Favorite Godzilla Film from favorite to least favorite

[therealmccoy]

[Awesome.

You might be the only other person I know other than me that has both of these in their top 3.

I think Mothra vs. Godzilla is one of the best Godzilla movies of all time. I'm not a film critic, so I couldn't break down every aspect of why it is a great movie, but it has all the elements I love; a great story with purpose, a colorful and creative presentation, seriousness and humor. However i didn't put it there solely based on its quality, but its entertainment value for me. It just deserves to be in the top five any way you look at it. And thanks, by the way. I like to think I have a decent taste in movies.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

1) Godzilla (1984)
2) Mothra vs. Godzilla

Awesome.

You might be the only other person I know other than me that has both of these in their top 3.

At least they were both in my top 5. That's not too shabby.

[Goji]

Wait...they were. My bad man, I somehow glossed over that. Good taste brah.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

^

[MekaGojira3k]

This is based entirely upon super subjective "OH I LIKE THIS" kind of nonsense. If I though more, these might shift around a bit.
Godzilla (1954)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Monster Zero
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla
GMK
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster
Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 1993
Godzilla Raids Again
Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster
Godzilla 1984
Son of Godzilla
Terror of MechaGodzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla: Final Wars
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla vs. Destroyah
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
Godzilla X MechaGodzilla
Godzilla's Revenge
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla X Megaguirus

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

My list has changed since last year. So here it is updated.



Godzilla vs Biollante
Gojira
Godzilla vs Destoroyah
Mothra vs Godzilla
Return of Godzilla
Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
GMK
Ghidorah The Three Headed Monster
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla vs the Sea Monster
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
King Kong vs Godzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs Megaguirus
Invasion of the Astro Monster
Godzilla vs Gigan
Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla
Godzilla X Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs Mothra
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
Godzilla vs Megalon
Godzilla vs Hedorah
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla's Revenge
Godzilla Final Wars

[kaiju_wars]

1. Godzilla King of the Monsters
2. Godzilla vs Gigan
3. Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla
4. Godzilla 2000
5. Godzilla Final Wars
6. Godzilla vs The Sea Monster
7. Godzilla againts MechaGodzilla
8. Godzilla Tokyo SOS
9. Godzilla, Mothra , King Ghidorah; Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
10. Godzilla vs Destroyah
11. Godzilla vs Megaguirus
12. Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
13. Godzilla vs Space Godzilla
14. Godzilla and Mothra; Battle for Earth
15. Godzilla vs Hedorah
16. Godzilla vs Biollante (only seen it twice, along time ago)
17. Godzilla's Revenge
18. Terror of MechaGodzilla
19. Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla 2
20. Godzilla Raids Again
21. Ghidorah The Three Headed Monster
22. Godzilla vs Monster Zero (only seen it once when I was 6)
23. Godzilla vs King Kong
24. Godzilla vs the Thing
25.Godzilla 1985. (this one has always been boring to me)

[GotengoXGodzilla]

Updated version of my Grade-based list:

A-Grade:
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Son Of Godzilla
Godzilla
Ebirah, Horror Of The Deep
Terror Of MechaGodzilla
Godzilla vs. Biollante

B-Grade:
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Invasion Of The Astro-Monster
Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster

C-Grade:
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla X MechaGodzilla

D-Grade:
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla vs. Gigan
The Return Of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla

F-Grade:
All Monsters Attack
Godzilla X Megaguirus
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth
Godzilla: Final Wars

[Kaiju-King42]

