King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) Differences
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- Original Japanese Title: King Kong vs. Godzilla (August 11, 1962)
Original American Title: King Kong vs. Godzilla (June 26th, 1963)
Wow was there a lot to cover.
So much so that i left tiny little cuts out here and there.
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Silent Hill 2 -- Alone in the Town ~ Bowling Alley
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The Japanese version is superior in every way in my opinion. The actual comedic satire of the film is carried over much better.
This ☝☝☝☝☝☝
Plus the complete Akira Ifukube score! "My corns?!!!" Balderdash!
100%
I think the Japanese version or the original movie. Seems like is always the best version. Even non godzilla Japanese based movies. Just learn to read and watch the OG movies kids. It’s worth it🤙🏻
The Japanese version is a straight up brilliant comedy. I’m so glad criterion released it in the box set of the films. It used to be next to impossible to find in the US.
At the time of its release, Tadao Takashima and Yu Fujiki were huge as a comedy duo, so there's a lot of footage of them interacting with both each other and other characters because audiences in Japan would have also come to see them.
German fan here. I just gotta say that watching this is super weird for me. We got an edited version of the US version here in Germany. I know people tend to dislike or even hate the US music and the additional US scenes. But I just can't hate the US scenes and the music, because I grew up with it. They just feel so nostalgic to me.
I also realized that the German cut is a mutated monstrosity of a cut. It has more original scenes than the US version, but still all US scenes (and the music) and yet it doesn't have all the original Japanese scenes. The Blu-ray I own at least gives me the option to watch the movie with the original Ifukube score.
I had seen the American dub all my life, and only saw the original Japanese version a couple years ago. I think the biggest change for me was how long it took Godzilla to appear in the Japanese version, which also meant that in the Japanese version, that sub seemed stuck in that iceberg for like an hour before Godzilla awoke. Of course I knew even before seeing the Japanese version that the music score for the American version was stock soundtrack from old Universal films, most notably Creature From the Black Lagoon. Still, this was a FUN movie in any version, definitely one of the kaiju gems of my childhood.
This video was phenomenal. Extrememly informative and well produced. Thank you so much for making this. I enjoy both but I never realized there were this many differences.
Where in hell does one find the Japanese version?? Once in a while, I come across a copy on Amazon for astronomical prices. I'd love to get the blu-ray.
@@varanid9 The Criterion Collection's Showa Godzilla blu ray set has it. Alternatively there's sites who sell bootlegs and its up on archive dot org right now to stream but not in blu ray quality.
The Japanese cut is superior. You can't replace the Japanese theme
What I find really odd about the Americanisation is that they try to turn this highly comedic semi-satire into a serious, boring movie. The original film has the amazingly overacting Mr Tako, with characters frequently betting on Godzilla vs Kong as if they're professional wrestlers. The Americanisation has really, really boring actors holding monkey skulls talking about how "Kong is a thinking animal" and how small Godzilla's brain is (he's a giant radioactive reptile that realistically shouldn't even be alive at such an old age in the first place, who cares?).
Callum Donnelly While I agree the United Nations scenes are dull and humorless (well, intentionally), I disagree about the US versions being made into a “serious” movie. Plenty of Mr. Tako’s antics remained intact, along with various other humorous bits.
In my opinion, I personally think that both scores fit the film just as well. The music from The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) gives the film a more scary and exciting feeling while the original Japanese score by Akira Ifikube is more grounded and serious. Both work.
To me the Japanese version is the superior one even tho I grew up watching the US version.
the us Godzilla don’t have a neck
I never got to see the og japanese version of alot of these movies until the criterion collection came out and I bought it but yes I would definitely say that the Japanese version is superior as is always the case case lol especially for raids again unless
Agreed. I watched the American version when I was in 7th grade, so I didn't even know there was a Japanese version. When I saw the JV, I thought it was better if only for the fact that they had a better backstory as to why the crew went to get Kong.
I watch the movie when I was young. but I was wondering did Kong win cuz he's the one that swam away and Godzilla drowned?
Agreed.
Damn,the Cuban dude at 12:48 was in "Scarface" no joke.
He was in Sosa's living room when they were showing Tony the news piece on cartels.
The scene where Kong and Godzilla first meet, the dialogue closeups between the actors are rearranged in the dub.
In the original Farue was suffering from jungle fever. However, the American version had him suffering from his corns. Also in the scene where they are going into the jungle to look for Kong, Farue informs Sakurai of Godzilla's latest rampage. In the American version there is no mention of Godzilla and Farue is talking about his corns.
