Movie Tournament Rounds 13-16 Archive

Godzilla 54' for me.

Gojira.

My vote is for Godzilla 54'. 

While I do like Invasion of the astro monster I'm going to have to go with Gojira mainly because it is the film that started it all.

Wrapping this one up tomorrow.

Godzilla '54 took out Invasion of Astro-Monster 13 to 7. (Although considering it's the original I have to say Invasion put up a great fight.)

Next up.

ROUND 15:

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla VS. Mothra vs. Godzilla

Gonna go with Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla. I like Mothra vs Godzilla but Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla is one of my favorite movies and I don't think even objectively Mothra vs Godzilla crushes it in any way.

So yeah  I'm going with Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla.

Mothra vs. Godzilla. The story is one of the best in the series. A goddess vs. A devil. The fight between Godzilla and Mothra can't help but touch the movie goer. It's characters are at the best. Godzilla 64' design is a fan favorite! It takes itself seriously and has a message about how good can triumph over evil. It my 2nd favorite Godzilla film and in my opinion is the 2nd best in the series. 

Mechagodzilla is great but, its James bond style kinda upsets me a bit. 

So, my vote is for Mothra vs. Godzilla! 

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla VS. Mothra vs. Godzilla

Between these two I have to go with Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla.

You'd be wrong Durp. Mothra vs. Godzilla all the way on this one. One of the best films in the entire series.

Then please list in what aspect Mothra vs Godzilla crushes note: not slightly is better than, or you simply prefer, actually crushes Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, and try to be as objective as possible, if we get into preferences I can list aa bunch of reasons why I prefer GvsMG

My number 1 and number 2 of all time never waiver. Mothra Vs. Godzilla is my number 2 favorite G-film, but number 1 in this round.

GMAN2887 - I shall respectfully cast my vote in favor of Mothra vs. Godzilla. :)

I love Mothra vs. Godzilla, but I've always felt it was a touch overrated. As much as everything works, the characters' third act feels really tacked on. Things like that are heavily improved upon in the following two films.

The third act does lose touch. I'll grant that. It didn't need the whole "children trapped" arc. All it needed was the the Twins vs. Godzilla.

And what do I need to "crush" Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla? Special Effects,,, The Mothra puppet itself is more impressive than anything in GvMG. You can throw at me "the number of rays MG has," but really

The original Mothra puppet vs. Godzilla, plus the stop motion, is more impressive than anything Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla did.

If anything, Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla is actually on the lazy side.

^I don't think that's quite fair to say. MechaGodzilla was made in a much different decade, one of decline. It had fewer resources, less time and less of a budget compared to Mothra vs. Godzilla which had Tsuburaya's power behind the scenes that ensured his crew got everything they needed.

I applaud Nakano for accomplishing as much as he did in the 1970s, especially with the MechaGodzilla movies. Even the eye rays were considered the most difficult to animate in the Showa series.

I highly disagree with Mothra having better effects on the grounds alone being the Mothra puppet. MechaGodzilla itself looks amazing, his transformation was well done and while the ape aliens are often laughed at for the cheep masks the transformations of the rest of the body, notably the arm in one scene is very well done, easily equal to hollywood transformations at the time of things like werewolves.

I think I speak for everyone when I say this. Godzilla from 1954-1975 had some of the greatest special effects during its run. Teruyoshi Nakano and Eiji Tsuburaya were and still are the masters. I love Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 74' but, Mothra vs. Godzilla 64' just really captures the creativity of beautiful, peaceful Mothra duking it out with ugly, dark, and scary Godzilla. Mechagodzilla 74' did have some very brutal monster fights and the James bond style gives it a rush in a good way. 

I'm still sticking with Mothra vs. Godzilla. I just consider it one of the few greatest films to date with this famous, legendary franchise. Personally, both films should advance but, only 1 can win and I feel like Mothra vs. Godzilla should be that 1. 

I love Mothra vs. Godzilla, but I've always felt it was a touch overrated.

This is one big problem with the Gfandom people get so attached to the idea of the original and Mothra vs Godzilla being the generally accepted first and second best in the series they act like no other movies can touch them, and they succeed in all parts better than every other movie, when in fact there are quite a few movies that can stand up to these two in my opinion and at least be close. Mothra vs Godzilla and the original aren't so untouchable they're in a tier of their own with every other movie miles behind fighting amongst eachother for the rank of 3rd down. Monster Zero, the two showa Mechagodzilla movies, and Godzilla vs Biollante, and some people might include GMK as contenders that easily can stand up to the two greats and at least be close.