Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: GODZILLA 1985

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  • Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
  • After nearly a decade absence, in 1985 Godzilla returned to American movie screens. And this time, he brought Dr. Pepper!
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  • @bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257
    @bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257 4 роки тому +1029

    I'm noticing a pattern....
    Showa Era: "it's too silly!"
    Hesei Era: "it's too serious!"
    Godzilla 2014: "show more monsters!"
    GKOTM: "Too much monsters!"
    Critics can't be satisfied.

    • @D2Kprime
      @D2Kprime 4 роки тому +85

      Sure they can. You just have top have enough money to pay the critics off. Then they'll cream their pants over it.

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 4 роки тому +101

      Fans:
      Son of Godzilla: "FUCK YOU, MINILLA! WE HATE YOU!"
      Godzilla's Revenge: "WE HATE THAT STUPID KID! HE'S AN ASSHOLE! WHY DOES THIS MOVIE HAVE A KENNY?"
      Godzilla (1998): "THIS IS NOT GODZILLA! THIS IS A JURASSIC PARK/ALIEN RIP-OFF! FUCK YOU, DEAN DEVLIN AND ROLAND EMMERICH!!!!"
      Godzilla Anime Trilogy: "WHY IS GODZILLA A PLANT? WHERE IS MECHA-wait a minute, HE'S A MICHAEL BAY TRANSFORMERS THAT TURNS INTO A CITY?! WHY DOES KING GHIDORAH LOOK LIKE RAMEN? AND WHERE IS MOTH-wait a minute, SHE'S JUST A SHADOW?!"

    • @williamhinson2863
      @williamhinson2863 4 роки тому +50

      Give them a Snickers. Because Snickers satisfies.

    • @kaijukid1443
      @kaijukid1443 4 роки тому +44

      Godzilla:There's just no pleasing you people.

    • @finchatforharambe905
      @finchatforharambe905 4 роки тому +36

      GMK: WHY IS KING GHIDORAHHHH GOOD WHY!!!! WHY CAN'T YOU GET IT CORRRECT!!!!!!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Crrrow
    @Crrrow 4 роки тому +239

    Well I like the 80s.
    And I like Doctor Pepper...
    And I also like Godzilla....
    Well shit now I want to watch this movie.

    • @rebeccabuckland8311
      @rebeccabuckland8311 2 роки тому +2

      17:07 movie?😕

    • @michaelccozens
      @michaelccozens 2 роки тому +13

      You see that, Toho? That's how publicity works. Now stop flagging Brandon's videos!

    • @DavidRoarty
      @DavidRoarty Місяць тому

      the following year in late 1985, they did a Godzilla commercial with Diet Dr. Pepper commercial

  • @comicreaperharry3723
    @comicreaperharry3723 4 роки тому +67

    16:12 Brandon: "Hey it work!"
    16:13 (Godzilla roar)
    16:15 Brandon: "Oh shit it work."

  • @schadenfruede0675
    @schadenfruede0675 4 роки тому +296

    Girl: screaming “mama” because of radiation poisoning
    Brandon *BE MORE FUNNY!!!*

  • @guillaumebabey4484
    @guillaumebabey4484 7 років тому +293

    The seagulls thing, as far as I remember, is inspired by the fact that, at the time, Godzilla was still meant to be a mutated dinosaur. Even though it was still not a complete consensus at the time, scientists already suspected birds are dinosaurs. Godzilla being the only one of his species at the time of the series, he was possibly drawn to the possibility of being with his kin.

    • @noahking5493
      @noahking5493 3 роки тому +32

      I beleive he actually uses the same magnetic signals birds use to travel.

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 роки тому +16

      @@noahking5493 not really to travel but definitely to navigate while travelling. But it does go along with his mutated dinosaur origin as his being a theropod dinosaur would make him a distant ancestor to birds.

    • @cringelul
      @cringelul 2 роки тому +8

      Underrated comment

    • @tajniak4335
      @tajniak4335 2 роки тому +2

      His kin... WTF, the evolutionary distance between modern birds and dinosaurs is like 70 MLN years, so if Godzilla would consider seagulls "his kin" then humans and chimpanzees should fuck each other on everyday basis, because by that logic they're basically the same thing. Then again this concept would fit right away with the ridiculousness of "science" in kaiju movies.

    • @guillaumebabey4484
      @guillaumebabey4484 2 роки тому +17

      @@tajniak4335 Kin is a broad term and you literally just answered your own outrage in the last sentence. Kaiju's use of science has often been more poetic than strict.

  • @ajstockstill652
    @ajstockstill652 7 років тому +294

    ok in the first movie's defense nobody on the boat knew the first Godzilla disintegrated so Raymond burr's line "30 years ago they never found any corpse" actually fits......the only one who really knew (and had the social status to speak and be heard) died with the first Godzilla

    • @GOJIRAEVANGELION
      @GOJIRAEVANGELION 3 місяці тому

      Serizawa

    • @BIG-D-STAR
      @BIG-D-STAR 3 місяці тому

      @@GOJIRAEVANGELION CONGRATULATIONS, DR.ISHIRO SERIZAWA IS CORRECT!!

  • @Gojirawars03
    @Gojirawars03 5 років тому +130

    It just occurred to me that they totally should have released the other Heisei films in America. They could’ve had Raymond Burr as a recurring actor in the films, following him around and warning other people of the danger he represents. He could’ve been like the Dr Loomis to Godzilla’s Michael Myers.

    • @Tiberius_Productions
      @Tiberius_Productions Рік тому +18

      It would’ve definitely been a cash cow for Roger Corman’s New World Pictures when it comes to VHS rentals and purchases in syndication. Certainly more profitable than all the other crap Roger Corman was putting out lol.

    • @Skelevision1
      @Skelevision1 11 місяців тому

      ITS YOU

    • @davefoster8845
      @davefoster8845 17 днів тому

      He died in 92 I think. He could have done maybe 2 more, but not the whole Hesei!

