The Most Underrated Godzilla Movie That Nobody Talks About?
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Godzilla Raids Again is a 1955 monster movie directed by Motoyoshi Oda. It has Gojira return to fight Anguirus. A giant dinosaur that ends up losing to Godzilla, and the causing the entire country to devise a plan to stop the monster. This movie was darker and more serious than the movies that came after. It’s also the only other black and white Godzilla movie after the original.
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This is our “Jason Doesn’t Appear until the sequel, and gets his hockey mask in the 3rd movie” moment, as a lot of people forget that the Godzilla we follow for pretty much all of the Showa era was a 2nd individual of the Godzilla species. In fact, I head canon that the 1st G was an old male, while the 2nd was a younger individual. As to explain the bulk and behaviour differences.
What about heisei ?
@@NotRuyaki Same.
@@NotRuyaki ...As in the same situation of it being the 2nd Godzilla.
With Minilla as the 3rd one. Too bad we never saw him as a grown Godzilla
Heres my headcanon
1954 and Showa Godzilla: same headcanon as you
Heisei, G2000 and FW: most likely pre-adults
Also a headcanon id like to imagine is how affected Godzilla is from the nuclear bomb
1954 and Heisei was prolly at the center of the explosion.
Showa Godzilla was probaly really close to the center but somehow regenerated. Therefore explaining why he started as skinny in 1955 but slowly turned bulkier
Godzilla 2000 and FW were likely far away from the center of the explosion, the only reason they mutated is because they fed off radioactive material which explains why they look animalistic and not deformed
On GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN: I spoke about this in depth a few years ago. Personally, I think the deeper metaphor is not about Nagasaki, but about the Cold War as told from the perspective of the common man. RAIDS is notable for being a Godzilla movies where the human protagonists are not scientists, soldiers, or reporters, but everyday working class people. These same people have their lives affected by a power struggle between two massive juggernauts, even though that struggle has nothing to do with them. It's ultimately a tale about people caught in the crossfire. It's not the only Godzilla movie to do that, but it holds the distinction of being the first.
On Godzilla being indestructible: For all intents and purposes, he is. You're right in saying that he's killed in the first movie, but remember that the thing which kills him - the Oxygen Destroyer - is a new kind of ultimate weapon, the only thing that can rival a nuclear bomb. Also remember that it doesn't just kill Godzilla, it also kills every living thing in the immediate area around him. Other than the OD, nothing else can touch Godzilla. He shows signs of being hurt by things, sure, but he's never hurt to the point where he retreats or even slows down. That essentially does make him indestructible, unless you exert so much force against him that everything around him is destroyed as well.
On the Showa Series being silly: I don't disagree - though the two Mechagodzilla movies were definitely a return to serious storytelling - but I just see that as being part of the series' charm. Godzilla is one of the few characters capable of filling whatever role he needs to fill without losing sight of his personality. Besides, he may as well be the hero because we all root for him anyway.
OmniViewer! Big fan, sir. Always enjoyed your reviews of the G-man.
I'm glad to see that other people appreciate this film. Unfortunately I feel like a lot of people hate on this film without even watching it.
It's crazy how this film isn't mentioned much in the community considering how angurius is a fan favorite monster in the franchise and he makes his first appearance here.
I can't believe that canonically this Godzilla would become the same one we see in vs. Megalon.
I remember seeing this movie for the first time watching it as a kid on a VHS tape and it was called Gigantis the Fire Monster. That suicide run that one pilot went on made no sense considering his plane didn't even have any weapons.
Japanese are more suicidal then most other people for some unknown reasons.
Godzilla Raids Again Is One Of My Top 5 Favourite Godzilla Movies Of All Time It’s So Good…..So Good.
Raids Again is definitely underrated
I’ve always preferred the monsters in these movies being portrayed as animals. Who else agrees?
Yeah with the exception of King Ghidorah the three-headed monster.
