The Showa EraWe've finally reached the end of the Showa Era of Godzilla movies, spanning fifteen films made between 1954 and 1975, and it only took me seven months to review them all! The process of doing so was one of pure enjoyment as I rediscovered childhood classics that I found I still held love... Continue Reading →
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) Review: The Grand Finale!
After yet another long period of the Godzilla franchise bringing in only diminishing returns for Toho, it was once again considered that the franchise be put on an extended hold, but only after (yet another) one big final movie was made as a send off. And who better to direct than Ishiro Honda, the character's... Continue Reading →
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974) Review
In the Godzilla FAQ, written by Brian Solomon, he writes that there was no where for Godzilla to go but up after the entertaining, but undoubtedly bad, Godzilla vs Megalon and the other two hit or miss versus movies that came before it. And he is absolutely right because the Showa Era was, by this... Continue Reading →