  • @wadedrange6869
    @wadedrange6869 4 роки тому +107

    I remember renting this on vhs when I was a kid. It started with a cartoon short of Bambi vs Godzilla.

    • @Isaac-hm6ih
      @Isaac-hm6ih Рік тому +6

      That sounds... short.

    • @bobberttv8565
      @bobberttv8565 Рік тому +6

      ​@@Isaac-hm6ih lol I have the vhs, it is....extremely short

    • @georgebailey8179
      @georgebailey8179 Рік тому

      @@Isaac-hm6ih Almost 2 mins long: ua-cam.com/video/5R-rbzcEM8A/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TheLocalCessPool

    • @ShadeszOfficial
      @ShadeszOfficial Рік тому +5

      Lmao Bambi was stomped very fast. I remember that VHS haha

    • @theiggy1474
      @theiggy1474 6 місяців тому

      Best part of the movie

  • @possiblycrazy442
    @possiblycrazy442 7 років тому +308

    14:57
    Rule one of American distribution: Always ruin the original content so the audience that actually cares gets disappointed.
    Hell yea, Raymond. You tell 'em.

    • @Grandmastergav86
      @Grandmastergav86 4 роки тому +8

      They did that with Hong Kong and Italian films for years.

    • @juliuszhorst8083
      @juliuszhorst8083 4 роки тому +12

      @@Grandmastergav86 At least Americans did not incorporate Frankenstein into every Showa movie like they did in Germany :)

    • @ladyserenityrain2233
      @ladyserenityrain2233 4 роки тому +1

      That's what they do. your right.

    • @teedup8995
      @teedup8995 3 роки тому +7

      Original product: That's too serious! Edited product: That's too stupid!

    • @arandomasschannel
      @arandomasschannel 2 роки тому +3

      @@Grandmastergav86 yes and they do live action anime adaptations which have nothing to with the anime why is America always have to ruin foreign films god damnit America!!!

  • @ShadowSonic2
    @ShadowSonic2 6 років тому +96

    Okay, for everyone wondering what that giant bug thing was on the boat: It was a Godzilla Louse. Godzilla has parasites on him the same way all lifeforms do, but being big and radioactive means that they were similarly mutated and enlarged. When he walked by the boat (don't know how it didn't capsize) some of them just fell off and ate the crew. Most of them jumped off-ship and into the water but one stayed behind. The American version mentions that one giant louse washed up dead on a beach somewhere.

    • @MetaFanWing
      @MetaFanWing 3 роки тому +18

      FYI; The bugs are called Shockirus. Just wanted to share that tibdit.

    • @the_once-and-future_king.
      @the_once-and-future_king. 9 місяців тому +7

      So Abrams ripped this movie off for Cloverfield?

    • @CowboyRobot2000
      @CowboyRobot2000 8 місяців тому +2

      @@the_once-and-future_king. That bastard!!!

  • @Vates104
    @Vates104 3 роки тому +49

    A truly under appreciated movie. I am happy that Raymond Burr reprised his role.

  • @akiraman26
    @akiraman26 5 років тому +69

    (Dr. Pepper flagged by Toho)

  • @darkservantofheaven
    @darkservantofheaven 7 років тому +267

    even as a 31 year one old adult, Godzilla's scream when he falls into the volcano is haunting....

    • @Mictla155
      @Mictla155 5 років тому +21

      Yea, I felt bad for Godzilla.

    • @kaijucifer3544
      @kaijucifer3544 5 років тому

      And doesnt at all fit the character.

    • @darkservantofheaven
      @darkservantofheaven 5 років тому +9

      @@kaijucifer3544 what makes you say that?

    • @martyc909
      @martyc909 5 років тому +8

      I remember my aunt bought this movie for her daughter, who LOVED Godzilla. I bought Destroy All Monsters. She watched Destroy All Monsters with me, because she wanted to see if it was better for my cousin. I guess once my cousin was 5, she realized that they killed Godzilla (in the American point of view since we never saw the Heisei Godzilla past this point and this was 2001 before most of us knew the Heisei movies existed) and basically cried all night. So we traded, which I guess my cousin wore out the Destroy All Monsters VHS... LOL. But that scream is what made her realize, Godzilla is dead (it's only in the American version too, so it's fitting, because to us, he died).

    • @Vmidnight1917
      @Vmidnight1917 5 років тому +1

      NOOOOOOOOO! I feel like that’s what he’s saying

  • @glenchapman3899
    @glenchapman3899 3 роки тому +41

    The scene where he comes ashore and just wrecks all the defenses on the shore is my favorite all time moment in the Godzilla franchise.

  • @Monkofmagnesia
    @Monkofmagnesia 4 роки тому +33

    i saw this in the theatre when it was first released in the U.S.. Throughout the film, no matter what happens or what the plan is, Steve Martin (Raymond Burr) always says, "That won't stop Godzilla!"

  • @nathanielschwartz425
    @nathanielschwartz425 4 роки тому +93

    9:59 Well, actually, it depends on which version you’re watching; in the original Japanese version from 1954, they say that Godzilla is 150 feet tall because, back then, that was bigger than any building they had in Japan. However, in the American version, Godzilla is said to be over 400 feet tall, because in America, where there are huge skyscrapers, if a monster was 150 feet tall, he wouldn’t have even come up above the buildings.

  • @GLIEPNIR
    @GLIEPNIR 6 років тому +72

    16:05 that's by far the best joke in the review, the way you say "oh shit it works" is just perfect xD

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 4 роки тому +12

      GLEIPNIR goes from excited that we have a way to stop godzilla, but then to utter fear because we just pissed him off

  • @joejrjohnston1001
    @joejrjohnston1001 6 років тому +155

    R.I.P Haruo Nakajima

  • @zali13
    @zali13 3 роки тому +34

    This was my first Godzilla movie too, and it scared the shit out of me then. The entire nuclear apocalyptic feel (it was the '80's, the Soviets were still in Afghanistan then) also helped the doom-laden tone of the movie. Imagine my surprise when I watched Godzilla v Megalon several years later...

