==Please note: This review is for the original Japanese subbed version==

While not a return to form like I thought Mothra vs Godzilla was. This movie certainly stands up there as being cohesive and actually having an interesting human story to go with it.

The monster battles are awesome and the final sequence is great. The sci-fi aspect seeps back in again since we last saw it in _Invasion of the Astro-Monster_ and it fits well considering they did a time-jump. I really enjoyed this movie from its use of futuristic props to the score and of course the fight scenes. It's all-around monster battling and destruction, as well as some good action of the human side of things too. This is, I believe the first time in a Godzilla movie where we see people shooting each other and see the impacts. Clearly just dabs of red paint, but still graphic considering you see a guy get shot in the head and that they were aiming for younger audiences not 1 film ago.

The aliens here are basically the exact same as the ones from _Astro-Monster_ just different looks and planets. They have the same goals though. While the others were looking to obtain Earth for more water. These aliens have no goals besides making every human a part of their computer hive mind? Which is even stranger when they want to just kill everyone in the end.

Either way, this movie, meant to be the big finale in the Toho Godzilla films is a nice monster battle rumble against the ever great villain of Ghidrah. I had a great time with this movie and this was to be the last time all 3 co-creators of Godzilla worked on a project together again. Not astounding, but enjoyable for the majority.

**6/10**

>See my Godzilla ranked movie list: https://trakt.tv/users/corruptednoobie/lists/godzilla-films-ranked?sort=rank,asc

In my continuing quest to watch every Godzilla movie, I was pleased to bump into a true monster fest. Yes, "Destroy All Monsters" is that party. I fully admit that I am a Godzilla nut although as I watch the middle-to-late '60s Big-G flicks, I have been desperately trying to retain my strange fixation with the films. The most recent entries that I have watched have tested my patience (that would be "Son of Godzilla" and "Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster"); but then along comes this Ishiro Honda-directed treat and all is again well in my irrational kaiju-obssesed little world. That's not to imply that "Destroy All Monsters" is a good movie, it's just that there's like a dozen monsters trampling assorted cities 'round the world. And above all else, that's why I watch these ridiculous flicks. Part of the satisfaction I got from "Destroy All Monsters" was the fact that I couldn't rent the movie anywhere. No Netflix, no Amazon, nothing. I actually bought the DVD as part of a two-pack. To add further to its charm, the DVD is a no frills, no extras, menu-less release by ADV Films. It's also got the worst English dub of a movie I think I've ever heard. But that actually adds even more to it's goofy low rent appeal.

I haven't mentioned much about the story. Somehow humans have herded all of the monsters to Monster Island. Aliens then release the monsters loose to wreak havoc on the Earth. That's about it.

There is really quite a lot of monster goodness here and it's welcome because many of the late '60s Godzilla movies were sorely lacking it.