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The Return of Godzilla (1984)

 
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:48 pm    Post subject: The Return of Godzilla (1984) Reply with quote

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It's good to have the moody atomic beast back!

After an extended break, Godzilla as a movie force made its comeback with this, the 16th Godzilla film, and the first of what would be the Heisei series.

It's a reboot that basically follows on from the original Gojira film of 1954.

The plot has Godzilla back as a destroyer of mankind, setting its eyes on stomping Tokyo into oblivion. As Zilla goes about its destructive way, and Tokyo attempts to repel the onslaught, there's a backdrop of a diplomatic crisis reaching the boiling point as the Soviets and the Americans get ready for nuclear war.

Thankfully the Japanese are able to convince the sane politicians that it is in fact Godzilla at the crux of things. Can the world powers join together to defeat the mightiest of lizards?

If you're a Godzilla fan, you could be forgiven for going into this one fearing the worst. And yet it ticks off many of the boxes for those who prefer Zilla as the destroyer of mankind as opposed to the saviour of mankind, the one the Showa period ended up as.

There's the standard amount of miniature and set destruction, splendidly constructed as usual, along wotj nifty effects work and a whole bunch of iconic images to take from the experience — such as Zilla's atomic breath destruction, stomping through the city, nuclear reinvigoration, and back-from-the-dead with awesome carnage following.

There's good sci-fi within as well, such as the Japanese scientists having created a super fortress known as Super X. But sometimes all you need is to hear that brilliant roar, followed by lizard devastation.

This was a return to the dark roots of Godzilla, complete with anti-nuclear sentiments. It didn't reinvent the wheel, but it did restart it successfully. 7/10

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 3:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unusual in that there was no other monster for G to fight

I liked this.

Great move having Raymond Burr reprise his Steve Martin role

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kolchak wrote:
Unusual in that there was no other monster for G to fight

I liked this.

Great move having Raymond Burr reprise his Steve Martin role

Hi Kolchak

This actually isn't the Raymond Burr one, you are thinking of Godzilla 1985 which was the American cut with Burr inserted > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087344/reference

Trivia > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087344/alternateversions?ref_=tt_ql_trv_5

1984 film > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9015178/reference

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Another fine review, Spike. Thank God you aren't charging me for your services. I could NOT afford you! Shocked

Here's a wacky thought. What if they made a Raymond Burr movie (using CGI to resurrect the late actor) . . . and then inserted Gozilla! Wink

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