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The Showa Era Godzilla movies rated from best to worst

The Showa Era Godzilla movies rated from best to worst

Ladies and gentlemen! While I am continuing to review each and every Showa Era Godzilla movie from 1954 to 1975 in great detail, I would like to present you a list with all fifteen movies rated from best to worst, including school grades for each flick....

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The Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Eleventh film: Gojira tai Hedora / Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Visionary depth - 7/10

The Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Eleventh film: Gojira tai Hedora / Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Visionary depth - 7/10

Godzilla vs. Hedorah is the eleventh entry in the franchise and certainly one of its most experimental and memorable films. New director Banno Yoshimitsu incorporated quite a few ideas into the film that were on the pulse of time in the early seventies...

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Spotify playlist: Best songs released in January 2020

Ladies and gentlemen! In order to introduce you to some great new music I'm currently listening to, I have decided to start releasing monthly playlists of my favourite songs. You can also find a playlist with interesting tunes from 2020 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MMYurmlZdsa8accRjFiYW...

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Germany's greatest band releases its first new song in four years: Listen to and watch In Extremo's Troja

Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Tenth film: Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki / All Monsters Attack (1969) - Dreams of Monster Island - 6/10

Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Tenth film: Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki / All Monsters Attack (1969) - Dreams of Monster Island - 6/10

So far, Fukuda Jun had been directing the franchise's more family-friendly entries while veteran and legend Honda Ishiro had focused on the series' more ambitious, epic and mature films. This is why the franchise's tenth entry, All Monsters Attack, came...

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Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Ninth film: Kaijû sôshingeki / Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Monster mayhem around the world - 8/10

Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Ninth film: Kaijû sôshingeki / Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Monster mayhem around the world - 8/10

Destroy All Monsters is the ninth entry in the Godzilla franchise and marks the return of original director Honda Ishiro. After two family-friendly predecessors, this movie goes back to the science-fiction style of Invasion of Astro-Monster three years...

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Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Eighth film: Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko / Son of Godzilla (1967) - Children's birthday party - 7/10

Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Eighth film: Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko / Son of Godzilla (1967) - Children's birthday party - 7/10

Filmed in Guam and directed by Fukuda Jun, Son of Godzilla is another family-friendly adventure film in the franchise that will appeal to younger audiences but disappoint most fans of old date. The story revolves around a group of scientists who are trying...

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Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Seventh film: Gojira, Ebirâ, Mosura: Nankai no daiketto / Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) - Progressive adventure film - 8/10

Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Seventh film: Gojira, Ebirâ, Mosura: Nankai no daiketto / Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) - Progressive adventure film - 8/10

With the seventh entry in the franchise, entitled Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, the Godzilla movie series definitely enters adventure film territory. The beloved lizard also moves away from being considered a dangerous antagonist and becomes an earthly...

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The Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Sixth film: Kaijû daisensô / Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - Journey on the waves of space and time - 9/10

The Showa Era Godzilla movies (1954 - 1975): Sixth film: Kaijû daisensô / Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - Journey on the waves of space and time - 9/10

Invasion of Astro-Monster is the most creative, diversified and entertaining entry in the franchise in the sixties along with cult movie Mothra vs. Godzilla. The story revolves around a Japanese and an American astronaut who encounter extraterrestrials...

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Nothing new in Neverland - A review of Mono Inc.'s The Book of Fire

Nothing new in Neverland - A review of Mono Inc.'s The Book of Fire

German gothic pop quartet Mono Inc. has become one of the country's most popular groups of the so-called dark culture. Previous record Welcome to Hell went all the way to the second position in the German album charts. It wouldn't be surprising if the...

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