029 4 GODZILLA IS AFTER THE BAD GUYS INCLUDING A GIANT LOBSTER WITH ONE BIG CLAW AND AN ANNOYING SCREECH . HOWEVER HIS SCREECH PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE VOICE OF ONE OF THE DUBBED ACTORS WHICH CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A BUNCH OF CATS CAUGHT IN A LAWNMOWER . MOTHRA SLEEPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE MOVIE UNTIL THE VERY END WHEN HE RESCUES THE NATIVES FROM THE ISLAND WHICH IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE . MOTHRA MUST HAVE BEEN IN A COMA SINCE THE NATIVES OF INFANT ISLAND DID NOTHING BUT SING AND DANCE UNTIL MOTHRA AWOKE.DURING THE ATTACK BY THE AIRFORCE OF THE RED BAMBOO ( THE BAD GUYS ) , GODZILLA DANCED WHILE DESTROYING THE JET FIGHTERS . HE ALSO PLAYED BASEBALL WITH EBIRAH , THE LOBSTER ON STEROIDS.THE MOVIE WAS KIND OF SILLY BUT STILL ENJOYABLE . ALL IN ALL , THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER GODZILLA MOVIES WHICH ARE BETTER THAN THIS ONE .
049 4 One of the better Godzilla films , centering more on the humans in the story than on the monsters , which seems to really bug some fans . Very different from the epic story and larger than life feel of the previous MONSTER ZERO , this is a simple story of castaways dealing with evil soldiers who are building nuclear weapons secretly on a south seas island . The shipwrecked teens discover Godzilla sleeping in a cave , and decide to wake him as a distraction and to get rid of Ebirah , the giant lobster guarding the island . The only thing that bothers me about this movie is the presence of Mothra , she just dosent seem to belong in this story . Otherwise , a fun Godzilla adventure . Many scenes from this one appear in the later GODZILLAS REVENGE .
056 4 good movie , i think the human plot was the most intresting of all godzilla movies i've seen . 3 freinds and a robber stranded on a island together and meeting evil soilders and a nice native women from infet island [ mothra's home ] and the sea monster gaurding the island and kills anyone in his way and a new monster giant condor.GREAT MOVIE ONE OF MY FAVE .
043 4 If I could , I'd rate this with a 3.9 . It's good , but just not enough to get it up there with the really good ones . Ebirah's okay as monsters go , but there seems to be a little bit of a lack of action . It's not boring though , there's plenty of cool dialogue and non-monster action . But its just not that impressive . Good , but not that good .
013 4 The British would have sent James Bond to break up these high tech villains . The Japanese definitely do one better ! This adventure is complete with beautiful tropical maidens and evil facist crooks bent on conquering the world . I liked it !
020 4 the title says it all . This movie is awesome ! Ebirus is a rock lobster ! ! ! ! !
035 4 One of the best Gozilla movies ever . I think Ebirah is so cool . I like the fighting scene with the rock .
046 4 BUY IT NOW !
This movie rocks ! I remember seeing it on the 4 : 30 movie , when I was but a wee embryo .
I can't believe you are wasting time readingh this , when you could be typing away placing your order .
Oh , I recommend a nice lobster dinner following viewing .
WHAT MONSTERS DID GODZILLA FIGHT ? ? ? ?
here is a list of the monsters he faught in his movie series . . The # after each monster indicates the number of times Godzilla faught them . a K indicates if Godzilla , or an ally of his , killed the monster . If there is no K that means that they away . Sometimes Godzilla will kill an enemy and another of the same species will show up later . Like Anguirus , who was killed by Godzilla . Later a new friendlier Anguirus showed up and faught side by side with Godzilla . Still later , another Anguirus faught against Godzilla . Same goes for Mothra , Spiga and others . Rodan faught Godzilla but was convinced ( telepathicaly ) by Mothra to join forces with him . Godzilla himself seems immortal . One dies and another always appears . The first Godzilla was killed in 1954 . Some part of his body , possibly his cells , but likely his heart , grew into the Godzilla from GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK . His bones were collected and turned into the KIRYU in GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA . A second Godzilla appeared in GODZILLA Raids again in 1955 . Godzilla disintegrated in GODZILLA VS , DESTOROYAH in 1996 , but reapeared at the end . This was probably Godzilla's son , now fully grown . Godzilla was back alive again in GODZILLA 2000 , this may also have been one of Godzilla's sons . If one counts , there may have been as many as eight Godzillas or there may be only one . By now we don't really have to know how Godzilla keeps coming back , only that he always does The same goes for his fellow monsters , like Mothra , King Kong , Dracula , Frankenstein , The Mummy , Jason and Freddy . It sort of falls into the same catagory as How can James Bond still be young and still a spy , when we know he was a commander in World War II ? Or , How can Superman or Wonder Woman or Captain America still be around since we read of their adventures fighting Natzis in the 40s and Communists in the 50s ? Answer : They just are . Or better yet . How can Peter Parker have been in high school and collage for the better part of thirty years ? Answer : He just was . Thats all . Its better not to think about it , and in the end its not important . If Godzilla gets killed its for dramatic purposes . and when he returns , even if its not explained , it to make us fans , and millions of childre , happy . That said here is the monster list .
