Rank the Godzilla films ;)

[Johnzilla2179]

In the spirit of all the “Rank the ____” posts on the forum lately, I figured I’d add one for Gojira. Sure, there are SO many films that it’s a little daunting if not ludicrous, but I figured it could be a bit of fun. If you haven’t seen them all, just rank the ones you’ve seen. That should make things flow a little easier for the more casual fans. Also, taste in kaiju films seems to be even more subjective than other genres, so let’s please keep the snobbery to a minimum. I myself am just ranking my enjoyment, not necessarily what I feel the film’s “objective” quality is.

1. Godzilla 2000: Millennium
2. Godzilla, Mothra And King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
3. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
4. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
5. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
6. Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019)
7. Godzilla (1954)/Godzilla, King Of The Monsters!
8. The Return Of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985
9. Shin Godzilla
10. Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)/Godzilla And Mothra: The Battle For Earth
11. Godzilla vs. Biollante
12. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
13. Mothra vs. Godzilla/Godzilla vs. The Thing
14. Ebirah, Horror Of The Deep/Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster
15. King Kong vs. Godzilla
16. Godzilla (2014)
17. Godzilla vs. Hedorah/Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster
18. Godzilla vs. Megalon
19. Godzilla vs. Gigan
20. Godzilla (1998)
21. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
22. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
23. Godzilla Raids Again
24. Destroy All Monsters
25. Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster
26. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
27. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
28. Terror of Mechagodzilla
29. Godzilla: Final Wars
30. Invasion of Astro-Monster/Monster Zero
31. All Monsters Attack
32. Son Of Godzilla
33. Godzilla: Planet Of The Monsters

Disclaimers:

• I reserve the right to change this ranking as I revisit the films, whenever that may be.
• I have a certain nostalgic affection for GINO ‘98. Shoot me.
• I was so underwhelmed by the first of the anime trilogy I have yet to even bother with the other two, but otherwise I’ve seen all of the Godzilla films.

[The Batman Professor]

1. GMK
2. G vs DESTROYAH
3. G’54/KOTM
4. G:KTOM ‘19
5. G vs HEDORAH
6. G vs MECHAGODZILLA ‘93
7. TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (saperstein)
8. G vs MOTHRA ‘92
9. G vs THE THING
10. G AGAINST MG/TOKYO SOS (tie)
11. KK vs G
12. MONSTER ZERO
13. DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
14. G vs THE SEA MONSTER
15. G vs SPACEGODZILLA
16. G vs MG ‘74
17. GODZILLA 1985
18. GODZILLA ‘14
19. G vs KING GHIDORAH
20. G vs MEGAGUIRUS
21. G 2000
23. G vs BIOLANTE
24. GHIDORAH

IMO, the rest suck in this order:

25. G RAIDS AGAIN
26. G vs MEGALON
27. FINAL WARS
28. G vs GIGAN
29. G: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS
30. GODZILLA’S REVENGE
31. SHIN
32. SON OF GODZILLA

[Ishingun]

That poll is tough!

'85 was the first Godzilla film I ever saw and it will always be my utmost favorite single film. Biollante is probably my favorite direct sequel and no era has ever had a finale that surpassed Destroyah...Showa didn't really even have the option for a finale though.

All that being said though; there is more variety in Showa and the effects in the Millenium era are "technically" superior. Do 3 Heisei films beat the host of Showa titles? For me: yes but I'd probably recommend Showa to a new fan first. Nostalgia pushes Heisei past the finish line for me but that wouldn't be a factor for new fans. Millenium is a distant 3rd.

