FlickSmash!

 “I can’t believe that Godzilla was the only surviving member of its species… But if we continue conducting nuclear tests… it’s possible that another Godzilla might appear somewhere in the world again”

 Plot Synopsis: After atomic testing, Godzilla, a legendary creatures, is awakened, and brings havoc to Tokyo.

 Short Version: “Gojira” is a MASTERPIECE, that Hollywood will NEVER be able to capture the true spirit of.

 There is so much that I like about this film that’s its hard to begin. The plot of this film is really good, and has a dark tone to it. The love triangle between Emiko, Ogata, and Serizawa was very well done. The character of Dr. Yamane is probably the best character of the humans anyway. Yamane wants to study Godzilla, and find out why it was able to survive and absorb the radiation, while the others want to kill it. The soundtrack for this film is amazing, and is some of the greatest work of composer Akira Ifukube. The title monster is really iconic(it has 28 films don’t you know), and is an allegory to the nuclear bomb. The destruction the creature causes was an allusion to the destruction caused by the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The whole message that Yamane gave at the end about using nuclear weapons, and the possibility of another Godzilla appearing was really wonderful. The scene where Dr. Serizawa chose to kill himself so the oxygen destroyer won’t end up in the wrong hands was GREAT.This film is so great that there hasn’t been any Giant Monster movie that comes close to how great this is…..until 1999 when “Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris” was released. The best thing about this film is that you really get a sense of the power of Nuclear destruction in Godzilla’s rampage.

 Making of the Suit Featurette: This is a cool look into how the Godzilla suit was made for the film.

 Story Development Featurette: Takes an interesting look into how the story was developed.

 Other features include an audio commentary and the original theatrical trailer.

 I give the film a 5 out of 5.

I give the Blu-Ray a 1 out of 5.

 Overall: 6 out of 10: While the film itself is extraordinary, the Blu-Ray is very lacking when compared to it previous release on Standard DVD. The release doesn’t even come with the Americanized version(Godzilla, King of the Monsters), even though it could have been easily inserted. The release is also lacking any new features to it. If you were to buy this film, I would recommend you buy the standard release for the film.