of Godzilla's Revenge (1969) with the dark, somber tone of the original Godzilla film. This strange mixture resulted in the most unique of all Godzilla adventures. I mean, c'mon. Where else do we get psychedelic rock and marching band music, poetry, cartoons, and a fish head hallucination combined with a serious warning about global pollution? And yet, of the 1970s Godzilla films, Godzilla vs. Hedorah is one of the best.
Almost immediately, I knew this was going to be a different kind of Godzilla movie. With the exception of producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, none of the key players who had helped make the Godzilla films so popular in the 1960s were involved. Director Ishiro Honda was semi-retired, so the directing duties went to a newcomer, Yoshimitsu Banno. This is Banno's one and only directing credit in the Godzilla series and one can easily see why. Rumor has it that when Tanaka watched the film, he was really disappointed and told Banno that he had "ruined Godzilla." Composer Akira Ifukube was unable to score the film, so another newcomer was brought in, Riichiro Manabe. Manabe's style was completely different from Ifukube's. He opted to substitue Godzilla's magnificent theme with something that sounds like a high school marching band. Fortunately, Manabe would return to score only one more Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973). Despite Banno's really odd style choices, Godzilla vs. Hedorah nevertheless could have been one of the very best Godzilla films. Imagine how much better it would be if Ifukube had scored it. Still, Godzilla vs. Hedorah was an improvement over Godzilla's Revenge. Japanese audiences seemed to think so as well as the film performed a little better at the box office.
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) is presented in a pristine widescreen format with the option of the original Japanese and Toho's international dub. There are no special features to speak of, not even a trailer. Still, this is one of the better entries in the latter period of the Showa era.
Movie Review: The weirdest, creepiest Godzilla flick of 'em all!
Summary: 3 Stars
I've loved Godzilla for as long as I can remember, but "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" (or "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster", the original U.S. release title) has always been my least favorite - until the last time I saw it.
The 70's produced the worst of the Godzilla flicks - a series of dark, hokey, and dull films which ultimately caused the end of the Godzilla film line (until the beginning of a new series in 1984). Executive producer Tomoyuki Tanaka was in the hospital for much of the time while the film was being made, so he didn't see the different direction which "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" took. For the first time since 1964, the film had a strong social message: stop the pollution! A series of grim, grungy images show the pollution which is seeping into the air and the sea. From it rises Hedorah, the smog monster, intent on gobbling down the world's smog and pollution whilst killing off Earth's people. Bullets go through it, knives do nothing to it. Who will stop this "demon of drudge"? Why, Godzilla, of course!
Yoshimitsu Banno pointed the series in a different direction (which enraged producer Tanaka upon his release from the hospital), inserting funky tunes, a scene in a revolting dance club, and entirely unnecessary animations. Then there's the creepy-looking Hedorah, which actually becomes quite scary when you see it's glowing eyes in the dark gray night sky, while the eerie bass guitar plays quietly amongst the soundtrack's instruments. This is certainly the weirdest, creepiest Godzilla flick of 'em all.
A sequel to this film was planned, hence the "And yet another one?" title at the end of the film. In it, Godzilla would travel to Africa and battle another smog monster. But the project was shelved when Tomoyuki Tanaka banned director Banno from ever coming near a Godzilla film again, claiming that Banno had ruined the series. I can't really say that I'm sorry for that decision.
"Godzilla vs. Hedorah" is one of the most unique of the Godzilla films, and because of that, it's one of my favorites. It's a weird, creepy film, that becomes much more fun (and funny) when you watch it with the terrible English dubbing.
Movie Review: Really bizzare...
Summary: 3 Stars
Out of every godzilla film I've seen, I would definitly say this is the wierdest. The story is good and actually quite effective. If we continue to pollute our planet, this is what could happen.
Hedorah himself actually looks very good, and he goes through more than one form. Big G is kinda goofy, with big eyes and a plain suit. I noticed he swayed and stood alot, with this really wierd music playing while he did so. The battles aren't great, and the characters are completely random (as usual).
At the very beginning, this kid comes out and starts playing with his godzilla toys. What he does with them is put them at the top of his slide, watch them slide down , go get them and do it again. That part made me laugh.
As much of the movie was funny as it was scary. The monster (hedorah) was tougher than one may have thought, and godzilla had some trouble. There are no other kaiju in this film, just Hedorah and Godzilla. It probably wouldn't be much better even if every giant monster was in it. On second thought, that could have been cool.
To sum up, it isn't the best Godzilla film at all, but other ones from the same series such as Godzilla vs. Gigan and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla are much better. Of course you can always check out the other series, and in particular the newest ones from the millenium series, such as Godzilla against Mechagodzilla, Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S or Godzilla final wars. There are 3 others from the millenium series, 7 from the heisei series and 15 from the showa series, including this film, which is from the showa series. Hope this was helpful to anyone who was wondering!