I don't mind a little intelligence... but more from monsters like Ghidorah and maybe Mothra. Godzilla himself should definitely be more animal. I find the movies I like the most are where he's a force of nature. He isn't a hero, he isn't a villain, he will put down bigger threats but not because he likes people but because they threaten him too. He is completely ambivalent to us in the same way a tyrannosaur would be to a bunch of mice. If he steps on our burrows it isn't out of malice but apathy.
It is why my favorite movies are early Showa, Heisei and a select few Millennium. Honestly, this is part of why I hated the Legendary reboot. I felt lied to, that ad campaign made it look like Godzilla would be a threat again and then he behaves just like he did mid Showa era right down to being praised by the media as 'the savior of the city' and swimming off into the sunset. Gag.
Nah. Animal traits? Absolutely, but to me, they aren't pure animals either. Godzilla and most of his friends and foes are radioactive mutants. They should have uncanny, unsettling qualities found in neither animal nor human.
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I mean it depends. If we’re talking about something as insane as final wars then no. I like that kind of martial arts fighting. But in a movie like raids again? Heck yeah! I think it fits perfectly.
This one holds the most nostalgic value for me personally. Scared me as a kid more then the original
This is why I follow this channel. Nobody seemed to agree with me, but this was one of my favorites as a kid. Anguirus was such a great monster and I'm glad he was Godzilla's first opponent. Anyway, I'm happy to hear someone not write off this movie.
I agree, I've watched almost every godzilla movie and this one was so underrated. It wasn't my favourite but it was definitely worth the watch!
This is true. It is underrated, but not the best in my opinion. That still goes to the original Japanese version of Gojira.
@@michaellilly965 I agree, it's not the best but it was decent.
@@noodlethesnake6927 True.
@@michaellilly965 I think both the black-and-white Godzilla vs Anguirus film is good and the 1954 film is also good. I think the 1954 film is the best in the whole Godzilla franchise.
I remember this being my favorite of the black and white monster flicks when I was a little kid. Had all kinds of vhs tapes recorded off tv in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Giant lizards, giant tarantulas, giant ants etc…
Your channel has given me so many flashbacks with different videos. Thank you.
Stop motion is expensive and time consuming, so I can understand why the makers of the Godzilla movies used suits. It's interesting to imagine what the old movies would have looked like if stop motion had been used though.
The first Godzilla movie and KK vs. G does have some stop motion animation, but it's a case of 'blink and you'll miss it'.
Not great. Watch King Kong which was earlier, then watch Sinbad the Sailor, made decades later. Stop motion was herky-jerky as heck.
@@chriss1757 In fairness, it was the only other way to depecit dinosaurs and giant monsters as actual animals with decent results. And stop motion was still fairly recent as well.
@@rhedosaurus2251 @@chriss1757 There is a technique called "Go-Motion", which is similar to "Stop-Motion".
I watched "The Gate (1987)" a few weeks ago and it looked awesome.
Yeah this is one of the best Godzilla movies. It pioneered so much.
Certainly established the Formula for Godzilla Movies.
Godzilla always fights another Monster.
I grew up with this movie being called Gigantis The Fire Monster. Liked it then, and I like it now. Any other Millennium Series fans out there? G 2000 and Final Wars are the best ever. IMO
Final Wars is fun, but it tries to do too much. Everything feels rushed.
@@chriss1757 You're absolutely correct. But I just geek out every time I watch it.
I think the Heisei continuity would have worked better if Godzilla's Return (Godzilla 1985) was a sequel to Godzilla Raids Again (not "Gigantis the Fire Monster" which was almost like a totally different movie), which, of course, was a sequel to Gojira (Godzilla King of the Monsters). It would have made more sense (to me at least) and not changed too much as a result. Plus, they'd still skip all the goofy/silly stuff that resulted from Godzilla vs. King Kong and onwards. Really the only changes it would have made to the Heisei continuity would be: 1. Godzilla erupts from an iceberg instead of a sea-volcano at the beginning of the film; And 2. Anguirus would be "canon".
