Raven House Mystery that isn’t necessarily true. This movie came only a little before Godzilla so that means Godzilla was probably already a concept when this movie came out
Also the origin of the concept for Godzilla goes back to August 9, 1945. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S. censoring the effects of the bombings also had a huge part to play in Godzilla's origin. Lastly, what actually inspired Godzilla the most was the Lucky Dragon incident.
People were thinking since hes public domain(I think?) they could stick him in the Legendary Monsterverse. He'd fit right in, maybe make him a close cousin of Angurius if he ever shows up in it too.
Tristar's monster is certainly more similar in every way to the Beast from 20000 Fathoms than to Godzilla, so it would've been at least a little better.
It's extremely costly and usually sticks out since it's animated at a lower framerate. It has its charm, but there's a very good reason it isn't used in mainstream media anymore.
Aside from maybe a little bit with Kubo, Laika is pretty underground overall. And Aardman has shifted away from full stop motion for a while after financial difficulties. So using those two studios as exemples would actually tend to prove the point. Besides, I didn't say stop motion wasn't an option. I said studios refusing to use them in mainstream movies is reasonable and logical.
And yet, this masterpiece never got a remake. Then again, does it? This movie is amazing and it inspired the like of Godzilla and so on. I don't think a remake would do it justice unless done right. But still, I'd like to see Rhedosaurus make a come back. It would be awesome to see.
@@LightYagami583 i would accept that, if it weren't for the fact it was called Godzilla. If the movie was named The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, i would accept it. It has aspects of the original, but they slapped Godzilla on there for marky-value.
I saw this as a kid in the mid 80s on television. It made quite an impression. I love stop/motion animation. The jerky quality is suitable for giant monsters and robots (ED-209 in 'RoboCop'), much more convincing than the more "fluid" CGI. A combination of stop/motion and CGI in future blockbuster-type movies, why not?
I don't recall King Kong being a giant reptile. Sure, it had dinosaurs IN it. But, if you'd like to play that game, Harry O. Hoyt's 'The Lost World' from 1925 was the grandaddy of all giant monster movies. I win.
@@MajinMuu it was this film that was the primary inspiration, Godzilla's working title was literally "The Giant Monster from 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" and production began only a year after the release of this film
Oh my god!! I remember that monster as a child but I always thought it was Godzilla and they just changed his look for other movies. I didn't know it wasn't a Godzilla movie until now. Wow I need to get this movie cause as a kid this scared me more than Godzilla did for some reason. Thanks for sharing it James.
I liked the movie a lot, but like most giant-creature movies back then, the monster is a victim of circumstance and it isn't so much defeated as euthanized. Really there was always a big lack of villainous monsters.
You could totally work this into the Monsterverse-hell, have some scientists kill it off after it attacks the lighthouse and wonder if there are more creatures like it out there, only to have said scientist be one of the founders of Monarch a year later. Bonus points if there’s a scene in the credits where Ray Bradbury hears the drunken tale of a man named John about a dinosaur attacking a lighthouse and writes “The Foghorn” in the vein of he literary agent hypothesis
I loved this movie so much I watch it often. More than many other monster movies. The Giant Behemoth was almost an exact copy, and still fun, but this critter was the trend setter.
Loved this movie as a kid, and it still holds up well IMO. This, Valley of Gwangi and 7th Voyage of Sinbad were some of my favorite movies growing up. Also like Planet of the Dinosaurs but that wasn’t Harryhausen.
When I was a child my parents own a series of books, wich one of them was tributed to mysteryouse phenomenon like the kraken, the yeti / bigfoot, and some mythical creatures like dragons ect.. It showcased also this movie and some other strange ones. Somewhere I have those books, need to chelc it out again.
Godzilla (1998) is not only bad because it is ripping off the original Godzilla, but because the original Godzilla was imitating the Rhedosaurus of the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. It is a rip-off of an imitation, returning the giant-monster-in-a-city film genre to its birthplace, a sea monster terrorizing New York, but with worse dialogue and trite characters.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention that the Matthew Broadrick 1998 movie “Godzilla” pretty much rips the story from this movie and the name from Godzilla. Giant lizard attacks new york. Scientist works to stop. Army tries to kill it.
