The first time I watched this, the only thing that really stood out was the horrific dubbing of the dialogue and the fact that the male time travelers from the future were all suffering from male-pattern baldness. But after a second viewing, it turned out to be one of the better Big-G movies up to this point. The filmmakers stole the time travel aspects of "Terminator 2", and although cheesy beyond belief, it actually added some depth. The effects were pretty good and the Godzilla suit was mean and nasty looking (finally). For some reason, this suit also features some massive pectoral muscles, enough to make me believe that Godzilla had been working out. I can't say that the three-headed King Ghidorah has ever been one of my favorite giant monsters, though. It just kind of stands there and shoots lightning bolts everywhere. I think it's because it has no arms to grapple Godzilla or to knock over buildings with. There are some absolutely terrible scenes of an indestructible android that manages to run at incredible speeds while barely moving his upper body (you'll know it when you see it). The good news is, if you want to watch a decent entry from the "Heisei" series, you could make a worse choice than this.

*Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah* is a 1991 Japanese *kaiju* (monster) film and is part of the *Godzilla* franchise. It features the titular *kaijus* Godzilla and King Ghidorah battling it out, with the latter being unleashed by time-travelers. Again, me being a fan of the *Godzilla* franchise, I had to watch this! I’m not sure if this is the case for most (Japanese?) films during this era, but they seem to cast a whole lot of actors and actresses, to the point where the cast seemed overpopulated. The acting can come off as a little corny, but I didn’t mind it at all. The plot was alright; due to competition with the *Back to the Future* franchise, this film introduced elements of time travel to the *Godzilla* franchise. I also thought some visual effects of the film were innovative for its time. Despite this, I wouldn’t rewatch, as the film itself was a little forgettable.

Godzilla-Filme bedeuten ja (fast) immer, dass mit Godzilla nicht nur ein Monstern auftaucht, sondern er und die Menschheit mindestens noch einen Gegner bekommt. Im Falle von Godzilla – Duell der Megasaurier bekommt er es nun nicht nur mit einem dreiköpfigen King Ghidora zu tun, sondern Japan sieht sich auch durch Zeitreisende bedroht, die Japan gerne vom Erdboden verschwunden sehen wollen. Die Monster und die Zerstörung die diese ausrichten sieht auch in diesem Godzilla-Film wieder hervorragend aus und es ist eine Freude zu sehen, dass man bei TOHO weiter auf handgemachte Effekte setzt und noch nicht auf eine zu dieser Zeit noch in den Kinderschuhen steckende CGI-Technik. Besonders spannend ist in Godzilla – Duell der Megasaurier allerdings auch die menschliche Ebene, wird diesmal nicht nur Tokyo bedroht. Dabei ist King Ghidora Mittel zum Zweck, denn wie sich herausstellt steckt hinter den Zeitreisenden niemand geringeres als die USA, die so ein, in diesem Story-Setup, unliebsames Land los werden wollen. Brisant!

King Ghidorah kinda got nerfed, to be honest, but he looks cool so it's fine.

The camp factor remains high in "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah." This time the focus is on time travelers and UFOs, which is not necessarily my favorite development. At least King Ghidorah is a better antagonist than Biollante in the predecessor, so the monster action is a bit of fun again. At the same time, however, I have rarely seen such a tonally misguided depiction of World War II as in this movie. But towards the finale, the movie becomes quite entertaining, even though it obviously leaves the serious tone of the 1984 reboot behind. So, while this film is extremely silly, it does have its moments.