Godzilla (the original Japanese vers.)

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I saw the unedited/undubbed print of Godzilla last week, and I was really surprised. I've never seen anything but the cheesy "v. Mothra" films.
Anyone else seen this?

I could have done with fewer monster/action scenes in the middle part - they drag it down a bit. But the scenes in the scientist's basement are great in a noir/Kiss Me Deadly way.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

is the rerelease out now then?

also: the mothra ones are good as are mothra solo films... the rebith of mothra movies rule

I wanna get Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster so badly!

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rialtopictures.com/godzilla.html

The dates of the Rialto print(s) going around.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

You know it's a parable based on the atomic bombings, right?

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 27 June 2004 23:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I think there's one guy at the back who didn't know tha - oh wait,
no he's signalling yep, yep he does know it.

― ..., Sunday, 27 June 2004 23:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I hate life.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 27 June 2004 23:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know why every single critic had to make a big deal about that, like it was a monster movie with a hidden message. They reference Nagasaki specifically! One of the characters SAYS IT.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 27 June 2004 23:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Did you find it kinda boring? Cuz I did, esp. since the Raymond Burrness is so notably missing.

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Monday, 28 June 2004 02:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Parts of the actiony stuff, yeah. Sub-Star Trek production values and repetetiveness. I liked all the character interaction and the children singing on the radio, etc.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 28 June 2004 02:40 (twenty-one years ago)

It's nice in the filmgeek sense, I think, but I doubt it ever would have acquired its stature if it had remained as 'original' and ported to US audiences. But it does have a certain creepiness absent from the Burrzilla/later flicks.

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Monday, 28 June 2004 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I JUST FOUND THAT OUT THREE HOURS AGO DON'T RIDICULE ME

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 28 June 2004 02:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I had no idea until I read some reviews before seeing it. (Actually, I didn't even know that it existed until it showed up in Dallas)

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Monday, 28 June 2004 03:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I already commented about it on this thread

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 28 June 2004 03:34 (twenty-one years ago)

seven years pass...

so has anyone seen the BluRay?

http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/godzilla/2200

― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 February 2012 16:57 (fourteen years ago)

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