What's interesting is that Raymond Burr's involvement in this film is what allowed him to score his iconic role of Perry Mason. Also, the filmmakers of Godzilla 1985 wanted to turn the film into a comedy, but Burr told them they either take the film seriously or he would not be a part of it at all. He understood that Godzilla needed to be treated with respect and that is most commendable of him.
@@JOSH-lw2jv like all creatures Godzilla was an animal in a world that hates and fears him he was never meant to live in our world his era was long gone may he now finally know peace Unless there are sequels after
A re-edit of the 1954 film that replaces all of Godzilla's scenes with Lloyd knocking over miniature buildings, while Fat Grandma narrates the whole thing, called "Lloydzilla: King of the Cats"
I remember getting the Critereon version of this movie that included the original Japanese film and the American film. It's quite interesting to watch the two versions back to back. The most striking thing about the American version is that it completely removes all direct references to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Well 1955, roughly when the American version was released, was well before the atrocities of the Japanese such as unit 731 became known to the public so people had more reason to feel guilty over the bombings
“Say what you will about Godzilla, he knows how to pose for an epic introspective family photo.” Thanks. Now, all I can think of when I see that is Godzilla posing like Jim Butcher on the back of Dresden Files paperbacks.
And then decades later, they'd fish up that skeleton of the first Godzilla, build a robot around it, and have it fight another Godzilla. I can see nothing going wrong with that!
It is. Akira Ifukube's score for Gojira is just beautiful. At a glance, Gojira may be a guy in a rubber suit destroying miniatures but at it's heart is a commentary about the dangers of nuclear warfare.
@@Whovian45810 What I found impressive is that they found a real Japanese dance ritual, but then dubbed it with an original song to make the scene more creepy. Godzilla's own cry and footsteps are made using instruments. It's just great.
@@fluidthought42 Yes the sound of the Godzilla cry is superbly disturbing. And the model work in this film is exceptional, both in scale and detail. So impressed.
The original Gojira is a movie that shot several levels above its meager post-war means and nailed it. Still the best film in the series even after all these years.
"I bet he never comes back." It's funny because those bones are later used for the construction of Kiryu, which does harbor the memories of the original Godzilla the bones belonged to. So yeah, this specific Godzilla does indeed come back!
@@nieznajomy4398 In the 98 Godzilla cartoon, their version of Mecha-Godzilla is Cyber Zilla, the Zilla from the 98 movie resurrected with cyborg enhancements by invading aliens. Kiryu in Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla is built around the body of the Godzilla from the original 54 film. They both use the idea of the original monster being resurrected to be the cyborg equivalent of itself and fighting its successor, but the cartoon came several years before.
When i see this, all I can think of is the Animaniacs episode parody, where it would just randomly cut to Raymond Burr in front of a wall, saying "Yes, I see..." Then he got hit by a growth ray and started fighting Godzilla.
When "he died of shock and strange burns" was said, I originally thought the announcer said "strange BIRDS", and I was picturing prehistoric terror birds and thinking "wow the mythos of godzilla has really expanded to include a new roster of giant things to fight with, and birds are definitely something new" I was a little bit disappointed when I figured out that he'd actually said "burns" Aw, phooey That's no fun
I usually prefer subtitles but I really like how they ported the movie. The added character allows translation in a way that fits the story without changing the overall plot. And the effort put into making the edits look seamless is impressive. Also the Japanese guy on the radio tower yelling "sayonara minasan! x2 (goodbye everyone)" is tragic but for some reason sound funny to me and kinda make me laugh.
Brendon Tenold heard about this idea and immediately moved, leaving no forwarding address, changed his phone number, and no longer answers any of his email addresses. His new house has no windows and he bought a bevy of anti-ninja trained bull mastifs that he lets roam around freely inside his concrete fenced yard under the many sodium-vapor streetlights he had installed around the perimeter. I also understand the barbed wire topping the concrete fence emits a crackling hissing sound in the rain.
Ya' know what would be funny, if you could back in time and play an audio clip of comedian Steve Martin over a scene with Raymond Burr's character Steve Martin to people who were young at that time. I'd pay big money to see there faces!
