10 Foreign Horror Films That Shame Hollywood

Twelve years after Godzilla Final Wars, the big G returns to the screen in Shin Godzilla, which provides a thrilling reinvention of the character and boasts some of the franchise’s best monster effects.

Unregulated dumping of radioactive material has resulted in the creation of a creature code-named Godzilla, but this isn’t a po-faced American rehash that beats around the bush. This is a reboot that cuts right to the action with characters make sense, a plot that has no room for nonsense and a monster whose first appearance will leave your jaw on the floor. Trust me, it’s spectacular stuff.

Within the first 20 minutes, we’re watching Godzilla stomp cities and evade helicopter gunships, but the excellent effects mean we never feel like we’re watching footage from a video game.

There’s no shortage of fun, but the movie has something else the American remakes failed to deliver – mischievous satire. When the Japanese turn to the US for support, an American team humorlessly claims the only way to stop Godzilla is by dropping a third bomb on the country