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Rodan

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A bug-eating pterodactyl flies out of a coal mine and wrecks Japan with sonic booms.
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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography 04/03/2023
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. Go to Full Review
Alan Ng Film Threat 02/26/2021
Rodan is the next step in cinematic evolution for Toho Studios after Godzilla. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/04/2015
B-
There's a soft spot in my heart for the comic book style of the film. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy 11/04/2013
7/10
An entertaining, well-made monster movie with absolutely nothing on its mind. Go to Full Review
Rob Humanick Suite101.com 10/26/2011
1/5
As tedious and lethargic as [the original] Godzilla was smart and engaging. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Lacroix EnPrimeur.ca 04/27/2004
3/5
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Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 30 Success in 1.2 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Brayden J Sep 21 Oh... Rodan. After watching mothra I decided to watch this and it wasnt all bad, but Rodan doesn't really do much. Don't give me wrong, its pretty suspensful but it has flawed characters and an uninteresting plot. Worth a watch for a Kaiju lover but for an average movie goer, I don't recommend it See more Collin M @MoneyMayo Jan 29 What a suprise! Ishirō has done such a great job with these monster films! Really enjoyed this! See more Justin T 09/05/2024 This starts with quite good suspense and a surprising amount of gore for a kaiju movie. The first act very much reminded me of The Thing from Another World (1951). The middle section of the film is really dull and boring though. Even with the suspenseful opening it is still an incredibly slow first hour. When Rodan emerges around the hour marker it gets slightly more interesting but then quickly becomes boring again. So little actually happens in this film. What city smashing and kaiju action we have is a welcome break from the monotony but it’s really not enough and all the tanks firing gets repetitive quickly. If this had been 20 minutes I think it would have been quite good but at 1 hour and 22 minutes it feels very long and doesn’t hold your attention. The human story is boring and forgettable, the kaiju story is copied from Godzilla (1954), the ending is very disappointing and offers very little explanation. Some of the effects are laughable with the scale of the monsters changes between scenes. The day for night looks bad. See more Tim S 07/16/2024 Overwhelming too short, I think it’s a fine film because being my favorite kaiju Rodan the fire demon of course. See more josh d 06/09/2024 Very solid non-Godzilla Kaiju film. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A bug-eating pterodactyl flies out of a coal mine and wrecks Japan with sonic booms.
Director
Ishirô Honda
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka, Frank King, Maurice King
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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