The real king of all mosters please stand up

If you are into the giant monster movies that dominated the 70's and early 80's (in Japan at least) they you know that King Kong is the undisputed king of monsters. He fought Godzilla, among other monsters, and won - but the real battle is with the hearts and minds of audiences. That battle has only one winner, and it is Godzilla.

Since 1954, Gozilla has rampaged across Japan so many times that one would be surprised they have any buildings standing. The construction industry should be the number one industry in the country according to the movies and destruction (second would be rocketry, though it never has any effect). Yet in Japan, everyone loves Godzilla. And in America too. He even as a star on the Walk of Fame.

America loved the big scaly atomic beast so much that we tried to do what we do with all great foreign films, we usurped it. Yes there was an American version of Godzilla. It was a plodding, ignorant, weak beast. It was so unappealing that fans were screaming for the real Godzilla to re-appear. And he did.

But America was not done. Though a fan failure and critically panned, the American Godzilla movie made $380 million - which only goes to show how much of a superstar the fictional character is. Legendary Films decided to try and give it another go.

Rumors have been flying, but it is now official. 2012 will be the year that Godzilla comes back once again. This time with the blessing of Toho Company Ltd, we will get a King of Monsters that fans will enjoy.

"Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop-culturally relevant for as long as it has." - Thomas Tull, chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures

Hopefully this means that we will get a Godzilla that is around 300 feet tall, gray possibly with a green tint, probably about 60,000 tons, with atomic heat blasts, massive regeneration, and looks like the oddest dinosaur ever imagined. A repeat of the failure from New York will not be appreciated.

Legendary Pictures should do a great job though. Batman Begins was a great revisioning of the series. Clash of the Titans looks to also be stunning visually.

I hope that they bring back Mechagodzilla too. Now that would be a fight. And at 56 years old, I still would bet on Godzilla.