Godzilla vs. Megalon Review

Review of Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) by screenqueeen: 👍 3/5

By far the most "kid-friendly" Godzilla there is (as far as I've seen). Starts off with bad guys appearing right away with no buildup but after 12 Godzilla movies with more and more plots with evil alien bad guys, it's not all too unsurprising. Megalon is the first kaiju to appear to be created just to fit in with recycled inserts of close-up models from other films, some even from GODZILLA VS GIGAN! It's actually kind of fun to guess which piece of recycled footage belongs to which original film as there's quite a few, spanning all the way back to KING KONG VS GODZILLA.

This one is still fairly enjoyable but it has no real message other than solidifying Godzilla's role of Earth's protector. He must have been training on Monster Island because his combat skills are getting quite a bit stronger and more effective.