Godzilla

Hail to the king baby.

Favorite Era

There are many reason to love nearly all of the eras equally, but personally I have to go with the Heisei Era of films. There is just a certain artistic lense that the movies are made through that stands out between the playful Showa Era and the flashy Millenium Era.

Favorite Suits / Designs

To me these are the kaiju suits that either were the most striking or for some reason just stuck out in some special way.

Possessed Godzilla (Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack 2001)
Biollante (Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989)
King Caesar (Godzilla Final Wars 2004)

Best Movies for Beginners

I feel as though these are comprehensive enough to give someone a beginning platform when first starting to watch Godzilla films.

Gojira (1954)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Shin Godzilla (2016)

Must-Watch for Fans

When writing my paper, I took the time to rewatch certain movies of the franchise in order to really sort of dig deeper. This is the very same list I came up with and used, and I think any huge fan of Godzilla or the kaiju genre in general should give some of these a go.

Gojira (1954)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Godzilla Minus One (2023)

One of these days I will have to add a Kaiju tab as well for just general talk about the genre.