The Best Godzilla Movies Of All Time

Above, Haruo Nakajima (right) suits up in the 1954 original. Toho Co., Ltd. photo.

Compiling a "best of" list is always subjective.

What one person says is "the best" may greatly differ from someone else's choices.

With the above in mind, Allie Capps at We Got This Covered posted her list of ten of the "Best Godzilla Movies of All Time". 

The article begins with:

You can’t keep a good kaiju down. Godzilla has made almost 40 appearances at movie theaters since he first emerged from the waves in the mid-1950s. As the King of the Monsters has assumed a special place in pop culture, he’s taken quite a journey on the big screen. Over the years, he’s been both enemy and protector of humanity. Originally a metaphor for nuclear weapons, the irradiated creature has since taken on as many meanings as monstrous foes, both at his original home of Toho Studios and in Hollywood adaptations.

So what makes a great Godzilla film? Is it the mass destruction or the meaning behind it? Could it be the special effects or the depth of the plot? Is it about the monsters or the humans trapped in their path? 

As the following list shows, it’s often a combination of all of these. Godzilla movies work best when they’re packed with ideas, balancing fantasy with reality. Across 36 films, the pop culture icon has had plenty of practice.

Here are ten must-watch Godzilla starring roles.

Above, Haruo Nakajima and yours truly at the 2013 Mad Monster Party.

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"Godzilla vs. Kong" Battle of Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures

Godzilla vs. Kong partners Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. are in the midst of a tiff over the movie's release on HBO Max or Netflix on the day it is released to theaters.

One side wants to to go on HBO Max and the other wants it on Netflix. 

According to We Got This Covered:

Understandably, cinema owners weren’t too happy when they heard that Warner Bros. plans to release their entire slate of 2021 films on HBO Max the same day that they arrive in theaters. While it might be financially beneficial to a lot of people as a family of say, three or four, would be much better off paying the monthly subscription fee for the platform rather than shelling out for several tickets, the decision has caused a lot of commotion in the industry. Not only with theater chains, but many of the talent attached to the projects that are now headed to the streaming service.

Legendary Pictures, in particular, have been kicking up a big fuss, and may even be launching legal action now, given that they were responsible for a good chunk of the financing for both Godzilla vs. Kong and Dune. In fact, they were going to sell the former movie to Netflix for $250 million before WB put a stop to the deal, only to announce shortly after that it’d be going to HBO Max.

But it seems there’s now a chance that the monster mash-up may be changing course. According to a new report from Deadline, if Warner Bros. doesn’t pay $250 million to Legendary, then they may not be able to bring Godzilla vs. Kong to their streaming site.

While the two (and I'm not referring to Kong and Godzilla) battle it out, all we can do is sit back with some popcorn and see how this plays out.

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We Got This Covered's "Top 100 Sci-Fi Movies of All Time"

Above, Godzilla (1954) made the list. Photo: Toho Co., Ltd.

It seems that almost everyone has their top ten, top 40, top 50 and top 100 lists. Well, the people behind We Got This Covered.com has their "Top 100 Sci-Fi Movies of All Time" list out for everyone's viewing pleasure.

Godzilla (1954) and Godzilla (2014) made the list and Godzilla (1998) did not (no surprise there).

There are some that I am surprised didn't make the list and there are some I thought should not have.

We Got This Covered prefaces their list with (in part):

If there’s one cinematic genre that transcends the humdrum of everyday life, it’s science fiction. Whether it’s exploring the altered nature of our own Pale Blue Dot in another timeline or venturing out into a galaxy far, far away, no other category in Hollywood cinema captures the imagination in such a way. 

So, to celebrate the unbridled creativity that this genre elicits so well, the ever-so-passionate staff at We Got This Covered rallied together to single out the greatest, most memorable science fictions films in history — be they silent masterpieces from a bygone era or recent blockbuster Hollywood releases that favoured brain over brawn. Those releases that linger in your mind long, long after the credits roll. 

With that said, join us as we cherry pick the top 100 science fiction films of all time! 

 To see their top 100 sci-fi movies of all time, go here.