Ya know-The company that gave us,Godzilla,Rodan,Ghidorah,and Yog-Monster from Space?
This is a hard one for me-there are so many great Toho movies out there-up to the dam present! Not even Universal and Hammer had a series of great monster films that lasted as long!
1.GODZILLA (1954) NOT the one with Raymond Burr sticking his Anglo Saxon beak into the action!
2.GHIDORAH THE THREE HEADED MONSTER (1964)
3.WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS (1966) I like the Gargantuas-and I like the groovy song! Devo covered this song,by the way!
http://youtu.be/wHRy-kpT8kA (http://youtu.be/wHRy-kpT8kA)
4.DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1968) Because it's got EVERY monster-and then some!
5..YOG-MONSTER FROM SPACE (1970) "Do not resist! You are powerless against me!"
http://youtu.be/zU1YZds8mAo (http://youtu.be/zU1YZds8mAo)
6.GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER (1971) The first -and last-Godzilla hippie movie!
7.GODZILLA VS. MECHA GODZILLA (1974) Becuase it's Mecha Godzilla!
8.GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH (1991) It's insane. Some bad-some good-"Take that you dinosaur!"
9.GODZILLA VS.SPACE GODZILLA (1994)
10. GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYA (1995)
http://youtu.be/TZ6W_8Z8A9A (http://youtu.be/TZ6W_8Z8A9A)
Gojira(1954)
Mothra vs Godzilla(1964)
War Of the Gargantuas(1966)
The H-Man(1958)
Matango(1963)
Rodan(1956)
Invasion Of the Astro-Monster(1966)
Frankenstein Conquers the World(1965)
Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster(1964)
Half-Human(1955)
In no particular order.
In no real order,
Godzilla (the original)
Godzilla vs Biolante
War of the Gargantua
Rodan
Destroy All Monsters
King Kong vs Godzilla
Invasion of the Astro Monsters
Godzilla vs Gigan
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs Mothra (Heisei Era)
Godzilla (1954)
Rodan
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster
The Mysterians
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Gee-not much love for the 1990's Godzilla films. I DON'T mean that American piece of s**t either!
Oh I like those films too but not as much as the older ones which were the ones I watched first... of the 90s ones, I like Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah & Godzilla & Mothra: The Battle for Earth the most. I also enjoyed the more recent run too...I actually own pretty much every Godzilla movie except the most recent one.
You've also got more to choose from in the Showa era of films.
I do like the Heisei Godzilla vs Mothra: Battle for the Earth more than the Godzilla vs the Thing and Godzilla vs Biolante is one of my favorites, because it presents a pretty unique foe for the big G.
I also like how the Heisei era films keep Godzilla more as an anti-hero rather then a straight up hero. In those films, they humans don't forget that he's still a danger to them.
Its been a while since I've watched a few of those films. I'll need to go back and see if my opinions on any have changed.
When my son Eddie was little-I usta give him my Godzilla vhs tapes. And every flea market or yard sale I found lotsa Toho monster movies -so me and the kids watched them all the time. I like lots of the old stuff from back in the day-I forgot all about MATANGO!
http://youtu.be/sVyRYjJoZfc (http://youtu.be/sVyRYjJoZfc)
1. GODZILLA (1954)
The original Japanese release of GODZILLA is stunning. It's still scary. I think TCM showed it this year... It was decades before I finally saw how great that film is without the American edit including the addition of RAYMOND BURR, :lookingup: , the BURR version is what I grew up with... now that I've seen at least 10 times...
That's one... nine to go.
2. KING KONG ESCAPES (1967) I confess, this is a truly BAD movie that I am eager to see again. I remember laughing and laughing at this movie on TV Saturday or Sunday afternoons decades ago, loving the horrible teeth villain getting squished spitting up blood :teddyr: and the mechanical KONG robot. "Yes, yes. KONG's mine now..." silencer gunshots: dvoot dvoot... (walk three steps get another angle) dvoot. Poor old dopey dead islander.
:bouncegiggle: One of my earliest BAD MOVIE memories. :thumbup: Highly recommended.
