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[CONTAINER][POSTER] [/POSTER][MOVIE]Title: Godzilla

Tagline: It's Alive!

Genre: [GENRE]Horror[/GENRE], [GENRE]Science Fiction[/GENRE]

Director: [DIRECTOR]Ishirô Honda[/DIRECTOR]

Cast: [ACTOR]Takashi Shimura[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Momoko Kôchi[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Akira Takarada[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Akihiko Hirata[/ACTOR]

Release Date: [RELEASE]1954-11-03[/RELEASE]

Runtime: [RUNTIME]96[/RUNTIME]

Plot: [PLOT]Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships explode and are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by paleontologist Professor Kyohei Yemani soon discover something more devastating than imagined in the form of a 164 foot tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.[/PLOT][/MOVIE][/CONTAINER]

To my great shame, I've yet to see the original Japanese Gojira, but I've seen the chopped-up Raymond Burr version many times.

Zero Esc said:

To my great shame, I've yet to see the original Japanese Gojira, but I've seen the chopped-up Raymond Burr version many times.

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I've never seen the Steve Martin version, but I have seen the original japanese version. We should swap!

I think the original is on Hulu Plus. I was amazed at how different it is to the rest of the franchise. Very deserving of the Horror label.

Covar said:

I've never seen the Steve Martin version, but I have seen the original japanese version. We should swap!

I think the original is on Hulu Plus. I was amazed at how different it is to the rest of the franchise. Very deserving of the Horror label.

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You really don't need to see that version.

I thought it was funny that even though they brought Raymond Burr back for Godzilla 1985, they don't mention his character's name as Steve Martin thanks to the comedian's rise to popularity during the time between movies.

Man, I loved Godzilla 1985 when I saw it when I was, like, 8. I wonder if it's held up well at all.

Kati and I went to see this at an Art Institute showing, it was a surprise. When you watch the original picture, it's immediately apparent that this is not some kind of Japanese rubber-monster kaiju film. There is suspense, social commentary, environmental message, etc. Also we could not get the theme song out of our heads for days.

--Patrick