Mopkin TheHopkin Godzilla vs. Megalon is widely considered the worst Godzilla film ever made. One can certainly see why. The film follows three individuals: one a robotics scientist, the second, the scientists friend I think, and the third, his son. The three have been working to build a robot, who they dub Jet Jaguar, for no discernible reason. Why would you call a rainbow coloured humanoid robot Jet Jaguar? Anyway.People from the sunken continent of Seatopia kidnap Jet Jaguar to use as a guide for there giant but kind of stupid sea monster, Megalon, so they can get revenge on America for testing nuclear bombs off of Alaska, which accidentally blew up part of their civilization. How are they going to get revenge? By leading Megalon to Tokyo! That makes sense. (It doesn't). Stuff happens, and Jet Jaguar grows really big because he may be sentient, and not a machine (?) and wants to help his masters. Godzilla comes down for about 20 minutes and tag teams with Jet Jaguar in a fight against Megalon and Gigan, who shows up because. This films plot is an incomprehensible mess, as you probably can tell. It makes very little sense. Godzilla is also in this movie for a very brief period, and the film centres on the three robotics scientists and Jet Jaguar. Also, Jet Jaguar has his own theme song, which is quite awesome (read hilariously silly). The production values is incredibly spotty, the acting is poor and the plot and story area a mess.Even so, this film is one of those "so bad it's good" style films. Godzilla slides on his tail, through the air, to kick one of his foes at one point. He also gives Jet Jaguar the peace sign. It was good. The beginning half of the film is pretty standard/mediocre, as we follow the scientists around as they do unimportant things. The monster battle is hilarious. I can't say much else really.This isn't a film that will offer any depth or edge. It's just a goofy mess of a movie. One of my guilty pleasures for sure, and that makes it redeemable in my eyes. If you are into Godzilla, Kaiju or camp, this is a film to watch.

Leofwine_draca The 1970s-era Godzilla movies were certainly entertaining: trashy, colourful, full of fight spectacle and insane plots featuring outlandish villains determined to destroy mankind. GODZILLA VS. MEGALON is a case in point, a thoroughly enjoyable follow-up to GODZILLA VS. GIGAN that sees the return of an old foe and the addition of a monstrous new one.The crazy storyline sees an undersea kingdom deciding to get revenge on mankind after their world is disturbed by nuclear blasts. To this end they send out Megalon, a giant insect-type creature who wreaks impressive havoc on some miniature sets. Thankfully, the scientist heroes have an ace up their sleeve: Jet Jaguar, an Ultraman rip-off who uses his robotic prowess to beat up on the bad guys.The child-focused storyline is fast-paced and inventive and leads to plenty of colourful set-pieces as various monsters battle it out for supremacy. The violent Gigan was a personal favourite of mine so it's great to see his return here, and Megalon too is a winner. But the cheerful Jet Jaguar is my favourite part of the film; this guy was apparently designed by a schoolkid as part of a competition, and it's a shame he only appears in this movie. The film descends into a lengthy and messy brawl at the end which is a real highlight of Godzilla action.

AaronCapenBanner Series continued its decline with the 13th appearance of Godzilla, who must again defend an attack on the Earth(this time from undersea dwellers, just for a change!) who unleash a new monster called Megalon to destroy the humans, and also send for Gigan to assist. Meanwhile, young inventors have created a human-like robot named Jet Jaguar, who takes it upon itself to help Godzilla, and increase its size as well. Utterly convoluted plot makes little sense, and is quite contrived and paper thin, not to mention too low budget, but almost works on a so bad it's good level. Really no worse than its immediate predecessor, and does provide some amusement, but that's all.

kevinxirau Oh man, get ready to tone down your intelligence because we're looking at one of the lesser highlights of the movie series starring the one and only King of the Monsters. This is Godzilla vs Megalon.After the events of "Godzilla vs Gigan", an ancient civilization called Seatopia (silly, I know) is living under the ocean. Its people are upset over the continuous nuclear bomb tests done on the surface world, so they send in their god Megalon to destroy us all. Only one problem: Megalon is one of the least intelligent monsters there is. So they send a few agents to steal a scientist's silly-looking, size-changing robot Jet Jaguar to lure Megalon to cities. Soon, the scientist regains control over the robot and sends it to get Godzilla to save the day. Realizing that trouble is over the horizon, the Seatopians ask the aliens from the previous film to send in their monster Gigan into the fray. It's Godzilla and Jet jaguar against Megalon and Gigan. Who will win? This was made in a time when Godzilla movies were getting silly. Cheap effects, annoying little kids, use of stock footage, and laughable moments. Nonetheless, all of this is made up for by the awesome big fight that goes on near the end. Monsters taking turns beating the crap out of each other. I absolutely love it. There are tons of great moments, a few that defy the laws of physics.If you're willing to let reality fly out the window and just want to see a fun and cheap monster movie, then this is the one for you.