ADR Director: “Raymond, could you take that line at 10:15 one more time? It’s ‘short lived’, not ‘short LIVE-d’.” Raymond Burr: “I don’t say ‘short lived’. YOU say ‘short lived’. I say ‘short LIVE-d’.”
I remember first watching the original Godzilla on the weekend the 1998 film came out. It was during a TNT's MonsterVision double feature with Mothra vs. Godzilla, and it help me get into the REAL Godzilla. Later in Godzilla 1985, they just called Raymond Burr's character Martin, because STEVE Martin became popular at the time. 11:39- God, I had so much Taco Bell during the summer of 1998, because of the Zilla film. 13:14- (In smooth voice) Laura, you sexy minx.
Thank you for mentioning my favorite monster king and if I need to explain who this is then I'm going to condescendingly continue watching your channel(hint it's not Ralph and has a fondness for young people)
Whether watching the original version or the americanized version, I still enjoy guessing which shots used the full-body suit and which ones used the hand-puppet. The hand-puppet was derived from an early design for his head, while the suit has a more refined design.
Hey, Brandon's done another Godzilla film, so quickly too... Oops, wrong channel. This is the Godzilla's Revenge guy. But still... review more Godzilla?
"All the english dubbed versions are shit" Hyperbole much? The dubs are Mothra vs Godzilla Invasion of Astro Monster etc etc hell most dubs don't change the story at all.
It's actually still a good movie. Honestly anyone that thinks the message is lost is kinda being ridiculous. Godzilla being a metaphor for nuclear destruction is still obvious here. The other complaint about "pro-America propaganda forced into the movie" is also a bit unfounded. Firstly, Gojira was never an anti-American movie in the first place, it was anti-Nuclear. Secondly, the movie still has the H-Bomb testing lead to Godzilla's awakening. Not exactly making America look great. They cut out the Hiroshima reference, but again the Hiroshima metaphor is so baked into the movie that removing the name drop doesn't really change anything. Gojira is a better movie than KotM!, but I still commend the clever editing and interesting ideas. It's IMO the best of the English versions of the Toho Films (Minus the Shin Godzilla translation which is actually pretty faithful). Better than English KKvGZ, better than many of the other Showa translations (Especially Gigantis: The Fire Monster. Yeah, remember that), and WAY better than Godzilla 1985.
Now Snob, I don't like how you're calling him Godzilla, especially in an American Godzilla film. You should call him Gigantis which is what some producer in Hollywood thought would make him more recognizable and not confuse people Joking aside, great review and hope u love the new movie
While they didn't get rid of the themes of Gojira, they certainly toned them down. Also, the people dealing with after-effects in the original was deliberately based on the actual victims of the US nuking Japan, something they really toned down for the American release.
"He could shrug off the bomb scene from The Day After." That made me laugh. I find it funny when there's two people with the same name in movies/tv or a character with the same name as a real life person and they are nothing alike. This is a classic example, but probably my favorite is Kevin Smith. Not only the name of the person who gave us Silent Bob but also the name of the actor who played Ares god of War in Hercules/Xena. I'm still waiting for a mash up of Ares talking to Xena about paying him royalties or how the sign on the back of the car said Critters of Hollywood.
He already reviewed that Pierre Kirby movie, see his Pierre Kirby week compilation. And, in the 1950's, it wasn't only in movies that scientists just played with radiation.
I always forget that his full name was Raymond Pierre Kirby Burr Sr. I joke but that's the best "sayonarq" pronunciation I've ever heard from a white actor in the 20th century.
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Well i found some coins in the crevices of my couch. I have put them to some good use. 10 Dollars from me.
Hulk Hogans No Holds Barred.
I cracked up on the movie joke awesome review can't wait until the new movie 😎
*meanwhile in another universe, gamera sneezes when his name is mentioned* :P
Only if Godzilla is going to be in it.
What's interesting is that Raymond Burr's involvement in this film is what allowed him to score his iconic role of Perry Mason. Also, the filmmakers of Godzilla 1985 wanted to turn the film into a comedy, but Burr told them they either take the film seriously or he would not be a part of it at all. He understood that Godzilla needed to be treated with respect and that is most commendable of him.
Plus, Raymond Burr personally wrote the ending speech in *"GODZILLA 1985",* after Godzilla fell into Mt. Mihara.
