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Godzilla Raids Again: The Concise Cut
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Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Genre:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
1955
Original Running Time:
81 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
61 minutes
Time Cut:
20 minutes
Subtitles Available:
Available in HD:
Additional Links:
Synopsis:
Shiochi Tsukioka and Koji Kobayashi, two scout pilots, make a horrifying discovery after Kobayashi gets stranded on an island: There is a second Godzilla! To make matters worse, he's brought along a new monster with him: Anguirus! When news of this revelation makes its way to the mainland, fear grips the nation. With these two titans of terror set on a collision course with Osaka, a counterattack is devised to lure the two creatures away. Will the counterattack be successful? Or will Japan have to face destruction at the hands of Godzilla a second time?
Intention:
The main goal of this edit was to improve the pacing of Godzilla Raids Again.
Watching it was always a chore for me. Every time I'd sit down and view it I would think: "They could have cut that part out." or "The robbers add nothing to the story." The movie is literally 25% filler!
But beneath all of that fluff and filler, there's a fairly solid 50s monster movie in there. Seeing as there were no other edits of this sort, I decided to take on the task myself.
I feel that this cut of the film is far more watchable than the original.
Watching it was always a chore for me. Every time I'd sit down and view it I would think: "They could have cut that part out." or "The robbers add nothing to the story." The movie is literally 25% filler!
But beneath all of that fluff and filler, there's a fairly solid 50s monster movie in there. Seeing as there were no other edits of this sort, I decided to take on the task myself.
I feel that this cut of the film is far more watchable than the original.
Special Thanks:
Addiesin:
For pointing me to Flowframes.
My friends who kept me sane and served as my test audience.
For pointing me to Flowframes.
My friends who kept me sane and served as my test audience.
Release Information:
Digital
Editing Details:
I wanted to stay as true to the original as possible. I barred myself from using any Ifukube tracks or any Toho SFX created after the 50s. (No late Showa-era Godzilla or Anguirus roars for example.) Whenever I did have to make a substantial change in pacing, I used future Godzilla movies as a reference to how I went about making those changes.
Cuts and Additions:
Cuts:
- Janus Films logo removed
- Trimmed the shot of Tsukioka looking for Kobayashi.
- Tsukioka now only flies around the island once instead of twice.
- Changed the order of the reaction shots.
- Added the sound of Godzilla's footsteps so that the characters are reacting to an actual sound now.
- Slowed down the footage of Godzilla and Anguirus. (Minus them falling into the water.)
- Removed the showing of footage from the previous film. The dialogue still flows perfectly.
- Removed references to the prisoners.
- Cut the second instance of soldiers being relieved.
- Cut out the prisoner subplot entirely.
- Re-edited the refinery explosion scene in a way that doesn't involve the prisoners.
- Godzilla notices a straggler (that was flying backward in the original cut) which fires at him.
- Godzilla retaliates and the plane crashes into the refinery.
- Cut to Kobayashi and Tsukioka arriving to imply the crash without showing it.
- Re-edited the reaction to only have one establishing shot instead of two.
- Added missing explosion sound effects.
- Restructured the military fight. added sound effects to certain shots to maintain continuity.
- Cut the fishery president looking back into his binoculars at Anguirus.
- Slowed down a majority of the monster footage.
- Added an explosion sound effect that was absent.
- Cut a second establishing shot of the harbor being on fire.
- Added ambient monster noises to the human scene.
- Added a Godzilla roar.
- Changed the pacing of the fishery explosion. It cuts to the president's reaction quicker.
- Added an Anguirus roar.
-Removed any cutaways to the prisoners.
- Cut a few shots of Godzilla fighting Anguirus.
- Added missing Anguirus roars.
- Interspliced original footage with slowed footage.
- Cut a shot of Osaka Castle crumbling.
- Fixed film alignment issue of Osaka Castle beginning to crumble.
- Removed some shots of the burning city.
- Kobayashi is now the first character we see in the Hokkaido office. The interaction between two characters has been cut out.
- Cut out a few shots of boats.
- Cut the scene with the two hostesses and the drinking song.
- Cut exterior shot of plane and Tsukioka's second reaction to Godzilla.
- Replaced the original aerial shot of Godzilla with a repurposed shot from later.
- Cut all references to the fire fence and the navy.
- There is no longer a naval component, all shots of boats and naval soldiers have been removed.
- Replaced all the planes with the ones used in the actual final fight.
- Reworked the overhead shot of Godzilla. Edited it to make it look like he noticed the plane over his shoulder.
- Added a missing roar.
- Replaced the third aerial shot of Godzilla repurposing a previous shot.
- Tweaked bombing footage to use the planes from the original cut's last fight.
- Added missing roars.
-Reworked the final fight.
- Rather than the jets needing to return and the navy holding Godzilla in place until they return, the scene has been changed to make Kobayashi's death more meaningful.
- The jet's missiles don't work on Godzilla, Kobayashi sacrifices himself, and it's at this moment that our heroes know how to defeat Godzilla.
- The sequence has been incredibly streamlined. (Far fewer shots of exploding mountaintops.)
