‘Godzilla Minus One’ Is The Best Godzilla Film Ever Made

Above, a scene from Godzilla Minus One. Photo by Toho Co., Ltd.

Not enough good things to say about Godzilla Minus One have been said. But the review by Bob Grimm in the Sacramento News & Review comes awfully close to it.

Starting today, the movie will see an expansion of locations (2,500), this includes the Red Rock 10 theaters in Gallup. It has already broken records for a Japanese live-action movie in the U.S. box offices, deservedly so.

Grimm's review begins with:

I’m enjoying the new Godzilla TV show, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, on Apple TV+. (Kurt Russell is god.) The new Godzilla x Kong trailer, the preview for the next overblown Godzilla film from Legendary Entertainment, looks OK.

But nothing in the Godzilla realm beats what is currently playing in movie theaters, the absolutely marvelous Godzilla Minus One.

The latest from Toho Studios, this Japanese film—the 33rd Godzilla movie from the studio—set right after World War II is not only the best Godzilla movie ever made; it’s one of the best monster movies I’ve ever seen. Godzilla is as terrifying as ever; the acting and underlying story are first-rate; and the message about the aftermath of war and dealing with our internal fears is done astonishingly well.

This is the first time Toho International has booked a movie themselves in U.S. theaters on a wide scale. I am pleased to see that it is paying off in spades for them. 

To read the full review, go here.