Up From The Depths Reviews | Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
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- Godzilla awakens from his deep sea slumber once again, while Mothra and her dark twin Battra do battle for Earth.
Released: December 12, 1992
Producer: Shogo Tomiyama
Executive Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Director: Takao Okawara
Screenplay: Kazuki Omori
Music: Akira Ifukube
Special Effects: Koichi Kawakita
Starring:
Tetsuya Bessho as Takuya
Satomi Kobayashi as Masako
Takehiro Murata as Kenji Ando
Keiko Imamura and Sayaka Osawa as the Cosmos
Megumi Odaka as Miki Saegusa
Saburo Shinoda as Professor Shigeki Fukazawa
Akira Takarada as Joji Minamino
Godzilla portrayed by Kenpachiro Satsuma, Battra Larva portrayed by Hurrican Ryu
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Correction: it's Takao Okawara, not Okamura. My bad.
I thought you were gonna mention the new Godzilla suit design and change in roar. What the heck? :(
Suit isn't different enough to mention. As for the roar, it's definitely a downgrade from the powerful menacing roar of the last 3 films. Don't know why they changed it.
@@UpFromTheDepths88 Wish you could've at least mentioned the roar change in the review.
I mostly agree w/you about this movie, but not completely: On the 1 hand, I too would've liked to have seen more Godzilla; On the other hand, I didn't think the environmental message was too heavy-handed until near the end when Masako was guilting Takuya & Marutomo was going crazy (& even then, it was more justified/built up to then the over-the-top/out-of-nowhere fight btwn the 2 greedy businessmen in Mothra vs. Godzilla); Also, I'm surprised you complained about an over reliance of beam attacks given how physical the fights were (E.g. Godzilla ragdolling Battra; Battra crushing Godzilla w/both a building & a ferris wheel; Godzilla ripping Battra's throat out, causing him to bleed out).
Im Sorry But There Are Some Changes On Godzilla s Look The Head Is Mostly Intact But The Body Had Some Changes Because The GhidoGoji Suit From The Early Movie Was Stolen Then The Makers Started To Work On An New Suit But The GhidoGoji Suit Was Finaly Found And It Had Been Used In Some Scenes Of This Film He Changed More In SpaceGodzilla
I kinda feel bad for godzilla he just wanted to sleep but got beaten up by two moths
It’s kinda like how my little brother beats me up while I’m sleeping just because he can.
@@BigBravesFan1331 feel bad for ya man hopefully things get better
No it was a joke.
I don’t get beat up by my brother every morning.
@@BigBravesFan1331 oh ok sorry then
Have to say you're too hard on this one.
Most underappreciated Godzilla movie imo. It has some of the best pacing of any film in the franchise, the characters are actually relatively entertaining. It also has surprisingly good cinematography. Mothras cocooning scene is one of the most beautiful of the series.
Couldn't agree more! Wish I could like your comment more than once!
Absolutely.
This was definitely a step up from vs King Ghidorah in my opinion, but the issue with this one I had was the under developed plot. Otherwise, I loved it
I do really like this movie, but the preachy nature does kinda bug me a bit (pun intended)
i wish the ending was a bit better for Mothra. "Oh yeah, there's an meteor headed this way. Guess I'll go now."
Battra's concept is incredibly cool. He's sort of like an anti-villian, if that makes sense. Sure, he's destroying humanity ruthlessly and violently, but that's only after they hurt the Earth with their pollution. He is visibly smart and creative, using not only his lasers but also the terrain to injure Godzilla (as can be seen when he drops a building on him and then proceeds to ram him with a ferris wheel). He's also open to reason, as can be seen when he teams up with Mothra in order to take down the bigger threat posed by Godzilla. He is NOT the villain, he's just an extremely misunderstood protector of the Earth who always stands by his creator.
