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Date Posted: 09:39:17 10/08/11 Sat
Author: Officer Torch
Subject: Re: Favorite "Godzilla "films
In reply to: Rick 's message, "Favorite "Godzilla "films" on 05:05:04 10/08/11 Sat

I'll cast my vote for the old 1954 b&w Godzilla version, zipper and all. (I didn't have Monstervision.)

Think there might have been two versions of the old Toho Gojira (Godzilla)....one with and one without Raymond Burr narrating.

Saw a bit of newer CG loaded one on a rental maybe...kinda drawn out, and...well, I just preferred ole Gojira.

Maybe fun if we expanded this to other Toho type films, I enjoyed Rodan, and the Mysterians were also good. Then after awhile, the monsters met, had some battles, then a few drinks, they made up...films became way too unbelievable. But early ones were reasonably good as I recall. Nice structural models were made for monsters to destroy. Think Godzilla had the best story though.

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[> [> Re: Favorite "Godzilla "films -- DAN, 10:49:17 10/08/11 Sat [1]

The edited version of Godzilla with Raymond Burr premiered in the U.S in 1956, but I didn't get to see it until late 1958 when The Bronx Theater showed it.

The first Godzilla film is my favorite.
I have both versions, Gojira and Godzilla on DVD and I like them both.

In 1960 when I saw "Gigantis the Fire Monster" I thought it was going to be some other monster, but as soon as "Gigantis" appeared, I thought, what the heck is this?? That's Godzilla.

Anyway Gigantis, renamed "Godzilla Raids Again" is my second favorite.

Then I guess it would be "King Kong vs Godzilla" and "Godzilla vs Mothra."

Like Torch, I didn't care for the later Godzilla films when he became a hero and fought different monsters. The films were too silly for me. Had I seen them when I was kid, I'd have liked them a lot better.

Despite the bad reviews, I liked "Godzilla 1985"
I never saw the Japanese version which is supposed to be better than the updated edited American version with Raymond Burr.

As for the newer Godzilla films, I liked them much better than the older silly ones, but not as well as the first four.

And the American film with Mathew Broderick, "Godzilla" (1998) should never have been called Godzilla. I was very disappointed when I saw that.

It was ok as a giant monster flick I guess, but it was not The Godzilla we all know and that soured me on this film.


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