You can find Shin Godzilla on RUclips, you just have to pay for it.
Always a great day when Klayton talks Godzilla! Made sure to come when seeing the notification! 😁Godzilla Raids Again is definitely one of the more underrated movies! It’s great to see when you haven’t seen it in awhile! Treating the monsters as a more serious force of nature definitely helps the story! I’m definitely with you Klayton Godzilla is at his best when the movies treat him as an animal and force of nature as opposed to the silly hero antics of the 60s and 70s! I’ve always wonder where the 1955 Godzilla appeared from as it’s the Godzilla we see for the rest of the Showa era as there’s never a clear origin he’s just discovered!
I've seen this one a few times and I absolutely love it. It's also in my top 10 favorite Godzilla movies
This was the movie I had as a child. I watched it so many times. Anguirus is my favorite antagonist. Love it so much
I made an illustration based on this film for an art exhibition to celebrate the Godzilla film series. Nobody seemed to remember Anguirus nor the movie itself. It's really the most underated film of the franchise
Could you imagine if legendary pictures was able to completely revamp the entire 2nd godzilla movie a movie all about godzilla and ingeris and just trying to get them to stop fighting that would be amazing
I've really enjoyed the more recent Monsterverse films; king of the monsters, so-on. My first experience with Godzilla was a subtitled version of Final Wars which I think really set my expectations. But having also loved Anguirus in Destroy All Monsters, its fun to know more about the movie he originated in. I really need to go watch it.
This is the lost world Jurassic park of Godzilla movies. I don’t see anything very wrong with it other than the suits quality being well, you know. But I don’t dislike the characters. It’s the first time Godzilla has ever fought another monster. And the monsters actually feel like monsters here rather than giant goofy animals in more recent films. The characters feel like they actually matter to the story too and it’s still kind of scary like the first one. After this movie the Godzilla movies just completely dropped in quality up until destroyah if I’m being 100% honest. And then of course you have more recent genuinely good movies like shin Godzilla and 2014. Which aren’t very goofy movies and treats Godzilla how the original 2 do.
I remember seeing Gigantis, The Fire Monster in the theaters when it was released way back in the mid 50's. I thought to myself that it looks so much like a Godzilla movie but the title threw me off. I was 11 years old at the time so I didn't know it was Godzilla 2...thank you for clearing that up....
I think this Movie was Released by Warner Brothers in the US. Another Studio Released Godzilla and Owned the Rights to that Title. That's why they had to call this one Gigantis.
If Toho re-edits the scenes where the film wasn’t slowed down to help w the monster movements, I think that would be fantastic
I’ve not been able to find a copy of this film since 2004, I didn’t have enough allowance left to buy the DVD and it was gone the next time I was at the store, not seen it since, but I still hunt for it to complete my Godzilla DVD collection
I was able to catch this movie one time on Netflix a while back, and I too applaud its 1954-esque serious tone and animalistic portrayal of its two titular Kaiju (👏). I _still_ don't understand why some hardcore G-Fans out there are so *insistent* on distancing Godzilla away from real-life animals...when it was real-life animals that served as *inspiration* for HOW Godzilla's been PORTRAYED/CHARACTERIZED in films _like_ "Raids Again" and even 1998 (🤔). Is it a desire to see this giant monster character as something so _outside_ of the norm that *clashes* with normalcy and disrupts it?
I used to watch this movie a lot as a kid because I love Anguirus, but it was the "Gigantis" cut of the film which, although I still enjoyed the movie, I did find it strange and off-putting. I understood why nobody really talked about it among the many other Godzilla movies. It wasn't until years later when I got it on DVD and was able to watch the original japanese version that I'm like "Ohh ok, that's much better".
Still love some of the Funny Lines that were Ad-Libbed for the American Cut.
