Does it get any better than this?? Great movie!! Damn! Godzilla was mean!! Love it!!

Torrrrpedo one, fire. Torrrrpedo two, fire. I'm having to watch the dubbed version. I hate dubbed movies but they haven't released a proper subbed one where I live. The voices are horrible.

The Godzilla franchise was in desperate need of a fresh start after the 1970s, and I would say that the 1984 reboot attempt was successful in many areas. In "The Return of Godzilla," the eponymous monster is finally back as an almost unopposable force of nature. Godzilla is bigger, meaner, and more brutal here than in the previous films. In terms of content, the film disregards everything that has occurred since the 1954 film, paving the way for a new continuity.

I wouldn't necessarily say that the human characters are particularly interesting, but they are a million times better than in the worst parts of the series. Overall, "The Return of Godzilla" excels at laying the groundwork for future films as a decidedly gritty film. In that regard, it's a complete success in my eyes, even if the beginning and end of the movie are better executed than the entire middle section.

Not what I thought it was.. I was thinking it was the one with Raymond Burr in it, but have since learned that one is the Americanized version of Godzilla 1984 called Godzilla 1985. And of course 1985 isn't available on video at all.

One of the best out there.