A greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the ocean near Tokyo so he can put luxury condos there. After a storm, a giant egg washes up on the beach nearby and is immediately put on public display. The developer's plans go awry when he disrupts Godzilla's rest and the monster goes stomping through Tokyo again. It's up to the elderly Mothra, and then to its two offspring, to save Tokyo from destruction. A greedy developer unwittingly hatches a gigantic baby moth upon Tokyo, while Godzilla strikes once again. This is easily one of the best movies in the Godzilla franchise. It has a very good plot. A greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the ocean near Tokyo so he can put luxury condos there. After a storm, a giant egg washes up on the beach nearby and is immediately put on public display. The developer's plans go awry when he disrupts Godzilla's rest and the monster goes stomping through Tokyo again. It's up to the elderly Mothra, and then to its two offspring, to save Tokyo from destruction. Special thanks to Molly Malloy for the synopsis. So the acting is this flick is pretty good, not Oscar worthy or anything, but still good. The special effects are decent for the time. To my surprise, it is harder to see the strings of Mothra unlike in some movies I see, like GODZILLA AND MOTHRA: BATTLE FOR THE EARTH. You know it is interesting how an older Godzilla flick good hide the strings and yet a newer one couldn't. So all in all MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA is a great edition to the series. Toho continue on an entertaining Kaiju streak. Here the battle is between Mothra and Godzilla. Though entertaining, it does pretty much rehash the plots of both of these monsters independent outings. Godzilla always knows when another monster is out and about and here he comes to trash some stuff up. In a desperate attempt at salvation, Japan turn to Mothra for some help. Only problem is a greedy businessman has come into possession of Mothra's egg and refuses to let it go. There are some thematic elements around the battle of the sexes here. With Godzilla representing the destructive and vengeful force of man, and Mothra the maternal do-gooder. However, unlike previous films the themes are swept under the rug for more monster brawling. There's less humor than the previous outing, and even more violence. I doubt it's any coincidence that the most violent scenes come from humans attacking humans, rather than Godzilla's rampage.
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