Godzilla Reviews

I still think this movie holds up. The original meaning of the dangers of nuclear proliferation are portrayed so well and the darker atmosphere is done amazingly. The special effects are also fantastic.

70years old and the effects are actually decent enough. Didn’t know his breath was there from the start. It’s a bit slow but it’s good.

"Impossible. Godzilla was baptized in the fire of the H-bomb and survived."

E for exceptional effort. Godzilla is without a doubt an iconic film, but what makes it iconic is not the film itself, Nonono it’s the vision behind the film. For example, the destruction shots are so obviously little miniatures to the point it’s funny, but the way it’s shot leads it to feel of it’s time, and somehow timeless at the very same time. It’s got that kind of charm to it, something that’s so visually dated you can’t help but smile.

1st Act 8.9/10 (Actually very fast paced, but very VERY obvious miniatures.)

2nd Act 8.6/10 (The slowest act, but has the best destruction moments.)

3rd Act 9.4/10 (Heroism, Desturction, Philosophy, Death and Aura, what could possibly be better for a Godzilla movie.)

Plot 9/10 (The vision is incredible, it had to be made, and it delivers.)

Soundtrack/Score 8/10 (Nothing special, but then again, not that kind of movie.)

Acting 8.9/10 (Everyone is amazing except Osaka, what the fuck are you doing?)

Pacing 8.7/10 (Slow at times, never boring but so many good parts just mangled together which make it feel slower.)

Cinematography 9.5/10 (The shots of Godzilla destroying the city is genuinely the peak of the movie.)

Character Development 9.3/10 (Literally only Serizawa, but to be fair it also gets points for having Godzilla aura farm the whole movie.)

Writing 9.3/10 (I love the whole weapon of mass destruction bit with Serizawa.)

Ending 9.4/10 (NOOO NY GOAT NOOO.)

Direction 9.6/10 (The vision, the destruction, the sea of fire, it’s all so well done.)

Overall
108.6/120
Godzilla is a must-watch classic film that has its ups and down but is overall charming, I highly recommend, therefore Godzilla has earned itself a low 8.9/10

Was good I rlly liked the anti-nuclear weapons testing message it had and the sort of old mysterious horror aspect

It had massive flaws, but for being released in 54’ you can’t critique it too harshly.

Pacing was the worst aspect of the film by a mile, was slow and boring with no depth of characters. The effects on the other hand were well done for the time, only hinderance were the cutaways

“A-bombs versus A-bombs, H-bombs versus H-bombs. As a scientist- no, as a human being - adding another terrifying weapon to humanity’s arsenal is something I can’t allow.” Is such a powerful line and just shows how beautiful this movie is in the aftermath of something so horrific

the film that started it all

holds up till this day for sure “if nuclear feasting continues then someday, somewhere in the world another godzilla may appear.” god i love godzilla

8/10 😃

4/5
I don't really know what to say about this one, just a really good movie. And also my first experience with Godzilla 🤔

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Genuinely good story

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I could see why this was popular for its time and why people still like it. The acting out of some of the actors was really bad, the look of Godzilla was cool but you could clearly see that some of the scenes were just toys moving around, I sign of the times, it had potential.

The original may be slow compared to the flashy Godzilla we have today, but having better characters always makes for a better overall experience. Plus, I enjoy old monster movies, just like with King Kong.

I get it now... It's not about Godzilla at all!

It's about the overdose of melodrama purposed to tie into our humanity & call out our self-destructive tendancies as a human race!

..... I think

MEDIA LITERACY +

such a masterful classic, one of the original big blockbusters to actually deliver with innovative filmmaking and overall quality regarding every aspect. the performances are amazing and the narrative holds up today as strong as ever. a must-watch for fans of real cinema

the OG, Ishiro Honda cooked and created a franchise that would live on for 70+ years , the music , the story and the design of Godzilla are all iconic

Best original Godzilla movie.

The classic Godzilla film that would go on to inspire a franchise under the name and effectively found the kaiju genre in public interest. Truly a horrifying movie with one of my favorite depictions of Goji.

8/10