TALKBACK #2: Godzilla Raids Again

[king_ghidorah]

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

[MekaGojira3k]

[Pkmatrix]

[king_ghidorah]

[jellydonut25]

[king_ghidorah]

[MekaGojira3k]

[king_ghidorah]

[eabaker]

The pacing is wonky, and Tsukioka isn't a very engaging lead - these things keep it out of my top ten, but it's not like it's way below my top ten. I'd certainly rank it among the top 50% of the series.

A lot of that comes down to atmosphere. Although, like its pacing, the movie's atmosphere is uneven, there are moments where it feels so beautifully dark and oppressive... In some ways, Anguirus's anguished wail is the best summary of what this movie feels like to me, in the moments where it (ambiguous pronoun "it" refers to "the movie," not to "Anguirus's anguished wail") is truly at its best.

[MekaGojira3k]

Raids Again isn't in my top 10 either, but I agree that it's in the better half of the films.

[planetxleader]

[Russzilla]

I prefer the original version alot compared to the american version. That said, one of the gripes that I have with the movie is the lack of high speed dubbing during the battles between Godzilla and Angilas. Those battles would've been so much better to watch if that had been included. Still good battle scenes. My other gripe is the fact that GRA still holds the distinction of having the funkiest, ugliest Godzilla suit ever made. (in my opinion)

[jellydonut25]

honestly, the weird, under-cranked odd-speed of the battles is one of the only things about this movie that I like. It gives it a really odd, unique quality.

[Hybrid Gojira]

I remember that even as a kid, I though Godzilla and Ang were moving at such weird speeds. It looked...off.

[MekaGojira3k]

http://gojicast.blogspot.com/2013/11/go ... again.html

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My co-host was weirded out by the speed, but I always really dug it. It added a sense of ferocity that isn't seen elsewhere in the series.
Although I dig a lot about this film.

[Russzilla]

With all that said, even with its lack of high speed dub, it's still one of the better kaiju battles that you'll watch. Is there any explanation though as to why this Godzilla suit looks the way it does though?

[MekaGojira3k]

[Russzilla]

[MekaGojira3k]

The suit never really looked all that bad to me, maybe in close ups straight on, but generally I liked the suit. The nose is a little too prominent, perhaps.

[jellydonut25]

The head looks squished. Like flat on top.

[Russzilla]

Faces only a mother could love.

[Goji 84]

To be fair, that first pic is arguably the worst shot of the suit in the entire film. Also, the 2nd and 3rd shot are of the puppet that was used in a handful of shots/scenes, but I agree that it's definitely not great. The Godzilla hand puppets seen in KING KONG VS. GODZILLA and GHIDRAH certainly weren't much better.

[jellydonut25]

Yeah. Maybe the GRA puppet is what bugs me more than the suit