@@JOSH-lw2jv like all creatures Godzilla was an animal in a world that hates and fears him he was never meant to live in our world his era was long gone may he now finally know peace
Unless there are sequels after
A re-edit of the 1954 film that replaces all of Godzilla's scenes with Lloyd knocking over miniature buildings, while Fat Grandma narrates the whole thing, called "Lloydzilla: King of the Cats"
So 8 minutes of Lloyd?
In case Toho blocks this when it goes public, HELLO PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE!
_Hello I am Mr... Snrub. And I come from, uh, a time period far away!_
Prince Perot “...Yes, that will do.”
@@MxSnrub I think we should invest the money back in the power plant
Three years later
Hello 👋
"Dude, it's the 50's, it's okay to play with radioactive stuff," which was what John Wayne and the filmmakers said on the set of The Conqueror.
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Godzilla.
Ray Liotta, Goodzillas
We need to go back and re-insert Raymond Burr into every movie in existence.
He can be a peeping Tom in "Marriage Story".
I remember getting the Critereon version of this movie that included the original Japanese film and the American film. It's quite interesting to watch the two versions back to back. The most striking thing about the American version is that it completely removes all direct references to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Well 1955, roughly when the American version was released, was well before the atrocities of the Japanese such as unit 731 became known to the public so people had more reason to feel guilty over the bombings
Oh, no, they say he's got to go
Go, go, Godzilla (yeah)
Oh, no, there goes Tokyo
Go, go, Godzilla (yeah)
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound
He pulls the spitting high-tension wires down
History shows again and again
How nature points out the folly of man
臨時ニュースを申し上げます
臨時ニュースを申し上げます
ゴジラが銀座方面に向かっています
大至急避難してください
大至急避難してください
*bass solo bit*
MORE COWBELL!!!!
Er...wait..
"Finally! Someone who speaks Dubbing!"
I nearly spat my coffee.
“Say what you will about Godzilla, he knows how to pose for an epic introspective family photo.”
Thanks. Now, all I can think of when I see that is Godzilla posing like Jim Butcher on the back of Dresden Files paperbacks.
Just so you know Snob. Your reaction to your wife's cold voice is how we all react to your voice every video. :)
Welp, I love Brad's videos as much as ever but that bit had to be said.
This man married Dr. Girlfriend for real.
"Godzilla-inspired Season 3 of Stranger Things"
_I died a little bit on the inside_
I died more than a little bit after the wasted opportunity that was the second season.
And then decades later, they'd fish up that skeleton of the first Godzilla, build a robot around it, and have it fight another Godzilla. I can see nothing going wrong with that!
Ah yes, Steve Martin was my favorite Godzilla character.
You know they really missed an opportunity to cast Steve Martin as a reporter called Raymond Burr in the new film.....
@@les4767 But hey we got "Steven Martin" as an internet publisher at the end of KOTM
Speaking of clever editing, love the shot at 1:40 of Raymond Burr lighting a cigarette, then immediately cutting to a ship exploding.
Rear Window is my fave Raymond Burr
The original is so good. The choir scene "Prayer for Peace" is absolutely HAUNTING.
It is. Akira Ifukube's score for Gojira is just beautiful. At a glance, Gojira may be a guy in a rubber suit destroying miniatures but at it's heart is a commentary about the dangers of nuclear warfare.
@@Whovian45810
What I found impressive is that they found a real Japanese dance ritual, but then dubbed it with an original song to make the scene more creepy. Godzilla's own cry and footsteps are made using instruments. It's just great.
Best scene
@@fluidthought42 Yes the sound of the Godzilla cry is superbly disturbing. And the model work in this film is exceptional, both in scale and detail. So impressed.
The original Gojira is a movie that shot several levels above its meager post-war means and nailed it. Still the best film in the series even after all these years.
"I bet he never comes back."
It's funny because those bones are later used for the construction of Kiryu, which does harbor the memories of the original Godzilla the bones belonged to. So yeah, this specific Godzilla does indeed come back!
Fun fact: Toho ripped off that idea from the cartoon based off the 98 movie.
@@trustno173 source?
@@nieznajomy4398 In the 98 Godzilla cartoon, their version of Mecha-Godzilla is Cyber Zilla, the Zilla from the 98 movie resurrected with cyborg enhancements by invading aliens. Kiryu in Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla is built around the body of the Godzilla from the original 54 film.