Kinda a shame giant monster movies went out of favor...I mean I know they occasionally pop up...Rampage being the latest one, then Godzilla 2 coming out. I dunno, would be nice for someone to try it again, but the old school with stop motion.
Check out the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation then, they have plans to make a stop-motion VFX film Force of the Trojans, Ray's original sequel to Clash of the Titans
Why didn't your dad by the same costume for you so you can terrorize the neighbors during Halloween or any other day of the week that would have been a gas
"Colin, how do you respond to animal rights activists saying there's just a lot of misunderstanding?" "ARE YOU KIDDING? LOOK AT THESE THINGS, THEY'RE HORRIBLE! YOU THINK EVERY HOUSE SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE?! NO!! PETS ARE FINE, BUT THESE ARE HORRIBLE!!" "You mean there's more than one?!" ".....I'm so afraid, I'm seeing multiple images!" Who wants to guess where this is from and tell me how to relates to Beast from 20,000 Fathoms?
I think The Beast from 20,000 fathoms should get a remake and sequels to the remake to bring back the icon monster back to cinemas, same thing with Gorgo, Gamera, Giant Behemoth.
So, guess you could say, was brought about by two Rays. See what I did there? 😉 Anyways, thank you, James. Always love these Monster Madness videos. Very informative.
I think other underrated film is the valley of the gwangi I love that film and I dont think it's seen enough which is unfornute because I think it's such a great film it blends in prehistoric and classic western so well its very unqiue
I don’t know if I’m the only one, but whenever I see the word “fathoms” this just pops into my head: “45 fathoms, no bottom!” “WE HAVE SEABED!! 25 FATHOMS!!” “15 FATHOMS!!!”
I've spoken to guys at Laika, as much as they are fans of Ray's work, they don't want to go down that route...HOWEVER the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation have every intent on creating existing scripts of Ray's unmade movies for future generations using the same techniques with modern equipment.
Without the Rhedosaurus, we wouldn't have Godzilla. That fact alone is enough to celebrate this classic film.
its was not Rhedosaurus its was king kong without godzilla
Raven House Mystery that isn’t necessarily true. This movie came only a little before Godzilla so that means Godzilla was probably already a concept when this movie came out
@@mx4159 Godzilla was titled "Monster from 20000 miles under the sea" during the production. You know what I'm talking about.
@@mx4159 Godzilla was originally going to be an octopus
Also the origin of the concept for Godzilla goes back to August 9, 1945. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S. censoring the effects of the bombings also had a huge part to play in Godzilla's origin. Lastly, what actually inspired Godzilla the most was the Lucky Dragon incident.
So... Godzilla (1998) was more like The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms... which was created before Godzilla (1954)...
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I really feel like '98's Godzilla should've been a remake to this movie. For some reason, it feels alot more connected to this than Godzilla.
@@MrWhatdafuBOOM same here amigo
I was thinking the same thing.
This is a solid movie, even today I think it still holds up
And yet, not a lot of people talk about it. Call me crazy but I would've like to see it make some kind of comeback.
People were thinking since hes public domain(I think?) they could stick him in the Legendary Monsterverse. He'd fit right in, maybe make him a close cousin of Angurius if he ever shows up in it too.
Gat the Man you're not crazy by the way
Gat the Man we dont need hollywood ruining this one
It was made by Warner Bros.
Wait until all the comments telling me Hollywood would "destroy" this.
I love the dated dinosaur design...
and I'm not being ironical, I like how people saw dinosaurs back in the day.
The producers of this movie were more concerned with making a great monster, than in being paleontologically accurate. And they succeeded.
Science ruined dinosaurs, now they have feathers
@@bobkane432 I was talking more about the dinosaur being just a giant lizard, the feathers are the least of the inaccuracies here :v
So basically, along with King Kong, The Beast From 20.000 Fathoms is the grandfather of Kaiju movies.
The design of the Rhedosaurus always caught my attention when I was small!
Can't fathom why this film is not more popular.
Did you just...
