Godzilla is about a series of nuclear explosions awakening a giant lizard beast off the coast of Japan. As he romps and stomps his way through Tokyo, the powers that be try to determine a way to stop him. Most of the action revolves around a scientist named Yamane and his colleague, Serizawa, as one scientist who wishes to study and understand Godzilla and another scientist who has the means to kill him. Raymond Burr is a reporter named...get this, Steve Martin. He mainly gets to comment on the action as it is happening around him without directly affecting the plot.
The U.S. version is a little less heavy on the anti-bombing rhetoric (I wonder why) but essentially, the plot is identical to the original version. Science is the cause of and the solution to all the problems in the movie. There are some fun scenes where Godzilla gets to go crazy on his rampage. In between sweet Kaiju action is the requisite love story where Yamane's daughter calls off her engagement to Serizawa because she is in love with someone else. But you know, you gotta play to the whole audience, not just the city stomp appreciators.
Do you really need me to recommend this or not? You know you like it.
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