Megalon was a giant cockroach with flattened drill bits for hands.
That was the least of his troubles.
But can Gareth Edwards top it?
Godzilla vs. Megaloncan claim credit for any number of things.
Its the onlyGodzillafilm that doesnt feature a woman in a major role (or any role).
And then theres the whole John Belushi connection.
There were clear reasons for this.
The Thingbegan drifting apart to work on other projects, leaving the newGodzillafilms in often inexperienced hands.
What the film eventually became cant entirely be blamed on Fukuda, though.
It seems the project didnt have a prayer from the beginning.
For efficiencys sake, a few niceties had to be jettisoned along the way, like miniature buildings.
Some kidnapping and slapstick follows.
We also learn that Jet Jaguar not only flies, he can change his size at will, too.
Some badly faded stock Godzilla footage pads things out for a bit until the inevitable showdown.
When the tag team match finally does get underway, we learn two things.
First, it seems all monsters can communicate via sign language.
Yes, well…its all pretty sad.
Its poorly lit, badly edited, and the costumes are a little tattered around the edges.
That was only part of what suckered me into the theater the first time.
As admittedly bad as it was, I had a real affection for the film, and still do.
I never laughed at it (except maybe here, a little).
Musics pretty catchy, so theres that I guess.
Dressed in a Godzilla costume, Belushi cracked wise throughout the picture a decade and a half beforeMST3K.
Just a couple of guys in sillyassed rubber suits wrestling clumsily.
But I guess this is the way we operate.