  • @16-bitjunkie4
    @16-bitjunkie4 5 років тому +31

    This movie was my first introduction to a darker version of godzilla as a kid and I loved it and still love it

  • @nerdsman567
    @nerdsman567 7 років тому +152

    3:32 - Ok, now I wanna see a Japanese version of "Deadliest Catch​" where they fish for Kaiju monsters! xD

  • @jurassickaiju14
    @jurassickaiju14 5 років тому +80

    4:07 Well, I guess now we know where they got the idea for the parasites in _Cloverfield_ .

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 3 роки тому +5

      Fun fact: The parasite's name in this movie is Shockirus

    • @jurassickaiju14
      @jurassickaiju14 3 роки тому +2

      @@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Yup.

    • @jross9553
      @jross9553 2 роки тому +1

      @@nicholaslienandjaja1815 you do not want to know what Facehuggers do to people in Japan

  • @Loonaticx
    @Loonaticx 5 років тому +32

    Years after watching every Godzilla VHS I could get my hands on at the time, I watched the original Gojira and Godzilla 1985 movies in subtitled Japanese. It really made the difference.

  • @toptobottom247
    @toptobottom247 5 років тому +18

    If people are wondering about the insectoid alien thing on the abandon ship is...in the early Heisei days of Godzilla it was referenced that those little guys live on Godzilla's skin in some sort of symbiotic relationship in the water. The size is obviously nuclear energy related. These same bugs are rumored to be a delicacy for Rodan as well in the Rodan movie. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about this.😉

    • @MetaFanWing
      @MetaFanWing 3 роки тому +5

      For the most part, you’re right. But these bugs are called Shockirus. The ones in Rodan and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus are called Meganulon.

  • @FRACTUREDVISIONmusic
    @FRACTUREDVISIONmusic 7 років тому +127

    ..."Godzilla does the Billy Idol look" - will never see Godzilla's snarl the same way again. 👍

    • @brisks7092
      @brisks7092 3 роки тому +1

      He does in the new movie I’m pretty sure

    • @YamiFudo
      @YamiFudo 3 роки тому +1

      😂😂

    • @mrsuns10
      @mrsuns10 3 роки тому +3

      With a rebel yell

    • @Lucky_Chase
      @Lucky_Chase 3 роки тому +1

      Hey Mr. King Kong what have you done...

    • @Lucky_Chase
      @Lucky_Chase 3 роки тому +1

      @@mrsuns10 🤣

  • @tokendave80
    @tokendave80 7 років тому +34

    This movie holds a special place for me since this was the first Godzilla movie I saw in the movie theater thanks to my uncle.

  • @CuriousWorldProductions
    @CuriousWorldProductions 2 роки тому +7

    That Flock of Seagulls gag was gold. 😂

  • @shaolin1derpalm
    @shaolin1derpalm 4 роки тому +57

    I was 8 when it it was shown on tv. I cried at the end lol.
    No this was a good Godzilla movie. I love the campy ones a lot, but the first and this one were fantastic.

    • @brotatooflegend2927
      @brotatooflegend2927 3 роки тому +1

      Same always loved this one, the silly campy ones are great but it's the dark gloomy and somber toned ones that are best
      OG 1954 will always be my fav

  • @n.mightslapallama1874
    @n.mightslapallama1874 7 років тому +432

    Damn, dude, critics are sometimes so far up their own asses it's amazing they can breathe.

    • @mrbenoit5018
      @mrbenoit5018 5 років тому +37

      N.Might Slapallama so far up their asses their _ASSES_ are up their asses.

    • @Gojirawars03
      @Gojirawars03 5 років тому +7

      Well, the movie itself, even as a Godzilla film, is still pretty bad.

    • @Sentryman002
      @Sentryman002 5 років тому

      I completely agree my friend.

    • @martyc909
      @martyc909 5 років тому +34

      @@Gojirawars03 Really, I always thought this movie was amazing. The effects for the time, were top notch. I guess living in the 80's, you saw Star Wars which was puppets, Yoda was a puppet, the Goonies, this movie was on par with them. It wasn't until later that Star Wars was given a CGI make over to look better.On top of that , the plot was pretty good, and it was basic. Man creates a monster, the monster destroys Tokyo. I love that they throw him into a volcano, and in the American point of view, kill him since this Godzilla was never seen again, until the internet. It's not perfect, but the only perfect Godzilla film was the first. And of course to have that film, the nation went through a f'n atomic bomb.

    • @megalon73
      @megalon73 5 років тому +1

      That guy is the wrost movie review ever known. Hope he's died.

  • @NEOREV_MUSIC
    @NEOREV_MUSIC 6 років тому +160

    Hey, I enjoyed Godzilla 1985! It is one of my top Godzilla films. Screw the haters. The original Japanese version is much better.

    • @syedzafran2682
      @syedzafran2682 5 років тому +5

      The American dub is so funny that it's stupid. XD.

    • @radogoji6863
      @radogoji6863 5 років тому +7

      This movie is so Underrated.
      This movie is great

    • @davefoster8845
      @davefoster8845 4 роки тому +8

      Godzilla 1985 in my opinion beats the Japanese one. The editing is superior. That slug or tick in the Japanese version looked so stupid. But with the right American cuts it looks believable. There are many other edits that make 1985 superior to me.

    • @gfilmer7150
      @gfilmer7150 4 роки тому +2

      Fans hate the American version, but love the original Japanese version.

    • @NEOREV_MUSIC
      @NEOREV_MUSIC 4 роки тому +11

      I think both the American and Japanese versions have their strength and weaknesses.