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I had a bunch of Denny's Coupons, I used all of them to watch all the Godzilla Movies on RUclips each time I went there. But starting with this movie was a real treat as I wanted to save the first for last, and I remember thinking how it reminds me of the first one and how the people really look like their memories are haunted by his presence and I felt the same having not seen the first one in such a long time.
thanks for posting this! I’ve always felt like this was the best one to happen after the original.. we then had the weird period until the Hesei era!
There's something special about the real animal like tooth and claw fight shown in Raids Again that stands out from all the later beam battles and makes Anguirus one of my favorite Godzilla foes.
I find it fitting that this comes on the same day that Comet is having their monthly Godzilla marathon.
I just wish that we got a proper resounding/redubbing of the movie. Godzilla roaring like Angy is jarring and it wouldn't cost much to fix it nowadays.
You can watch this movie on RUclips for free under the title Godzilla Raids Again.
@Joshua 1992 Yep
Thx- gonna check that out right now! ❤️🦖
Raids again was pretty damn cool, I remember finally finding it online years ago. The darker tone for Godzilla makes him and the films better all around I think
I've seen this film, a number of times over the years, and I still love this movie. So what if it's black and white, it's a fun film, and these creatures should always be portrayed as animals, it makes far more sense, to do this film like this, and I wish they had continued down that path. The problem was more to do with foreign audiences, or more specifically I think had to do with hollywoods perception, that these were silly monsters, and really lacked an understanding of what these films were about, as much as how much money they could make through distrbution. I think that had the most influence on what would later be shown in films like Megalon, and the like. IMO.
Glad to see a video advocating for Godzilla Raids Again. I agree that it’s a very underrated film. I like the dark and tense tone which is aided by the score. It also introduces Angirus who gave Godzilla a good fight. Later films would portray Angirus as an underdog that wouldn’t be able to contend with Godzilla or other monsters. The only thing I didn’t like about this film is that it gets bogged down in too much dialogue at times. Still a good follow-up though.
I like it too. While Oda’s direction isn’t as good as Honda’s and the effects aren’t Tsuburaya’s best work, I think it’s underrated in the Godzilla community.
This is the Second Godzilla (Showa) who reappears throughout the Showa Series (1954-1975) of the Godzilla franchise. He is a giant Irradiated Prehistoric Amphibious Reptile. Height: 50 meters tall. Relative: Minilla (Adoptive Son).
Personality:
The Second Generation Godzilla undergoes gradual character development throughout his film appearances. In Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla, and Mothra vs. Godzilla, Godzilla is a destructive beast that comes ashore in Japan and destroys everything in his path and indiscriminately attacks other monsters. Starting in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla begins a transition into an anti-heroic character as he begrudgingly joins forces with Mothra and Rodan to fight off the evil space monster King Ghidorah. In subsequent films in the 1960s, Godzilla is often depicted as the anti-hero doing battle with much more malicious and dangerous creatures such as King Ghidorah, Ebirah, and Kumonga. In the film Son of Godzilla, Godzilla discovers an infant member of his species named Minilla, which he decides to raise as a son and train to take up his mantle. Godzilla's loyalty and love for Minilla eventually lead to him becoming a primarily heroic and sympathetic character. In the films of the 1970s, Godzilla is depicted as an actual superhero who arrives in Japan to fend off evil monsters from outer space such as Hedorah, Gigan, and Mechagodzilla.
According to Mothra's Shobijin's translation of Mothra, Rodan, and Godzilla's conversation in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla only "hates humans because they hate him," suggesting that Godzilla never had any truly malicious intent but was only reacting to constantly being attacked by humans. Rodan later agrees with Godzilla's statement.
have you ever thought about collabing with James on Cinemassacre? Also great video!
This was my first Godzilla movie...even though I wouldn't know it until 1983.
When I was about 4 yrs old, I remember seeing a couple of monster movies on TV, but all I could recall in later years about them were these scenes: a long necked creature emerging from a swamp, followed by a group of bipedal dinosaurs, then in what I thought was another movie had a tyrannosaurus-like creature being buried in an avalanche of ice, followed by scene with a couple looking out at the sea.
