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From the Los Angeles Times:
"Godzilla-Gojira Deluxe Collector's Edition" (Classic Media, $22): This yummy two-disc set features both the 1954 Japanese version of the monster movie and the 1956 American version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters."
The Japanese film was produced nine years after the end of World War II. It's a serious, somber anti-nuclear cautionary tale — the 400-foot, fire breathing prehistoric monster is awakened and goes on a rampage because of nuclear testing in the ocean.
When a U.S. company bought the rights to the film, they cast a pre-"Perry Mason" Raymond Burr as an international correspondent named Steve Martin who happens to be in Japan when Godzilla emerges. The American version, which was also released internationally, blends footage from the original with the new scenes.
The two-disc set includes featurettes on the Godzilla suit and the history of the production, plus trivia-filled audio commentary on both films with author Steve Ryfle and publisher Ed Godiziszewski.
"Godzilla-Gojira Deluxe Collector's Edition" (Classic Media, $22): This yummy two-disc set features both the 1954 Japanese version of the monster movie and the 1956 American version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters."
The Japanese film was produced nine years after the end of World War II. It's a serious, somber anti-nuclear cautionary tale — the 400-foot, fire breathing prehistoric monster is awakened and goes on a rampage because of nuclear testing in the ocean.
When a U.S. company bought the rights to the film, they cast a pre-"Perry Mason" Raymond Burr as an international correspondent named Steve Martin who happens to be in Japan when Godzilla emerges. The American version, which was also released internationally, blends footage from the original with the new scenes.
The two-disc set includes featurettes on the Godzilla suit and the history of the production, plus trivia-filled audio commentary on both films with author Steve Ryfle and publisher Ed Godiziszewski.
