How do you screw up Mechagodzilla?
Traditionally, this foe is like Godzilla, but mechanized.
How could that possibly be dull?WatchGodzilla: City on the Edge of Battleto find out!
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(But in all seriousness, dont watchGodzilla: City on the Edge of Battle).
So, in hindsight,Godzilla: Planet of the Monsterscould be a bit harder to defend.
Potential was squandered the following year, but hey, faint praise is still technically praise.
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Principally, its too long and bogged down by especially uninteresting human drama.
The bestGodzillamovies and, really, the best giant monster movies findcompelling things for the non-monster characters to do.
But it was messy and, at best, a decent giant monster movie, rather than a trueGodzillamovie.
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