For years, I pondered what these movies were until the summer of 1983 when Showtime did a creature feature thingie with four Godzilla films, including "Gigantis the Fire Monster". When I caught the film on TV, I discovered the answer to the mystery that baffled me for 18 years...
Finally, someone else talks about this film, I love it, I think it's one of the most underrated films in the franchise.
Agreed -! This film is very underrated! One of my personal favorites...!
I too love Godzilla Raids Again and place it in my top ten favorite Godzilla movies. Underrated for sure. It was one of the earliest Godzilla movies added to my collection, I had the Video Treasures VHS copy as a kid and grew up watching it countless times! Great video! This movie needs more love!
Thank you! Super underrated movie. Never understood the dislike it gets.
We need a remastered modern version of Godzilla raids again
This movie, vs megalon, and king of the monsters were my first godzilla films as a kid and Raids Again was my favorite. For as much as I love all the godzilla films, except American 1998 (great animated series, bad movie), the ones that treat godzilla like a force of nature are the best to me, even GMK with its weird ghost spiritual plot was good because godzilla once again was an engine of destruction.
I like to think the nuclear allegory is still there in the later films of the 1st series as, while nuclear power is capable of great destruction, there can indeed be benefits for clean energy. This perfectly sums up Godzilla’s roles throughout the decades IMO.
People say its the worst or one of the worst and honestly its not. Sure its not perfect and rushed in some spots but its still one of my favorites.
The Godzilla pinball machine that came out last year has an oxygen destroyer shot on it. Basically if the ball drains while the oxygen destroyer is lit another ball is automatically released onto the playfield and the player has few seconds to make a specific shot; make the shot and the oxygen destroyer is defused and you can continue playing, but if you don't make the shot in time the flippers stop working, the ball drains and a clip from the movie showing Godzilla succumbing to it shows on the screen. It's a pretty cool feature of the game.
This was one of the first Godzilla movies I ever saw and began my love for Godzilla
Proud Elitist Showa Nonsense Snob, here. The '60s and '70s are peak kaiju, Godzilla's Revenge is good, and Dragoncurve here is obviously blind. Putting GRA in the top ten totally bails you out, though! It has its share of problems, but I agree with all the strong points you listed. It feels somewhat like a war movie, and even the B-movie elements are enjoyably unique. This movie is sadly underrated, and I appreciate the heck out of your efforts to spotlight it here.
I agree that Godzilla shouldn't be an unstoppable force, but I feel like he shouldn't be completely animalistic, the movies shouldn't trying to make a deity like some of the new ones do. But there is a balance that helps make Godzilla a character without going too far, like in the heisei era. Godzilla acting like an animal with a bit of "humanity" inside is what works best for him in my opinion.
Though it's true that raids again is one of the most underrated entry in the series I don't think it's because it's not goofy, but just because it's not overly bombastic and more simple that the more convoluted sci-fi plots we gets later down the road. I guess that's why some people don't like 2014 too. It seems nowadays while most fans don't want Godzilla to be goofy they still want him to be over the top in a superhero movie kind of way.
Actually with the monster verse now, it seems some people down right bash the whole shows era Wich is a shame, since it helped build the foundations of the whole franchise. The movies of that era had flaws, but they made Godzilla an icon for better and for worse. The original will always be in it's own league, but I think that is without embracing more outlandish stories and allowing the franchise to just have fun and expand, Godzilla wouldn't matter as much as he does today, and would have fallen into obscurity and remembered as a good example of 50's sci-fi that only cinephiles could enjoy. It's sad that some of the fandom completely dismis a big part of the character's. I'm not saying that's what Klayton is doing. I'm more talking about the "fans" who consider anything older than shin Godzilla to be trash and especially the showa era. Godzilla is a symbol because of what Honda choose to represent in the original, but he is an icon because he was able to represent everything and become its own entity wich very similar characters were able to do. Godzilla can be fun, scary, epic, tragic, serious and goofy, very goofy. When he is played seriously he is incredible, but when he is goofy he still has so much heart to him. And as I said while the original can't be topped, I think as far as sequel and reboots go, both serious Godzilla and goofy Godzilla are on the same level, and one can't exist without the other.