  • @bdr113080
    @bdr113080 2 роки тому +16

    Dude I’m right there with you. I was born in 1980 and there wasn’t easy access to a lot of Godzilla movies in the 80s especially if you were a little kid. I remember seeing the movie poster for this movie at the theater where we lived growing up and I remember wanting to see that movie so bad and my parents rented it when it came out on VHS and it was my first Godzilla movie and made me a fan for life. I didn’t know it back then but I was watching one of the best Godzilla films ever made. Since it was my first Godzilla movie I ever saw I didn’t care that there wasn’t a second monster for him to fight and as a kid he was probably only six or seven years old there were parts of this movie that terrified me but I still loved Godzilla in this movie. This was the film that made me bug my parents for the next few years To help me find as many Godzilla movies as I could.

  • @thepooroldsoul8179
    @thepooroldsoul8179 4 роки тому +264

    "Too straight to be funny"? In my opinion, that might be the DUMBEST reason to hate a movie.
    Edit: 22 Comments? Dang. This has to be the most replies I ever had on a comment I made.

    • @Sentryman002
      @Sentryman002 4 роки тому +13

      I completely agree, friend.

    • @kennethbryant5819
      @kennethbryant5819 4 роки тому +36

      critics are fuckin idiots sometimes. Remember most of them didn't like the Shining or The Thing either and nowadays they line up to suck both those movies off.

    • @williamhinson2863
      @williamhinson2863 4 роки тому +27

      I know right? Because a film about a giant radioactive beast woken up by nuclear weapon testing, which in turn angers it and causes it to destroy most of tokyo and millions of people are dying is supposed to be funny.

    • @honestdave
      @honestdave 4 роки тому +13

      And this is why I hate film critics.

    • @icharneco29
      @icharneco29 4 роки тому +8

      @@honestdave the you tube guys are ok for the most part.

  • @ericmoss8928
    @ericmoss8928 7 років тому +30

    Godzilla 1985 and Power Rangers (2017) have among the biggest product placements ever in movie history.

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 4 роки тому +2

      Eric Moss i know when i was needing to relocate for a while because the castle of doom was being fumigated, i holed up in a Krispy Kreme. The lizard men really liked having all the donuts.

  • @ShadowWolfRising
    @ShadowWolfRising 7 років тому +24

    The 'Get the Fuck up' and 'I Ran' song inclusions were the best.
    This is one of your best reviews.

  • @brodyzavala3857
    @brodyzavala3857 5 років тому +22

    ok, im sorry, i love the flock of seagulls I RAN song reference, that had me dying!

  • @fryingpan2576
    @fryingpan2576 5 років тому +48

    "GODZILLA IS WAY TOO GOOD TO HAVE KENNY IN HIS MOVIE!"
    me: JESUS CHRIST CALM DOWN!

  • @Platapart
    @Platapart 7 років тому +153

    Man, they really need to make cancer funnier

    • @Daemon__Sultan
      @Daemon__Sultan 5 років тому +14

      They really need to make radiation poisoning funny.

    • @MM-xn6tn
      @MM-xn6tn 5 років тому +3

      What are you talking about? Cancer is hilarious. 😆💀😆💀

    • @gamemasterpzm1597
      @gamemasterpzm1597 4 роки тому

      Yeah they really screwd up making death and cancer funny

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 4 роки тому +8

      Tom Hanks: “i have aids.”
      **peter griffin laughs**

    • @schadenfruede0675
      @schadenfruede0675 4 роки тому

      Pixel Pasta *I REQUIRE CANCER MEMES!!!!!*

  • @actuallynem
    @actuallynem 6 років тому +122

    Godzilla cannot locate the dr.pepper

    • @RyllenKriel
      @RyllenKriel 6 років тому +5

      Godzilla prefers Dr. Oppenheimer soda, though may settle for a Nuka Cola too.

    • @trmpt35
      @trmpt35 5 років тому +3

      That’s the true plot of the movie 😂

    • @Mecha_Machinehog1
      @Mecha_Machinehog1 5 років тому +6

      That’s why he’s mad. He just wants his Dr.pepper

    • @schadenfruede0675
      @schadenfruede0675 4 роки тому

      Godzilla: *Sattelite mode activate*

    • @marieparisi4522
      @marieparisi4522 4 роки тому

      RyllenKriel maybe a sunset sasperila if he's desperate

  • @adamlone5548
    @adamlone5548 5 років тому +30

    If they could have just made the eyes look more realistic, this would've probably been the best Godzilla suit of all.
    Oh and btw, Japanese Larry King @ 5:36

  • @nathanielschwartz425
    @nathanielschwartz425 3 роки тому +21

    2:13 Well, actually they kinda did. You see, when the first Godzilla film was released in Japan in November of 1954, audiences all over the country loved it, with lines to get in the theaters spanning blocks down the street, but the critics reviews of the film were extremely mixed with a few critics considering it to be a masterpiece like everybody today, but most of the critics back then gave it a really low rating essentially saying the same thing; that it was really weird to see a monster movie be taken so seriously.

  • @rgarza2429
    @rgarza2429 7 років тому +44

    Favorite Godzilla suit and roar. Yes this movie has problems but which one didn't.

    • @darthgames3
      @darthgames3 5 років тому +4

      @Shawn Burke nah man,everything has it's flaws

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 5 років тому +1

      I got the DVD, and it's better than Leonard Maltin says. And I HATE Dr. Pepper! The girl was a babe, though.

    • @Gojirawars03
      @Gojirawars03 5 років тому

      Movie after this has my favorite suit and roar. 1989 for the win. BIOGOJI SUIT IS THE BEST!

    • @chriscraven9335
      @chriscraven9335 5 років тому +1

      Definitely the best roar, way scarier

  • @therealslimquaidy303
    @therealslimquaidy303 6 років тому +144

    I forgot that scene with the crying girl was in the original and am now disturbed

    • @Maximus4587
      @Maximus4587 6 років тому +27

      Yeah, I still get really uncomfortable every time that clip shows up in one of his reviews.

    • @burningspinozilla446
      @burningspinozilla446 5 років тому +31

      BE MORE FUNNY!

