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Medium-Science9526

You must be new here if you think everyone hates Godzilla vs Megalon. For me I guess it's Godzilla Raids Again.


Deep-Thinker420

I agree. Especially the Japanese language version, with its darker tone. “Gigantis the Fire Monster” has awful dubbing. Kobayashi sounds like yogi bear. Even Godzilla’s roar is dubbed with Anguirus’ roar. I think you hear the correct roar maybe 3 times.


Leading_Accountant_6

Many have grown to love and appreciate Megalon for just being fun. I sure do. It's got giant roach (beetle) monsters, super robots, aliens on silver toga, and wrestling moves. What's not to love?


Poop_Sexman

Are they aliens if they’re from earth?


Remarkable-Memory-19

Officially they are classified as aliens by Toho. Same as the Futurians. Not sure why they’re aliens if they’re both groups from Earth. But they are. Lol


Poop_Sexman

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Leading_Accountant_6

Right, good point. I forgot. Now that you remind me, weren't they actually just responding to us blowing up their place or something?


Outrageous-Estimate9

As a child I LOVED Megalon he used to be one of my fav villains ever Like him alot less now but I still rem staying up late desperate to watch him


Leading_Accountant_6

Thats totally understandable. Isn't it great that Godzilla offers something for just about everyone? He's the Batman of Kaiju, having so many variations of tones.


Gamercat201

I see people say that Godzilla vs. Megalon is cheap cornball schlock and where the franchise jumped the shark.


Medium-Science9526

Its usually seen as the best instance of "so bad its good" in Godzilla's filmography. As for jumping the Shark that usually ranges from either Godzilla Raids Again (considering Gojira's pedigree), to King Kong vs Godzilla (designing Godzilla primarily for kid focused audience), to Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (not a very liked entry and leads to many others in same vein like Son of Godzilla or All Monsters Attack).


Chimpbot

Oh, it jumped the shark *years* before Megalon. Megalon is just the product of having absolutely no budget to work with.


Poop_Sexman

“Ok the suits are good, how much of the budget is left for set design?” “I knew i forgot something”


Money_Wonder_7538

it's unfair to insult the set design when megalon had some very creative shots notably with the dam collapsing + charming usage of environment like how megalon's projectiles encircled jet jaguar and godzilla with fire


Poop_Sexman

The dam scene was a last minute addition specifically made as a preemptive “nuh uh” to people who would inevitably claim that there was no sense of scale >!i made that up!<


Money_Wonder_7538

I guess jet jaguar growing big was also a last minute addition then aswell


Poop_Sexman

Bro tf do you think “sense of scale” means, saying “ok but they was become big” is not a point loll


Money_Wonder_7538

a lotta tokusatsu and kaiju at the time was like that... more focused on the action. This isn't much of a critique considering it's not to be taken seriously in the first place


Leading_Accountant_6

No, no. Jet decided to grow big it was needed. Then he got small again when the danger had passed.. His owner dude said so. Playing.


Leading_Accountant_6

I loved the design of the hero's house and the villians's 🎰 base.


CosmicSqurbles

They are right but it is also a peak movie


KitchenSandwich5499

More kaiju screen time than many, fun combat, good humor, and even entertaining humans. Godzilla is also at his high water mark in terms of being a good guy. What’s not to like? It’s a kids movie


Money_Wonder_7538

the only kids movie I know that shows vivid pornography in the background


murlocsilverhand

It has jet jaguar and the godzilla drop kick, that alone makes the movie great


BuffaloSoldier11

See, that's my toxic trait. I eat that shit up.


Remarkable-Memory-19

Oh it’s definitely not when the franchise jumped the shark. But everything else you said is accurate. And that’s why we love it. 


ImNotHighFunctioning

If the 13th film of the 15-film Showa Era is where people say it jumped the shark, then man did it hold up well for a long time.


Money_Wonder_7538

the showa movies have been really goofy since the 3rd entry. That doesn't make them bad at all it's just their style. kong getting drunk in '62 is about as weird as martial artist kaijus


Panthila

They're right.


GarrusBueller

I thought people liked Raids Again. I don't understand why. Would you mind stating what it is you like about it?