Watching Creature Double Feature, back in the late '70s early '80s, was so awesome!
Godzilla Raids Again introduced Anguirus. That's the only thing that's Notable about It.
Heisei Godzilla's Personality: In the films of the Heisei era, Godzilla is an animal with at least semi-sapience that stumbles upon human civilization without any malicious intent, only destroying man-made structures or obstacles like buildings when the humans provoke him, or, when dead-set on arriving at a certain location. He is also somewhat curious, as he did not immediately attack Mechagodzilla, rather attempting to communicate with it, and looking more confused than angry when Mechagodzilla used its Mega Buster Beam. Only then did Godzilla retaliate.
This is a stark contrast to the Showa era where Godzilla was formally presented as a destructive force of nature without any malicious intent initially in both Godzilla and its sequel: Godzilla Raids Again, before transitioning to a full-on both anti-heroic and heroic figure later on as the era progressed.
He is shown to have a vengeful side in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah as he directly attacks and kills the soldier who left him on the island to be mutated, and in a solemn moment even sheds a tear as if in lamentation as to what he has become. Before Godzilla destroyed the Shindo Heavy Industry headquarters, he hesitated upon sighting Yasuaki Shindo in a moment of recognition, and even tearfully roared before obliterating him and the building with his atomic breath.
Godzilla is also shown to care a lot for his adopted son Godzilla Junior, as he protected him from SpaceGodzilla, and grieves for him after transferring energy in a failed attempt to revive him during the events of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
this was the very first godzilla movie i ever saw after that i was on a mission to see every godzilla movie ever made
The first time I ever saw this was in Famous Monsters of Film land. It never was shown on tv.That all end in the 1980s when the cable channel Cinemax presented it to the paying public. Two years latter and video treasures put it out on vhs for the first time. The cover title was; Godzilla Raids again; Yet the movie title played as Gigantis the Fire Monster.
This movie also explained why Godzilla was frozen in ice in: KING KONG VS GODZILLA..
While underrated in the eyes of many, and it's not in my top 10 Godzilla movies, Raids Again is definitely a gem and one of the most important Godzilla movies for two reasons: 1. It introduced us to the second Godzilla of its kind and would lead the rest of the Showa era films. 2. It gave us the tradition of Godzilla vs. another monster. There's more I can say, but I'll leave it at it's good to see more love for it 👍
I remember my mom buying me the VHS for Godzilla Raids Again from the 99cent Store years ago,still have it :-) though My favorite Godzilla movie is Godzilla 1985 📼✌
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When I learned this was the origin of Anguirius, My favorite Kaiju, It took me 20 long years to actually see it when it came out on DVD. I had gotten an ultimate Godzilla book in the nineties for one Christmas...
I first saw a production still from this flick in a magazine. I had since seen most of the Showa Era flicks, but this one lost movie fascinated me. It was about twenty years later that it became commercially available again, and I jumped at the chance to own it. I get what you're saying as far as how the tone matched Honda's original, but the movie does suffer from pacing issues. Overall though, I enjoyed it, and was glad to have a chance to finally catch up with it.
A man of taste I see. I do think the footage should have been slowed to give weight to them as colossal beings, but other than that... felt like a real animal fight. Very nice.
4:47 Hey I have that book!! Also I’ll die on the hill with you Klayton, this is the most underrated Godzilla movie ever
I adore this movie, and even put it in my top ten Godzilla list years ago. This one is really the "taking off" point.
finally someone giving love to this movie!
