Death Waltz / Mondo (2023)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is an excellent Godzilla movie. There is a lot to like about the storyline, the overall presentation of the main monsters, tha kaiju battling and general satisfaction I have watching this film. There are, however, two big things I do not like about this movie.
The first is that I hate that Godzilla's eyes do not have pupils. I get it that it's part of the overall storyline with Godzilla having the spirits of fallen Japanese soldiers lashing out against Japan. It's meant to be a more ghostly, menacing vibe. For me, it looks like forgot to finish that part of the suit and it really irks me. Shin Godzilla is probably the only Godzilla design I dislike more.
The other part of this movie that I don't like is this soundtrack. Gone are the lush orchestral passages and intense marching motifs. Nope, this soundtrack is a synth-heavy, ambient snooze fest. You can barely hear it most of the time and the times that you do hear it I tend to wish I wasn't hearing it. Luckily it's not ultra intrusive and you can kind of tune it out while watching the actual movie, but listening to it as a standalone soundtrack really drives home how insufferable I think it is. It just doesn't feel like Godzilla to me.
The vinyl presentation is nice as always. I did the art, the colored vinyl and the side D screen print. But this is very much just a shelf filler for me. I need it for completist purposes, but I assure you I will never listen to it unless in 20 years I just forgot how much I don't like it and need a refresher.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack:
https://youtu.be/_2-oMGeVXO4?si=XeaEbkAdqc10lQ8q