They both use the idea of the original monster being resurrected to be the cyborg equivalent of itself and fighting its successor, but the cartoon came several years before.
@Shawn Burke but there isn't any official confirmation of this.
@@trustno173 They had an idea for bringing the 1954 Godzilla back to life since around 1994
So basically Godzilla King of the Monsters is a Godfrey Ho-ing but done with effort and not enough ninja-bananas?
GreatgoatonFire this movie was lacking a badass ninja dressed in a fabulous bright pink ninja outfit kicking Godzilla’s ass
Dubbing used to mean a producer cared enough about the material to pay voice actors instead of simply slapping on poorly translated subtitles.
The Snob himself reviewing the Original Godzilla(Edited version) and the New Godzilla coming to theaters, All in the same week!? Life is Good! 😃😎👍
+CJStriker CBR
Isn't it?😉
Though I am feeling a little sad since I watched "Black Hawk Down" before this review.😞
The one time I decide to finally check out a Cinema Snob review, he randomly calls out my current hometown, BLoomington, IL. Is this a sign?
That clip with Laura had me rolling...so funny. Just one of the many reasons I love this channel and the reviews.
Slimd613 watch The Cinema Snob Movie review, her cameo was excellent
10/10 especially for Cinema Snob seizure-gasm
We depressingly don’t have a GIF of that
I love corn and potatoes too..
Now I'm waiting for the Godfrey Ho cut of this with footage of Richard Harrison and Pierre Kirby spliced in between scenes.
With their Garfield telephone and multicolored ninjas, of course. You will need the colorized version of the film for that.
Ah yes, the days before we had Minya. Those were the good days.
Hnnmmm, pepole made Brandon roleplay acoutns this fast?
Minya's not too bad.
They keep missing an opportunity to cast Steve Martin as a reporter named Raymond Burr...I keep hoping....
Brandon Tenold wants to know your location.
Flagged by Toho
When i see this, all I can think of is the Animaniacs episode parody, where it would just randomly cut to Raymond Burr in front of a wall, saying "Yes, I see..." Then he got hit by a growth ray and started fighting Godzilla.
well it could be the Italian version
Yeah, I'm kinda surprised Brad didn't pick that. XD
I'd love to see Brad review Cozilla. However its likely next year hell cover the original King Kong vs Godzilla.
@@BigJackFilms Hello there, General Jack! You are a bold one!
When "he died of shock and strange burns" was said, I originally thought the announcer said "strange BIRDS", and I was picturing prehistoric terror birds and thinking "wow the mythos of godzilla has really expanded to include a new roster of giant things to fight with, and birds are definitely something new"
I was a little bit disappointed when I figured out that he'd actually said "burns"
Aw, phooey
That's no fun
When I saw this movie as a kid I didn't know that Raymond Burr was edited into it, but I could still sense something was wrong.
I usually prefer subtitles but I really like how they ported the movie. The added character allows translation in a way that fits the story without changing the overall plot. And the effort put into making the edits look seamless is impressive. Also the Japanese guy on the radio tower yelling "sayonara minasan! x2 (goodbye everyone)" is tragic but for some reason sound funny to me and kinda make me laugh.
11:00 Godzilla is approaching the generator!
Brad Jones: King of the Snobs
After this and the Shin Godzilla review, I kinda wanna see snob review a few more Godzilla movies, maybe a collab with Brandon Tenold. ;)
Brendon Tenold heard about this idea and immediately moved, leaving no forwarding address, changed his phone number, and no longer answers any of his email addresses. His new house has no windows and he bought a bevy of anti-ninja trained bull mastifs that he lets roam around freely inside his concrete fenced yard under the many sodium-vapor streetlights he had installed around the perimeter. I also understand the barbed wire topping the concrete fence emits a crackling hissing sound in the rain.
13:10 - that has got to be the sexiest way side dishes served at dinner have ever been said.
Ya' know what would be funny, if you could back in time and play an audio clip of comedian Steve Martin over a scene with Raymond Burr's character Steve Martin to people who were young at that time. I'd pay big money to see there faces!
