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==My Life As A Godzilla Fan==
==My Life As A Godzilla Fan==
===2005===
===2005===
At a young age most kids are first introduced into the world of Superhumans from the likes of Marvel and DC comics. I however was not one of them, instead of me being introduced to a world full of Superheroes, I was introduced into a world of Titans. And what sparked that interest was the 1993 film we all know and love, Jurassic Park. I loved how massive and realistic these creatures were. This also introduced me into Mythical creatures from the likes of dragons, cryptids like Bigfoot or the Chupacabra and cheap monster movies. One I do remember watching was Dinocroc.
At a young age, most kids are introduced into the world(s) of Superhumans from the likes of Marvel and DC. While I did grow up with superheroes, there was a world that left a much “bigger” impact on my life and still lingers today...the world of Monsters...Behemoths...Giants...[[Titans]]...[[Kaiju]]...take the name as you see. But what sparked my interest in giants actually came from the 1993 film, Jurassic Park. Besides the characters and the story, I love the movie because of its CGI and practical effects, they truly made dinosaurs feel awesome and alive again. I would often spend most weekends on the Syfy channel, watching cheap monster movies like DinoShark, DinoCroc, and even Sharktopus.
 
This also introduced me into the hobby of mythological creatures from the likes of dragons, or any other cryptids such as Bigfoot and the Chupacabra.


===2006===
===2006===
I don’t really remember that much from that day (as it was over 13 years ago). My mom came home with 4 specific movies which introduced me into the world of Godzilla. These movies were the following, Mothra Vs Godzilla, Godzilla 2000, GODZILLA (1998) and my all time favourite, Terror Of Mechagodzilla. She assumed I would like them because the covers included a giant dinosaur of some sort. As you can tell I loved them all, but my opinion on some of these films have changed.
I don’t really remember that much from that specific day. But what I do remember is that my mom came home with four movies which introduced me into the world of [[Godzilla]], along with his destructive friends and foes . These movies were: [[Mothra vs. Godzilla]], [[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]], [[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA (1998)]], and my all-time favourite: [[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]. She assumed that I would show some interest in them because the covers of the movie featured a “giant dinosaur” of some sort. So, I watched all four of those films, and I absolutely loved them. However, my opinion of these films have changed in later years.


===2007===
===2007===
Since then, Blockbuster (R.I.P BlockBuster) became my favourite store to visit as they provided many Godzilla films many of which were from the Millennium series (Godzilla Mothra and King Ghidorah Giant Monsters All Out Attack, Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S. and Godzilla Final Wars) and some were from the Showa series (Godzilla Vs The Sea Monster, Godzilla Vs Hedorah, Godzilla Vs Gigan and Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla). I would use these little dinosaurs to act as the monster while playing, I specifically remember using a green Compsognathus to act as Godzilla. One day on Christmas, I received a gift from my aunt, I was honestly surprised when I found out it was a Godzilla figure (Bandai Creations Godzilla 1954 Wave 1 in case your wondering). It was the happiest moment in my life as I had an actual figurine of my favourite hero but that didn’t last long.
Since then, movie stores from the likes of Blockbuster became one of my favourite stores to visit, as they did provide various Godzilla films from the Showa ([[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]], [[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]], [[Godzilla vs. Gigan]], and [[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]) and Millennium series ({[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]], [[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]], and [[Godzilla: Final Wars]]). But even time I watch a film, I would always use those tiny plastic dinosaurs to act as the monsters and bash them together as they fight. I specifically remember using a green Compsognathus figure to act as Godzilla, a tiny butterfly figure as [[Mothra]], and a grey pachycephalosaurus as [[Mechagodzilla]]. But one day on Christmas, I received a Bandai Creations Godzilla (1954), which honestly surprised me, because I didn’t know Godzilla figures existed until now
 
It was one of my happiest moments of my childhood, as I had an actual figurine of my childhood hero...but that didn’t last long as I lost it after a few months.  
 


===2008===
===2008===
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===2012-2015===
===2012-2015===
One day, my mom called me down and showed me a trailer and was shocked to see that it for an upcoming American reboot of Godzilla. That reignited my love for Godzilla and that caused me to look for my Godzilla 2004 figure for the next hour and I slowly got into collecting figures eventually getting into the SH Monsterarts line in 2015. Anyways May 16, came around and I came out of the theatre smiling like an idiot. My mom informed me that she had AphaRpers mom’s email address and I could talk to AlphaRper again. We both got Skype and kept in contact ever since.
One day, my mom called me down and showed me a trailer and was shocked to see that it was for an upcoming American reboot of Godzilla. That reignited my love for Godzilla and that caused me to look for my Godzilla 2004 figure for the next hour and I slowly got into collecting figures eventually getting into the SH Monsterarts line in 2015. Anyways May 16, came around and I came out of the theatre smiling like an idiot. My mom informed me that she had AphaRpers mom’s email address and I could talk to AlphaRper again. We both got Skype and kept in contact ever since.


===2017-2018===
===2017-2018===
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{{Quote|Shut Up, Otherwise I'll Beat The Skreeonk Out Of You}}
{{Quote|Shut Up, Otherwise I'll Beat The Skreeonk Out Of You}}
{{Quote|Fusion Rise, Legendary Godzilla! Shin Godzilla! Primal Godzilla!}}
{{Quote|Fusion Rise, Legendary Godzilla! Shin Godzilla! Primal Godzilla!}}
{{Quote|Would you like a......Bio-latte!}}


==My Collection==
==My Collection==
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Super X 3 box.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Toho Weapon Effect Set 2
Super X 3 box.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Toho Weapon Effect Set 2
Godzilla-2000-s-h-monsterarts-action-figure-godzilla-2000-millennium-edition-pre-order-ships-may-22.jpg|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2000) Special Colour Version
Godzilla-2000-s-h-monsterarts-action-figure-godzilla-2000-millennium-edition-pre-order-ships-may-22.jpg|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2000) Special Colour Version
G14p-7-crop-u92862.png|Godzilla (2014) Japan Blu-Ray set
G14p-hires-7.jpg|Godzilla (2014) Japan Blu-Ray set
4543112959416.JPG|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2014) Spit Fire Version
4543112959416.JPG|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2014) Spit Fire Version
48383828383838.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Super Mechagodzilla  
48383828383838.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Super Mechagodzilla  
SH_Monsterarts_Godzilla_2019.jpg|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2019)
File:996FC20E-3844-4B6F-8234-61B4FD9F0429.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2019)
SHMA_King_Ghidorah_2019.jpg|S.H. Monsterarts King Ghidorah (2019)
File:C5C28597-B226-4D2C-A272-DE210A0E593C.jpeg |S.H. Monsterarts King Ghidorah (2019)
File:A42616FD-8655-4456-AB52-3BEF9EAAE7DD.jpeg |S.H. Monsterarts Rodan & Mothra
1501090957743.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Tamashi MIX Noriyoshi Ohrai Mechagodzilla Poster Version
1501090957743.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Tamashi MIX Noriyoshi Ohrai Mechagodzilla Poster Version
6EE7D519-D07E-493F-88A6-4CF6E9656758.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2019) Poster Version
File:32EB4953-9F8E-48C1-BC69-0B41B7BF50D1.jpeg| S.H. Monsterarts Burning Godzilla (2019)
File:Godzilla 2019 Event Exclusive Color Edition box.png| S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2019) Event Exclusive Colour Edition
593953.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2016) Second and Third Form
BiollanteBox.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Biollante Special Colour Version
2001Box.jpeg|S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla (2001) Heat Ray Version
Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series - SpaceGodzilla.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series SpaceGodzilla (First Release)
Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series - SpaceGodzilla.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series SpaceGodzilla (First Release)
Bandai Japan 2004 Movie Monster Series - Anguirus 2004.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Anguirus 2004 (First Release)
Bandai Japan 2004 Movie Monster Series - Anguirus 2004.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Anguirus 2004 (First Release)
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Bandai Japan 2006 Movie Monster Series - Hedorah.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Hedorah 1971
Bandai Japan 2006 Movie Monster Series - Hedorah.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Hedorah 1971
Bandai Japan 2005 Movie Monster Series - Godzilla.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1991 (First Release)
Bandai Japan 2005 Movie Monster Series - Godzilla.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1991 (First Release)
Bandai Movie Monster Godzilla 2016 (Second Form).jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla (2016) Second Form
File:Bandai_Movie_Monster_Godzilla_2016_(Second_Form).jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla (2016) Second Form
 