This movie is beautiful in many aspects and, though the environmental message was a little in-your-face, I appreciate how that was implemented into the film as well. My mother always told me that monster movies don't need morals, but I say that the good ones includes those as well. Godzilla provided me with a basic ethical education as a child that continues to support me even today, and it is priceless. Wonderful review, you keep it short and sweet while covering all the major points and respecting the movie! :)
To be fair, humanity isn't expected to live on Earth for another 100 years with the current rate of pollution, but this is Godzilla so I understand your point 😀
@@RoxheartLollipop That's not actually entirely true! We still have a good chance of preventing the major damage and some great strides have been made! The worst thing you can do is give up hope and not do anything about it because you think it's too late :)
There's 3 things really that you or anyone else can do on a personal level that actually make a sizeable difference:
1. Avoid flying
2. Go Vegan (or even just as much as you can, doesn't have to be all or nothing!)
3. VOTE!!!
@@BaileyZKerr I agree that it's not too late to change our planets future, I just mean with the current rate, the U.S. where I live, isn't making huge strides to prevent pollution.
My opinion: Toho's best Kaiju films in terms of Environmental issues are: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla Vs. Hedorah, Shin Godzilla and Rebirth of Mothra ..... Instead, I find this 1992 film unbearable, and above all I was disappointed with how the ecological issue was handled, I expected more (something similar to Dark Waters with Mark Ruffalo so to speak, but done really well, or even as Ferngully) obviously they are my opinions
I wouldn't say this is the best Heisei era film, but its definitely the cutest, most heartwarming one. This is a very sweet and melancholic movie.
To this day I'm still pissed that they changed Godzillas roar from the one they used from 84-91. That's still the best one Godzillas had.
Me too
Ikr it’s a disgrace for Toho to do so
This was my very first Godzilla movie. So I do have a ton of nostalgia for it. Admittedly yeah, it's not that great, but I have a soft spot for it and I don't mind giving it a watch from time to time.
I'll be honest, when I first watched the entire Heisei era of Godzilla films, this film remained my favorite out of all of them. I'm not sure exactly why that is. My sister and I are huge Mothra fans, Mothra's transformation scene was just beautiful, the score is IMPECCABLE, and Battra is just such a cool looking "evil Mothra." I dunno guys, I think this film is pretty flipping awesome.
Gotta be honest i love this film as well but not because of Mothra. Im a Battra fan he is my favorite kaiju even after all these years.
So so Goji movie, but a masterpiece Mothra film, when you said they reworked a solo Mothra film it all made sense immediately.
I really love the 'beam spamming' era of the Heisei era. It just adds a very vivid, colorful palette to everything that keeps it very engaging on an aesthetic level.
Colorful lasers and beams are fun to look at.
Narrative wise, Heisei jumped the shark with time travel. Magical fairies is another bridge, pushing even farther away from the somewhat more plausible sci-fi roots of Biollante.
Once time travel and magic fairies are introduced....the franchise doesn't really record the 84/Biollante tone until Destoroyah...which is an all time classic.
Huh I was always irritated by the whole beam spamming thing, but I guess there is some eye candy to be had with it
What bother me about it is a lot of the Heisei suits seem really stiif, and the beam wars seem like a way to compensate. Though honestly, a part of it is that I prefer the fights being more physical, as it makes the affairs more visceral. Breath attacks are cool, but too much loses its punch for me, and makes it cheap.
Except for Ghidorah. He would be cheap and do that constantly.
FlyingFocs even ghidorah tends to get to strangle godzilla with his necks and stuff but yeah well said!
Heisei era to Godzilla is like a OVA-era to anime: darker, sophisticated and stylish approach.
The Heisai Era is Underrated. No such thing as "jumping the shark"
4:41 Congratulations! Your GODZILLA evolved into SLOWBRO!
SLOWBRO wants to learn CURSE! But, SLOWBRO already knows 4 moves.
Get rid of a move to learn CURSE?
>HEADBUTT
>SEISMIC TOSS
>HYPER BEAM
>ROAR
Ahh the movie that started the Beam Wars of the Heisei Era. I have the mixed feelings about this movie since as much they do good they do bad. But yeah it's a middle of the road Godzilla flick. Side note Godzilla walking or swimming through lava to get from on side of the country to the other bad ass!
I'd really love to see Battra in the monsterverse, with how it's build, he could work well in the modern day as the kind of antagonist that wants to destroy humanity to save the earth itself
I love the idea of Battra,
That "Our biggest enemy is the previous individual chosen to protect us"
And Mothra consistently being unambiguously good makes her the perfect monster to have this counterpart
I find this to be a haunting film, oddly enough, probably because of the ending. You just watch Mothra fly out into space by herself and even though she defeated Godzilla, she didn't do it alone. But here, she's on her own to go stop a meteorite that's going to destroy her home at the end of the century, and it's a life-or-death mission and she doesn't look back. The characters can only hope and pray she succeeds while they try to make the best of their lives in what they assume is the little time they have left.
