Review of Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) by Maineutral R — 08 May 2014

An easily skipable entry in the series. Godzilla vs the Sea Monster was OK, but maybe it just isn't the kind of movie you'll come back to see. It doesn't deliver many memorable moments, it barely goes anywhere from an island and Godzilla really takes its time to actually do something (almost an hour into the movie, with only 27 minutes left before it ends). But to be fair, it somehow wasn't boring.

I can't tell why, maybe the elements were just adequate. How's the story? OK. How's the fighting of monsters? OK. How are the characters? OK. This movie delivers just the right amount of elements to be OK, but fails in being memorable. From all the Godzilla entries, this one is the very first one I can classify as "forgettable and forgivable". It does nothing new, but doesn't do anything bad either. If you're looking for a time killer, this is the "adequate" movie to the job. Otherwise, it's just an out-there movie. Nothing great, nothing bad, just...adequate.

I never yawned or anything, but I also never got excited. There are some good moments, but nothing really remarkable. For what it was, it's fine, but we rather skip it. The most adequate movie ever.