Above average giant monster fare from Toho.

Oddly compelling and suspenseful (especially in the early sections) for these monster movies types. Equal to the original Godzilla.

outstanding. in my mind, one of the all-time great giant monster films, up there with King Kong, Gojira, and Godzilla vs. Mothra. deserves to be more widely seen.

Surprisingly entertaining with an interesting plot. I originaly cast Rodan aside as a second or third stringer but this was a fun film.

Just okay. I much preferred Godzilla to the other monsters, and there was really nothing special about Rodan.

*SPOILERS* My rating is for the original cut. I've only seen parts of the American edit and within the first 10 minutes it's very different with stock footage of bomb tests, goofy narration, and pretty drastic re-editing. This is not a great film but it's a good giant monster flick. I got a bit antsy towards the end but the deaths of the Rodans were strangely sad and poetic in their own wobbly, wire-strung way.

Without the voiceovers it might have been a 60, maybe even a 65.

Toho Productions's first color monster movie. The overserious narration (by an uncredited Keye Luke and Les Tremayne) is frequently at odds with the often goofy visuals but the rich color photography is effective and Rodan was popular enough to return in later films.