I dunno, maybe I just watched it so many times that the ending scene and score always stuck with me, but even while knowing she _does_ succeed, it's still really sad to see her go. That's the most heroic Mothra's ever been in this franchise imo, and I think that's what saves the film for me. Still is a very fun movie in spite of its preachy green message, but it crescendos to a beautiful, bittersweet ending.
In Godzilla Vs. Mothra, he's thinner, his dorsal plates are rearranged and his neck is more ribbed. His head is flatter, his muzzle is smaller, and he has golden eyes. He battles against Mothra and Battra, and once again is plunged into the ocean and locked in by Mothra's magical powers.
That Battra death hit me.
Another great review, this channel has been a wonderful stroll through memory lane for me, thank you
I'm really interested to hear your thoughts on the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy after watching this.
The scene with him and Mr. Shindo in the building always gets me. It's so powerful and heartbreaking 💔.
Wow this movie was great and I really like battra
I am a bit new to the Godzilla franchise and this is one of the first I have seen. Honestly I really enjoyed this one. I do agree Godzilla not very prevalent in this movie, but I still loved when he was on screen. Not the best Godzilla film in my opinion but a solid entry into the franchise, in my opinion.
I always found it very interesting that you can essentially skip the previous film, Godzilla vs Ghidorah, and go straight from Biollante to this film without any issues.
In fact....the 90s Heisei films....while forming a single, full continuity, also seem to form an interesting alternating continuity.
Marathon A - 84, Biollante, vs King Ghidorah, vs MechaGodzilla, vs Destoroyah.....you can follow that sequence and not miss anything essential
Timeline B - 84, Biollante, vs Mothra, vs SpaceGodzilla, vs Destoroyah....the only hiccup here is that you kinda just have to accept Little Godzilla being introduced out of nowhere in SpaceGodzilla.
But seriously....vs MechaG references King Ghidorah, but not Mothra. vs SpaceGodzilla references Biollante and Mothra, but not King Ghidorah or MechaGodzilla.....Destoroyah doesn't reference Mothra or SpaceGodzilla(Outside of having Junior, but Junior was introduced in MechaG) but does have the Super X 3, which is a reference to Biollante.
I think mecha g doesn't refer mothra in it is because mothra didnt have anything to do with Godzilla at that point. Same with ghidorah not having anything to do with spacegodzilla. Ghidorah was needed to help build mechagodzilla as you probably remember and mothra played a role in spacegodzilla being born thanks to Godzilla's cell being attached to her.
Really what kills this movie for me is that every 5 minutes someone tells us that humans are bad.
Loved Battra’s transformation!
My first Gojirra film in theatre!
Even being a kid I was perplexed by overall naive and silly atmosphere, yet good story and music invested me a lot.
Even without pink glasses of nostalgia, I can't figure out, why you were so harsh to this cute flick?!
Solid 7/10 in terms of G-franchise.
Nice overview! I'm going through the Heisei era of Godzilla films for the first time, and so far this has actually been my favourite. Whilst Godzilla does feel like a bit of a third wheel, there seems to be more going on with the plot and characters. Their actions actually have consequences and interact well with how the monsters respond rather than them doing the repetitive 'destroy everything thats in my way' routine. I also thought the divorced couple made for the best human story of these movies in quite a while. The score is great, the fantasy elements well integrated and a lot of the special effects are pretty decent for what they're trying to emulate. Miles better than the time travel nonsense of Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah. There is also more tension and a sense that somethings actually at stake compared to the last couple.
I really agree! I'm the same, going through the heisei films for the first time and I think this one is my favourite so far. I actually thought that it has the LEAST agregious beam spam of any of the films so far 'cos they're just used more creatively used I feel!
When Mothra first hatches she uses the boat thingy as cover, Godzilla does actually grab both of them a couple of times and even whacks around larval Battra 'unda da sea' and, while REALLY held back by the effects, Mothra and Battra spent a while face to face in the air fighting melee.
