Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!news.moat.net!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!elnk-atl-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!25d11a97!not-for-mail From: ",,,,," Newsgroups: japan.sf.misc Subject: 1954 The Original "GODZILLA" "GOJIRA" Jumbo Lobby Card Organization: ,,,,, Message-ID: X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.91/32.564 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 42 Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 22:55:29 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.248.17.133 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net 1125874529 66.248.17.133 (Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:55:29 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:55:29 PDT Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.sf.misc:60 1954 The Original "GODZILLA" "GOJIRA" Jumbo Lobby Card http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5997543145 The first and original Godzilla. This one started it all: the first and original Godzilla (Gojira), and the beginning of a long series of sci-fi and monster movies from Toho Studios. This film ranges from drama to suspense, from thrills to horror, and from despair to hope. All the monster movie elements are here: a fire-breathing creature, buildings topple, a city in a wall of flames, fleeing and screaming citizens, storms and seas, tanks and the army, and scientists and their creations and theories. The love triangle between the character leads blends in very well with the monster plot. Godzilla, making his first attack on Tokyo: haunting scenes of death and destruction, poignant moments of dismalness in the aftermath of Godzilla's wake, and powerful scenes of hope and light. Director Ishiro Honda did his finest and Composer Akira Ifukube scored one of his best film music masterpieces. An outstanding story by Shigeru Kayama, marvelous screenplay by Takeo Murata, and superb special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Actors Takeshi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, and Akihiko Hirata gave outstanding performances. And, Haruo Nakajima, Katsumi Tezuka, and Ryosaku Takasugi did a terrific and realistic job on portraying Godzilla. It is good that the crucial consequences of atomic bomb testings are depicted in this film; it sends a message into the real world. This is a creative way to explain Godzilla's origins. Unlike some sci-fi flicks, all the elements in this movie are throughly connected, leaving no room for loose ends and plot holes. Above all, this film is not just a "monster-on-the-loose" movie. It's a true classic, one that stands out above many sci-fi movies in cinema history. A great movie to begin a long and successful (in most cases) line of Godzilla and other monster/sci-fi films from Toho Studios. Grade A. ...courtesy: OllieSuave-007