Why Godzilla Raids Again is an Important Film
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- First, it was the movie no one had seen; then, it was the movie no one talked about. The Omni Viewer intends to change that.
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I love Godzilla Raids Again!!!!
Watching this made me love the movie even more! Thanks so much!!!
You're quite welcome.
Dude I love this movie too it is awsome
Christian Manka So Do I This Is My Favourite Godzilla Film
Christian Manka agreed the movie is fantastic
For anguirus’ design I would say the filmmakers still wanted a dinosaur like creature to battle Godzilla but wanted them to be very visual distinct. Much like you said Godzilla represents America with Anguirus design showing that the 2 are clear opposite, but both are still as dangerous as the other.
this is honestly the best review I've ever seen of the film, you have opened my mind, Excellent job on the analysis, i'm glade some one picked up on deep film making.
Glad to hear you liked it. Any day I can get people thinking about things differently is a successful one for me.
Godzilla Raids Again I think is the most underappreciated film of the Godzilla franchise. Also after watching this video, you have given me a better appreciation for it. I actually used some of the information that you talked about in this video for my own review of the movie.
That title would belong to Godzillas Revenge
I do see Godzilla Raids Again having a Cold War allegory. But I think it would have been stronger if Angirius survived the battle in Osaka, Like the climax would have Godzilla and Angirius fighting on that remote icy island, while the planes bury them in ice. After both monsters are buried, the human characters lament that they managed to put the battle on ice for a while, but dread that the war is far from over, pararelling Japan's fear of the cold war.
Speaking of the Cold War connection, while searching for Godzilla in his float-plane, Shoichi radios his position as 50 degrees North, 147 degrees 30 minutes East and is warned that he has gone too far and "You will be in the neighboring country" (Japanese subtitled version). This is actually very close to the position where KAL flight 700 was shot down by Soviet fighters in 1983.
Ooh, nice tidbit. Wish I'd known that when making the video.
I love Godzilla raids again it was the first Godzilla movie that Godzilla have fight another kajiu
This film certainly does deserve more notice. In the mid sixties, my local cinema showed Gigantis the Fire Monster and I loved it so much, I sat through two showings. In those days, they let you do that. It's my favourite Godzilla movie. Next was King Kong vs Godzilla which I saw at that same cinema later on. Then Godzilla vs The Thing. Ever since, I've been a Godzilla fan. I never got to see the original Godzilla King of the Monsters until it was broadcast on French TV. Couldn't understand all the dialogue, but enjoyed it anyway. BTW, great video!
Godzilla Raids Again was one of the movies in the franchise I felt had the better human characters. Every time I watched it I liked it more and more for that as opposed the the kaiju but never got why. Thanks for making me more aware why.
I actually saw it for the first time as a kid on Disney in the early 90's. Grandma taped it for us. Man I loved it. Still do.
i was raised on godzilla. i think that godzilla costume is one of the cooler ones
Excellent video. Keep it up!
I shall, good sir!
Well, _Godzilla Raids Again_ is technically the first film in the Showa series (the original 1954 _Gojira_ being outside the Showa, Heisei, and Millenium series by virtue of being the film that each series is sequels to).
The first Godzilla film is definatly part of the Showa era since it was released during Emperor Showa's reign (Showa wasnt his actual name though, more of a title) :).
Technically, every japanese godzilla film released from 1984 onwards is part of the Heisei era, but the jury's out on that one lol.
Uh, No It’s Not; Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah is the First Heisei G-Film
@King Kong Fan Historically speaking/writing the Showa Period ended in 1989
Godzilla raids agean is my third favorite Showa film
I'm not sure where it falls numerically for me, but as you can see, I really like it as well.
what are the first two?
Excellent analysis on what, as you said, is probably the most underrated/appreciated Godzilla movie!
Man, that was an awesome video, Omni Viewer! You had some pretty good points I've never heard being discussed before. I only remembered this film to be the one that branched off all the Kaiju fights, but putting it in this perspective is very interesting and really brings up that this movie should be discussed more.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Back then Warner Bros hate Godzilla sequels but now they love them!
How the times have changed. Makes me want to see Anguirus in the MonsterVerse even more, just to bring it full circle.
Omni Viewer Agreed
+Omni Viewer ikr
This film has always fascinated me. It's a bit more cheerful than a lot of Godzilla films, especially the first one. I honestly can understand why most fans don't talk about it that much since it's a bit too cheerful for an early Godzilla film. It may be the black sheep of the Godzilla franchise, but I still enjoy it.
