“Invasion Of Astro-Monster” (also known as “Godzilla vs. Monster Zero”) is the sixth instalment in the original “Godzilla” series. This one is very heavy on the sci-fi and feels like an episode of “Star Trek” at times but there is nothing wrong with that in my books. I’m not sure if many will agree with me but I think that this is one of the better “Godzilla” films.

Astronauts travel to a new planet known as ‘Planet X’ (I wonder if it is the same one from “The Man From Planet X”) where they encounter aliens. The aliens claim that their planet is terrorised by Monster Zero, who turns out to be Ghidrah (later renamed ‘King Ghidorah’), and they request the use of Godzilla and Rodan to help. However, things are not what they seem and the aliens soon use all three monsters to attack Earth.

The humans and the aliens are actually somewhat interesting in this one, which pretty unusual for one of these monster movies. The highlight though is still seeing the giant monsters. Godzilla and Rodan have to team up against probably my favourite Godzilla enemy. The monsters’ first battle ends in Godzilla doing a dance, which is one of the funniest things I’ve seen.

This is a good entry and it marks the first time Godzilla has had a fight anywhere besides Earth. Planet X actually looks pretty good and it reminded me of “Star Trek” and films such as “Forbidden Planet”. The battle scenes are very enjoyable and I enjoyed most of the sci-fi stuff in here. I think this “Godzilla” film often gets overlooked and that is a real shame. Giant monster movie fans are going to have a great time and casual moviegoers should be able to get some enjoyment out of this one too because it is very fun.