1 ) ANGUIRUS a spikey armored quadreped dinosaur . 2 K
2 ) KING KONG the giant lightening charged ape 1
3 ) MOTHRA a giant web spitting telepathic insect . 5 K
4 ) RODAN the agile flying reptile . 3
5 ) KING GHIDORAH - The Three Headed Monster from space . 6 K ( killed by Godzilla with help from six other monsters )
6 ) EBIRAH - The Sea Monster . A giant lobster . 2
7 ) GIANT CONDOR self explanitory . No match for Godzilla . 2 K
8 ) KAMAKIRAS ( aka GIMANTIS ) a trio of giant mantises . 3 K
9 ) SPIGA ( aka KUMONGA ) a giant web spitting spider . 3 K
10 ) GABARA a gargling horned blue skinned electricity shooting biped cat / toad monster . 1
11 ) HEDORAH - The Smog Monster . an shape changing alien that swallows pollution . 1 K ( Killed with help from humans )
12 ) GIGAN ( aka GAIGAN ) a cyborg bird / dinosaur witha buzzsaw in its body . 3 K ( killed by Zone Fighter )
13 ) MEGALON a cyborg beetle with drills for hands . 1
14 ) MECHAGODZILLA ( aka MG ) The Cosmic Monster . A missle firing cyborg duplicate of Godzilla . 1 K
15 ) TITANOSAURUS a cackling , finned , long necked biped dinosaur . 1
( Unconfirmed kill . might have escaped . )
16 ) MECHAGODZILLA 2 ( aka MG2 ) a more advanced / more deadly version of MG . 1 K
17 ) BIOLLANTE an enormous genetically engineered monster that is part plant , part human and part Godzilla . 1 K
18 ) MECHA-KING GHIDORAH a three headed cyborg created from a genetically engineered King Ghidorah from the future . 1 K
19 ) BATTRA an insane mutated version of a Mothra . 1 K
20 ) FIRE RODAN a mutated radioactive Rodan . 1 K ( Killed by SMG and absorbed by Godzilla )
21 ) SUPER MECHAGODZILLA ( aka SMG ) an updated version of MG with a flying weapon attached to its back . 1 K
22 ) SPACE GODZILLA an evil Godzilla clone created by Godzilla cells that floated into space from Biollante and were sucked through a black hole . 1 K
23 ) DESTOROYAH a shape changeing monster crab created by micro oxygen atoms . 1 K ( killed by Japanese Army while fighting dying Godzilla )
24 ) ORGAH ( stands for Organizer , aka Millenian ) an alien who can mutate and adapt its body by absorbing Godzilla's cells . 1 K
25 ) MEGAGUIRAS a mutated dragonfly , possibly from another dimension . 1 K
26 ) BARAGON antlered and armored subterranian dinosaur . 1 K
27 ) KIRYU ( aka KIYU ) an updated version of Mechagodzilla created from the skeleton of the original 1954 Godzilla . 2
28 ) KAMEBAS Godzilla killed this giant Turtle off camera . 1 K
29 ) FINAL GIGAN an ancient version of Gigan with chainsaws for hands . 1 K
30 ) KING SEESAR an ancient stone Shisa statue brought to life . 1 K
31 ) ZILLA ( aka GODZILLA ) skinny biped relative of Godzilla from the 1998 american movie and cartoon series . 1 K
32 ) MONSTER X / KAISER GHIDORAH a biped alien creature that transformes into a quadreped version of KING GHIDORAH . 1 K
In addition Godzilla faught at least seven other alien monsters while protecting the earth in five guest appearances on the japanese TV series Zone Fighter , which has never been released here in the US . Godzilla faught SPYLAR , WARGILGAR , ZADLAR , JELLAR , NEEDLAR , JAKIRO and a few others . Also in the animated american series from Hanna Barbera Godzilla faught at least 40 different monsters
mostly mutated animals and mostly nameless . A few that had names are . . T-REX , AXOR , GREAT WATCHUKA , MEGAVOLT , MOONLODE , SUB-ZERO , GUARDIAN , BREEDER BEAST and FIRE-BIRD .
In an audio only adventure from Wonderland Records Godzilla battled
the finned and clawed mutant reptile monster AMPHIBION .
In comic books from Marvel and Dark Horse Comics Godzilla battled
giant bat like creatures BATRAGON , a sort of mutated hairy flying dragon , and BAGORAH a space monster . CENTIPOR a giant many legged worm . YETRIGAR a giant sasquatch , RED RONIN a samurai robot . CYBERSAUR AND ALL-TERRAINTULA two huge robot weapons , and other assorted aliens , mutants and walking statues . .
Which monsters faught on Godzillas side ? Answer . Alot of the same guys he first faught against . Aint it funny how things change . Here is a list of Godzilla's buddys . . . .
1 ) RODAN
2 ) MOTHRA
3 ) MINYA ( aka MINILLA ) Godzilla's first son .
4 ) ANGUIRAS
5 ) GOROSAURUS a giant allosaurus like creature .
6 ) SPIGA
7 ) MANDA a long clawed sea dragon .
8 ) BARAGON
9 ) VARAN a flying marine iguana like lake monster .
10 ) JET JAGUAR a flying , size changing android .
11 ) KING SEESAR
12 ) ZONE FIGHTER
13 ) FIRE RODAN
14 ) GODZILLA JR . an updated version of Minya .
15 ) MOGERA ( aka MOGUERA ) a tranforming mole robot .
001 4 What a weird movie ! Bowing to the spy craze of the 1960 ' s , director Jun Fukuda has Godzilla fighting the SPECTRE-like Red Bamboo and a giant crab named Ebirah . Inoshiro Honda's previous films in the series delivered their message about the dangers of nuclear weapons well , but Fukuda turns the series 180 degrees and goes for sheer entertainment instead . Eschewing the city smashing of the previous films , in Godzilla vs . The Sea Monster we get beautiful island girls , tropical locations , a bank robber turned hero , mysterious hideouts and , best of all , a hilarious victory dance by Godzilla . Add in Mothra and the Peanuts ( the two little girls who control Mothra ) and you have one entertaining and strange hybrid . If you're a Godzilla purist , you'll hate this movie . But if you give it a chance , you'll be surprised at how enjoyable it is .
As with the Son of Godzilla DVD , this edition presents a cyrstal-clear widescreen image that restores the film to what it originally was . The VHS version is blurred with terrible sound and pan-and-scan , but the DVD version contains none of those flaws . In addition , the DVD edition puts back many elements that were edited out of the VHS version , including the opening credits . The film makes a lot more sense in this format and presentation and , unlike the VHS version , doesn't make you feel you're missing something . There are no extras to speak of , but the movie itself gets an A + for image and sound quality . Most importantly , however , the DVD offers the original dialogue track in Japanese ( with subtitles option ) that eliminates the horrible dubbing of the previous versions . It's amazing how much better the film is when you realize it's the actual actors ' voices and not those of some poor quality American voice-over actor trying to sound Japanese .
002 4 Saturday , February 12 , 2005 / 4 of 5 / Island hopping fun .
