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Watched the original (1954) Godzilla. For the first time.
Posted on 6/11/22 at 10:10 pm
Posted on 6/11/22 at 10:10 pm
Way back, when I was a kid, I recall seeing the US (Raymond Burr) version of Godzilla.
Never gave much thought about seeing the original Japanese version, until I noticed it was available for streaming.
For its time, the concept was pretty impressive. Sure, the FX were simplistic, but Godzilla was a vicious SOB. Outright slaughtered 1000's, and for no damn reason. Just came up on shore and started laying waste to everything.
It really does compare favorably with Shin Godzilla, in the level of pure destruction.
Never gave much thought about seeing the original Japanese version, until I noticed it was available for streaming.
For its time, the concept was pretty impressive. Sure, the FX were simplistic, but Godzilla was a vicious SOB. Outright slaughtered 1000's, and for no damn reason. Just came up on shore and started laying waste to everything.
It really does compare favorably with Shin Godzilla, in the level of pure destruction.
This post was edited on 6/11/22 at 10:11 pm
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Posted on 6/11/22 at 11:22 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Sure, the FX were simplistic
By today’s standards, but it was pretty innovative for 68 years ago.
Give me a guy in a rubber suit over a CGI monster, most days.
Posted on 6/12/22 at 12:11 am to SouthEasternKaiju
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Watched the original (1954) Godzilla. For the first time.
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Posted on 6/12/22 at 3:29 am to SouthEasternKaiju
quote:Gojira? Yeah, that's because it wasn't a campy cheese fest like most of our monster movies were.
Never gave much thought about seeing the original Japanese version, until I noticed it was available for streaming.
For its time, the concept was pretty impressive. Sure, the FX were simplistic, but Godzilla was a vicious SOB. Outright slaughtered 1000's, and for no damn reason. Just came up on shore and started laying waste to everything.
It really does compare favorably with Shin Godzilla, in the level of pure destruction.
It's been discussed many times, but you'll note that Gojira was an unstoppable ATOMIC monster that came from the sea and devastated Japan. He's a metaphor for the atomic bomb, and the Japanese remain the only population to suffer being nuked.
I don't know, I'm sorta curious if that was as close as they could come to filming an account of the blasts. Remember, we still occupied that country at the time, it might not have been allowed to film an actual bombing movie (especially with some sort of final victory at the end). Done this way, they can overcome the monster.
Posted on 6/12/22 at 5:42 am to Scoob
Posted on 6/12/22 at 5:47 am to SEClint
I know! But in my defense, I had seen the American version. Just not the Japanese original, with subtitles.
Raymond Burr does not appear in this version.
Raymond Burr does not appear in this version.
Posted on 6/12/22 at 9:49 am to SouthEasternKaiju
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Watched the original (1954) Godzilla.
For the first time.
used to watch those guys in rubber suits every sunday and enjoyed the hell out of it. for what it was they were some of the best and most rewatchable movies created back then.
This post was edited on 6/12/22 at 10:09 am
Posted on 6/12/22 at 10:12 am to SouthEasternKaiju
It’s truly a masterpiece and a pretty bleak movie. That scene as the city is burning where the mother is cradling her children, telling them they will be with daddy soon.
Posted on 6/12/22 at 10:45 am to SouthEasternKaiju
This post was edited on 6/12/22 at 10:46 am
Posted on 6/12/22 at 5:01 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
We loved those old Godzilla movies as kids in the 60's. We watched them on a UHF TV station in either Greenwood, or Greenville, MS, that showed a movie every Sat. night from 10 pm CT, until they went off the air.
They had one commercial that was 15-20 minutes long. It was always the same car dealer. They would come out and give a price for some Oldsmobile or Pontiac, say that's too much, knock out a headlight with a sledge hammer, then give a price that was at least $1K less.
We were watching on a 12" black & white TV, that was in my older brothers' room with the hamsters and the electronic football game, that could have been used as a set for a Godzilla movie. Just put some paper houses around it, turn it on so the men move around, then spay Lysol on on them while holding a lit match, and make the Godzilla sound.
They had one commercial that was 15-20 minutes long. It was always the same car dealer. They would come out and give a price for some Oldsmobile or Pontiac, say that's too much, knock out a headlight with a sledge hammer, then give a price that was at least $1K less.
We were watching on a 12" black & white TV, that was in my older brothers' room with the hamsters and the electronic football game, that could have been used as a set for a Godzilla movie. Just put some paper houses around it, turn it on so the men move around, then spay Lysol on on them while holding a lit match, and make the Godzilla sound.
Posted on 6/12/22 at 5:33 pm to pevetohead
quote:Yeah, if when you think of "Godzilla" as those cheesy 60s and 70s color movies, you will be taken aback by the OG Gojira.
It’s truly a masterpiece and a pretty bleak movie. That scene as the city is burning where the mother is cradling her children, telling them they will be with daddy soon.
I was fortunate enough to meet Akira Takarada, who played the handsome young scientist Ogata, a couple of years ago (he passed away recently). Really a nice, humble guy who loved meeting fans of his work.
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