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Godzilla 2014 Movie Review: King of Monsters the Hero, Film Upholds 1954 ‘Gojira’ Legacy
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Posted on 05/14/2014 3:50:45 AM PDT by Perdogg

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1 posted on 05/14/2014 3:50:45 AM PDT by Perdogg
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2 posted on 05/14/2014 3:51:45 AM PDT by Perdogg (Ted Cruz-Rand Paul 2016)
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3 posted on 05/14/2014 4:14:16 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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"biggest monster movie of all time?"

Puuleeze. It isn't even in the top five.

4 posted on 05/14/2014 4:34:00 AM PDT by circlecity
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In terms of its impact on later works - as well as being an almost universal cultural icon - Honda’s 1954 film ‘Gojira’ certainly left its mark, no doubt about that.

Box-office wise? Probably not so much, but 60 years later, the Big Green Lizard is still with us.


5 posted on 05/14/2014 4:48:24 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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6 posted on 05/14/2014 4:50:05 AM PDT by logi_cal869
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"Box-office wise? Probably not so much, but 60 years later, the Big Green Lizard is still with us."

So is every other of the big 50's monsters: Vampires, Frankenstien, Wolfman, zombies, etc. etc. And for every Godzilla movie there's been well over a dozen vampire movies. It think giant lizards peaked with "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster". The shark had been jumped.

7 posted on 05/14/2014 4:58:15 AM PDT by circlecity
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My favorite: Godzilla vs Mothra. We need more Mothra!!! The bottom line is it’s a movie. Don’t analyze it too much. Have fun!


8 posted on 05/14/2014 5:08:08 AM PDT by Mustangman (The GOP)
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"My favorite: Godzilla vs Mothra. We need more Mothra!!! The bottom line is it’s a movie. Don’t analyze it too much. Have fun!"

Agree. I actually liked the original Godzilla (Oh, no...there goes Tokyo) with Raymond Burr. The one that came out about 15 years ago with Matt Broadrick was a stinker though.

9 posted on 05/14/2014 5:11:40 AM PDT by circlecity
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Does this movie contain the required positive gay couple and are the villains straight white guys?


10 posted on 05/14/2014 5:21:06 AM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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You’ll get more Mothra....she’s in this verrsion of Godzilla.


11 posted on 05/14/2014 5:21:13 AM PDT by Blackirish
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This is just more proof that Hollywood has run out of original ideas. Another remake of a 60 year old movie but now it is in ‘3D.’ Oh how can we resist?


12 posted on 05/14/2014 5:29:46 AM PDT by Patriot365
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13 posted on 05/14/2014 5:38:34 AM PDT by Dick Vomer (democrats are like flies, whatever they don't eat they sh#t on.)
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The idea for Godzilla(1954) was derived from the earlier succ3essful movie The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953).

The Raymond Burr scenes were spliced in later, for the 1956 re-release to the US.

14 posted on 05/14/2014 5:47:59 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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15 posted on 05/14/2014 7:20:28 AM PDT by devolve (-Tell VLADIMER after my ERECTION I have more 90% more FLEXIBILITY - pre-1899 Colt SAA frames needed)
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16 posted on 05/14/2014 7:21:15 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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You’ll get more Mothra....she’s in this verrsion of Godzilla.

Wait. WHUT?!
17 posted on 05/14/2014 7:41:37 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Uninstall Fascist Firefox. Get Pale Moon.)
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History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.


18 posted on 05/14/2014 7:43:20 AM PDT by dfwgator
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I recall seeing a Godzilla triple bill at the local theater.

Godzilla vs King Kong ! I thought a riot was going to breakout. There were factions for both sides going at it.

19 posted on 05/14/2014 7:47:20 AM PDT by csvset
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Godzilla vs King Kong ! I thought a riot was going to breakout. There were factions for both sides going at it.

Silly premise. In King Kong's original movie, he was hurt by .30-cal machine gun fire from biplanes. Godzilla was much bigger and shrugged off tank rounds.

20 posted on 05/14/2014 8:01:46 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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