Yes. Yes he did
It is popular, it's a masterpiece
Get out
what if, the Tristar Godzilla movie, instead of Godzilla, was called The beast from 20000 fathoms instead?
wouldn't stop it from being bad
@@crooksn at least Godzilla fans could just ignore it better
Then beast from 20000 fathoms fans would hate it instead. It should be called "Attack of the giant chin (and totally NOT jurassic park)"
@@dunkanbulk14 You do know that this monster is called Rhedosaurus? Aren't you?
Tristar's monster is certainly more similar in every way to the Beast from 20000 Fathoms than to Godzilla, so it would've been at least a little better.
stop motion should return in mainstream stuff.
Vust Valeo Yes, it should
It's extremely costly and usually sticks out since it's animated at a lower framerate. It has its charm, but there's a very good reason it isn't used in mainstream media anymore.
Wallace and Gromit?
It is with Lika and Ardman
Aside from maybe a little bit with Kubo, Laika is pretty underground overall. And Aardman has shifted away from full stop motion for a while after financial difficulties. So using those two studios as exemples would actually tend to prove the point. Besides, I didn't say stop motion wasn't an option. I said studios refusing to use them in mainstream movies is reasonable and logical.
Fun Fact.
Godzilla was titled "Monster from 20000 miles under the sea" during the production.
I love the design of this monster
It has almost nothing to do with real dinosaurs, but it's absolutely terrifying.
And yet, this masterpiece never got a remake. Then again, does it? This movie is amazing and it inspired the like of Godzilla and so on. I don't think a remake would do it justice unless done right. But still, I'd like to see Rhedosaurus make a come back. It would be awesome to see.
Preston Lockhart the 1998 Godzilla movie was kind of a remake to The Beast Of 20000 Fathoms
@@LightYagami583 i would accept that, if it weren't for the fact it was called Godzilla. If the movie was named The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, i would accept it. It has aspects of the original, but they slapped Godzilla on there for marky-value.
Also, parts of Jurassic Park two were probably inpired by this.
Monster madness almost end :(
The Original Giant Rampaging Lizard!
I saw this as a kid in the mid 80s on television. It made quite an impression. I love stop/motion animation. The jerky quality is suitable for giant monsters and robots (ED-209 in 'RoboCop'), much more convincing than the more "fluid" CGI. A combination of stop/motion and CGI in future blockbuster-type movies, why not?
There'd be no Godzilla without this gem!
wrong it was king kong
I don't recall King Kong being a giant reptile. Sure, it had dinosaurs IN it. But, if you'd like to play that game, Harry O. Hoyt's 'The Lost World' from 1925 was the grandaddy of all giant monster movies. I win.
@@theboredcyborg it was king kong stop motion that inspired the big g but then they had to rely on suit mation
@@MajinMuu it was this film that was the primary inspiration, Godzilla's working title was literally "The Giant Monster from 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" and production began only a year after the release of this film
@@davidgibbs912 It was both actually that were the inspiration for Godzilla.
I really feel like '98's Godzilla should've been a remake to this movie. For some reason, it feels alot more connected to this than Godzilla.
I can't wait for monster madness to come back next year
WAIT Ray Bradbury and Ray Harryhausen were good friends?! That's so dope.
not to mention both were friends of Forrest Ackerman aka editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine
They were very close, actually. Yes, very cool :)
They met in school by the way
I have seen this movie several times. It's great! I wish people gave some of these movies more of a chance. Classic!
Oh my god!! I remember that monster as a child but I always thought it was Godzilla and they just changed his look for other movies. I didn't know it wasn't a Godzilla movie until now. Wow I need to get this movie cause as a kid this scared me more than Godzilla did for some reason. Thanks for sharing it James.
This is such an overlooked film.
I liked the movie a lot, but like most giant-creature movies back then, the monster is a victim of circumstance and it isn't so much defeated as euthanized. Really there was always a big lack of villainous monsters.
