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Godzilla, King of the
Monsters (1956)
The original monster movie. Well, the American's version of it, anyway. Extra helping of Orson, please!
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Rodan
(1956)
Miners awake prehistoric mutant birds and they are pissed. One of the more serious kaiju movies, and well worth a watch.
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Mothra
(1961)
First appearance of Japan's favorite giant moth with attitude. Singing midget girls will amaze you!
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Godzilla versus
Mothra I (1964)
Epic pairing of two of Japan's legendary screen monsters, with some plucky humans tossed in to do the speaking parts.
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Godzilla
versus Monster Zero (1965)
Devo aliens and their slave monsters attack the Earth! Godzilla and Rodan will protect us (and destroy Tokyo in the process, collateral damage is a bitch)!
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Godzilla
versus The Sea Monster (1966)
Monster action (and fun!) on a tropical island. You can pull the ripcord now, this franchise is in a dead-spin.
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War of the
Monsters (Gamera vs. Barugon) (1966)
Gamera flick more at war with the rival Godzilla series than anything else. Pretty damn good effort, if you ask me, certainly better than most Godzilla movies.
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Son of Godzilla
(1967)
Where is Daughter of Godzilla? Or Second Cousin of Godzilla? Or Former Co-Worker of Godzilla Who Once Stole his Sandwich out of the Fridge and Blamed it on Linda from Accounting?
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Destroy all
Monsters! (1968)
The biggest collection of men wearing rubber since that one night back in college when I wandered into the wrong bar...
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Destroy all
Planets (Gamera vs. Viras) (1968)
Gamera kicks some alien ass and then has a nice walk along the beach afterwards. Just for kids, sadly.
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Godzilla's
Revenge(1969)
This movie's suckiness is the stuff of legend, but a broad-minded second viewing will show a few worthwhile scenes. Ok, maybe just one.
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Godzilla versus
Hedorah (1971)
Environmentalism is hammered into our skulls by this preachy take of a mutant sludge monster on the loose. Can G-Man save the world?!?
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Godzilla versus
Gigan (1972)
The 1970s! The floppy hair! The fab clothes! The swinging music! If Godzilla could wear pants, they would be bellbottoms in this stinker from Japan.
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Godzilla versus
Megalon (1973)
Godzilla and a giant gay robot fight some beetle thingie and some guy wearing a toga. I wish I was making that up.
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Godzilla
versus MechaGodzilla I (1974)
Metal monster mayhem as massive amounts of maser beams and missiles mangle moviedom's most favored mutant mega-monster from Japan.
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Terror of
MechaGodzilla (1975)
The last of the '70s-era Godzilla movies, which tries to go out with a bang, but can barely manage a whimper. Got a cute girl, though.
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Godzilla 1985
(1985)
The first of the '80s Godzilla movies, a Batman Begins-like reboot of a franchise in dire need of one.
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Godzilla
versus Space Godzilla (1994)
Huge budget and lots of sparky exploding things, but the same old (very old) tired plot of an alien invader.
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Godzilla
versus Destoroyah (1995)
The last of the '90s Godzilla movies, a slam-bam balls-to-the-wall monster bash. Psss...Godzilla dies at the end.
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Rebirth of
Mothra I (1996)
Lame effort to cash in on Japan's love of moths and bugs and tiny girls in spandex and stuff.
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Rebirth of
Mothra II (1997)
Can you believe there is actually a Rebirth of Mothra III after this one? I will stop at two, thank you.
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Godzilla 2000
(1999)
The first of the second reboot series, featuring a re-imagined Godzilla fighting a mega-gnar beastie called Orga. My first ever review, by the way.
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Godzilla
versus Megaguirus (2000)
Actually a pretty fine movie, with the people parts especially well done. The monster parts, not so much.
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