The Japanese made Godzilla and remain the masters of the monster that first appeared in the 1950s. But these later films are fast diminishing as enjoyable sci-fi. The main reason is all the rest of the stuff that's in the later films. By this fourth film, and third in the Japanese assembly line, the plots are more about martial arts, far-out scientific research, romance, strange heroes, dysfunctional families, etc.
The fright factor of the original rampaging monster is now gone. And that makes the scenes of widespread destruction little more than play at CGI and special effects. These later films try to add some underlying humor. But that mostly fizzles. In this film, a woman becomes the main hero as the only pilot able to lead a special weapon and ship to tackle Godzilla.
The fight between Godzilla and its mechanical duplicate is more boring than interesting. There's nothing new here, and the advantages of fright, technology and plot from the original are all gone. The human interest sidebars provide some interest, but this film otherwise isn't a sci-fi thriller.
By the ending, it seems that ToHo plans another sequel. It might better let the Godzilla phenomenon die out quietly.
The fright factor of the original rampaging monster is now gone. And that makes the scenes of widespread destruction little more than play at CGI and special effects. These later films try to add some underlying humor. But that mostly fizzles. In this film, a woman becomes the main hero as the only pilot able to lead a special weapon and ship to tackle Godzilla.
The fight between Godzilla and its mechanical duplicate is more boring than interesting. There's nothing new here, and the advantages of fright, technology and plot from the original are all gone. The human interest sidebars provide some interest, but this film otherwise isn't a sci-fi thriller.
By the ending, it seems that ToHo plans another sequel. It might better let the Godzilla phenomenon die out quietly.