Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Review

Review of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

This has just the right balance of alien subplot cheese, a "new" monster that has apparently been slumbering for eons (but is still pretty fucking cool) that requires an entire song to awaken him, and the next most badass adversary since Hedorah/Gigan.

The alien plot would be pretty standard if not for the fact that these are PLANET OF THE APES style beings that show themselves when they die. And they get some pretty gruesome deaths as far as Godzilla flicks go. The Mechagodzilla scenes are really pretty fun and the later one-on-one and two-on-one fight scenes up the ante when it comes to Godzilla's power and the pyrotechnic effects get closer and closer to the actors in the kaiju suits thereby upping the danger aspect. It ultimately translates to a more personal fight for Godzilla and for his audience, of two worlds.