Thanks for the suggestions, Mr.M! I do pick up any Godzilla flicks I find. I've see King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs the Sea-monster and Godzilla 2000. I really want to see any that star my fave monster, Anguirus.
Back on topic, another movie I feel that gets no respect (outside of the fanbase, anyway) is the 1986 Transformers movie. Yes it was a cheesy hour in a half 80's cartoon movie filled with Corney 80's music with the soul purpose of selling toys to kids, but it showed just how great the characters were (and still are). Who didn't shed a tear when Optimus Prime died? Who didn't think Unicron was freakin' menacing? Who didn't want to slap duct tape on Wheelie's mouth and throw him into the vacuum of space?
I will always love this movie. The animation was slick, the music, while Corney, will always be in my top ten list. And it showed just how dark and violent a kids property could be taken. All of this would affect future animated films that followed for a long time...by showing them what not to do if they didn't want to bomb at the box office.
