Talk:Godzilla (1954 film)

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For a page as short as this one and only two external links, it doesn't seem appropriate to separate them by section, so (barring objection within the next little while) i'm going to remove the "Editing of 1954/1956 Release" subheading (and make some other small edits). By the way, if the article can be read at a source more accessible than the TimesSelect Archive (which requires purchasing an account upgrade), the link might be changed. (I found it at Common Dreams, but the disclaimer on their page doesn't seem to encourage linking there.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crazilla (talk • contribs) 23:22, December 4, 2005

Contents 1 Critique of Ebert 2 Ridiculous 3 Infobox 4 Critical Reception 5 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

[edit] Critique of Ebert

The commentary on Ebert feels a bit harsh; and its unclear if its necessary. (His quote provides useful context as one negative voice - the article makes clear that the vast majority of reviews have been positive.) It seems odd to argue that his view is anachronistic just after quoting him suggesting that "This was not state of the art even at the time", and suggesting that an earlier film had better special effects. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by G34j (talk • contribs) 03:58, 4 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Ridiculous

This entire article seems to have been written by a single overly zealous Godzilla obsessor with no real desire to make a quality Wikipedia article. Who keeps stuffing complete cast lists into each Toho monster movie article?!

• Please sign your comments. There are plenty of articles with similarly exhaustive cast lists. There's no rule against it. The only thing I found lacking in this article is any reference to the 1956 American reedited version with Raymond Burr. I have added a section relating to it (with a link to the main article). 68.146.47.196 22:34, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

The infobox for the cast has swallowed weverything underneath it. How can this be fixed? Is an inbfobox even really necessary?

K00bine 11:00, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Critical Reception

Is there any source that can be sited for the statement "It was orignally blasted by Japanese Critics in 1954?"

Prons 00:16, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

There should be a mention of the FACT that Godzilla owes a lot to the beast from 20,000 fathoms. It predates Godzilla, it is a giant dinosaurlike monster, that's appearence is due to Atomic testing. You have to be kidding yourself if you think there would be a Godzilla as we know it without the Beast.75.199.78.187 (talk) 03:19, 11 December 2007 (UTC)tlhowell1970@gmail.com