Tired of waiting for the DVD of "Terror of Mechagodzilla" to arrive after winning it on eBay, I reluctantly moved on 10 years to "Godzilla 1985." And boy, what a difference!
The nice guy Godzilla is gone. So, apparently, are the memories of all of the fun times he had in saving Japan, because it's apparent that the filmmakers only recognize his first visit (1955). And in the version I have (the American version), Raymond Burr is back, once again throwing out poignant thoughts about man and monsters.
This honestly was my first viewing, although I've had it on tape since 1989 (I could tell because of the car commercials). But I'm sure that most if not all of the people here who care have probably seen this movie before, so I won't go into the plot too deep.
It's pretty much along the same lines of the original movie, anyway. There's lots of death and carnage, although it's different in that there are a couple of subplots where the Americans and Russians have some tense moments over what they think are attacks on each other, when it's really Big G.
In the end, the best idea is the Japanese idea, and he's subdued (I won't say killed. You can't kill Godzilla, right?)
At any rate, I think I really liked the flick. Godzilla really looked good in his new rubber suit, I thought. The eyes were more sinister, and the mouth was pretty impressive. And even though he had a bit of a paunch, he moved around pretty well.
Questions? I always have questions for the experts around here.
1. What was that bug at the beginning of the movie?
2. Raymond Burr, in explaining to the knuckleheaded American general what Godzilla is all about, wraps up his history lesson by saying, "And, just for the record, 30 years ago they never found a corpse." Of course they didn't! He was vaporized, wasn't he?
3. I, for reasons I don't even know, wasn't all over this movie spectacular in 1985. Was Dr. Pepper a major sponsor or something? You see an awful lot of the product during the movie.
4. Has anyone seen or know about the Japanese version of this? Is this another "Americanized" deal, where Raymond Burr is only in the American release?
5. Who should die first, the wisecracking curly-haired American whatever-he-was assistant to the army general, or the vagrant who copped a major meal and then told Godzilla he should get some manners?
6. What happens next? I know it's Godzilla vs. various monsters. Does that mean he's defending the world again? Or is the rest of the series just a world wreckfest among warring nefarious monsters? Whatever the case, I'm looking forward to Biollante. But I hope Godzilla is a little nicer.
The nice guy Godzilla is gone. So, apparently, are the memories of all of the fun times he had in saving Japan, because it's apparent that the filmmakers only recognize his first visit (1955). And in the version I have (the American version), Raymond Burr is back, once again throwing out poignant thoughts about man and monsters.
This honestly was my first viewing, although I've had it on tape since 1989 (I could tell because of the car commercials). But I'm sure that most if not all of the people here who care have probably seen this movie before, so I won't go into the plot too deep.
It's pretty much along the same lines of the original movie, anyway. There's lots of death and carnage, although it's different in that there are a couple of subplots where the Americans and Russians have some tense moments over what they think are attacks on each other, when it's really Big G.
In the end, the best idea is the Japanese idea, and he's subdued (I won't say killed. You can't kill Godzilla, right?)
At any rate, I think I really liked the flick. Godzilla really looked good in his new rubber suit, I thought. The eyes were more sinister, and the mouth was pretty impressive. And even though he had a bit of a paunch, he moved around pretty well.
Questions? I always have questions for the experts around here.
1. What was that bug at the beginning of the movie?
2. Raymond Burr, in explaining to the knuckleheaded American general what Godzilla is all about, wraps up his history lesson by saying, "And, just for the record, 30 years ago they never found a corpse." Of course they didn't! He was vaporized, wasn't he?
3. I, for reasons I don't even know, wasn't all over this movie spectacular in 1985. Was Dr. Pepper a major sponsor or something? You see an awful lot of the product during the movie.
4. Has anyone seen or know about the Japanese version of this? Is this another "Americanized" deal, where Raymond Burr is only in the American release?
5. Who should die first, the wisecracking curly-haired American whatever-he-was assistant to the army general, or the vagrant who copped a major meal and then told Godzilla he should get some manners?
6. What happens next? I know it's Godzilla vs. various monsters. Does that mean he's defending the world again? Or is the rest of the series just a world wreckfest among warring nefarious monsters? Whatever the case, I'm looking forward to Biollante. But I hope Godzilla is a little nicer.
