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The link above is for an incredible "Godzilla" boxed set that contains 7 movies with over 20 hours of content and bonus features!
Most of the movies in this set have been very rare to find in DVD or even VHS form for many years!
Plus, this is uncut "Godzilla" mayhem!


Godzilla Easy Facts:  There are two "eras" of Godzilla films.  The first is called Showa.  The second is called Hessei.

Showa Era of Godzilla (1954-1975)
Hessei Era of Godzilla (1984-2004)

    The Showa Era of Godzilla started the mighty monster as a villain in its early films, beginning with "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" (1954) and ending with "Godzilla vs. Mothra" (1964).

    For the remainder of the Showa Era, the "original" era of Godzilla films, Godzilla was presented as a hero protecting the Earth from evil monsters.  This began with "Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964) and ended with "Terror of Mechagodzilla" (1975).

    There was a nine-year break from Godzilla films.  It is said by some that Toho Productions was not happy with their "hero" Godzilla.  In any case, Godzilla was reborn in 1984 with "Godzilla 1985".  Beginning with this movie and continuing to the most recent, Godzilla is an evil monster again.  Will he ever again be shown as a hero?  Only time will tell.  The "hero" Godzilla has just about as much of a loyal following as the "evil" Godzilla so anything's possible.

    The last Japanese-made Godzilla film was made in 2004.  This and the previous two films had not done as well as hoped at the box office.  Because of this, Toho Productions has said that they will not make another Godzilla film for at least a decade until the interest comes back for the creature.

Godzilla Film List

Showa Era- Bad Godzilla

1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1954, 1956)
Original Godzilla film completed in Japan in 1954, new American scenes with Raymond Burr added in 1956.

2. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
The first movie where Godzilla fights another monster.

3. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Actually made as a comedy more than a serious Godzilla film.

4. Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964)
This film returned Godzilla movies to their serious, albeit still campy, roots.
Showa Era- Good Godzilla

5. Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
6. Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965)
7. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)

8. Son of Godzilla (1967)
This movie introduced Minya, the son of Godzilla.

9. Destroy All Monsters (1968)

10. Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
This was the last film appearance of Minya, outside of stock footage.

11. Godzilla vs. Hedora (1971)
12. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
13. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
14. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
15. Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Hessei Era- Bad Godzilla

16. Godzilla 1985 (1984)
17. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
18. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
19. Godzilla & Mothra: The Battle For Earth (1992)
20. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
21. Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla (1994)
22. Godzilla vs. Destroyer (1995)

Godzilla (1998)
This is not an official Toho Productions film, but a completely American Godzilla movie.  It wasn't a huge crowd-pleaser (although it wasn't a terrible film, just flawed).  Toho, however, slams it to this day.  As a matter of fact, they modeled a villain after this Godzilla design that they called "Zilla" and had their own Godzilla fight him in the 2004 film.

23. Godzilla 2000 (1999)
This is the first Godzilla movie from Toho where he is fully computer generated (CGI).  It is also the first Godzilla movie where he is green.

24. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
25. Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (2001)
26. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (2002)
27. Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
28. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

Quick Godzilla Facts

Godzilla did have a son.  His name was Minya.

Godzilla's best buddy was named Angilus.  He was a giant spiked turtle monster.

Godzilla lived on Monster Island, with the other giant monsters.

Blair's Ingredients For The Ultimate Godzilla Movie
What are the coolest things about the Godzilla films that you'd like to see in one colossal Godzilla movie?  Here are my thoughts.