This kinda makes me wish for an ultimate fan cut of the movie using the best elements of both versions of the movie since they are both good in their own right.

One of the things that I really loved about the Godzilla in this film was all the work that went into his design. Outside of Shin Godzilla this one was one of the scariest. I love how realistic his lips rise when he snarls. Lots of animation in his head. Sadly much of which was lost in later films.

What I love about the American Dub is that they establish that this is the same Godzilla from 1955, which fits because we discover in Tue following movie that he has an amazing healing ability. It seems reasonable that, even with the oxygen destroyer dissolving his body, something might have survived that would take 30 years to regenerate. I was surprised to find in later years that TOHO preferred to bring in others of Godzilla is species instead of bringing back the original. At least until the Millennium series arrived. And even then, there was a second Godzilla user to fight the original. Absolutely beloved this Godzilla's design and roar.. Broke my heart as a kid to hear that scream as he fell into the volcano. I also appreciate the Raymond Burr scenes and I have often noted that his character doesn't contribute as much as he had in the American dub of the original movie, but still, as having, at the time, not seen the original Japanese Godzilla 54, having Steve Martin return made 85 seem like a genuine sequel to the "original'.

I remember renting this vhs from a small convenience store by house so many times the owner ended up letting me have it since I was the only one renting it lol

The 1985 version will always be one of my favorite dubs of a godzilla film, mostly because it's what I grew up with. It introduced me to my favorite godzilla design. I kinda wish there the 1985 vers would have a DVD release or a bonus disk along with the sub and a more faithful dub for a future 1984 release.

Gotta say, I love the more horrific angle that the Japanese cut took, playing it like an actual horror movie for the most part. The shots of Godzilla simply standing make him feel like he’s a cold, intelligent beast as opposed to a mindless brute like in the US cut.

Back when King of the Monsters came out in 2019 I did a Top Ten Godzilla movies video on my channel. I picked this movie, the American version, as my Number 1 pick. All my life this has been the best Godzilla movie of all time in my opinion.

My favorite Goji movie, utterly amazing soundtrack. I prefer the Japanese cut better in general but it's honestly a mixed bag with the way the action is cut in the dub flowing better to me but like you pointed out there a LOT of standing around in the original and just dead air, the dub trims the fat as it were.

man, now I can really go for an all american Dr pepper

24:00 that roar haunted my nightmares for a long time when I was a kid.

I’ve been on a Godzilla 1985 binge lately and this was exactly the video I was hoping to find. I was pumped when I finally saw the original Return of Godzilla on bluray - but the nostalgia brain knew something was off. It was the lingering shots of Godzilla doing nothing that really caught me off guard. But also the lack of his roar and footsteps, always present in the dub. Godzilla always feel right outside the building in the dub - it creates more tension. Great video! 1985> Godzilla Returns

I've seen both the original and the Americanized version and I lean towards the American version simply because they augmented the sound to where when Godzilla walks......you almost feel it! Plus they extended the main title music in the American version where-as in the Japanese original it is so short. I absolutely love the soundtrack as it is my all time favorite of Godzilla movies.

I think G-85 is the superior film and I am really happy that Raymond Burr was part of the film. He was under used but his presence was a great bookend to the series.

Yeah I always love the us intro with the fire burning away to spell Godzilla

I seen people claim that Godzilla's extra roar while falling into the volcano actually WAS in the original theatrical release of the Japanese version, but was removed from all subsequent releases.

my parents rented the american vhs when I was 5 years old, it was the first godzilla movie I saw, and holy crap the ending messed me up :( I cried so hard when Godzilla fell into the volcano. I was always rooting for the big G.

Some of Raymond Burr's moments are good. Especially his ending monologue. And the removal of the the slow Godzilla moments, him standing still, and the poor visual effects moments are a positive change. But the added comical moments, the "evil Russia" moments, and the Dr Pepper are terrible. If we could get a combined version, that would be great.

18:06 this part always freaked me out when I was a kid, I always wondered why was he using his old roar here when it was clear he was in pain/distress

The acoustics of his roar are different too, but you need to listen really well to hear. In the American 1985 film, his roar is more compressed, where as the 1984 Japanese version sounds a lot more echoy and vibrant. Think of it like listening to an MP3 Vs a vinyl record.

