godzilla3580
MemberMothra LarvaeJan-11-2014 10:09 PMWhat's up everybody! Sorry it took so long to come back with this, but as some of you know, I was interested in having discussions for every Godzilla movie ever made. I received enough positive feedback that I am here today with the discussion for the first ever Godzilla movie: Gojira.
Up until a couple weeks ago I sadly only owned the highly edited american version Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but I bought the Japanese version and watched it a couple nights ago so as to be well informed for this discussion. I gotta say it is one of, if not the best Godzilla movies ever.
What I loved about it was the sad, dark tone. It made us really feel for the characters and wrenched our hearts a little every time someone screamed or was trampled. It really captured the horror of the nuclear holocaust as a monster that was getting revenge on mankind. And the story was great for having only an hour and a half. The characters didn't end up being placeholders to move the plot along until Godzilla showed up again. In fact, Godzilla only has about half an hour of screentime. I was thoroughly impressed with almost everything about this movie. Even the special effects still hold up after sixty years!
I don't really have any problems with this movie except that maybe they could have made it a little more suspensful in the beginning with the ship disasters, but other than that it's great.
The american version was good, but after seeing the original, it comes up a bit short. They cut out too many scenes and added too many with Steve Martin. I still consider it a good movie, but compared to the original wasn't as good. However, Steve Martin's commentary really added to the tone of the movie at times.
Overall this movie is my new favorite and arguably the best in the franchise. I absolutely loved it, but what do you guys think? What did you like about the movie? Anything you didn't like? Anything you think I missed? If you liked it, expect the next discussion by the 15th!
