Ever since his spectacular re-interpretation of the GAMERA series, Shunsuke Kaneko has been riding the fires of success. While his last film CROSSFIRE didn't match the astonishing success of the GAMERA Trilogy of movies, Kaneko strikes back with a vengeance with the All-Star, Monster Spectacular - GODZILLA, MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH: Giant Monster All-Out Monster Attack. Reminiscent of Toho's other Monster extravaganza, Kaiju Shoshigeki (aka DESTROY ALL MONSTERS -1968), this film reunites Toho's most beloved "man-in-a-suit" characters: King Ghidorah, Godzilla, Mothra and re-introduces the fan favorite Baragon (from FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD - 1965) and pits them in a Battle Royale across the Japanese landscape. Kaneko's fascination with mysticism, and Japanese Mythology is again apparent here as it was in GAMERA, as he identifies the Giant Monsters with Universal Spiritual Forces of the Earth. The SFX is superb, rivaling Hollywood's best efforts and easily surpassing the abysmal American GODZILLA movie. GMK is possibly the best looking Godzilla film in a long while. Kaneko borrows much from the Michael Bay book of astounding visuals. Unfortunately, the story meanders much and all the impressive SFX can't save the film from falling into the typical "monster run-amok" type of theatrics. Godzilla fans will surely revel in the action sequences and many Japanese Movie Fans may crack a grin at all the familiar "star" cameos in the movie from the likes of Hirosue Ryoko, Sano Shiro, Hotaru Yukijiro, Tezuka Masaaki, Kawakita Koichi, Maeda Ai, Takahashi Masaya, Murata Takehiro, Nakamura Katsuo and Kato Kazuko.