This is my favorite heisei film

I always like the Japanese versions of Godzilla movies over American dubs.

I remember being really young and watching the American version GODZILLA 1985 before age 10; believe it or not, it was theatrically released in the US over a week before I was even born! (I didn't even know until later how much I was THAT connected to the Big Guy.) And I remembered so much how I cried at the end before Burr's closing monologue. That being the case, as with most instances involving the discrepancy between Japanese and American versions, I prefer the original '84 version. It actually had way better plot development and a far more intelligible approach, not to mention a highly-nonpartisan view of the Cold War superpowers. I really hate how the American version had to Reaganize the content by splicing in the comically-evil-Russians subplot, and not only was that version stupid, but the heavy editing also reduced the spectacle of the original Japanese version, even if there was a lot of padding out of scenes and awkward inconsistencies in showing uneven effects (cutting between a difficult-to-maneuver 20' cybot Godzilla and the suits, which also happened before in the 1976 KING KONG) which didn't even escape the American product. But I will give the American version this much - it did have some additional, inherently creepy minimalist music provided by HELLRAISER (1987) composer Christopher Young in the Burr & Co. scenes (HELLRAISER was financed by New World Pictures, after all) and during the end credits, and if you pay close enough attention, you can distinguish it from the original Japanese music score excerpts. And its own opening title was pretty badass as well!

Japanese version is definitely better, because the US version is to comical, and to much Dr Pepper, but the US version ending is really something Edit: @Supa Milk Chan B**CHES(Guy in the replies) Thats your OPINION

The American Dub of Godzilla 1985 had Raymond Burr. So It Wins.

That Castlevania SOTN music at 9:10 is a really nice touch. Also your breakdown of the 2 movies is amazing. Great job.

I think the english version was the one i watched first as a kid. I remember getting my aunt to rent it for me from the rental place (maybe blockbuster). The godzilla scream at the end hit me hard as it sounded like Godzilla was actually dying in that volcano. It wasnt until much later as an adult i got to see the japanese version. Honestly idk which i liked more.

Glad you put in this exceptional effort. I look forward to searching out all the Japanese versions of my favorite Kaiju flicks.

This is why I like the American Version of Godzilla 1985 more.

YEEEEEEEEEESSSS FINALLY GODZILLA 1985 DIFFERENCES

I think The Bum dies of radiation exposure in the Japanese version, but they didn't want it to be "too graphic." Kyodai Kino's "Red Menace" reconstruction project (just Google it, kids) did a fine job with _Godzilla 1985_ (US Version). It's great to have it in HD again. I can enjoy either version, but I appreciate the New World cut trimming away overlong scenes and the clumsier effects (particularly that prop leg/foot with the hard-cut claws) when they could. On the other hand, I really resent them altering the Russian subplot to such an extent. And while Burr performs it so well, *grammatically speaking* that final speech is a disaster. Thanks for all your work on this!!

FINALLY a true breakdown! thanks for the video great work cannot wait for hbomax to put this on stream. 85 hit my feels so hard when i was younger

Godzilla 1985 was shown here in the Philippines for the first time back in the 80s. We watched it in the Greenhills movie theater. I love this movie with an American dub with footage of the 1984 Godzilla Japanese movie with American actors when they film it

Really well made video, dude! I love it.

Thank you for the work you put into making this video, it's really well done!

Great job man. That was a ton of work.

This is my favorite Godzilla movie. I still remember seeing it in the theater back in 85. As cheesy as the American version can be,I prefer it to the Japanese original. The action is much more epic and flows better with the music. The Japanese version has more character development,but at times it drags. A wonderful job on this video!

You did a very good job at explaining the difference between both versions of this Godzilla movie.👍

A few of us have seen What's Up Tiger Lily? If you're a fan of Classic Toho films It's a great watch, because there are a lot of familiar faces in the cast. Mie Hama and Akiko Wakabayashi are in It (both actresses also appeared together in King Kong vs Godzilla and You Only Live Twice). Kumi Mizuno also has a role(She was Miss Namikawa in Monster Zero and Daiyo in Godzilla vs the Sea Monster). And Hideyo Amamoto plays a villain(He was Doctor Hu in King Kong Escapes and the Kindly Toymaker in Godzilla's Revenge). All in all, a very funny Spy Spoof, and definitely worth watching.

