TALKBACK #8: Son of Godzilla

[MekaGojira3k]

[Giganfan]

Will never even attempt to sit through the "international" dubs of this, or Godzilla Versus The Sea Monster. It's not even worth it.

Anyway, this is by far the most underrated of all Godzilla movies. No matter about the awful Godzilla suit either. I always thought Godzilla looked real..."fatherly" here, which is of course, very appropriate! It's been a hot minute since I've watched this movie, but I plan to do so in the near future. My favorite part has always been when it starts to snow; the one and only time we ever see Godzilla battle an enemy in the thick of a blizzard, and Arikawa really pulls it off. Kumonga looks especially menacing when he pins Godzilla to the ground. Plus, how can you not love father and son teaming up and roasting the over-sized arachnid with their atomic breath?!! Son of Godzilla thoroughly validates the credibility of the "second-string" of kaiju eiga. Jun Fukuda, Shinichi Sekizawa, Sademasa Arikawa and Masaru Sato were all great filmmakers in their own right, and they added a significant layer to the Godzilla mythology.

Son of Godzilla is so endearing. The finale rivals Rodan for poignancy, and it's the quintessential "Godzilla Adventure". Brilliant Sato score, as well. As it sits, "S.O.G" is in my "top ten" of the greatest Godzilla movies ever made.

[MekaGojira3k]

The suit is really the only awful thing about the movie, the rest of it is great.

As for the international dub, I've never found it to be quite as bad as Sea Monster's, honestly.

[Alpha OTS]

Retro TV (RTV) is airing Son of Godzilla right now as the feature this week of their Off Beat Cinema program. Think a horror host type show except instead its hosted by hip beatniks. Not sure what cut it is yet.

http://www.offbeatcinema.com/

[H-Man]

[lhb412]

[H-Man]

[jellydonut25]

[jellydonut25]

[metal_bryan]

[jellydonut25]

[lhb412]

The interference is Minya calling to Godzilla. It's always seemed pretty straightforward to me. Sure, it comes and goes to add plot complications, but it isn't a cheat because we know what it is and what's causing it.

[Jinzo Ningen]

Granted, I haven't seen the film in a while, but as I recall, the interference plot device is always constant, meaning that it is caused by baby Godzilla during times of stress, whether "calling" to Godzilla while still in the egg, or crying out during the final battle.

[MekaGojira3k]

There's no need for a human antagonist Son of Godzilla is pretty much a science fiction film that just happens to take place in a world of monsters, which is something I love about it.

It's just about the weather controlling machine, the monsters are just something in the background. I love it.

[metal_bryan]

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

[lhb412]

In that instance Minya forgot to also call with his brainwaves and was just calling with his voice.

Its-so-obvious!

[Mac]

[jellydonut25]

[Mac]

[jellydonut25]

one thing i always forget about during the gaps between when i watch this movie is that there's quite a bit of the humans directly interacting with the monsters, and i rather enjoy that...

i don't think Son of Godzilla is a perfect movie, and i actually echo a lot of your complaints (i think there should have been some more tension within the human cast), but it's got a solid core group of cast members, and it's a fun film...i wouldn't really say it's overly lacking in the excitement category.

[MekaGojira3k]