The Iceman
3313 posts
Aug 08, 2017
7:54 AM
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Haruo Nakajima - Japanese actor who played Godzilla originally - brought sadness and pathos to the role - also played Mothra and King Kong.
I grew up on these movies - especially Sat Afternoon Monster Matinee - hosted by Ghoulardi!
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The Iceman
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Andrew
1620 posts
Aug 08, 2017
8:20 AM
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I've never seen a Godzilla movie. Did Japan export them to America more than to the UK?
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Last Edited by Andrew on Aug 08, 2017 8:20 AM
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The Iceman
3314 posts
Aug 08, 2017
8:41 AM
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Us yanks imported the first Godzilla movie, added a few scenes w/Raymond Burr and dubbed in English.
You Brits were too involved looking for Medicinal Compound and wondering why The Fog on the Tyne was All Mine at that time.
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sharpharp
30 posts
Aug 08, 2017
11:29 AM
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Nah I believe this was the forties wen we were busy fighting the Germans rather than films
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Goldbrick
1855 posts
Aug 08, 2017
1:48 PM
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GOJIRA!!!!
First one came out in 1954
Loved those movies as a kid and still do,
Oh no-there goes tokyo
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snowman
280 posts
Aug 09, 2017
9:40 AM
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youll never forget Godzillas scream---
You'll love the zipper on the back of the costume
Classics
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Andrew
1625 posts
Aug 09, 2017
9:46 AM
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Yeah, sharpharp, all I know is that Godzilla is an allegory, of some sort, of the nuclear threat, so it's postwar.
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Sarge
631 posts
Aug 09, 2017
10:57 AM
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Rodan was among that group of films back then. Rodan was my favorite.
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yonderwall
113 posts
Aug 11, 2017
7:27 PM
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My favorite has always been "Destroy All Monsters." Nakajima played three separate roles in that one (Godzilla, Baragon, and a military advisor)!
(Edited because I don't spell very well on my cellphone, apparently!)
Last Edited by yonderwall on Aug 12, 2017 6:57 AM
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