Kaiju Fever: Son Of Godzilla (1967)

The second Godzilla film in a row set purely on an island location, Son of Godzilla and is a light and fun entry aiming to be more kid friendly. The film introduces Godzilla's son Minilla a horrible grey lump of rubber, that is far from the ball of cuteness it's meant to be. The Kamaracuras' and Kumonga on the other hand look great and are one of the films best highlights.
It's a just simple fun kaiju movie, with some enjoyable monster action. Nuff said.
***

Kaiju fever: Ebirah, Horror of the deep (1966)

Here the series takes a different turn with the first of several Godzilla films directed by Jun fukuda. A much more self contained movie than the rest of the series by being set on one island location, the film was originally written to star King Kong but instead got replaced by Godzilla, which is why in the film Godzilla acts more like King Kong than himself. Despite this I still think the film is still pretty fun, the plot is pretty enjoyable and the monster action is entertaining too and I think Ebirah looks pretty cool. It may not feel much like a Godzilla film, but it's still a fun watch overall.***

Kaiju fever: Invasion Of The Astro Monster (1965)

As a kid this was one of my least favourite Godzilla film as I found it rather boring, but now my opinion has completely changed. Once again featuring Rodan, Godzilla and King Ghidorah, This is a very story driven film with quite a small amount of monster action compared to other films in the series. The story is actually very enjoyable and is a really well done Sci-fi alien invasion plot that is quite interesting and probably one of the best of the series. The action though minimal is also pretty good and features Godzilla doing the highland fling which is fun.
Overall this is a solid entry that may not appease fans who are looking for lots of monster action, but still has a really good sc-fi story that is entertaining.
***1/2

Kaiju Fever: Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster (1964)

Featuring an all star monster cast of Godzilla,Mothra,Rodan and King Ghidorah in its first of several appearances in the series. This is a decent entry in the series nothing particularly great though, the human side involving the Venusian princess is a little slow but not bad and the film does take a little while to kick in. The monster action is pretty good though and it's fun seeing these monsters altogether in one film for the first time, so not bad overall, nothing standout though ***

Kaiju fever: Mothra vs Godzilla (1962)

The 4th film in the Godzilla series and one of the best featuring fun monster action and really enjoyable human stuff. Revisiting similar elements themes found in Mothra particularly that of anti-commercialism as the human antagonist try and profit off Mothra's egg much like the villain exploits The Shobijin in Mothra. So Plot isn't the most unique but it is still really well executed, in fact the whole thing is just solidly made with good pacing, acting and action (some effects are a little dated and hokey but still fun) leading to a really entertaining watch.
A great entry in the series.****

Godzilla (2014)

I had hopes that Gareth Edwards would pull this off and while it didn't overwhelm me, I can safely say that Edwards has a successfully made a good Godzilla movie, one that contains the same spirit of the Toho films. Now while I'll admit that the film's plot contains a number of cliches and conventions and there's nothing that unique about it, what really brings the rating for this movie up is its execution.
I saw this in IMAX 3D, and while the 3D is practically non-existent (but that doesn't matter, less distractions if anything)  it is visually incredible, with some superb cinematography, makingitone of the best shot Kaiju movies I've seen. It also has a fantastic use of sound, making this film a perfect viewing in the cinema.
I thought the performances were also pretty good, particularly, Bryan Cranston's who is great as usual.
If giant monster movies aren't your thing, you may not find much to enjoy here but I think everyone else should definitely check it out, it is exceedingly entertaining, wonderful to look at and ultimately a really well done Godzilla movie.
****

Godzilla vs Destoroyah (1995)

The final film in the Heisei series and a good one to end on. I think the movies main strengths are its little creative details, I like its links with the original movie and whole concept of Destoroyah and Godzilla's internal meltdown is really interesting. Also the costume designs of Destoroyah look great and the monster action is really good. A very solid Godzilla film  indeed.