Review – Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

As a “latter day” Godzilla picture, this one isn’t too bad. I liked the blend of modern CGI and old-school monster suits and miniatures. The plot – Mothra and human-piloted Mechagodzilla vie to defend Japan’s capital from the monster himself – was neither excessively stupid nor needlessly intrusive. They even made a big point out of bringing back a member of the original Mothra cast (though the two fairy twins are different actresses who don’t really look much alike). I thought the ending was a bit of a bummer, but of course if we’ve learned anything from this series it’s that our favorites will always be back to fight again another day. Mildly amusing