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Information
- A.k.a.
- Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 100 min.
- Director
- Takao Okawara
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
- Rating *
- 6.1
- Votes *
- 3,203
- Checks
- 506
- Favs
- 15
- Dislikes
- 8
- Favs/checks
- 3.0% (1:34)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
If Godzilla vs. Mothra (The Battle for Earth) threads water a little bit, it's that Godzilla is surplus to requirements, and from his point of view, it's more or less the same story as the previous King Ghidorah (with even the same ending). From fans' perspective, it owes more than little bit to 1964's Mothra vs. Godzilla. Still, it's something of a minor success that I'm sorry to lose sight of the comedy Indiana Jones character and his family once the monster action ramps up. There's some cool monster action between Mothra and her "dark" counterpart, Battra (who looks cooler as a caterpillar, I should say, which is the opposite of Mothtra). Both are defenders of the Earth, or rather, Mothra protects while Battra avenges. Where Battra stands on the moral checkerboard might be a little confusing; I had to explain it to myself. Objectively, this should get a 3 out of 5, but half a star has to be added for Mothra (my favorite kaiju) and her magical metamorphosis into a giant butterfly. 4 years 4 months ago