For this entry, Godzilla was redesigned from the feet up, giving him a much more fierce and terrifying appearance. The pot-bellied rubber suit so many are familiar with was replaced with angrier eyes, saurian teeth, and more carved-looking spines. Even though he would go through many future changes, these updates marked a watershed for Godzilla films, as future directors and suit designers stayed with the sleeker appearance.

Biollante is also unique in the Godzilla universe. Director Kazuki Omori skipped the bi-name opponents, and the traditional rubber suits, to create a wholly new type of creature. Hoping to create more resistant crops, scientists inadvertently birth Biollante by fusing Godzilla DNA with Rose cells. That's right: the big baddie is a lizard-plant hybrid.

Biollante is a terrifying beast, with several gaping, toothed maws strong enough to pierce Godzilla's hide. The effects did a superb job designing, and animating, the beast. So much so, that Biollante has become a favorite among Godzilla Otaku (guilty!) and collectors (again, guilty!).

"Godzilla vs. Biollante" also features extraordinary special effects work in general. The film is directed as an action film, and avoids many of the traditional lingering long-pan shots of monsters on a battlefield. The action is up-close, intense, and moves the story forward without regret. The effects work on the Self Defense Force attacks are handled in a similar, well-paced way.

The true weakness of the film is the acting. Traditional low budget emoters, and some really goofy, generic Arabic assassins hinder the film, but really don't damage the overall experience.

If you like Godzilla, or you should like a good monster smack-down, "Godzilla vs. Biollante" will not let you down.