Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla ('74): King Caesar & Godzilla Fight Mechagodzilla - Classic Monster Movie

Aliens armed with a mechanical Godzilla aim to take over earth. Godzilla teams up with King Caesar to defend the planet.

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[orpheus]

The best part about this iteration is that he's not even "robot version of Godzilla". It's more like "giant artillery battery shaped like Godzilla". They really just threw as many guns, missiles, and lasers on every possible surface they could fit.

[w.s.harvey]

In 1974 we had cinematic classic like Chinatown, Godfather Part 2, Blazing Saddles... all of which can't hold a candle to this movie when a giant radioactive dinosaur turns himself into a magnet to fight a robot version of himself.

[sirfijoe]

I fucking love how many missiles and lasers they actually added on to the OG design. Literally covered head to toe. Makes this scene easily the coolest “unloading all weaponry” scene in history.

[eushak_]

1:10 I love how he destroys the landscape for no reason

[megalon]

This movie is turning 50 Years old in 2024. Still remains in my Top Five favorite Godzilla movies.

[starwarsfan]

0:08 the reaction Godzilla does is the cutest thing ever. Can’t wait to get these on Criterion.

[krossbow]

Gotta love at part 1:10 when he just randomly starts shooting the scenery which isn't anywhere NEAR godzilla or King caesar. It's like he's saying "hey, you bush! Yeah, F*** you too!"

[taOGrimace]

So let me get this straight: Alien gorillas wanna take over our planet, they built a giant artillery battery in the shape of their mortal enemy and yet they were flabbergasted that a diety like King Ceasar is coming to aid their greatest threat to their plans. Godzilla plots were wild.

[kevdavidkevin]

Idk why this Mechagodzilla version is more appealing to me than the Kiryu and Legendary version.

[lunaitor-uqhz]

0:03 i love how mechagodzilla doesn't jump or even fly with rockets or something to dodge the atomic breath


He simply...FLOATS

[BaldPerspective]

Love the music in this scene. King Caesar is underrated; I'd love to see him get a solo film.

[MrRattlebones]

I like how the whole plot of the film revolved around getting king ceasar into action complete with a song to bring him back and he spends the entire fight getting his shit rocked and godzilla has to do most the work.

[MegaGojifan-xyuk]

The way MechaGodzilla fired all of his weapons at Godzilla and King Ceasar at 2:09 gave me goosebumps

[lonewolfgamingplus]

This movie is my childhood. Next to King Kong vs Godzilla, Godzilla vs Megalon.

[Sorain]

That must have been an endurance test to film inside those suits with that much pyrotechnics going off. I can't even complain about using de-facto stock footage for some of it because if you do enough pyrotechnics something IS gonna go wrong.

[TheForbiddenFruit]

this original mecha g was nuts . he had weapons everywhere and remains pretty much stationary while he attacks

[varonman]

2:06 This scene is brutal, both in fiction, showing the ruthless of MechaGodzilla and being in absolute advantage in a 1 v 2 battle, even Godzilla bleeded a lot, he just got that wounded against Hedorah (most intoxicated and burnt) and Gigan, (but he just cut one of his shoulders) as in production, the suit actors and stunts being bombarded by a great amount of pyrotechnics and still try to not collapse by the suits' weight

[mernyr]

Don’t know what slaps harder, the music track or mechagodzilla’s weapon arsenal?

[theflyxx]

(2:10) MechaGodzilla going absolutely ham for over a minute straight.

[Cory_Burning_Rubber]

Nearly 50 years later and this movie STILL slaps!