Fun Fact:
There are more movies in the Steve Universe than the Dark Universe
I can't wait to see the Snob take on the king of the Godzilla crossovers, Bambi Meets Godzilla.
While this film is fun, the original Japanese cut is far superior and a true haunting masterpiece. Gojira forever
Damn, 10 minutes since the upload and it hasn't been blocked yet? Toho must be slipping.
Pierre Kirby reference made me happy.
Now I want to see a collaboration between Brad and Brandon Tenold.
That would be the greatest Snob crossover since Snob & that bastard filmbrain
So it would be a terrible crossover?
@@BWMagus Snob and Filmbrain? Yes it would
ADR Director: “Raymond, could you take that line at 10:15 one more time? It’s ‘short lived’, not ‘short LIVE-d’.”
Raymond Burr: “I don’t say ‘short lived’. YOU say ‘short lived’. I say ‘short LIVE-d’.”
Maybe it's a Canadian thing, I dunno.
Like Shatner and sabotage?
It's always so weird to watch a Cinema Snob episode where the subject movie is actually good.
Ummm. Oogieloves. 🤨
My father showed me all of the original sub titled ones growing up. I saw this one way after all those
I'm mildly envious of the fact that Brad can find these women with sexy voices. Now I want a Famous Bowl. Thanks a lot! 😑
Happy Memorial Day.
Unpopular opinion: I actually like this edit
I remember first watching the original Godzilla on the weekend the 1998 film came out. It was during a TNT's MonsterVision double feature with Mothra vs. Godzilla, and it help me get into the REAL Godzilla.
Later in Godzilla 1985, they just called Raymond Burr's character Martin, because STEVE Martin became popular at the time.
11:39- God, I had so much Taco Bell during the summer of 1998, because of the Zilla film.
13:14- (In smooth voice) Laura, you sexy minx.
Godzilla is approaching the generator
13:14 That'll be my reaction in the theatre on Thursday
was happy to get my criterion blu ray signed by the OG actor who played godzilla before he sadly passed.
I'm so jealous. Would you be willing to sell it?
@@VampireNinjaBunnies na sorry dude.
That okay dude I kinda figured as much. But hey doesn't hurt to ask
Oh man, please do more Godzilla reviews. And that has to be the best crafted Carradine joke I've ever heard.
Thank you for mentioning my favorite monster king and if I need to explain who this is then I'm going to condescendingly continue watching your channel(hint it's not Ralph and has a fondness for young people)
Thank you, Snob, for exposing many many many of the Z-tier toho monsters
I dont think titanosaurs is z teir
Whether watching the original version or the americanized version, I still enjoy guessing which shots used the full-body suit and which ones used the hand-puppet. The hand-puppet was derived from an early design for his head, while the suit has a more refined design.
Hmmm..... John Travolta vs Godzilla?!? 🧐
I like It! 😎
Godzilla vs Turl
"There's a survivor! Let's beat the hell out of him!"
I watch every Godzilla review I come across. This was very entertaining. :-)
Hey, Brandon's done another Godzilla film, so quickly too...
Oops, wrong channel. This is the Godzilla's Revenge guy.
But still... review more Godzilla?
FOOTAGE FLAGGED BY TOHO
i hear people shit-talk this version of the movie but it actually looks pretty cleverly edited for a dub
It's basically Forest Gump-ing Raymond Burr into the original Godzilla.
"All the english dubbed versions are shit"
Hyperbole much? The dubs are Mothra vs Godzilla Invasion of Astro Monster etc etc hell most dubs don't change the story at all.
It's actually still a good movie. Honestly anyone that thinks the message is lost is kinda being ridiculous. Godzilla being a metaphor for nuclear destruction is still obvious here. The other complaint about "pro-America propaganda forced into the movie" is also a bit unfounded. Firstly, Gojira was never an anti-American movie in the first place, it was anti-Nuclear. Secondly, the movie still has the H-Bomb testing lead to Godzilla's awakening. Not exactly making America look great. They cut out the Hiroshima reference, but again the Hiroshima metaphor is so baked into the movie that removing the name drop doesn't really change anything.
Gojira is a better movie than KotM!, but I still commend the clever editing and interesting ideas. It's IMO the best of the English versions of the Toho Films (Minus the Shin Godzilla translation which is actually pretty faithful). Better than English KKvGZ, better than many of the other Showa translations (Especially Gigantis: The Fire Monster. Yeah, remember that), and WAY better than Godzilla 1985.
