Perfect cast and a good story

As Good As It Gets

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Godzilla DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, is an OK film, it's got long boring scenes featuring the humans in which it's all "Talk, talk, talk." And has very little monster action until the end in which we see all our favourite of the time monsters team up to fight the evil King Ghidorah. It's the only scene in the film I recommend. Varan and Baragon, even though they're in the film they don't get enough screen time and as I also should mention this was meant to be the last Godzilla movie and so I'd like to say...The Movie is really MEH on my opinion; it's just the end battle scene that I enjoy the most. So, to cut things short, I give this film a 8/10. I still can recommend the whole entire film, but keep in mind there's tons of scenes involving the humans in which they're standing around talking and then going off to do something and continuing to do more things which to them are very important but for me, they feel long and stretched out... Still 8/10. Just skip to the end battle scene.

This is the Toho film that everybody remembers, the one that brought together all of the famous Japanese monsters for a gigantic fight. The film is jam-packed with absurd plot, lots of action and excitement to make it one of the best Godzilla movies ever created, if only the 1998 GODZILLA could have been like this, then I might have enjoyed it a lot more. There are hundreds of things to commend this film. I don't know where to start. Whether it be the great '60s fashions or the fast-paced, happy music, I just can't tell. The cast is well varied, and the actors remain commendably straight-faced, even in some of the more ridiculous moments. As well as the monsters, lots of action is mixed into the proceedings and gun battles keep things moving along swiftly.There are science fiction elements too, with moon travel and laser guns, all in their inimitable '60s trappings. The film is structured like one of the FLASH GORDON serials of the 1930s, and just as much fun. The monsters are all on top form, and the ingenious plot allows them to be both good and bad in one film! The final fight scene is tremendous and the bit where Ghidora gets a sound whipping is a classic moment of the Japanese cinema. It's so crazy! Comedy highlights include a Frenchman narrating the destruction of Paris in a high-pitched voice; a dummy falling from a window and not looking for a moment realistic, and an absurd, rubber giant snake monster crushing a building. There are lots of varied scenes of destruction as to be expected, and the monsters concentrate on world cities, attacking the famous landmarks and monuments and stuff, before moving on to different types of transport and then finally converging upon Tokyo in the final reel (as to be expected).There is so much action and things going on in this film that it truly seems like an epic, and it feels much, much longer than the ninety minutes it runs for. To say anymore about the film would be to ruin it, and let's just say that the '60s influence on the film is clear, with psychedelic visuals, manic battles, and an overwhelming message of goodness and peace when the action dies down at the end. It's fast, furious and a lot of fun, in fact it's one of the best monster films that I've ever seen, Godzilla or otherwise. Which is why it gets a high, well-deserved score. Track it down and view it now, because it will take your mind off doom and gloom and liven things up a bit. If you don't want to watch something depressing and gruesome, instead watch this light, fantastic adventure romp and you'll feel a lot better afterwards.

This monster ensemble movie is one of the best Godzilla movies of all time, in my opinion. The more monsters, the better, and this movies has A LOT of them. Some I hadn't even heard of before, which made me seek out some other unknown movies to watch. I also liked the fact that they had scenes from different parts of the world. Anyway, it's great with lots of monsters, but the special effects have to be good to make the scenes decent. For being made in 1968, I think they were acceptable (hadn't been OK today, though). The last scene was good fun, and also had some surprises. Kaiju fans and Godzilla fans won't be disappointed here. My verdict is 6 out of 10.

Easily watchable, good monster movie NOT embroiled in unlikely character development. Its story will supply materials for FINAL WARS ( basically a re-run ). SFX are decent, albeit not top notch. Many vehicles look like garage sale toys. Cartonbox cities, although looking as such, are surprisingly well done. Smiling, condescending female aliens (similar to Planet X/Monster zero types ) are invading earth. To do so, they capture the head control station of monster island and send the remotely controlled monsters to wreack havoc worldwide, so that humans will come to terms with them accepting alien leadership. There are many plot twists... there is a UN moon base ( along the line of the UFO series ) and 1999 spaceships that are just beefed up 1960s rockets. Many clichés find screen time...the army moment, the alien invader moment, the bold soldier moment, the spy moment... Characters are rather wooden and cardboard, but in a monster movie that's not a major flaw; monster movies aren't theater plays. In the end, reminiscent of one Star Trek TOS episode, alien invaders' real self is the one of giant slugs eager to bury themselves into rock. Overall, a movie one might watch twice for some unpretentious fun.