SHOWA Godzilla Movies Ranked From WORST To BEST! | (1954 - 1975)
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2024
- Here is my list of every Gojira movie ranking from the worst to the best. From Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidorah all the way to Gigan, Megalon and Mechagodzilla, here's my quick thoughts on the Toho series!
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Man I'll never forget the Godzilla marathons me and my 3 friends had back in the day, We would do that every year until we all went down our own paths sadly. I'll never forget those great memories though!
Same here, now we're all too busy
Godzilla, in the original Godzilla film, is a creature whose underwater habitat was completely destroyed by a hydrogen bomb test which killed his entire family and left him burned and scarred, ultimately mutating him. Enraged and driven from his home, Godzilla took out his rage upon humanity, destroying any boats that he encountered and later laying waste to the city of Tokyo, sparing no one. According to Mothra's Shobijin's translation of Mothra, Rodan and the second Godzilla's conversation in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla only "hates humans because they hate him," suggesting that this new Godzilla never had any true malicious intent but was only reacting to constantly being attacked by humans. Rodan later agrees with Godzilla's statement. This fits with the second Godzilla's less aggressive initial attitude where it only attacked Japan when driven to shore by Anguirus's attack.
As time passes on the second Godzilla's attitude towards humans shifts and he becomes much more actively friendly and protective of them, fighting alongside humans against numerous monsters. In the film Son of Godzilla, Godzilla discovers an infant member of his species named Minilla, which he decides to raise as a son and train to take up his mantle. Godzilla's loyalty and love for Minilla eventually leads to him becoming a primarily heroic and sympathetic character. In the films of the 1970's, Godzilla is depicted as an actual superhero who arrives in Japan to fend off evil monsters from outer space such as Hedorah, Gigan and Mechagodzilla.
@nicholasgarner8868I did
Great summarization of those movies
Fun Fact: 'Godzilla vs Megalon' was retitled "Gorgo and Superman Meet in Tokyo" for its release in Spain. The reason for such a bonkers title is that shortly before its release in Spain, the giant monster film "Gorgo" (Eugène Lourié, 1961) had been released in theathers and it had proved to be quite successful. So, trying to build on that success the distribution company renamed the kaiju Gigan as "Gorgo". They also renamed the Jet Jaguar robot as "Superman" because.... just because, I guess. I suppose they also intended to capitalize on Superman's name. Copyright laws weren't very strict back then!
Hedorah is easily one of my favorites. The film, I think, fell just short of doing the alien proper justice. I mean, this thing can reproduce by feeding on smog and other pollutants, which causes it to produce a sulfuric acid fog. Not to mention the implications they give by explaining how the monster grows by combining with other Hedorah (which is made even more dangerous by his reproduction) and then the "and yet, another one?" end card. And of course the damage he did to Godzilla. Hedorah is easily one of the most dangerous Kaiju to ever walk the planet.
I have the Showa Era on Blu Ray from the Criterion Collection.
Same such childhood memories
King Kong vs. Godzilla is so fun.
The Godzilla NECA fig they made from it is my favorite, too.
😮 "Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster" is where my brother and I became Godzilla fans. I was eight at the time. Sure, not the greatest Godzilla movie, but, looking back on it, I realize it has some of the best character work of the earlier movies. That was enough, in my opinion.
Same here.
It rules!
I remember coming home from school and my dad surprised me with a Mothra vs Godzilla vhs tape! Godzilla movies will always have a special place in my heart.
Great Video, I was shocked how low Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 1974 got, but that's your opinion I understand it
Personally, I think *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* is the *"avante-garde"* of Godzilla films. The more I watch it, the more I understand what *Yoshimitsu Banno* was trying to do. And for that, I really appreciate his work on the movie. Furthermore, to this very day, I'm always conscious about properly disposing of trash and having a clean environment because of *Godzilla vs. Hedorah.*
Great analysis and always good to have environmental awareness
@@Cdr2002 - Thanks. And I agree with you. It's always good to have environmental awareness.
This is my girlfriends favorite Godzilla movie and any time I litter she teases me, saying if I don't stop a giant poop monster is going to get me.
@@TrueKilljoy She's a keeper
Great list, I love Invasion of Astro-Monster. The 60’s alien sci fi cheese is great in that movie. My favorite non Godzilla Showa era movie is War of the Gargantuas, that movie deserves more love.
Great video, had a blast watching and remembering when I grew up with these. I'll have to make a list myself...I do have the Showa-Era Criterion Collection, now would be a perfect time to revisit all of those and FINALLY see Godzila Rides Again (the only live action Godzilla I've missed o.O)
Thank you for the fantastic video and hope to see a ToHo Era rank sometime int he future!
