Terror of Mechagodzilla

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Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975

1h 29m

Sci-Fi

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The real Godzilla fights a cyborg Godzilla and another monster sent by aliens.

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Bob Chipman

Escapist Magazine

And the Showa era goes out with a whimper.

May 23, 2019

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Witney Seibold

Nerdist

Terror of Mechagodzilla is pretty wonderful, and is only slightly lesser than its immediate predecessor.

May 21, 2019

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Leo Goldsmith

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

While Terror of Mechagodzilla is not exactly a good film, it at least veers into slightly darker territory than some of the later Showa efforts.

May 13, 2019

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Sky Staff

Sky Cinema

With its incredible tatty special effects and outer-space dialogue, it runs like a lesser serial from the Forties.

Rated: 2/5

May 9, 2019

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

There's something about a man in a rubber suit that CGI can't match.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 15, 2014

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

The most grave and deliberate and consequential Godzilla film in a decade.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 2, 2014

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Justin T

I really enjoyed the end of this era of Godzilla movies. It has everything you want, a new monster, lots of city smashing, crazy/silly looking aliens, giant monsters fighting etc. The music isn’t too crazy but you really can’t take the film seriously if you want to enjoy it. This is my favourite Godzilla movie along with Destroy All Monsters (1968) which I prefer a tiny bit more. As this is the last of the Shōwa era I’ll add my conclusions of the era - much as they have evolved over 21 years, the format actually feels like a slow evolution and there are so many familiar elements across them all. It is basically people in rubber suits smashing models and fighting awkwardly. They kaiju are shot mostly the same as the real people but with some slow motion to convey scale, occasionally they shoot from a low angle or use various special effects to impose real people. Sometimes the army is involved, sometimes mentioned, often shots are reused across the films. The real people stories are usually science-fiction based and often pretty goofy. Ultimately it is an era of lots of average but entertaining films with a handful of gems and occasional disasters.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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josh d

Interesting but flawed

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Rich A

A great sequel continuation of its predecessor!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Chanr3y k

It's much more serious in tone compared to it's predecessor, with much more complex human characters and a tragic romance, and even themes of suicide. I also like how it has a slowbuild up to the kaiju action, instead of it being right in our face at the get go.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Irelia I

nice jod director !!!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Spike G

Not the best finale but overall a good time

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Ishirô Honda

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Katsuhiko Sasaki

Biologist Akira Ichinose

Tomoko Ai

Katsura Mafune

Akihiko Hirata

Dr. Shinzô Mafune

Katsumasa Uchida

Interpol Agent Jiro Murakoshi

Gorô Mutsumi

Alien Leader Mugal

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Synopsis

The real Godzilla fights a cyborg Godzilla and another monster sent by aliens.

Director: Ishirô Honda
Screenwriter: Yukiko Takayama
Production Co: Toho Company
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2014
Runtime: 1h 29m

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