Review of Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) by Christopher H — 20 Nov 2011
Ever since the 1954 original, the Godzilla movies became more and more geared towards kids. This is the low point of the Godzilla franchise as a whole, the level of awfulness is only matched by "Godzilla's Revenge".
The film was shot in a matter of 3 weeks, and it shows. The production value is cheap and Z-grade. The plot is silly(even for a Godzilla movie) and devoid of any monster action until the very end. There are times, like in "Plan 9 from Outer Space", where day and night drastically switch between shots.
The movie was originally meant to be a vehicle for the robot Jet Jaguar, who looks like a life-sized Happy Meal toy. Godzilla was added in at the last minute, which shows because he doesn't come in until the last 20 minutes.
The Godzilla suit is not too bad but a lot of Godzilla menace is taken away because he looks rather "cute". The film uses a lot stock footage from other Godzilla movies, which gets annoying really fast.
The monster fight at the end is decent but the best moment is Godzilla's infamous drop kick that he uses on Megalon. It is one of those rare moments in cinema where it is so over-the-top that it works its way around to being awesome again.
This movie seems to have been made for Myster Science Theater 3000, which they actually did an episode on this film. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is the only way to watch this movie because it is comedic gold.
The monster fight at the end is pretty funny but this is one of the worst Godzilla movies ever made.
This review of Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) was written by Christopher H on 20 Nov 2011.
Godzilla vs. Megalon has generally received mixed reviews.
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