Excellent video my good man thank you for putting time and effort into your videos.

Wow! Massive respect to you, sir, for making this video. I know that was a huge effort-great job!

Silent Hill and Danganronpa, you my friend have great taste in background music. Thank you for helping me with my own '85 research!

"1985" is still my all time favorite Godzilla film. In my DVD library this and Godzilla King Of The Monsters (1956) are the only Zilla movies I have or want.

You did a fantastic job!

I honestly appreciate how well done this video is. 👍 I also have to say I really as far as the Toho Movies go, I enjoy watching both dub and original, because to me it’s more like added content.

One of the biggest differences in the two is the Japanese version establishes that Godzilla hibernates in Volcanos and they are sending him back to sleep, the American version turns it into a cruel action which I think is just gross. Godzilla swims in Lava which is well established. The reason Goji stands around is him thinking. He is meant to be confused trying to figure things out. In the Japanese version Goji is not the enemy, he is a force of nature, the US version totally ruins that whole subplot. The Japanese version is better in every case of Goji film.

This film has strong sentimental value for me. This video is much appreciated

I love the harbor fight scene in this one really well done.

Godzilla 1985 is my favorite Godzilla film. I first saw it when I was 5 right after it came out, and it got me hooked. I've been a lifelong fan since. I realize it's a different cut of the original Japanese version, which I also enjoy. I get that purists and gatekeepers will scoff at 1985 being my favorite, but they can eat a bag of dicks. It brought me into the world of Godzilla, and I haven't looked back since. I really do love that shot of him walking by the mirrored building, though...lol

This is why i prefer watch my media from Japan in its original form and subbed the way it was meant to be. & thanks for all your hard work making these videos👍🏾

84Goji I feel is the scariest. Radiation doesn't always make you look pretty. His derpy eyes and stoic look are just great.

Even Godzilla isnt free from American propaganda. Lol. That final scream from Godzillas at the end of the USA version can be kinda sad, cuz it implies hes dying from the magma and is suffering from it.

Thanks for making this! I recently got my hands on the Japanese version and was thinking of making a video like this of my own.

Thank you for putting the promo of 85 in the end. That damn commercial haunts my dreams.

I just noticed at the eleven minute mark that you're using Castlevania music. That's awesome!

Great Job!

Fun fact, I rewatched this vid 37 years TO THE DAY. Happy birthday 84Goji!

I prefer the American cut because it makes Godzilla seem like a bigger threat, while in the original Japanese version, he just seems like a plot device that the characters push around and it doesn’t seem that he is taken seriously

I love the use of Alone In The Town from the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack

I never saw the 1984 original, so I'm mostly just irritated by the clunky Dr. Pepper-riddled scenes stapled onto the american edit. But yeah, I can see that some of the japanese scenes snipped out were pretty clunky too. Also, I didn't know Raymond Burr threatened to walk. Makes me respect the dub another little bit more.

Noticed you used music from Symphony of the Night. Liked and subscribed. Godzilla and Castlevania are two of my favorite things.

Great work on this man! I like both but I prefer most of the American version's editing, all in all 85 cut a bit more. Congratulations on the channel growth too!

I like both versions of the film

Good job on this, was alot to say I'm sure

Sounds like the American version is slightly better. Man, so much editing was done to this movie. I am surprised that you could keep up and show it all. I had a hard time even following your description of it. Thanks for the video!

played the vhs of the dub to death as a kid, but these days I prefer the original by a country mile. That said, I agree with some of the comments that the dub does trim the fat a bit and flows a little better in some places, also burr's ending speech is imo sorely missed in the original.

I watch this when I was a kid and it scared the shit out of me ! And whenever I would watch it for years afterwards it would give me nightmares !