One of the wackier Godzilla films , this one doesn't see the big G until quite far in . In the meantime we're treated to a yellow cardigan wearing criminal / thief tagging along with some teens looking for a third guys brother who was lost at sea . Eventually the boat meets up with Ebirah , the giant lobster and title antagonist . They're crashed onto an island where the amusing baddies are manufacturing nuclear material for nefarious purposes . The beautiful Kumi Mizuno is tanned nicely as a displaced native of Mothra's Infant Island . When Godzilla is finally awakened , he dispatches Ebirah with the kind of crunching we're all used to at seafood restaurants , but not before playing some kick * ss volleyball with boulders . I saw Godzilla's Revenge long before this and now the stock footage used in that film makes more sense seeing it here and Son of Godzilla . Overall a good DVD , I really like Columbia's decision to include the original Japanese soundtrack . Although the suit was getting a bit ` ragged ' it's still a fun Godzilla outing . Recommended .
003 4 This new release is superior to the previous versions in many respects ( clearer picture , wide-screen , restored scenes , restored japanese soundtrack ) but the dubbing . This version is the international dub , an english soundtrackj recorded in japan in the 60 ' s . It blows . The otherwise inferior American TV version , called GODZILLA VERSUS THE SEA MONSTER on the title card , is definately worth tracking down
for its great vocal performances by Peter Fernandes of Speed Racer fame and Hal Linden from Barney Miller as the bank robber . Also the corney music during the jet battle was excised in that version .
For the kids : WHAT MONSTERS DID GODZILLA FIGHT ? ? ? ?
here is a list of the monsters he faught in his movie series . . The # after each monster indicates the number of times Godzilla faught them . a K indicates if Godzilla , or an ally of his , killed the monster . If there is no K that means that they away . Sometimes Godzilla will kill an enemy and another of the same species will show up later . Like Anguirus , who was killed by Godzilla . Later a new friendlier Anguirus showed up and faught side by side with Godzilla . Still later , another Anguirus faught against Godzilla . Same goes for Mothra , Spiga and others . Rodan faught Godzilla but was convinced ( telepathicaly ) by Mothra to join forces with him . Godzilla himself seems immortal . One dies and another always appears . The first Godzilla was killed in 1954 . Some part of his body , possibly his cells , but likely his heart , grew into the Godzilla from GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK . His bones were collected and turned into the KIRYU in GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA . A second Godzilla appeared in GODZILLA Raids again in 1955 . Godzilla disintegrated in GODZILLA VS , DESTOROYAH in 1996 , but reapeared at the end . This was probably Godzilla's son , now fully grown . Godzilla was back alive again in GODZILLA 2000 , this may also have been one of Godzilla's sons . If one counts , there may have been as many as eight Godzillas or there may be only one . By now we don't really have to know how Godzilla keeps coming back , only that he always does The same goes for his fellow monsters , like Mothra , King Kong , Dracula , Frankenstein , The Mummy , Jason and Freddy . It sort of falls into the same catagory as How can James Bond still be young and still a spy , when we know he was a commander in World War II ? Or , How can Superman or Wonder Woman or Captain America still be around since we read of their adventures fighting Natzis in the 40s and Communists in the 50s ? Answer : They just are . Or better yet . How can Peter Parker have been in high school and collage for the better part of thirty years ? Answer : He just was . Thats all . Its better not to think about it , and in the end its not important . If Godzilla gets killed its for dramatic purposes . and when he returns , even if its not explained , it to make us fans , and millions of childre , happy . That said here is the monster list .
1 ) ANGUIRUS a spikey armored quadreped dinosaur . 2 K
2 ) KING KONG the giant lightening charged ape 1
3 ) MOTHRA a giant web spitting telepathic insect . 5 K
4 ) RODAN the agile flying reptile . 3
5 ) KING GHIDORAH - The Three Headed Monster from space . 6 K ( killed by Godzilla with help from six other monsters )
6 ) EBIRAH - The Sea Monster . A giant lobster . 2
7 ) GIANT CONDOR self explanitory . No match for Godzilla . 2 K
8 ) KAMAKIRAS ( aka GIMANTIS ) a trio of giant mantises . 3 K
9 ) SPIGA ( aka KUMONGA ) a giant web spitting spider . 3 K
10 ) GABARA a gargling horned blue skinned electricity shooting biped cat / toad monster . 1
11 ) HEDORAH - The Smog Monster . an shape changing alien that swallows pollution . 1 K ( Killed with help from humans )
12 ) GIGAN ( aka GAIGAN ) a cyborg bird / dinosaur witha buzzsaw in its body . 3 K ( killed by Zone Fighter )
13 ) MEGALON a cyborg beetle with drills for hands . 1
14 ) MECHAGODZILLA ( aka MG ) The Cosmic Monster . A missle firing cyborg duplicate of Godzilla . 1 K
15 ) TITANOSAURUS a cackling , finned , long necked biped dinosaur . 1
( Unconfirmed kill . might have escaped . )
16 ) MECHAGODZILLA 2 ( aka MG2 ) a more advanced / more deadly version of MG . 1 K
17 ) BIOLLANTE an enormous genetically engineered monster that is part plant , part human and part Godzilla . 1 K
18 ) MECHA-KING GHIDORAH a three headed cyborg created from a genetically engineered King Ghidorah from the future . 1 K
19 ) BATTRA an insane mutated version of a Mothra . 1 K
20 ) FIRE RODAN a mutated radioactive Rodan . 1 K ( Killed by SMG and absorbed by Godzilla )
21 ) SUPER MECHAGODZILLA ( aka SMG ) an updated version of MG with a flying weapon attached to its back . 1 K
22 ) SPACE GODZILLA an evil Godzilla clone created by Godzilla cells that floated into space from Biollante and were sucked through a black hole . 1 K
23 ) DESTOROYAH a shape changeing monster crab created by micro oxygen atoms . 1 K ( killed by Japanese Army while fighting dying Godzilla )
24 ) ORGAH ( stands for Organizer , aka Millenian ) an alien who can mutate and adapt its body by absorbing Godzilla's cells . 1 K
25 ) MEGAGUIRAS a mutated dragonfly , possibly from another dimension . 1 K
26 ) BARAGON antlered and armored subterranian dinosaur . 1 K
27 ) KIRYU ( aka KIYU ) an updated version of Mechagodzilla created from the skeleton of the original 1954 Godzilla . 2
28 ) KAMEBAS Godzilla killed this giant Turtle off camera . 1 K
29 ) FINAL GIGAN an ancient version of Gigan with chainsaws for hands . 1 K
30 ) KING SEESAR an ancient stone Shisa statue brought to life . 1 K
31 ) ZILLA ( aka GODZILLA ) skinny biped relative of Godzilla from the 1998 american movie and cartoon series . 1 K
32 ) MONSTER X / KAISER GHIDORAH a biped alien creature that transformes into a quadreped version of KING GHIDORAH . 1 K
In addition Godzilla faught at least seven other alien monsters while protecting the earth in five guest appearances on the japanese TV series Zone Fighter , which has never been released here in the US . Godzilla faught SPYLAR , WARGILGAR , ZADLAR , JELLAR , NEEDLAR , JAKIRO and a few others . Also in the animated american series from Hanna Barbera Godzilla faught at least 40 different monsters
mostly mutated animals and mostly nameless . A few that had names are . . T-REX , AXOR , GREAT WATCHUKA , MEGAVOLT , MOONLODE , SUB-ZERO , GUARDIAN , BREEDER BEAST and FIRE-BIRD .
