Gigantis: The Fire Monster

When I reviewed the original Japanese-language Godzilla Raids Again, I mentioned I thought it was a little better than the original Japanese Godzilla. I also admired the way the American-edited Godzilla, King of the Monsters! used the new Raymond Burr-added footage and narration seamlessly. Not so with this American-edited version of the sequel. For starts, it begins with some kind of history lesson before the beginning credits which didn't seem necessary. Also, there's now a narration by one of the leading characters that is used way too much especially when we can see what is happening as he describes the action! And there's some stock footage from other films that also seems like unnecessary padding plus the action scenes at the end now seems too rushed for some reason (or maybe it just seemed that way). And what's with the retitling to avoid mentioning Godzilla? In summary, Gigantis, the Fire Monster gets a no recommendation from me.