Rodan

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Russ G @RT78760655 Mar 30, 2026 I'm grading this on my usual curve and 3.5 out of five stars means Above Average - IOW you've seen lots worse. Saw this on TV as a kid back in the early to mid 60's - back then there was no DVD, VHS, or streaming so movies made money on TV within a few years of theatrical release. This was the first time I saw a truly "scary" movie - that flying monster was actually terrifying. It's streaming on TCM now so I'm going to re-watch it - I may have an entirely different opinion of it six decades later! Given the special effects tech of the time this was a well-made sci-fi horror flick. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 30, 2025 Success in 1.2 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Brayden J @RT52266258 Sep 21, 2025 Oh... Rodan. After watching mothra I decided to watch this and it wasnt all bad, but Rodan doesn't really do much. Don't give me wrong, its pretty suspensful but it has flawed characters and an uninteresting plot. Worth a watch for a Kaiju lover but for an average movie goer, I don't recommend it See more Collin M @MoneyMayo Jan 29, 2025 What a suprise! Ishirō has done such a great job with these monster films! Really enjoyed this! See more Justin T @RT08580778 Sep 5, 2024 This starts with quite good suspense and a surprising amount of gore for a kaiju movie. The first act very much reminded me of The Thing from Another World (1951). The middle section of the film is really dull and boring though. Even with the suspenseful opening it is still an incredibly slow first hour. When Rodan emerges around the hour marker it gets slightly more interesting but then quickly becomes boring again. So little actually happens in this film. What city smashing and kaiju action we have is a welcome break from the monotony but it’s really not enough and all the tanks firing gets repetitive quickly. If this had been 20 minutes I think it would have been quite good but at 1 hour and 22 minutes it feels very long and doesn’t hold your attention. The human story is boring and forgettable, the kaiju story is copied from Godzilla (1954), the ending is very disappointing and offers very little explanation. Some of the effects are laughable with the scale of the monsters changes between scenes. The day for night looks bad. See more Tim S @RT51195340 Jul 16, 2024 Overwhelming too short, I think it’s a fine film because being my favorite kaiju Rodan the fire demon of course. See more Read all reviews

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