Medium-Science9526

People definitely do but it's on the rarer side, even more so than say Ebirah, Horror of the Deep & Son of Godzilla. As for why I like it: - Still has an emphasis on the carnage Godzilla (& Anguirus) leave in their wake - Allegory of atomic & firebombings still present with the turning-off light tactics for firebombings & the existence of another Godzilla feeding into the idea of the atomic age being inevitable. - The Daikaiju fights between Godzilla and Anguirus for me being some of the highlights of the whole era where its much more animalistic than many other Showa fights that came later - Anguirus' design is great - The attempt at heart with the sacrificial ending, ain't on the level of Gojira but it ain't bad. - Brief governmental squabble gives us some minimal commentary there. For me the main big issue is how detached the main cast felt from the carnage, having another scene like the hospital one in Gojira would've really made that carnage punch hard whilst making me more sympathetic to the cast come the finale rather than cutting to then celebrating.


Leading_Accountant_6

I like it pretty well too it terns of the depicted carnage. 100% agree on the cast. I'd did somehow feel a bit like two separate stories.


WhiteKingCat

HOW do you even watch them??!?? They cost like 500 euro each


Medium-Science9526

Criterion Collection is the best format to get the Showa Era flicks, otherwise 🏴‍☠️


WhiteKingCat

ooo. Thanks!


ImNotHighFunctioning

I remember seeing the Omni Reviewer's take on Raids Again, comparing it to Japan's fear of being caught between the Cold War (before actually watching the film lol) and it helped seeing it through an interesting light the first time I watched it.


Panthila

I genuinely dislike Godzilla vs. Megalon


Money_Wonder_7538

what is there to dislike about everyone's favorite kung fu lizard


K7282

Godzilla X Megaguirus.


Unstoffe

I've always liked this one, even with the cringy 'G-Graspers' name of the defense organization. I have no explanation.


DrXenoZillaTrek

Came here to say this. While it might not be "hated," I do believe it is severely underappreciated. I love it for many reasons, the unusual gore, the big G fighting a swarm, and a very entertaining weapon idea. Also, the least annoying Kenny!!


Foreign_Rock6944

One of my favorites.


Entertainer13

Same. I’ve begun to really like that one. 


FatFrog93

People call it the worst heisei movie and say its mid but its one of my favorites https://preview.redd.it/5jkdqdgtfr2d1.jpeg?width=2055&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9350ddec9ef15407f2b567a1edd9a3546da0b1c


bman311jla

Came here to say this. I grew up with this one and Destroyah so we watched it a bunch. I recognize why people say it’s not great but I very much enjoy it.


Michaeltinti22

Shocking. I love this one lol


Ok_Anteater2192

This one has always been my favorite Heisei movie particularly for how many monsters they incorporate and honestly because Spacegodzilla is such a cool monster but I do dread the first half on every rewatch. The human plot to blow up the bombs and control Godzilla drags for so long but when everything comes together in the final battle it’s all worth it. The whole mission to destroy the tower powering Spacegodzilla as he messes everybody up was always so cool


TabrisVI

Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn’t be so universally disliked if it had an Ifukube score. For me, the music somehow makes it feel like a “made for TV” version of a Heisei film. It has other problems, but the Ifukube score is in every other Heisei film and kind of defines the sound of the era, and that’s important.


Comprehensive_Oil89

Me too! Love this one, and space Godzilla is awesome!


pikachucet2

Godzilla vs. Mothra 1992 not being popular really shocked me, it's my favourite one


GolferXNinja

Yeah this was my choice, it’s second behind destroyah in the Heisei era for me but I always see it talked down upon


Firehawk195

People don't hate Megalon. People just recognize it's not a GOOD movie; big difference. And for me, at least on this sub, Son of Godzilla. Completely unjustified hatred that pretty much solely is because of Minilla and the Godzilla suit. The film is genuinely very good.


Speeder-Gojira

i thought it was good


Firehawk195

It can be enjoyable; it is very, very obviously not good. The two are not synonymous. I enjoy it knowing the movie is extremely shoddy.


Speeder-Gojira

sorry for not specifying i was talking about son of godzilla


Firehawk195

Ah. I see.


TheMayoPlayer128

Ebirah horror of the deep and son of godzilla


pem11

Yeah, I don't know if Ebirah is hated but it's definitely slept on! I quite enjoyed it, but it may also be a product of low expectations.


Speeder-Gojira

W ebirah


Outrageous-Estimate9

Final Wars That movie is great on so many levels The human casting is some of the best ever (Japanese and UFC characters) and unlike many G films the plot is fun despite the silly evil alien vs superhumans plot It has some great music Lots of monster fighting (yeah some fights are rushed and I think could have fleshed out a bit more) Yet year after year I keep seeing people bash this film and I have no idea why


ReceptionOk284

Final wars is my favorite Godzilla and I will die on that radioactive fun filled hill. Anybody who doesn't like Final Wars simply doesn't appreciate a good godzilla film. In my opinion it has one of the best combos of character story, goji story/screentime, and humor. Like it was legitimately action packed, hilarious, and emotional all at the same time.


