Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mothra
NR | 12 December 1992 (USA)
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Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.

Reviews
Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
The_Depressed_Star_Wars_fan This is an okay movie. But of course it is not at all flawless. First let's talk about the Special Effects. Without a doubt this film has some of the most non-Special, Special Effects I've ever scene. First of All Godzilla still looks great. Mothra and Battra also look good. When they're larva that is! You see they look okay when they are in Imago form, until you realize that the strings are not hidden well. Actually they are clear as day to see. I wish I could say that I had to look hard to see them, but I didn't. I just had to look at the screen to see them. To be fare most of the Films in the Godzilla series the effects seemed rushed, so they could have the film out by December. In fact a lot of the Godzilla movies seemed rushed. That is why I think that GODZILLA (2012) might be good, because hopefully it won't be rushed. Now that we've talked enough about the effects, let's get on to the acting. It is pretty generic. Unfourtudentally it's nothing we haven't scene before in a Godzilla flick. Some new monster(or monsters in this case)show up they end up causing damage and eventually fight Godzilla. Same old stuff. The acting in this movie is okay, and let's just leave it at that.
r-c-s this is a good movie. There are various trademarks, which make the plot a second edition of earlier plots, namely greedy businessmen trying to abduct the miniature girls and the Mothra egg for profit, thus summoning Mothra. Nothing new under the sun in general, besides many Indiana Jones-Rambo moments, which replace the Bond movie spoofs used elsewhere. Equally, they throw in some character development, namely an archaeologist turned cheap thief & his family crisis as a "misguided but well meaning" character. That is not essential, although not overdone. Godzilla resurfaces following the impact of a huge meteor, and all things right seem to go wrong. From the old King Caesar movie, there is a prophecy about a third monster in this movie, Bathra, sort of nemesis for Mothra. This movie reveals the origin of the miniature girls as well: they're the last from a long lost atlantean society destroyed during a natural disaster caused by men's abuse of earth resources. In the end, Mothra & Bathra must join forces against Godzilla, even if they're per se enemies. Another prophecy seals the movie: a huge meteor will collide with earth soon (then 1999) and Mothra has to handle the matter. Although from 1992, it's still typically 80ish. SFX are good. some entertaining 120 minutes.
ebiros2 This movie starts out pretty good, with realistic looking meteor falling to earth, but that's the end of good special effects for this film. Special effects director Koichi Kawakita must have been absent the day they shot this movie (although he is credited), because his previous film (Godzilla vs King Gidorah) was lot better than this one. The only reason I could think of for this movie's special effect being so bad was that it was rushed for summer season when kids are off school. These movies are primarily targeted I believe for elementary school kids which I think is grave mistake on Toho's part, because many children enjoyed Gamera 3 which was not catering to younger audiences.Asides from the above, this movie has more than few things in common with the original Mothra vs Godzilla (1964).1. There's a corrupt real estate developer as the main protagonist. 2. A typhoon exposes Mothra's egg. 3. Two man and a woman goes on an expedition to Infant (Mothra) island. 4. It's two monsters against one Godzilla. 5. Actor Akira Takarada stars in both movies.This DVD comes together with Godzilla vs King Gidorah which Toho created as their 60th anniversary project, which is one of the best Godzilla movie of the '90s.
DrLenera Coming after the terrific Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah,Godzilla Vs Mothra manages to be almost as good. Unlike the previous film,which revived a monster from the older series but structured a new plot around it,Godzilla Vs Mothra is a remake of both the 60s Godzilla Vs Mothra and the original film,Mothra,which introduced the huge moth. Some scenes from those films are copied and sometimes improved,such as the cater pillar Mothra's slide through Tokyo ,destroying everything more by accident than anything else,or the cocooning and hatching of the 'adult' Mothra,which here is a quite beautiful scene. The film provides as much destructive mayhem as the previous film,and visually is even more impressive to look at. The much more cuddly Mothra is a nice touch,while Battra is an awesome menace. Once again,the human characters keep the interest while we wait for the monsters to turn up. Finally,Akira Ikifube's score has the most beautiful piece of music heard in a Godzilla film,actually taken from the first Godzilla Vs Mothra,but sounding much better here.However,the film does have it's problems. The plot is confused,and Godzilla could have almost been removed from the script,he has so little to do with the story. The film rams home it's environmentalist message with all the subtlety of Godzilla,and it becomes a bit tiresome.Nonetheless,another fine Godzilla film,and even if,in the end,it's not quite as good as the original Godzilla Vs Mothra,it's as good an updating as one would have a right to expect.