As implied in the video, I think a lot of the perception has to do with context. Lots of people just see a shameless cash-in sequel rushed into production, but knowing your history can put a whole new spin on it.
all monsters attack is the worst godzilla film
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haha. what you said at the end of the video is so true. still love the film tho!
Indeed. It was an experimental choice.
Omni Viewer They finally shown a glimpse of Godzilla for monster planet
I kinda like Godzilla raids Again
Indeed, it deserves much better.
Damn, this was actually a really interesting and well done analysis. Very in debt and thought provoking. Excellent job.
Thank you, as always.
In depth
Had to facepalm when I bought my copy of this on VHS many moons ago. The idiots at the video store had labeled the price tag as "Godzilla Rides Again."
Sounds like the Godzilla Western we never got...unless you count those two issues of the Marvel Comics run.
Speaking of the 70s and all its attendant weirdness...someone could revisit the Dr. Demonicus arc. Mad scientist creating his own kaiju and all... Could be fun!
Some Random Bald Guy
Godzilla: yeehah!
Anguirus: why is this my life
That's a good title maybe they should have called the film that!
One of my favourite Godzilla movies. Thanks for the upload.
I've (and my kids) always enjoy Godzilla Raids Again/Gigantis The Fire Monster (1959). Found it at a flee market on VHS back in the mid-1990s and it was worn out quickly by my son who watch it almost daily, sometimes two or even three times, and I found a replacement VHS used at a game/video store, but that too got worn out and eaten by the VHS Machine. Then a few years ago I got a copy on DVD from a sci-fi TV Show (Dr. or Professor Lobo(?) but had him in the my like Svengoolie TV show. Then last year my son who grow up a fan, bought me the DVD you have. He's 27 now, and we still watch it together when he's not working or with his girl. Great movie, regardless of what other may think. All my best wishes...
very nice retrospective
never tought of this angle, now raids again have much more sense, thanks omniviewer
In my opinion, the more lighthearted tone represents Japan moving on from the war. Just as with Europe, Japan soon began to rebuild their country, and began to move on with their lives. I feel like this film represents this. If you see footage of Germany in the aftermath of WW2, amongst all the rubble and debris you see people rebuilding, cooking in their half destroyed homes, tuning a radio, etc.
I''ll never forget the day I first watched this. I was 8 years old living in Laurel Hill, North Carolina. I was with my parents at our local K-Mart. My ritual back then was to raid every VHS movie bin in every store I could find in search for Godzilla movies. It was like Christmas that day. I found one I had never seen or heard of before and it just so happened to be Godzilla Raids Again. I got home... put it in and waited for the magic to start. Boy was I confused. This ended up being the american cut version "Gigantis the Fire Monster". The box Said Godzilla, but the title card and the dialogue referred to Godzilla as Gigantis and as a she. Regardless of the strange misinterpretation, I loved this film growing up. It wasn't until I was in my 20s before I found out there were 2 very different versions of this film and that Godzilla Raids Again was actually a legit thing.
This was actually the first Godzilla movie I have seen...even though I wouldn't realize the fact until 1983.
I remember seeing it when I was about 4 years old in the early 1960's, but all I could recall was only a few scenes (the film that was shown to the officials discussing the monsters, loaded with stock footage; the climax with what appeared to my young eyes as a T rex being buried in ice) but I recognized those scenes when I caught the film on Showtime some 17 years later.
It was a surprise to find that the mystery movie of my early youth was a Godzilla movie that I only read about and wanted to see...
Thsi film introduced me to Godzilla, I got my hands in the dvd when I was little and wpuld watch it multiple times a day every day, good memories Im going to watch it again tonight
In the ending of the film, they trap Godzilla under an avalanche of ice, near Osaka Japan. Flash ahead to 1962 when the film came out King Kong vs Godzilla, Godzilla broke out of a mountain of ice near Osaka Japan, was that the same place in the film Godzilla Raids Again.
Godzilla's design was revealed for Godzilla: Monster Planet.
That is a very interesting insight to the film I had never thought of. Well said. I have always loved the film even as the bastardization of Gigantus. You know what he really is and you just ignore the misnomer and enjoy the film. Oh and I love your set. Your collection is large and powerful. CHEERS!
I know why did they call godzilla gigantus the fire monster
It was before Godzilla was the cultural icon that he is today and the American producers thought that no own would notice or care.
