Son of Godzilla
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Movie Reviews of Son of Godzilla
Movie Review: Perhapes the most bizzar movie I have ever seen.
Summary: 3 Stars
As of the early 90's, giant monster films have been enjoying a level of sophistication (and I use this term loosly) that they have never seen before. While the concept of a man in a giant suit destroying tiny models is always appealing to fans of the genre, it can now be done with an ever more increasing level of technical prowess and realism. In short, monsters like Godzilla can do things that are, essentially, just plain cool.
Conversly, the film in question is certianly NOT indicative of anything mentioned above. In fact, it is perhapes one of the most bizzar Kaiju movies that I have ever seen in my life. Godzilla is made to look more appealing, and he sheds his image of terror for one of fatherly benevolence. To complete this process Toho gives the king of monsters a costume that, disturbingly, makes him look like he has severe autism. The only thing worse than Godzilla is his 'son', Minya --who can best be likened to the Michilan Man. All is well though, as the movie is laughably funny, however not really my first choice when I get an itching to watch some kaiju induced destruction --as there really is none. Interesting as a curiosity, and representative of the more, shall we say, "so bad it's good" godzilla, Son of Godzilla is somthing that only old school G-fans should look at. This is really a two star movie, with the third star added for the origional japanese audio track, which is included on this dvd (as well as on every other '50th anniversary' re-release).
For a more "sophisticated" look at Godzilla, check out the original "Godzilla versus the Thing" (aka, Godzilla versus Mothera) or the newer, "Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S".
Movie Review: ENJOYABLE ENTRY IN GODZILLA SERIES!
Summary: 3 Stars
I've never been a really big fan of Godzilla, but I do have a soft spot for this adventure in the big green guys exploits. In this enjoyable outing, we meet the big lugs little son ( GWAA, GWAA ), some giant mantis and a rather silly looking spider. Pappa 'Zilla has to teach junior the in's and out's of life as a rampaging monster, including how to blow fire ( the kid keeps blowing tiny smoke rings, instead), and how to defend himself from his prehistorical enemies.
The story follows a group of intrepid scientists experimenting with changing the climate on the monster filled island. Its fun to watch and occasionally moving. And take a good listen to the films title music. Doesn't parts of it remind you of Jerry Goldsmith's score for "ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES"? Or is it just me?
The new anamorphic widescreen DVD is a pleasure to watch. Picture and sound are very nice and the best feature of all, for me at least, is the ability to watch the film with the original Japanese soundtrack instead of the poorly dubbed English version ( which is also included). Listen to both and compare the two. I think you'll see how better the film plays in Japanese. English sub-titles are, of course, included.
There are a handful of trailers but no other extras of value. The good news, coming soon, is one of my other fav Godzilla flicks, "GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER". I know, its not the best of the bunch, but it was the first film I saw starring the Big G when I was a kid, so its a sentimental favorite.
Godzilla fans rejoice! And enjoy! - George Bauch.
Movie Review: Pilsberry dough boy or Godzilla's son? You decide.
Summary: 3 Stars
What the hell? Is that the pilsberry dough boy? Holy Crap!! It's
godzilla's son!!! Hey, wait a minute I thought godzilla was male. And that he was the only godzilla. Well, so much for that way of thinking. Anyways this movie is part of the island trilogy witch Toho made in order to save money. The idea was to have godzilla fight on an island so they would not have to spend money on model buildings. Godzilla doesn't look that great in this movie. Neither did his son minya or manilla, who resembled the pilsberry dough boy. At least kamacuras and kumonga look awesome. The story and charecters in this film wern't the best but defintely not the worst. One thing I enjoyed about this film are the battles. These fights were kinda
brutal. Kamacuras got one of its legs torn off and then the poor thing was fried. Kumonga puntured godzilla's eye too. Minya even saves godzilla! Some other fun scences were of Minya playing games and the end scene where godzilla and his son stand huddled together in the snow. Minya hsn't appeared since Godzilla vs. Gigan and only appeared in 4 godzilla movies. Althogh Junior is also the son of godzilla he still isn't really Minya. Minya will be appearing in godzilla's 28th film
Godzilla Final Wars.
Movie Review: Meet Godzilla, Jr.
Summary: 3 Stars
Despite being enjoyable films, the last two Godzilla installments had not matched the success of Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) and had fallen below expectations at the box office. In an effort to boost audience attendance, Toho Studios made the decision to soften the king of the monsters and give him a cute baby son. The first Godzilla film to be geared directly towards children, Son of Godzilla (1967) is harmless fun and sweet - the cinematic eqivalent of a gum drop. Alas, the film proved to be the most poorly attended Godzilla film yet. Either Toho's kiddie approach had backfired or the film just couldn't compete with the rising popularity of television.
Son of Godzilla (1967) shouldn't be the first Godzilla movie you see, or even the second or third. With the Godzilla suit from Invasion of the Astro Monster (1965) torn and frayed, a new one was constructed. Unfortunately, it is one of the most poorly designed suits in the series - bulky legs, large doll-like eyes, and a toad's head. However, it is arguably better than the one audiences would behold six years later in Godzilla vs. Megalon. If you have small children and want to introduce them to kaiju films, I recommend Son of Godzilla.
Movie Review: NICE DVD PRESENTATION, BUT RE-DUBBED!
Summary: 3 Stars
I had not seen this film in over 35 years and it is one of the weirdest in the series. This time out The Big G becomes a dad and hilarity ensues. This film is a cross between Godzilla films with a little Gilligan's island and H.R. Puff N Stuff thrown in for good measure. A mixed bad for sure, but it does have some good battles with Gi-mantis and Kumonga! The film is filled with silliness like Godzilla teaching Minilla(Godzilla's son) how to breath his radioactive breath!
This one is aimed even more at the kiddies than most of the films with Godzilla looking cute with big doll like eyes. The antics with Godzilla's son are hysterical and the monster battles are decent, but for the most part this one is a little too silly for hard core fans. It's an enjoyable entry if you can take the new kiddies approach, the DVD transfer is very clean and in widescreen. Unfortunately the film has been re-dubbed, but it doesn't hurt the overall experience unless you have seen the original recently. It also has an extended beginning that I didn't remember as a kid. If you're a fan of the series you'll probably want to pick this one up.