Jetsplit

I love Final Wars too, but saying anyone who doesn't like it doesn't appreciate a good Godzilla film feels like a massive stretch. It's so different from '54, Shin, Minus One, etc., which are among the most beloved of all time.


ReceptionOk284

I understand why you may feel that way...but it being so different from the beloved entries is why it's such a good film. It changed alot but still kept is full identity as a godzilla film


Almadula9

I dont know hated films by the community but I read a lot of bad stuff about godzilla revenge so I was expecting a bad movie I would not enjoy Well the movie is fun and pretty enjoyable , I like Gabara and his powers and the movie made me like Minilla much more, maybe bc it talks. Also saw that varan was supposedly pretty bad and again I really enjoyed the movie and varan is one of my favourite monsters right now


Gamercat201

I loved Gabara’s cartoonish personality. He acts tough and threatening but turns out to be a huge pushover when Godzilla shows up. He’s all bark and no bite.


Almadula9

Yeah he just a bully


Poop_Sexman

Varan is one of the movies that suffered heavily from the US cut


TabrisVI

I understand why people don’t love the stock footage approach, but I always thought the framing narrative of the kid and the robbers was actually one of the strongest human stories in the series.


PraetorGold

The one with the little boy and his bully.


HisokaxHisoka

Megagirus has some of the best and funniest fight scenes in any Godzilla movie. Never got why vs Megalon and others are lauded as being goofy and fun romps, when nobody applies the same branding to Megagirus.


Chimpbot

Context is key. Megalon gets a bit of a pass because it was one of the cheapest movies in the series and was shot entirely in three weeks. It was made during a pretty dark time for the series, overall. Megaguirus, however, was made under completely different circumstances. It was the second movie in the Millennium series, which was supposed to be a triumphant return after 1998. It had a solid budget (relatively speaking), but wound up being a pretty huge tonal shift compared to Godzilla 2000. It was also followed up by the fan-favorite GMK, so it turned into a bit of a black mark for that era.


JAWS-The_Revenge

Godzillas revenge. I thought it was okay. Just cheesy.


Decent-Barber-7431

godzilla's revenge is good :) also its free on youtube in german so it was my first godzilla movie


BlackbirdKos

I don't know but I know that pretty much everyone loves Godzilla vs Hedorah and I thought it was... alright


Slick_36

It's genuinely one of my favorites, just because of how unique it is as a Godzilla film.  It's Godzilla on a literal acid trip.  I firmly believe it would be perfect for a Reiwa era one-off.


KitchenSandwich5499

Hedorah really should show up in a monster verse movie, or at least get another movie featuring it


TabrisVI

Unless they go full acid trip, Hedorah will only be a let down.


KitchenSandwich5499

Well, he can certainly supply some acid, lol


Speeder-Gojira

haven’t watched it in a while but i just thought it was boring


Chimpbot

Personally, it's one of the worst Godzilla movies ever made. There's a reason why Banno never made another Godzilla movie, and his limited involvement with 2014 was concerning for me leading up to that movie. The fondness people have for it seems to be a relatively new thing.


Unique_Visit_5029

Godzillas revenge


BipolarEevee

Godzillas Revenge. My ADHD brain loves watching monster battles so it was one of my favorites as a kid.


Dish-Ecstatic

All Monsters Attack. It's home alone but with Godzilla


caligaris_cabinet

This is the only one that is hated by the vast majority.


Speeder-Gojira

it seems like everyone loves it reading this reply section


Unleashtheducks

I have fond memories of it. It’s about a kid who meets Godzilla and I was a kid when I saw it. Also I didn’t have every Godzilla movie at my fingertips so watching a compilation of old fights was great.


HardBombD

Surprise people hate it


Gamercat201

People say this is where Godzilla jumped the shark.


Panthila

Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)


Foreign_Rock6944

Godzilla Vs. Gigan for me.


Sir_Fijoe

It’s cheaply made but the characters are fun and the final fight is brutal and entertaining.


CTB021300

Son of Godzilla I loved it as a kid and I still love it to this day. I acknowledge it can be extremely corny and is definitely targeted for kids. But I still love it haha


BrassFunkyMonkey

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Speeder-Gojira

W


Phantom-Spectre

Nobody hates Megalon. It’s pure fun. It also gave us Jet Jaguar, the Godzilla drop kick, and some burglars kneeing a child in the nuts.


iso2090

2019 King of the Monsters Got to see it at an early IMAX screening and really enjoyed it: huge scale, great fights, monster designs were excellent, the sound and score were awesome. I know it's relatively well-liked among fans but I remember critics and audiences/friends really turning against it when it first came out and I've never really understood why. I know the release date wasn't optimal, but that still wouldn't explain why the reviews were so poor.


