[Baltan II]

I have not seen Godzilla 1985 in a very, very long time. I'm sure there are alternatives should I want to sail the high seas, but I haven't bothered.

All I can say is that earlier this year I finally watched Return of Godzilla (that's the Japanese version) courtesy of a stream run by hupla. It naturally filled in some of the gaps in my memory of the American version, but only of scenes that actually include Godzilla around the climax of the film. The rest of it was an entirely new experience for me and a very welcome one. The Japanese film kept my attention pretty much the entire time despite being the longer version, but the first half is definitely a slow burn. It very much feels like a whole new origin story which makes sense with the continuity wipe of the Showa films. The characters and storyline were competent enough, but of course Godzilla "saves" the film from its mediocrity. I'll have to give it another watch sometime to further evaluate my thoughts, since it's the very rare Godzilla film I've only ever seen once.

Hopefully, it won't be much longer before a legitimate way to watch G'85 is released, complete with awkward product placement, mustache-twirling Russians, and Raymond Burr.