[starsteam]

1. Godzilla vs Gigan
2. Mothra vs Godzilla
3. Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster
4. Godzilla (1954)
5. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
6. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
7. Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
8. Godzilla (1984)
9. Godzilla 2000
10. Shin Godzilla
11. Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
12. Son of Godzilla
13. Terror of Mechagodzilla
14. Godzilla: Final Wars
15. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
16. Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
17. Godzilla vs the Sea Monster
18. Godzilla vs Destoroyah
19. King Kong vs Godzilla
20. Godzilla vs Biollante
21. Godzilla (2014)
22. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II
23. Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
24. Godzilla vs Hedorah
25. Destroy All Monsters
26. Godzilla vs Megalon
27. Invasion of Astro Monster
28. Godzilla Raids Again
29. Godzilla (1998)
30. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
31. Godzilla: The Planet Eater
32. Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla
33. Godzilla vs Megaguirus
34. All Monsters Attack
35. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle

This is ranked in terms of my favorites, not what I consider to be the "best" films.
This list is always shifting. Every time I revisit these films, something changes.
I'm not biased towards any rendition of Godzilla. Even the mutant iguana version. My ranking is based on how well they made it work, not by how accurate it is to previous incarnations.

[allstar_balla21]

Originally Posted by starsteam

1. Godzilla vs Gigan.

I like you starsteam.

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by allstar_balla21

I like you starsteam.

Always found that movie to have a good balance of a dark/serious tone and the campy fun tone that I enjoy in these movies. I'd love to see a modern film try to capture the same feel.
Though the monsters speaking could have been left out.

[Himmel]

Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla (1984)
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
Godzilla vs Destoroyah
Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla vs Hedorah
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla vs Bambi


Godzilla 2000
King Kong vs Godzilla
Godzilla vs Biollante
Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs the Sea Monster
Mothra vs Godzilla
Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster
Shin Godzilla
Invasion of Astro Monster
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla



Godzilla, Animated Series (1978)
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs Gigan
Godzilla vs Megalon
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth


All Monsters Attack
Godzilla vs Megaguirus


This fake abomination Godzilla (in name only) gets no rating, yes it's that bad.
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla Animated Series 1998

[RalphoR]

I never thought of ranking Godzilla movies and it's too much work to start now I do prefer the Showa era for sure.

[Kill Bren]

1) Gojira (Godzilla)
2) Godzilla 1985
3) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
4) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
5) Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
6) Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
7) Godzilla vs. Biollante
8) Destroy All Monsters
9) Shin-Godzilla
10) Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
11) Mothra vs. Godzilla
12) Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
13) Terror of Mechagodzilla
14) Godzilla vs. Hedorah
15) Godzilla Raids Again
16) King Kong vs. Godzilla
17) Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
18) Godzilla 2000
19) Godzilla: King of the Monsters
20) Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
21) Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
22) Godzilla: Final Wars
23) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
24) Godzilla (2014)
25) Godzilla vs. Megalon
24) Godzilla vs. Gigan
26) Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
27) Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
28) Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
29) Son of Godzilla
30) Planet of the Monsters/City on the Edge of Battle/The Planet Eater
31) Zilla
32) Godzilla's Revenge

[allstar_balla21]

As others have said, this is just my personal preferences. I enjoy some of the ones that aren't exactly quality filmmaking!

1. Godzilla 84/85
2. Godzilla vs Biollante
3. Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster
4. Godzilla 1954
5. Godzilla vs the Sea Monster
6. Shin Godzilla
7. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
8. Mothra vs. Godzilla
9. Terror of Mechagodzilla
10. Godzilla vs Destoroyah
11. King Kong vs. Godzilla
12. Godzilla Raids Again
13. Son of Godzilla
14. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1993
15. Godzilla vs Gigan
16. Godzilla King of the Monsters 2019
17. Godzilla vs Monster Zero
18. GMK
19. Godzilla vs. Hedorah
20. Destroy All Monsters
21. Godzilla 2000
22. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974
23. Godzilla 2014
24. Godzilla vs. Mothra 1992
25. Godzilla X Mechagodzilla
26. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
27. Tokyo SOS
28. Godzilla's Revenge
29. Godzilla vs Megalon
30. Godzilla Final Wars
31. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
32. Godzilla 1998
33. Anime Trilogy

[Cremildo]

1. Godzilla (2014)
2. Gojira (1954)
3. Godzilla (1998)

I need to see the rest, but I probably won't muster up enough enthusiasm to watch most of them.

