That poster sure is weird. I have no idea where the twin towers came into this. Whatever. I liked this movie for a number of reasons. First of all, the protagonists were a trio of guys. It made a change from forced romances, or battle of the sexes tripe. We have two best buds, a scientist and a racing car driver, plus
one of their younger brothers. The racing car driver is only really here to add a car chase, but at least it was something different for Godzilla. The scientist has built a robot, which some thugs try and teal. These thugs are scientists from the lost country of Seatopia (???), and they are stealing this robot to control and send coordinates to their very own monster Megalon. A kind of beetle with drills. Luckily, the robot is then reprogrammed to find Godzilla. The robot also manages to make himself grow, resulting in a bizarre and convoluted fight sequence. Gigan also makes an appearance, with further goes to show how crowded these films are getting. On the one hand, it's fun to see something so shamelessly trying to please. It does what it does best, giving us men in suits, fighting each other.
April 5, 2011
