The sequel to Rebirth of Mothra is surprisingly much more
entertaining. The cast is a lot better, and a lot less pointless.
The sets are pretty cool and much more interesting then the first
one. The plot is pretty much a typical kaiju plot, with the same
Captain Planet stuff the first one had. The new monster, Dagahra, is
pretty cool, too.
One of the main things that killed Rebirth of Mothra was the human
interaction and how pointless it was. Thankfully, this one has a lot
better and a lot less pointless human interaction. The main
characters are still kids, but they're a lot less annoying then the
ones from the first one. There's also more for them to do, and no
blank stares! It's a lot more like the usual kaiju plot and it helps
make the movie more entertaining.
Another thing that was kind of boring with Rebirth was the sets. It
was pretty much just forest. This is a lot more interesting, with a
city being demolished, and a bunch of cool water scenes, as well as a
great looking ancient pyramid that comes out of the water. The
inside of the pyramid is a bunch of corridors that are like part Last
Crusade and part Stargate.
The plot is a typical kaiju/Captain Planet one. Humans do bad
things, like polluting the oceans; monster comes to wreak havoc for
it. The little twin faerie girls of Mothra, Moll and Lora, come to
the rescue and call on Mothra to fight the creature off. Belvera,
the bad faerie sister, tries to stop them. They're costumes have
changed since the first movie, and they still look pretty cool, but I
liked Belvera's old costume better. At least the Captain Planet
stuff isn't as sappy as it was in the first movie.
Dagahra is pretty cool looking, but not as cool as some of the other
baddies in other kaiju movies. The fight scenes were a lot more
action packed and a lot steadier then the first, which helped keep
the boredom at bay. But still, I tended to get bored while watching
it. While Mothra can kick ass, his powers seem to be so weird and
varied that it's almost like there isn't anything he can't do.
Mothra can even transform into Aqua-Mothra to fight underwater, as
well as turn into a bunch of Mini-Mothras to actually go INSIDE
Dagahra and fight the little poisonous starfish critters it can shoot
out.
Overall: Rebirth of Mothra 2 is more entertaining then the first one,
but it's still a mediocre kaiju movie. It goes from kinda
entertaining, to kinda weird, and finally just kinda boring. Like
the first one, it's worth renting if you're a fan.
