"Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster" (aka "San daikaijû: Chikyû saidai no kessen") is actually a glorious addition in the "Godzilla" franchise. I must admit that I was somewhat surprised with the movie, as I hadn't really expected it to be all that it turned out to be.
The storyline in "Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster" is essentially the same as it is in every "Godzilla" movie, for better or worse. The Earth is threatened by a monstrous kaiju, and Godzilla comes to the rescue. Sure, it is like this in every movie, but isn't that the charm of the "Godzilla" movies?
For a movie from 1964, then the special effects and the creature designs were actually quite spectacular. While Godzilla was looking like he was on crack cocaine, it should be said that Ghidorah looked rather amazing.
There is a good amount of destruction and mayhem throughout the course of the movie. And yeah, some scenes are eyesores in terms of it being so clearly visible that it was scale models being used, but again, this is part of the charm of the "Godzilla" movies.
"Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster" is enjoyable and quite watchable, even if you aren't particularly familiar with the "Godzilla" franchise.
My rating of this 1964 movie from writer Shin'ichi Sekizawa and director Ishirô Honda is a six out of ten stars.
The storyline in "Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster" is essentially the same as it is in every "Godzilla" movie, for better or worse. The Earth is threatened by a monstrous kaiju, and Godzilla comes to the rescue. Sure, it is like this in every movie, but isn't that the charm of the "Godzilla" movies?
For a movie from 1964, then the special effects and the creature designs were actually quite spectacular. While Godzilla was looking like he was on crack cocaine, it should be said that Ghidorah looked rather amazing.
There is a good amount of destruction and mayhem throughout the course of the movie. And yeah, some scenes are eyesores in terms of it being so clearly visible that it was scale models being used, but again, this is part of the charm of the "Godzilla" movies.
"Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster" is enjoyable and quite watchable, even if you aren't particularly familiar with the "Godzilla" franchise.
My rating of this 1964 movie from writer Shin'ichi Sekizawa and director Ishirô Honda is a six out of ten stars.