Bandai Movie Monster Godzilla 2016 (Third Form).jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla (2016) Third Form
Bandai Movie Monster Godzilla 2016 (Third Form).jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla (2016) Third Form
MMS Godzilla 2016 with tag.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla (2016) Fourth Form (Tag signed By Shinji Higuchi)
MMS Godzilla 2016 with tag.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla (2016) Fourth Form (Tag signed By Shinji Higuchi)
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Bandai MMS Servum.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Servum
Bandai MMS Servum.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Servum
Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series - Burning Godzilla.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Burning Godzilla (First Release)
Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series - Burning Godzilla.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Burning Godzilla (First Release)
Godzilla_Wave3_FWGn.JPG|Bandai Movie Monster Series Gigan (2004)
Movie_Monster_Series_Biollante_2018.png|Bandai Movie Monster Series Biollante
MMS Mecha-king ghidorah 2018.png|Bandai Movie Monster Series Mecha-King Ghidorah
Bandai MMS Godzilla Earth.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla Earth Thermal Radiation Version
MMS Mothra larva 2018.png|Bandai Movie Monster Series Mothra Larva
Movie_Monster_Series_Kiryu_Heavy Arms_Ver_2018.png|Bandai Movie Monster Series Heavy Arms Kiryu (2003)
MMS_Destoroyah_2017.jpeg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Destoroyah
Bandai Japan 2014 Movie Monster Series - Winged M.U.T.O..jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Male M.U.T.O
Bandai Japan 2002 Movie Monster Series - G-Force Moguera.jpg|Movie Monster Series M.O.G.U.E.R.A
Bandai Japan 2004 Movie Monster Series - Chainsaw Gigan.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Modified Gigan
Bandai Japan 2002 Movie Monster Series - MechaGodzilla 1975.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Mechagodzilla 1975 (First Release)
Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series - Translucent Glitter Godzilla.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Hyper Hobby Magazine Godzilla (2001)
Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series - Baragon 2001.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Baragon (2001)
MMS_Showa_Gigan_2018.jpeg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Gigan (1972)
Movie_Monster_Series_Anime_Ghidorah.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Ghidorah (2018)
File:Bandai_Japan_2001_Movie_Monster_Series_-_King_Ghidorah_2001.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series King Ghidorah (2001)
File:BandaiFigureSetG75Titano.jpg|Bandai Japan Toy Dreams Project Godzilla vs. Titanosaurus Set
Godzilla_Wave3_FWG.JPG|Bandai Creations Godzilla (2004)
Godzilla_Wave3_FWG.JPG|Bandai Creations Godzilla (2004)
Godzilla_Wave4_BIGFWG.JPG|Bandai Creations 12-Inch Godzilla (2004)  
Godzilla_Wave4_BIGFWG.JPG|Bandai Creations 12-Inch Godzilla (2004)  
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Fusion_Series_Godzilla_2000.jpg| Bandai Creations Fusion Series Godzilla 2000
Fusion_Series_Godzilla_2000.jpg| Bandai Creations Fusion Series Godzilla 2000
Godzilla_Wave6_MaL.jpg|Bandai Creations Rainbow Mothra
Godzilla_Wave6_MaL.jpg|Bandai Creations Rainbow Mothra
Bandai_Vinyl_Wave_9_-_King_Caesar.jpg|Bandai Creations King Ceaser
Godzilla_Wave1_G54.JPG|Bandai Creations Godzilla 1954 (First Release)
Godzilla-Destruction-Pack.jpg|Godzilla Destruction Pack
Godzilla-Winged-Muto.jpg|M.U.T.O Destruction Pack
PackOfDestruction.jpg|Godzilla Vs FeMUTO Destruction Set
NECA.jpg| NECA NES Godzilla
NECA.jpg| NECA NES Godzilla
FunKo_Pop_Godzilla.png| FunKo POP Godzilla
NECA_Godzilla_(12-inch)_Box.JPG|NECA 12-Inch Godzilla (2014)
Neca_Poster_Godzilla_1.jpg|NECA Godzilla 1955 Poster Version
File:NECA Godzilla 2019-1.jpg|NECA Godzilla (2019)
File:NECA Atomic Blast Godzilla 2019 01.jpg|NECA Atomic Blast Godzilla (2019)
File:AtomBlast05.jpeg|NECA Atomic Blast Godzilla (2001)
File:NECAKingKong2.png|NECA King Kong
File:BandaiForeverG95.jpg|Bandai Forever Series Meltdown Godzilla
File:Bandai_Forever_Series_Fire_Rodan.jpg|Bandai Forever Series Fire Rodan
Bandai_Shokugan_Godzilla_2004.jpg|Bandai Shokugan Godzilla (2004)
Bandai_Shokugan_Godzilla_2004.jpg|Bandai Shokugan Godzilla (2004)
Bandai_Shokugan_Godzilla_2014.jpg|Bandai Shokugan Godzilla (2014)
Bandai_Shokugan_Godzilla_2014.jpg|Bandai Shokugan Godzilla (2014)
Kiryu_Shokugan.jpg| Bandai Shokugan Kiryu (2002)
Kiryu_Shokugan.jpg| Bandai Shokugan Kiryu (2002)
FunKo_Pop_King_Kong_2017.jpg| Funko POP Kong (2017)
FunKo_Pop_Godzilla.png| FunKo POP Godzilla
File:Glow_godzilla_funko_pop.jpg| Funko POP Atomic Breath Godzilla
3828382838992.jpeg|Chibimaru Kiryu
Fujumi-1godzilla02.jpg|Chibimaru Godzilla
File:JP2.jpeg|Jakks Pacific Godzilla And King Ghidorah Kings Collide Battle Pack
File:JP3jpeg.jpeg|Jakks Pacific Godzilla And Rodan Kings Collide Battle Pack
File:JP4.jpeg |Jakks Pacific Godzilla And Mothra Kings Collide Battle Pack
Godzilla_With_Light_and_Sounds_Toy_Book_Package.png|Light And Sound Godzilla
Godzilla_With_Light_and_Sounds_Toy_Book_Package.png|Light And Sound Godzilla
Godzilla-Destruction-Pack.jpg|Godzilla Destruction Pack
Godzilla-Winged-Muto.jpg|M.U.T.O Destruction Pack
ShinGodzillaBandaiMini.jpg|Gashapon Shin Godzilla Set
ShinGodzillaBandaiMini.jpg|Gashapon Shin Godzilla Set
PackOfDestruction.jpg|Godzilla Vs FeMUTO Destruction Set
3828382838992.jpeg|Chibimaru Kiryu
Fujumi-1godzilla02.jpg|Chibimaru Godzilla
FunKo_Pop_King_Kong_2017.jpg| Funko POP Kong (2017)
MiniZilla.jpg|Gashapon GODZILLA (1998)
MiniZilla.jpg|Gashapon GODZILLA (1998)
Mini89.jpg| Gashapon Godzilla (1989)
Mini89.jpg| Gashapon Godzilla (1989)
TrendmastersZilla.jpg|Trendmasters Nuclear Strike Godzilla
TrendmastersZilla.jpg|Trendmasters Nuclear Strike Godzilla
Godzilla_Wave3_FWGn.JPG|Bandai Movie Monster Series Gigan (2004)
Bandai_Vinyl_Wave_9_-_King_Caesar.jpg|Bandai Creations King Ceaser
Movie_Monster_Series_Biollante_2018.png|Bandai Movie Monster Series Biollante
MMS Mecha-king ghidorah 2018.png|Bandai Movie Monster Series Mecha-King Ghidorah
Bandai MMS Godzilla Earth.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla Earth Thermal Radiation Version
MMS Mothra larva 2018.png|Bandai Movie Monster Series Mothra Larva
Movie_Monster_Series_Kiryu_Heavy Arms_Ver_2018.png|Bandai Movie Monster Series Heavy Arms Kiryu (2003)
MMS_Destoroyah_2017.jpeg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Destoroyah
Bandai Japan 2014 Movie Monster Series - Winged M.U.T.O..jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Male M.U.T.O
Bandai Japan 2004 Movie Monster Series - Chainsaw Gigan.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Modified Gigan
Bandai Japan 2002 Movie Monster Series - MechaGodzilla 1975.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Mechagodzilla 1975 (First Release)
Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series - Translucent Glitter Godzilla.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Hyper Hobby Magazine Godzilla (2001)
Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series - Baragon 2001.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Baragon (2001)
Godzilla_Wave1_G54.JPG|Bandai Creations Godzilla 1954 (First Release)
Bandai Japan Toho Kaiju Series - Orga.jpg|Bandai Toho Kaiju Series Orga
Bandai Japan Toho Kaiju Series - Orga.jpg|Bandai Toho Kaiju Series Orga
BandaiBattraLarva.jpg|Bandai Battra larva
BandaiBattraLarva.jpg|Bandai Toho Kaiju Series Battra Larva
Bandai Japan 2002 Movie Monster Series - G-Force Moguera.jpg|Movie Monster Series M.O.G.U.E.R.A
Bandai Japan Toho Kaiju Series - Anguirus.jpg|Bandai Toho Kaiju Series Anguirus
Bandai Japan Toho Kaiju Series - Anguirus.jpg|Bandai Toho Kaiju Series Anguirus
NECA_Godzilla_(12-inch)_Box.JPG|NECA 12=Inch Godzilla (2014)
File:47t38482838383.png|Bandai Toho Kaiju Series Godzilla vs. Megaguirus Blister Pack
Godzilla_vs_ghidorah_set_by_jakks.jpeg|Jakks Pacific Godzilla And King Ghidorah Kings Collide Battle Pack
File:Monogram_International_Godzilla_Cute_Bank.jpg| Monogram International Godzilla Bank
Godzilla_and_rodan_set_5.jpeg|Jakks Pacific Godzilla And Rodan Kings Collide Battle Pack
File:Playmates Godzilla 2004.jpg|Playmates 12-Inch Godzilla (2004)
Jakks_Pacific_Mothra_2019_set.jpeg|Jakks Pacific Godzilla And Mothra Kings Collide Battle Pack
File:Playmates Shin.JPG|Playmates Shin Godzilla (2016)
Neca_Poster_Godzilla_1.jpg|NECA Godzilla 1955 Poster Version
File:Playmates Kong (SI).JPG| Playmates 6-Inch Kong (2017)
MMS_Showa_Gigan_2018.jpeg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Gigan (1972)
File:Angry Kong.jpg|Playmates 12-Inch Kong (2017)
Movie_Monster_Series_Anime_Ghidorah.jpg|Bandai Movie Monster Series Ghidorah (2018)
File:Playmates_SpaceGoji.JPG|Playmates SpaceGodzilla
File:Playmates Destoroyah.JPG|Playmates Destoroyah
File:Playmates Gigan 2004.jpeg|Playmates Gigan
File:Playmates XL Godzilla.jpeg|Playmates Giant Godzilla (2021)
File:Skullcrawler with HEV.jpg|Playmates Skullcrawler with HEAV
File:Playmates Kong with Battle-Axe.png|Playmates Kong with Battle Axe
File:GvK Playmates Kong.jpeg| Playmates Giant Kong
File:Playmates GvK Heat Ray Godzilla 2.jpeg| Playmates Godzilla With Heat Ray
File:Godzilla with Radio Tower.jpg| Playmates Godzilla With Radio Tower
File:Warbat1.jpg|Playmates Warbat with Osprey
Fighter Jet Kong1.jpg|Playmates Kong With Fighter Jet
Playmates 6-inch Mechagodzilla1.jpg|Playmates Mechagodzilla With HEAV
File:PolarLight.jpeg|Polar Lights Godzilla Model Kit
File:Y-MSF_Gabara_Open_Mouth_ver.jpg|Y-MSF Gabara (Open Mouth Version)
File:Y-MSF-Varan.jpg|Y-MSF Varan
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GodzillaKaijuuWakusei.jpeg
GodzillaKaijuuWakusei.jpeg
CotEoBDVD.jpeg
CotEoBDVD.jpeg
File:BE099E8D-46DB-4A85-8ED8-AB18989297CF.jpeg
Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_WB_DVD.jpg
Godzilla_King_of_the_Monsters_WB_DVD.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
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GODZILLA_AWAKENING.jpg|Godzilla Awakening  
GODZILLA_AWAKENING.jpg|Godzilla Awakening  
Godzilla_Aftershock_final_cover.jpg| Godzilla: Aftershock
Godzilla_Aftershock_final_cover.jpg| Godzilla: Aftershock
Godzilla_Vol_1_1.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 1
Godzilla_Vol_1_2.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 2
Godzilla_Vol_1_3.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 3
Godzilla_Vol_1_4.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 4
Godzilla_Vol_1_5.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 5
Godzilla_Vol_1_6.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 6
Godzilla_Vol_1_7.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 7
Godzilla_Vol_1_8.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 8
Godzilla_Vol_1_9.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 9
Godzilla_Vol_1_10.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 10
Godzilla_Vol_1_11.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 11
Godzilla_Vol_1_12.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 12
Godzilla_Vol_1_13.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 13
Godzilla_Vol_1_14.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 14
Godzilla_Vol_1_15.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 15
Godzilla_Vol_1_16.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 16
Godzilla_Vol_1_17.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 17
Godzilla_Vol_1_18.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 18
Godzilla_Vol_1_19.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 19
Godzilla_Vol_1_20.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 20
Godzilla_Vol_1_21.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 21
Godzilla_Vol_1_22.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 22
Godzilla_Vol_1_23.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 23
Godzilla_Vol_1_24.jpg|Marvel’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 24
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Medalions===
===Medalions===
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GodzillaXMegaguirusCoin.jpg
File:GvD.jpeg
File:G98Medal.jpeg
File:70943123-5662-4BD9-85AA-29141A68ED51.jpeg
File:G2000Medal.jpeg
File:GvMMedal.jpeg
File:G-TSOS.jpeg
2004Coin.jpg
2004Coin.jpg
File:EBCE7818-CC17-4569-9E99-1B330E945CDD.jpeg
2014Coin.jpg
2014Coin.jpg
2016Coin.jpg
2016Coin.jpg
2017Coin.jpg
2017Coin.jpg
GodzillaKOTMCoin.jpeg
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==Reviews==
==Reviews==
===Godzilla Series===
====''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong (1933)]]''====
[[File:King_Kong_1933_poster.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
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====''[[Son of Kong|Son of Kong (1933)]]''====
[[File:Son_Of_Kong_Poster.jpg|thumb|right|100px]]
To be added
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====[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'' (1954)]]====
====[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'' (1954)]]====
[[File:Gojira_1954_Japanese_poster.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
[[File:Gojira_1954_Japanese_poster.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
Godzilla is one of the great granddaddies of most giant monster films, it gave birth to “Tokusatsu” which would involve miniature sets and rubber suits and is still used to this day in most Japanese media including Ultraman. This movie was made by people who witnessed and lived through the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and it shows, it reflects the horrors of what occurred after the bombings and its sad to watch. This isn’t really about a giant monster knocking over buildings, this shows that it was meant to be a disaster movie.
To be added ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
It’s important to note that I never saw the original until I was 16, it was probably for the best as it is really dark tone wise and depressing as in it should be Rated R. Whenever someone gets trampled or passes away its very sad, there is one scene that I’ll never forget and that is when a little girl cries after sees her mom pass away when Godzilla attacked Tokyo. The characterization was really good, I enjoyed the love triangle between Serizawa, Emiko and Ogata, but it doesn’t really go into much depth. The soundtrack was done by Akira Ifukube, one of my favourite themes is “Prayers For Peace” and of course the classic Godzilla theme (which started as a military march).
 