One of my favorite movies of all time! Thanks Snob!
Now Snob, I don't like how you're calling him Godzilla, especially in an American Godzilla film. You should call him Gigantis which is what some producer in Hollywood thought would make him more recognizable and not confuse people
Joking aside, great review and hope u love the new movie
Godzilla v Gotti: Dawn of AHHHHH! Coming 2021
Thank you Brad. I have been meaning to watch both versions of this classic again.
Can't forget about King Ralph!
What I'd give for a Snob and AVGN collab on Godzilla.
Hmmm I like the way you think! They'd work well together.
He should review the American version of the second Godzilla movie, aka Gigantis the Fire Monster.
Yep still waiting. Someone light a fire under Snob.
While they didn't get rid of the themes of Gojira, they certainly toned them down. Also, the people dealing with after-effects in the original was deliberately based on the actual victims of the US nuking Japan, something they really toned down for the American release.
"He could shrug off the bomb scene from The Day After." That made me laugh.
I find it funny when there's two people with the same name in movies/tv or a character with the same name as a real life person and they are nothing alike. This is a classic example, but probably my favorite is Kevin Smith. Not only the name of the person who gave us Silent Bob but also the name of the actor who played Ares god of War in Hercules/Xena. I'm still waiting for a mash up of Ares talking to Xena about paying him royalties or how the sign on the back of the car said Critters of Hollywood.
8:08
I think the Prometheus crew needed someone like this on their team.
Love your Jay Sherman style laugh
Geico doesn’t cover acts of monster!!!
And probably State Farm too.
"Somewhere over the Rainbow"
Still doing my Godzilla marathon, but I guess I can put it on hold for this :P
"Dude it's the 50's it's ok to play with radioactive stuff."
Also, I want a review of that Pierre Kirby movie now...
He already reviewed that Pierre Kirby movie, see his Pierre Kirby week compilation. And, in the 1950's, it wasn't only in movies that scientists just played with radiation.
I haven't found that one yet!
(Also, I was just quoting the episode, lol. Hence the quotation marks.)
8:09 I always felt for that guy "Stop touching that! Get out of the radioactive water! COME ON PEOPLE!"
Would love to see you review Godzilla vs Biollante! Just noticed that I missed your review of Shin Godzilla, was about to go to sleep, damn you!!
Brandon Tenold has an excellent review of that if you don't want to wait.
Does this mean there will be a collab with James Rolfe?
And Brandon Tennold?
YES.
GODZILLA IS THE BEST.
That is All.
YES HE IS
@bigevilworldwide1 None of them are particularly well executed anyway even without dubbing, so I don't mind.
08:54
Jet Jaguar: *points at picture inquisitively*
Kiryu: Yes, but that's an old photo.
You had me at frozen corn...
I was about to beg Snob to do a review of Thunder of Gigantic Serpent, but then I remembered that he already did...
8:03 Snob was right!! Look @ them playing with that Geiger counter on the set of "The Conquerer"!! DAMMIT, HOLLYWOOD!!!! 😲
Shelton Bright, Jr. Watch “Radio Bikini”.
Surprised you know enough of the Godzilla franchise to know who Titanosaurus is.
That's a lot of fish.
Please Review Hulk Hogans No Holds barred 🙏
Gojira: King of the Whales!
More like God-shilla!
Steve Martin, one of two wild and crazy guys! (And Godzilla was the other)
Fastest click ever!
Coming 2022. Godzilla Raids Again in Pokemon Go. 🤔
It'll just be Godzilla fighting against a Dynamaxed Tyranitar.
i own this movie .and love it. i have the 1954 one too.
Hello toho lawyers!!!
Let them fight
LET THEM FIGHT!
For a moment I thought this was a review of the 2019 movie. For some reason, I forgot King Of The Monsters was added to the title of the original.
I always forget that his full name was Raymond Pierre Kirby Burr Sr.
I joke but that's the best "sayonarq" pronunciation I've ever heard from a white actor in the 20th century.
He is such a hunk 😍 when they say king of the monsters they mean it.
"Let them fight!"