Godzilla: King of the Monsters

“Godzilla is still the most awesome of tacky movie monsters — a Jurassic knockoff of King Kong whose ritual stomping of Tokyo never quite lets you forget that you’re watching a man in a lizard suit trash a very elaborate toy train set.”

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly · 91

“Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is the story that began it all, laying the themes of Japanese kaiju that would endure for decades.”

Alan Ng, Film Threat · 80

“While much of Godzilla, King of the Monsters is second-rate, there's no doubt that you're watching a star being born.”

Staff (Not Credited), TV Guide Magazine · 75

“This ballad of destruction reveals itself as one of the most exciting, enjoyable and moving of them all.”

Staff (Not Credited), Time Out · 70

“This is the one Godzilla movie in which the title character plays second fiddle to the humans. While the film's moral and ethical situations are interesting, they are not as compelling as the film's adherents would have us believe, and their resolutions are simplistic.”

James Berardinelli, ReelViews · 63