Just like King Kong before hand, the monsters are meant to be sympathetic as it was mankind’s recklessness that gave birth to Godzilla, it makes you question who the real monsters are. When both monsters are killed there isn’t any celebrations, cheering or anything like that, its meant to be sad despite Godzilla being a symbol for the destruction of nuclear weapons. I recently saw the American cut of the film and it most of it was cut down and new scenes were filmed, not only that, its message about nuclear weapons was watered down. Needless to say I prefer the original (1954) compared to the American re-cut (1956).
 
Overall, Godzilla (1954) is a cinematic masterpiece that takes inspiration from previous films like the original King Kong movie and has a fantastic message on the horrors of nuclear weapons. I would highly recommend seeing this film for a mature audience, but as for younger viewers I would stay away at least until they’re older. 4.3/5


====''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''====
====''[[Godzilla Raids Again|Godzilla Raids Again (1955)]]''====
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When I first saw this film it really isn’t great, unfortunately that hasn’t changed. Within a few short minutes, it lost its dark tone that the original had. Godzilla this time doesn’t destroy Tokyo, he destroys Osaka. He isn’t alone this time, a new monster is discovered in the form of Anguirus a giant ankylosaur-like monster and Godzilla fighting another monster became one of the many staples in the series. In the movie, it is said that both species of monsters have been rivals for a long time. The pacing in this movie is off by tenfold, and when Godzilla and Anguirus fight, the footage is speed up which ruins the illusion of these monsters being gigantic. The fight itself is decent but I wished that the footage was slowed down as It looked like a kid was bashing two dinosaur toys together.
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It felt like this film had less of a budget due to the fight in Osaka and the avalanche scene. What I mean is that there is this neat aerial shot of Godzilla from a helicopter but isn’t moving. The movie ends with a very neat scene where fighter jets fire at a glacier to seal Godzilla in ice but one complaint is that it was a bit anti-climatic, there was no proper buildup and nothing was played over it. Ironically Godzilla would be hibernating for the next 7 years as Toho would be making more monster movies from the likes of Mothra, Varan and the Mysterians.


Overall, Godzilla Raids Again losts its dark tone in favour of giant monster battle. While it still has heart but not as much as the original did. I do consider it to be one of the worst but not THE worst Godzilla movie. Anguirus was a really neat add in and was utilized well but falls to easily. 2.9/5
====''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla|King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)]]''====
 
