Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, also known as Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster and Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster. is a 1974 Japanese live-action monster movie. It's the 14th film in the Godzilla franchise, and was preceded by mh:awfulmovies:Godzilla vs. Megalon in 1973 and succeeded by Terror of Mechagodzilla in 1975.

Good Qualities

 * 1) This is the first movie to feature Mechagodzilla, a fan-favorite villain of the franchise, who is a robotic duplicate of Godzilla with tons of badass weapons attached to him. Many consider him to be Godzilla's second biggest arch-enemy after King Ghidorah.
 * 2) Amazing special effects for its time.
 * 3) There's lots of clever foreshadowing to the ultimate reveal that the Godzilla at the beginning of the movie isn't the real one.
 * 4) Incredible action sequences.
 * 5) The best part of the movie is the final fight: Godzilla and King Caesar vs. Mechagodzilla. It's intense and a lot of fun, with Mechagodzilla actually having the upper hand for most of the fight despite being outnumbered two-to-one.
 * 6) This film, along with its sequel, moved the Godzilla franchise back towards the darker tones of the first movie, as evidenced by the huge amount of violence and bloodshed.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The movie introduces a new monster called King Caesar. While his name sounds cool, he only wakes up if you sing to him and his only purpose is to stall Mechagodzilla long enough for the real Godzilla to show up, ending up being a complete waste.
 * 2) * Not only that, but the song is incredibly annoying and it goes on for way too long.

Reception
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla has a 67% "fresh" critic rating and a 61% "fresh" audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.3/5 on Letterboxd, and a 6.4/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDb).

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