Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla 1974 (1974)

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This time, the overgrown-lizard hero is confronted by a mechanical doppelganger, courtesy of an army of extraterrestrial apes. Unable to best his metallic twin in combat, Godzilla seeks out the aid of Okinawan monster god King Seeser. The film is peppered with moments of humor; so much happens in… More This time, the overgrown-lizard hero is confronted by a mechanical doppelganger, courtesy of an army of extraterrestrial apes. Unable to best his metallic twin in combat, Godzilla seeks out the aid of Okinawan monster god King Seeser. The film is peppered with moments of humor; so much happens in the final reel that one is disappointed not to see the kitchen sink. After the TV popularity of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla was rechristened Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: Jun Fukuda
Genres: Art House & International, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Mar 21, 1974 Wide
On DVD: Oct 19, 2004

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Luke B

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla brings back a more serious tone. Well, as serious as you can be with the Godzilla movies (not including the original). Here we have an alien race of ape-men, creating their own Godzilla. Meanwhile a prophecy speaks of the resurrection of King Caesar.… More
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla brings back a more serious tone. Well, as serious as you can be with the Godzilla movies (not including the original). Here we have an alien race of ape-men, creating their own Godzilla. Meanwhile a prophecy speaks of the resurrection of King Caesar. It's a big old monster mash-up with everything I love about these films. It was also well-shot, and stands apart in the sometimes boring human sections. Here, the intrigue is just as exciting as monsters fighting. We also see a rather horrific jaw breaking scene, and the wonders of wakening a monster with a four minute song. Mechagodzilla is a joy, as he doesn't look as ridiculous as some of the monster creations from the past.
Chris W

Based on the title, you'd think that this was a very simple and self explanatory film, but no, it's actually quite ridiculous and totally nuts. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but then again, this is really not the sort of movie you're supposed to think too hard… More
Based on the title, you'd think that this was a very simple and self explanatory film, but no, it's actually quite ridiculous and totally nuts. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but then again, this is really not the sort of movie you're supposed to think too hard about, either. It's is quite entertaining and enjoyable though, so give it a watch. The song used to wake up King Cesar is awesome, by the way.
xGary X

Typically camp and ridiculous, as two stuntmen in rubber Godzilla suits do battle in a cardboard model of Tokyo yet again. Of course it's absolute rubbish, but after Star Wars, it was my favourite movie as a kid! Great for a bit of silly nostalgia.
Steven V

This is pretty tight movie. The film succeeds into bringing about an even mixture of human drama, action, destruction and Godzilla into one well-written film.
Christopher B

Forget Mechagodzilla! King Caesar is awesome personified... percreaturefied!
Patrick D

It's Godzilla, in the 70s, so it's zany and wacky and doesn't make alot of sense, but enough to be uttery histerically enjoyable. My favourite aspect was that space gorillas disguised as humans were the controllers of Mechagodzilla.
Anthony V

Great mix of sci-fi and mythical fantasy.