In the final fight Battra blasts a skyscraper in order to make it fall on Goji, and then later on decides to chuck the ferris wheel at him! Mothra's beam reflecting ability looks really cool and is quite creative and different and finally the twist of Mothra and Battra ending up working together adds a LOT! And it's cool to then see Battra firing his beams into Mothra's reflective field.
Compared to Vs Biollante where Godzilla ONLY fires beams at Biollante EVEN while in her mouth! Or to Vs Ghidorah where the final fight with Mecha-Ghidorah is just the 2 standing firing beams at each other I find it hard to fault Vs Mothra for beams of all things! Especially because I was really expecting it as you can't and shouldn't exactly have it be a straight up brawl with 2 smaller, more maneuverable flying kaiju.
(Also I just want to be clear that Biollante is my favourite villain easily in spite of the, in my opinion, poor fight scenes with her and that in Vs Ghidorah the first fight with Ghidorah does have a decent amount of physicality)
Dude, love your site. Keep up with all things Godzilla, but please do other Toho creations as well.
I love Mothra and one of my biggest fascinations with the character is each Director's depiction of how Mothra fights Godzilla. In all honesty, Mothra has no real way to fight Godzilla and should go down upon arrival. I've always felt that this was the only film where Mothra had a chance against Godzilla because of her beam abilities but more specifically her ion storm when she showers Godzilla with her dust/scales and creates an electrical or beam storm shocking the hell out of Godzilla. In other versions, her dust is toxic/poisonous but it never really seemed to have a solid effect on him and blowing gusts of wind is just a parlor trick to something as MASSIVE as G.
I am really curious as to how they depict Mothra's fighting prowess in the upcoming film, I haven't seen any glimpse of what she/he can do, I hope it's original and not a windstorm like Rodan is doing.
MrDecuss god rays
I always went with she's "magic" which protected from most of Godzilla's lethal attacks mostly.
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.
Great review as always!👌
Very nice review. This was my first Godzilla movie actually, and right now I just think it’s okay. I hate the Mothra songs, and it’s kinda boring but it has some good music, nice action, and Battra is a badass. I’d rate it a 6/10. Great review, can’t wait for your next.
As my favourite non-Godzilla kaiju, it's good to know Mothra managed to maintain her popularity through the ages :)
I think it’s ironic that this movie established heisei Godzilla relying on beam attacks, but it’s also one of the only hesiei films where he draws blood with a bite.
This movie to me was so vivid and colorful. Mothra looked fantastic and ever fluid. Plus, the music is immaculate.👍👍👍
Being the first Godzilla movie I ever watched, this film holds a special place in my heart.
To counter your argument of Godzilla having little place in the grand scheme of the film, I’d like to show you how Taoism might play a subtle role in the film's themes. Now, the Yin-Yang duality of Mothra and Battra is pretty easy to point out (despite the colors being swapped), with Mothra being the soft and feminine Yin and Battra being the harsh and masculine Yang.
Now, while you’re probably thinking about the classic Yin-Yang symbol (Black and white droplets curling towards each other in a circle), I’d like to point out that some older diagrams of Yin and Yang contain a small circle in the center of it, representing the one thing that defines the ultimate in Taoist philosophy: _Wuji._
In Taoism, _Wuji_ is the primordial Emptiness that existed before creation, and is seen as the Supreme Ultimate that is no longer fully attainable in our universe. The main reason for its unattainability is due to human nature constantly being at odds with the natural flow of Yin and Yang.
Even outside of Taoism, refusal to change on a large scale can lead to stagnation and decay, where things not moving and changing with the times eventually lead to their own destruction. Now, what creature could possibly represent the idea of stagnation leading to destruction? Only one: Godzilla.
Think about it, it was the world’s refusal to learn their lesson from the attack in 1954 that they should cease nuclear testing that led to the Cold War continuing for another 30 years, culminating in Godzilla’s return in 1984, more powerful than before. Also, it is humanity’s constant war with Godzilla that allows him to become consistently more powerful over the course of the Heisei timeline.
At the same time, Godzilla further represents the _Wuji_ by his place in the timeline: Despite Mothra and Battra both being the gods of an ancient human civilization, Godzilla started life as a dinosaur whose family line existed before either deity would be recognized by any civilizations whatsoever. It was his forced exposure to human nuclear weapons that mutated him into the horrific beast we know today. Thus, Godzilla almost acts as a dark reflection of _Wuji,_ now representing everything wrong with the universe following his birth as a kaijū.