I remember learning about godzilla raids again so late. Ive been a godzilla fan since birth so finding out this movie existed was awesome as a kid
Godzilla raids again wasn't hard to find on VHS back in the 90's.
truthfully this was one of my favorite godzilla movies and I loved to watch over and over again. But I actually found the fight exciting between the two more realistic than in the future godzilla movies.
Am I the only one that likes the godzilla 1955 like if you loved the movie I DID
I recently watched this movie thanks to TH-cam's current promotion. And I noticed something that I believe gives you a bit more credence to this theory. You see when it comes to Kaiju Battles in the series, this one stands out as a bit of an anomaly. Usually when Godzilla fights an opponent, the area where they initially first contact becomes the battleground, with the damage to the city being relatively isolated to the area - exceptions do occur, like in Godzilla vs. Gigan.
However, with this battle between Godzilla and Anguirus, the concept is entirely different. When you notice this fight, you realize that it's one of the few Godzilla battles that actually has _forward momentum;_ it is a fight that is constantly moving, rather than staying in one place. It might lend props to Anguirus in this movie, as it seems that he and Godzilla are almost perfectly matched as opponents throughout most of the movie. Their fight _literally tears through all of Osaka._
The reason why the fight itself is not particularly memorable, is because the fight itself is _not_ the spectacle of the scene. The true spectacle is the destruction the fight is causing; we focus more on the buildings being destroyed than we do the monsters.
That - to me - fits with the theory that the monsters fighting in this movie is a metaphor for the Cold War between the USA and the USSR. The focus isn't on them fighting, but the damage their quarrel is causing - the fight to them is almost insignificant with very minimal damage caused to each other, but the collateral damage surrounding them is incalcuable.
It's almost like in the trailers for the movie - even the shitty Gigantis Trailers - where the film implies, "Born to Destroy each other; but First they'll Destroy the World."
So keeping all of that in mind, there is a lot of evidence to suggest that this was the theme that Toho had in mind when making the film.
I'm afraid that doesn't change the fact that the fighting itself, while interestingly animalistic, remains largely forgettable. They could've kept the destruction the same whilst also splicing the monster choreography up a notch.
The theory itself has not been confirmed, there is evidence to confirm & deny it.
Godzilla Raids Again isn't a very good film, but it's not terrible.
After watching Godzilla Minus One, I had to revisit the Toho Godzilla movie franchise starting with Gojira and then moving on to Godzilla Raids Again. I agree with your commentary. Many of us Goji geeks really do not discuss Godzilla Raids Again. Definitely a movie sequel to Gojira 1954. Godzilla Raids Again is much more appreciated by me now. Domo arigato gozaimasu for the upload.
I've always thought that this was not a 'second' Godzilla but the same one. Some of the cells survived and the creature regrew and moved out of the de-oxygenated area.
The yellow T-Rex on his shelf to the right is
Sauron. From the amazing fighting arcade game(I owned it on Sega) Primal Rage.
They never hated the Idea of sequels. The thing is, Godzilla died in the First Movie so they Didn't want the Audience to be Confused. Even though they could've explained it away.
Basically,3:43 it's a slice of life turned into chaos in the second and 3rd acts of this movie.
Huh? Who'd knew?
Also,storywise as time goes by and when Ghidorah comes into the fray and after Mothra whooped Godzilla's ass on behalf of humans everywhere,I can see why they wanted to have Godzilla as a friend as the story goes on. It's quite a journey they have and Destroy all monsters was ultimately the end of the story thematically. Not bad I must say.
The reason why some of the kaiju-scenes in this movie are kinda sped-up is because the movie itself was a rushed job
This movie is also important because it was the first appearance of angruis and the first time godzilla fought another kaiju.
It holds a special place in my heart for being the first godzilla movie I ever saw
a very well done review.I first saw the American version of this on a premium pay cable station in the early 90's and was intrigued by it.I had read about this movie but never saw it before then.the dvd release with the original Japanese version of the movie is a treasure if you are a fan of the big G.according to what I recall reading in Ed Godjezki's limited to 1000 copies Godzilla book the cameras were turned slower than normal rather than faster than normal during a lot of the kaiju fight scenes-but to me a comment that my brother made was pretty good-he said this looks almost like two present day animals fighting each other-like two cats or two dogs fighting. Mr. Nakijima said that he went to the Zoo to study larger animals in how they moved so any of the realistic looking motion is probably a big part of his contribution to the big G.
