Today is the anniversary of the death of Ishirō Honda, a Japanese film director who died in 1993 at 81 years of age. He made many documentaries and war movies, but I love him for Godzilla. What can I say?
I have blog posts for these:
- Gojira (1954)
- Matango (1963)
- Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Slate Magazine mentions that Brad Pitt is a fan. Toho Kingdom opens their review with this: "This mid 1960's offering is easily one of the better films of Ishiro Honda's career, and certainly one of the more likeable kaiju films out there."
Rotten Tomatoes has an audience score of 72%.
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Yes godzilla is a fun classic film! What it would the world be without these kind of diversions and I don't know this for a fact, but Jurassic Park 2 had to be inspired from that film.Happy end of February. Gorgeous day here-almost 60 today. Loving it! Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteWe had a high of 70 yesterday and sunshine yayeee! But the rain is back today and expected to last :(
DeleteOh yes! Godzilla! Super !
ReplyDeleteHappy Day!
oxo Susi
Godzilla is a treat :) I was surprised when I found out there were 2 versions. I'd thought the Raymond Burr one was the only one.
DeleteI'd never heard of Honda before, nor Gargantuas, but I have seen Godzilla. Wonderful review.
ReplyDeleteBTW, it was 72 F here today, and we are headed the opposite direction overnight. It dropped 22 degrees F from 4 pm to 6 pm tonight. I see you got more rain, though it isn't even forecast for us AGAIN!
It's still raining now on Thursday! We've broken the record for February. The temps are pleasant, though, so at least there's that.
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