Godzilla Raids Again
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Movie Reviews of Godzilla Raids Again
Movie Review: not as good as the first but still dam good
Summary: 4 Stars
This is slagar the cruel again also known currently as narku junior.
This was the first movie that was shot as sequel to the original godzilla. It is also the last godzilla movie every made in black and white and was also rarelt every shown on tv in the united states even scifi channel and turner classic movies rarely every brodcast this. I also thought I'd inform you that this is not the dvd formated version I'm review this is a quick time video format version of the movie that is broken up into 14 segment last about 2 to 6 minutes each that was download on two you tube a couple of years ago. I highly recommend you get the dvd and do not copy and paste the links on too your computer unless you have a really big hard drive of at least 5 gigabites in size or big these videos will take up alot of memory if you copy the whole movie it will take over 50 kilibites of your memoryy to paste one whole copy of the movie on your desktop if it's broken up in to segments. In this movie godzilla and a new monter angilas threaten Japan. Can the japanese forces once again save all of Japan and the rest of the world from otter destruction find out in the thrilling conclusion. Due to midl scifi action violence this movie might not be appropriate or may be questionable to kids under ten years of age depending on what there parents our guardians thinks is appropriate for them. I also thought I would inform you that this not the final film the are twenty 21 other films after this exclude the american godzilla made by the creatures of independence and all the godzilla movies in the millenium series that would be Godzilla 2000 to Godzilla Final War. In addition for the American version Godzilla name was altered fromn goldzilla to Gigantisis for the american version then was changed back to godzilla for all the films that follow after it. If you buy this take good care of it because if you try to sell it one day it could be worth over 20 dollars if conbtains the japanese and american version of the movie and it's in really good condition and the people you sell it to don't ripp you off.
Movie Review: Gigantis, the Fire Monster...
Summary: 4 Stars
The first of many sequels to the original Godzilla, this relatively obscure film suffers in comparison to its predecessor, yet still stands out as an innovative entry in the series. In 1955, Toho was just cutting its teeth in the daikaju genre, but managed to produce a film with some remarkable special effects work and atmospheric cinematography. Viewed in context, Godzilla Raids Again remains a treat for Godzilla fans.
Giant monster movie fans may remember this 1955 sequel to Godzilla, King of the Monsters, by its original American release title: Gigantis, the Fire Monster. This excellent Classic Media DVD release presents both the original Japanese version as well as the 1959 American release, and features an informative commentary by daikaiju authorities Steve Ryfle, Ed Godziszewski, and Stuart Galbraith IV.
Unlike the original Godzilla, which was a powerful allegory about the horrors of nuclear war, Godzilla Raids Again plays more as a standard 1950's monster-on-the-loose melodrama, and stands as the first in the cycle of monster-vs.-monster movies for which Toho is famous. However, the often-superb special effects and moody cinematography elevate this one well above most of its contemporaries. Godzilla's first foe, Angilas (who, over the course of the Godzilla series, became one of Toho's most popular daikaiju), makes a striking debut in this picture.
Unfortunately, the Americanization, supervised by Paul Schreibman, is a farce, and results in the entire production playing as unintentional camp. Flawed though it might be, the original Japanese version stands as a noteworthy entry in the Godzilla series, and is highly entertaining in its own right.
Movie Review: Historic, maybe not essential
Summary: 4 Stars
For serious Godzilla fans, this is obviously one to order sight unseen. The first Godzilla sequel, which also includes the first "Godzilla vs." fight (against Anguirus), was never as popular on TV (in my memory) as a lot of the later sequels like Godzilla vs. Mothra and Destroy All Monsters.
It's definitely a quickie "cash-in" sequel but it's still a fun little piece of movie-monster history. This film is particularly notable for a (purported) accident which caused the fight scenes to be filmed in fast-motion instead of slow-motion. It actually looks pretty good, somewhat akin to the stop-motion animation in King Kong.
As with most Godzilla sequels, the plot is pretty light and non-sensical, and the monsters don't really go at it until pretty late in the movie, but it's a good time. Casual fans can skip this one, knowing they haven't missed anything essential, while hardcore Godzilla fans will eat it up.
Classic Media has done another great job of production and packaging, once again including the dubbed American version with the subtitled Japanese original. For this disc, they also include a short featurette on the history of the rubber monster suits and the actors who wore them. It's a somewhat rushed and breathless recitation of facts, names and dates, but still fairly interesting, and it's great to see these unsung heroes of the movies getting their due.
Movie Review: King of the Sequels
Summary: 4 Stars
After the success of GOJIRA (1954), Toho Films realized there was gold in their big gray dinosaur and quickly put together a sequel called GOJIRA RAIDS AGAIN (1955). Godzilla had been reduced to atoms at the end of the first picture, so what was one to do? Just bring him back and call him another member of the same species!
For the record, GOJIRA RAIDS AGAIN finds Godzilla and a quadrupedal, spiky-backed dinosaur named Anguirus fighting it out on a Japanese island. Both monsters fall into the sea and are separated. They turn up in Osaka and proceed to stomp all over the place, their fight beginning anew. Godzilla, after what seems like an endless round of suitmation battles, kills Anguirus and swims away, only to be buried in an avalanche by two young pilots.
GOJIRA RAIDS AGAIN was picked up for U.S. release, retitled GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER and released on these shores in 1959 to good business. While not as good as GOJIRA, GOJIRA RAIDS AGAIN still represents a time when Godzilla meant business, before Toho turned him and his brethren into dinosaur droppings suitable for dull seven-year-olds and braindead adults.
Movie Review: Godzilla's first fight and win!
Summary: 4 Stars
Movie:
In this installment, we see Godzilla's first opponent who would go on as a popular icon in Toho and a character we would see in later movies.
Godzilla returns and is pitted against Angilas(Anguirus), a creature that sports nasty rows of spikes on his shelled back.
Godzilla looks "vampiric" with his large fangs and pronounced teeth.
The fighting is more similar to animalistic fighting. Like watching two bears fight. The creatures claw and swipe each other like reaol animals engaged in combat. You won't see this kind of fighting in the later intallments. They added more "wrestling" type moves - which are equally fun to watch.
This movie is a classic monster man in suite beat 'em up and tons of stuff getting blown up.
DVD
The picture and sound are fantastic and I lke the optional dubbed version for those "Creature Double Feature" memories.
This is a must have for "Kaiju" fans and giant monster fans.