“Godzilla’s Revenge” is often viewed as one of the weakest films in the “Godzilla” franchise and it’s not really very surprising. The movie makes use of a lot of stock footage from previous “Godzilla” films. While it is not uncommon to see shots being re-used in these films, “Godzilla’s Revenge” steals whole scenes. Also, the monster action takes place in a kid’s imagination, which trivialises pretty much everything.

A bullied schoolboy is obsessed with Monster Island. He fantasises about befriending Godzilla’s son, who has his own problems that parallel his own. The boy must help Godzilla’s son defeat a monster by the name of Gabara (this is also the name of a bully that torments our protagonist).

While most of the “Godzilla” films lack interesting characters, “Godzilla’s Revenge” is worse than most by having its main character as a child. Most of the time, these films contain characters that are trying to save the world from giant monsters and/or aliens but all this kid is trying to do is stand up to a bully and some kidnappers. There are a lot of scenes with Godzilla but it’s a real shame that a lot of them are just taken from other films. The parts where Godzilla’s son speaks are pretty hilarious. Gabara is not one of the better monsters from the series.

“Godzilla’s Revenge” is not completely irredeemable but it just feels like a real waste. We have seen a lot of the footage before and the plot involves incredibly low stakes, these two facts make it hard for us to get enthusiastic about what is going on. The most devout fans of the “Godzilla” films might want to hunt this one down just to say that they have seen it but I think most people are just going to be disappointed by this rather lacklustre entry.