Happy 70th Birthday, Godzilla!!!!

[KenH]

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY, GODZILLA!!!!

The first Godzilla film was released on November 3, 1954, in Japan.

3 1/2 minute video.

 

[KenH]

The classic tribute song to Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult, recorded in 1977.

3 3/4 minute video.

 

[Scarlett O.]

I am a monstrous [no pun intended] Godzilla fan!!

When I saw the 1956 one, with Raymond Burr playing an American reporter in Japan - I was not aware that it was the original 1954 Japanese one with subtitles and with Burr's scenes spliced in. For 1956, they didn't do such a bad job.

 

[KenH]

For 1956, they didn't do such a bad job.

True. I have a DVD of every Godzilla movie made - Japanese and American. I am supposed to receive the latest DVD - "Godzilla Minus One" - later this month. I think that it is the best Godzilla movie since the 1954 original.

I love to watch the Japanese versions in the original language with English subtitles. I find the dialogue makes much more sense, plus I can hear the actors' actual voices. I think that the original 1954 movie in Japanese is more somber, especially in the ending, than the Americanized version with Raymond Burr.

 

[KenH]

The ending to the 1954 movie in Japanese with English subtitles.

31 seconds.