Ultimately, it is humanity’s stubborn refusal to do anything about the dangerous radioactive leftovers of nuclear power plants that consistently draws Godzilla back to his old stomping grounds to continue eating from a table that’s never cleared. However, at the same time, the fact that it took the combined forces of Mothra _and_ Battra to take down Godzilla, rather than one or the other being able to do it on their own, is a perfect analogy for the _Taiji,_ the perfected flow of Yin and Yang, ultimately overcoming all forces in the universe, and restoring existence to the closest it will ever be to the original _Wuji._
P. S. Sorry for the wall of text. My writing tends to take on a mind of its own while I’m in the RUclips comments.
Batra and Mothra are a really good duality
You know... All the human stuff that's happened in these Godzilla films as a whole as really meshed together in my mind. It's been so long since I've seen these films, and all I can remember is the kaiju action.
One my most favorite Godzilla movies
The movie isn’t amazing, but is visually memorable. The fight in the city is beautiful, as is Mothra’s cocooning.
Battra is by far the best thing in this movie its a shame he died he had so much potential. Battra deserves to be in the monsterverse. He was such a cool character a sort of anti villain he is my favorite kaiju of all time nothing you can say will change my mind.
I remember all these movies! Loved them all!
I hated that they went to the old roar ugh
It was a bad choice to go for the "classic" showa roar, not sticking to the original, updated roar from 54, the first three heisei movies had. Totally changed the tone of Godzillas character.
Ah yes... My favourite movie in the franchise :)
Fun fact: this is my second godzilla movie i ever watched as a kid and the first I watched that has mothra in it
Godzilla really felt like he was... kinda there. While he was still presented as the bigger threat, he felt out of place, since the movie was primarily about Mothra and Battra. And speaking of Battra, I love the concept of an evil twin for Mothra and I hope these two will one day battle in their own movie without Godzilla.
Godzilla was an after thought in this movie. The story was already written without Godzilla being involved. Then they just threw Godzilla in there.
It's not as good as Mothra vs Godzilla, but I really dig this movie. Apart from the stiff puppets anyway. The scene of baby Mothra tearing up the city to save the Shobijin is one of my favorites in the entire Godzilla canon.
u kinda nailed my thoughts. an OK movie with some great fights. although, i didn't feel like there were too many beams in this case. i probably would have handled swatting bugs in a similar fashion lol
Well, for me personally, this is a clear step up from the first three Heisei films. This is where the Heisei era started to be how i love it the most. I love beam fights, and this is by far my favorite Mothra design. I love how fluffy she is. I always disliked the more political first three Heisei films, and i don't watch films for plots, i watch them for the atmosphere. That's why the last 4 Heisei films are my favorite films ever. Also, i strongly disliked that the final battle in GvKG was at day time, this always made movies feel unfinished for me. I love how this one has an atmospheric night time battle. It's definitely my favorite Mothra movie, and one of my favorite movies ever cause it's lighthearted, atmospheric magic. Love it. My 4th favorite in the franchise.
This film is a modernized version of Mothra and Mothra vs Godzilla combined.
The only thing that differs is the inclusion of Battra and the transportation of Mothra's egg.
WTF dude!, this is the best Heisei Godzilla movie by far!
I wish Battra would appear in another movie.
1962? So King Kong vs. Godzilla was the highest-grossing Godzilla film up to this point? That probably wouldn't even be in my top 5 Godzilla movies.
I actually thought that it has the LEAST agregious beam spam of any of the films so far 'cos they're just used more creatively used I feel!
When Mothra first hatches she uses the boat thingy as cover, Godzilla does actually grab both of them a couple of times and even whacks around larval Battra 'unda da sea' and, while REALLY held back by the effects, Mothra and Battra spent a while face to face in the air fighting melee.
In the final fight Battra blasts a skyscraper in order to make it fall on Goji, and then later on decides to chuck the ferris wheel at him! Mothra's beam reflecting ability looks really cool and is quite creative and different and finally the twist of Mothra and Battra ending up working together adds a LOT! And it's cool to then see Battra firing his beams into Mothra's reflective field.