====''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''====
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King Kong vs. Godzilla is one of the greatest matchups of all time. It was East Vs West, the American monster vs the Japanese monster. Well by comparing Kong to Godzilla, Kong is an ant so they did have to increase Kong’s height in order for him to face Godzilla and since Godzilla has the atomic breath, Kong has electric based powers to balance things out. Originally it was going to be Frankenstein but was scrapped which would explain Kong’s electric powers but an electric monkey looks unrealistic but then again giant monsters aren’t realistic in the first place.
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The characters mostly stand by and watch the whole thing, only getting between the monsters when transporting Kong to face Godzilla but that’s probably a wise choice given the fact both monsters can kill you. The fight itself is entertaining but sometimes its get a bit goofy, in fact, Kong is pounded into the ground very easily until Kong turns the tides after getting struck by lightning. The fights mostly happen in the mountains and the forests only one building gets destroyed. When pitting two of the most iconic movie monsters of all time, I do expect them to fight in a city but that doesn’t happen. The aftermath of the fight doesn’t give us a clear winner but it was confirmed by Toho that Kong won.  
====''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla|Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)]]''====
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There is also another monster called the Giant Octopus played by an actual octopus which was grilled later on (R.I.P Octopus) but loses easily. In fact the Giant Octopus was the inspiration for Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean.
====''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster| Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)]]''====
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Overall, King Kong vs. Godzilla is a fun movie with an entertaining battle. But the human characters do take a back seat when it comes to the monster action only interfering when relocating Kong or rescuing someone from Kong’s grasp. The story itself is good but most parts do drag, I would like to see a modern interpretation of the movie but luckily, 2020 is around the corner. 3.9/5
====''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)]]''====
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====''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''====
====''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep|Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)]]''====
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Another crossover, Mothra originally came from a novel of the same name and was adopted in the film which was successful. The film has a great message on greed which only upset not one but two giant monsters. A giant egg washed up on shore and a bunch of greedy businessmen buy it from the village and plan to use it as a tourist attraction. To be honest these are probably the dumbest characters in the series, it seemed that it didn’t come to mind that whatever layed that egg, it wants it back. It gets worse, radiation levels were detected at a beach and of course greedy businessmen step in and accidentally wake up Godzilla.
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The movie does lose track sometimes focusing more on its message on greed then anything else. Anyways Godzilla is very clumsy in this film, he’s gets his tail stuck and falls into a ditch, that happens because the suit actor was located in the neck of the suit and couldn’t see anything. The fight between Godzilla and Mothra is decent but all that happens is that Mothra is beating her wings and drags Godzilla around but unfortunately dies. The egg hatches and reveal two larvae who in case Godzilla in a cocoon and fall into the ocean.
====''[[Son of Godzilla|Son of Godzilla (1967)]]''====
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Overall, it has a great message on greed but focuses too much on it. There was once scene where part of Infant island is practically dead due to nuclear weapons, so there’s a bit of a message of nuclear weapons as well but wasn’t focused on as greed was the main message of the story. The casting of Mothra vs. Godzilla was excellent but some parts do drag. I wouldn’t mind seeing this cast agin in the future. 3.4/5
====''[[Destroy All Monsters|Destroy All Monsters (1968)]]''====
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====''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''====
====''[[All Monsters Attack|All Monsters Attack (1969)]]''====
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was a huge game changer in the Godzilla series. From a symbol of nuclear destruction to a protector of the Earth, all it took was the introduction of a three-headed golden dragon called Ghidorah. The plot itself is strange as it involves the spirit of an alien from Venus who warns the Earth of multiple things such as Godzilla returning, Rodan erupting from the volcano and worse of all, an alien dragon called King Ghidorah is coming to Earth to destroy it. there are assassins that are trying to kill the princess but fail each time, it builds up neat action scenes when the monsters aren’t around.
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Eventually Godzilla does indeed return and Rodan erupting from a volcano. Both monsters fight but gets halted by one of Mothra’s larvae. Ghidorah then appears and just starts destroying everything in his way but eventually all three monsters drive him off. The human again were taking a back seat when it came to the monsters but we did get one silly scene when the Shobijin were translating what the monsters were saying “Oh Godzilla what terrible language”. That always cracked me up.
====''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah|Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)]]''====
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Overall, this was a very enjoyable movie. It introduces on of Godzilla’s greatest villains and even became his ultimate nemesis. The inclusion of Mothra and Rodan also made this enjoyable, while the human plot was a little bit strange it was still fun and interesting. 4.4/5
====''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan|Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)]]''====
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====''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''====
====''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon|Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)]]''====
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Despite the last film giving introduction to alien life (Ghidorah), Invasion of Astro-Monster was the film that introduced the series in the space genre. Its starts out with the discovery of a new planet behind Jupiter called Planet X that is inhabited by an alien race called the Xiliens. There planet has been threatened by an extraterrestrial monster called Monster Zero who turns out to be Ghidorah. With Earth’s permission, the Xiliens took Godzilla and Rodan to fight Ghidorah as they were the ones who drove off Ghidorah (what about Mothra though) and in return the Xiliens will give humanity the cure for cancer which turns out to be a scam. Ghidorah was under the Xiliens control this entire time and their leader is some sort of computer.
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Now Godzilla and Rodan are under mind control and put under stationary, and if the Earth doesn’t surrender in 24 hours, the monsters will destroy the world. Turns out the Xiliens weakness is some sort of noise that also freed the monsters from mind control. The Xiliens were destroyed, Ghidorah was drove off once more and Godzilla and Rodan plummeted in the ocean below.
====''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)]]''====
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Overall, Invasion of Astro-Monster is a fun film with its own goofy and serious moments. Ghidorah makes a return which I am happy about (favourite villain). The human story was really good and getting involved around the monsters especially when they freed them from mins control. But unfortunately I still like Ghidorah, the Three-Headed monster more. 4.3/5
====''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla|Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)]]''====
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====''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''====
====''[[King Kong (1976)|King Kong (1976)]]''====
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep also known as Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster was meant to be a King Kong movie as Toho still had the rights to the character during that time. The movie takes place on an island which is home to a terrorist group called the Red Bamboo that manufactures nuclear weapons and in doing so created the Giant Condor and a giant lobster named Ebirah. Red Bamboo has also been kidnapping the inhabitants of Infant Island as slaves to produce a yellow liquid that comes from the fruits of the island that keeps Ebirah away. Unknown to them, Godzilla is sleeping in a cave under the island.
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Throughout the movie, its mostly the Red Bamboo chasing a group of three men throughout the island, those scenes are fun but it gets old rather quickly. There is a spy-like tone in the film as there is a lot of sneaking around. When Godzilla and Ebirah fight, they basically play volleyball with a rock. Mothra is included in the film but only gets a minor role and only appears in the third act.
====''[[The Return of Godzilla|The Return of Godzilla (1984)]]''====
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Overall, I liked the island setting for this film, its a nice location to make some fun chase scenes with a fun soundtrack that plays over it. The monsters didn’t blow me away as much like Ghidorah did, but it was fun to have them around. Except for the Giant Condor which could possibly the worst fight I’ve ever seen in a Godzilla film. As mentioned before, this was originally going to star King Kong but was scrapped for Godzilla. This is shown that there are many of Kong’s traits that doesn’t fit Godzilla. Its a very weak entry in the series with lazy script changes but to fun to watch. 2.9/5
====''[[King Kong Lives| King Kong Lives (1986)]]''====
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====''[[Son of Godzilla]]''====
====''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante|Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)]]''====
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Son of Godzilla yet again takes place on an island, however instead of it being home to a terrorist group. Its home to a group of scientists that are testing out a new device that controls the weather. A news reporter find out about this an comes to the island uninvited. He acts like a little kid when he doesn’t get what he wants, he basically wants a juicy story like all news reporters in real life. The island is infested with giant praying mantises, a giant spider named Kumonga and Godzilla’s non-biological son Minilla whose name is never mentioned in the film.
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The film basically focuses on both the human story and the monster story evenly. Unfortunately it was poorly executed. While it does have an interesting human story the monster story sucks. Godzilla first doesn’t acknowledge Minilla but eventually comes back for him. At first Godzilla is a bad parent by threatening to hit Minilla for not using his atomic breath. Eventually we learn that Godzilla does care for is son as they both embrace each other when the humans weather device works and creates a snowstorm.
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Overall, it does have a good human story, the monster story not so much. Minilla is one of my least favourite monsters and I was dying to get back to the human story and normally that doesn’t happen with me when watching these films. One thing I did like in this movie was the use of a fully scaled model of Kumonga’s leg. One of my least favourites but its still a fun movie nonetheless. 2.6/5
====''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra|Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)]]''====
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====''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''====
====''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)]]''====
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Destroy All Monsters was meant to be the last Godzilla film, but it did so well sequels were, some bad and some good. Anyways the movie takes place in the future and all of Earth’s monsters are contained on Monsterland. Every monster that has appear in a Godzilla movie is there, well except for Ebirah, Kamacuras and of course King Kong. Anyways despite the film having the title “Destroy All Monsters” there is actually less monsters in the movie with some of them basically getting cameos.
