This film was more enjoyable for me when I was a kid. That I will admit. Watching it as a adult, it does have some rough spots. However, taken for what it is meant to be, it is an enjoyable children's film. The film is seen through the eyes of young, latch-key kid, Ichiro. He dreams of Monsters. He dreams of a bully who Minya must eventually stand up to, much like his own bully, Gabara. It's obvious that his dad is not around as much as he wants him to be and I always took Minya's relationship to Godzilla to be what Ichiro really wants with his own hard working, hardly at home dad. Is it a goofy film ? Yes. Minya does sound like Don Knotts. The stock footage can be bothersome when it is obvious that Godzilla changes looks throughout the movie. Gabara is a really cartoonish creation of a monster or Kaiju. But I still love him and this film. I know that it is childish. Maybe that's why I can enjoy it. I was a child when I first saw it. What kid wouldn't want to visit Monster Island ?
Review of All Monsters Attack