Compared to Vs Biollante where Godzilla ONLY fires beams at Biollante EVEN while in her mouth! Or to Vs Ghidorah where the final fight with Mecha-Ghidorah is just the 2 standing firing beams at each other I find it hard to fault Vs Mothra for beams of all things! Especially because I was really expecting it as you can't and shouldn't exactly have it be a straight up brawl with 2 smaller, more maneuverable flying kaiju.
(Also I just want to be clear that Biollante is my favourite villain easily in spite of the, in my opinion, poor fight scenes with her and that in Vs Ghidorah the first fight with Ghidorah does have a decent amount of physicality).
I do agree to a certain extent that Godzilla feels like a bit of a third wheel though, although I think it's made up for by how much more expressive he seems like when he gets up at one point in the final fight and roars and stops the music as if saying "shut up!" or something and how he reacts to Mothra biting his tail (4:41) or Mothra's beam reflection or even how he waves his limbs about struggling at one point at the end when he's getting carried away. Also how comparitively brutal for the heise films so far it is when he bites Battra's neck and causes him to bleed and then starts blasting him the face with atomic blasts.
I think he could have done with destroying a few more films earlier in the film or the things he does destroy being more disturbingly shown in order to set up that he's still going to be the main villain in the end because, I don't know if it was just me, but I expected him to team up with Mothra to fight Battra rather than the other way around because Battra had been set up more as the enemy at that point. But eh, it made the twist more surprising.
I also see your point about the environmental message being more heavy-handed but it just didn't bother me at all. I think it maybe just felt right for me for the film.
Biollante is not a villain
I kinda agree with this review. On one hand, I feel this movie is a step down to both the Original Mothra vs Godzilla film and previous Heisei films. On the other, I have a huge soft spot for this film. Personally, my I rank it at #4 of my favorite Heisei Godzilla films and #9 of my favorite Godzilla films period.
This is my first Godzilla movie, watched in 1993 or so. I always thought it was not so much directly influenced by Indiana Jones as by Armor of God, to be honest. It is not my favourite by now but a cherished one, as it brings back first impressions of the Godzilla world. Heisei era rules anyway, feels lucky to be born in that fantastic heyday of Japanese cinema and anime
What the hell did Mothra do when she circled around the death scene of battra and Godzilla in the ocean and had that weird glowing circle thing touch the ocean???
Mothra-The Good
Battra-The Bad
Godzilla-The Ugly
I agree with this. Defiantly not a terrible movie, but pretty lackluster compared to other entries in the series.
If you don't mind me asking, you still on doing stuff on your other channel right? I'm certainly not bashing this channel at all. I just like seeing the whole variety of content you review, like shows, videogames, ect. 👍
Yeah, I will still be uploading videos there. I'm currently in the beginning stages of one now. It's just a matter of time I'm afraid. I really appreciate you watching and caring what I have to say :)
Great stuff.
The thing about this movie is that it's barely a Godzilla movie, If anything it's Mothra's movie seeing as she and Battra have most of the screentime
Yeah. This movie was more about Mothra than Godzilla really. Which is a little sad. Also when you mentioned, "They dusted off a previous Mothra movie idea and changed it to fit in Godzilla." That instead of Godzilla it was supposed to be Bagan, the final boss in the SNES Super Godzilla game? And Bagan actually came from a concept idea for Return of Godzilla? Yeah... Poor monster got screwed out of multiple movie possibilities. I just hope Bagan actually makes it into a movie someday.
AdamNetherton so Godzilla in this movie feels like a plot device
Katie Lewis yeah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) < Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla 2 (1993)
Godzilla Vs SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Godzilla Vs Destoroyah (1995)
The Return Of Godzilla (1984)
And Godzilla Vs Biollante (1989)
Should Battra have been the big bad? I dunno I kind of liked seeing Battra sort of go through a heel to face phrase. Yeah this one is a bit mouth piecy. Having a divorced couple is a little more interesting for leads.
And wait aren't these the third twins for Mothra? There were the original then a new pair for like Ebirah?
