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The Great Godzilla Movie Marathon: Part 1 – The Showa Series

The Great Godzilla Movie Marathon: Part 1 – The Showa Series
Posted November 6, 2021
Movie Reviews, Movies

Hi crew! šŸ‘‹šŸ» Back in September, I was inspired by a YouTuber I watch to carry out a pretty big project for Sci-Fi Month. That YouTuber, Quinton Reviews, binge-watched the entirety of iCarly and made two four hour videos talking about the series. I don’t exactly have the means or the desire to make videos, but I am capable of making gigantic blog posts. So I decided that I would watch every single Godzilla movie and give mini reviews for each one. This is not an easy task for anybody because since 1954, there have been 36 movies featuring the Big G. I am a glutton for punishment so I counted US recuts as separate movies, bringing the count up to 40. I love Godzilla so that is a challenge I am willing to accept. These review posts will be split up into each of the series: Showa (1954-1975), Heisei (1984-1995), Millennium (1999-2004), Reiwa (2016-present), and the American made movies. Today, Iā€™m focusing on the original Showa series, which is also the longest series, lasting 21 years and 15 movies. All of these movies are rewatches for me as I got the Criterion Collection box set for Christmas last year. […]