Gojira/ Godzilla vs Destoroyah/ GMK. Three way tie for my favourite. (Funny, the three movies that have Godzilla die.)
Destroy all Monsters
Mothra vs Godzilla
Godzilla vs Monster Zero
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs Biollante
Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster
Tokyo SOS
Godzilla 2000 (My first non-showa G film)
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (Yes, despite how much I bash it, I still find it entertaining. M-11 FTW!)
Godzilla and Mothra: Battle for Earth (Hey, it was my first heisei film. It holds a special place in my heart.)
Godzilla vs Gigan
Return of Godzilla
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
Ebirah: Horror of the Deep
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2
King Kong vs Godzilla
Godzilla: Final Wars (Yes, it isn't at the bottom of my list.)
Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs Hedorah
Godzilla vs Megalon
Godzilla vs Megaguirus
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla's Revenge


Non-Godzilla Toho Flicks:

Frankenstein vs Baragon
War of the Gargantuas
Varan the Unbelievable
Rebirth of Mothra 3
Rodan
Mothra
Rebirth of Mothra
Space Ameoba
GODZILLA
Rebirth of Mothra 2

Gamera:

Gamera: Attack of Legion
Gamera: Revenge of Irys
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Gamera vs Barugon
Gamera the Brave
Gamera vs Gyaos
Gamera vs Jigar
Gamera vs Virus
Gamera vs Zigra
Gamera vs Guiron
Super Monster Gamera (Uhg. I couldn't even finish it in one sitting. This thing took me three days to watch.)

(Have yet to see the first Gamera and several Toho monster flicks.)

[Goji]

(films are not listed in any real order)

Top Tier
-Godzilla
-Mothra vs. Godzilla
-King Kong vs. Godzilla
-Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster
-Godzilla vs. Hedorah
-Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ('74)
-Monster Zero
-Terror of Mechagodzilla

High Tier
-Godzilla King of the Monsters!
-Son of Godzilla
-Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster
-Destroy All Monsters
-Return of Godzilla
-Godzilla vs. Biollante
-Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Mid Tier (Though truthfully, I love these as much as the ones listed above)
-Godzilla vs. Gigan
-Godzilla vs. Megalon
-Godzilla 1985 (New World)
-King Kong vs. Godzilla (John Beck version)
-Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

So-So Tier
-Godzilla's Revenge
-Godzilla Raids Again
-Godzilla X Mechagodzilla
-Godzilla Mothra Mechagodzilla:Tokyo S.O.S.


"Meh" Tier
-Godzilla vs. Mothra
-Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ('93)
-Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
-Godzilla 2000
-Godzilla X Megaguirus

Crap Tier
-Godzilla Final Wars
-Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
-GIGANTIS The Fire Monster (Though it's definitely a guilty pleasure)

[GotengoXGodzilla]

A- Grade (Great films, a cut above the rest):
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla
Son Of Godzilla
Ebirah, Horror Of The Deep
Terror Of MechaGodzilla
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack

B-Grade (Good films, certainly worth checking out):
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Invasion Of The Astro-Monster
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla

C-Grade (Average films, flawed but rather enjoyable):
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla X MechaGodzilla

D-Grade (Bad films, forgettable or just badly made) :
Return Of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla

F-Grade (Awful films, little to no redeemable qualities):
All Monsters Attack
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla X Megaguirus
Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth
Godzilla: Final Wars

[The H-Man]

I won't rank all of them, but my favorites are:

Mothra vs Godzilla, Ghidorah, Monster Zero/Astro Monster, Destroy all Monsters, vs Hedorah, and both Showa MechaGodzilla movies

least favorite: Godzilla's Revenge

[Cimmerian Dragon]

Since we're revising things here, I figure I'll apply the "Letter Grade" system. Seems like a good way to give the opinions some reference points.

A +

01. Godzilla (1954)
02. Mothra vs. Godzilla
03. Invasion of Astro-Monster

A

04. Godzilla vs. Biollante
05. Godzilla (1984)
06. Destroy All Monsters
07. Terror of Mechagodzilla
08. Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster
09. Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

B

10. Godzilla vs. Hedorah
11. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
12. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
13. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
14. GMK: Giant Monsters All Out Attack
15. Godzilla x Mechagodzilla

C

16. Godzilla 2000
17. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
18. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
19. Godzilla vs. Gigan
20. Godzilla Raids Again
21. King Kong vs. Godzilla
22. Son of Godzilla

D
23. Godzilla vs. Mothra
24. Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla
25. Godzilla X Megaguirus

F
26. All Monsters Attack
27. Godzilla: Final Wars
28. Godzilla (1998)
29. Godzilla vs. Megalon

[Rody]

Aw, what's wrong with SON OF GODZILLA?