To answer your question regarding the Mothra fairies, the originals were, as you probably know, the Peanuts (Emi and Yumi Ito), and in Godzilla Vs. Ebirah there were new twins known as the Pair Bambi (Yuko and Yoko Okada). So yes, I believe the Cosmos in this film are the third set of fairies to be featured in a Mothra film. Hope that was helpful :)
1:47 to be fair its called "Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth"
This my second favorite heisei era movie
Despite the money this film made, I consider it to be the lowest point of the Heisei era, the effects are weaker than the previous films and the monster action isn't as fun to watch. Granted, Godzilla's battle with larval Battra wasn't too shabby, but the final battle with the puppet moths vs Godzilla just wasn't as well executed...Also, it seems odd to me that Battra's final form is clearly smaller and weaker than his larval form, which was able to fight Godzilla to a draw earlier and was much larger. I know they wanted Mothra and Battra to team up against Godzilla in the end, but Battra's loss of strength just seems so contrived, especially when you consider all the new powers Mothra gains after she transforms in comparison to him, he loses his horn beam and only gains flight (his eye beams are supposedly more powerful now but they don't seem to do him much good against Godzilla without Mothra's assistance, and his accuracy is questionable during his "high speed chase" through the air with Mothra lol). The environmental message was definitely too preachy and heavy-handed compared to past entries, and thus this film isn't as fun to rewatch as Godzilla vs Hedorah, which is weird but enjoyable. Also, it doesn't help that the meteor that fell to earth and caused the environmental upheaval that woke up all three monsters had absolutely nothing to do with humanity, weakening the environmental message even further. I feel like this film only made so much money because it brought about the return of Mothra, no offense to Mothra fans but this wasn't that great of an outing for her.
P.S. I feel like Battra's larval form's face would make for a good basis for a modern day update of Megalon.
While I agree with most of what you said, I do have to question, "lowest?" That includes _vs. SpaceGodzilla?!_
I think by the time the final battle occurred, Godzilla had figured out how Battra did things and adapted to his tactics. Plus he was pretty pissed at Battra compared to Mothra, so Battra got the brunt of G's attacks.
Loved your review.thought they could have done so much more with this movie instead of rehashing the old storyline.very disappointing that took no imagination.my son did love Battra.
As hammered in as its environmentalist message is, if you can count this movie as an Earth Day movie, then it's the best Earth Day movie ever! lol 🌏🌎🌍
Sadly the plot is among the sloppiest in the series, criminally reducing Godzilla to a supporting player in his own movie. Having Mothra team up with Godzilla against Battra might have made more sense thematically, but that's just me. Visually however G vs QM is absolutely stunning. And Ifukube delivers one of his very finest scores. That revamped Mothra theme is so beautiful.
Also even as a kid I hated how they added this 'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee' sound to Godzilla's breathe blast
I actually liked it as a kid, I used to imitate it all the time lol
Why they changed his atomic breath sound just for this movie is a mystery
It's unique...as that sound effect is very much the same kind of sound effect used for Godzilla's beam in Shin Godzilla. When he initially spits fire it is the more old school 'cccuuuuuhhh' sound, and then when it refines to the narrow purple blast it has that more 'beam like' sound effect.
@@ChrisPeteG Oh yeah it didn't it? Well that I didn't mind since y'know this is a different Godzilla in a new timeline with a new type of beam.
I’m all about those beam attacks tho...
This is probably my most controvertial opinion, but this is a way better movie than the Showa Mothra vs Godzilla. yes, its environmental message is preachy and "in your face", but so was the original one, like the villain was the most generic evil greedy villain you can find in any movie. And while the final battle suffers a little from the beam spamming attack, it's realistic that Godzilla would approach a flying enemy that way and it's much better than that hide and seek game disguised as a final battle of the original one, also i love the middle battle in the ocean with Battra, we don't get many battles in water despite Godzilla living there for most of the time. That, and at least Mothra has a couple of new abilities beside "just flap your wings really fast"
It’s true. My wife’s favorite is Mothra haha.
I consider this the weakest of the Hesei series. The environmental message is heavy handed (not to mention contradictive when you consider Godzilla is a part of nature and makes Mothra and Battra's attempt to destroy him hypocritical), the human characters with the exception of the wife are forgettable when they aren't unlikable, and Godzilla feels like he's only here to solidify the continuity of the era. Since the next movie opens with a recap of Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, you could go from there right over to Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2 from there and it would change nothing because the only part of it that references Godzilla vs Mothra is a blink and you'll miss it stock footage used when the commander is giving a lesson about how fast Godzilla's atomic breath is.
