Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

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Frank D. @frankindeath01 Mar 5 Enjoyed it as a kid still good Classic Toho Film See more Vincent W. @Gojirilla5419 Dec 29 It honestly surprised me, I heard that the movie was mid but when I finished it I had a better understanding of the original. It’s also a decently good movie on its own! See more Jaxon V @RT06110605 Nov 14 A decent American version of the Japanese 1954 classic. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 30 Success in 1 hour and 20 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in color and black and white versions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Khaliel P @RT59339161 08/17/2025 After the success of Godzilla in 1954, American producer Edmund Goldman bought the rights to adapt the film for the U.S. market. His plan was to dub it in English, cut and add scenes, and insert a Western actor, convinced that American audiences wouldn’t care about Asian actors. Raymond Burr was hired to star in a film that already existed, while director Terry O. Morse created a new storyline combining original footage with Burr’s new scenes. Only the main actors were dubbed in English; the rest retained their original voices, though the subtitles often told a completely different story. The English dubbing was completed in just five hours, and Burr filmed all his scenes in a single day. In France, this American version was shown until 1997, when the original 1954 Japanese version finally became available. The U.S. reused the approach in 1985 for Godzilla 1985, adding Burr to the remake of Godzilla Raids Again, but only for American audiences. This American version removes Serizawa’s arc and the nuclear fear, including references to radiation and Hiroshima, fundamentally changing the film. Godzilla, King of the Monsters tells a completely different story centered on a Western journalist who happens to be there, a technical feat for the time but one that strips the original film of its soul and power. See more Ted B @Movieaddicted 01/26/2025 3.0 stars; The original Godzilla movie. You have to give the movie credit for its originality, considering the time frame in which it was made. The American version suffers quite a bit due to the way it was edited into the original Japanese movie. Raymond Burr, prior to his Perry Mason series, basically just does a walk-through acting job. I read where he did all of his takes in just a couple of weeks, just to add an American flavor to the Japanese movie. the musical score was very good for a 'monster' movie. See more Read all reviews

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