I appreciate your point of view! I love every one of these movies (though some much more than other) and it’s fun to see other people’s perception and ranking of them. I feel my favorites always switch when I rewatch them.
Thanks for the vid!
Awesome ranking, I can't wait for you to do the rest of the series.
I came right when I got notified Klayton! Been looking forward to this :)
Amazing video as always man! I've seen your videos lately and I really like them! Keep it up and I understand your opinions on these films
The sudden change in tone in _Terror of Mechagodzilla_ after a decade of whackiness was very jarring, and was a good foreshadowing of the dark atmosphere of the early Heisei era.
Excellent video. Well done
My personal ranking:
1. Gojira(1954)
2. Mothra vs Godzilla & Terror of Mechagodzilla(yes they’re tied)
3. Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster
4. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
5. Invasion of Astro-Monster
6. Destroy All Monsters
7. King Kong vs Godzilla
8. Son of Godzilla
9. Godzilla vs Gigan
10. Godzilla vs Hedorah
11. Godzilla vs Megalon
12. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
13. All Monsters Attack
14. Godzilla Raids Again
So glad that Criterion released all the Showa era Godzilla films on Blu-ray in a set, own 3 of them. Here’s hoping they release Rodan, Frankenstein vs Baragon, & War of the Gargantuas on Blu-ray.
if someone disses destroy all monsters,
its ok to have wrong opinions
@@Levascusin my opinion, it’s the best one in the Showa era (og Godzilla very close 2nd)
@@coopermaxwell1411 yeah its so good
This video was so fantastic and so good I LOVE IT
Such a fun series. Flaws and all. Also screw Godzilla's revenge. Can't wait for your Heisie video
4:41 Although why does that name make me confuse it with a certain Decepticon leader?
Maybe it's because both stem from the word megaton.
Godzilla VS Gigan was my favorite as a kid! I'm glad you like that one too!
Love me some Godzilla content! Are you going to do a ranking of the other eras' movies?
The Top 5 of this list has a couple of my favorites in my list of Godzilla films which makes me taking the trip down memory lane all the sweeter.
I really enjoyed this video, very well-put and from the heart. My favorite Godzilla film has to be Godzilla vs mechagodzilla due to the amazing soundtrack alone
As a kid, I saw the 60s titles and Toho's tokusatsu sci-fi movies ("The Mysterians", "Battle In Outer Space", Atragon") in their original theatrical runs. My ranking is identical to yours. BTW, nice use of the original American VHS covers in this vid, Klayton.
I love the Showa Godzilla films. I remember watching most of them from the library with my dad when I was young. Right now I'm revisiting the Showa films for the first time since i originally saw em. I didn't watch Ebirah and Hedorah previously, so no nostalgia goggles, but i think they're good films. Probably the most underrated of the series imo. The Kong/Godzilla swap makes a lotta sense for Ebirah now you mention it. My two favorites are Three-Headed Monster and Astro-Monster (Ghidorah is my favorite obvs). I have yet to see King Kong vs Godzilla...
Definitely a good description of each movie. I think I’d agree for the most part
My favs from the showa era.gojira 1954,king Kong vs godzilla,mothra Vs godzilla, Ghidorah the three headed monster, invasion of astro, destroy all monster, Vs gigan and godzilla Vs mechagodzilla 1974
I went through the list and totally agreed with your reasoning for your personal ranking! My favorite was what you said about Terror of MechaGodzilla! A very underrated Godzilla film in my opinion, doesn’t get enough praise and recognition compared to the first MechaGodzilla movie :)
It’s way cooler!
@@Dragoncurve I agree! Much better shot movie especially with the special effects! Lots of explosions🔥💥 plus I think the suits, especially the 1975 Godzilla suit, looks better than Godzilla in 1974. Just the slight modification they made to the eyebrows made all the difference! :)
I love that film's soundtrack. Some of it was genuinely frightening to me as a kid, almost like something from a horror movie.
This video was pretty good and I love it
You should talk about a deleted scene in the original 1954 Godzilla movie where he eats a cow. There is only one photo from the scene and it’s a very interesting piece of Godzilla history that I think is worth mentioning.
