This film would have to be one of the Godzilla films I care out the least, especially from the Heisei era. It exemplifies a lot of the issues of the rest of the Heisei series by relying a bit too much on the past as well as talking more conspicuous influences from Hollywood. Right from the beginning the movie's opening sequence makes an overt reference to the original Mothra vs. Godzilla and a plot that lifts much inspiration from the original Mothra. But it lacks the humanism of those original films and the message presents itself in a rather ham-fisted manner. The characters are decent but pale in comparison with the likeable charisma of those from it's 1964 predecessor. The effects also aren't up to snuff with Mothra being far too stiff when compared to the original Showa version. And the battle between Godzilla, Mothra, and Battra doesn't have the same excitement and creativity as its predecessors. At the very least the score from Ifukube is fantastic, remixing and enhancing his previous compositions with a bombastic and ethereal quality. The film had potential but failed to build on those that came before it.
