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I'll be upfront, the five stars is a bit biased, but I think it's an "earned biased." Can that be a thing? We're making it a thing. Anyways, dear god how long did we Americans have to wait? No I'm serious, this was the only Godzilla movie to never see an official DVD release in America. This movie was practically released everywhere else but the U.S. Which if you are like me was heart breaking. Godzilla 1984 (Return of Godzilla) was the first Godzilla movie I've seen before getting into the franchise leaving the second movie being the infamous 1998 that everyone hates, but after that I couldn't get enough and started renting Godzilla movies as much as possible. But it was all thanks to the '84 film that I'm at all into the series. So after all these years, was it worth the wait to get the Blu-Ray release? Truth being it would be more worth it if we got this YEARS ago, but technically speaking, yes it was worth the wait with some minor disappointment. Don't worry this movie doesn't disappoint, I'll explain what I mean.
Now assuming if you're like me where you state that this movie too was your first movie of the franchise, more than likely you remember the 1985 American Edit that starred Raymond Burr. I can tell you for a fact that this isn't that version, but it does still contain an English Dub as well as the original Japanese cut with subs. With that being said, you'll not only relive moments in this movie, but you'll get some new experiences as well. However with that said you won't see or hear any of the Raymond Burr moments, which even a hardcore G-Fan would say is slightly disappointing. More specifically never getting to hear the amazing ending speech Burr gives regarding Godzilla. The 85 edit might of had a lot of useless shots that were in no way needed for the movie, but even in an uncut / unaltered movie like this, the speech was not only powerful but fitting.
So I confirm that this won't be the exact same as you witnessed before, does that mean that you should skip it? No because as I said that you not only relive moments, you get some new experiences. Also we waited years for this movie and would probably be a sin to any Godzilla fan to not get it. Anyways, some of the moments you'll experience include more of the chemistry between the reporter and the lead female. You also get more of the discussion between using Nukes on Godzilla between America, Russia, and Japan. In short a lot of the unedited stuff is stuff you probably won't care for in a Godzilla movie, but is better than seeing a random shots of American actors discussing if they should help Japan only for Raymond Burr's character to say "No." Which reminds me, some of the edits that were made on Godzilla made him seem a bit of a jerk, well more of an aggressive killing machine I should say. Like when the scientist was testing his machine to lure Godzilla which works only for Godzilla to charge at the building. . . At least that's what happened in the edit. Here Godzilla arrives at the building more on his own, Godzilla never attacks the building holding the main characters. The edit version gave me some nightmares when I was a kid with that scene and in this version, I mean I still remember getting frighten but the impact is not as strong. But when you first see Godzilla, don't matter which version, that always sends chills down my spine.
We waited forever for this movie, and it may not be the edit that we all witnessed years ago but it's still the same movie that got many of us in the franchise. I love this movie even if it doesn't have Raymond Burr in it. If you're a Godzilla fan and have yet to see this movie, get this movie whenever you can. Unless this movie falls into a familiar fate as Son of Godzilla or Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla in which case I hope does not happen. I'll feel bad if this movie ends up reaching the +$100 price range.
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The Return of Godzilla
30 years after his original attack on Tokyo Godzilla is back. A reporter investigates the disappearance of a ship. He finds the ship and discovers that all the hands have been killed by a giant sea louse except for one. He then tells the reporter that the ship was attacked by Godzilla (Gojira). Fearing a panic, the Japanese government then takes the survivor into custody to keep him from revealing that Godzilla has returned. However, a Soviet nuclear submarine is destroyed and the situation puts them and the United States on the brink of nuclear war, until the Japanese decide to come clean and admit that it was Godzilla. Soon the Japan and the rest of the world are on red alert as they wait for Godzilla to begin his rampage anew.
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From Godzilla 1985, for the first time, G-fans ...
From Godzilla 1985, for the first time, G-fans see Big G's POV shot hearing him growling, then stomping his way through a fog bank, he sees one of Japan's nuclear power plants up ahead and moving towards it. At the power plant, a security guard comes to see what was stomping but he's startled seeing a huge green taloned foot stomps down before him cracking open the pavement. He's suddenly terrified looking up at who's standing in front of him, looking further up, it's Godzilla bearing down at the guard, he screams his iconic roar at him. Now for the first time, a U.S. release of Return of Godzilla by Kraken Release with Godzilla 1984 is a kaiju 90s treat for for G-fans. I hope Kraken will include the end credits for Return than Classic Media's fade to white editing. Looking forward to this. With a rehash version of Godzilla 54 in Resurgence coming soon, I already have SH Monsterarts Spit Fire Godzilla 2014 figure added to my Big G collection. My Godzilla has no bounds.Love the director's cut from Return of Godzilla! What a difference it is from scenes that were re-editted and cut to Godzilla 1984 with Raymond Burr reprising one is famous roles as news reporter Martin next to Perry Mason. It's understandable nowadays why Gojira and Return were re-editted due to the politics of WMDs with Raymond's inserted scenes when they are also there as an English interpretation and story extension of the films.The visual quality is so much better than before! We finally see Big G green as ever with those big close up head shots. Return was made on a big budget $6.25 million. Director Koji Hashimoto wanted the film to be as believable as possible to King Kong's first remake as well as reminding Japanese society about the dangers of nuclear weapons with art of disaster scenes, a large scale Godzilla foot stomping down and a 1/40th scale replicated set of Tokyo for Godzilla's increased height and sized up to high rise buildings.
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