In an audio only adventure from Wonderland Records Godzilla battled
the finned and clawed mutant reptile monster AMPHIBION .
In comic books from Marvel and Dark Horse Comics Godzilla battled
giant bat like creatures BATRAGON , a sort of mutated hairy flying dragon , and BAGORAH a space monster . CENTIPOR a giant many legged worm . YETRIGAR a giant sasquatch , RED RONIN a samurai robot . CYBERSAUR AND ALL-TERRAINTULA two huge robot weapons , and other assorted aliens , mutants and walking statues . .
Which monsters faught on Godzillas side ? Answer . Alot of the same guys he first faught against . Aint it funny how things change . Here is a list of Godzilla's buddys . . . .
1 ) RODAN
2 ) MOTHRA
3 ) MINYA ( aka MINILLA ) Godzilla's first son .
4 ) ANGUIRAS
5 ) GOROSAURUS a giant allosaurus like creature .
6 ) SPIGA
7 ) MANDA a long clawed sea dragon .
8 ) BARAGON
9 ) VARAN a flying marine iguana like lake monster .
10 ) JET JAGUAR a flying , size changing android .
11 ) KING SEESAR
12 ) ZONE FIGHTER
13 ) FIRE RODAN
14 ) GODZILLA JR . an updated version of Minya .
15 ) MOGERA ( aka MOGUERA ) a tranforming mole robot .
004 4 Yes , this movie has never looked better . Like other reviewers , I had the VHS and it was sad . If you're into Godzilla and have been waiting for a great print of this to become available , now is he time to snatch this up .
This was originally written as a follow up to King Kong Escapes and was to feature King Kong , but when the owners of Kong backed out , Toho inserted Godzilla . Some footage from previous movies here , but they are hard to notice and overall the film is well done . The Sea Monster is kind of lack luster and isn't much of a challenge for Godzila . Basically , your average Godzilla movie .
005 4 I let my grandson ( a fellow Godzilla fan ) pick this one for us . Makes for a good use of a rainy afternoon along with some pizza .
006 4 In this , the seventh Godzilla film the Big G battles a giant lobster ( named Ebirah ) in order to save a group of people from evil terrorists . Mothra appears to rescue the frightened people in the nick of time . I liked the monster action for this Godzilla movie had good battles even though nothing good happens for an abnormally long time .
007 4 For a Godzilla movie , this is one of the best !
As you may know - sometimes these giant monster
films suffer from lack of monster scenes , and too
much boring plot .
In Godzilla VS The Sea Monster we get
a fairly interesting plot - and a bunch
of cool monster scenes !
I definitely recommend this one to giant monster fans ,
who can appreciate watching a man in a rubber-suit
beat up a giant shrimp - and blow fire at a giant
moth !
For anyone who doesn't like cheesy Godzilla films ,
stay far away from this one - you might get hurt .
008 4 This is one of my favorites Godzilla is great in it some humor of course along with action and typical characters . The last battle with Ebirah ( The Sea Monster is great ) Godzilla making crab legs out of him and then taunting him with the claws by banging them together I love that part . I just enjoy this movie although I usually enjoy any Godzilla's this is one is at the top of my list .
009 4 I had not seen this film in 40 years and remembered it fondly from my youth . This 50th Anniversary Edition has a nice clean transfer in widescreen , but little else . It does feature the original Japanese audio as well as the English , but for some reason the English audio didn't sound like I remembered it , but like I said . . . . . it has been 40 years ! The film is a little slow moving in the monster department , but it does have a few good battles and decent special FX . It would have been nice to have at least the trailer for this film as an extra , but it does look and sound very good , so if you're a fan of the Big G , this is a good one to add to your collection .
010 4 Sony did an awesome remastering hi-def job on this Godzilla film . I have to say that as I watch this film I cant believe how clear the colors are and the hues , you'll notice it during the day time scenes . This Godzilla film is one of my favorite Godzilla movies of the 1960s . I like this film because it is kind of like watching Godzilla in his psychedelic 1960s stage . I guess that is because this film was released in 1966 in Japan the year before the summer of love 1967 . The mothra twins make an appearence and supply thier flower power 1960s punch . Godzillas foe Ebirah a giant lobster is a whimpish but formidable foe but nothing like king kong 1962 . The new dubbing is not good , and the music playing when Godzilla has the fight with the Red Bamboo jets is really stupid and at times embarrasing . There are no special features on this dvd , but it is worth buying as I said the remastering in high defintion is incredible . There were times watching this film I thought it was filmed a few years ago , not in 1966 . Hats off to Sony the transfer of this film on this dvd edition is mind boggeling . Jun Fukuda directs this film and does a great job in place of the usual director of Godzilla films Inohiro Honda . Masaru Sato does an excellent job on the music score for this film . This film brought back alot of childhood memories . . . . . . . . . . . Look out Red Bamboo , Godzilla is headed your way ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
011 4 This movie was not the best godzilla . He had more of a puppy dog look . Godzilla was asleep in the movie and mostly was awake in the ending . He fought a giant shrimp which was really cheesey . The story moves slow and you just want to fall asleep . It mostly focuses on the people who are on the island . Not that great of a picture .
012 4 I think the most reason people gave this a bad rating is that Godzilla doesnt trample tokyo . it only takes place on an island . The action was pretty good . The part where Godzilla jumps off the island before it explodes is pretty cool . The sea Monster was actually pretty good looking compared to some of the other monsters in some other Godzilla movies .