"This is great, and its alot more serious" *Godzilla dances on moon*
15: All Monsters Attack
14: Godzilla vs. Megalon
13: Godzilla vs. Gigan
12: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
11: Godzilla Raids Again
10: Son of Godzilla
9: Destroy All Monsters
8: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
7: Terror of Mechagodzilla
6: Godzilla vs. Hedorah
5: Invasion of Astro-Monsters
4: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
3: Mothra vs. Godzilla
2: King Kong vs. Godzilla
1: Gojira
My rank (worst to best):
15 - _All Monsters Attack_ (1969): ⭐
14 - _Ebirah, Horror of the Deep_ (1966): ⭐⭐
13 - _Godzilla vs. Gigan_ (1972): ⭐⭐⭐
12 - _Son of Godzilla_ (1967): ⭐⭐⭐
11 - _Godzilla vs. Megalon_ (1973): ⭐⭐⭐
10 - _Terror of Mechagodzilla_ (1975): ⭐⭐⭐
09 - _Godzilla vs. Hedorah_ (1971): ⭐⭐⭐
08 - _Godzilla Raids Again_ (1955): ⭐⭐⭐
07 - _Destroy All Monsters_ (1968): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
06 - _Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla_ (1974): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
05 - _Mothra vs. Godzilla_ (1964): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
04 - _King Kong vs. Godzilla_ (1962): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
03 - _Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster_ (1964): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
02 - _Invasion of Astro-Monster_ (1965): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
01 - _Godzilla_ (1954): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I’ll have to rewatch all of these. I always preferred the Heisei era but apparently I really don’t remember much of the Showa era of all so you’ve convinced me to give it another try. Will you do a similar video for the Showa spin-off movies too?
Nice ranking, probably one of the closest ones to how I would rank and take on them. I grew up watching these in the '70s for the most part seeing the smog monster at the theater in early seventies. I would rank sea monster a little higher than you did though.
The OG Japanese version subbed Godzilla Raids again on the Showa Criterian Collection is haunting cause there's really no music scores like in the US version and there's no where as much dialog between characters, it's honestly a nation in awe at what they're going thru. I love the US for the music score, but the Japanese version is just darker.
Much like what I said in your Planet of the Apes vid, I might develop a personal headcannon that connects every single Godzilla movie together (originals and reboots).
I love Godzilla raids again. Definitely couldn’t agree more with what you said. One of my top movies 👍🏻
I cannot, for the life of me, comprehend why you put "Son of Godzilla" above "Terror of Mechagodzilla", "Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster", and "Invasion of Astro Monster". That said, good video, and a pretty good list even if I don't 100% agree.
Interesting ranking for these godzilla movies. I also don't understand the hate Godzilla Raids Again gets. It's one of my personal favorites 3rd to Mothra vs. Godzilla and the original.
4:51 sadly I'm not old enough to get drunk yet
Your ranking of the Showa IMO is pretty solid.
Here is my ranking of the Showa Era Godzilla Movies from Worst to Best:
15. Godzilla's Revenge
14. Godzilla vs. Gigan
13. Godzilla's Raids Again
12. Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster
11. King Kong vs. Godzilla
10. Godzilla vs. Megalon
9. Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
8. Godzilla vs. Hedorah
7. Godzilla vs. Mothra
6. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
5. Terror of Mechagodzilla
4. Destroy All Monsters
3. Son of Godzilla
2. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1. Gojira (1954)
I'm in the middle of making my own series of reviews called Godzilla Extravaganza and got done with the Showa era myself. Working on the Heisei era for Godzilla at the moment.
Question, why is *son of godzilla* the third best?
@@c.d.rstudios4691 for me it's the most laid back entry compare to some other installments and I find it relaxing.
@@Manda1771 fair enough
My top 3 favorite:
1. Godzilla 54'
2. Destroy All Monsters
3. Godzilla vs Hedorah
Second Showa Godzilla is actually a giant Irradiated Prehistoric Amphibious Reptile, much like the 1954 Godzilla.
1954 Godzilla and Second Showa Godzilla are giant Irradiated Prehistoric Amphibious Reptiles. Heights: 50 meters tall. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) was is the first Crossover movie featuring Godzilla and King Kong. Toho Company Ltd movie monster "Godzilla" and RKO Pictures/Universal Studios movie monster "King Kong".
This is great
I believe that if one were to take a shot every time one hears the phrase "in my opinion", one would realize just how much "Godzilla vs The Smog Monster" rocks. Humans have a chance to survive the other monsters but TSM melts people just flying overhead. Yikes!
I've been watching Klayton's JP channel for years, never knew he was such a big G fan!!
The Heisei era is my favorite series by far. Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, Mothra, MechaGodzilla and Destroyah.
I grew up watching these movies during the summer on TV so many memories
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😁
Honestly Klayton and I can Talk for Hours on why we love Kaiju Movies. If their other unmade Kaiju movies I can talk about, is the unmade Mothra 3 idea to have take place in the Edo Period. Because having Kaiju Movies in Historic Times Sounds Awesome.
