Godzilla Vs. Megalon

Well i can remember seing this on the tv many years ago!I like thois g flick mainly because its of the only movies which has the ace monster Gigan in it.the plot is like this an underground race of people summon up their monster god Megalon to destroy the people who live on the surface of our fair planet.after some moderate special effects of wierd tanks and bridges blowing up as well as seing godzilla rise out of a lake and the cheesey Jet-jaguar ends up joining forces with the powerful space monster Gigan.Hasa great ending batttle and tjankfully doesnt have one of those boring plots about humans and aliens.

Godzilla vs. Megalon may have its drawbacks but thats what makes it such an enjoyable film. Alot of the film is stock footage from "Godzilla vs. Gigan" {where Gigan slices Godzilla's sholder and he collapses}, "Destroy All Monsters" {When the radiation tests hit Monster Island in the beginning}, and " Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster" {when Megalon smashes and melts the tanks}. The Godzilla suit that they used in the film is probobly the "cutest" of all of the series. He has a puppy like face with huge cute light brown eyes. His dorsal spines that made him look scary in the original 1956 Godzilla movie is all but lost here. They were sharp, jaggad, and uneven but 17 years later they look soft, light, and puffy. Another character that made the film intresting was the robot Jet Jaguar made by the inventor Goro. Who thought by the end of the film that Jet Jaguar would grow abot 200 feet to help Godzilla battle Megalon. Then all of a sudden Gigan appears. Its an all out slugfest as Godzilla and Jet Jaguar battle against Megalon and Gigan! Its a full 10 minutes of nothing but pure monster battle! It is very fake, but it is a really cool ending, one of the best of the Godzilla series. By the end Gigan has been defeated and Godzilla and Jet Jaguar are drop kicking and slamming Megalon {or at least an empty Megalon costume} into the dust. Listen at the end for some seveties japanese pop music. The song is called "Godzilla and Jet Jaguar, PUNCH, PUNCH, PUNCH!". On my list this ranks only second to "King Kong vurses Godzilla" which is another film you should look into. Don't wast your money on any other copies of this film. Since it's public domain now every other copy of this film is missing scenes, and has very low audio track. So stick with the copy which just has Megalon on the cover.

The concluding fight scene of this movie is truly not to be missed. It is hilarious, wallowing in its own campiness. The story itself is typical Godzilla fare. Yet another nuclear test in the South Pacific bothers not only the inhabitants on Monster Island but convinces an underground kingdom called Seatopia to attack the earth by sending their monster Megalon to the surface. Meanwhile, a scientist-type guy with an annoying little kid finds himself attacked by special envoys from Seatopia who are after his newly created robot Jet Jaguar. They gain control of Jet Jaguar and use him to lead the otherwise ignorant Megalon to Japan. Why Japan is singled out for attack is unclear since they certainly aren't responsible for the earth's continued nuclear tests. The scientist, kid, and a brave buddy fight to regain control of Jet Jaguar and are naturally incorporated into the Japanese military action. They succeed and send Jet Jaguar to fetch Godzilla; meanwhile, Seatopia sends a cosmos-gram requesting the help of Gigan. In the end, you have Jet Jaguar and Godzilla teaming up against Megalon and Gigan. Did I mention that Jet Jaguar somehow transforms himself into a gigantic monster-size robot? The battle is hilarious. The bad guys communicate in some kind of sign language, while Jet Jaguar and Godzilla shake hands and work together. Godzilla even resorts to some dirty tactics, introducing a foreign object (a tree) into the melee at one point and later double-teaming Megalon--while Jet Jaguar holds the monster up, Godzilla pulls off the infamous flying-through-the-air-on-his-back-double-drop kick not once but twice. This is better than watching professional wrestling. I think Godzilla looks pretty good in this particular movie, as does Gigan. Megalon is just silly-looking and is positively the dumbest monster Godzilla ever faced, and Jet Jaguar looks pretty much like a big robot, although his miraculous ability to giganticize himself is a concept only a Godzilla movie fan can accept.

As a movie in general, Godzilla vs Megalon is pretty bad. As a Godzilla movie, it is rather campy yet highly entertaining and downright hilarious at times.