I have watched most of the "Godzilla" movies, but it wasn't before 2020 that I was given the chance to sit down and watch the 1967 "Son of Godzilla" (aka "Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko"). Needless to say that I jumped at the chance.
Whereas most of the older "Godzilla" movies have been following the same blueprint in terms of script and storyline, "Son of Godzilla" deviates from this. A bit too much perhaps, and they opted to adapt a comedy element to the movie which was much bigger than what it had been in previous movies. But this was a feedback effect, because it didn't really work in favor of the movie.
The comedy elements to the movie were just atrocious actually, and I didn't enjoy watching this movie. First of all, watching Godzilla and Baby Godzilla play rock football with giant mantis creatures wasn't really great storytelling. And also the fact that Baby Godzilla looked like something you wouldn't believe didn't really help to improve much on the overall enjoyment of the movie.
I managed to endure about an hour of the ordeal that is "Son of Godzilla", then I simply had enough and I turned it off. And I can honestly say that this is not a classic moment in the "Godzilla" franchise. I suppose in a way, it is that drunken uncle that we all have but don't want to acknowledge.
My rating of "Son of Godzilla" lands on a mere three out of ten stars, because this was not an enjoyable or entertaining movie. And it just deviated way too much from the core essentials that is the "Godzilla" franchise.
Whereas most of the older "Godzilla" movies have been following the same blueprint in terms of script and storyline, "Son of Godzilla" deviates from this. A bit too much perhaps, and they opted to adapt a comedy element to the movie which was much bigger than what it had been in previous movies. But this was a feedback effect, because it didn't really work in favor of the movie.
The comedy elements to the movie were just atrocious actually, and I didn't enjoy watching this movie. First of all, watching Godzilla and Baby Godzilla play rock football with giant mantis creatures wasn't really great storytelling. And also the fact that Baby Godzilla looked like something you wouldn't believe didn't really help to improve much on the overall enjoyment of the movie.
I managed to endure about an hour of the ordeal that is "Son of Godzilla", then I simply had enough and I turned it off. And I can honestly say that this is not a classic moment in the "Godzilla" franchise. I suppose in a way, it is that drunken uncle that we all have but don't want to acknowledge.
My rating of "Son of Godzilla" lands on a mere three out of ten stars, because this was not an enjoyable or entertaining movie. And it just deviated way too much from the core essentials that is the "Godzilla" franchise.