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Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

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Summary: From Earth's pollution a new monster is spawned. Hedorah, the smog monster, destroys Japan and fights Godzilla while spewing his poisonous gas to further the damage. (imdb)
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AKA: Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster
AKA: Gojira tai Hedorâ
Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi, Horror
Country: Japan
Directed By: Yoshimitsu Banno
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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TCI User Score
na M_A
29
T3
na GoreGalore
40
T1
na ckylevi
85
T7
na Nursus
70
T3
na howezilla
55
T1
na pilotpirx
30
T1
na klasazet
6
T5
na Siltem
30
T2
na kyle.loomis
5
T6
na cminferno
67
T3
na Castroph
4
T3
na RoboScreech
89
T6
na KGB
76
T7
So nonsensical I couldn't help but love it. Only within the first 15 minutes this film already manages to brutally rape common sense and throws it out of the window. The final product is 85 minutes of a retarded/geniunly surreal collage made up of different montages that seem to have no connection whatsoever, as if they were pieces of different, unfinished film mixed together to create a free-interpretation, drug induced monster mindfuck. I mean, the last 15 minutes? Really, great stuff.
na LordofDance
60
T9
na Pepsi-Man
3
T7
It's so utterly bizarre that it's worth watching. If you don't like Godzilla, as I've mentioned, none of the series' films will change your mind, but you may enjoy this one for its sheer insanity.
na Pickpocket
5
T1
What the hell did I just watch? Worst opening credits ever.
na CRAYON
75
T4
This is the first Godzilla movie I have seen that wasn't edited or dubbed. I was surprised that the worst parts of the film were the fights. They are all in slow motion and very boring. The rest of the film was pretty interesting, featuring a crazy shape-shifting pollution eating monster that spewed toxic sludge. Also, some surreal psychedelic dance scenes and cool animated transitions. The ending was just jaw dropping.
na prowler
63
T4
I think more of that groovy psych music would have made this movie even greater than it is. And someone needs to hook me up with the drugs necessary to truly enjoy those fight scenes.
na okakura
91
T10
na omgklz
95
T8
na wavymouth
93
T8
na JooJoo
5
T4
A bit hit-and-miss & way out there for Godzilla material. The music is fun, but implemented pretty stupidly.
na Moltar
60
T5
na mertagabey
62
T6
na roger1
89
T7
na DougCollins
70
T2
na ribcage
91
T10
na shebang
61
T7
The way Godzilla dispatches Hedorah is hardcore, I mean he basically aborts his children for good measure.
na filmcricket
29
T1
na avgcrtckr
49
T3
na Kim Jong Il
7
T6
na jodamico
77
T7
na Svitska
100
T10
na micmac•
69
T6
na pavementSAW
86
T8
na IMDb-byvotes
55
T2
na lostinlodos
68
T4
na aaaaaaarrggg
57
T5
One of Godzilla's goofiest adventures. Besides a ridiculous theme song ("Save the Earth! Find a solution to stop pollution, save the Earth!"), this has animated inserts and oddly arty direction mixing in shots of a sludge-choked Tokyo Bay with the battling behemoths.
na sceptre_777
60
T5
na miread
40
T1
na edkrak
75
T8
I would have never thought I will see an avantgarde film about a flying trilobite from outer space shitting all over the place. That was something. Godzilla was cool too, looking like it's trying to dance after drinking a lot of vodka.
na Pikuslaw
79
T2
na olo
80
T9
na redpatriot
53
T4
na alleyd84
80
T8
na irvinejump
80
T9
When their not made by Americans, there's no such thing as a bad Godzilla movie, love the acetone
na HP_Buttcraft
59
T3
na TheDiceman
35
T2
Japanese Sci fi and cult classic.
na Detonathor
30
T3
na CivCube
64
T2
na LmanofMGS3
79
T2
na Dust_Bowl
86
T6
na x-human
75
T5
na Willie
40
T2
na SirRocko711
7
T1
wow, that.... sucked.
na FitFortDanga
83
T8
It's like a Seijun Suzuki movie. In addition to the bizarre premise -- a monster formed from pollution, flinging toxic sludge around -- there's the wild jazz-rock soundtrack, odd animation inserts, time-lapse photography, split-screen effects, rapid-fire editing, even an abrupt shift from black & white to color. Godzilla is actually the worst thing in here, and his slo-mo fight scenes with Hedorah are a bit dull.
na CrazyJim9380
88
T9
na kav2001c
20
T2
na Antoine
7
T1
na Voden
55
T3
na syvyys
81
T6
na pilgermann
85
T9
An underrated Godzilla film, and probably the best of the series (from what I've seen at least). It's absolutely nuts and entertaining. There's lots of silly humor and absurdity, but there are also a few creepy and mysterious bits (the cat, the drowned men with their limbs poking out of the sludge, skeletons of Hedorah's victims, the weird ghostly people looking down upon the celebration on Mt. Fuji). I thought it was interesting how Godzilla's theme music sort of mocks him.
na wcsae
36
T3
na imdb
55
T3
na jerryhenbest
67
T4
na RCMERCHANT
85
T8
na Evan Waters
87
T5
na Gregzilla
70
T9
na SoylentGreen
2
T3
na agiantman
63
T1
na alpinaburana
76
T7
na NinjaWookie
10
T1
Baddest Godzilla movie I have ever seen.
na graveyardtan
70
T4
na MBBinger
80
T8
na RNG
8
T1
na martygrant
80
T5
na dst7175
73
T7
na thefog1331
84
T6
na joseywales
75
T8
One of the best Godzilla flicks out there.
na Arithaniel
8
T9
A Bond-esque opening for a movie about a pollution monster that shoots eye-beams, slow-motion fight scenes, people vanishing, this just screams hilarity. The short animation scenes are a nice detail and have a very unique art style to it. The scenes depicting the father speaking on the subject of where Hedora came from or what an atom bomb is felt as if I was watching a scene from an educational video. The visuals are different from other Gojira movies, but that doesn't make it a bad thing.
na Zoltan
60
T4
na mallory_fox
0
T1
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