Mosura 2 - Kaitei no daikessen (1997)

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Siskoid
Rebirth of Mothra II was, more me, a net improvement on the previous film. It's still a kids' movie, with ropy green screen (but far less of it), cutesy creatures (including one that has magic healing pee), and silly slapstick. But no dubiously competent parents, and Aki Hano's performance as the "bad fairy" Belvera is so reigned in that I thought they'd swapped out the actress. In this one, the eco-fable moves to the ocean for some pretty neat underwater action for our girl Mothra. The final battle is particularly insane, and you won't believe where it actually takes place. The kids get to be adventurous, but also compassionate, as they tangle with unscrupulous critter hunters on their quest to find a treasure inside the newly-risen lost city of Mu, the civilization that originally created Mothra's opponent. The city benefits from a fun Aztec-inspired design, and I generally like the children's take on an Indiana Jones adventure. So yeah, for a kids story that kept me engaged, and some very cool battle sequences, I'm gonna go ahead and say I liked 2 better than 1. 4 years 4 months ago