I share the sentiment. I like how passionate James is toward the Godzilla series (his Godzilla-Thon was ambitious), but his opinion of Godzilla 1985 flat out stinks in my view. Quite a contradiction by stating 1985 isn't a "vs" movie and boring for Godzilla not having another monster to fight. Yet 1954, a movie with the exact same premise, is his favorite. Eh, whatever. It's one man's opinion. Don't dare say that to his fanbase though. Whatever this guy says is 100% canon to them.
To me, 1985 is everything the original tried to be, but was limited due to 50's technology and budget. While the story of '54 is a bit more compelling, '85 is more aesthetically pleasing to watch. Godzilla looks awesome in this dark film and I love how he is treated like a natural disaster again with the people feeling a constant sense of urgency. When people see Godzilla in this film, they don't smile and say "Hey lookie!!!!! It's Godzilla coming to visit!" *Cue hokey monster theme song* "Hi Godzilla!!!! Yaaaaay!!" No. They sh** their pants and run for their lives, as it should be. Even the new 2014 movie missed this. 1985 is one of the few Godzilla films to accurately portray the creature as a legit horror. A menace to mankind. Something they pray to the heavens doesn't come back to their city and destroy everything. He is feared as an angry god would be feared and given the utmost respect.
I'm hoping Toho goes back to this formula for their reboot.
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