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Despite this, its a amazing movie with a really good story. Aliens have invaded the Earth and are now using monsters to destroy the world and have brainwashed a few people. This creates a specific heaviness that reminds me of Pacific Rim’s tone. This creates a good human story, one I can get behind on. To make things better, King Ghidorah returns and faces all the monsters and even dies. Unfortunately there is a flaming space craft called the Fire Dragon and to be honest this felt like the movie was trying to add more action before the move ends, it was anti-climatic and personally the movie would be better without it.
====''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla|Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)]]''====
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Overall, Destroy All Monsters is an excellent film with a good human story and great monster scenes. Unfortunately its last few minutes doesn’t leave an impact as rest of the movie did. I was also upset that monsters like Varan and Manda were only in for cameos and didn’t join the final battle at Mt.Fuji. Despite these flaws this is one of the best Showa movies Ive ever seen. 4.3/5
====''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah|Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)]]''====
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====''[[All Monsters Attack]]''====
====''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA (1998)]]''====
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All Monsters Attack also known as Godzilla’s Revenge was a movie that completely took the franchise off of its tracks. Part of the Showa series was aimed towards children to get a bigger audience. Some work well but this isn’t one of them, the film has a message on bullying and the movie is centred around it. I own the English dubbing of the film and I’m not sure if it has the English subbing on it as well.
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I saw the dubbing and it was GOD AWFUL, I know that the companies distributing the film is responsible for the dubbing and the subbing and not Toho’s. Anyways the movie mostly consists of a kid dreaming of him being on Monster Island and he made friends with a talking Minilla. The other part is when he is kidnapped by a group of bandits. The scenes constantly drag and each fight that Godzilla has, is recycled from previous films, the only fight that’s original is the fight between Godzilla and Gabara.  
====''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium| Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)]]''====
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Overall, while the message was good it was poorly executed. The human scenes constantly dragged, I had to pause the movie multiple times and had to convince myself to finish watching. The first and second acts were extremely bad, however the third act was better but it wasn’t enough to redeem the movie. I saw this movie when I was much older, so do get that this was made for a younger audience. I would have enjoyed this when I was younger but right now.....not so much. 1.4/5
====''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus|Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)]]''====
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====''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''====
====''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)]]''====
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah is one of the many Godzilla films I saw as a child, I can describe this movie as weird, entertaining and scary. What I meant by weird was there were sometimes these short animations between scenes that doesn’t really do anything with the plot this would also include the infamous Godzilla flies scene. It is entertaining with its monster fights but Hedorah last long at least until the final fight. I even said that this movie was scary because of Hedorah, when he flies over you, people melt leaving nothing but bones and this always scared me this combined with its mostly creepy soundtrack and you get one very terrified child.
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This movie carries a strong message of pollution with its monster Hedorah, an alien life form merged with all the pollution of Japan and Godzilla is the only creature able to stop it. Hedorah does prove to be a match for Godzilla and it took the combined efforts of humanity and Godzilla to finally kill Hedorah. The cast of the movie isn’t that great, its a step up from All Monsters Attack but it could have been better. The director wanted a sequel to the film where Godzilla faces another Hedorah in Brazil, but that didn’t happen. The 2014 film was originally going to be a short film featuring Godzilla facing a giant monster named Deathla.
====''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla|Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)]]''====
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Overall, Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a fun, weird and scary film. It introduces Hedorah who is one of my favourite monsters because he is the only monster that scared me as a child, heck not even the Xenomorph pulled that off. it introduced a really good message about pollution. It had some decent characters but Ill take them any day over the last films characters. I would like to see Hedorah return someday in a big role, not just a small cameo in Final Wars. 3.8/5
====''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.|Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)]]''====
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====''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''====
====''[[Godzilla: Final Wars|Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)]]''====
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Godzilla vs Gigan is another strange film but not as strange as Godzilla vs Hedorah. I cant really say what the tone of the film really is because it constantly shifts throughout the movie. Not only that the pacing of the movie was slow and the story isn’t that special. It has the same premises as some Godzilla movies, aliens have a legion of monsters and try to use them to take over Earth. Unfortunately they didn’t give an explanation why they need Earth specifically. Oh and the aliens are cockroaches (basically unkillable aliens). Their base is located in Godzilla Tower an amusement parks landmark.
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The story reintroduces King Ghidorah who previously died in Destroy All Monsters but the extended Showa series from Godzilla vs Hedorah to Terror Of Mechagodzilla are prequels to Destroy All Monsters. It also reintroduces Anguirus who hasn’t been seen chronologically since 1955, and it also introduces a new monster named Gigan who has blades for hands and a buzzsaw on his chest he is mostly famous for being the first monster to cause Godzilla to bleed. Anyways Godzilla and Anguirus somehow learned to talk and it sounds like a scratched record player, the tag team between the monsters is really good but the story itself wasn’t that good.
====''[[King Kong (2005)|King Kong (2005)]]''====
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Overall, while this movie introduces and reintroduces other monsters it didn’t really make up for the inconsistent tone and the constant fast and slow pacing, it really throws you off. The movie also uses stock footage and unfortunately future movies have the same problem. The characters weren’t that memorable but they at least did something that moved the plot forward. The villains weren’t good and when watching a movie we do need to feel some sympathy for the villains to understand why they did this. 3/5
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====''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''====
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Godzilla vs Megalon despite it starring Godzilla, the main focus is a size changing robot named Jet Jaguar. The story is somewhat different from Godzilla vs Gigan actually, there are some elements that were from the last film, inconsistent tone, overuse of stock footage and another tag team battle in the third act. Despite the movie having the same flaws as the last one did, I did find this film much more enjoyable. I did understand the Seatopians motives were primary because of fear because of what happened to their capital, they even called the Space Hunter aliens to borrow Gigan to help their own monster Megalon, a giant beetle with drills for hands who is also worshipped as a deity.
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Like previous films, the main characters take a back seat whenever the monsters are involved. The only time the humans really do anything is when two of our protagonists gets kidnapped and regain control of Jet Jaguar. Megalon is not a smart monster, he needed Jet Jaguar just to figure out where he’s going and when he’s gone he just goes on a confusing rampage, whenever Megalon battles the military stock footage from Godzilla vs Gigan is used, I get it that this is used to reduce the budget but I’m not used to seeing Gigans claw when Megalon is destroying the jets. Speaking of Gigan, he comes back to assist Megalon while Jet Jaguar teams up with Godzilla. But just like the last film Gigan flees leaving his teammate to deal with both monsters, Godzilla does this drop kick and is funny to watch, he does this a few more times before Megalon finally retreats. The movie does end on Jet Jaguar and plays this pretty dope song.
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Overall, while retaining the flaws that Godzilla vs Gigan had, I found this film to be a bit more enjoyable. Godzilla isn’t really the main monster in the story despite being in the title, that honour goes to Jet Jaguar, actually Godzilla only appears in a major role in the third act. I don’t know that this was meant to be build up for the final battle but it didn’t feel like it. I did like the inclusion of two old and two new monsters, but some scenes like Megalon vs the military could have been better as it was mostly Megalon swinging his drills around and cutting to Gigans blade destroying the jet instead. 3.1/5
====''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|Godzilla:Planet of the Monsters (2017)]]''====
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====''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''====
====''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle|Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)]]''====
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Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla did bring Godzilla back on track while appealing to younger audiences, the movie brings in a small plot twist along with a pretty good story. The story involves a prophecy about a giant monster destroying civilization and trampling anyone that gets in its path, the only hope against this threat is a guardian named King Caesar. I should note I saw this film when I was little about 7-8 years old but I recently found a DVD release by TriStar in awesome condition for a great price on eBay for $20 despite the DVD’s rarity. The movie goes beyond just a prophecy about a giant monster destroying the planet, it involves a bit a spirituality while introducing sci-fi elements with the discovery of a new metal called Space Titanium.
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It is believed that Godzilla is the monster that will destroy humanity but this is quickly proven wrong when Anguirus attacks Godzilla, knowing that he wouldn’t attack his friend and Godzilla doesn’t have metal under his skin. There is this really great fight between two Godzillas, one of them revealed to be a robotic doppelgänger dubbed Mechagodzilla that was built by a dying race of aliens that look like they came from Planet of the Apes, it’s explained that their home is about to be destroyed by a black hole that is slowly approaching their planet causing them to search for a new home, this introduces strong sympathy for the aliens which is something we don’t see that often, with their home literally on the brink of collapse they’ve become desperate to find a habitable planet in order to wipe it clean to make it a new home to themselves. The third act finally introduces King Caesar who was sleeping in a mountain this whole time, Godzilla soon returns to have a rematch with Mechagodzilla, even with their combined forces they are no match for Mechagodzilla, Mechagodzilla has an entire arsenal of weapons that causes Godzilla to bleed from finger missiles to laser beams. Mechagodzilla is soon destroyed when Godzilla turned himself into a giant magnet and twists Mechagodzilla’s head off.
====''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater|Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)]]''====
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Overall, Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla is a movie that got Godzilla back on track while appealing to a more modern/younger audience. The plot is great, with strong villains and great monster action. The movie is colourful with a jazz-like soundtrack, however the only complaint I do have is that sometimes the pacing is off and some of special effects don’t look good (about 5%) while 95% of the effects are really good. 4/5
====''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters|Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)]]''====
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the sequel to Gareth Edward’s Godzilla (2014)