014 4 This movie is really fun , and I prefer it compared to the 1998 version of modern Godzilla ! Even though there is no stomping through the city , it still is a fun movie . Godzilla does rampage though , and nearly destroys the entire island . He does destroy most of the Red Bamboo soldiers , as Godzilla squashes their camp zone flat , as any movie would havs made happen ! I have not seen Godzilla vs . Mothra , but I will write another summary of that other movie , as this Godzilla vs . the sea monster is pretty excellent , even without Godzilla at the very beginning ! Well , that kind of sea monster is nothing compared to Godzilla or It Came From Beneath the Sea of 1955 . That sea monster is really weak and could not defeat Godzilla in any way ! As for critic ratings , this film should not be given a one star rating . But , the somewhat bad news is that a lot of people would not agree that this movie is better than the 1998 version . But who cares ? The movie , in conclusion , will probably please a lot of old time Godzilla fans . Give this movie a chance ! !
015 4 This really isn't a very good movie , featuring a lame plot and perhaps the worst Godzilla fight scenes of the series . Some bad guys ( we never learn who they are ) are secretly building atomic weapons on an island in the South Pacific . This island is protected by a sea monster ( basically a gigantic , goofy-looking lobster ) , but the bad guys have a secret liquid which repels the monster . Inhabitants of nearby islands , including Infant Island ( home of Mothra ) , have been captured and enslaved in order to keep making this juice . A young man and two friends hijack a boat ( along with a bank robber ) to search for the lad's brother , whose ship was recently lost in the area . Their ship is destroyed by the sea monster , and they wash up on the island of the bad guys . It turns out that Godzilla is hunkered down inside a mountain on the island ( don't ask me how he got there ) , and the protagonists eventually succeed in waking him up . He goes a couple of rounds with the sea monster and a giant bird ( not Rodan ) who comes out of nowhere , finds time to stomp around the secret military installation a little , and takes on the obligatory jets who try to take him out .
The two fights between Godzilla and the sea monster are quite unsatisfying . In the first one , they play volleyball with a boulder for a while , which looks as silly as it sounds . The fact that much of the fight takes place in and under water only adds to the distinct blandness of the struggle . To my eyes , Godzilla acted like he was half-drunk the whole time . The funniest part of the whole thing is when Godzilla decides to sit down and watch a native girl for a while - - the MST3K guys are exactly right when they say he looks like he is sitting on a toilet .
In summation , the plot is banal , the fighting scenes are boring , and the sea monster is one of Godzilla's least formidable opponents . Any Godzilla fan can sit through this flick and get a morsel or two of enjoyment out of it , but it's not a movie you are going to want to watch very often . If you just want to see a good monster movie , you would do well to skip right past this one .
017 4 Since the late 1960s , when Godzilla vs . the Sea Monster ( Nankai no Daiketto ) first aired on U.S . television - - there was never a domestic theatrical release - - the movie opened with footage from later in the film of the title's sea monster ( uber-lobster Ebirah ) destroying a yacht , ostensibly owned by Yata , the brother of our young protagonist Ryôta . However , it's clear that it's the same yacht later commandeered by Ryôta because its name , Yahlen , is clearly visible on the hull . The film then cuts to a dance competition , where Ryôta hopes to win a boat so he may go and rescue his lost brother . Missing is the actual opening from the Japanese version , in which the siblings ' mother goes to a medium , who tells her that her son cannot be found in the land of the dead , which is what motivates Ryôta to embark on his quest . Thankfully , this Sony release offers the full-length Japanese version , in anamorphic widescreen , with a choice of subtitles or English audio . The English dub , however , is the horrendous made-in-Hong-Kong international version ; it's not the superior Walter Reade-Sterling TV version ( which featured Hal Linden , T。's Barney Miller , as the voice of Yoshimura , the bank robber played by Akira Takarada ) , since it would not have fit the full-length film .
The increasing financial hardships that had begun to plague Japanese movie studios in the mid - to late - ' 60s - - which would eventually lead to a near-total collapse of the Japanese film industry - - began to reveal themselves in the production of Sea Monster . Rather than the intricate city sets that effects director Eiji Tsuburaya had crafted so painstakingly in earlier films , most of the monster action takes place on the much sparser Letchi Island set . Still , most of the monster scenes are well directed and include a few superlative moments , such as Godzilla's attack on the base of the Red Bamboo - - the military organization , presumably communist , that has enslaved the natives of Infant Island and is secretly building nuclear weapons on Letchi - - and the MIG jet assault on Godzilla himself .
To this time , most Godzilla movies - - and the bulk of Toho's daikaiju and science fiction releases - - had been scored by Akira Ifukube . For Sea Monster , Composer Masaru Sato provided the musical score , which made for a very different experience for those accustomed to Ifukube's familiar style . Sato had scored Godzilla Raids Again ( Gigantis , the Fire Monster ) and The Abominable Snowman ( Half Human ) , but his greatest claim to fame was having provided the the musical soundtracks for numerous films by Akira Kurosawa . His work for Sea Monster is highly enjoyable on its own , yet as a Godzilla movie score , it oftentimes seems too playful - - particularly during the MIG attack on Godzilla . It's a rocking , guitar-driven piece , its riffs reminiscent of the Ventures . Some of the incidental music for scenes on the island has a Mondo Exotica feel , reminding one of Martin Denny and Les Baxter's lounge lizard compositions ( not that this is a bad thing , said the confirmed old lounge lizard ) . Sato would go on to score most of the Godzilla films directed by Jun Fukuda , and while the mood his music sets deviates significantly from anything Ifukube might ever have imagined , it in its way , it certainly keeps the scores from coming across as stale retreads .
This DVD release is pretty much bare bones , with just a few trailers as extra features , but the very nice , anamorphic print of the original full-length film is certainly a coup for Godzilla completists .
018 4 this movie made me want to see godzilla . you wait throught the whole movie and when you get him its a prize , its like jason goes to hell in a way , you dont get him for a while and when you do its like F ing yeah ! ! ! but its better cause its GODZILLA ! ! ! ! with mothra . i like mothra but i wish GODZILLA faught on his own . why dont they take mothra in another direction . any way . Ebirah is a kool lobster and kills every thing , accept when the red bamboo shoot yellow paint at him , what is he the green lantern ? any way . its fun and realy Suspencefull and makes you hate the red bamboo and the sherizawa look alike . lol . any way get this movie if you love godzilla , or get it to do you own MST3K thing with it . I love this movie cause its fun and cheesey and who doesnt like lobster ? AND OH YEAH ITS GODZILLA ! ! ! ! the bigest international super star ever . and he wont ever die . they'll just resurect him in a couple years or so , like they have don in the past .