- Some shots from the cut naval sequence are repurposed to better convey Godzilla getting buried under ice.
- Missing roars have been added in places.
- A few cockpit shots have been cut to give the illusion that Tsukioka is still in the backseat of the plane.
- Yamaji reporting Kobayashi's death is moved to be the second to last scene of the movie, giving it a more somber ending.
- Janus Films logo removed
- Trimmed the shot of Tsukioka looking for Kobayashi.
- Tsukioka now only flies around the island once instead of twice.
- Changed the order of the reaction shots.
- Added the sound of Godzilla's footsteps so that the characters are reacting to an actual sound now.
- Slowed down the footage of Godzilla and Anguirus. (Minus them falling into the water.)
- Removed the showing of footage from the previous film. The dialogue still flows perfectly.
- Removed references to the prisoners.
- Cut the second instance of soldiers being relieved.
- Cut out the prisoner subplot entirely.
- Re-edited the refinery explosion scene in a way that doesn't involve the prisoners.
- Godzilla notices a straggler (that was flying backward in the original cut) which fires at him.
- Godzilla retaliates and the plane crashes into the refinery.
- Cut to Kobayashi and Tsukioka arriving to imply the crash without showing it.
- Re-edited the reaction to only have one establishing shot instead of two.
- Added missing explosion sound effects.
- Restructured the military fight. added sound effects to certain shots to maintain continuity.
- Cut the fishery president looking back into his binoculars at Anguirus.
- Slowed down a majority of the monster footage.
- Added an explosion sound effect that was absent.
- Cut a second establishing shot of the harbor being on fire.
- Added ambient monster noises to the human scene.
- Added a Godzilla roar.
- Changed the pacing of the fishery explosion. It cuts to the president's reaction quicker.
- Added an Anguirus roar.
-Removed any cutaways to the prisoners.
- Cut a few shots of Godzilla fighting Anguirus.
- Added missing Anguirus roars.
- Interspliced original footage with slowed footage.
- Cut a shot of Osaka Castle crumbling.
- Fixed film alignment issue of Osaka Castle beginning to crumble.
- Removed some shots of the burning city.
- Kobayashi is now the first character we see in the Hokkaido office. The interaction between two characters has been cut out.
- Cut out a few shots of boats.
- Cut the scene with the two hostesses and the drinking song.
- Cut exterior shot of plane and Tsukioka's second reaction to Godzilla.
- Replaced the original aerial shot of Godzilla with a repurposed shot from later.
- Cut all references to the fire fence and the navy.
- There is no longer a naval component, all shots of boats and naval soldiers have been removed.
- Replaced all the planes with the ones used in the actual final fight.
- Reworked the overhead shot of Godzilla. Edited it to make it look like he noticed the plane over his shoulder.
- Added a missing roar.
- Replaced the third aerial shot of Godzilla repurposing a previous shot.
- Tweaked bombing footage to use the planes from the original cut's last fight.
- Added missing roars.
-Reworked the final fight.
- Rather than the jets needing to return and the navy holding Godzilla in place until they return, the scene has been changed to make Kobayashi's death more meaningful.
- The jet's missiles don't work on Godzilla, Kobayashi sacrifices himself, and it's at this moment that our heroes know how to defeat Godzilla.
- The sequence has been incredibly streamlined. (Far fewer shots of exploding mountaintops.)
- Some shots from the cut naval sequence are repurposed to better convey Godzilla getting buried under ice.
- Missing roars have been added in places.
- A few cockpit shots have been cut to give the illusion that Tsukioka is still in the backseat of the plane.
- Yamaji reporting Kobayashi's death is moved to be the second to last scene of the movie, giving it a more somber ending.
Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Genre:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
1955
Original Running Time:
81 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
61 minutes
Time Cut:
20 minutes
Subtitles Available:
Available in HD:
Additional Links:
Synopsis:
Shiochi Tsukioka and Koji Kobayashi, two scout pilots, make a horrifying discovery after Kobayashi gets stranded on an island: There is a second Godzilla! To make matters worse, he's brought along a new monster with him: Anguirus! When news of this revelation makes its way to the mainland, fear grips the nation. With these two titans of terror set on a collision course with Osaka, a counterattack is devised to lure the two creatures away. Will the counterattack be successful? Or will Japan have to face destruction at the hands of Godzilla a second time?
Intention:
The main goal of this edit was to improve the pacing of Godzilla Raids Again.
Watching it was always a chore for me. Every time I'd sit down and view it I would think: "They could have cut that part out." or "The robbers add nothing to the story." The movie is literally 25% filler!
But beneath all of that fluff and filler, there's a fairly solid 50s monster movie in there. Seeing as there were no other edits of this sort, I decided to take on the task myself.
I feel that this cut of the film is far more watchable than the original.
Watching it was always a chore for me. Every time I'd sit down and view it I would think: "They could have cut that part out." or "The robbers add nothing to the story." The movie is literally 25% filler!
But beneath all of that fluff and filler, there's a fairly solid 50s monster movie in there. Seeing as there were no other edits of this sort, I decided to take on the task myself.
I feel that this cut of the film is far more watchable than the original.