====''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''====
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First off Terror Of Mechagodzilla is the very film that got me into the Godzilla franchise, it has a darker tone than the last film, and while all the monster action happens in the third act, it is actually really good build up for the final battle. I wasn’t able to see Terror Of Mechagodzilla for at least over 10 years since 2006, mainly because the disc got scratched, but eventually I found a Toho Master Collection of the DVD and I still loved every second of it despite me maturing during that time. It also introduces a new monster named Titanosaurus who is under the control of the Black Hole Aliens from the last film along with Dr.Mafune who was kicked out of the science institution because of his colleagues mocking him about the existence of Titanosaurus and wants revenge.


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However one thing I cant get over is that there is this plot hole where he said “they came 15 years to late”, so assuming that he was kicked out in the year 1960, before that time, Godzilla appeared in 1954 and another one returned in 1955 along with Anguirus then giant insects along with Rodan a giant pteranodon appeared in 1956. So they saw giant radioactive monsters wreaking havoc upon Japan but somehow don’t believe that a giant aquatic dinosaur lives on the ocean floor. Anyways the aliens were using Titanosaurus to scavenge the remains of Mechagodzilla in order for it to be rebuilt but this time more powerful and more destructive, Godzilla doesn’t appear until halfway through the second act but I expected that as it is a common occurrence in the series and this time he faces two monsters with no backup this time, this makes really good and fun fight scenes in the movie. The special effects are as good as the previous films however somehow Titanosaurus is bigger than a mountain but its something minor and not a big deal over.
====''[[Godzilla vs. Kong|Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)]]''====
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First, we had the film that started the entire [[MonsterVerse]], [[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla (2014)]]. The film that connected it all, [[Kong: Skull Island| Kong: Skull Island (2017)]]. The film that expanded it all, [[Godzilla: King of the Monsters|Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)]]. And finally, we have the film that almost every Kaiju fan had wanted: a rematch between two of the most iconic movie monsters of all time, The King of the Monsters vs. The Eight Wonder of the World in the form of [[Godzilla vs. Kong|Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)]]! Honestly, when [[Adam Wingard]] was announced as the director for Godzilla vs. Kong, I was a little worried considering he directed that not-so-good live-action adaptation of Death Note on [[Netflix]]. I am happy to say that I am eating my words with a side of fires with it!


Overall, Terror Of Mechagodzilla is a really good film and from what I’ve seen its a fan favourite despite it doing poorly in the box office. While the plot hole in the film does uncover a major flaw in universe, it doesn’t ruin the movie. It has memorable characters such as Dr.Mafune and Katsura, Titanosaurus was also sympathetic as he was forced to do the aliens bidding. While it does start off a bit slow but it is totally worth it 4.7/5
Following it’s title to the letter, Godzilla vs. Kong drops all human development and drama for almost non-stop monster action but while keeping an emotional monster-drive to it. The film itself is a Kong story at heart and there are plenty of quiet and sympathetic moments that hit hard and makes you feel for the lovable ape. Godzilla isn’t in this film a lot when compared to Kong, but due to the tone being somewhat similar to the [[Godzilla (1954 film)|1954 film]], he has a constant presence. Not only that, Godzilla vs. Kong returns its main cast of monsters to their original routes but with their own unique spin on it. [[King Kong/Legendary|Kong]] is back to being a more sympathetic character, being more of a man than a beast. While [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] is brought back to being an antagonistic destructive force of nature, but while keeping his “not-good-or-evil” characterization consistent throughout the story. [[Mechagodzilla/Legendary|Mechagodzilla]], the films villain is brought back to his original role to frame Godzilla in a bad light just like he did in [[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)]], and he’s an absolute beast, wiping the floor with Godzilla himself!


====''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''====
The story of the film is divided into two parts that surrounds each monster, ''' Team Kong''' and '''Team Godzilla''' respectively, which do converge multiple times throughout the film. Team Kong’s story stars [[Nathan Lind]] played by [[Alexander Skarsgård]], [[Ilene Andrews]] played by [[Rebecca Hall]], and [[Jia]] played by real life deaf-actress [[Kaylee Hottle]]. This part of the story is described as Kong’s journey and it focuses on massive world building, showcasing the [[Hollow Earth]] in all of it’s glory and it’s both absolutely stunning in the form of its environment that surround it, and terrifying in the form of its monsters that inhabit it. Team Godzilla’s story stars [[Millie Bobby Brown]] reprising her role as [[Madison Russell]], [[Josh Valentine]] played by [[Julian Dennison]], and [[Bernie Hayes]] played by [[Brian Tyree Henry]]. In all honesty, this side story isn’t really the best as its pretty much comic-relief. What it does focus on is why Godzilla is attacking [[Apex Cybernetics|Apex]] facilities across the globe, and it truly got interesting after the introduction of the films villain. Which brings us to the villain part of the story I call '''Team Mechagodzilla''' that stars [[Maia Simmons]] played by [[Eiza Gonzalez]], [[Ren Serizawa]] played by [[Shun Oguri]], and [[Walter Simmons]] played by [[Demian Bichir]]. It surrounds [[Apex Cybernetics]], a research and development facility that was formed to help humanity in the rise of the Titans, only for Godzilla to start attacking various facilities across the globe. But as we dove deeper into the story, we find out that Apex had been designing the ultimate anti-Titan weapon: Mechagodzilla in secret to kill Godzilla and end the reign of all Titans. All of these side story’s somehow clash perfectly, building up towards the multiple confrontations and set pieces Godzilla and Kong have in the second and third acts.  
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The Return of Godzilla is a soft reboot of the series basically ignoring the entire Showa series except the original and brought Godzilla back his roots, a force of nuclear destruction. About 30 years have passed since the first Godzilla attacked Tokyo in 1954 and being killed by the Oxygen Destroyer, its also important to note that this takes place during the Cold War as this is the movies message. It all starts with a boat being attack by mutated sea lice and the survivor claiming he saw a giant creature which is later revealed as another Godzilla which is kept under wraps by the government to prevent a panic, this new Godzilla has been sinking nuclear submarines from Russia and blame it on the Americans. To prevent another war, the government had to come clean about another Godzilla, and both nations pressurize Japan’s government for the permission of nuclear weapons but refused even if Godzilla attacks Japan’s mainland.  