[allstar_balla21]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

1. Godzilla (2014)
2. Gojira (1954)
3. Godzilla (1998)

I need to see the rest, but I probably won't muster up enough enthusiasm to watch most of them.

Well if you get the Showa set you can see a big chunk of them

[monwobbbo]

tough to rank them. haven't seen anime yet and i'm going to leave off GKOTM until i get a chance to watch it a few more times. G98 won't be on list either

1 GOJIRA (54)
2 KING KONG VS GODZILLA
3 DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
4 GODZILLA VS DESTROYAH
5 MONSTER ZERO
6 GHIDRAH THE 3 HEADED MONSTER
7 GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH
8 GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA (73)
9 GODZILLA FINAL WARS
10 GMK
11 GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND (GIGAN)
12 GIGANTIS THE FIRE MONSTER
13 GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA (93)
14 GODZILLA VS MEGAGUIRUS
15 GODZILLA VS MOTHRA (92)
17 TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA
18 GODZILLA 2000
19 GODZILLA 84
20 GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE
21 GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA
22 GODZILLA SOS TOKYO
23 GODZILLA VS SPACE GODZILLA
24 GODZILLA VS THE THING
25 GODZILLA VS THE SMOG MONSTER
26 GODZILLA VS THE SEA MONSTER
27 GODZILLA VS MEGALON
28 SHIN GODZILLA
29 SON OF GODZILLA
30 GODZILLA'S REVENGE

[mastadge]

Out of the Showa era, basically the Ishirō Honda films and then the two Mechagodzilla films. I'd have to give some more thought to ranking the Honda films themselves. The original and vs Mothra would be pretty high. I dunno. I'll probably be revisiting them all come the Criterion set and will think about it more than.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Of the ones I'm pretty fresh with:

1. The Return of Godzilla 5/5 (the definitive Godzilla film IMHO)
2. Godzilla vs Destoroyah 5/5
3. Godzilla vs Biollante 4/5
4. Godzilla 1954 4/5
5. Godzilla vs Hedorah 4/5
6. Godzilla (2014) 3/5
7. Godzilla (1998) 1/5


I need a refresher for the rest which I'll be doing with a lot of them with the new Criterion set. Been a long time.

[Weirded Wonder]

1. Godzilla vs Gigan
2. Godzilla vs Megalon
3. Godzilla Returns
4. Godzilla vs the Smog Monster
5. Terror of Mechagodzilla
6. Destroy All Monsters
7. Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster
8. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
9. Godzilla vs The Thing
10. Godzilla Raids Again
11. Godzilla (1954)
12. Godzilla vs. Biolante
13. Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
14. Godzilla vs. King Kong
15. Godzilla vs. Destroyah

[Mikezilla3k]

Ranking the whole series is gonna take a while, so here's my Top 5:

-Godzilla (1954)
-Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
-Godzilla 2000
-Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019)
-Terror Of Mechagodzilla

[LegacyCosts]

#1 Come With Me video from Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page...

other movies probably

[Thomas Veil]

Gollyzilla - Pinky and the Brain. No others needed.

[Mr. Chaverria]

Jesus. Some of you lot have Shin Godzilla ranked pretty low. I thought that thing was probably the 2nd best of the G films.

Favorite era is Heisei. Biollante alone was worth it just cuz it was doing something different. While it's not a perfect series of films, it was great to have characters come back. Miki Sakuza was neat. Battra was cool as an opposite to Mothra. But Mothra also kicked some ass in her film too. Loved the new powers they gave her. Ghidorah was cool. Origin was stupid but he was cool when he was full Kaiju. The classic Kaiju got cool updates. I don't hate Space Godzilla as a character, think he looks pretty cool. HATE Little Godzilla in there though. The film had its weak points. Overall. It's a mish mash of awesome Kaiju action w/ some iffy plots in there. But... at least it was more consistent.

Godzilla Junior was cool too.