The End of the King Lizard.... (Merged "Godzilla Retired")

[Ranger REG]

I dunno, I much prefer Japan doing Godzilla movies than anyone else, even US.

Probably because I grew up seeing that Godzilla over and over than something else.

 

[Richards]

Originally posted by Joshua Dyal:

Feh! Just because it wasn't as campy; the US "reimainging" was the best Godzilla movie ever made.

Blasphemy!

That wasn't a Godzilla movie! That was a movie about a giant monster that was named after the real Godzilla.

Johnathan

 

[Alzrius]

Feh! Just because it wasn't as campy; the US "reimainging" was the best Godzilla movie ever made. Granted, that still doesn't elevate it above a profoundly silly movie, but at least it was a fun one.

I think it was Xander on Buffy who said it best: "Matthew Broderick did not kill Godzilla! Matthew Broderick killed a big, dumb lizard."

 

[demiurge1138]

Adding my two cents to the Godzilla vs. Godzilla debate, I must admit that I have a passing fondness for the American Godzilla movie. But not as a Godzilla movie. I see it as a remake of "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", which is pretty close (big dinosaur comes to New York, tears up some buildings, gets trapped in architecture and gets shot).

Godzilla does not get killed by Matthew Broderick and the Brooklyn Bridge. If he dies, he does it with style, like an oxygen destroyer or an atomic meltdown.

Demiurge out.

 

[Krug]

Godzilla retired

http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1165519,00.html

 

[Kai Lord]

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=79558

 

[stevelabny]

i LOVE the american Godzilla movie.

QUALITY entertainment.

one of the best "action" movies ever, still don't comprehend why american audiences didnt eat it up.

the MSG scene was FUN.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Godzilla forever! He is our only hope against Cthulhu!

 

[Desdichado]

Adding my two cents to the Godzilla vs. Godzilla debate, I must admit that I have a passing fondness for the American Godzilla movie. But not as a Godzilla movie. I see it as a remake of "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", which is pretty close (big dinosaur comes to New York, tears up some buildings, gets trapped in architecture and gets shot).

Hmmm... that's an interesting perspective. And I liked that movie much better than the original Godzilla movies anyway, which is probably why I liked that movie better!

 

[Truth Seeker]

http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1165519,00.html

*Blink, blink*....were your sleeping?:\