Review of Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) by Wes S — 02 Sep 2011

For the fourth time in the long run of Godzilla movies, we get yet another matchup with Mechagodzilla. And again I'm underwhelmed.

The only previous Godzilla story line that matters to this movie is the 1954 original. Godzilla reappears after almost 50 years to trample Japan. Scientists use DNA from the bones of the '54 Godzilla to help them create the robot, Mechagodzilla. Monster battles follow.

The effects keep getting better and the series is still corny, but this time it's not fun. The main character sulks around, there's a depressed little girl and her father, who is the lead scientist that works too much. Everyone is very pouty and crabby. It sounds like I'm nitpicking, but it grated on me.

Godzilla looks great as does Mechagodzilla, but MG constantly overheats or shorts out or just plain breaks down, just as it does in the earlier movies. It's just more of the same. "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla" is really just for completists or hard-core G-fans.