My understanding of Godzilla, King of the Monsters! was that it was the USA's first outing with the titular monster. I was kind of mistaken.
You see Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is not an original US made movie. Now we all know the US have a long history of making inferior versions of foreign films but here is something else entirely.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is merely a compressed version of the original Japanese Godzilla (1954). No I mean literally, it IS the Japanese movie but with a few additional scenes added.
These scenes star Raymond Burr (Perry Mason) as a reporter who has travelled to Japan to get the story of this giant monster.
So 90% of the movie is just the original Japanese one and 10% is American footage. And this was released as a US Godzilla film!? What an absolute crock!
I simply couldn't believe what I was watching. It's fairly interesting how they managed to integrate Burr into the movie, but this simply isn't a new film. It's like watching a directors cut with a few additional scenes!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is one of those movies that simply should never have existed.
The Good:
Raymond Burr
The Bad:
The whole fact it exists is a bit of a joke
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
I'm very glad this trend of ripping entire movies and modifying them didn't catch on
Perry Mason walking just doesn't sit right with me
You see Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is not an original US made movie. Now we all know the US have a long history of making inferior versions of foreign films but here is something else entirely.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is merely a compressed version of the original Japanese Godzilla (1954). No I mean literally, it IS the Japanese movie but with a few additional scenes added.
These scenes star Raymond Burr (Perry Mason) as a reporter who has travelled to Japan to get the story of this giant monster.
So 90% of the movie is just the original Japanese one and 10% is American footage. And this was released as a US Godzilla film!? What an absolute crock!
I simply couldn't believe what I was watching. It's fairly interesting how they managed to integrate Burr into the movie, but this simply isn't a new film. It's like watching a directors cut with a few additional scenes!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is one of those movies that simply should never have existed.
The Good:
Raymond Burr
The Bad:
The whole fact it exists is a bit of a joke
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
I'm very glad this trend of ripping entire movies and modifying them didn't catch on
Perry Mason walking just doesn't sit right with me