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Summary: Not the best.
Review: There are two things you souldn't believe when people tell you about this movie. 1. It is not the best Godzilla movie. 2. It is not a Japanese remake of the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.Godzilla made waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better movies than this. This movie goes into the catagory of unbelievable solution. Oxygen Destroyer, puuuh-leeze. If you want the better of the two Black and Whites, with it's less than believable, but more than unbelievable solution, see Godzilla Raids Again. Godzilla, King of the Monsters was not a remake of the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms for two reasons. 1. Inoshiro Honda had production of a movie he was working on cut, so he had to find a quick replacement. He first thought of a giant octopuss, but he went with the the giant lizard situation instead. 2. Many people believe the American Godzilla was the remake of the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. This movie only gets a 2 star on the "Godzilla-Scale" (would have gotten worse, but it lead to Godzilla vs. Destroyah, which has got to count for somthing), but a 5 star on the "Movie-Scale".
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Summary: Hollywood eat your heart out
Review: The title says it all. It's a shame that the acting is lessened by the poor dubbing and addition of Raymond Burr, but this movie will still blow you away. Godzilla's first outing in somber black and white is definatley the best of the lot, and holds up against admirably against everything Toho has created since. This isn't just another B-grade monster movie, despite it's American reputation; the storyflow and acting are the best, and the special effects hold up beatifully. The addition of footage with Raymond Burr as Steve Martin wasn't exactly an improving feature, but it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. Bottom line- never mind Mothra, disregard Ghidorah and screw the Tristar creature. This is the one to see.
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Summary: See it again...
Review: Essential a remake of the classic in its own right "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms", this movie was the essential giant movie in Japan and who's shadow has eclipsed all Toho's subsequent efforts. The miniatures are great cept the firetruck scene. The creature breath is more impressive as a vaporous gas unlike the latter Toho versions. None of the Giant monster movies made after comes close to the dark noirish imagery except for Tri-Star's remake.
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Summary: Nothing like a classic!
Review: First Godzilla movie. Now, right there is enough reason to buy this movie, but there are many more reasons too. Special effects wise, it's great and a treat to the eye ( especially compared to "Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster" or "Godzilla vs. Megalon" ). Effects include: puppets, suit mation, and stop motion. This is where Godzilla is still an atomic, horrifing creature that kills and not the smiling, kid freindly monster. Just Godzilla, no Minya, no Rodan, and best of all no Jet Jaguar! The american scenes with Raymond Burr kind of dull down the film which is why it only gets 4 stars, but I try to overlook the american scenes and concentrate on Godzilla's awsome rampages through japanese cities. The footage of death and destruction in that glorious stark black and white are an awe inspiring site! Filmed in stark black and white, this is the very best movie to start with if you want to see all the Godzilla movies. Watch all the movies in order from this 1956 film to "Godzilla vs. Destroyer" made in 1995. As you progress through the series you will find out that Godzilla turns into a totally diffrent creature and then turns back to a mean creature again.
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Summary: The King
Review: This was the best and the most ferocious of them all. The director really captured the horrors of war in this film. The monster scenes were captured with an eerie essence and truly represented the horror of the damage war does to a country. The movie had a wonderful score too.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: This movie is great...even today. The movie is eerie and Godzilla is relentless. The acting was very good and Godzilla walking through Tokyo was impressive. He may not be fighting any monsters, but that's okay. The ending was equally impressive. This movie was unequalled until Godzilla vs King Ghidorah.
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Summary: The Beginning of an Era
Review: As always, I urge the reader to get an uncut, undubbed Japanese version of this movie, so they can see the craft and moments of sheer genius that went into making Japanese monster movies...particularly this one, the one that started it all. Don't get me wrong, Raymond Burr is just fine in his role as the American reporter who must narrate the action, and the recutting of this movie for American audiences is actually deft and clever most of the time. However, the original Japanese version--"Gojira"--is positively sublime. The most believable Godzilla of all is the first one, in stark black & white documentary-style photography. I could go into entensive detail about everything concerning this movie, but that is best left to several excellent books that have hit the market recently (such as "Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!" and "Japan's Favorite Mon-Star"). Instead, I'll wrap up with this brief summation: not only is "Godzilla" the very first Godzilla movie, or even the first Japanese giant monster movie. It is the point where many aspects of today's Japanese pop culture were born: Godzilla blazed the trail for the many who would follow. So in that respect, "Gojira" is not only a great monster movie, but an essential part of pop culture history as well. ***ADDED NOTE: With Godzilla's 50th Anniversary now upon us in 2004, and the original "Gojira" finally getting a proper US theatrical release, this film becomes even more relevant and important that before. See it NOW.
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Summary: What was so good about this movie?
Review: This Godzilla film, like almost all the rest that followed all had something in commen. They were cheap to make and were filmed on a very limited budget. Even in Black and White, you can tell that it's really a guy in a rubber suit smashing up a fake looking city. Even Raymond Burr's performance is wooden and uneventful.
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Summary: The Original is still the best. . .
Review: Very few films have ever given me nightmares, but this one haunted me for years. Godzilla, King of the Monsters, portrays the great lizard as he was meant to be; huge, ponderous, menacing and about as friendly as the average rattlesnake. Yes, the Japanese miniatures are laughable, but they are only a minute part of a well-developed, nerve-wracking story that proves special effects aren't everything. Emyko Yomani is a nuisance (grossly stereotyped), but the only distraction in a well acted film that received many bad comments due to a pathetic job of dubbing. Raymond Burr's footage was edited in as inobtrusively as possible, but still creates numerous problems in the overall flow. Nonetheless, this is a powerful, very effective science fiction film that fully deserves its reputation as a classic. The only reason I don't give it five stars is that I have seen the original Japanese production, "Gojira", which is light-years ahead of the Americanized release. Despite all of these minor problems, Godzilla, King of the Monsters is a must see!
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Summary: one of the best godzilla movies ever
Review: This movie was good I liked both this godzilla and it's sequel they should have made the very original godzilla at least 1900 meters tall that would have been awesome and he really would look like the true king of the monsters he would be the biggest and most powerful monster ever. what an awesome movie thumbs up. plus it is much better then the tristar godzilla 1998
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