Review of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) by Luke B — 20 Feb 2011

Another entry in the perpetually long-lived and enjoyable Godzilla movie saga, again brought to us by those fine folks at Japan's Toho Studios. In this outing, the Big G must contend with his equally-formidable robotic twin, Mecha-Godzilla (Who would later appear countless times-), a bad-tempered automaton that shoots rays and laser beams out of darn-near every orifice, sponsored by surly, ape-like aliens (In some really shoddy, flea-bitten monkey-masks!) Hell-bent on dominating Earth (A favorite theme repeatedly used throughout the Big Lizard's many adventures-).

Once Godzy is assisted in the battle by the comically-kinetic and benign King Caesar, a gigantic Lion-Dog concoction (Actually based on the "Shisa", a beloved deity from Japanese foklore-), the s**t really hits the fan in one of the most humorously-orchestrated and frantically-paced brouhahas in the whole of the Godzilla film canon.

Loads of mindless fun.