Showing posts with label Takashi Shimura. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Takashi Shimura. Show all posts
Saturday, 10 July 2021
Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Gojira no gyakushû (1955)
Godzilla battles an irradiated Ankylosaur and destroys Osaka in the process.
First Godzilla sequel offers more of the same formula plus an additional monster: a bit silly, minimal romance, some humour, some tragedy - and lots of collateral damage.
Maltin** (without comment)
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Gojira (1954)
American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast.
The original Godzilla movie is probably the best of the series, as it is well-produced and delivers the thrills while implying more political and existential issues than its successors.
Halliwell (no star): "Tepid forerunner of scores of Japanese monster movies peopled by men in rubber suits."
Maltin***: "Grandaddy of Japanese monster movies...Much more complex and nuanced than the Americanized GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS!..."
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