I actually have this VHS which I bought back in 94 at kmart when I was 12.
According to various sources online, Anguirus is Siberian, and is supposedly shown roaming Siberia at the beginning of 1974's "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla." So your theory that he is supposed to represent the USSR in "Godzilla Raids Again" may be correct after all.
I remember watching this on tnt during monster vision with joe bob briggs and hidi the mail girl.
The Japanese title is called Godzilla’s counterattack which is the my second favorite gojira sequel behind gojira 1984 the return
I personally love Godzilla Raids Again, at least the original Japanese cut anyway, and think it's a highly underrated movie. It's no Gojira, but then again, neither were any of the other Godzilla films. It's still an enjoyable movie and a decent sequel.
It’s essentially an Ozu-style family drama with postwar men questioning what bravery, duty and even love mean.
It's like Ozu if Ozu sucked at making movies.
That was a nice video, you're very good at talking and explaining your points of view, honestly you deserve more subscribers
Thank you very much.
Great review! As a kid, this was the "How to wrestle an Ankylosaurus" movie. Nice to see good ol' Anguirus again.
he's right we have to love the 1998's godzilla it was the best childhood movies i ever seen
This video totally opened my eyes to GRA. When I first saw it (as Gigantis) I thought it was a bad movie. This video made me totally rethink that. Amazing!
Just doing my part for the community. glad you enjoyed it.
Omni Viewer just a quick question... did you come up with this allegory for this video or did you come up with it sometime before this video?
I came up with the allegory a few years ago, don't remember exactly when. It was one of many ideas I floated around for my channel when I started it. I officially wrote it on March 7, 2014, then it got lost in the shuffle for a while. I basically got sick of putting it off and decided it was high time to finally record it.
I loved Godzilla's design in this. And I laughed when I noticed the Mothman vs. Flatwoods Monster play set on the shelf in the background.
Raids Again was the first Godzilla movie I ever saw. From the first frame in which the character appears, I became hooked on him. The growing pains of this film are to glaring to ignore, of course. But they do nothing to diminish my love for the film. It's very film noire, in a visual sense seeing as Osaka is entirely blacked out during Godzilla and Anguirus's final battle. Masaru Sato's score also adds to the creepy factor. All that other stuff you mentioned is also aswsome. :)
On another note; There were never any Communist witch hunts in America. The Communist party in Hollywood conducted their own internal inquisition and then tried to rewrite history by making films and books that lied about what really happened.
I have a Displate of Godzilla Raids Again. It's one of my favorites. I remember being a kid in the 90s, and all we had was Gigantis. I watched it on the recorded version from the Disney Channel.
Thank you for sharing your insights to this movie. I know have a better appreciation for it.
I remember first seeing this movie and just almost falling asleep watching it (probably tired anyway), but now that I’ve seen this video (as late as I am), you’ve given me a reason to check it out again. 😃
You are right this movie had several first. One them is two monsters fight each other. It was good sequel to Gojira. Why this film is never discussed I do not know. I loved the film because of the unique characters that anyone can relate too.
Well, my hope is to get more people reevaluating it, and it seems to be working. Glad you enjoyed both my review and the movie.
I'm one of the lucky ones who own this seldom seen, underrated classic on DVD. Many viewers have decried this film as being "inferior" to the original, and I can even agree with a few of their points. But your analysis gives it a fresh, new perspective that I will definitely consider on my next viewing. Great review! PS: you're kinda cute, too! Just saying!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this important film in the Godzilla Universe. 乾杯 / Kanpai / Cheers! 🥂
Never seen the film, so thanks for bringing it up like this and talking about its motifs. I'll definitely have to get it now and put it on my shelf next to Gojira.
8:03 Some solid life advice which is why I’m going to use it in a video
I really love Godzilla raids again
8:30 If this was made in 2020, he would've stated the COVID-19 Pandemic instead of a natural disaster, since it affected the whole world, not just Japan.
This was godzilla's first fight that's also why raids again is important
been watching you for a bit and never saw this video. It’s honestly amazing how i never even saw how this film was still inspired by real world events. I always felt the first and shin were two of maybe four films in the series that were heavily inspired by current events.
im still not huge on this film for the obvious flaws but it’s definitely given me a different look on the film
I saw this movie a number o times on TV as a young child. I guess that version was Gigantis: The Fire Monster. But whenever I heard the name Gigantis, I just assumed that was the lady Godzilla. There was even that Pepsi commercial that had both a guy and lady Godzillas together. So that solidified it to me. As far as the sped up fights, I'd say it really works for the city fight. There was something really visceral about that particular battle that's been hard to capture in kaiju ever since.
