Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Eric Stevenson Well, we finally get to see the two most famous giant monsters in history duke it out! This was perfect fare for Giant Monster Month. I honestly think this might be the best of these movies with the name "vs" in the title as it's probably the least awful of its kind. A main reason why these movies don't work is because they're way too gimmicky. All we care about are the two characters fighting. Still, this was done fairly well. I was afraid that they would put too much focus on King Kong, which is what I heard. I might have heard wrong because this actually does a good job of giving both monsters screen time. The main flaw is that the special effects do get goofy.The funny thing about this movie is that there's an urban legend that the American and Japanese versions have different endings. In the American version (which I saw) it's clear that King Kong is the winner. As Godzilla's Japanese, in the original version, he wins. The creators themselves have said that the winner was always intended to be King Kong. Now, Kong actually was grown to Godzilla's size and given electric powers to make him more of a match of Godzilla. I guess you could say they were unfairly matched, but I think it worked out. **1/2

O2D How do Godzilla and King Kong ever run into each other? The answer is worse than the special effects in the this,the 3rd Godzilla movie. With clearly visible zippers and lots of continuity errors,this movie isn't half bad. The monsters get more screen time in this one and it features lots of ridiculous action.That combination makes this one of the best movies in this very long and boring series. If you watched all the Godzilla movies in order,this one would make you expect good things from the franchise. Then after watching several terrible movies with interchangeable plots,monsters and humans, you will be extremely disappointed at what is essentially a series of unwatchable poop starring a monster that died in the first one.

Scott LeBrun Viewers' note: this review applies to the 91 minute long Americanized version, with new scenes (written by Bruce Howard & Paul Mason and directed by Tom Montgomery) added.Two cinematic titans duke it out in this amiable bit of cartoon like nonsense. There's a minimum of human story to interfere with the generally entertaining mayhem; this is geared more towards younger audiences, who should enjoy the action and the effects. There is a serious theme at play, as the filmmakers point out the folly of human greed and hubris.A pharmaceutical company, led by Mr. Tako (Ichiro Arishima) sees dollar signs when they learn of potentially valuable red berries that only grow on the remote Farou Island. They've also heard of the big monster that rules this island, and Mr. Tako hungrily lays claim to Kong once he has been captured. While this goes on, Godzilla is freed from captivity inside an iceberg (!) and he goes on his usual rampage. The two monsters are naturally drawn to one another and it's a given that the fight will be on at some point.The additional American scenes only serve to undermine a movie that already has a playful and silly quality. Ridiculous American dialogue doesn't help any. But original "Godzilla" director Ishiro Honda is in fine form, giving us a solidly entertaining movie that marked the debut of the big lizard in both colour and widescreen. It sure is an exceptionally nice looking picture. Special effects are as variable as to be expected, but the creatures are enthusiastically performed in the best man-in-a-costume tradition.And not only must Kong do battle with the big G, but he makes quick work of a giant octopus (on land!) as well.The battle scenes do prove to be worth the wait.Seven out of 10.

AaronCapenBanner Sequel to "Godzilla Raids Again" has American pilots discovering a floating chunk of iceberg that sees Godzilla emerge from his imprisonment, and immediately attacks Japan again. Meanwhile, a giant ape named King Kong(not connected to the two famous films from 1933) is captured by a pharmaceutical company, with plans to broadcast on television, but that is thwarted when Kong escapes to Japan as well, and the two biggest monsters in the world will do battle. Enjoyable romp is great fun to watch, and colorfully presented, even if some of the dubbed dialogue is dreadful(the Japanese version is still unavailable in North America.) The new scenes in the English-language version are silly but amusing.