Rodan

1957

1h 10m

Sci-Fi

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A bug-eating pterodactyl flies out of a coal mine and wrecks Japan with sonic booms.

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This is one of the most underrated monster movies of all time! It was overshadowed by Godzilla and understandably but it's a classic in it's own right. The first act is a horror story about miners being attacked by dragonfly larvae which is a prelude to the title characters(Rodan) story. I thought that was a clever idea. When it gets to Rodan you get an exiting areal dog fight with jets against Rodan. He has a good city rampage. Rodan probably has the most underrated monster cry of all time! It's up there with the Godzilla roar and the jp T-Rex roar in my opinion. If you like Godzilla and other giant monster movies your sure to like this! It a very original movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/01/24

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Riley T

it aint it. its rly dry and boring. the build up is rly good and got me engaged but thas it. it got real boring after that. the monster sucked ass and was not even cool and the dialogue was boring af.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Daniel C. M

Don't let the reviews fool you, this movie is in no way shape or form boring, in my opinion this should go pair on pair with the original Godzilla from 1954 and watch both back to back.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/19/24

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Elijah12 S

AMAZING HE IS MY FAVORITE KAIJU WHY THE AUDIENCE GOTTA DO MY BOY DIRTY

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Mewtweum Z

This movie was obviously just trying to copy the 1954 Godzilla film, I'm just gonna say that right now. As a copy of that film, it's not as smart, emotional, shocking, or really anything like that movie. This movie definitely isn't bad with decent characters and decent action and stuff, but it lacks to be something different besides the design of Rodan. It's the first colored Toho film I think so that's cool.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/02/23

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Jithin K

Introducing new monsters using the same explanation in Godzilla Raids Again felt right but an entire new monster movie that doesn't really offer anything new other than a few gimmicks felt lacklustre. The movie tries to justify itself by including a lot of stuff, including the murder suspicion and the bugs in the beginning but still, it manages to be snail-paced. The exposition-filled dialogues and characters clearly show it's not as deep as the first Godzilla and doesn't have the charm of Godzilla Raids Again. It felt like this would have been better in black and white like the previous films because of a lot of shot composition designs. The matte painting wouldn't have looked this cheap in black and white at least. It would have been a lot better if the use of colour was limited as a perfect gimmick that showcases what's important. The idea that the sheer size and the speed of Rodan flying is why it causes damage was pretty good. The ending also make it look like they had something more to say but it doesn't feel the same from the rest of the film.I t does have some cool miniature setpieces and cool ideas in how it revealed stuff which kind of makes it watchable to an extent.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Ishirô Honda

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Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura

Yumi Shirakawa

Kiyo

Akihiko Hirata

Professor KYUichiro Kashiwagi

Akio Kobori

Police Chief Nishimura

Yasuko Nakata

Female Honeymooner

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

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The use of painted backgrounds to fleetingly introduce different locations like Peking, the Philippines and Okinawa might feel cheap, but it does not detract or disturb the investment of the spectator in the narrative.

Apr 3, 2023

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Alan Ng

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Rodan is the next step in cinematic evolution for Toho Studios after Godzilla.

Feb 26, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

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There's a soft spot in my heart for the comic book style of the film.

Rated: B-

Jun 4, 2015

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

An entertaining, well-made monster movie with absolutely nothing on its mind.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 4, 2013

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Rob Humanick

Suite101.com

As tedious and lethargic as [the original] Godzilla was smart and engaging.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 26, 2011

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Nicolas Lacroix

EnPrimeur.ca

Rated: 3/5

Apr 27, 2004

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Synopsis

A bug-eating pterodactyl flies out of a coal mine and wrecks Japan with sonic booms.

Director: Ishirô Honda
Screenwriter: David Duncan, Takeshi Kimura, Ken Kuronuma, Takeo Murata
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2014
Runtime: 1h 10m

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