"Second Showa Godzilla's Abilities":
Amphibious lifestyle, Atomic breath, Durability, Energy absorption and projection, Flight, Intelligence, Magnetic powers, Physical abilities, Regeneration. "Second Showa Godzilla's Weaknesses": Electricity, and Subzero temperatures. "Anti-Godzilla weaponry":
Due to Godzilla's size, super-strength and regenerative abilities, he is invulnerable to most forms of conventional attack. However, Alien Weaponry has been shown to be strong enough to wound him with Gigan's Buzzsaw and claw arm ripping into him and Mechagodzilla had gunned down Godzilla severely wounding him.
I LOVE "GIGANTIS' THE FIRE MONSTER" !!!! MY FAVORITE GODZILLA MOVIE !!!!!! ONE OF THE BEST !!!!!!
An interview with Eiji Tsuburaya said the speeding up of the footage was an accident and they just went with it.
It was an accident, but he ended up liking the effect and kept it in like you said. He was the type that cared if he likes the anesthetic of the effect and not necessarily if the effect was realistic or matching continuity.
A good example is in Frankenstein conquers the world. When Baragon eats the horse, an interviewer asked Tsuburaya why not super imposed a real horse. Tsuburaya told the interviewer that the puppet horse was more interesting to watch instead of the imposed horse.
Another example is in Ghidorah the three monster. He didn't mind the puppets not matching the suits of Godzilla and Rodan since they added comedic value.
@@Darthzilla99 I was about to mention his fondness for what hipsters would call special effects failure moments. In the case of the horse,a puppet is a more realistic solution. You see something real moving in the foreground reacting to Baragon approaching it,whereas the best composite shooting might have still looked obvious. For an example I would give the shot of Muramtsu carefully walking alongside a kaiju in the Lawless Monster Zone episode of Ultraman. With HD it looks like the kaiju is footage on a wall sized screen next to the practical set he's walking in.
I agree, these older movies need to be watched.
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"The Oxygen Destroyer did devastate that monster "
Which is why Godzilla ve Destroya is such a great plot twist
This movie’s biggest claim to fame is creating Anguirus who is an iconic monster within the series that appears in lots of video games, comics and other media with Godzilla (usually as an ally).
I think defeating Anguirus halfway through Raids Again was a mistake and the ending would’ve been more thrilling if they were trying to bury the two monsters while they were fighting.
I also think this is an underrated movie. The kaiju combat in this is absolutely brutal.
its weird you make this video because i was literally just recently wondering why this film is so unknown and underrated.
I watched it for the first time a couple months back and I have to say its probably the only film in the entire series that depicts the battle between the two beasts as well, a battle between beasts, and is quite unique in its brutality, for this series at least.
The humans (while a side-factor and not as crucial to the story as say serizawa was in the first movie) are quite likeable people, and I agree that when the pilot died it was actually very sad. Very few instances in the series can really say the same.
I think the movie in general is due some credit simply for being the one that spawned the series to begin with, and the formula of monsters fighting other monsters which became the mainstay of the series (though it could be argued that this was mainly due to the success of KKvG).
There are some things i think are handled poorly (most notably the scene where they literally just play footage from the original movie) but overall I think it is one of the more standout outliers within the series, which may unfortunately be why it is so easily forgotten.
This is very true! Very underrated. Great story, cool ideas.
I would love to get a reboot of this
Love Godzilla and the original is always my favorite. One of the things that made these first movies so great was the genius of Akira Ifukube. He was an incredible composer and one of my very favorites. I really did like Godzilla raids again.
This is one of my favorite Showa Era films. So much so that the shower curtain in my guest bathroom is a blown up image on a fabric curtain of one of this films movie posters.
Thank you for showing my favorite Kaiju Anguirus love.❤
Only seen the American release of this film, still loved it great film this one, the battle to burry Godzilla at the end felt truly desperate, great film.
I love this movie too, it is definitely underrated. It's like with Predator and Predator 2, Predator 2 is not as appreciated as the original Predator. Same goes here for Godzilla Raids Again and the 1954 original.