Also, you mentioned the temperature difference in the water can be explained by the fact that being shot in Japan they were using the Celsius scale and 18 degrees Celsius is equivalent to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
I have fun watching both the Japanese and American cuts of King Kong VS Godzilla, King Kong VS Godzilla is actually my first ever King Kong movie, can't wait to watch the other King Kong movies like: the original 1933 masterpiece it's sequel son of Kong, King Kong Escapes, the 1976 and 2005 movie remakes, and Kong Skull Island. I'm also really excited for the new Godzilla VS Kong Movie that's coming out March 31 2021.
I'd love to get a blu-ray of the Japanese version. I must confess, though, that as much of a hater of the "silly" Godzilla movies as I am, I love this one for 2 reasons: The most AWESOME version of Godzilla, who is still a villain, and, at least as far as the American version goes, this one is actually laugh-out-loud funny as well as having balls-to-the-wall pacing.
First, “silly” Godzilla is the best Godzilla. Second, the criterion collection has the Japanese version.
I have to admit that the final battle between Godzilla and King Kong was much more exciting with the editing to the Creature from the Black Lagoon theme music👍
Damn that "Eric Carter" guy really wanted to get paid 😂 but good job 👍🏻
I actually agree with you on your analysis. The US seems to cut a bunch of filler and it seems like it has better pacing. Maybe I'll make a fan-edit of the Japanese version which makes a lot of edits the American one did but doesn't put in a bunch of talking scenes.
Since you brought up Burr, I honestly love his addition so much that I even made an edit of Gojira that puts his scenes in.
I'd love to see that
I'm rather curious to see that.
Dude, don't just dangle that like a carrot before a hungry horse - give us a link to that version of Gojira you edited please!
I’ve never heard anybody say the American cut is better until now.
Because it is not...
I like the Newscasters in the American version. It gives a sense of on the scene reporting. And as for being stoic, that added to the realism of unbiased reporting.When I was a kid the newscast made the movie more realistic. 50 years later I still hold on to that perspective to get maximum enjoyment.
There is only one version of the original kvG american actors and an english speaking japanese actor were added to the movie for american theaters the same thing happened with the original godzilla king of the monsters with raymond burr and an english speaking japanese actor was added to the movie for american theaters
"Rep-til" is actually an old-fashioned pronunciation which is perhaps an example of the mid-atlantic "dialect," which of course barely exists anymore.
Except in England.
@@varanid9 Do people say "rep-til" in the UK?
Anyway, no--the "mid-atlantic dialect" was an upper-class American accent... some pronunciations were very close to upper-class British, but overall it wasn't identical. Think FDR. And Katherine Hepburn.
I remember watching a old episode of The Twilight Zone they kept pronouncing robot as ro-but I said to myself that's how talked back then
I like both versions.
Same
I would really love to see more of your vidoes!
Thank you for this video. Well done. Great to see them compared.
OMG, Michael Keaton was in the movie?!?
Mind blown...
Plus I never knew there was a different Japanese version. Very informative!
A bit of research reveals the famous Michael Keaton was11 years old in 1962. I'm guessing that was his father?
The name is actually Michael Keith not Keaton.
I love these videos. Thank you for all your work!
Another great Paper Finz video!!! Thanks!
I think the shot your talking about at 10:43 I believe is from Matango Attack of the Mushroom people.
the time and research here is just amazing. great series of videos.
Again, it's probably because I grew up with it, but I love the English dub. I think it is better. What stuck with me as a kid is the one professor showing Godzilla's small brain compared to Kongs. I also like the UN correspondent guy.
Haters gonna hate but l love the American version especially the borrowed score. Even though l love Akita
Think they also took some of the score from part of “monster that challenged the world”
At 11:40 you say an additional scene is present only in the dub (as Kong and Godzilla are splashing in the water); didn't you mean the original? It only shows a scene at the top, of a wave hitting buildings along the shore, while the bottom half (the dub) is just haze.
Why did they change the theme?? The japanese version is better!
I know right but Godzilla 2019 was the classic theam but 2014 was not
@@orangehallow7240 I never asked about the 2019 movie
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Was it tho?
@scorenut Probably because the rearrangement of the scenes, but in this case the director of the american cut did it because the music sounded to "oriental"
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I’ve noticed that Japanese media generally has more filler than American media. Shots tend to linger a bit longer, there’s more small talk and characters sitting around silently contemplating things, and little stuff like a character putting on his shoes just before an important scene.