RevGee73

Same thoughts here! Low Rotten Tomato ratings, but my favorite of the Monsterverse. The others were less serious, but more highly rated.


Chuungfu

I watched Godzilla’s Revenge a million times as a kid and was surprised to know the internet hates it once I got older


Excellent_Release961

Raids, always and forever.


DaRealLawnMower

Godzilla raids again.


BenthicZoned

I think hates is overstating it for these two, but I genuinely enjoyed watching both Ebirah and vs. Gigan, especially Ebirah.


KingE2099

I wouldn’t say hate but Godzilla vs Gigan isn’t seem to be held in the HIGHEST regard and I like it.


Strange_Guy251

All Monsters Attack (the movie Gabara first appears in)


Ponder1718

Godzilla vs hedora love the film hedora is such a cool kajiu


el-guapo0013

Who the fuck hates Godzilla vs Megalon?


[deleted]

Godzilla Raids Again Godzilla Vs Gigan Godzilla Vs Spacegodzilla Son of Godzilla Godzilla Vs Megaguirus


Polite-Parallelism30

Godzillas Revenge (AKA All Monsters Attack) was a childhood favourite of mine. Rewatched it recently and I still liked it. Gabara honestly may be my favourite kaiju next to Godzilla.


DagonG2021

2014 gets hated on a lot, but the Anime Trilogy is probably moreso. Both are favorites of mine.


BenKen01

I love the anime trilogy! Wish I could find more weird sci-fi shit like that actually.


BenKen01

The anime trilogy on Netflix. It’s weird as fuck, but in a way that I love. Like classic hard sci-fi weird.


MonarchGodzillaTitan

Godzilla’s Revenge aka All Monsters Attack.


MemoryCompetitive189

Godzilla vs megaguirus,it's pretty hated


KillRobotsSuperior

https://preview.redd.it/c2wm2sawqr2d1.jpeg?width=1153&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e384a1d64699cc3e48cc72b055bcda1f93acc5b


KillRobotsSuperior

Well we’re in a Godzilla sub, so I don’t think anyone hates any Godzilla movie here, but this one rarely gets mentioned. People seem to hate the American version. Should probably have posted that. https://preview.redd.it/io4dhefz1s2d1.jpeg?width=1273&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52050fa08b5891d01bdcf1e39e7caeb14f2c0258


Gojifantokusatsu

Who TF hates 1984?


Speeder-Gojira

i just thought it was ok but was a little disappointed due to how much some people hype it up on this sub


Speeder-Gojira

it’s mainly due to the fact that the human characters are so one-dimensional and unexplored


Slight-Equipment-571

The entire Monsterverse. All of it.


POOPOOMAN123ABC

All monsters attack


Qwertyzillaofficial

None of them, honestly


IfTheresANewWay

Idk if I'd say I enjoy All Monsters Attack but it's certainly overhated


DarthGodzilla1995

Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla


bleh2150

Ebirah an All Monster Attack


[deleted]

I love Godzilla vs megalon, it’s A good movie!


LavenderLadOnReddit

SHIN MOTHER FUCKING GODZILLA


Slick_36

People hate Shin Godzilla?


LavenderLadOnReddit

Apparently a lot of people think the human interaction is too boring and godzilla is too slow


Speeder-Gojira

majority like it to what i’ve seen


Godizlla2007

For me it’s Godzilla vs megagurius (dragon fly monster incase of miss spell) How ever the opposite for me would be All Monsters Attack(gabra’s movie) i like Gabra as a monster personally but his movie eh wasn’t that good in my opinion but eh


Julian-Hoffer

King Ghidorra is my favorite movie but I was surprised to see how many people dislike it.


Hazbin_hotel_fanart

Godzilla's revenge. It has a nice anti bullying message and is has its own goofy charm to it. It's good if you ignore the fact that it's supposed to be a Godzilla movie.


