Japan's favourite giant flying kaiju Mothra is reborn and revitalised for REBIRTH OF MOTHRA, the first in a trilogy of children's films in which the furry insect is reinvented as an environmentally protector of the planet. It's an unsurprising special effects extravaganza, full of destruction, mayhem, cool creature designs, miniature effects and...glitter. So much glitter. More glitter than I thought it would ever be possible to see in a movie. It's a film that's a lot more child-friendly than other kaiju flicks I've seen but it has the same sense of wild escapism and lengthy battle sequences that the genre is known for. A lot of fun, in other words, if you can handle a bit of soppiness and sentimentality along the way.
Review of Rebirth of Mothra
