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Sunday, 29 June 2014

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

aka Monster Zero / Godzilla vs. Monster Zero

Where did King Ghidorah go after his attack on Japan? He flew into the next Godzilla movie, of course, which is the sixth in the series.*
The previous entries used elements of science fiction, but none of them went as far or fit the label quite as well as Astro-Monster. It’s less of a typical Godzilla film and more like an average mid-sixties science fiction flick with some creature guest stars thrown in.
Unfortunately, it also plummets Godzilla further into the realms of dodgy credibility by having him/her/it do something ridiculous.

*For Rodan fans who want to see his stints in order, Astro is third.

3 dangerous exports out of 5

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