As a matter of fact, why wasn't this just about Mothra and Battra? This was always intended to be sort of a backdoor pilot to the Rebirth of Mothra series so why not make it a legit pilot? You could substitute Godzilla attacking the egg (which highlights how he only shows up to stay and distract Battra so Mothra can escape and his only part in the story after that was acting as a reason for the two of the bugs to double team him which felt random to me) for Battra attacking it and you would get the same result. Battra is the best part of the movie but his origin is so lame, basically the Sobajin say that the earth created him. I will take Spacegodzilla's origins over Battra's not even trying origins.
The line about the earth having feelings from the Shobajin and later line about getting its revenge made me facepalm. And I also remember that for the final battle with the three monsters that I was so bored I had trouble staying awake. I do appreciate the idea of giving Mothra more beams and bolts so she can for once stand a chance against the big G but there is literally a scene during the final battle where all you can see of the kaiju are the beam blasts. This was the scene I had trouble staying awake in.
Mothra's reasons for defending the earth could have been a little better defined because we only find out that she likes humans at the end. The conflict between the two of them should have been ;Mothra sees humans as a necessary part of the earth because that is the earth's purpose despite the mistakes humans make and Battra sees them as a threat to the earth that he must destroy. It is weird where the story just sort of forgets about it.
Just watched this tonight good Godzilla Movie !!
This movie has slapstick comedy?
Fear Battra!
I kind of feel the preachy environmentalism works here when two of the lead monsters are guardian spirits of the planet. Battra can be viewed as a representation for climate change, another man-made disaster born of hubris. The finale of the film is literally nature fighting back against the result of mankind's folly. Truthfully, the environmental stuff was the best part of the actual plot, as the actual human content is the worst part of the film, since it's all derivative. Battra and Mothra literally have bigger character arcs than the humans in this film.
Godzilla vs Mothra 1992 wasn't that good in my opinion. Back when I was 9, i remember raging when Godzilla lost and mothra won, LOL. I was rooting for Godzilla to beat mothra so badly
Haha, me too, man. I felt a little cheated, but hey, I also love Mothra XD
KaijusaurusG2K Toho is obsess whit mothra.
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Although this movie has some good scenes, I don't like it.
It's one of the few movies that I had on VHS in my childhood and it was so annoying to watch it over and over again.
Until today I can't understand why Godzilla always loses against Mothra.
It annoyed me how in the later half of the movie, Mothra turned on Godzilla, and sided with Battra.
Turned on Godzilla?.......you know he spent the entirety of the film trying to kill her right?
I wouldn't say the entirety. Just the beginning, and the end. But through the middle to the end, I had thought they had found a common enemy in Battra, and had joined forces, seeing as it was Mothra's mission to destroy Battra, it blew me away to see Mothra attack Godzilla, after he beat Battra off of her.
Outside of the ost (which I think may be Ifukube's best), I really hate this one. It is WAAAAAY too preachy for my tastes.
Didn't he remaster the War Of The Gargantuas theme for this one? Or am I mistaking that for something else?
I thought this was a great Mothra film!
This the one Heisei film I genuinely dislike.
Hm I give Space Godzilla the lowest Showa rating. I think Super Mechagodzilla is an improvement at least.
Isn’t SpaceGodzilla Heisei tho?
Q,man
Gotta say this is my least favorite film of the heisei trilogy. It just felt so different in tone in all the others and I’m almost never satisfied with fights involving only mothra and Godzilla that I’ve seen in the series as a whole aside from maybe the original Godzilla vs mothra and the fight they had in gmk. Battra in theory does seem like an interesting addition to the mythos but I was personally never fully sold on the dark counterpart, I actually find kumungas and megagurius more interesting bug kaijus if I must be honest. Of course this movie does have some memorable visuals, and the fact Godzilla has the audacity to interrupt this prophesied battle and decide to fight both parties was something I always liked. Best of all it added what might be the best kaiju of the whole series SKELETURTLE!
Definitely the second worst of the Heisei Series. Good effects and half-decent story. Some decent characters and mediocre action scenes. However, the fight scenes are somewhat lame, and the story is very sub-par for this era of films. The characters are pretty boring overall, but I honestly kinda like that goon who works for the corporate businessman. He’s just such a goofy character. The score is great, and Battra is awesome, but everything else in the film just feels lower quality compared to the rest of the films on the series.
thankfully the series improved after this movie.
I always hated that lame brief fight scene on the ship