Category: Non-English
Don't let the cover fool you, this is a much better movie than that tacky image for a banner. Honda's Godzilla was originally made in 1954, it used a lot of nifty effects has left a massive impact on the world of Creature Features. But that's not all it also created the stereotypical characters we have all grown up on.
The movie is about Godzilla (duh!) who has awakened from its slumber due to H-bomb tests carried out in the ocean. The creature seems to hail from the Jurassic period and is irradiated. Characters include the scientist who doesn't want Godzilla killed but studied, there's also the noble scientist who doesn't want his Oxygen Destroyer (?) used for malevolent purposes and in between all of this is a love story thrown in for good measure. Will Godzilla be stopped? How much damage can this beast inflict? These questions and a bit more are answered by the end of the film.
Recommendation level: 3/5. The movie is fun it had me checking the total duration quite a few times. The sub-titles on my copy (from Palador) seemed to suck a little, quite likely making me miss some cool dialogues. Oh yeah there's also a typo in there somewhere. For it's pure vintage value and history-making, culture impacting antagonist it gets a 3. You can pick this baby up at any Crossword/Landmark store.
If you really enjoy trash, watch Godzilla in Hindi. It takes the cake!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion!
ReplyDeleteBut I really am not interested in reviewing complete trash, this movie was fucking entertaining, even though it might not be the hallmark of Japanese cinema it's still important somewhere from a point of view of cinema ;)!