The first time we see Godzilla is when he attacks a nuclear power plant as a source of food, Godzilla is terrifying in this film which was something I was happy to see. Anyways it is later discovered that Godzilla follows the Earth’s magnetic field (a little nod that birds are close relatives to dinosaurs) similar to birds and a plan is set into motion to lure Godzilla to a volcano and trap him in with a controlled eruption. There is a new weapon introduced into the movie called the Super X that was built in secret to prepare for another attack, its main weapons are cadmium missiles which are used to control nuclear reactors and does take down Godzilla but is only revitalized after the Russians accidentally launch a nuclear missile towards the heart of the city only to be intercepted by a missile that the Americans fired. Godzilla is eventually lured with a magnetic transmitter and falls into the volcano, however he lets out a blood curdling scream before falling in and is incredibly sad basically telling us who the real monsters are.
The various set pieces between the films main cast of monsters are amazingly directed. The Tasman Sea isn’t just a mindless action scene with Godzilla tearing through the military fleet like their made of butter. Kong is the clear underdog of this fight, fighting and surviving against a far stronger enemy who has almost every advantage. This creates tension that is almost on par with Jaws, and Kong himself puts up a really good fight and is able to hold his own against Godzilla both on the aircraft carrier and underwater. But ultimately, it wasn’t enough and without the human intervention, Kong would’ve surely drowned. What also makes this scene interesting is it’s display of difference in both monsters, showcasing both their strengths and weaknesses. But the best part was that this was only a small bit that was to come. The Hong Kong battle is easily one of the main highlights of the film and perhaps the MonsterVerse in general. The fight itself is fast and brutal, while also giving both monsters their own time to shine. The entire fight is told from Kong’s point of view, with him putting up a good fight against Godzilla and consistently dodging his atomic breath. Despite it taking place at night, the whole city of Hong Kong is filled with Neon lights similar to Pacific Rim, giving it a more unique feel and not giving it a dull look to it.  


Overall, The Return of Godzilla had a great message of the Cold War which is a slight adaptation of the dangers of nuclear weapons from the first film. One moment I did like was when Prime Minister was under the pressure of the Russians and Americans about the usage of nuclear weapons but goes with his convictions, if I was him I would’ve broke very easily. Godzilla is terrifying but some closeups on him do look dumb on certain camera angles, he acts more animal-like in this movie but still has the impression of a giant monster but also being sympathetic in some ways. It is a good movie but it doesn’t live up to the original film despite it carrying a similar tone and message. 4.2/5
But what made the fight so satisfying, was it because it finally gave us a definitive winner after over sixty years. In [[King Kong vs. Godzilla|King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)]], the film endings hasn’t been exactly clear, despite Kong being the only one to rise out of the water. Depending on what source you go by, the ending is rather “Kong won” by the press material or “It’s a draw” by the films creators. To this day, the outcome of King Kong vs. Godzilla is till up for debate! Thankfully however, Godzilla vs. Kong gave us a definitive winner in the form of Godzilla, the undisputed King of the Monsters. But despite Kong losing the title fight, he was treated with respect along with great characterization while also giving him the win against Mechagodzilla, basically winning the movie!


====''[[Godzilla vs Biollante]]''====
As for the movies flaws……………the human characters weren’t that great, despite the actors doing a really good job at portraying them, especially Jia who is my favourite character of the film. To me at least, I’m okay with it, this is supposed to be a monster-smack down after all. However, the film itself presented wasted opportunities in the form of Ren Serizawa, [[Ishiro Serizawa|Dr. Ishiro Serizawa’s]] son and the ancient war both Godzilla’s ancestors and Kong’s ancestors had. I wished that we saw Ren flushed out a little more, see what truly drives him and how his father’s work truly affected his life. The film mentions an ancient war, but there really isn’t any form of depth to it, not even a single cave painting in the film. We are just left to assume that both species fought against one another due to the numerous axes and the Godzilla floor carving in Kong’s throne room. I’ve heard that there was over five-hours of footage filmed for Godzilla vs. Kong, but I’m guessing that they were cut because some of those scenes might’ve dragged on, but I would’ve loved to see it! It would’ve added additional role and made the characters more interesting. Please release the #WingardCut.
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Who Am I?

My Life As A Godzilla Fan

2005

At a young age, most kids are introduced into the world(s) of Superhumans from the likes of Marvel and DC. While I did grow up with superheroes, there was a world that left a much “bigger” impact on my life and still lingers today...the world of Monsters...Behemoths...Giants...Titans...Kaiju...take the name as you see. But what sparked my interest in giants actually came from the 1993 film, Jurassic Park. Besides the characters and the story, I love the movie because of its CGI and practical effects, they truly made dinosaurs feel awesome and alive again. I would often spend most weekends on the Syfy channel, watching cheap monster movies like DinoShark, DinoCroc, and even Sharktopus.

This also introduced me into the hobby of mythological creatures from the likes of dragons, or any other cryptids such as Bigfoot and the Chupacabra.

2006

I don’t really remember that much from that specific day. But what I do remember is that my mom came home with four movies which introduced me into the world of Godzilla, along with his destructive friends and foes . These movies were: Mothra vs. Godzilla, Godzilla 2000: Millennium, GODZILLA (1998), and my all-time favourite: Terror of Mechagodzilla. She assumed that I would show some interest in them because the covers of the movie featured a “giant dinosaur” of some sort. So, I watched all four of those films, and I absolutely loved them. However, my opinion of these films have changed in later years.

2007

Since then, movie stores from the likes of Blockbuster became one of my favourite stores to visit, as they did provide various Godzilla films from the Showa (Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Gigan, and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla) and Millennium series ({Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., and Godzilla: Final Wars). But even time I watch a film, I would always use those tiny plastic dinosaurs to act as the monsters and bash them together as they fight. I specifically remember using a green Compsognathus figure to act as Godzilla, a tiny butterfly figure as Mothra, and a grey pachycephalosaurus as Mechagodzilla. But one day on Christmas, I received a Bandai Creations Godzilla (1954), which honestly surprised me, because I didn’t know Godzilla figures existed until now

It was one of my happiest moments of my childhood, as I had an actual figurine of my childhood hero...but that didn’t last long as I lost it after a few months.


2008

In less of a year, I lost the figure. And the thing is, I don’t know where I left it. I was incredibly sad about this but luckily that didn’t last long as my mom got me another Godzilla figure (Bandai Creations Godzilla 2001). I would take that thing in the bathtub with me but the downside of it was that water would get in the figure, so I would have to remove the tail to drain it. It was a pain in the ass to get it back on. But unfortunately I lost it but it didn’t bother me this time. On Christmas Eve my brother got me another Godzilla figure (Bandai Creations Godzilla 2004) and promised myself not to lose it (Funfact: Its still on my shelf to this day but in bad condition).


2009-2010

Of course being a Godzilla fan, it did leave me a few options in terms of friends with the same interests, at least where I was. My mom applied me for a camp called “Camp Cheerful” and that is where I met my best friend AlphaRper who also had an interest in Godzilla. We spent the whole summer together and we even kept in touch by giving me his moms phone number. We would schedule get togethers from time to time, and my mom became good friends with his mom so my mom got her email address. I even went back next summer however there was sudden rift between us and I don’t even know what caused that. That rift caused us to lose contact with one another for 5 years. This rift also changed my interests entirely, I suddenly wasn’t interested in Godzilla anymore and that gap was slowly filled up with LEGO.

