Up to this point, Godzilla movies had been moving closer to becoming children's fare. With "Son of Godzilla", the series is full-fledged kids' stuff. The storyline features a team of scientists working to control the weather for the benefit of mankind. Their testing is occurring on an island which just happens to be the destination of Godzilla, who is traveling there to meet up with his son Minella. While hatching from his egg, Minella is roughed up by some giant insects. Godzilla comes to the rescue and proceeds to train Minella in the fine arts of being a giant monster, that is when he's not sleeping or just lumbering around the island.

Let's get to the problems with this movie. Godzilla spends a lot of time roasting giant insects with his atomic breath. If you are looking for hand-to-hand monster combat or building-smashing chaos, you've come to the wrong movie. The Godzilla suit itself is the worst looking one of the series so far. The small, almost toothless jaws, the round head, and huge bulging eyes make this Godzilla suit nearly unsightly. Minella is ridiculous. He stumbles and flops around and sound at times like a donkey when he's not whimpering like an injured dog.

The giant insects, specifically the spider (Kumonga) are highlights. There is some sparse but neat miniature work also. The actors that portray the scientist, reporter and native girl are as serviceable as any other Godzilla flick, but the story is so un-engaging it doesn't matter.