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In honor of Godzilla vs. Kong being released I decided share some of my favorite Godzilla films. Godzilla has and run laster over 60 plus years and has appeared in over 30 plus of movies. As I kid I heard about Godzilla via having a giant plastic toy and an Ultimate Godzilla 98 figure, Blue Öyster Cult's hit song but had gotten down never actually seen a film. But that all changed after seeing the 2014 film. I checked out some more Godzilla films and binged the 98 animated series in my late high school and college years. During lockdown this year I decided to do a Godzilla marathon in preparation for the big event. So now I am officially caught up with the franchise. Now on to the countdown!

#10. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Kicking off my list is the fourth entree of the Monsterverse and the most recent installment in the franchise (as of this being posted). Godzilla vs. Kong serves as a remake to the 1962 Toho classic King Kong vs. Godzilla that pitted two of the iconic monsters against each other. Almost 60 years later Warner Bros gave fans the long awaited rematch and it was glorious! A very well paced film that gave us some of the best visuals and monster action topped off with a satisfying ending.

#9. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
To celebrate Godzilla's 20th anniversary Toho decided to pit the big G against the ultimate foe: a robot doppelganger of himself: Mechagodzilla. This film was breath of fresh air when the franchise needed it and it knew how keep the audience engaged. Alien invasion, mystery, drama, and of course action. Well it didn't do well at the box office it has gone on to be a fan favorite as Mechagodzilla had returned the following year for the next film and new a incarnation appeared not once, not twice, but three different times!

#8. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day wasn't the only time travel sequel to come out in 1991. Despite the title the film serves more as an origin story. I mean sure Godzilla fights his arch-nemesis King Ghidorah (for the 5th time) but this film dived more into Godzilla's origin as a surviving a species of dinosaur native to Lagos Island before being exposed to radiation. The film sees a team go back in time to remove the dinosaur the island before it becomes Godzilla. However in Godzilla's place is a worse threat: King Ghidorah! The end result was an interesting and entertaining flick with multiple twists and turns.

#7. Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
By far one of Toho's best decisions was getting Shusuke Kaneko, the man behind the Hesei Gamera trilogy to direct a Godzilla movie. Abbreviated as GMK this film was one of the most unique films in the franchise. Taking Godzilla back to his dark roots, having a more mystic approach, and the brilliant twist of King Ghidorah being the one to save the day. Against all odds GMK worked for the best and became the highest grossing film of the Millennium Era and rightfully so.

#6. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
After the success of The Return of Godzilla Toho decided to do a contest where viewers could pitch ideas the next film. The winner was a dentist a by the name of Shinichiro Kobayashi. His idea: Put Godzilla against a killer plant and it turned out to be one of the best Godzilla films. With a complex story and large cast Godzilla vs. Biollante is a very engaging film. But what made this film so unique besides keeping it's anti-nuclear themes from the previous film it also tackled the morals and dangers of bio technology and genetic engineering. Also that fight between Godzilla and Biollante at the end was well earned.

#5. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
After the success of King Kong vs. Godzilla Toho deiced to do another film pitting Godzilla against their own monster Mothra who was hot of the heels from the success of her own film. The film served as an attack on greed and capitalism, endearing human protagonists, enjoyably harmonious music provided by the always welcome Shobijin, and of course Mothra's fight with Godzilla. Nearly 50 years later that fight is easily one of the BEST Kaiju fights.

#4. Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1995)
Originally meant to serve as the final film in the franchise, Godzilla vs. Destroyah brought things back to where it started with a monster resulting from the oxygen destroyer used to kill the original Godzilla. Enter Destroyah: a crustaceous angel of death. With it's horror elements highly reminiscent of James Cameron's Aliens, Godzilla going into meltdown, Destroyah himself, and it's emotional ending this film was the perfect way to end the Hesei Era.

#3. Godzilla (2014)
This was the film that introduced me to the Godzilla franchise. I saw it in theaters with my older brother back in 2014 and we both had a great time. Re-watching the film now it was even better than I remembered. Combining elements of classic monster and disaster movies with brilliant buildup, tension, and atmosphere Godzilla 2014 was a great first impression. The film was a successful revival pleasing old fans and introducing new ones to the iconic monster and just in time for the 60th anniversary.

#2. Shin Godzilla (2016)
With the success of Legendary's Godzilla Toho decided to take another stab at making Godzilla films on their native soil- something they hadn't done in over 12 years. Directed by Hideki Anno who was known for Neon Genesis Evangelion and Shinji Higuchi who had worked on the Hesei Gamera trilogy this film became one best Godzilla films in years and the one of the most profitable. The film received 11 Japan Academy Prize nominations and winning seven, including Picture of the Year and Director of the Year. All by simply going back to Godzilla's roots using him as an allegory for disaster and as for the case of Shin Godzilla it was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

#1. Godzilla (1954)
Was it any surprise this was going to be number one? What hasn't been said about the original 1954 classic that has already been said?! It redefined the monster movie genre and kickstarted a whole new wave of giant monster movies. Known as Gojira in it's home country Godzilla serves as a cautionary tale warning mankind of the dangers of nuclear power humanity. What made this film work still hold up over 60 years after it's release was it's bleak atmosphere, soundtrack, stellar performances, and of course the emotional weight.

