Destroy All Monsters

Pros: Godzilla, Minilla (Son(?) of Godzilla), Rodan, Mothra, Angilas, Gorosaurus, Baragon, Manda, Kumonga, Varan, King Ghidorah.
Cons: Dubbing too good for monster movie.

Oh dear.

Last night I attended (of my own free will) DESTROY ALL MONSTERS at the Dryden Theatre in at the George Eastman Museum, in Rochester, NY.

This isn't JUST a monster movie. It's a Sumo Wrestling meets Professional Wrestling...

Pros: Monsters, Monsters, Monsters!
Cons: A vapid plot that's barely adequate to hold together the action scenes.

Welcome to the FUTURE, the year 1999 AD (which oddly enough has a retro look about it, with very 1960's cars and clothing styles. It would seem that fashion DOES come around in cycles!). Mankind has managed to round up all the rampaging monsters and ...

Pros: All-Star Monster Cast; pretty good effects work
Cons: Poor dubbing, stupid subplot

1968’s DESTROY ALL MONSTERS marked the return of director Inoshiro Honda to the helm of the popular Godzilla movie series for Japanese production company Toho Company, Ltd., but at the same time, the film also marked the end of an era for the series....

Pros: Lots of fun!
Cons: None come to mind.

Yes folks, corny as it may sound, the above title is really and truly one of the many wonderful lines that you will hear when you see Destroy All Monsters, the ultimate monster slugfest. Indeed, where else can you see Godzilla, Rodan, King Ghidora ...

Pros: Monsters, loads of them, good fun, some nice effects
Cons: Story flaws, underused monsters

As Toho's Godzilla series suffered it's greatest drop in ticket sales ever for S on of Godzilla, which was also the second movie in a row which failed to hit cinemas outside of it's homeland, series producer Tomoyuki ...

Pros: All-star kaiju cast.
Cons: Ridiculously silly plot, not enough actual monster battles.

I remember when I was younger, this was one of the only Godzilla movies I had heard about but could never actually find a copy. With an all-star kaiju cast, it was definitely something that had me interested in seeing. The problem is, despite there being ...