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the title says it all . This movie is awesome ! Ebirus is a rock lobster ! ! ! ! !
021 4 This review is from :
Godzilla vs . the Sea Monster ( DVD )
I have to say I was really excited to finally see the uncut original version of Godzilla vs . The Sea Monster , to date my only exposure to the film came through my repeated viewing of Mystery Science Theater's riffed version of the film . Unlike the other Godzilla film featured in MST3K ( Godzilla vs . Megalon ) , I always felt the Sea Monster was a decent kaiju film film , and actually one of the better of late 60 ' s Godzilla films .
The titular Sea Monster in the film is Ebirah , a giant lobster that patrols the seas around a remote island . An island used by a nefarious para-military group known as Red Bamboo who are using the secret island to build an aresenal of deadly weapons . Using slave labor , Red Bamboo has also created a chemical which repels the deadly Ebirah , ensuring that they are the only people who can approach or depart from the island without ending up as lobster food .
Four unlikely thieves stumble into this hideout while looking for a missing fisherman . There they discover the Red Bamboo operation , and devise a plan to free the slaves . Toss Godzilla into the mix , and add just a dash of Mothra , and this is a fun little entry into Toho series .
This is actually a really fun , character driven film . The interaction between the four men and the runaway slave girl is a lot of fun . If you are hoping for tons of monster fights , or watching Godzilla flatten Tokyo , then you may be disappointed . Godzilla doesn't really make an appearance until the final third of the film , and as you can imagine his fight scenes with the water-bound Ebirah are kind of limited . Godzilla does get in a quick fight with a second nemesis known as Condra , and tackles some fighter jets as well , but the fight scenes aren't the focus of the film . Mothra , though playing a vital part , has very little screentime .
While not the best Godzilla film in the series , this is a fun entry and worth picking up for fans of the series .
022 4 I have to say I was really excited to finally see the uncut original version of Godzilla vs . The Sea Monster , to date my only exposure to the film came through my repeated viewing of Mystery Science Theater's riffed version of the film . Unlike the other Godzilla film featured in MST3K ( Godzilla vs . Megalon ) , I always felt the Sea Monster was a decent kaiju film film , and actually one of the better of late 60 ' s Godzilla films .
The titular Sea Monster in the film is Ebirah , a giant lobster that patrols the seas around a remote island . An island used by a nefarious para-military group known as Red Bamboo who are using the secret island to build an aresenal of deadly weapons . Using slave labor , Red Bamboo has also created a chemical which repels the deadly Ebirah , ensuring that they are the only people who can approach or depart from the island without ending up as lobster food .
Four unlikely thieves stumble into this hideout while looking for a missing fisherman . There they discover the Red Bamboo operation , and devise a plan to free the slaves . Toss Godzilla into the mix , and add just a dash of Mothra , and this is a fun little entry into Toho series .
This is actually a really fun , character driven film . The interaction between the four men and the runaway slave girl is a lot of fun . If you are hoping for tons of monster fights , or watching Godzilla flatten Tokyo , then you may be disappointed . Godzilla doesn't really make an appearance until the final third of the film , and as you can imagine his fight scenes with the water-bound Ebirah are kind of limited . Godzilla does get in a quick fight with a second nemesis known as Condra , and tackles some fighter jets as well , but the fight scenes aren't the focus of the film . Mothra , though playing a vital part , has very little screentime .
While not the best Godzilla film in the series , this is a fun entry and worth picking up for fans of the series .
023 4 There's not much to say about Godzilla vs . The Sea Monster . The plot is minimal , and revolves around a group of stowaways on a remote island who come across a hot slave girl named Daiyo and end up battling a terrorist organization that is constructing nuclear weapons for some reason . Also , there's a giant lobster named Ebirah ( which is a Japanese word for shrimp . . . did they ever explain this ? ) that guards the island and ends up fighting Godzilla , who is hibernating inside a mountain ( they certainly never explain THAT ) . Oh , there's also a giant condor that comes out of nowhere to attack Godzilla at one point .
Despite a lazy script that's rife with unbelievable coincidences and logical fallacies , Godzilla vs . the Sea Monster is a watchable , if unremarkable entry in the series . The effects budget was obviously drastically cut since the previous film , which is why most of the action revolves around the humans . Luckily , the cast features some regulars who are always fun to watch ( Kumi Mizuno , Akihiko Hirata , and Akira Takarada , among others ) , as well as an absolutely fantastic score by Masaru Sato , best-known for his work on several Akira Kurosawa classics as well as a few other Godzilla films . Recommended for fans of the series , but others probably won't enjoy it , unless they watch the hilarious MST3K version of the film .
024 4 Sony is releasing five of the last Showa films , including our favorite seafood battles , Godzilla vs . The Sea Monster . This fun film is finally on DVD and it's a decent DVD , at least in appearance . Though the menu is just another still from the movie . The DVD basically presents the original Japanese version released back in 1966 . The U.S . version isn't included . This is kind of a bummer for me but whatever . But from there the quality really goes downhill . Classic Media really tries to make the DVD and the film a pleasurable experience , with all thier special features and all thier special features and all ( plus both versions ) . This DVD , as most of Tri-star's , is featureless , not to impressive . On the bright side , the film is still digitally re-mastered so in the end I give it three stars .
025 4 Die hard Godzilla fans will end up liking this , and I have to say , that I will likely watch it again . But this viewing has solidly shaken the veneer of childhood remembrance off of the movie . It's not as good as I remembered , however the target audience is children , and that is how I remembered it . My kids still enjoy it , and if you own any of the other Godzilla movies , this one isn't a bad one to add to the collection
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028 4 you , can have fun , with this one , godzilla sure did , this movie , shows a different side , to the , biggest icon , of them all ! ! !
030 4 I love Godzilla movies , and this one is just pure retro fun . I'd rather have seen more of Godzilla than the drama about the human cast but that's a common lament I have with all Godzilla movies , actually .