2012-2015

One day, my mom called me down and showed me a trailer and was shocked to see that it was for an upcoming American reboot of Godzilla. That reignited my love for Godzilla and that caused me to look for my Godzilla 2004 figure for the next hour and I slowly got into collecting figures eventually getting into the SH Monsterarts line in 2015. Anyways May 16, came around and I came out of the theatre smiling like an idiot. My mom informed me that she had AphaRpers mom’s email address and I could talk to AlphaRper again. We both got Skype and kept in contact ever since.

2017-2018

It wasn’t long before I would see AlphaRper in person again as we both planned to go to Chicago for G-Fext XXIV and it was an amazing time. We both met one of the Directors (Shinji Higuchi) of Shin Godzilla and got my Shin Godzilla figures tag signed by him. And Alpha did the same. I even went back next year for G-Fests 25th anniversary and got my Hedorah figure signed by Kenpachiro Satsuma but this time Alpha couldn’t make it.

2019

Since then, I have a great collection of figures, own almost all the movies and even got into the Ultraman and Gamera series. Personal favourite Gamera film would include Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, as for Ultraman its Ultraman Geed. I’ve been watching so many monster films so much (including the ones you see on SyFy) that I’ve understood and accepted each film despite its flaws, no movie is perfect. Love or hate these films but one thing that we agree on is that giant monsters are f*cking awesome, nothing is going to change that. The G-community is a bit derisive when it comes to “which Godzilla movie is the best” or “which is the strongest incarnation”, honestly I don’t care about that stuff. I have my opinions and they have theirs, so we should respect that.

Quotes

The Bigger They Are, The Harder I Fight
Shut Up, Otherwise I'll Beat The Skreeonk Out Of You
Fusion Rise, Legendary Godzilla! Shin Godzilla! Primal Godzilla!
Would you like a......Bio-latte!

My Collection

Figures

Video/Board Games

Movies

Posters

Books/Comics

Medalions

My Favourite Godzilla Films

Reviews

King Kong (1933)

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Son of Kong (1933)

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Godzilla (1954)

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Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)

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Son of Godzilla (1967)

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Destroy All Monsters (1968)

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All Monsters Attack (1969)

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Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

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Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)

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Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

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Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

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King Kong (1976)

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The Return of Godzilla (1984)

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King Kong Lives (1986)

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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

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Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

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GODZILLA (1998)

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Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)

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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)

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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)

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Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)

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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)

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Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

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King Kong (2005)

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Godzilla (2014)

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Shin Godzilla (2016)

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Kong: Skull Island (2017)

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Godzilla:Planet of the Monsters (2017)

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Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)

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Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

7.9/10

First, we had the film that started the entire MonsterVerse, Godzilla (2014). The film that connected it all, Kong: Skull Island (2017). The film that expanded it all, Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). And finally, we have the film that almost every Kaiju fan had wanted: a rematch between two of the most iconic movie monsters of all time, The King of the Monsters vs. The Eight Wonder of the World in the form of Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)! Honestly, when Adam Wingard was announced as the director for Godzilla vs. Kong, I was a little worried considering he directed that not-so-good live-action adaptation of Death Note on Netflix. I am happy to say that I am eating my words with a side of fires with it!

Following it’s title to the letter, Godzilla vs. Kong drops all human development and drama for almost non-stop monster action but while keeping an emotional monster-drive to it. The film itself is a Kong story at heart and there are plenty of quiet and sympathetic moments that hit hard and makes you feel for the lovable ape. Godzilla isn’t in this film a lot when compared to Kong, but due to the tone being somewhat similar to the 1954 film, he has a constant presence. Not only that, Godzilla vs. Kong returns its main cast of monsters to their original routes but with their own unique spin on it. Kong is back to being a more sympathetic character, being more of a man than a beast. While Godzilla is brought back to being an antagonistic destructive force of nature, but while keeping his “not-good-or-evil” characterization consistent throughout the story. Mechagodzilla, the films villain is brought back to his original role to frame Godzilla in a bad light just like he did in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), and he’s an absolute beast, wiping the floor with Godzilla himself!

The story of the film is divided into two parts that surrounds each monster, Team Kong and Team Godzilla respectively, which do converge multiple times throughout the film. Team Kong’s story stars Nathan Lind played by Alexander Skarsgård, Ilene Andrews played by Rebecca Hall, and Jia played by real life deaf-actress Kaylee Hottle. This part of the story is described as Kong’s journey and it focuses on massive world building, showcasing the Hollow Earth in all of it’s glory and it’s both absolutely stunning in the form of its environment that surround it, and terrifying in the form of its monsters that inhabit it. Team Godzilla’s story stars Millie Bobby Brown reprising her role as Madison Russell, Josh Valentine played by Julian Dennison, and Bernie Hayes played by Brian Tyree Henry. In all honesty, this side story isn’t really the best as its pretty much comic-relief. What it does focus on is why Godzilla is attacking Apex facilities across the globe, and it truly got interesting after the introduction of the films villain. Which brings us to the villain part of the story I call Team Mechagodzilla that stars Maia Simmons played by Eiza Gonzalez, Ren Serizawa played by Shun Oguri, and Walter Simmons played by Demian Bichir. It surrounds Apex Cybernetics, a research and development facility that was formed to help humanity in the rise of the Titans, only for Godzilla to start attacking various facilities across the globe. But as we dove deeper into the story, we find out that Apex had been designing the ultimate anti-Titan weapon: Mechagodzilla in secret to kill Godzilla and end the reign of all Titans. All of these side story’s somehow clash perfectly, building up towards the multiple confrontations and set pieces Godzilla and Kong have in the second and third acts.

The various set pieces between the films main cast of monsters are amazingly directed. The Tasman Sea isn’t just a mindless action scene with Godzilla tearing through the military fleet like their made of butter. Kong is the clear underdog of this fight, fighting and surviving against a far stronger enemy who has almost every advantage. This creates tension that is almost on par with Jaws, and Kong himself puts up a really good fight and is able to hold his own against Godzilla both on the aircraft carrier and underwater. But ultimately, it wasn’t enough and without the human intervention, Kong would’ve surely drowned. What also makes this scene interesting is it’s display of difference in both monsters, showcasing both their strengths and weaknesses. But the best part was that this was only a small bit that was to come. The Hong Kong battle is easily one of the main highlights of the film and perhaps the MonsterVerse in general. The fight itself is fast and brutal, while also giving both monsters their own time to shine. The entire fight is told from Kong’s point of view, with him putting up a good fight against Godzilla and consistently dodging his atomic breath. Despite it taking place at night, the whole city of Hong Kong is filled with Neon lights similar to Pacific Rim, giving it a more unique feel and not giving it a dull look to it.

But what made the fight so satisfying, was it because it finally gave us a definitive winner after over sixty years. In King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), the film endings hasn’t been exactly clear, despite Kong being the only one to rise out of the water. Depending on what source you go by, the ending is rather “Kong won” by the press material or “It’s a draw” by the films creators. To this day, the outcome of King Kong vs. Godzilla is till up for debate! Thankfully however, Godzilla vs. Kong gave us a definitive winner in the form of Godzilla, the undisputed King of the Monsters. But despite Kong losing the title fight, he was treated with respect along with great characterization while also giving him the win against Mechagodzilla, basically winning the movie!

As for the movies flaws……………the human characters weren’t that great, despite the actors doing a really good job at portraying them, especially Jia who is my favourite character of the film. To me at least, I’m okay with it, this is supposed to be a monster-smack down after all. However, the film itself presented wasted opportunities in the form of Ren Serizawa, Dr. Ishiro Serizawa’s son and the ancient war both Godzilla’s ancestors and Kong’s ancestors had. I wished that we saw Ren flushed out a little more, see what truly drives him and how his father’s work truly affected his life. The film mentions an ancient war, but there really isn’t any form of depth to it, not even a single cave painting in the film. We are just left to assume that both species fought against one another due to the numerous axes and the Godzilla floor carving in Kong’s throne room. I’ve heard that there was over five-hours of footage filmed for Godzilla vs. Kong, but I’m guessing that they were cut because some of those scenes might’ve dragged on, but I would’ve loved to see it! It would’ve added additional role and made the characters more interesting. Please release the #WingardCut.