Review of Rodan

Toho monster movies are hardly well crafted films, but nobody can ever argue that they weren't groundbreaking.

With Godzilla absent we see Rodan get his own movie, as nuclear weapons seem to awaken him as well as an army of giant insects that assault a nearby mine.

It's up to the military to combat the situation, but how can you fight a bird of Rodans size?

With the laughable sfx (Which were incredible at the time) wafer thin plot and considerably weaker script than usual Rodan is a pretty messy affair. It's not that a film of this type can't manage without Godzilla, it's just that this is a poorly thought out mess.

And though I liked narration I have to say for the me the finale was detrimental, it was horrible and would have killed the movie in my eyes even if the rest of it had been exceptional (Which it really really wasn't).

For those who can get past the ending this may be considered a passable 50's monster film, for me I'm glad it's over.

The Good:

Narration

The Bad:

Finale is just plain horrible

Poorly constructed

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

There are electronic computers!