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 4 роки тому +17

      For those who say Godzilla is only campy schlock, they have to be forced to watch Gojira in a similar method to the Ludovico technique

    • @toddgarver5397
      @toddgarver5397 4 роки тому +2

      @Lafe Denton Too soon for a helicopter jab. RIP Kobe

    • @arshnoorbatra385
      @arshnoorbatra385 4 роки тому +1

      Lafe Denton ok boomer

  • @ryandowney8743
    @ryandowney8743 2 роки тому +13

    Brandon yelling "BE MORE FUNNY!" at the footage of the crying baby is hilarious! And far funnier than anything in any the "funny" Godzilla movies.

  • @nathanielschwartz425
    @nathanielschwartz425 4 роки тому +8

    Another interesting thing to note about Godzilla’s suit design in this film is that he has his ears back, which he hasn’t had since the first suit design in the first two movies.

  • @RailfanJason
    @RailfanJason 7 років тому +50

    Hmm.. 1985 was the first Godzilla movie I ever saw in the theaters.. and I still enjoy it.

    • @megalon73
      @megalon73 5 років тому +5

      This my 1st Godzilla movie...That scared I was four years old. I still love to this day.

  • @axehammer3850
    @axehammer3850 6 років тому +27

    The Predator gave him the thermal pictures. LOL

  • @Fearik83
    @Fearik83 3 роки тому +10

    The first Godzilla film I ever saw as well. It really presents him as a true force of nature. Love this movie.

  • @ashirrelevent1062
    @ashirrelevent1062 5 років тому +29

    This is by far the best movie out of all of them in my opinion. Such an impact on my childhood

    • @wuba-luba-dub-dub
      @wuba-luba-dub-dub 8 місяців тому +1

      I agree. This was my introduction to Godzilla when I was 5. I rented it every time my dad took us to rent movies. God bless my dad he always let me rent it and always watched it with me. Lol

    • @ImdefinitelynotCobaltion
      @ImdefinitelynotCobaltion 8 місяців тому

      @@wuba-luba-dub-dubfirst one I watched was 2013

  • @Slam_Bus_Rodan
    @Slam_Bus_Rodan 7 років тому +237

    That Japanese hobo is amazing.
    We the people demand a spinoff!

    • @DLRX
      @DLRX 7 років тому +30

      Don't act like a big shot hick, you've just got the town! If you wanna hang around with me you better learn some manners, huh.

    • @dbel1980
      @dbel1980 7 років тому +13

      My lucky day! Finding a purse while a giant monster is walking towards you.

    • @Draconyx13
      @Draconyx13 7 років тому +2

      The inevitable American remake would star Alex Jones as himself!

    • @qq-hk3so
      @qq-hk3so 7 років тому +2

      Slam Bus Rodan yes!

    • @Slam_Bus_Rodan
      @Slam_Bus_Rodan 7 років тому +11

      They should have had this guy cameo in the Heisei series just like the guy with the booze in the Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, and For Your Eyes Only.
      Missed opportunity Toho!

  • @Kaefer1973
    @Kaefer1973 5 років тому +8

    In my case Godzilla 1984 was the first Godzilla movie I ever saw, They just dubbed the original over here after Godzilla 1985 was made in the USA.
    The next Godzilla I saw was "Ebirah, Horror of the Deep." And since 1984 ended with Godzilla in a Volcano and Ebirah started with Godzilla enclosed in a mountain I assumed it to be the actual continuation, which made freeing Godzilla seem a bit callous on the protagonists site.

  • @rnbnatl
    @rnbnatl 4 роки тому +9

    " And I ran... " Knew it was coming and ya still pulled it off. Well done. Very well done indeed.

  • @jochannon
    @jochannon 4 роки тому +10

    This was also the first Godzilla movie I saw, and is also one of my favourites.

  • @Jolar70
    @Jolar70 7 років тому +15

    Minya DOES exist! He's why I still wear tiny shorts. And why I learned to fight my own battles, you know.

    • @speedemonx1799
      @speedemonx1799 7 років тому

      Jolar70 Against big guys?

    • @ksporty15
      @ksporty15 5 років тому

      Yes, against lumpy, ugly, weak, green bullies. But seriously dude, good on you.

    • @jross9553
      @jross9553 3 роки тому

      @@speedemonx1799 it’s an annoying wimpy kid

  • @thanos3784
    @thanos3784 7 років тому +3

    The ending with Godzilla screaming as he fell, combined with the music, made me cry like a baby as a kid.

  • @ThatGuy-gc1du
    @ThatGuy-gc1du 5 років тому +18

    Raymond Burr was edited into the original American version of Godzilla AND the 80s reboot? lol that is nothing if not consistent.
    Raymond Burr. Interrupting Japanese monster movies since 1954.

  • @MegaJetJaguar
    @MegaJetJaguar 5 років тому +5

    This is another one of my favorite flicks. In fact, I like all of the 80's, and 90's Godzilla movies. I can still remember the night that I was at a local 7-11 and there on the VHS rental rack was a copy of Godzilla 1985. I didn't hesitate and quickly grabbed it and proceeded to watch it as soon as I got home and enjoyed every minute of it. Good times.

  • @joeolivo8847
    @joeolivo8847 7 років тому +73

    Japanese Charles Bronson lol.
    subscribed

    • @megalon73
      @megalon73 4 роки тому +2

      I shown my dad that guy, Even got a kick out on the joke! this dude looks almost Charles Bronson.

    • @nicholaschamberlain6239
      @nicholaschamberlain6239 4 роки тому +1

      There's a slight resemblance, yeah.

  • @Jackie-cf5km
    @Jackie-cf5km 3 роки тому +7

    I saw this when I was really young. Having already seen the goofy fun loving Godzilla films. (Godzilla's Revenge, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla, King Kong Vs Godzilla) It scared the crap outta me! I appreciate it now, its one of my favs.

