Hedorah Movies

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

From this film's opening minutes, which feature the wacky '60s theme song, "Save the Earth," you just know you're not in for a normal sort of Godzilla movie. The storytelling methods here border on hallucinogenic, but the movie does include everybody's favorite short-pantsed hero Kenny. This is one of Kenny's finer moments, as he not only predicts the movements of Godzilla, but also directs a scientist in his work to destroy Hedorah, a monster whose job is apparently to spread pollution across the planet. Not looked upon kindly by Godzilla purists, it features scenes of Godzilla flying under his own power, an environmentalist cartoon, and some bizarre split-screen techniques.

Review: Stomp Tokyo.

Godzilla: Final Wars

Allegedly the last Godzilla movie for the foreseeable future, Godzilla: Final Wars is a big budget blow-out with Godzilla and twelve other monsters.It was supposed to be in honor of the 50th anniversary of Godzilla (1954) but it's more in line with the 30th anniversary of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) in terms of goofy tone.

Giant monsters appear all over the world, overwhelming the Earth Defense Forces. Earth's salvation comes in the form of aliens from Planet X, who make all the monsters disappear and warn humanity that an astral body called Gorath is on a collision course with our planet. Are the aliens sincere? Of course not! When the aliens' true motives are uncovered the only force on earth that can stand up to them is Godzilla!

Among the classic monsters appearing (at least briefly) are Anguirus, Ebirah, Gigan, Hedorah, Kamacuras, King Seesar, Kumonga, Manda, Minilla, Mothra, and Rodan. There's also a new monster called Monster X which is revealed to be a new version of King Ghidorah.