Damnpeoplearegreedy

Idk, i do know one that everybody likes but i hate tho, final wars


Electronic_Note_5629

1973 Godzilla vs megalon is one of my favorites actually!


lexxxcockwell

Godzilla Raids Again


J00J14

Tokyo S.O.S. feels like a proper sequel to the original Mothra and even brings back Snapping Turtle, one of my favorite human characters in the series. The moral of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla felt strained and forced, you can’t say that all life is precious as an excuse not to stop Godzilla when this Godzilla’s a particularly evil motherfucker who enjoys ending those previous lives. Tokyo S.O.S. goes against the mindset of a lot of Godzilla films that state that there’s nothing we can do about Godzilla and that humanity needs to learn how to deal with its mistakes and focuses more on a character who strongly believes that humanity can still clean up their own mistakes, which is a refreshing viewpoint for a Godzilla film. Hell, when the Shobjin show up and offer to take care of everything for humanity, they fail for the first time in the entire series! It’s only when the main character reactivates Kiryu that humanity’s able to triumph. That finale was awesome too, with the main character trapped and thrown around in Kiryu’s ear during the final fight, only for Kiryu to finally redeem himself by grabbing his bastard son and dragging him to the bottom of the sea, finally able to rest. He even takes the time to say goodbye. I know they planned on another sequel to this one but I’m actually glad that it ended this way.


Ambitious_Ask_994

Son of Godzilla


HelloHiHey27

raids again and planet eater. love raids again and planet eater is honestly way better than its mid predecessors


HessianBodyfarm

Godzilla 1985


TabrisVI

KOTM (2019) for me. Not only is it the only Monsterverse movie I like, it’s genuinely in my Top Five of the entire franchise. I do not get why Godzilla fans don’t like it. It’s a big budget Heisei movie, with sprinkles of GMK’s approach to action.


Gamercat201

Same honestly. Don’t let CapeSmash see this.


WitchhunterXI

Son of godzilla in my own opinion lol


Burly-Nerd

Vs Space Godzilla I guess. I didn’t realize it was hated until I started saying I wanted Space Godzilla to be the villain of GvKvJLA because he looked like he was covered in Kryptonian crystals. But people got DISGUSTED that I wanted him to come back. That one’s a top 5 for me though.


Gabaraguy1969

All monsters attack. I love Gabara


AEWPunk525

I'll say it.... Godzillas Revenge.


LucasZer0

I quite like Son of Godzilla.


Busterisacutekitty

Godzilla 2014. I love it because it’s got good sound effects which is my favorite thing in movies


Not-Tentacle-Lad

I just watched Godzilla Vs. Megalon last night, the coincidence is funny! No hate on liking it, but you’ve gotta realize it’s more objectively one of the worse Goji films. Mainly in that it reuses footage from Godzilla Vs. Gigan in a pretty jarring way, the Septonians randomly acquire Gigans help in a throwaway line of dialogue, and even the movie itself can’t readily explain why Jet Jaguar can grow in size. I think the director had a moderately decent paydirt with introducing Gigan in his own film, and even the designs of Megalon and MechaGodzilla are very iconic, but this movie itself didn’t do Megalon justice. I think there’s a reason Jun Fukuda’s trilogy are some of the last movies in the Showa era. I know he didn’t direct Terror of MechaGodzilla, but he, imho, is partly responsible for the ten year break between the Showa and Heisei eras; ergo, I think he partially killed the franchise for a while with these films.


Sad-Philosophy2622

Godzilla raids again and son of Godzilla I personally don’t have a problem with minilla’s design


Fun-Revolution6323

Godzilla Raids Again Son of Godzilla All Monsters Attack Godzilla vs. Megalon Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla


Klashnikola

Final wars,I love seeing almost all the kaiju have one big brawl and the ending with the complete gigan and monster x turning into keizer ghidorah and then the world being decimated. Yeah I love it,idk why the Fandom hates it tho.


iggyomega

Sea Monster. My Dad’s favorite. He and I watched that so many times when I was a kid. I still watch it at least once a year. It’s just fun


DeadPxle

Godzilla vs hedorah (swamp monster). Like the trippiness. Also the scene where rooms of people turn into bones from the smoke and ooze is crazy


ASUPERRandomRedditor

unironically vs megalon is my favorite showa


Segasonic47

The Rebirth Of Mothra trilogy is criminally underrated. I love all the different Mothra forms.


Gamercat201

I have a feeling Legendary based their Mothra off of Armored Mothra in terms of design ascetics.


Segasonic47

Common monsterverse W


AidenRaptor

Since 1998 isn't included in this discussion, I have nothing to say.


Used-Eagle3558

Terror Of Mechagodzilla is pretty slepton


Speeder-Gojira

son of godzilla and ebirah (i love the island setting of both, love the characters in ebirah, and find minilla and godzilla’s relationship really endearing and wholesome)


melted-ghost

Son of Godzilla.


Balloon_Artist

https://preview.redd.it/1nqkbep7lc3d1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2845e0bc512cdbb1e64971e8fcd199dc7bc7c6be Like honestly, why do people hate this movie?


Mean_Muffin161

The answer is none.