Talk:Godzilla vs. Gigan/@comment-24277243-20150820192617

Godzilla vs Gigan:  A Review

Easily my least favorite entry in the 70's Showa series.

Not only are the characters completely vapid and one-note (The main character draws manga, that's his only characteristic), but the movie takes quite a long time to get going.

I'll admit, the concept of a tag-team battle is very cool, and great when done right, but that is not the case here. The final battle between Godzilla, Anguirus, Ghidorah, and Gigan lasts for WAY too long. The reusage of footage (The shot of Anguirus slamming into Ghidorah is reused two or three times, and the bit where Godzilla slams Ghidorah into the ground is reused another three times, etc, etc) becomes monotonous, and the fact that the footage is also slowed down in some places also makes the fight even more tedious to watch (Yes, I know footage is usually slowed down to make the men in the suits look like lumbering giants, but that just makes the non-slowed-down footage look even more jarring compared to the slowed-down footage). Not only is the footage reused multiple times, but the fight itself is extremely repetitive in some places (there's a part where Gigan flies upward only to be shot down by Godzilla, Gigan uses this tactic three or so times, all of which occurred in complete succession).

Something that is done well, however, is the usage of Ifukube's soundtrack. Despite the fact that 90% of it is recycled, the tracks that were used fit the mood of some scenes quite well. For example, the scene where the main characters are researching the origins of the Chairman uses a track that's usually associated with a military march, and it works surprisingly well.

So, basically, I don't like this movie. If you do, that's fine.

3/10:  Watch it once, then don't bother watching it again. A boring slog filled with boring characters topped-off with a boring battle scene.