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Post by Xenorama ™ on Jun 7, 2007 22:55:07 GMT -8
here's our first movie of the week, the one that "started it all". somber and very powerful, very stark and moving.
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Post by Gwangi on Jun 8, 2007 21:36:14 GMT -8
I actually like both versions of this movie (and I know that is a minority viewpoint!). The Japanese version explains things in great detail (well, expect for the character of Shinkichi). Certainly, Takashi Shimura's and Akihiko Hirata's characters are more fleshed out. However, the Raymond Burr version, I feel, is better paced.
Not my favorite, nor do I think it is the best G-film, (another minority viewpoint) but certainly the most important one in the series.
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Post by amphiboid on Jun 9, 2007 16:44:37 GMT -8
Yes, I don't watch this all the time, but I do have it and I give it a spin every so often. I did see the Raymond Burr version several times as a kid and it made a real impression then--there is a deep seriousness that is unique in horror/fantasy films.
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Post by RedKing on Jun 14, 2007 4:30:00 GMT -8
I also like both versions alot. It's not my personal favorite G movie, but it definitely is the best in the series, frankly this is the best giant monster movie ever made next to the original 1933 Kong. The new Classic Media double disc set is fantastic-great presentations on both versions, however, the long out of print Simitar disc from 1998 is still of interest because it has the "widescreen" version that Toho released in Japan in 1958. Of course to make it widescreen they cropped a bit off the top and bottom of the image, but this version contains the Trans-World logo at the beginning of the film which was on the original US theatrical release. the logo was created by superimposing a revolving globe over the round Toho logo, so the rays of light that normally encircle the Toho logo, noe radiate from the earth, it's quite a nice effect. The 1998 Simitar dvds were the reason i bought a dvd player to begin with in 1999!
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