Decade of the Lizard: Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah- Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Monster smashing has never felt so visceral and real as it does in this movie. In 2004, Godzilla returns after fifty years of hibernation to wreak havoc. A crazy old man, a female reporter and a General try to convince people that the only way to save the day is to assist the Guardian Monsters of Earth protect us. People are a bit skeptical, even going as far as to call Baragon by the name of 'Godzilla' several times and once as 'red Godzilla.' The burrowing, dog monster is not alone in his fight, joined by Mothra and King Ghidorah in defense of Japan.

Godzilla, however, is not an easy fight, smashing and stomping his way to seeming victory at nearly every occasion. A giant battle takes place near Tokyo involving the big moth and the three-headed dragon against the King of all Monsters, with some attempted assistance from the military. A human shows just how effective he can be when he goes up close to do some damage of his own. The monster destruction is really good, showing humans in the same frame as the monsters on most occasions. People are crushed, blasted and tossed around like rag dolls. One moment involves a girl in the hospital who breathes a sigh of relief when Godzilla passes by her, only to see his giant tail smash her anyways. This film shows how the American film should have been, even one-upping them with the foot stomping scenes that were used in the ads.

The special effects hold up really well, which is a good sign of where the money went. There is a good amount of human stuff in the film too, so those who do not care for just monster-mashing will be entertained too. Another fun fact: Baragon has not appeared in a film before this since Destroy All Monsters, only previously appearing in Frankenstein Conquers the World. After being cut from films many times- including the original Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla- he gets to shine, although he is the only monster not named in the title. Despite that, this is explosively fun.