@omniviewer I had a copy of this film on VHS from good times video. It was and is still one of my favorite Godzilla films.
This video actually mad a lot of sense. Thank you for posting this
Hmm, very interesting. I think I may have to re-watch it! I remember when I was little I saw it and kinda skipped and never payed attention to the actual human perspectives lol. Great video!
This is a nice video. As a G-Fan and kaiju fan since I was 5 (I'm now 57), I feel a major reason this film gets overlooked even by hardcore fans, aside from its scarcity, is the fact that this film's director took such a departure from the way most Showa-Era G-Films looked and sounded. The battle scenes being filmed in that abrupt sped-up motion came off as goofy and comical instead of epic. The weird, moody soundtrack didn't match the action sequences that were on the screen. And the Gojira suit looked unattractive and weirdly-proportioned, IMO. I certainly appreciate the film for the rare find that it was in the U.S., but it certainly does not pop into my head all that much whenever I think about G-Films that I enjoy, so I can understand why it's often overlooked. However, I like all the points you make regarding the film.
Good commentary. I personally don’t feel that it is a strong movie, but I may rewatch this with your review in mind.
It took me such a long time to get a copy of this movie. ....it was worth the wait!
Good perspective, I enjoyed the review. I like the movie because Anguirus is my 2nd favorite Kaiju, I build model kits and have a lot of Anguirus kits. Hope to see you at G-Fest!
Fantastic video! I'm always happy to see other appreciators of this film, especially when they discuss the movie's thematic subject matter. You and I have the same interpretation: the first movie was about the horrors of a great disaster; the sequel is about people attempting to move on with life in the aftermath of a great disaster. Godzilla and Anguirus destroy Osaka about halfway through the remainder of the film focuses on the characters relocating to another city and trying to make the best of their lives in spite of what happened to them. Surely this would have been an attitude in Japan in the 40s and 50s. Heck, Kurosawa even showed a little bit of that in his postwar film "One Wonderful Sunday." What I think this movie really needed was more time to be made. The writers needed more time to flesh out the characters, director Motoyoshi Oda needed more time to make the movie, Tsuburaya needed more time to polish the effects. They were rushed and it does show a bit in the final product, but the end result is still one of the most underappreciated films in the series.
Yeah, this movie was certainly rushed, there's no denying that. Much like Godzilla 2000, though, it's much better than a rush job has any right to be, especially regarding the themes. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I love Gigantis the Fire Monster, in all it’s cheesy glory. I bought about 5 copies of the Classic Media disc (which was easy since it quickly ended up in the Walmart discount DVD bin). I’m glad to have both versions but I admit I prefer the jacked-up Warner version with random, mindless stock footage and stock music tracks.
Nice work. I have to admit I don't often think about GRA, though I did appreciate it when I (finally) saw it. I think I'll have to watch it again now. Thanks for the great video.
really nice how you quickly analyze the movie and for me also really interesting how well these movies fit into history or rather the zeitgeist/surroundings at that time. Makes you think about modern movies no? What do they want to show us? What is the meaning beneath the "normal plot"? And what will future generations think into them?
Although everyone still should be very careful with over-analyzing things. Especially the older they are/if you can't ask the original creator anymore
Indeed, over-analyzing everything is a problem. I actually went through a brief period several years back where I couldn't turn off the analytical side of my brain. One day, I realized that it was preventing me from enjoying just about everything, and I had to slam on the breaks and be more discerning. Sometimes there's a deeper meaning to what you're watching, but most of the time, you just want to see two monsters fighting.
As for modern films, I do think there's an interesting trend happening. I'll make a proper video on it one day soon, but here's a taste. In the immediate wake of 9/11, superheroes became all the rage because, well, we need heroes in dark times. More recently, though, we've seen those heroes start to falter and fight among themselves, proving that they are just as fallible as anyone. Yet in recent Kaiju movies, or certain hero movies like Wonder Woman, the title characters are not just heroes; they are portrayed as gods. Assuming this trend continues, methinks it could mean humanity is starting to yearn for a bit of divine intervention.
