A treasure that should remain buried to all but the most gonzo Godzilla followers.
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09/29/04
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Gojira (1954)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:52
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: More than straight monster-movie fare, Gojira offers potent, sobering postwar commentary.
Theatrical Release:May 7, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: The testing of nuclear weapons in the Pacific Ocean triggers the awakening of a dreadful, 400-foot-tall, fire-breathing prehistoric lizard who commences to wreak havoc on the city of Tokyo. The... [More]
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Reviews for Gojira
Maybe it's 50 years late, but we're finally getting to see Godzilla as it was meant to be seen.
07/22/04
Top CriticGodzilla has never looked as good as in Honda's original conception, and few sci-fi creatures have equaled the size or impact of its first footsteps.
06/11/04
Do we want a monster movie with a social conscience, or do we want to see a guy in a lizard suit smash model trains?
07/22/04
A classic monster movie and a sombre reflection of Japan's suffering in the wake of large-scale fire-bombings and atomic attack.
05/24/03
It wasn't until I revisited the first film in the series, which premiered in Japan on Nov. 3, 1954, that I realized how powerful a political statement it makes.
09/17/04
Godzilla remains one of the most potent mythic structures of the 50s, and you get him here in full foot-stomping glory.
07/24/01
Top CriticThis is a bad movie, but it has earned its place in history, and the enduring popularity of Godzilla and other monsters shows that it struck a chord.
07/02/04
Top CriticGodzilla is back, and he still has something to teach us.
05/06/04
Por trás da história absurdamente divertida, o filme revela uma sociedade às voltas com o trauma da bomba atômica e a busca desesperada pela promessa de paz entre os povos.
06/05/06
Godzilla's rampages are still intact, but they now have new meaning. The film builds to them and pays off after them, unlike in the American version.
05/06/04
It's less of a monster movie and more of a morality play about the dangers of nuclear experimentation.
06/17/04
Top CriticThe rampaging reptile is back to remind us that monsters have meaning.
08/20/04
Honda may not have created the most convincing-looking monster in cinema history, but he managed to give his sci-fi/horror movie a social relevance, particularly in postwar Japan.
08/20/04
Top CriticDie-hard sci-fi geeks will love it; everybody else will appreciate its display of the true power of the giant rubber monster suit.
05/13/04
...surprisingly solemn and bitter. It is explicitly a post-Hiroshima nightmare writ large...
02/13/08
Godzilla is now more 'serious,' yet its tone just veers closer to that of solemn American B-horror cheese like Them!
05/06/04
Top Critica pioneering behemoth in the history of Japanese cinema, leaving giant footprints in its trail that many have followed but few have filled so impressively.
07/06/07
While the Raymond Burr version is unintentionally funny, the original Japanese-language version is actually a tedious bore. But the Big G is still the king!
04/20/04
a movie way ahead of its time
05/14/04
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