Review of Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) by Alex R — 10 Mar 2013

A nuclear blast over the Pacific Ocean uncovers the lost civilization of Seatopia, but its people do not come in peace. Instead, they send out their spies to steal an advanced robot from a group of inventors, which the Seatopians plan to use to wage war against the people of Earth along with their gigantic guardian, Megalon! Unfortunately for Godzilla and friends, GODZILLA VS MEGALON gives critics the perfect example they need to lambast the giant monster genre at large. Between the unspeakably odd people of Seatopia, the asinine spy drama, and the abusive amounts of stock footage, GODZILLA VS MEGALON deserves every murderous attack that has been made against it. It starts off with a confused script filled with unfinished ideas and half-written characters that are then mashed together into a bloody mess. Godzilla's new teammate, the heroic robot Jet Jaguar, is another unnecessary ingredient. Jet Jaguar was the winning design in a contest that the studio had put on for children. The result is a cheap Ultraman knock-off that detracts even further from the film. Megalon's assault on the dam offers the only impressive miniature destruction, although Godzilla's menacing new look comes as an added bonus, as well. The rest of this childish production is entirely disposable, making this one of the worst entries in the series, by far.

-Carl Manes.

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