032 4 This appears to be the Japanese cut of the movie , based on the timing . And audio is available in either the original Japanese or international English dub . English subtitles can be turned on or off . Note , however , that the titles ( not the subtitles , of course - but the titles or credits ) at the beginning of the movie are in English , not Japanese . That may be a disappointment for ultra-purists , such as myself , but should I imagine be ok with most well-adjusted English-speaking people who encounter this release of the film . The original Japanese language opening titles / credits would have been nice though . ( Tokyo Shock and Classic Media both use the original Japanese titles for their releases . It would have been nice if Sony had done as well . )
The movie has been very nicely remastered . The image quality and color is excellent .
As noted in other reviews , this is not the best entry in the Godzilla canon . However , it certainly isn't the worst either . If you like Godzilla movies , especially those set on tropical islands and featuring Mothra ( and the Peanuts , of course ) , it's definitely worth chekcing out . And , presented as it is here , in widescreen w / Japanese audio on , the film artistically and as a narrative story is more compelling than the pan-n-scan , dubbed version you may recall .
Monsters featured include , Godzilla , Ebirah ( a giant shrimp - in Japanese , ebi = shrimp ) , Mothra , and a giant buzzard-like bird .
033 4 I know what you're thinking . But it's a LOBSTER ! and you're right , you are perfectly right and yes you can sit there smug in your urban apartment a thousand miles from the nearest lobster cage , but if you've ever pulled one of these babies out of a . . . ( read more ) paper bag in Muskadobit Harbour , then you know that a 280 ' edition with razor claws and a needlepoint end with precision skewering would be a formidable foe . it would . Hot butter and lemon will never be the same after Ebirah . But that's not what this movie is about .
Nor the exceptional troupe of jazz-dancing worshippers who spend three whole days trying to ' waken ' their awesome god when in all probability said giant-moth god was probably waiting for the show to finish before heading out to do the decent god-thing . But that's not what its about either .
A rural boy has only the word of a clairavoyant , on faith alone he sets out to be scammed by city-slickers who he just takes on as crew in his god-given quest , and his lost brother is even worse , turning our human foibles into strengths that counter the real evil in our midst , sins simply forgiven because it is obvious we have more important fish to fry . THAT is what THIS movie is about . Yes there's a monster loose in the high seas , and surprise , surprise , it's not the lobster .
034 4 Godzilla - vs - sea monster was a very good godzilla monster movie . I enjoyed watching it .
036 4 This was the first Godzilla movie I owned , and I still own it . It is a great movie , and is ten times better than that AWFUL American Godzilla movie ! This is one of the best in the Showa series , and one of the most comical , too . Especially the giant bird . Buy it ! You'll love it , guarenteed !
037 4 What a weird movie ! Bowing to the spy craze of the 1960 ' s , director Jun Fukuda has Godzilla fighting the SPECTRE-like Red Bamboo and a giant crab named Ebirah . Inoshiro Honda's previous films in the series delivered their message about the dangers of nuclear weapons well , but Fukuda turns the series 180 degrees and goes for sheer entertainment instead . Eschewing the city smashing of the previous films , in Godzilla vs . The Sea Monster we get beautiful island girls , tropical locations , a bank robber turned hero , mysterious hideouts and , best of all , a hilarious victory dance by Godzilla . Add in Mothra and the Peanuts ( the two little girls who control Mothra ) and you have one entertaining and strange hybrid . If you're a Godzilla purist , you'll hate this movie . But if you give it a chance , you'll be surprised at how enjoyable it is .
038 4 Godzilla - Ebirah - Mothra : Battle in the South Seas ( aka Godzila vs . the Sea Monster ) is an underrated little film . It's one of the few Godzilla movies to focus more on the human element than the monster boppin ' action . I found the idea of the man's search for his brother on an island inhabited by rogue terrorists ( the Red Bamboo ; never referred to by name in the English dub for some reason ) quite interesting , and Godzilla is treated with a fair amount of dignity . The Red Bamboo jet squadron attack on Godzilla is pretty novel , too . Not for everyone , but if you can look past the relative lack of imposing monster battles and appreciate it's human touch , it's one of the better Godzilla films to come out of the decade .
039 4 This is the third Godzilla film i ` ve ever seen , and when i waz young , i used to think it was sequel to Godzilla 1985 , but don ` t get me to explain . Any way here ` s the storyline : Ryota I think his name was , meets his friends at a dancing contest and they leave and go of to the harbour . They see the Yalin I think the ship was called , and decide to stay the night , wgen they confront a rubber aboard , who lets them stay the night . When everyone wakes up , the ship is sailing . Ryota thought the ship was a gift from the Gods and deciced to take it to search for Rota , his brotha.And Ebirah ( Larry the Lobster ) destroys the ship ( yaucht ) and they fall out of the yaucht wearing life-jackets so
why ` ll onconscious they drift a shore on Letchi island , were they
meet a girl native from Infant Island , home of Modra ( Mothra ) . And
they learn of these evil military folks from Japan ( or China ) on the island who have takin ' prisoners from Infant Island to Letchi
to make a powder i think it was to keep Ebirah The Sea Monster from attacking them , and any way . Ryota raids the military base with his friends , and escapes the island on a balloon . And his friends end up going to a cave , and some guy says let ` s wake Gojira King Of The Monsters up . Meanwhile Ryota ends up at Infant Island and finds his brother and they go to Letchi where that guy wakes up Godzilla , and he battles Ebirah the Sea Monster
( aka Larry the Lobster ) . And Godzilla attacks the military base , the people of Infant Island that are prisoners on letchi call Mothra , Mothra takes them away , and Godzilla escapes the island jus before an explosion destroys him . THE
040 4 Very good movie in my opinion . Sorry to dissapoint all you fans who like the more high scale godzilla flicks , but I like my movies better with an actual plot .
041 4 I've been a Godzilla fan since I was eight years old , but as a child I never thought much of this outing in the series . No city stomping , a so-so adversary , too much of the human plot , and Godzilla doesn't show up until the halfway point . But as a mature Godzilla fan , I've come to appreciate it a great deal . Director Jun Fukuda , a director of crime dramas , takes over the series and creates an action / adventure story that contrasts interestingly with Ishiro Honda's science-fiction oriented early Godzilla epics . Godzilla vs . The Sea Monster ( the international title is Ebirah , the Horror of the Deep ) is essentially a fun spy adventure on an exotic island with SPECTRE-like villains and some monsters tossed in to add to the excitement . The plot is excellent and the acting is very good , especially Takarada as the good-hearted thief ( . . . ) . I still don't think much of Ebirah ; he's just a big lobster and not up to snuff with some of Godzilla's other adversaries . All in all , a fun adventure movie . . . .
