Note: The written portion of this article is the 2013 Godzilla Island Archive review, at the bottom you can find our recent Maser Squad video review where both Dan & Frank (Godzilla Island) discussed this film with new views and opinions. The Plot The movie opens with a research crew flying over the ocean when their flight instruments start picking up strange interference something resembling brain waves. As they try to trace the source, they spot Godzilla in the water and qu

Note: The written portion of this article is the 2013 Godzilla Island Archive review, at the bottom you can find our recent Maser Squad video review where both Dan & Frank (Godzilla Island) discussed this film with new views and opinions. Monster Appearances: Baragon , Frankenstein Monster , Oodako The Plot The movie opens in Nazi Germany during World War II, where a military officer seizes the Frankenstein Monster’s heart from a laboratory. The organ is handed over to Japan

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) marks a major milestone as the first Godzilla film in color and one of Toho’s most iconic monster crossovers. It’s a fun, fast-paced entry that helped bring Godzilla to an even wider audience.

Godzilla Raids Again is a strong follow-up to the original and an important milestone it’s the first film in the franchise to feature a monster battle. The dynamic between Godzilla and Anguirus set the tone for future kaiju rivalries.

Note: This post was originally published in 2013 on Godzilla Island all views and opinions may have since changed. Monster Apperances: Godzilla The Plot: Reporter Steve Martin is on his way to Cairo when he stops over in Japan. Upon landing, he’s questioned by local authorities who ask if he "noticed anything unusual during his flight?" He hasn’t but learns that his plane’s route passed over the wreckage of a ship destroyed by an unknown force. Intrigued by the mysterious s

Note: This article is from 2013 transfered from GodzillaIsland.com This marks the first entry in a new recurring feature here on GodzillaIsland.com , where I’ll be exploring Toho’s “Lost Projects”  — films that were planned, rewritten, or abandoned entirely. This list, originally documented by the legendary fan site Toho Kingdom , includes everything from early drafts of beloved kaiju movies to mysterious scripts that never made it past the planning stage. Be sure to read Ea

Note: This articles was originally published in 2013 on Godzilla Island. All views & opinions may have since changed. Monster Apperances: Anguirus , Godzilla, Gigan, Jet Jaguar, Megalon, Rodan The Plot Seatopian Emperor Antonia The movie opens with nuclear testing in the ocean. On Monster Island, Godzilla and Anguirus are caught in clouds of radiation and pollution caused by the blasts. Meanwhile, deep beneath the waves, the people of Seatopia are furious the tests are destro

Monster Appearing: Anguirus , Ebirah , Gabara , Giant Condor , Godzilla, Gorosaurus , Kamacuras , Kumonga , Maneater Plant, Minilla (Minya) The Plot: This movie follows a young boy with a big imagination named Ichiro. It begins with Ichiro walking home from school with his friend Sachiko, when they run into a bully named Sancho and his gang. After being harassed, Ichiro heads home, where he spends most of his time alone since his parents are always working late. Lonely, he

Note: This review was from July 2013 when Pacific Rim had just come out in theaters! The thoughts and wording are obviously dated but take a trip down memory lane to see what it felt like being a kaiju fan witnessing Pacific Rim for the first time! My Thoughts: As you can tell, this review’s arrangement is a little different from my usual ones. Normally, I give a detailed plot summary, but since this is a new movie, I don’t want to spoil it for everyone so the spoilers are af

Monster Appearing: Gaira, Oodako (Giant Octopus) , Sanda The Plot A man is at sea during a storm when a giant octopus attacks him. Just as he’s about to die, he is released by the octopus. Looking out the ship’s window, he sees a giant green, humanoid beast fighting the octopus. The monster, called Gaira, defeats the octopus and then turns on the ship, sinking it and killing its crew. One sailor survives and tells the story of being attacked first by a giant octopus and then

Monsters Appearing: Meganulon , Rodan The Plot In a small mining village in Japan near a volcano, two miners go missing after hitting a pocket of water that floods the mineshaft. A search party discovers one miner’s body floating in the shaft. An autopsy reveals that the miner’s death was not an accident he was killed, though the weapon cannot be identified. A group of three miners and a police officer return to the shaft to find the other missing miner. As they explore the f

Mondo Poster Art By Tom Whalen Monsters Appearing: Godzilla, Rodan , King Ghidorah The Plot: A planet named Planet X is discovered by the World Space Authority, and two astronauts are sent to investigate. When they arrive, they see strange lightning in the sky and soon realize they are not alone. The astronauts are taken underground by the Xiliens, the inhabitants of Planet X. The Xiliens explain that their world was once like Earth until it was devastated by Monster Zero. D

Monsters Appearing: Godzilla, Mothra Larva, King Ghidorah, Rodan The Plot: A detective is assigned to protect a visiting princess. Before her plane even arrives in Japan, an assassination attempt via bombing destroys the plane but the princess escapes by jumping from it before the explosion. Meanwhile, a meteor shower occurs over Japan, and a large meteor crashes in the mountains. A team of scientists investigates the meteor and discovers its unusually strong magnetic propert