Review of Destroy All Monsters

Destroy all Monsters has to be the most overrated of all the classic Showa films. Most of what occurs in this film was done better in previous films. An alien invasion plot. Astro Monster and Mysterians did it better. A big monster monster brawl? GTTHM did it better. Fun characters? Most of Jun Fukuda's films. Even in terms of enjoying the classic tokusatsu work, other films like Mothra and Rodan look better. Still I wound never go so far as to say the film doesn't have things that work. The story and characters, while par for the course, is still fun and enjoyable. Ifukube's score is still memorable and the work that went into creating the miniature sets are insane. When the film has it's moments, it excels. I just wished the film was able to equally balance all these aspects, but as is, it's still worth seeking for it's memorable moments.