Terror of Mechagodzilla 4K 1975

Terror of Mechagodzilla attempted to break the stagnation of the Showa era, but did so by changing aspects that did not need to be changed. Instead of finally getting rid of the spy storylines and aliens from the series, they invited Ishiru Honda and made the film a little darker, cleaning it up of jokes and adding murders. But as Confucius said, “No matter how many people you don't kill in Godzilla movies, the aliens are still annoying.” So instead of another interplanetary mess, we have an interplanetary mess that seems to be serious.

Incidentally, Godzilla is shown surprisingly little here—mainly in the final battle. More time was devoted to, you know what, and to Mechagodzilla paired with a new monster, the Titanosaur. Which I liked very, very much. True, this is his first and last appearance—unlucky for the guy to debut in a film that finally put an end to the latest attempts to continue the Showa era.

Since there's nothing more to write about the film itself (it's the same as before), I want to sum up the Showa era: I found some diamonds in there for myself, no doubt, but practically the entire second half of the era is one big room of repetitions, in which bright sparks sometimes flashed (Godzilla vs. Hedora) only to immediately fade away (Godzilla vs. Megalon). But in any case, I can't call the cycle terrible, so I can move on to the next stage with a clear conscience - the Heisei era.