[Cimmerian Dragon]

Actually, I meant to move it up one. I have issues with that film, I don't care for the pacing and it never really gets all that exciting, in my opinion. However, it really isn't bad. It's a solid, middle-of-the-road entry, redeemed a bit by a reasonably emotional ending.

[tymon]

^Agreed, it's actually kinda overrated nowadays..

Updated list:

A:
Godzilla 2000
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster
Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla

B:
Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster
Invasion of Astro Monster
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (73)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

C:
GMK
The Return of Godzilla
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (93)
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla vs. Biollante

D:
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Megalon
All Monsters Attack
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla vs. Destroyah
Godzilla Raids Again

F:
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. Mothra

[Superrex]

Unfortunately,I haven't seen all the G films yet,so I'm just going to list the ones I have seen.

A:
Godzilla
Mothra vs Godzilla
GMK
Son of Godzilla(my first Godzilla movie,which is why it's so high on the list)

B:
Godzilla:Final Wars
Godzilla vs Destroyah
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2
Ghidrah,the Three-Headed Monster
Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
King Kong vs Godzilla

C:
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla

D:
Godzilla vs Megaguirus
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla and Mothra:The Battle for Earth
Godzilla vs Gigan

F:
Godzilla vs Hedorah
Godzilla vs Megalon

Ones I haven't seen:
Destroy All Monsters
All Monsters Attack
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Godzilla(1985)
Godzilla vs Biolantte

[Hellspawn28]

A:

Gojira
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Monster Zero


B:

Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla vs Biolantte
Godzilla vs Hedorah
Ghirodah, The Three Headed Monster
Godzilla vs. Gigan (Enjoy it for what it is)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (See above)
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla
GMK
King Kong vs Godzilla

C:

All Monster's Attack
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla '93
Godzilla vs. Destroyah
Godzilla X MechaGodzilla
Godzilla 1984
Godzilla Tokyo SOS
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Son of Godzilla (It been a while since I seen it though)
Terror of Mechagodzilla

D:

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs Megaguirus
Godzilla vs. Mothra

E:

Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

F:

Godzilla Final Wars

[TokyoVigilante]

Almost finished my first year of film school and I've been re-watching all of these at random intervals throughout the year. Also, recently re-watched the Heisei films and have changed my opinion pretty drastically in a few areas compared to my last list. I also finally "get" Terror of Mechagodzilla, whose appeal has alluded me for sometime but I've definitely warmed up to it. So now seems a good a time as any to update this.

Same applies as before, the films can shift in their letter category based on my mood, but they wouldn't shift from one category to another.


A
Mothra vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Son of Godzilla
Gojira
Monster Zero
Godzilla vs. Biollante


B
Destroy All Monsters
GMK
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ('74)
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster


C
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
All Monsters Attack
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Mothra

D
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ('93)
Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

F
Godzilla Raids Again
GINO
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

[Ethan]

My points of view haven't changed radically since the last time, though The Return of Godzilla could go up to A, and Destroy all Monsters down to C.

A Grade:
Gojira
Monster Zero
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla's Revenge
Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster

B Grade:
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Destroy all Monsters
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
Son of Godzilla
GMK: Giant Title All-Out Attack!

C Grade:
Godzilla vs. Millenium Mechagodzilla
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

D Grade:
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Biollante

E Grade:
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. Destroyer
Godzilla vs. Mothra

F Grade:
Godzilla vs. Heisei Mechagodzilla
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla Final Crap
Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla