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Find out the best and worst Godzilla movies according to critics' ratings. See the list of 70 films from 1954 to 2023, including the original, the American version, the Shin series, and the MonsterVerse.
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- 37 'Godzilla: The Planet Eater'
- 36 'All Monsters Attack'
- 35 'Godzilla: City on The Edge of Battle'
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Director: Roland Emmerich
1998's Godzilla is a miserable slog of a film. It was the first American-produced take on Godzilla, and easily stands as the worst, with a large budget and all the resources Hollywood can offer doing nothing to make this fun, interesting, memorable, or even so-bad-it's-good. It's easily one of the worst movies of 1998, and is notorious among fans of the beloved giant radioactive lizard for not representing what makes this series of films good, and largely missing the point again and again thr...
Director: Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita
Between 2017 and 2018, there was a trilogy of Godzilla movies that had genuine potential, but never really lived up to it. These stood out for being entirely animated and having a story set 20,000 years into the future, following humanity trying to reclaim, Earth which has been taken over by Godzilla. Godzilla: The Planet Eater is the third in the trilogy and serves as a low point after a so-so first movie and a disappointing second. The non-monster scenes are dull and repetitive, the animati...
Director: Ishirō Honda
Of the classic Japanese Godzilla movies released between 1954 and 1975 (comprising the "Showa Era" of Godzilla), 1969's All Monsters Attackis easy to single out as a low point. The premise itself, while kid-focused, isn't awful, with it centering on a bullied child who bonds with Godzilla's son, Minilla, who's also being bullied. However, the fact these interactions appear in dream sequences lowers much of the emotion that otherwise might be there. Furthermore, the vast majority of the monste...
Director: Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita
The second movie in the aforementioned Godzilla anime trilogy is admittedly better than the third... just. It's still not good; more so just a bit less boring, with this one featuring the continued war between humanity and Godzilla over Earth, and teasing a new take on famed Godzilla foe Mechagodzilla. Yet it's not really Mechagodzilla. Here, the film introduces the ludicrous idea of "Mechagodzilla City," a huge mass of robotics and buildings that could be used to combat Godzilla. It sounds l...
Find out which Godzilla movie is the worst and which is the best, according to Collider. See the pros and cons of each film, from the original 1954 classic to the 2018 anime trilogy.
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- All Monsters Attack (1969) The atrocious tenth film in the series focuses on a bullied boy who escapes from his depressing existence by dreaming that he and Godzilla’s moronic son Minilla are playmates on Monster Island.
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Angered by mankind’s seemingly endless appetite for subterranean nuclear testing (seriously, have these tests ever worked out well for anyone?)
- Son of Godzilla (1967) Top secret weather control experiments on a tropical island lead to the creation of humungous praying mantises, and only Godzilla and his dopey offspring Minilla can set things right again.
- Godzilla (1998) This notoriously misguided American reboot appears to have been crafted by filmmakers with little appreciation for what made Godzilla one of cinema’s greatest icons in the first place.
Apr 1, 2024 · Entertainment Weekly reviews 35 live-action Godzilla films from 1954 to 2024, evaluating their sci-fi world-building, practical effects, and metaphorical depth. Find out which movies made the cut and which ones flopped in this comprehensive guide to the Atomic Age's most famous monster.
- Katie Rife
Nov 30, 2023 · A comprehensive list of 36 Godzilla movies from Toho and Hollywood, spanning four eras and various genres. Find out which films made the cut and which ones fell short of the King of the Monsters.
- Richard Newby
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Mar 28, 2024 · A comprehensive guide to the 38 films starring the iconic King of the Monsters, from the original 1954 classic to the latest MonsterVerse entries. Learn about the different eras, themes, and styles of the Toho series, and how they compare to the American adaptations.
A user-created list of 37 Godzilla movies ranked by quality and popularity, from the original 1954 classic to the upcoming 2023 sequel. See the ratings, summaries, directors, stars, and release dates of each film.
