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You know it’s been sixteen years since we last had an honest to God(zilla) Japanese Godzilla movie in theaters? That of course, was the fun Godzilla 2000. Before that, the last Japanese-made Godzilla flick was fifteen years prior, Godzilla 1985. That’s a bit of a sad trend. Even though this new flick, Shin Godzilla has its share of problems, I ( Read more... )

Three stowaways sneak aboard a ship where a thief is hiding out. When they accidentally wind up adrift at sea, they wander into a storm and come face to face with the giant crab monster, Ebirah. The four heroes survive the storm (and the crab monster) and wash up on the shore of a mysterious island where some bad dudes are building a nuclear ( Read more... )

The continuity of the new Godzilla flicks has always been a little screwy. This one is no exception. It ignores just about every other Godzilla movie in existence (except the first one that is) in favor of a new storyline. (There are clips from Mothra and War of the Gargantuas though ( Read more... )

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Scientists learn that Godzilla is attracted to Japan’s nuclear power plants, so they decide to covert the country to clean energy. When that doesn’t deter Godzilla, the scientists work on creating a portable black hole to get rid of the G-Man. Meanwhile, a kid finds an overgrown egg and tosses it into the sewer. It hatches and a swarm of giant ( Read more... )

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Seriously, who doesn’t love Godzilla?  Anyone?  Chicks maybe, but then again, chicks have never been known for their taste.  To me, you can’t be a true movie fan if you don’t love Godzilla movies.  Sure, like anybody, Godzilla’s made his share of crappy flicks, but Godzilla movies are kind of like sex.  Even when they’re bad, they’re still pretty ( Read more... )

Scientists on a tropical island are doing a bunch of weird experiments that result in praying mantises growing to enormous size.  While a few mantises are throwing some dirt around, they unearth a giant egg which contains Minya, the Son of Godzilla.  The hungry insects try to chow own on poor defenseless Minya and Godzilla has to kick the crap out ( Read more... )