I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

American reporter Steve Martin (Raymond Burr) is a survivor in the aftermath of the devastation in Tokyo. He recounts the events of the past few days. He was flying to Japan to meet scientist Dr. Serizawa. He finds that Serizawa is engaged with some new developments and he joins to cover the situation. Ships have disappeared. Attacks continue and Godzilla lands on Japanese soil. Serizawa suspects that it has been raised by the detonation of the H-bombs.This is the version of Godzilla reworked for the American audience. Raymond Burr's scenes are fine. They are essentially him and his Japanese co-stars reacting to the Godzilla movie. It's the same as the original where the Japanese actors are standing around reacting to the destruction unleashed by Godzilla. Other than being white, Burr's scenes don't stand out much from the rest of the movie. This is Godzilla redux. I do wish for better action with Steve's injury. A building falls on him but it's not really action oriented. This is fine for what it is. It's a cheap way to appeal to the western audience without remaking the entire movie. For purists, this is sacrilegious.

Was curious to see the movie but it was so badly spliced together it made no sense and bored me to sleep!!Seems to be an a-typical movie about Americans bombing creatures, the usual jive.Avoid this one if you've never seen it before, wish I had....

This is a remake of sorts of the original 1954 'Godzilla' movie which was all in the Japanese language. 'Godzilla, King of the Monsters' has footage from the original film and most of it was dubbed over in English. This American version stars Raymond Burr as a reporter covering the event - so we see a lot of Raymond in this movie - that is good for American audiences.Overall this is a very fun large creature film - it would be good to watch the original 1954 'Godzilla' then follow it up with 'King of the Monsters'.The idea of (atomic and nuclear) weapon testing spawned quite a few large creature movies - and Godzilla was one of them. It made an interesting time era in motion pictures.7/10

Well, I already reviewed the original Godzilla, so I guess I will only discuss the differences and what not. This is essentially most of the parts of Godzilla re-edited with English speaking actors or dubbed English. In theory, the idea of adding this story about an American reporter was a cool idea, but I just think that 90% of the scenes don't work and seem silly. It just feels like they didn't want people to have to read subtitles... which is essentially the actual reason why this was made. You have an English speaking character added in that translates things to the new American main character, and things are skimmed over from the original film.All of these new scenes really make it feel like a cheesy B-movie, especially if you watch the original and then immediately after check out this one, like I did. You start to laugh at just how terribly they stuck these new characters into scenes. While it's not the absolute worst thing, the original is a better film for sure. I guess this holds a place in film history too, seeing as it introduced most Americans to Godzilla. I think that if you've seen the original, you really don't need to watch this unless you want to, just to see what it's like for yourself. Honestly I think there may be some people who actually prefer this version, and I wouldn't really burn them at the stake for it. It just can be more accessible to some. It's all a matter of opinion.