042 4 This movie is okay.The actors are great but the plot is confusing to the end.Godzilla and Ebirah ( aka the Sea Monster ) playing tennis with a rock adds the only comedy of the film.I only recommend this if you know at least a little about the Godzilla series of films .
044 4 Hi , my name is Timothy and I am 10 . This is the best old Godzilla movie.Even though Godzilla only fights Ebirah twice and both the fights are short ( like Godzilla Vs Biollante ) , it is a great movie.Please buy this movie if you are reading this.Its the best G movie yet.And sorry i said on Godzilla Final Wars that it would be the last movie.Its actually the last movie for 10 years at least .
045 4 Here the story is king . The story is very well written and every thing is excellent , except there is not that much Godzilla in this film . He doesn't show up until the end . In most Showa Godzilla movies , definitely in the other series , they show him at the beginning as well , but not here . The lack of the big G hurts the movie at times because the story becomes dull at some parts when you are waiting for G's arrival .
I am a huge Godzilla fan for 18 years , and I have now seen and own 22 of the 28 Godzilla movies , not including the American Godzilla movie also known as GINO . Out of all of those , this is not the worst , but actually one of the best in the Showa series just for the incredible story and special effects that this movie had for it's time . But if you want to see the big G a lot , this won't be something for you . Like I said , Godzilla doesn't come out until the end of the movie ; and the wait for him to show up can be dull at times .
047 4 This movie was made in 1966 . Not bad of a story . Godzilla don't destroy many buildings . But he does knock down afew planes . A couple of people trap on a island . Have to awake Godzilla who then fight with Ebirah the sea monster . Everyone do escape with the help of Mothra .
048 4 This movie hardly had the sea monster appear . he was in the middle and the very end . it should of been Godzilla vs . An Island . Godzilla obvious is funny looking and the effects are terrible . Kind of dissapointing and funny .
050 4 Godzilla and a giant crab ( or shrimp , whatever ) do battle near a remote island where a nefarious band of super criminals tampers with nuclear energy and enslaves innocent natives . By the mid - ' 60s , the most generous thing one can say of Japanese sci-fi is that it was chuckle-headed camp humor . This juvenile sci-fi flick is okay for kiddies that do not discriminate against bad movies . Godzilla appears as a bizarre antihero that protects the innocent and saves humanity . The special effects add to the chuckles of viewers who understand the unique appeal of cheesy movies . Joel and the robots of MST3K fame once gave this film the royal treatment . When the giant monsters bat a large rock back and forth like a volleyball . . . well , you get the idea . Sensible viewers beware . ; - )
051 4 Summary : Godzilla must battle a giant lobster to protect natives held captive on a remote tropical island .
One of the most underrated and underappreciated Godzilla efforts . A light-hearted and fun action / adventure film . Mothra makes a guest appearance toward the films conclusion .
Next is Son of Godzilla .
052 4 Who's more powerful than King Kong ? What creature is smarter than Mothra , more agile than Rodan , and more terrifying than King Ghidorah ? Why , a giant shrimp , of course ! Why not just throw in a mutated hush puppie and a monstrous bowl of alien cole-slaw ? Heck , during the fight , the monsters can destroy a tartar / cocktail sauce factory . Coming off the high of Monster Zero , ToHo takes a giant step backward with an all-new creative team at the helm . Some view this as a refreshing change of pace . However , director Jun Fukada's spy film influences just don't belong in the Godzilla universe . Masuro Sato's score , while complementing the visuals , just can't compare to the Maestro's work . The actors perform well , especially ToHo regulars Akira Takarada and Kumi Mizuno , and are pretty well-developed . The inclusion of Mothra seems rather arbitrary and is not handled with much care . The less said about Ebirah ( the Sea Monster ) , the better . A minor G-film .
053 4 It's true ! This movie was originally made for Kong . If you watch real carefuly ( or not real carefuly , you chose ) you can catch Godzilla beating his chest , sleeping in a cave , crushing planes with his hands , and looking at women ! But still , one of the worst .
055 4 Well , the mighty Gojira goes good and saves the world from the Red Bamboo and a giant shrimp named Ebirah . . . . . . . sounds cool .
057 4 I guess if you have to write about this movie , I would say it was a pretty good Godzilla movie . I saw this movie at least 4 times on channel 9 & Channel 11 back in the early 70 ' s . However , I didn't know that this movie was actually going to be King Kong's movie after King Kong Escapes , also a GREAT MOVIE ! It was the first to introduce a monster against a robot replica . It's just a shame that Toho Ltd could only made 2 King Kong movies because I know eventually , there would've been a rematch against Kong & his arch nemesis , Godzilla . As we all know the big G bit the big one in their first and only meeting , making Kong , the REAL king of all monsters ! But something tells me that the japanese co . Toho ltd wouldn't have allowed Kong to win again . My guess is they would have made Kong & Godzilla friends , fighting side by side against another hybrid of King Ghidorah and possibly another Mechani Kong or Mechagodzilla . It would have been interesting to see this battle since the Japanese Kong grows strength from electricity as was said in King kong vs . Godzilla . This would mean that King Kong would've destroyed King Ghidorah singlehandedly because that's what the monster spews from its three heads ! But alas , I guess RKO studios wasn't able to work with Toho Ltd , so these scenarios and many others , will never be . Still , it would have been great to watch , seeings that the new Kong movie , Kong was shrunk to 25 feet , which is puny compared to the 60 + foot versions used in kk escapes & kk vs . godzilla . By the way , have you ever noticed that the dimensions of Godzilla & the Japanese Kong , seem to be much taller when you see how small most of the buildings around them were . One other question , didn't King Seesar have the same monster voice that the Japanese Kong had ? Did this mean that Kong was going to be Godzilla's ally when Godzilla fought Megalon & Gigan ? Would Godzilla have needed the chumpy Jet Jaguar if this scenario happened ? I guess we'll never know . .