First of all, I totally agree with you that Godzilla Raids Again, is a very underated franchise movie!!! It is one of my favorite movies in the series, because it is very Atmospheric!!! The only draw back is that the monster fight scene should have lasted throughout the movie towards ending, in which Godzilla and Anguirus both should have been buried in the avalanche of ice and snow!!! Also, Anguirus should have been given a lightning attack as a power up!!! However, in my opinion Godzilla's Revenge, Godzilla vs. Gigan, and Godzilla vs. Megalon, should have been the lowest ranking movies!!! Then Son of Godzilla, Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster in which is one of my favorites, although I wish kong would have starred in the movie, and the rest on up!!! But, Toho needs to rely on using Varan, Titanosaurus, Gorosaurus, Sanda and Gaira, as well as, the other kaiju in order too become a successful studio again and stop rehashing the same old kaiju movies!!! Great and Awesome, video upload!!!
I really like Raids Again to!
Please do another video about the Godzilla movies of the 80’s and 90’s and 2000’s and 2010’s!
3:47 This one's kinda personal to me because I used to own this VHS and watched it as a kid (I might still have it somewhere).
I also know that I own the 1998 version, but I never watched it.
I haven’t seen much of the original era. But I grew up watching King Kong v Godzilla and I still love it to this day!
Here’s my personal ranking:
1. G 1954
2. Mothra vs G
3. G vs Monster Zero
4. G vs mechag
5. G vs Hedorah
6. King Kong vs G
7. Ghidorah the 3 headed monster
8. Son of Godzilla
9. Terror of Mechag
10. Destroy all monsters
11. G vs megalon
12. G raids again
13. G vs Gigan
14. G vs sea monster
15. G’s revenge
I love Son of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids On as well. Son in particular has a cool location, great music and is such fun.
Would love to see your review on the Heisei era of the series
I pretty much agree with your rankings
The first Godzilla movie I watched all the way through was Godzilla's Revenge. I was like 7 years old, and loved that film. Of course I didn't know it was stock footage. I liked all the different monsters in the film.
When it comes to showa era I enjoy all of the Godzilla movies. I always love starting with the 1954 movie and watching every one afterwards to see how the franchise goes along. Godzilla's Revenge I do fully agree that you put it at the very bottom because It's not really my fav movie either of this original franchise. It's so crazy going back and looking at the original GVK fights knowing that the MonsterVerse wouldn't exist if it weren't for that movie.
17:00 The look on her face when she realizes she shit the bed is priceless.
Thinking about ranking the rest after from each era?
Bruh my childhood I remember one time a Godzilla marathon was on my mother popped in the tape and recorded most of the movies. God bless that woman😭
Can you do the Heisei to Millennium Godzilla movies?
Perfection
I actually really like Ebirah and find it very charming, especially the characters
It's like a Toho Mysterious Island with some Bond mixed in. Always baffling to hear it be considered "boring", when there's so much adventure in it. Different strokes for different folks.
You have Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla ranked way too low. It’s actually very good.
I really hope you rank the movies of the Heisei era! Those were my favorite. I was obsessed with the Super X fighters as a kid.
Still am 30 years later tbh
Yeah the Super X's are underrated lol, especially Super X3
Is this Jacob (from Dangerville) narrating? If so, cool! I think Godzilla vs. Hedorah was a very cool movie.
I love the Showa era love the cheesy goofy films but there's a certain atmosphere that they created for the first movie that makes it undoubtedly one of the best in the entire Godzilla franchise
I respect the high Son of Godzilla ranking
I had that Godzilla vs. King Kong on vhs back in the 90’s. Pretty certain my parents bought it at Kmart.
For me its
15.Godzilla Revenge
14.Terror of Mechagodzilla
13.Son of Godzilla
12.Invasion of Astromonsters
11.Ebirah horror of the deep
10.Destroy all monsters
9.Godzilla raids Again
8.Godzilla vs Gigan
7.Godzilla vs Hedorah
6.Godzilla vs Megalon
5.Godzilla
4.Mothra vs Godzilla
3.King Kong vs Godzilla
2.Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
1.Ghidorah
Gotta love these films.. hokey fun throughout... but I always wondered how Godzzuki (his son, as I've always known him because of the godzilla cartoon when I was a kid) is the same height as the Kenny in some films and yet sometimes is standing next to his dad and suddenly is half the height of Gz. So does this mean that Gz is really only around 7 foot tall!??!!?
This franchise was the definition of quantity over quality
Godzilla vs The Smog Monster was always my favorite ( other than the original)
Speaking of Big G Raids Again, I'm gonna rewatch it.
