Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
AKA
Godzilla; Ebirah; Mothra: Big Duel in the South Seas
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(1966)
Starring:
Godzilla
Ebirah
Mothra
Giant Condor
Convinced by psycho woman...I mean psychic woman...that his brother is still alive, he tries to obtain a boat by entering a groovy dance contest (hillariously done to the beat of what appears to be the theme of the 60's Batman show), but is too late to enter. Two dance losers take pity on him and take him out to look at some boats they can't afford.
They stow away upon one. Why? Just 'acause, I suppose. Does anybody need a reason to just walk onto a boat that isn't their's? They weren't the first one, after all, for a bank robber comes out of hiding and catches them snooping around. Posing as the boat's owner, he allows them to sleep on board. What compells him to do this, and why the hell they wanted to sleep there in the first place, is left to inept logic, the easiest logic of them all.
The two stooges and the bank robber wake up the next morning to find that Ryota has set sail with the boat, with them in tow, to search for his brother, stating that the boat was "a gift from the gods." So...by that logic...I can just walk up to anything I want that isn't mine and take it. Would that be "a gift from the gods?"
Too bad the gods aren't always that giving. I could use a new car myself. :hint:hint:wink:wink:
They travel many days and nights before a giant lobster claw pops out of the ocean and smashes the S.S. God-Loves-Me (the lord giveth and the lord taketh away). The group wakes up on shore of an island controled by a group of terrorists known as the Red Bamboo, and discover that the giant lobster is their pet guard dog, Ebirah. The Red Bamboo are developing nuclear warheads on the island, and are shipping in slaves from Infant Island to make a special juice that keeps Ebirah at bay. Of course, they could make the juice themselves, that would be easy, but they decided it would be easier to invade another island, protected by a giant moth of all things, and kidnap people to do their dirty work. Oh yeah, that's much easier.
Meeting up with hottie Infant Island native Dayo, the group takes refuge inside a cave where they discover the mighty Godzilla inside, hopped up on sleeping pills and taking a major nap. Slightly desperate to seperate themselves from the monster, the group stupidly raids the base of the Red Bamboo so they can...take the tour? I don't know. Anywho...chaos ensues, resulting in one of them getting captured and Ryoto getting snagged in a balloon (don't ask).
The bank robber, generic random guy #1, and hottie girl in skimpy outfit escape back to Godzilla's cave, where they decide their best course of action is to awake the beast so he can fight Ebirah and destroy the Red Bamboo. They make a lightning rod and wire it to the beast's head, as they hide behind a rock giggling like school girls. "This would be funnier if we put shaving cream in his hand!"
The lightning strikes, and a very annoyed Godzilla takes it out on Ebirah, who just happens to be standing by. Godzilla then marches on to smash the Red Bamboo base, a bunch of jets, and some giant bird that some prop guy thought would be cool to throw in the movie.
Meanwhile, by extreme eye-rolling coincidence, Ryoto's ballon lands on Infant Island where he discovers his brother alive and well (psychic chick's just as shocked as we are). While there he enlists the help of the Infant Island god Mothra to save the day and rescue the prisoners of the Red Bamboo. But we have to wait for him to finish his nap first. Mothra gets cranky.
Can Godzilla hold them off in the meantime? It's a giant lobster and a bunch of guys with rifles. Of course he can.
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