You could totally work this into the Monsterverse-hell, have some scientists kill it off after it attacks the lighthouse and wonder if there are more creatures like it out there, only to have said scientist be one of the founders of Monarch a year later. Bonus points if there’s a scene in the credits where Ray Bradbury hears the drunken tale of a man named John about a dinosaur attacking a lighthouse and writes “The Foghorn” in the vein of he literary agent hypothesis
Without this Harryhausen movie, we wouldn't have Godzilla
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well kind of he wouldn’t of been a dinosaur that’s for sure
I'll have to check this film out. any other recommendations james?
I loved this movie so much I watch it often. More than many other monster movies. The Giant Behemoth was almost an exact copy, and still fun, but this critter was the trend setter.
Nice! I've been waiting for this review since your Godzillathon series. Great movie!
Good Ol' stop motion monsters! How I miss you!
You reviewed power rangers, and mentioned kamen riders, sentai, etc. Any thoughts on doing an Ultraman special?
He should review kamen rider shin and kamen rider amazon since he likes horror.
One of my favorite classic monster movies.
I remember watching this movie as a kid. Good times. The Cop being eaten is rememberable.
That scream at the end is pure genius! I loved it!
I saw this in the theater recently it still holds up.What a classic monster film.
Loved this movie as a kid, and it still holds up well IMO. This, Valley of Gwangi and 7th Voyage of Sinbad were some of my favorite movies growing up. Also like Planet of the Dinosaurs but that wasn’t Harryhausen.
I was 8 years old when I saw this in 1953. Scared the crap out of me, especially the scene where it ate the NYPD officer.
Me too. I was also 8 yrs old. Saw it 3x in different movie theaters.
It's actually night bad even today.
One of the greatest monster films ever made along side the original Godzilla film.
Stop-Motion is a lost artform.
I love when some of the copycat movies didn't have the time or money for stop-motion, so they just glued some fins and horns to real reptiles.
I'd argue The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms is kinda Godzilla's spiritual father.
@Latrell Lloyd What?
whats the reason for only using still pics on your reviews?
When I was a child my parents own a series of books, wich one of them was tributed to mysteryouse phenomenon like the kraken, the yeti / bigfoot, and some mythical creatures like dragons ect.. It showcased also this movie and some other strange ones. Somewhere I have those books, need to chelc it out again.
One of my Top Ten Films of AAALLL Time!! (All films, not just horror or sci-fi.) CuffColl.
One of my favorite movie monsters ever rhedosaurus is so awesome
I always appreciate you guys for making these videos!
Godzilla 2014 could learn something from this. Glamorize the monster, not some bland actor who dosent matter
They did glamorize Godzilla. He commands your attention whenever he's on screen.
What a great commentary thanks for your remarks and the excellent choice of Stills and video clips to show us what you're saying
I give the Rhedosaurus a marginal edge over the Ymir (20 Million Miles to Earth) as Harryhausen's best work.
without Rhedosaurus, we didn't had Godzilla, and without King Kong we didn't had they two.
Funny how watching Stop Motion is more entertaining than CGI for me.
We have a godzilla with CGI (2014) KING KONG with CGI (2004) and now we need this with CGI and modern tech!
Godzilla (1998) is not only bad because it is ripping off the original Godzilla, but because the original Godzilla was imitating the Rhedosaurus of the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
It is a rip-off of an imitation, returning the giant-monster-in-a-city film genre to its birthplace, a sea monster terrorizing New York, but with worse dialogue and trite characters.
Thank you. This is still one of my top 5 flicks.❤️
This the grand dady of all monster film? damn I feel inspired
What the eff is a fathom thought? Is it some measuring unit I've never heard of?
I’m surprised you didn’t mention that the Matthew Broadrick 1998 movie “Godzilla” pretty much rips the story from this movie and the name from Godzilla. Giant lizard attacks new york. Scientist works to stop. Army tries to kill it.
Kinda a shame giant monster movies went out of favor...I mean I know they occasionally pop up...Rampage being the latest one, then Godzilla 2 coming out. I dunno, would be nice for someone to try it again, but the old school with stop motion.
Check out the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation then, they have plans to make a stop-motion VFX film Force of the Trojans, Ray's original sequel to Clash of the Titans
1:40 Cue gremlins from the new batch laughing.....
Loved how his blood was poisonous/radioactive.
