Godzilla

aka: Gojira
Japan 1954, 180 minutes
Dir. Inoshiro Honda
In Japanese, English with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Science Fiction, Classics / Monster Mash

Topics: Disaster.

Feat. Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura

Aroview: The original Japanese version of GODZILLA, complete with the anti-nuclear subplot which was cut from the 1956 US version.

Concerns a gigantic 'fire-lizard' who is awakened from its slumbers by human meddling and goes on an orgy of destruction, fathering countless sequels. This DVD 'Special Edition' also includes the 1956 version (starring Raymond Burr).

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4 stars (Very Good) Despite endless much more whimiscal sequels, this still works as an ellegory for nuclear destruction. The fact that the filmmakers witnessed the devastation first hand no doubt helped. The FX are actually better than in many of the subsequent films. ~Pearce
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5 stars (Exceptional) ~djspaz