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Not a serious G movie,but a fun romp in which a non-threatening Godzilla ( who looks like the Cookie Monster!) plays handball with a giant lobster,before dispatching him.There is a nonsensical sub-plot about baddies with a nuclear bomb,but it is acted in such a lame and unreal fashion that I don't think it would bug the kids.The plot was originally written for King Kong,but the production company could not procure the rights for the Kong name.Hence the use of Godzilla,who is referred to as FRANKENSTEIN in a German translation of the title.Is Frankenstein a generic name for a monster in German B-movie language?I cannot imagine any confusion between Boris Karloff and Big G!

This movie is the reason why the art of parody exists.My all-time favorite episode of mst3k revolved around this movie.In spite of terrible acting,innumerable errors,and absolute silliness,this movie did have a certain energy and pace of its own.It lent itself perfectly to the mst3k format.This 1966 bit of celluloid was an excellent send-up,intentionally or not,to the pop-culture of the sixties,and everything from superhero TV shows,B-rated horror movies,go-go dancing,James Bond,and the California beach culture were given a hilarious lampooning.Add to the mix an avuncular official from the US Patent office and a seance which gets rudely interrupted by a Chinese ghost,and you get the picture.A laugh-riot not to be myssed by fans of comedy,sci-fi,and bad movies.Katherine Victor was an actress whose comedic talents as a foil or a Zeppo-Marx-type "straight" person were never realized.I look forward to a "Batwoman Returns"!!!