BroadcastChic
Excellent, a Must See
Hattie
I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Cassandra
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
SnoopyStyle
American reporter Steve Martin (Raymond Burr) is a survivor in the aftermath of the devastation in Tokyo. He recounts the events of the past few days. He was flying to Japan to meet scientist Dr. Serizawa. He finds that Serizawa is engaged with some new developments and he joins to cover the situation. Ships have disappeared. Attacks continue and Godzilla lands on Japanese soil. Serizawa suspects that it has been raised by the detonation of the H-bombs.This is the version of Godzilla reworked for the American audience. Raymond Burr's scenes are fine. They are essentially him and his Japanese co-stars reacting to the Godzilla movie. It's the same as the original where the Japanese actors are standing around reacting to the destruction unleashed by Godzilla. Other than being white, Burr's scenes don't stand out much from the rest of the movie. This is Godzilla redux. I do wish for better action with Steve's injury. A building falls on him but it's not really action oriented. This is fine for what it is. It's a cheap way to appeal to the western audience without remaking the entire movie. For purists, this is sacrilegious.
Julian R. White
GODZILLATHON REVIEWS: #1I can always say that I prefer the original Japanese version of this film, but this version as well will always hold a special place in my heart. I have been an avid Godzilla fan ever since I was 6 years old. Now I am 23 and watching the film really brings me back to my childhood. As I got older I learned that the creator of this film did so to use a monster as an analogy to describe the widespread terror and death that Japan experienced when they were bombed in WW2. I have never been so ashamed of my own country than when I am watching this film. The scene where the young girl is crying over her mother's body will haunt me forever. Though this film isn't necessarily my top favorite, it's certainly one of 30 Godzilla films (currently) That I feel every fan should see at some point.
O2D
The first Godzilla movie sets the pace for a string of long boring movies with 10 minutes of action and 80 minutes of terrible actors trying to fill time. With toys tanks,fire breath that looks like ice and an invisible plot, this movie will have you hoping he kills everyone. The trailer is ridiculous.They say this is better than anything Jules Verne ever wrote, that is total non-sense. Jules Verne's worst story is a million times better than this.There is literally no story here.The best part of the movie is that all the signs in the Tokyo airport were in English.Too funny. Skip the whole franchise,you'll thank me later.
Ben Larson
The 1954 classic was apparently not good enough for American audiences. They remade the film with Raymond Burr narrating the action and starring as a reporter covering the incident.Rather than a subtitled film, we get one dubbed. At least they left some of the Japanese dialog.Stars of the original film, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kôchi, and Akira Takarada, took second billing to Burr, who dominated throughout. Godzilla was a grave representation of the horrors of the H bomb; horrors that Japan knew all too well. Scenes of the destruction caused by Godzilla, and of the broken, burning bodies pulled from the rubble, look authentic enough to be documentary footage of Hiroshima or Nagasaki. The film, a huge hit in the original form, must have been therapeutic for the Japanese people.