  • @captainsteroid2454
    @captainsteroid2454 5 років тому +21

    This was also my 1st Godzilla movie. I honestly cried as they dropped him into the volcano. So glad to see someone cover this one. :-)

    • @justaddfire4418
      @justaddfire4418 3 роки тому +2

      Me too, every time. Honeslty held it back just watching the end in this review

  • @stampyboy4050
    @stampyboy4050 5 років тому +76

    0:31 hold on you are telling me that Godzilla Final wars made less money than Godzilla's Revenge ?!
    What type of logic is this?!

    • @TheKain202
      @TheKain202 4 роки тому +17

      Mid-showa had a steady stream of kids watching these movies, while Final Wars was not only ignored by the general audience who were sick of monster movies released every year since 89(Godzilla went on hiatus in '95, but Gamera carried the torch in the interim, with it's own masterpiece of a trilogy), but also the actual fandom REALLY hated it at release.
      The interest wasn't there and shit reviews from critics and fans alike snowballed into the one of the worst bombs the series ever saw(doesn't help that it's still the most expensive one in the series). While Toho damage controlled stating that they're just going on a 10 year hiatus, it's pretty clear that if not for the not-so-modest success of the American Reboot - they wouldn't touch the franchise again.

    • @Extra47
      @Extra47 4 роки тому +9

      TheKain202 “Wouldn’t touch the franchise again?” It doesn’t matter how bad a Godzilla movie might bomb, there’s never going to be a time when Toho abandons the series. I mean, come on, they already made over 30 movies you think they’re gonna stop because of one failure?

    • @smcrevival1467
      @smcrevival1467 3 роки тому +1

      Yea he's way too popular and an icon to just abandon after on L. Take a break every now and then so people don't get sick of it or bored but always nice to bring it back after awhile

    • @rickyrackey7930
      @rickyrackey7930 3 роки тому +6

      Everyone: Ugh there’s too many giant monster movies
      Also people: Yes, another Marvel movie!

    • @bobberttv8565
      @bobberttv8565 Рік тому

      I was honestly surprised toyko sos is so far down, I may be biased but I swear toyko sos is one of the best acted and shot, and effects

  • @JungleMan777
    @JungleMan777 7 років тому +8

    Godzilla is how I discovered this channel. Well, the original one. Then here. Details. Anyway, I stuck around because I enjoy all of the reviews. So I would like to see another Godzilla review, but I can wait awhile.
    My suggestion for next the Godzilla review is Final Wars. I enjoy it, but its batshit crazy.

  • @citavalo
    @citavalo 5 років тому +21

    Funny how they got Raymond Burr for this film. He was in the first Godzilla film and this one.

  • @SMGElectricBoogaloo
    @SMGElectricBoogaloo 4 роки тому +6

    Raymond Burr was only not being a helper because if they used the Oxygen Destroyer again, Dr. Serizawa’s secret would be found out.

  • @damioncooke6678
    @damioncooke6678 4 роки тому +30

    i remember back in 85 i was trying to watch this and my mom and my uncle william kept criticizing the movie from start til finish even hating on raymond burr baby boomers can be crazy. i will get this on dvd without any player hating

    • @smcrevival1467
      @smcrevival1467 3 роки тому +3

      Yea my family tends to make fun of these movies too. The one and only time I've seen someone smile while watching 1954 gojira-it was tuff growing up a Godzilla fan

    • @painvillegaming4119
      @painvillegaming4119 3 роки тому

      @@smcrevival1467 smiled in the 1954 movie?
      That is problematic

  • @ebboy53
    @ebboy53 7 років тому +13

    If I was old enough I would give $500 right now if the next Godzilla review came out later today.

  • @S.E.Walker
    @S.E.Walker 5 років тому +5

    "Meanwhile in The Hunt For Red October..." That slayed me, dude. The Return of Godzilla is one of my top three Big G films. I understand why people tend to dismiss the re-edit, but I still have great affection for ol G-1985. It's trashy fun. I wore that VHS out. I was probably the only kid who preferred the serious Godzilla movies over the big monster brawls.

  • @laurencefausold5555
    @laurencefausold5555 2 роки тому +6

    The Dr. Pepper plug reminded me of a scene from Godzilla v. Megalon in which there is a scene with several model kits in the background by the company, Tamiya. Tamiya is one of two of the major model kit companies in Japan, the other being Hasegawa. If Tamiya did help fund the movie, it might have been the first time a model kit company helped fund or sponsor a movie.

  • @Tchernobog
    @Tchernobog 4 роки тому +7

    I always wish there was a super cut that had the best of both versions. For example the ending credit music in the original is better, but the English version had a good speech from Burr at the end, as well as a disturbing scream of G as he fell into the volcano.

    • @D2Kprime
      @D2Kprime 4 роки тому +2

      Ask and you shall receive.
      kyodaikino.tumblr.com/projects

    • @ohgodwhy9853
      @ohgodwhy9853 3 роки тому

      @@D2Kprime man this is amazing. Thanks a bunch man.

  • @SwiftNimblefoot
    @SwiftNimblefoot 7 років тому +75

    22:40 - yeah, this is why I don't give a rat's ass about mainstream critics and their opion, and judge things myself. Even Ebert made some huge mistakes.

    • @lordinquisitor6233
      @lordinquisitor6233 7 років тому +2

      Swift Nimblefoot I agree

    • @mrbenoit5018
      @mrbenoit5018 5 років тому

      Swift Nimblefoot selfish pig, think of the people who need rat’s asses.

    • @mitchfletcher2386
      @mitchfletcher2386 5 років тому

      @@mrbenoit5018 So....nobody.

    • @mrbenoit5018
      @mrbenoit5018 5 років тому +1

      Mitch Fletcher actually, rat’s asses are very useful in treating MMR

    • @mgeiger2341
      @mgeiger2341 5 років тому

      Never forget the tora tora tora debacle.