3. MOTHRA (1961) TOHO at its most wonderfully absurd.
http://youtu.be/34ClddoGLJ4 (http://youtu.be/34ClddoGLJ4)
4. WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS (1966) This belongs on the list just for the song... and the lady who gets eaten... :tongueout:
5. SON OF GODZILLA (1967) Who knew MONSTERS could be cute? If you've seen SON OF KONG and loved it, you will love SON OF GODZILLA.
http://youtu.be/eC2IFgIh4oY (http://youtu.be/eC2IFgIh4oY)
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 08, 2017, 03:24:17 PM
2. KING KONG ESCAPES (1967) I confess, this is a truly BAD movie that I am eager to see again. I remember laughing and laughing at this movie on TV Saturday or Sunday afternoons decades ago, loving the horrible teeth villain getting squished spitting up blood :teddyr: and the mechanical KONG robot. "Yes, yes. KONG's mine now..." silencer gunshots: dvoot dvoot... (walk three steps get another angle) dvoot. Poor old dopey dead islander.
:bouncegiggle: One of my earliest BAD MOVIE memories. :thumbup: Highly recommended.
DAM! I forgot about KING KONG ESCAPES! This is the only Toho monster-beyond YOG-that I saw in the theater! On Halloween 1972 they had a matinee at the Strand showing this! Only 25 cents for kids under 12! I was 10-so much fun!
Quote from: RCMerchant on November 09, 2017, 02:34:52 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 08, 2017, 03:24:17 PM
2. KING KONG ESCAPES (1967) I confess, this is a truly BAD movie that I am eager to see again. I remember laughing and laughing at this movie on TV Saturday or Sunday afternoons decades ago, loving the horrible teeth villain getting squished spitting up blood :teddyr: and the mechanical KONG robot. "Yes, yes. KONG's mine now..." silencer gunshots: dvoot dvoot... (walk three steps get another angle) dvoot. Poor old dopey dead islander.
:bouncegiggle: One of my earliest BAD MOVIE memories. :thumbup: Highly recommended.
DAM! I forgot about KING KONG ESCAPES! This is the only Toho monster-beyond YOG-that I saw in the theater! On Halloween 1972 they had a matinee at the Strand showing this! Only 25 cents for kids under 12! I was 10-so much fun!
" I ee-eeat and slee-eep on this ship..." http://youtu.be/XrUFlFD4Lvo (http://youtu.be/XrUFlFD4Lvo)
I seen all the Toho monster movies-from 1954 untill '75-but I never saw VARAN THE UNBELIEVABLE (1962). I just could never get my hands on a copy. I never seen it on TV either.
http://youtu.be/D-rKQtzboFw (http://youtu.be/D-rKQtzboFw)
All I can say is the original Godzilla was great, the next best one was shin Godzilla.
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 08, 2017, 03:24:17 PM
1. GODZILLA (1954)
The original Japanese release of GODZILLA is stunning. It's still scary. I think TCM showed it this year... It was decades before I finally saw how great that film is without the American edit including the addition of RAYMOND BURR, :lookingup: , the BURR version is what I grew up with... now that I've seen at least 10 times...
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GODZILLA (1954)
This was on this morning. I didn't watch it, but I did listen to it... it's awesome. Still scary...
After that was
RODAN (1957)... I cannot believe Rodan is 60 years old!!
On now is
ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN (1958) but that's another topic...
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6. RODAN (1957)
7. DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
8. KING KONG Vs. GODZILLA
9. GHIDORA THE THREE HEADED MONSTER
And in a completely different league...
10. KWAIDAN
Quote from: Allhallowsday on January 03, 2018, 03:42:57 PM
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And in a completely different league...
10. KWAIDAN
KWAIDAN isn't really a "monster" movie-more a ghost movie.
Quote from: RCMerchant on January 03, 2018, 09:09:03 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on January 03, 2018, 03:42:57 PM
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And in a completely different league...
10. KWAIDAN
KWAIDAN isn't really a "monster" movie-more a ghost movie.
Yes, but it is TOHO. The estranged husband comes home to make love to a... corpse? And the Woman of the Snow likes blood. I found out today that
KWAIDAN was TOHO and had to mention it...especially since
GODZILLA and
RODAN were on !!!
I watched the first two stories of
KWAIDAN tonight.
Ok the original godzilla.
Shin godzilla.
The H man.
Dogora the space monster.
Yog.
The mysterians. (Giant monster robot)
Godzilla vs biolante.
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla, mothra and king ghidorah.
The human vapor.the