When i watched it originally I placed it second last, after All Monsters Attack.
We'll see if I change my mind :)
It’s funny that everyone’s favorite showa films (Kjng Kong, Mothra, and 54) were my least favorite as a kid. As an adult, my appreciation for the original 54 Gojira and Mothra vs Godzilla has greatly improved. I know it’s subjective but I still think King Kong vs Godzilla is lame, from the designs to the comical fights. I personally enjoy both Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla films more by a long shot. Monster Zero might be my favorite showa film next to 54. Also, this is a bit of a hot take, but I think Destroy All Monsters is bottom tier. None of the monsters fight until the end when they all gang rape Ghidorah. It’s so one-sided that it’s actually comfortable to watch.
Are you going to check out the Godzilla/Kong event in Call of Duty Warzone?!
As a kid I rented Terror of Mechagodzilla so many times I can’t count it and the copy from my local video store was called Monsters from an Unknown Planet. I don’t know if that was just a UK thing or what but it was a long time before I saw the movie again with the Terror title.
You're one hundred percent correct bud. I lived in the UK too and that's what they called it on channel 4 but I think the showacollection calls it Terror of Mechagodzilla.
My Ranked
01. Gojira
02. Mothra vs Godzilla
03. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
04. Godzilla vs Hedorah
05. King Kong vs Godzilla
06. Invasion of Astromonster
07. Godzilla Raids Again
08. Ghidorah the the three head Monster
09. Terror of Mechagodzilla
10. Destroy all Monster
11.Godzilla vs Sea Monster
12. Son of Godzilla
13. Godzilla vs Megalon
14. Godzilla vs Gigan
15. Godzilla Revenge
I'm so glad they made the first Godzilla movie free on RUclips.
It's about time somebody said Terror of MechaGodzilla is better than Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla
I can agree with pretty much everything. But to be fair the one's you ranked the worst were aimed for kids, and honestly it worked because those were my favorites when I was a kid. Godzilla vs Megalon was the first movie I ever owned, followed by Godzilla's revenge. Honestly I love Ebirah Horror of The Deep, I thought it was a fun adventure in of it self, but that's just my opinion. The obsession with the woman must've escaped me because I thought she was just losing him by not moving (kinda like Grant did with the Rex). I can give you my top 5 favorite showa era Godzilla movies:
1. Gojira
2. Godzilla vs Gigan
3. Destroy All Monsters
4. Godzilla Raids Again
5. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
If you see a pattern there yeeeahhh Anguirus is my favorite Kaiju besides Godzilla lol.
Mothra vs Godzilla is very nostalgic for me cause it was the first Godzilla film I saw.
I love Godzilla raids again,
I remember watching Godzilla vs King Kong, as presented by Grandpa Munster
Klayton you really check out the trailer for prehistoric planet its really amazing and its narrated by David Attenborough the brother of Richard Attenborough who played john Hammond in Jurassic park.
Oh and I have to apologize.. I won’t be able to watch most of your videos about JW on your other channel until it comes out. I’m doing everything I can to avoid allll spoilers and footage from the movie. Other than the very first trailer
11:58 Also, this film came out in 1965, which was 15 years before the 1980s.
I remembered Godzilla’s revenge as a kid. I actually kind of liked it and thought it was cool seeing Godzilla kind of parenting his kid and encouraging him to be strong cuz my parents were abusive to me ans it felt nice seeing someone stand up to the bullies in the movie
But yesssss the movie, watching it as an adult, is kind of ridiculous and cheesy but as a kid, you don’t notice that 😂
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@@BioZilla_Editz thanks dog 😁
Gozilla vs destroyer - loved it - makes me cry at the end.
Could you do heisei please because this one was really good
Of course that is my list for only the Showa-era series and not overall or the ones that keep me coming back to see them over and over again which for this list would be numbers 2 thru 7 which I watch literally three to five times every year.
Will you rank the other eras
Probably
Your list is solid but for me, my list would be
15. Godzilla's revenge
14. Son of Godzilla
13. Ebirah horror of the deep
12. Godzilla vs megalon
11. Godzilla vs Hedorah
10. Godzilla vs Gigan
9. Godzilla raids again
8. Ghidorah the three headed monster
7. Invasion of astro-monster
6. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
5. Mothra vs Godzilla
4. Terror of Mechagodzilla
3. Destroy all monsters
2. King Kong vs Godzilla
1. Gojira/Godzilla king of the monsters
I know my ranking wont match others but some of them are how i was entertained since childhood.
How dare you say jet jaguar is cheesy. he is the frickin GOAT
How can he be a goat when he's clearly a Jet Jaguar, that's just silly :P