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| Jonzilla | Sep 2 2009, 10:42 AM |
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I will say that I absolutely love this film and it may be my favourite Godzilla film. I wouldn't say it's the best,there are certainly quite a few flaws. A few of the early scenes are a little pointless,resulting some of the first half being very slow to beginners. Also,where's the military? They're just NOT THERE! Perhaps it's one of several signs of the film's rushed production. Yet I just except those and other flaws and get engrossed in the picture every time. As said above the film is a little too slow at first,but the introduction to and build up of Ghidorah's appearance is very good and I always love Toho's incompetent villains [for maybe the wrong reasons]. I do also like the twin fairies/TV show scene,maybe because one of my favourite aspects of the Godzilla series [especially the Showa] is how the monsters kind of live alongside the humans and when a new monster appears it's with a kind of shrug and "o well"!. This scene illustrates that perfectly,and lovely song too. I find some of the Venusian subplot quite intriguing and it could have been developed though maybe in a different film. I will always feel that a few minutes or so of trimming would improve the first half but there's much I like in it anyway. All the monsters get superb first appearances. Rodan's is really suspenseful and almost scary [though he does indeed appear to have Godzilla's roar briefly!]. Godzilla's really moody and simply brilliantly edited. Ghidorah's really spectacular and exciting. Ghidorah's destruction scene still pretty stunning [and Toho thought so too,they reused most of it twice in the 70s!]. Godzilla and Rodan's battle is silly but I really LIKE the silliness. You'd never get rarely see a humorous battle [correct me if I'm wrong]. in a western monster film. No ,it's not realistic but realism was never an issue to start with after the first two films. To me funny stuff like Godzilla and Rodan playing ball as Mothra's head turns to follow the rock that is being batted is an important part of my love for these movies! For the climax everything comes together brilliantly. From a critical point of view I can name for or five Godzilla films that,artistically,are better overall,but I don't think the series ever had a climax better than this one. The battle is humorous in places but totally thrilling,well thought out [such as the random attacks by the good monsters becoming more coordinated],of a perfect length, and really quite rousing when combined with Akira Ifikube's music, I just feel like cheering every time I watch it. The feeling almost makes me feel like a kid again. The US version is inferior but I treasure it for the "Godzilla,mind your language" line,and some,though not all,of the added music works well I think. The film is not at all perfect but I think it's the Godzilla film I adore,and certainly watch,most. |
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| Ghidrah The Three Headed Monster(1964) · Showa Godzilla Films 1954-1975 | |
12:28 AM Nov 26