I say the US version is better than the Japanese version. The US editing is more smoother and flow, even though certain scenes were reused. The sound editing, and the pace is better too than the Japanese version.

not gonna lie, this was my FIRST Godzilla movie. I can remember renting this from rogers or blockbuster movie stores just looking for the version that started with "Godzilla vs Bambi" its the reason i got into miniature painting, the reason i got into building miniature buildings/cities, and the reason i LOVED power rangers when it first came out. The Green rangers Dragon Zord= MECHA Godzilla Zord, and i LOVE it. FUCK THESE MOVIES ARE AWESOME!

The giant foot moments are my favorite shots in the movie

I used to love Godzilla 1985. Until Krakken released The Return of Godzilla in 2012. Just goes to show that you can't go wrong with the original.

23:07 I always viewed the bum of having a heart attack in the Japanese cut judging by the close up shot of Godzilla roaring indicates that he is very close to him.

Even for its flaws, I prefer the American cut more. The opening/closing to the film are just more superior to the original '84. Even though he doesn't add anything to the plot. Just HAVING a character from the original Gojira attack just adds another layer to this film. Like, Burr as Martin plays it perfectly like, "You fucks don't know what you're in for." It makes a better bookend to vs. Destroyah with Emiko showing up in that. It also cuts the needless fat that dragged the movie in the original. I don't say this being TOTALLY being influenced as well of 1985 being the first Godzilla movie I saw in a theater that I still crisply and vividly remember each moment watching that film and the theater I saw it in (which I remember my aunt had taken me to see it then later King Kong Lives cause my aunt was fucking awesome to me when I was a kid). Further, a friend and I once did a test for our movieathons we used to have with our friends before crazy year of 2020. One time we played the original, right around when Godzilla shows up everyone was just bored to death begging to put another movie in. They were just so darn bored. The American version? People were glued. They were entertained at its corniness (that young military dude you just wish Martin punched in the face and crazy evil Soviets I'm looking at you). As for your wondering, we were able to watch the 1985 version? Well, there was a version years ago that someone uploaded to Megaupload or Mediafire posted it on a Facebook Godzilla group that was basically an HD version of this version of the film that was on an on demand channel (I think). Being an opportunist. I bought a goddamn large ass jump drive card, uploaded the huge ass file onto it, went to another friend who I know who had the hardware for this, and asked him to burn the film to a blu-ray disc. He did. I put the copy in my '84 Blu-Ray so I have BOTH versions in the proper place. Now if you excuse me. I really need to have a Dr. Pepper.

Both of them are unique.

They did a great job with this film as a direct sequel to the original.

I prefer the American cut for this film, as well as for 2000. I'm a bit mixed on which version of King Kong Vs. Godzilla I enjoy more, as I'm nostalgic for the American cut and all it's goofy little moments and music cues, but that Japanese cut has the Ifukube music, some of his all-time best too. And as much as I enjoy the original Godzilla: King of the Monsters cut, Gojira is simply untouchable, once you've seen the OG, it's hard to go back, even for Raymond Burr.

The Godzilla scream in the 1985 dub haunted me for years

I prefer the Japanese Cut and I own both versions. But from the clips you've shown us, GODZILLA 1985 has better RESOLUTION and COLOR lol. Then again, I believe the Monsters HD Version uses a print rather than the Telecine HD Master Tape from the Japanese Version. Overall, AMAZING VIDEO!!!😊❤👍🙌

I kinda wish you did this for the 4kids Ultraman Tiga dub... Or at least episode 1. Cool video!

This is the only Godzilla film one of Friends care about because this friend of me is a really big History geek, and one of the two events in history he really likes to talk about is WW1 & The Cold War, Especially The Cold War. And when I was rambling about Godzilla one day to him, he didn't really care about it, and felt bored, but when I mentioned how The American Version of Godzilla 1985 Purposely put the wrong Translation for what the Soviets are doing just to make them Look Like Assholes, He Laughed His Ass off, and actually made him somewhat interested in this film (or at least the changes) because of it.

I grew up watching 1985, i have searched and searched for it on DVD or blu-ray to no avail thanks to some copy right issue. I bought the blu-ray of Godzilla Returns which is the Japanese version if you will, and ugh! Not the same as what i grew up with and Raymond Burr’s speech at the end is classic!

