Best Godzilla film of the '60's?

KaijuAlertSystem · Post by **KaijuAlertSystem** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:34 pm

^ First off, Welcome to the board! Really nice post.

As for myself, I think that right now I'd have to say Mothra vs Godzilla. I love the 1964 Godzilla suit and his snout wobble, I like that the human villains are memorable, the effects are incredible and Godzilla was defeated in a very novel way. Its been some time since I've seen the whole range of 60's Godzilla flicks though, but I plan to rectify that pretty soon here.

Cipher · Post by **Cipher** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:39 pm

Mothra vs Godzilla followed closely by Monster Zero.

Space Hunter M · Post by **Space Hunter M** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:48 pm

King Kong vs. Godzilla cause it's such a damn blast, has funny characters, silly slapstick monster antics and an E P O C H soundtrack. Ghidrah's pretty fun, too.

Breakdown · Post by **Breakdown** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:15 am

Mothra vs Godzilla trumps all except DAM and King Kong vs Godzilla imo.

I honestly can't get behind the Ghidorah films, despite everyone giving them all this praise. Not to say they're bad, just not my cup of tea.

mechabrent · Post by **mechabrent** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:31 am

Mothra Vs Godzilla. Easily the second best Godzilla film of the Showa era and in the top 5 of all G films. I have seen it a hundred times and have been able to rewatch it over and over and over and enjoy it.

Sir Butterbeans · Post by **Sir Butterbeans** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:25 pm

I just had to pick King Kong vs Godzilla. The film is just so much damn fun. And the characters are great too. Personally one of my top 5.

Post by **eabaker** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:34 am

Kaijusaurus wrote:I just had to pick King Kong vs Godzilla. The film is just so much damn fun. And the characters are great too. Personally one of my top 5.

Yeah, it's a really entertaining, clever movie, and one I think is badly underrated by modern fandom (it seemed to be held in much higher esteem 20 years ago).

GalacticPetey · Post by **GalacticPetey** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 3:43 pm

That film really needs more love. It was my first Godzilla movie and it is entertaining as hell.

Gamera vs Rodan · Post by **Gamera vs Rodan** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:31 pm

Ghidorah with Monster Zero close behind.

Tokage · Post by **Tokage** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:49 pm

This is honestly one of the hardest questions in Godzilla fandom, IMO.

The knee-jerk reaction is Mothra vs Godzilla, of course. But as I've said elsewhere, there are strengths and weaknesses in this film, just like any others of the 1960's. At the end of the day, I can't pick just one and I have to break it down as follows:

Mothra vs Godzilla - best story, best acting/dialogue, best cinematography, best wire-work

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster - best city destruction FX, best physical monster battle

Destroy All Monsters - best aliens/spaceship FX, best nostalgia value

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