The Godzilla series keep coming up with fresh angles - this one goes into outer space and has a Hollywood actor, Nick Adams, who made a few Japanese movies around this time. He's dubbed into Japanese and plays an astronaut who, along with his mate, gets a call from some aliens. They're having troubles with Ghidorah the three headed animal who ran amok in Japan and ask for Earth's help bringing Godzilla and Rodan out of retirement which is just too cute.
There's a subplot involving an inventor who falls for one of the sisters of an astronaut and Nick Adams has a hot alien girl fall in love with him - so much so she turns traitor for her people. Oh, Nick, you smooth talker.
The effects are charming - maybe the model work in some scenes are too obvious. Godzilla seems to take a back seat in this one... one gets the feeling he was inserted into the action down the development process, though I could be wrong. It's a lot of fun - an enjoyable light tone, decent production values, impressive look at the future, aliens and Godzilla.
I'm really enjoying these Godzilla movies haven't hit a dud in the bunch.
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