Son of Godzilla
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Movie Reviews of Son of Godzilla
Movie Review: Some Great Monsters and a Decent Storyline
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, this a kid-friendly Godzilla film.
No, it's not as bad as "All Monsters Attack"!
"Son of Godzilla" actually has a decent little story. Due to the ever increasing population of the Earth, a group of scientists are working on ways to make the unihabitable parts of our world livable. Unfortunately, one of their first experiments goes haywire, creating a colony of giant praying mantises. The massive insects uncover a giant egg and do their best to crack it open and destroy it. Bad idea as that egg contains Godzilla's son....and he's not real happy about the buggy bullies smacking his kid around. Toss in one of the creepiest of Godzilla's foes with the giant spider Kumonga, and this is a decent entry into the long running Toho series.
If you watch Godzilla films to see two (or more) monsters fighting...this is a flick for you. The giant mantises look awesome, and Kumonga is downright creepy!! Watching Minilla stumble around his father will generate a few laughs, and if you are planning on introducing the King of All Monsters to your kids, this is a great starting point as Minilla's antics are aimed right for that 10 and under crowd. While this is a kid friendly film, Kumonga's presence keeps "Son of Godzilla" from being strictly for the kids. The giant spide is a great foe for the giant lizard, and becomes a pretty formidable adversary for Godzilla. Their epic battle at the end of the film ranks right up there with Godzilla's best throwdowns.
If you've been hesitant in watching this film, thinking it was only for the kids, give it a shot, you may be a bit surprised.
Movie Review: TOP NOTCH TREATMENT FOR GOLDEN AGE GODZILLA
Summary: 4 Stars
Finally some effort went into bringing the Golden Age of Godzilla (Godzilla, King of the Monsters to Destroy All Monsters)to new life. This DVD release of the 8th in the Godzilla series is full of vibrant color, quality sound, and presented in wide screen format for total viewing enjoyment. This is the original Japanese version with some opening footage that was cut from the American release. It as original Japanese (english sub-titles)and dubbed English (although not the same dubbing as common american release). One truely sad note is that the DVD has no extras to speak of, even if the extra were in Japanese with no sub-titles I'd think they would be worth watching.
The story is a simple one, scienists on a remote South Sea island are conducting weather experiments when they come accross a gigantic egg. The egg hatches into a baby godzilla who gets into several scraps with titanic mantis (Gimantis in America / Kamacarus in Japan)and a huge spider god (Speiga in America / Kumonga in Japan) that only the BIG G himself can rescue him from mortal peril.
Where does SOG fall into my Golden Age of Godzilla scale?
#1 - Godzilla vs the Thing (the best of the series)
#2 - Destroy All Monsters
#3 - Monster Zero
#4 - Godzilla, King of the Monsters
#5 - Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster
#6 - Godzilla vs the Sea Monster
#7 - Son of Godzilla
#8 - King Kong vs Godzilla
#9 - Gigantis, The Fire Monster (the worst of the series)
A must for fans of Godzilla and fun family entertainment without computer generated creatures.
Movie Review: Amusing, Whimsical entry in the series.
Summary: 4 Stars
Thursday, December 16, 2004 / 4 of 5 / Amusing, Whimsical entry in the series.
Son of Godzilla, recently released on DVD is presented in a very nice widescreen transfer from the original. Colors are bright and vibrant. Weather experiments are being conducted in secret on an island that just happens to play host for mutated spider Kumonga, scary giant mantises Kamacuras, and of course the loveable Godzilla Jr., Minya. Godzilla is drawn there thankfully just as Minya comes out of his shell and is being ¡¥picked on¡¦ by Kamacuras. The back story is amusing with a large cast of kaiju eiga regulars running about and meeting up with an oddly for the time slender beauty left on the island by her father. Later this film would be picked apart for its stock footage in Revenge of Godzilla. Minya never fails to amuse with his smoke/fire ring breath which would reach it¡¦s comedic apex in Destroy All Monsters going over Ghidora¡¦s middle head. ?º I hadn¡¦t actually seen this one in my 30 plus years of Godzilla viewing, at least that I can remember, so it was a nice treat having watched Tokyo SOS the same day. My wife just shook her head at the effects, and I had to patiently explain the wonder of kaiju eiga and its nostalgia and feel good value. Recommended.
Movie Review: Go after monster the old school way
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie has a lot of old school fraknstein monster violence in it. From the old trying to take down a monster with the old shoot gun to the flameing torches. In this movie a gropup of reasearcher are in the middle of wheather project. All goes othe than a couple of attack my 15 feet tall prey mantisis. After a malfucation goes wrong during the experment on of the radioactive capsules goes of wrong. They island is incased in a nuclear storm with nuclear lighting a boil hot water near boil point. Shortly after word a baby godzilla is found and attacked by the now enlarged praying mantisis. Now the scientist with aid of a local reporter and young women must make it off the island will avoid godzilla who comes ashore and adopts the young baby godzilla. Can they scientist get of the island before Godzilla the the pray mantisis or a gigantic spider known as Spiga or Kumoga in godzilla conpedium vaporise crushed or devour them to death. Find out in the thrilling conclusion. A word of advice don't spend more than 25 dollars for a copy of this dvd unless your a real godzilla fantic like me or if the positive rate is very high of the copy your intersted in like say about 90% or higher.Movie Review: Not Nearly As Bad as Everyone Says
Summary: 4 Stars
Of all the G-films, this one is maligned way too heavily. I just recently bought the DVD, thankfully re-mastered and in Japanese and subtitled. Before anything else, Teisho Arikawa, because the detail and movements of the marionettes was astonishing. Kamamcuras was awesome, and Kumonga was even better. The monster angle of the story was very well handled and given plenty of character. The jungle sets, basically every miniature on Sogellel island, looked really good for the time, matching up to Tsuburaya's work. So was the cinematography in my opinion. The battles are also pretty entertaining in this film.
The quality of the DVD is standard bare basics Sony DVD, but the movie is entertaining.