Sci Fi Day: Godzilla aka Gojira (1954)

This was one of the films I recommended for the day because it carried a lot of pleasant childhood memories, well, at least I thought it did. After watching it, I’ve realised that this Japanese subtitled original isn’t the version of Godzilla I remember watching as a child- I’m sure of this because I don’t remember being this bored! I felt like skipping to the good bits but Ian wouldn’t let me have the remote. It just goes to show that an original isn’t necessarily always the best, Ishirô Honda may have created Godzilla but others, in my opinion, have certainly improved on it. The monster itself I thought was really cute, anyone else agree?

Despite the film itself being just as slow paced as the giant reptile of the title, it will always remain a classic Sci Fi movie that introduced one of cinema’s greatest monsters. It’s a shame its just so incredibly dull! Although, I did manage to find my own little way of amusing myself when we see Godzilla chewing on the tower- I couldn’t help but think of that famous Chewits advert, you know the one - “I like to chew it, chew it. I like to...CHEW IT!”

For Ian's take on Godzilla click here.