For a very long time, American adaptations like this, Power Rangers, and anime dubs would make a lot of little cuts to give the stories a faster pace. You don’t see that as much anymore because fans are more aware of it now and would rather watch the movie as the creators intended, and it’s cheaper for the distribution companies to just give it to them that way.
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Nice vid
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Great job! I really love this movie, but haven't seen the Japanese version yet. I'm wondering if I'll agree with your pick here on which version is best. I definitely agree that the American version needed to totally remove the United Nations scenes, those were SUPER annoying and absolutely unnecessary (even mildly insulting to the audience). American movies love to promote the U.N., it's a kind of propaganda, but yeah the fact that the Japanese version doesn't have those really terrible scenes makes me want to check it out now, so thanks! I'm a bit worried about the extra filler scenes like you indicated, but are they really worse than the U.N. scenes? I guess I'll just have to watch it and see...Paper Finz is officially my new favorite Godzilla analyst.
The Japanese one is hilarious and a million times better than the US one in my opinion. It’s finally available in the special features of the criterion collection box set. It used to be next to impossible to find in the US. I like the US one too but the Japanese one is just on another level.
You using Silent Hill 2 music just earned you a sub
Another Difference is that one of the Guys that Goes To The Island keeps Complaining about His Corns that are Hurting Him, for Comic Relief.
"My Corns Never Lie !"
@@queenglamazona8789 I don't know who wrote that Corn Thing, but I don't remember writing it. Maybe someone hacked my account
@@queenglamazona8789 Sorry. I did write it. Now, I remember it.
Glad to have met you.👋
@@queenglamazona8789 Thanks for your comment.
I'm really enjoying this series
What really threw me was that the ship that intercepted the network ship carrying Kong had safety and security as its aim in the dub, while it was more bureaucratic in intent for the original.
Why is the American version on the third or second disc on the criterion the main one but not the Japanese I don’t understand why it is
Universal wanted their cut to be the main one. The Japanese cut is on the bonus disc
Criterion is probably an american based company hence the priority of the american version over the og I would assume anyways
There's an English dub version where Tako talks about having King Kong smiling when holding the products (on the boat pulling Kong). Do you know which version is this?
It's a dub that Toho made but has never been released. It's essentially what would be the international version, if Toho ever made one.
You missed the different roar Godzilla had in his first shot on the artic base.
Although I have some nostalgia for the US cut I have to say the Japanese cut is far better.
2:20 The water temperature is 68 degrees!? In the US version man the US version is crazy back in the day.
One thing I'll say about the US version is that the added in American scenes broke up the pacing for me.
There's a guy who uploaded the entire Japanese version on youtube, but I'm pretty sure he added music and maybe edited it himself.
Yes, the cuts of the space station show shadows of spacecraft entering the station. As for the music changes in all these American versions, it may have to do with music rights. Music rights in films have always been in contention as to who owns the music; the composer or the film producers. At least Akira Ifukube's music is available on CDs. The 18 degrees in the Japanese ersion probably refers to Fahrenheit.
I think you mean Celcius, cause 18 degrees Celcius is approx 68 degrees Farenheit (65).
@@michaellilly965 Yep. That is what I meant. Just typed away thinking Fahrenheit for some reason. I will need to say the penance "King Kong Lives" three times.😁😁
@@garfieldsmith332 No need.
There's several reasons why the American version is terrible, the reporters that narrate the story is unnecessary. Dr Johnson's an idiot saying that Godzilla has not seeing Earth for millions of years and it contradicts the previous Godzilla movies, and also, the dub mispronounces Hokkaido. "Hokkai-ado" Plus, almost all music pieces put in is lazy and doesn't fit in, only a few of Akira Ifukube's music is put in the American version, I know I grew up with it but it's got major flaws.
I think the reason why they say that Godzilla was stayed frozen for millions of years is because Godzilla raids again's american version was marketed as a Dinosaurs rampage troughg Tokyo movie called Gigantis the fire monster,and wasn't a sequel to the original Godzilla.But that doesn't mean that the U.S. version is terrible.
How much mysteriens footage did the use in the dub
King Kong got stronger from electricity because he was originally going to be a Giant Version of the Frankenstein Monster. This movie originally Began as a film called King Kong vs Frankenstein, before Toho decided to make it into a vehicle for Godzilla, instead. They kept the Plot Point about electricity in the script for some reason.
And it became one of the most iconic movie crossovers ever. Cool!