  • @dr_mafoony
    @dr_mafoony 7 років тому +9

    Godzilla 1985 was my first too. Really enjoy this one, the score is so atmospheric, the prime minister scenes are intense (not in the american cut, God no) and the effects work is really good with the models (Teruyoshi Nakano, dude who made the 1970s films, finally got a healthy budget to work with). This and biollante really set a good presidence and took a more grounded yet still scifi filled approach.
    ...too bad they kind of threw that all out the window with time travel in after biollante

  • @JOSH-lw2jv
    @JOSH-lw2jv Рік тому +5

    *"GODZILLA 1985"* was nominated
    by the 6th Golden Raspberry Awards in 1986 for "Worst Supporting Actor"
    (to Raymond Burr as "Steve Martin") & "Worst New Star" (to the computerized Godzilla).
    This film *DOES NOT*
    deserve any Razzies whatsoever!

  • @christopherspaulding9283
    @christopherspaulding9283 5 років тому +9

    I love how the 2016 release restored some of the original content, but the two issues I do have with it are 1.) the dub actors weren't as convincing as they were in this version, and 2.) i miss some of the music from this version (the russian sub scene and Mr. Martins theme).
    Still a good release though...

  • @DMan1954
    @DMan1954 7 років тому +309

    Brandon gets requested to review Godzilla movies, I get requested to watch Brandon's reviews of Godzilla movies and at least mention them 😂

    • @WaklerBait
      @WaklerBait 7 років тому +5

      D MAN! XP

    • @psykodactyle
      @psykodactyle 7 років тому +6

      Does this godzilla have a face on his tail? ;)

    • @qq-hk3so
      @qq-hk3so 7 років тому +2

      D Man1954 irany

    • @DMan1954
      @DMan1954 7 років тому +4

      I want to die XD

    • @DMan1954
      @DMan1954 7 років тому +7

      THAT DAMN TAIL!

  • @jasonfonz5530
    @jasonfonz5530 7 років тому +15

    this was also my introduction to Godzilla! I was 5 when I saw it in theaters. been hooked ever since.

    • @jesseguajardo8592
      @jesseguajardo8592 7 років тому

      Jason Fonz I think the first Godzilla movie I saw was either godzilla vs king kong, destroy all monsters, or godzilla 1985. ya not sure which one I saw first since the syfy channel showed a bunch of them when I was kid.

    • @jasonfonz5530
      @jasonfonz5530 7 років тому

      +Jesse Guajardo all I know is I've been hooked ever since. just like you I'm sure!

    • @jesseguajardo8592
      @jesseguajardo8592 7 років тому

      Jason Fonz are you looking forward to Godzilla 2 in May 2019?

    • @jasonfonz5530
      @jasonfonz5530 7 років тому

      +Jesse Guajardo absolutely!

    • @jesseguajardo8592
      @jesseguajardo8592 7 років тому

      Jason Fonz Off topic has Brandon review any of the Jurassic park movies? Cause I don't know think he did. Also Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom is going to be fun.

  • @jaisonjay6527
    @jaisonjay6527 5 років тому +6

    18:50 scored 100% for timing. Good job great. Good work. Keep it up.

  • @andrewstinson3284
    @andrewstinson3284 3 роки тому +6

    I saw this a bunch of times in the theaters, when it first came out!
    I thought it was the best movie, ever!
    Not everyone was into Godzilla, back then.

  • @clerickolter
    @clerickolter 6 років тому +45

    I thought this movie was quite good.

    • @syedzafran2682
      @syedzafran2682 5 років тому +1

      Sure, this is the American dub of this movie. Have you seen the original Japanese version?

    • @thepooroldsoul8179
      @thepooroldsoul8179 4 роки тому +1

      What? This version is good.

    • @GaiusIntrepidus
      @GaiusIntrepidus 3 роки тому

      @@syedzafran2682 I saw the Japanese version and thoroughly enjoyed

  • @kennythewoundedwarrior2844
    @kennythewoundedwarrior2844 7 років тому +22

    so when's the next godzilla movie review. and by the way I love the "I ran so far away" reference and yay gojifan93 made a cameo

  • @thescourge6704
    @thescourge6704 4 роки тому +11

    Girl:screaming mama
    Me and Brandon and Godzilla:SHUT UP
    Dat other godzilla watching us:drinking Dr Pepper

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 4 роки тому

      Monster Island Buddies Godzilla: "A-PORK-A-LYPSE! A-PORK-A-LYPSE!"

    • @jross9553
      @jross9553 3 роки тому

      Gorosaurus: Look what happened

  • @BigJackFilms
    @BigJackFilms 5 років тому +8

    14:08 Well Brandon, believe or not they announced a Godzilla vs Evangelion ride opening at Universal Studios Japan this year.

    • @Presidential_Teamwork
      @Presidential_Teamwork 2 роки тому

      Oh hell no, is you

    • @Presidential_Teamwork
      @Presidential_Teamwork 2 роки тому

      Whatever in your king Kong games review video I'm really a fan of the nes and snes and not genesis ( expect dreamcast, Sega pico and game gear)

  • @nickelsmart2787
    @nickelsmart2787 7 років тому +13

    I wonder if Leonard Malton has ever seen the original 1954 film.

    • @ConstantineFurman
      @ConstantineFurman 7 років тому +1

      He probably did when it was released nationwide in... 2004 or so, was it?

  • @nicholasmorsovillo2752
    @nicholasmorsovillo2752 Рік тому +3

    'Oh Shit It Worked' hearing that and seeing the look on this guy's face was really freaking hilarious and also priceless.

  • @wugglesx
    @wugglesx 2 роки тому +3

    Whether acting or not... honestly the emotional laugh talking at the orphan part is surprisingly good

  • @Lol-fg6bs
    @Lol-fg6bs 2 роки тому +5

    13:49 this aged well

    • @aeoe665
      @aeoe665 Рік тому

      Aged like fine wine!

  • @JediDrPepper049
    @JediDrPepper049 6 років тому +3

    This was also my first Godzilla movie,my mom got me into Godzilla as a kid.I remember watching them with her when tnt did their monstervision.

