Godzilla vs. Gigan (DVD, 2004)

This film presents us with Gigan, the chicken looking cyborg from space. Here, we have a shady plot that almost has it's brilliant moments. In the end, though, it's still the same old devious aliens up to no good - a bit of a twist is present, however. The fight scenes (once they finally get started) are pretty good. Not only do we get Godzilla and Gigan, but Anguillas and King Ghidora as well...so we get a pretty good monster battle royal. As you can guess, Godzilla and Anguillas are like best friends and tag team against the other two. Here's something that really made me laugh: In the beginning, the monsters talk. I don't just mean that they roar to one another; I mean that someone with a deep, scratchy, growling voice, speaks English words. It's really quite pathetic and we could have done without this. Other than that, it's your standard Godzilla movie. Aliens up to no good, humans having to thwart some of their evil schemes, Godzilla and friends taking care of other monsters, carnage, mayhem and the usual amount of B-Rated cheesiness. Some Godzilla fans might want to just skip the monster fight scenes...well...at least skip the beginning where the monsters talk, because that really turns the movie into a joke.

As always, like I say about (almost) all the Godzilla films, fans should add this to their collection.