As much as I can see your Cold War allegory for this film. The original 1954 film has a little Cold War allegory too. As Dr. Serizawa didn't want to use the Oxygen Destroyer in fear of other superpowers (as mentioned in the video America and the Soviet Union) using it. Otherwise, the Cold War would had escalated and the Oxygen Destroyer would be another weapons of mass destruction in the superpowers arsenal. This is why Dr. Serizawa sacrificed himself and destroyed any research and evidence of the Oxygen Destroyer as to not fall into the wrong hands.
I agree with your points, but my main problem was I didn't feel anything for the characters. For me they were just bland and boring, while 1954 had very interesting characters. I loved the fight between Godzilla and Anguirus, especially how Godzilla kills Anguirus (though the fight should've been slowed down more), but between the fight and the scene where they trap Godzilla in an iceberg, I was bored out of my mind. When you have bland characters, it just makes any scene that doesn't have the monsters extremely boring. The only two human scenes that caught my interest were the meeting after the Godzilla and Anguirus fight on the island (as I was wondering what their explanation for the second Godzilla and Anguirus was, and because Doctor Yamane from the original Godzilla was in it) and the part where one pilot tries to flirt with some girl by asking what he can buy her (just because of how corny it was). What's really disappointing is they never showed us what happened with the surviving characters in the original. How about show me what happened to the characters I cared about from the last movie, Toho! It took them literally 41 years to finally explain what happened to the Yamane family, and that already makes the Heisei series better than the remainder of the Showa series, not to mention its just an overall better series in my opinion (though I still do really like a lot of the Showa movies, but some are just absolute garbage while every Heisei film was great, making Heisei overall better).
Well, Anguirus DID come from Siberia, so maybe that's where the allegory comes from.
Not one of the best Godzilla movies but it’s definitely a important entry.
"I own and have seen every Godzilla fan ever made. I know that comes to a surprise to absolutely no one..." That made me laugh enough for a sub
Hey now, there's one scene in the original where we see people laughing. On the party boat, right before Godzilla appears to let the world know they haven't managed to kill him, we see people drinking, laughing and having a good time. And then Godzilla crashes the party.
The running commentary can be exhausting but I absolutely love the sequences of Godzilla and Anguiras fighting. The early Showa films will probably always be my favorite.
The tedious running commentary is not present on the Japanese version
Godzilla Raids Again is important for one reason -- monster mash-ups. Never again would you want to see a giant monster flick without (at least) two monsters duking it out. However, huge let down from the original... a classic where the power of the atomic bomb is personified to a largely island-bound tale of two fishing scouts. Also, Godzilla Raids Again showed up ofen enough on "UHF" -- at least in my area. Didn't think it a rare film. Your suggestion that Godzilla is a symbol of the US and Angirus for Russia is interesting but I don't buy it. Nice video though.
Godzilla kills one Angirus, and another Angirus becomes his best friend.
Saw this on TV back around 1965 when I was a little kid and thought it was kind of creepy with the kaiju fighting in the city. Never could forget it and only found it on TH-cam just recently.
Godzilla Raid Again I don't think was ever shown on free North America tv like all the others Godzilla movies. Especially with reruns.
None of the 1950s science fiction movies made me think of Communists, the Soviet Union, or Red China. I knew who and what they were as a child growing up in the '50s. but always kept them separate. I liked them to be scary and dangerous.As a child I didn't worry about the quality of the film. When Godzilla and other monsters started acting human, I stopped watching it, even on television. Even as a child, I would have thought of them as being childish and should be shown with the Saturday morning cartoons on television. This movie was called Gigantis when I saw it and I did like it. I did like the way you reviewed it.
I got this movie back in about 1990's. I did not even know about it till I happen to see it on vhs in a supermarket. Bought it of course.
I find Godzilla Raids Again is one of the best in the series.
I enjoy Godzilla Raids Again but my only issue with the movie well at least for Gigantis the Fire Monster is Godzilla uses Anguirus’ roar a heck of a lot, so I prefer the Japanese version instead.
Good video. I agree that Godzilla Raids Again is an important film for no reason other than it's the first kaiju fight movie. Also, it introduces Anguruis who is probably one of the top six kaiju.
about the America/Russia comparison their were some "official" sources (it's the internet take it with a grain of salt) that say that Anguirus (the one in this movie anyway) was said to have originated from Siberia so make of that what you will I guess
Well, they did find them up north, right?
@@dubuyajay9964 Where did they bury Godzilla in ice at the end?
I wished they released a remastered version where the kaiju fights were slowed down a bit w/o slowing down the music & the ending was re-edited so that the pacing was much better.