My Thoughts: Godzilla Raids Again[]

One of the weaker films of the Showa era, and an example of why sequels shouldn't be rushed.

The human characters are rather dull and often cause the film to drag. Granted, they're a bit more engaging in the original Japanese version, but not by much.

The introduction of another monster in the form of Anguirus was a good call; making the first film all over again would likely have sunk any chance of more sequels. The fight scenes are by far the most entertaining aspects of the movie, even if they don't live up to Goji's battles in later installments.

Overall, it's not the best entry in the franchise. I'd say it's excusable considering it's so early in Godzilla's career if it weren't for the fact the previous film was a masterpiece. At the same time though, I have to commend the production team for trying something new when it would've been simpler and cheaper to just repackage the plot of the first movie as a sequel.

(Toa Hydros (talk) 06:40, September 4, 2016 (UTC))