Godzilla Raids Again

Ishiro Honda was off making Lovetide (a film that I cannot track down) when Godzilla became such a smash hit in Japan, leading Toho Studios to rely on the talents of Motoyoshi Oda (as well as returning special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya) to execute the quick and dirty sequel to their unexpected success. Gone are the pretentions of any of this silly kaiju action meaning anything, replaced by basic, largely unremarkable character work in between monster action. The lowered ambitions work ...