Funny how this happened again for godzilla vs the sea monster
@@TheDreamer452 they sure do swap out Frankenstein Monster with Godzilla a lot
The added science scenes are annoying and not-needed, but truth be told the _only thing_ that annoys me going from the original to the dub, is that the dub changes the dialogue to ask if the atomic bomb will be used on either of the creatures.
It comes off as a bit insensitive considering that Japan has a strict Anti-Nuke policy, and almost comes off like they're trying to pressure the Japanese into reconsidering it. But maybe I'm going too far into it.
Anyone notice how crazy these ads are pushing sex
I watched both remake and original versions of Godzilla and kong but I prefer the original version
So in the USA🇺🇲 version Kong wins because he is seen swimming and he roars and in the Japanese🇯🇵 version Kong and Godzilla both roar which means no winner.
This just like the one they did in Godzilla 1985 it was a American cut and Godzilla 1984 have there on scene and the same thing happened here with king Kong vs Godzilla the American version of king Kong vs Godzilla is ok but some scene was edited cut but I think some people will say the Japanese version is better than the American and the theme song from the movie are different the only thing I don't like was the king Kong suit they made the king Kong suit looks so horrible and the Godzilla suit design suit doesn't look so great either they could have made the suits design look readable
68 degrees sound like a temperature they would have inside the sub so they could have made a mistake if outside hull temperature.
Does anybody know whether the Japanese version on the Criterion Blu Ray set features the theatrical or “trimmed down” version you mentioned near the end of the video?
how come you never talked about the octopus until the end of the video.
Those interview scenes in the American version make it almost unwatchable for me, it just completely halts the pace of the film for dry unimportant news dialogue.
The Japanese version is much more theatrical. What you call filler is characterization. Plus the extended submarine Seahawk sequence creates a growing menace that the characters don’t know is coming and it actually lasts about 24 hour as Godzilla destroys the submarine offscreen. The satire of big business and media is more pronounced in the original too. The is an anti corporate vehicle which adds social commentary. One more thing, the Japanese castle that’s wrecked at the climax isn’t an old one. It’s known as Atami Castle which was built as a tourist attraction only. So when it’s smashed by the two monsters the film suggests commercialism has gone too far to fake Japanese culture itself. Enjoyed the video though. Good job.
My son made me get the Japanese version because he was upset Godzilla didn’t win.
The Japanese version is better.
The American actors were prob relaxed during all this carnage because all this was happening clear across the world. LOL
Actually the scene with Furu in bed is in the american version. They talk about the corns
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Take a shot everytime they use footage from the mysterins
I still have yet to see the original Japanese masterpiece
But.... My corns!!!!!!!
When you meet the Monster be Sure to tell him about the Problem with your Corns.
I've now seen both versions and I prefer the Japanese original due to it being more character focused and satirical.
In My Opinion King Kong Vs Godzilla Has A Terrible US Dub! And King Kong Vs Godzilla Has A Great Japanese Dub. And Also, Don’t Call Godzilla A Stupid Kaiju! He’s A Great Kaiju!
@King Kong Fan hey I love gigantis the fire monster
The us one is mostly like the comedy verison
Since I live I the UK we just got the US one basically but with more....well..BRITISH in it. But I definitely think the Japanese version is better. The music was better infact it was completely unnecessary for the US/UK version to change it. There is no pointless American interview scenes. Also this may just be but the USA just doesn't do the story right. It focuses on unnecessary comedy that fails unlike where in the Japanese version every time there was a haha funny moment it was an actual haha funny moment. The US/UK version is just ok. Its not a disgrace like gigantis the fire monster or just erases the story like the 1956 godzilla king of the monsters
Hey dude
The Japanese version is always superior. Not surprising.
6:11 WHY THE HECK WILL YOU DO THAT WHAT UNIVERSAL STUDIOUS DID YOU NOT WHATCH GODZILLA RAIDES AGAIN I Mean GIGANTES THE FIRE MONSTER WHY
Whos here cause of Godzilla vs Kong 2021
Dub better then Sub confirmed.
The Dub Is NOT BETTER Than The Subtitle Japanese Version
The Japanese Version is So Much Better
I thought the Japanese version would’ve had godzilla winning (this was a myth but it never existed)
I really hated all the boring UN scenes they added in the dub. They really made me appreciate the effort that went into integrating Raymond Burr into the original.
More Tako = better
Japan version >> American version
I think godzilla will win
I don't care as long as the movie is good.
I care
me too