Honorable Mentions:
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Invasion of the Astro Monster/Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

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In honor of Godzilla vs. Kong being released I decided share some of my favorite Godzilla films. Godzilla has and run laster over 60 plus years and has appeared in over 30 plus of movies. As I kid I heard about Godzilla via having a giant plastic toy and an Ultimate Godzilla 98 figure, Blue Öyster Cult's hit song but had gotten down never actually seen a film. But that all changed after seeing the 2014 film. I checked out some more Godzilla films and binged the 98 animated series in my late high school and college years. During lockdown this year I decided to do a Godzilla marathon in preparation for the big event. So now I am officially caught up with the franchise. Now on to the countdown!

#10. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Kicking off my list is the fourth entree of the Monsterverse and the most recent installment in the franchise (as of this being posted). Godzilla vs. Kong serves as a remake to the 1962 Toho classic King Kong vs. Godzilla that pitted two of the iconic monsters against each other. Almost 60 years later Warner Bros gave fans the long awaited rematch and it was glorious! A very well paced film that gave us some of the best visuals and monster action topped off with a satisfying ending.

#9. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
To celebrate Godzilla's 20th anniversary Toho decided to pit the big G against the ultimate foe: a robot doppelganger of himself: Mechagodzilla. This film was breath of fresh air when the franchise needed it and it knew how keep the audience engaged. Alien invasion, mystery, drama, and of course action. Well it didn't do well at the box office it has gone on to be a fan favorite as Mechagodzilla had returned the following year for the next film and new a incarnation appeared not once, not twice, but three different times!

#8. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day wasn't the only time travel sequel to come out in 1991. Despite the title the film serves more as an origin story. I mean sure Godzilla fights his arch-nemesis King Ghidorah (for the 5th time) but this film dived more into Godzilla's origin as a surviving a species of dinosaur native to Lagos Island before being exposed to radiation. The film sees a team go back in time to remove the dinosaur the island before it becomes Godzilla. However in Godzilla's place is a worse threat: King Ghidorah! The end result was an interesting and entertaining flick with multiple twists and turns.

#7. Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
By far one of Toho's best decisions was getting Shusuke Kaneko, the man behind the Hesei Gamera trilogy to direct a Godzilla movie. Abbreviated as GMK this film was one of the most unique films in the franchise. Taking Godzilla back to his dark roots, having a more mystic approach, and the brilliant twist of King Ghidorah being the one to save the day. Against all odds GMK worked for the best and became the highest grossing film of the Millennium Era and rightfully so.

#6. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
After the success of The Return of Godzilla Toho decided to do a contest where viewers could pitch ideas the next film. The winner was a dentist a by the name of Shinichiro Kobayashi. His idea: Put Godzilla against a killer plant and it turned out to be one of the best Godzilla films. With a complex story and large cast Godzilla vs. Biollante is a very engaging film. But what made this film so unique besides keeping it's anti-nuclear themes from the previous film it also tackled the morals and dangers of bio technology and genetic engineering. Also that fight between Godzilla and Biollante at the end was well earned.

#5. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
After the success of King Kong vs. Godzilla Toho deiced to do another film pitting Godzilla against their own monster Mothra who was hot of the heels from the success of her own film. The film served as an attack on greed and capitalism, endearing human protagonists, enjoyably harmonious music provided by the always welcome Shobijin, and of course Mothra's fight with Godzilla. Nearly 50 years later that fight is easily one of the BEST Kaiju fights.

#4. Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1995)
Originally meant to serve as the final film in the franchise, Godzilla vs. Destroyah brought things back to where it started with a monster resulting from the oxygen destroyer used to kill the original Godzilla. Enter Destroyah: a crustaceous angel of death. With it's horror elements highly reminiscent of James Cameron's Aliens, Godzilla going into meltdown, Destroyah himself, and it's emotional ending this film was the perfect way to end the Hesei Era.

#3. Godzilla (2014)
This was the film that introduced me to the Godzilla franchise. I saw it in theaters with my older brother back in 2014 and we both had a great time. Re-watching the film now it was even better than I remembered. Combining elements of classic monster and disaster movies with brilliant buildup, tension, and atmosphere Godzilla 2014 was a great first impression. The film was a successful revival pleasing old fans and introducing new ones to the iconic monster and just in time for the 60th anniversary.

#2. Shin Godzilla (2016)
With the success of Legendary's Godzilla Toho decided to take another stab at making Godzilla films on their native soil- something they hadn't done in over 12 years. Directed by Hideki Anno who was known for Neon Genesis Evangelion and Shinji Higuchi who had worked on the Hesei Gamera trilogy this film became one best Godzilla films in years and the one of the most profitable. The film received 11 Japan Academy Prize nominations and winning seven, including Picture of the Year and Director of the Year. All by simply going back to Godzilla's roots using him as an allegory for disaster and as for the case of Shin Godzilla it was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

#1. Godzilla (1954)
Was it any surprise this was going to be number one? What hasn't been said about the original 1954 classic that has already been said?! It redefined the monster movie genre and kickstarted a whole new wave of giant monster movies. Known as Gojira in it's home country Godzilla serves as a cautionary tale warning mankind of the dangers of nuclear power humanity. What made this film work still hold up over 60 years after it's release was it's bleak atmosphere, soundtrack, stellar performances, and of course the emotional weight.

Honorable Mentions:
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Invasion of the Astro Monster/Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)