Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)

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• Christopher H

  
  One of the more sub-par Godzilla entries. Their is some good camp value but Godzilla does not appear in the film until 40 minutes in. The movie is really slow in the beginning but it does pick up the more the movie progresses. Godzilla fights a giant crab named Ebirah and a giant… More
  One of the more sub-par Godzilla entries. Their is some good camp value but Godzilla does not appear in the film until 40 minutes in. The movie is really slow in the beginning but it does pick up the more the movie progresses. Godzilla fights a giant crab named Ebirah and a giant condor. The two monsters are not that interesting and pretty uninspired. Godzilla's part was originally written for King Kong, which is shown in the scene where Godzilla is awaken by lightning and a weird sub-plot involving Godzilla being attracted to a human female. This movie maybe fun just for its camp value but you can literally skip this movie and you won't be missing much.

• Chris W

  
  A man goes out looking for his missing brother and is joined by two of his friends, Along they way they meet up with a fugitive who joins them after they try to stea la boat he was hiding out in. During their search, they end up being attack by a giant sea creature named Ebirah who… More
  A man goes out looking for his missing brother and is joined by two of his friends, Along they way they meet up with a fugitive who joins them after they try to stea la boat he was hiding out in. During their search, they end up being attack by a giant sea creature named Ebirah who causes them to get shipwrecked on an isalnd run by a terrorist organization called Red Bamboo. Red Bamboo have enslaved the island's natives and use Ebirah as an enforcer of sorts as they go about doing nefarious things. Along the way, the 4 travelers and the native prisoners find Godzilla and try to use him to help defeat Red Bamboo. It's a ridiculous plot, and it's all pretty silly, but hey, this is a monster movie, not high art. Besides Ebirah and Godzilla, Mothra makes an appearance, as does some unnamed condor who shows up and pesters Godzilla. I just love how on the dvd case there's a label declaring "Godzilla fights in a war against terror!" It adds to the fun camp value of things, even though this isn't really that good or interesting of a movie. This movie is a little slow, and a tad boring even, but it does pick up and get better as it moves along. I just wish there would have been less stuff with the humans and more stuff with the monsters. This movie does have it's moments, and if you want a few laughs it does the job, but overall, you could skip this and you wouldn't regret it.

• Luke B

  
  It certainly picked up towards the end, but this was a slow, boring, and often weird Godzilla movie. The beginning sees a woman talking with a psychic about her eldest son that has vanished at sea. The psychic claims the son is still alive. His brother wants to find him, but the… More
  It certainly picked up towards the end, but this was a slow, boring, and often weird Godzilla movie. The beginning sees a woman talking with a psychic about her eldest son that has vanished at sea. The psychic claims the son is still alive. His brother wants to find him, but the government wont do anything. He goes to a reporter, and as the reporter is talking to his editor, the young man sees a poster for a dance marathon, where the prize is a boat, and runs off before the reporter returns. The dance marathon has already been going for 3 days, and it is too late to enter. However, the young man meets two men that take him to see some boats. They enter a boat and the man there says they can stay the night. During the night the young man sets sail. This is THE loooooooooooongest way of doing anything ever. Couldn't the script writer just have him go and steal a boat after the psychic. It all happens very quickly. They are eventually attacked by a huge shrimp, and crash on an island. This is Mothra's island, where Godzilla also happens to be laying dormant, and some drug/fruit/weapon manufacturing army are also based. This film was originally written for King Kong, and it shows. Without big city destruction, Godzilla just fumbles about an island. There are some great parts, such as the tennis scene between Godzilla and Ebirah, but it is filled with unexplored avenues and just plain confusion.

• Anthony V

  
  A step up from Son of Godzilla, but did anyone have any doubt that Godzilla would have a lobster dinner?