  • @CaptainMcKayRandom
    @CaptainMcKayRandom 7 років тому +4

    Subbed. Really enjoy your outlook, and I can relate to a lot of the childhood love for the more scary, serious "Godzilla: 1985" as a kid in the US who could only get VHS copies of Megalon, Gigan, and the Sea Monster. '85 was a welcome change in tone that made Godzilla "cool."
    I'll be checking out some of your other videos for sure!

  • @chriscraven9335
    @chriscraven9335 5 років тому +3

    Best Godzilla roar. By far. I dig the Millennium roar, as well.

  • @babaganoosh1969
    @babaganoosh1969 3 роки тому +1

    That scream of Godzilla at the end will always haunt me

  • @Kaiju_2004
    @Kaiju_2004 6 років тому +10

    Don't worry I know when we'll get another godzilla review when godzilla monster planet comes out in November

  • @comradefreedom8275
    @comradefreedom8275 7 років тому +134

    See, that's the problem with most American Critics. They'll hate on something just because of one of two things.
    1. It's a foreign film
    2. It doesn't fit their preferences.
    Complete bias.

    • @patrickthehenchman2679
      @patrickthehenchman2679 6 років тому +17

      kinda reminds me of The Oscars

    • @AmaryInkawult
      @AmaryInkawult 6 років тому +3

      Patrick Campbell the last Oscars or the Oscars from back then?

    • @patrickthehenchman2679
      @patrickthehenchman2679 6 років тому +3

      I suspect the Oscars were probably fair in some way back then (feel free to correct me on that), so the last Oscars

    • @kevinsharpe9716
      @kevinsharpe9716 6 років тому +13

      Remember, John Carpenter's "The Thing" and Ridley Scott's "Legend" were also films of the 80's that were hated by critics but became cult classics, so it's safe to say critics at the time weren't very reliable sources

    • @jmadmaxx7295
      @jmadmaxx7295 6 років тому +7

      Just Americans? I feel it’s more of a Everybody situation

  • @nickfranklin3114
    @nickfranklin3114 5 років тому +3

    Dude I totally cried at this ending when I was little. Broke my tiny heart. I was around 6 when I saw it.

  • @marshallhuffer4713
    @marshallhuffer4713 3 роки тому +1

    So it turns out that no one calls Steve Martin by his full name in the film because the makers didn't want anyone to confuse him with actor-comedian Steve Martin, who was a big hit at the time of the film's release. So they either call him Steve, Martin or Mr. Martin and he's listed as Steven Martin in the end credits.

  • @JSPena
    @JSPena 4 роки тому +35

    “Plus this means Minya never existed.”
    4 movies later
    “Oh for f*cks sake!”

    • @SpawnTheReaper
      @SpawnTheReaper 3 роки тому +9

      That's technically not Minilla its baby godzilla which later becomes godzilla Jr which isn't as annoying or useless as Minilla.

    • @JSPena
      @JSPena 3 роки тому

      SpawnTheReaper just go with it.

    • @SpawnTheReaper
      @SpawnTheReaper 3 роки тому +6

      @@JSPena no I won't stand for mistaking godzilla Jr for Minilla. 🤣 Jr actually helped with destroyah.

    • @JSPena
      @JSPena 3 роки тому

      SpawnTheReaper and died

    • @SpawnTheReaper
      @SpawnTheReaper 3 роки тому +4

      @@JSPena damn you must not know shit about godzilla. When godzilla reached nuclear meltdown and died his essence went into Jr reviving him and the movie ends with Jr standing in a thick cloud of smoke roaring. They set it up so Jr would become the next godzilla, but godzilla vs destroyah was the end of the series so the continuity didn't continue.

  • @HelloBoy145
    @HelloBoy145 3 роки тому +7

    You’re so savage in your videos. This makes me wanna check out your other reviews! Great work!

  • @ryandowney9383
    @ryandowney9383 3 місяці тому +2

    Brandon yelling "BE MORE FUNNY!" at the crying baby footage is still probably one my favorite jokes of his.

  • @trollge9568
    @trollge9568 5 років тому +6

    Godzilla 1985

  • @DangerVille
    @DangerVille 6 років тому +50

    Just need to clarify that no Godzilla movie can be considered a ‘cult’ film.

  • @ebobro2175
    @ebobro2175 5 років тому +7

    Imagine what Godzilla was thinking when he picked up that train “Hey, this isn’t the Thomas the Tank Engine toy that I wanted! What a ripoff

  • @mrgazpacho3316
    @mrgazpacho3316 5 років тому +2

    Soviet sub captain is Ron Burgundy. Missed a trick there Brandon.

  • @willrogers3793
    @willrogers3793 5 років тому +6

    While I’ve always had somewhat mixed feelings about The whole “guy in a suit” effect that Toho uses for pretty much every version of Godzilla (for some reason the face always looks a little too derpy to me), I gotta give the ‘Heisei’ period Godzilla movies serious credit. Yeah, they all have their flaws, but they’ve also got a definite place in my heart.
    The one with Godzilla and Mothra fighting an evil space Mothra was the first G-movie I ever saw. It was the REALLY early 2000’s, I was somewhere between 10 and 12, I was visiting my Aunt and she let me pick a movie from Blockbuster for us to watch. I picked that one, in all of its badly-dubbed VHS-tape glory.
    Then, over a decade later, I saw Pacific Rim and Godzilla 2014 in the same week and went on a slight Kaiju movie binge for a few months. Along with a box set of Gojira and 5-6 other early G-movies, I picked up a few others from the Heisei and Millennium periods. This was all within a few months of me being legally able to buy alcohol, so I was usually buzzed while watching these and don’t remember any of them all that well. With one exception: Godzilla Vs. Biolante. And I love that movie. One minute there’s a weird spy subplot with some absolutely GLORIOUS Engrish (with Japanese subtitles!!), the next, I’m watching one of the best practical effect monster fights I’ve ever seen. Biolante was just fucking awesome, fight me, nerds.
    But regardless of the quality of the films themselves, I’ll always adore Heisei period Godzilla movies for one reason nobody can deny: they all had some of the most FUCKING *METAL* posters ever made.