I completely agree! Godzilla Raids Again is underrated absolutely
Got the shin Godzilla movie the moment it came out on Blu-ray. One of my favorite Godzilla movies, wish they made a sequel
I rewatched the Showa era last year and Godzilla Raids Again rose the most upon reappraisal. Much better than I remember and the most underrated in the Godzilla fandom.
Love this movie probably my first Godzilla movie I have seen growing up
Origins:
The Second Generation Godzilla is another individual of the same species as the original Godzilla that attacked Tokyo in 1954. Like his predecessor, this Godzilla was presumably awakened by an American hydrogen bomb test in the South Pacific, causing him to absorb huge amounts of radiation and driving him from his natural underwater habitat.
I’ve long thought GRA is deeper than its reputation suggests. The theme, as I read it, is a new generation of post-war Japanese trying to live in the rebuilt country, while Cold War tensions simmer. There’s a competing sense of hope and despair in the human story. Godzilla and Anguirus are kind of guest stars in their own movie, but they are essential metaphors of the real world threats.
I’m like you man I’m 64 been a Godzilla lover since 65 when I was 5 & got every movie ( including a bootleg of minus one) all kinds of figures from 2 in to 24 in tall. Huge banners movie posters you name it. I dig the franchise & storylines. I’d love to find a 24 in bandi hesi premium figure that won’t cost my first born daughter. What they want for it is ridiculous maybe one day I guess ha
I really enjoy most of the Showa era movies. Godzilla Raids Again is an excellent follow up to the first film though. The serious tone that sticks to the original's formula just works well.
Ironic how Godzilla's first Kaiju Enemy ever fought turns into one of his greatest allys
i love how in gigantis the fire monster they gave godzilla anguirus' roar
Hi Dragoncurve. Love your review of this movie. I think it is underrated as well. In it, Tsukioka and Kobayashi find a cave on Iwato Island. Strange vegetation is found growing outside of it and they go inside to explore. They hear Godzilla's roars and it chases them out of the cave. only for it to try to grab at them while they are hiding in a crevase, but before Godzilla could grab them, Anguirus appears from the sea and battles Godzilla.
Before Godzilla and Anguirus appear in Osaka, Anguirus attacks Okinawa, with the US military battling it. I also added in a backstory where the characters of Kobayashi and Tsukioka were once Japanese air force pilots during the war.
Instead of using the flares to distract Godzilla from coming to Osaka they use them to lure him into a trap. They fire two explosives into his legs, similar to a plan used in Heisei film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2 (1993). But because of Godzilla healing factor, he just stands back up, just as Anguirus appears and they do battle in Osaka.
Instead of killing Anguirus in Osaka, he manages to flee and Godzilla follows him to the snow covered island. He is killed there and the Japanese military manages to trap him in ice.
If you have any ideas to make the film better, please replay.
I've seen it, too. I think you could also make an argument for Showa fans to appreciate Raids Again as well as it was the first film to use a kaiju opponent--so all the Showa battles wouldn't have happened without this one. I appreciate your arguments for the realism of this film and some others, but I'm good with G as both serious and the sci-fi kaiju battles both.
My favorite Godzilla movie. I am a 3 time Godzilla Save the Earth champion with Anguirus at G-Fest. I was second this past G-Fest with him. Shame Toho has kinda failed with him. This movies has a violent long fight, among the best battles
Godzilla raids again is awesome
Ankylosaurus: Killer of the Living
My favorite line from the dub. What a silly title. As opposed to Killer of the Dead? 😂
This movie is Good, soon I saw a Horror VHS of Godzilla and Anguirus with glitches wich scares me a lot. There's even a Picture of the 1955 Godzilla with a creepy smile and a terrifying roar
This movie is definitely underrated, and weirdly so. As revered as the original is, you would think that this film would be really well-regarded given that it doesn't do anything to actively undermine the original, and is a solid film in its own right.
Anguirus has always been one of my all time favorite Godzilla Kiju weather he is fighting or helping Godillaz I really hope that we see him agian.