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This has got to be one of
the most child oriented and silly Godzilla movies ever dreamt of by those
crazy Toho executives. The characters are funny and charming to a level,
though I think NOW would be mad at how the only female in the movie is kind of
a ditz. Oh, well. She's kinda cute. She can also sing like a siren and
communicate with the newest member of the Toho monster family ( literally ),
Minya, the son of the big G.
Adopted, not biological, or so you're led to
believe. It has to be the case, because the little guy looks NOTHING like Big
Daddy G. Personally I think little Minya looks like what would happen if
Barney and the Pillsbury Dough Boy mated. EEEEWWW!!!! Still, he's cute to a
degree, and helps Pops beat the ( literally again) stuffing out of the insect
monsters that inhabit the island.
Overall? There's a lot of fun escapist fantasy
action for a good night to enjoy a movie with the kids ( I wouldn't recommend
inviting your girl over for this one), and nothing that would offend the
family audience, unless you've got a thing for island girls dressed in short
skirts. The music is incredibly tiring, however, but hey, it was the 60's. If
you're tired of seeing our media slam fathers and take them out of movies in a
positive way, then watch this and appreciate Godzilla's strong ties to a son
not even his own. It'll warm your heart...well, yeah. Monsters can do that if
they're cute enough.
( 2 of a possible 5)