Monster of the Day #1961

Updated on July 9, 2019 By Ken Begg 4 Comments

The G-Fest film I’m really excited about, of course, is Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster. (Ghidrah, back in my day.) It’s hard to explain how incredible Ghidrah was back then, a monster so powerful that it took Toho’s Big Three combined to defeat it. Plus the first combined universe mash-up since the Universal monster films. Monsters from three discrete films coming together! Wheeeeeee!

Ghidrah, of course, like all super-awesome foes (the Hammer Dracula, the Borg, the Daleks) because markedly less awesome the more it appeared, as it had to be defeated all the time. Even as a kid I was disappointed by Monster Zero, in that Ghidrah could be defeated by only two monsters (Godzilla and Rodan), rather than requiring three of them.

Anyway, great movie. I can’t wait to see it on a very big screen.

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  • Rock Baker

    “Ghidrah” just sounds better. Plus, it’s the title that’s actually on the film, so no need to qualify using that spelling.

  • Mike Weller

    The tag team match of the century!
    Yeah, I loved that flick. The American dub worked out almost as well as the KK Vs G dub. I like to watch the original version on the Toho DvDs from some years ago. The Original cut of both films is an interesting comparison.

  • The Rev.

    Last month I got to see Gojira and Destroy All Monsters at the local Alamo Drafthouse. It was pretty great. They also showed Godzilla vs. Mothra (the ’90s one with Battra) but I didn’t think that one was worth the price. Anyway, I envy you seeing this on the big screen. It’s what I used to introduce my nephew to Godzilla because it’s pretty fantastic (or “awesome” as he put it, to my eternal joy).

  • Ericb

    I remember seeing Destroy All Monsters in a theater in 1969 or 1970. It left quite an impression on me and it’s one of my earliest and most vivid movie memories.