That being said, I am a fan of Kaiju films, and found this one very enjoyable. The story is hokey, but fun: the Nazis transport the Frankenstein monster's still-beating heart to Japan in the waning days of World War II, where it is subjected to the Hiroshima atomic blast. The end result is a giant mutant Frankenstein monster that battles classic Toho Kaiju mainstay Baragon, and a giant Octopus.

The film is a great sit-and-watch with popcorn, or even a beer, and provides little surprise, with the notable exception of one genuinely-creepy scene where the monster watches a ship of partying teens from beneath the ocean's surface.

The movie's biggest problem was too much talking and not nearly enough destruction, and the final fight was flimsy at best. While not the best in Honda's impressive canon, it is still great 50s sci-fi monster fun.