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To me, this movie is perfection.

Admirable film.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

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

Ishiro Honda follows on from GODZILLA and GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN with this outlandish sequel, teaming up America's most famous movie monster with Japan's. The result is a cult classic of a movie, squarely aimed at kids; it has to be said that this falls into the so-bad-it's-good camp, with terrible special effects, nonsensical plotting, and a largely irrelevant first hour which really sucks the fun from the proceedings. You'd think that was impossible considering the premise, but believe me, for the first hour this is completely average.Eventually, Godzilla (thawed out after his icy paralysis at the end of GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN) meets up with Kong, and the two of them wrestle and tumble in a hugely entertaining wrestling-cum-fight sequence that works completely; let's face, this is what we paid money to see, and it doesn't disappoint. Kong somehow gets power from lightning, using it to electrocute his rival, who fights back with his megabeam breath to fry Kong to hell and back. Plenty of model buildings are destroyed throughout the film, adding to the entertainment value.Sadly, this film was taken to pieces by the Americans for the US release, which is nowadays the only version in circulation. Lots of boring padding in the form of newsreel footage really sucks the life from the proceedings. The US actors are considerably more stilted than their Japanese counterparts, who at least get into the fun spirit of the thing, and the dubbing really sucks too. The back screen effects are remarkably poor in this film, whilst the gorilla suit is really shabby, with a rubbishy papier mache face that looks nothing like Willis O'Brien's Kong that we all know and love. Godzilla is his typical self, but doesn't get a whole lot of screen time.Other fun elements include the blatant racism (the "natives" on Pharoah Island are played by Japanese actors in blackface) and a hilarious interlude in which Kong battles a giant octopus; that sequence alone is enough to add a star to the rating. Otherwise, ignore the mundane plot, and focus on enjoying the unintentional humour which comes from all the model planes and submarines, the inconsistencies in the plot and the exaggerated showdown between the two beasts.

This is the 3rd King Kong movie. It also the 3rd Godzilla movie. Better King Kong movies would be King Kong (1933) King Kong (1976) King Kong (2005) and the 2nd King Kong movie Son of Kong. I'm not going to name all the Godzilla movies that are better. But here some examples. The first one Godzilla King of the monsters. The fourth one Godzilla vs M.O.T.H.R.A. The sixth one Godzilla vs monster zero. This is better then the second one Godzilla raids again. The best Godzilla movie is the remake from 1998. Maybe you don't think so. That's OK. But if you are really mad about it get a life you chowder heads. But still this is very very good movie. All the King Kong movies are. Most of the Godzilla movies are very good. Two iconic monster battle can't go wrong. Good fun See it. Classic. Most see.

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.