Godzilla Vs SpaceGodzilla is the 21st Godzilla film. It came out in 1994 and you can get it in two versions in the USA. The 2000 Columbia TriStar dvd comes in a double disc set, with the second movie I watched today, and it runs 106 minutes. The tv version, which I had snagged of off Fear Net on cable, has a two minute scene that was cut from the dvd. The tv version isn't letterboxed like the 
dvd. I also have a widescreen bootleg from Video Daikiaju that runs the 108 minute length but it doesn't look as good. The US versions are English dubbed and the VD version is in Japanese with fan subs. Humans are on an island with BabyGodzilla and they are setting a trap for Godzilla. The Cosmos, the tiny Mothra ladies, appear and warn of a giant space monster headed for Earth. We see it, flying through space, and it looks like Godzilla with giant crystals growing out of it. Back on the island the humans try to implant a device that would control Godzilla but it didn't work. G-
Force sends Mogeura, made out of MechaGodzilla from the last movie, to battle SpaceGodzilla in space. Mogeura get's beat down. SpaceG continues to Earth, landing right on the island where BabyG and Godzilla are rockin' with the humans. Godzilla gets defeated and BabyG gets trapped in some crystals. Scientists speculate that SpaceG was created when cells from Godzilla, knocked off in a fight with another monster, travelled into space, fell into a blackhole, merged with some crystals and returned to earth as SpaceGodzilla. I know that was my first guess. Some gangsters capture the psychic girl but she escapes. Mogeura tries to battle SpaceG again but fails. Godzilla finally kicks SpaceG to the ground and even G-Force has to acknowledge the critter is the King Of The Monsters. Like several of the movies in G-movies of the 90's the monster battles and the effects are A-OK but the script is only so-so. It was still fun to watch.
I watched the 22nd Godzilla film, Godzilla Vs Destroyah, and enjoyed that about the same as the previous movie. It's a 1995 film that ends the current series. Godzilla goes after Hong Kong right at the start of the movie. His body is covered with lava like glowing skin. Scientist's figure out the big guy is going into some sort of nuclear meltdown. If his core temp gets to 1200 degrees he'll blow and firestorm will destroy the planet. Well, that can't be good, huh. Some 
soil samples from the island in the previous movie yield up a new critter, a prehistoric one that was exposed to the oxygen destroyer in the 50's and exposed to radiation in the 90's. It mutates quickly and grows large. First fish are the victims but soon it starts attacking the humans. Godzilla Junior is called by the psychic girl and he gets beat by Destroyah who has grown to Godzilla size by then. Godzilla comes and battles the new monster. Godzilla revives Jr with some atomic breath and finishes off Destroyah. The Super X3 freezes the big guy and the earth is saved. As Godzilla melts away Jr assumes the throne as K of the Ms. Again the effects are pretty 
good and the story is a bit better than last time. It was a good spot to leave the series. There was supposed to be a ten year hiatus until the 50th anniversary of Godzilla in 2004. The US Godzilla was supposed to fill in with a trilogy of films. The first movie did well opening weekend and it made lots of money at the Box Office but it failed with the critics and fans. No more were made and Toho returned to reimagine the character in 2000. There are plans for a 2012 US Godzilla but I don't know anything much about it.
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