Godzilla 1985

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Khaliel P After nine years of absence, Godzilla returned for the franchise’s 30th anniversary with a high-budget, ambitious film that serves as a retcon, picking up from the original 1954 movie and ignoring the 14 intervening films. Godzilla is portrayed as a lone villain whose attacks on a fishing boat and a Russian submarine spark an international crisis, drawing in the U.S. and Russia. The film reintroduces nuclear themes and a dark atmosphere, while human characters and political tension play a central role as Japan resists foreign pressure to use nuclear weapons. With Koji Hashimoto’s direction, Godzilla is redesigned to be more imposing and less anthropomorphic, and Teruyoshi Nakano’s special effects—including animatronics and night-time attacks on Tokyo—deliver memorable, visually striking scenes. At 80 meters tall, Godzilla’s return in 1984 set a strong foundation for a new era of the franchise and has aged remarkably well. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/20/25 Full Review Hugo M Must watch if you love monster movies. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Audience Member The Japanese Version of Godzilla 1985 is called "Return of Godzilla" or simply "Godzilla" from 1984. It's the start of the Heisei Godzilla era and features high war-tension between Japan, America and Russia. It's "very of it's time" as an 80s film, but I found it an enjoyable film before the US Version "Godzilla 1985" re-dubbed and re-edited the film and sub-plots. Some things worked better in the American Dub/Edit, but go for the Japanese 1984 Version without Raymond Burr. Godzilla really is the innocent creature on the rampage just going on and happens to attack Tokyo once again, like in 1954, but really isn't the villian by the end of film as it reaches an emotional conclusion! Give it a chance and watch the Japanese Version with English subtitles, etc. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/12/25 Full Review Laura B If you can get past the laughably bad dubbing and additional American scenes, your gonna get exactly what you ask for. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Matt F This Godzilla film follows in the footsteps of the 1st film, but takes place 30 years after. The changing times give way to new views of what Godzilla is and represents, but the political drama is still present. I rank think still in my top 5 of all the Godzilla films. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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