Ebirah, Horror of the Deep can best be described as just a fun Godzilla adventure. It has a very nostalgic feel for me, similar to Megalon, because it too was one of the first Godzilla movies I had ever seen, and it has just an entertaining feel to it, with a fresh setting on tropical infant island. The movie starts with a quest to find Ryota's lost brother Yata, who was lost at sea. This brings Ryota and two comrades to infant island, where they are attacking by a monstrous lobster named Ebirah, who guards the island. They wash ashore and commence finding Yata, who is held captive by an evil corporation calling themselves the Red Bamboo, who use this yellow liquid to keep Ebirah at bay. The group stumbles upon a slumbering Godzilla, and they use a lightning rod to shock the Big G awake, who immediately attacks Ebirah. Ebirah retreats and Godzilla gets into a battle with a giant condor and some Red Bamboo jets, but easily dispatches them. After this, Godzilla destroys the Red Bamboo base, which starts a self destruct sequence. The native islanders summon Mothra to help them escape as Godzilla beats Ebirah in a second battle by ripping both of its claws off. The islanders escape as Mothra carries them away in a make shift hot air balloon basket, and despite Godzilla trying to attack Mothra for a second, the group including Yata cheers as Godzilla dives into the ocean and escapes the massive explosion. Apparently, the original idea for this movie included King Kong as the main monster, instead of Godzilla. For whatever reason, Toho changed this idea to Godzilla but left some characteristics of King Kong in the movie, such as the lightning awakening, which was shown to be a trait of Kong's in Godzilla vs King Kong. But as I said before, Godzilla vs the Sea Monster is an enjoyable Godzilla entry; very fun to watch.
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| I like my lobster steam boiled, not irradiated Godzilla. |
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| Godzilla escapes just before infant island explodes. |
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