When I was 8 I would make my dad rent this movie every week lol
Why didn't your dad by the same costume for you so you can terrorize the neighbors during Halloween or any other day of the week that would have been a gas
Great video James! I didn't know about this one. I'll have to give it a watch.
Wait. So if the monster was trapped in ice and thawed out, where do the 20,000 fathoms come in? .-.
How deep it could swim
I wonder why James stopped using clips in his videos and now uses stills
Zach Swasta It's an older video. They stopped making new Monster Madness videos last year.
Favorite Monster Movie!!!
"Colin, how do you respond to animal rights activists saying there's just a lot of misunderstanding?"
"ARE YOU KIDDING? LOOK AT THESE THINGS, THEY'RE HORRIBLE! YOU THINK EVERY HOUSE SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE?! NO!! PETS ARE FINE, BUT THESE ARE HORRIBLE!!"
"You mean there's more than one?!"
".....I'm so afraid, I'm seeing multiple images!"
Who wants to guess where this is from and tell me how to relates to Beast from 20,000 Fathoms?
This is really what Godzilla 98 was inspired from.
it was actually a remake, they just chose to title it Godzilla because it was easier to roll of the tongue
I think The Beast from 20,000 fathoms should get a remake and sequels to the remake to bring back the icon monster back to cinemas, same thing with Gorgo, Gamera, Giant Behemoth.
i think it's called godzilla?
So, guess you could say, was brought about by two Rays. See what I did there? 😉 Anyways, thank you, James. Always love these Monster Madness videos. Very informative.
Thank you for giving me something new to watch at 3 in the mornin. You da nerd
I just feel that if tristar's godzilla, was instead based off this, I wouldn't hate it.
A timeless classic
I think other underrated film is the valley of the gwangi I love that film and I dont think it's seen enough which is unfornute because I think it's such a great film it blends in prehistoric and classic western so well its very unqiue
James when are you gonna review "The Terrifier"?
3:02 Yeah okay that gave me chills.
Have you seen the trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters?
The Beast should be in the new Godzillavers!
You could throw this in with great Vs movies. Godzilla VS The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
I don’t know if I’m the only one, but whenever I see the word “fathoms” this just pops into my head:
“45 fathoms, no bottom!”
“WE HAVE SEABED!! 25 FATHOMS!!”
“15 FATHOMS!!!”
This movie is better than any Gojira film including the newest 2019 Gojira Legendary Film
Looking forward to watching and crituing the movie
This movie was direct inspiration for Godzilla. Actually, the Beast is more intimidating than OG Godzilla.
I'd politely disagree with you on that one. Godzilla essentially burned down a city and the military couldn't even slow him down.
@@melvinshine9841 The Japanese Military after World War 2 wasn't in the best of shapes, the US on the other hand was.
got very wrong direct inspiration for king kong
¿Is the beast of 20,000 fathom un public domain?
A nice movie that deserves another movie.
Not as good as Godzilla 1954, but it was entertaining.
Still one of my favorite movies
This film i dont have in my collection. But i have all the Godzilla movies. I tried to get this film, but have no luck getting it yet...
King Kong aint got s...t on me
Can you review on Filipino Horror movies Like Shake Rattle and Roll?
i remember there was an old superman cartoon like ww2 era or earlier that had a similar premise.
How awesome would a remake by laika (creators of Coraline, paranorman, and Kubo) along with real life actors be
I've spoken to guys at Laika, as much as they are fans of Ray's work, they don't want to go down that route...HOWEVER the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation have every intent on creating existing scripts of Ray's unmade movies for future generations using the same techniques with modern equipment.
Better than any Gojira movie because Toho ripped these guys off
0:01 What movie is this from?
Who to think this is where it all started
One of my all time fav movies!!
the beast from one hundred billion fathoms, divided up all over the world
well now, never heard of this one. gonna have to go hunt it up now. Thanks.
used to watch most of this movies on tnt when i was a kid
The iconic scene where it eats a policeman
Hey nerd did u know this monster made a cameo in robocop
Actually it was Planet of Dinosaurs, but yes a stop-motion Dinosaur was used in the "advertising" stings of the film