I think if the Japanese version cut a lot of the scenes like the American cut - Godzilla standing idly, shots lingering too long, etc. But kept the subplots intact, it would be the best version. Raymond Burr was completely under utilized, and I wish they could have done more with him. Both versions are good, and I do consider them to be different movies. I wouldn't mind having both versions on DVD/Blu Ray. But I don't think we'll get an official release of 1985 anytime soon.

There is actually an American dub for the original Japanese cut

Cool

Godzilla makes me like Dr Pepper more lol

11:27 The Russian character in Japanese version tries to stop missile while the same guy in the US version tries to launch the missile LOL

wishing toho released a best of both cut that has the best parts from the original and eng version. for example i'd keep the raymond burr speech and the godzilla torment scream at the end of the volcano. but also include the JP ending music.

I’ve seen both versions of the movie and I honestly can’t choose which one I prefer. They both have things I like and don’t like, but I’d still give them both a 4 out of 5 star rating.

I love the 1985 American version with Burr. It was the third Godzilla movie I ever saw and I was 4 years old at the time. Because of that I never thought of the Russians as nuclear weapons crazed mad men who wanted to start WWIII; I didn’t even know what a Russian was (I was 4 remember). I just saw someone who thought launching a nuclear weapon to save the world and kill Godzilla was the right thing to do; and after seeing what the big G did to the JSDF, can you really blame him, Godzilla seemed unstoppable; what would you do. Plus the editing in the American version fixed pacing problems, dead air due to there not being any/not enough music, dialogue, and/or sound effects, also the removal of all the intentional and unintentional goofy stuff made the film more tonally consistent, and made it better able to be taken seriously. In addition Godzilla looked like less of a guy in a suit, and more like an actual flesh and blood creature, which helped with the immersion. Lastly the final wail of Godzilla’s at the end always made me feel sad for him, and so I always sympathized with Godzilla more (then even Kong); and who could forget Burr’s speech at the end “Nature has a way sometimes of reminding man of just how small he is. She occasionally throws up the terrible offsprings of our pride and carelessness, to remind us of how punny we really are in the face of a tornado, an earthquake, or a Godzilla. The reckless ambitions of man are often dwarfed by their dangerous consequences, but for now Godzilla that strangely innocent and tragic monster has gone to her, and whether he returns or not, or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us, remain”. So good.

One of the most iconic sequences of GODZILLA films was the Volcano shot from 1985.

Overall I almost always prefer whatever cut I see of a movie first (some kind of originality bias) and Godzilla 1985 was one of my favorite movies as a child. The Japanese version I like because it feels much more expanded and complete, but the US version’s action scenes are cut so much tighter and better. The whole sequence around the nuke exploding in orbit feels much better paced in the US version. What annoys me the most about the US version are the added scenes with the Pentagon officers standing around. They tie it in pretty well in one instance; where the General calls Kadena Missile Base to shoot down the Russian Nuke, but otherwise they’re just a Greek Chorus.

This was the first godzilla I ever saw I had it on VHS and watched it repeatedly

I remember going to see "Godzilla 1985" a the theater in Revere, Massachusetts. I was 17, and it was the first Godzilla movie I had ever seen in a theater. I remember crying at the end.

Will you eventually do these for every Godzilla movie these are very helpful so I don’t have to watch the movie twice thanks a lot.

Please do a video on the differences between American Godzilla 2000 vs the Japanese version. It’s my favorite movie 🎥 thanks for the video! Just came across it

Okay, I'm about halfway through and I just noticed this and have to ask; what's up with the U.S. flag?! It's got 38 stars, it's the flag from the 1870s! I'm honestly curious, is this some in-joke for long-time viewers or just an error on your part or what. If it's some subtle commentary or satire, I'll admit, it went over my head.

The Japan version is better, because it has more SFX, and also 1 of the best destruction scenes ever in a Godzilla film.

Excellent work. Do you plan to cover Godzilla 2000, and also Frankenstein Conquerors the World and War of the Gargantuas?

This is most creepe godzilla for all time and im get nightmars on this movie😱😱😱

American version totally ruled with opening credits and burr’s closing. Wow. I don’t know whether to congratulate you or have you committed. Either way job well done! you deserve a Dr. pepper on the house.

Watching your videos in anticipation of my upcoming trip to Tokyo