Mothra vs Godzilla Movie Review
After a typhoon crashes into the island, a giant egg washes ashore, and Japan's most infamous nemesis in unearthed.
"Who dares disrupt my sleep?!"
It's now up to Mothra, and her offspring to defend the peaceful Japanese folks from the giant menace. This one was originally released in Japan as Mothra vs Godzilla, but when it received the Americanization, it was retitled Godzilla vs The Thing, and later, Godzilla vs Mothra. As any fan of these old movies can tell you, Godzilla has bounced back and forth from being a bad guy, to a good guy, then back again, but Mothra has always stood firm as a protector of the people, and she sure shines as such here. If you're wondering how a giant moth could possible fight off Godzilla..well...lets just say those are some powerful wings Mothra possesses.
She's pretty big too
Outside the battles, we have Mothra's speakers, the twin fairies, warning the people of Japan that the egg must be protected, and basically people running around trying to figure out what to do--none of that is really important, because we all know we watch these movies to see the monsters, and they don't disappoint here. This is when Godzilla was still a full-blown bad guy, and his battles with Mothra, and later, the larvae that inevitably hatch from the egg, are pretty impressive, as is the destruction throughout. The dubbing isn't even too horrible in this movie, though you will get some of the ridiculousness you come to expect. While not the best of the bunch, Mothra vs Godzilla is a fine example of how entertaining these Toho films could be.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 7
Mothra Vs Godzilla Movie Trailer
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