Special Thanks:
Addiesin:
For pointing me to Flowframes.
My friends who kept me sane and served as my test audience.
For pointing me to Flowframes.
My friends who kept me sane and served as my test audience.
Release Information:
Digital
Editing Details:
I wanted to stay as true to the original as possible. I barred myself from using any Ifukube tracks or any Toho SFX created after the 50s. (No late Showa-era Godzilla or Anguirus roars for example.) Whenever I did have to make a substantial change in pacing, I used future Godzilla movies as a reference to how I went about making those changes.
Cuts and Additions:
Cuts:
- Janus Films logo removed
- Trimmed the shot of Tsukioka looking for Kobayashi.
- Tsukioka now only flies around the island once instead of twice.
- Changed the order of the reaction shots.
- Added the sound of Godzilla's footsteps so that the characters are reacting to an actual sound now.
- Slowed down the footage of Godzilla and Anguirus. (Minus them falling into the water.)
- Removed the showing of footage from the previous film. The dialogue still flows perfectly.
- Removed references to the prisoners.
- Cut the second instance of soldiers being relieved.
- Cut out the prisoner subplot entirely.
- Re-edited the refinery explosion scene in a way that doesn't involve the prisoners.
- Godzilla notices a straggler (that was flying backward in the original cut) which fires at him.
- Godzilla retaliates and the plane crashes into the refinery.
- Cut to Kobayashi and Tsukioka arriving to imply the crash without showing it.
- Re-edited the reaction to only have one establishing shot instead of two.
- Added missing explosion sound effects.
- Restructured the military fight. added sound effects to certain shots to maintain continuity.
- Cut the fishery president looking back into his binoculars at Anguirus.
- Slowed down a majority of the monster footage.
- Added an explosion sound effect that was absent.
- Cut a second establishing shot of the harbor being on fire.
- Added ambient monster noises to the human scene.
- Added a Godzilla roar.
- Changed the pacing of the fishery explosion. It cuts to the president's reaction quicker.
- Added an Anguirus roar.
-Removed any cutaways to the prisoners.
- Cut a few shots of Godzilla fighting Anguirus.
- Added missing Anguirus roars.
- Interspliced original footage with slowed footage.
- Cut a shot of Osaka Castle crumbling.
- Fixed film alignment issue of Osaka Castle beginning to crumble.
- Removed some shots of the burning city.
- Kobayashi is now the first character we see in the Hokkaido office. The interaction between two characters has been cut out.
- Cut out a few shots of boats.
- Cut the scene with the two hostesses and the drinking song.
- Cut exterior shot of plane and Tsukioka's second reaction to Godzilla.
- Replaced the original aerial shot of Godzilla with a repurposed shot from later.
- Cut all references to the fire fence and the navy.
- There is no longer a naval component, all shots of boats and naval soldiers have been removed.
- Replaced all the planes with the ones used in the actual final fight.
- Reworked the overhead shot of Godzilla. Edited it to make it look like he noticed the plane over his shoulder.
- Added a missing roar.
- Replaced the third aerial shot of Godzilla repurposing a previous shot.
- Tweaked bombing footage to use the planes from the original cut's last fight.
- Added missing roars.
-Reworked the final fight.
- Rather than the jets needing to return and the navy holding Godzilla in place until they return, the scene has been changed to make Kobayashi's death more meaningful.
- The jet's missiles don't work on Godzilla, Kobayashi sacrifices himself, and it's at this moment that our heroes know how to defeat Godzilla.
- The sequence has been incredibly streamlined. (Far fewer shots of exploding mountaintops.)
- Some shots from the cut naval sequence are repurposed to better convey Godzilla getting buried under ice.
- Missing roars have been added in places.
- A few cockpit shots have been cut to give the illusion that Tsukioka is still in the backseat of the plane.
- Yamaji reporting Kobayashi's death is moved to be the second to last scene of the movie, giving it a more somber ending.
- Janus Films logo removed
- Trimmed the shot of Tsukioka looking for Kobayashi.
- Tsukioka now only flies around the island once instead of twice.
- Changed the order of the reaction shots.
- Added the sound of Godzilla's footsteps so that the characters are reacting to an actual sound now.
- Slowed down the footage of Godzilla and Anguirus. (Minus them falling into the water.)
- Removed the showing of footage from the previous film. The dialogue still flows perfectly.
- Removed references to the prisoners.
- Cut the second instance of soldiers being relieved.
- Cut out the prisoner subplot entirely.
- Re-edited the refinery explosion scene in a way that doesn't involve the prisoners.
- Godzilla notices a straggler (that was flying backward in the original cut) which fires at him.
- Godzilla retaliates and the plane crashes into the refinery.
- Cut to Kobayashi and Tsukioka arriving to imply the crash without showing it.
- Re-edited the reaction to only have one establishing shot instead of two.
- Added missing explosion sound effects.
- Restructured the military fight. added sound effects to certain shots to maintain continuity.
- Cut the fishery president looking back into his binoculars at Anguirus.
- Slowed down a majority of the monster footage.
- Added an explosion sound effect that was absent.
- Cut a second establishing shot of the harbor being on fire.
- Added ambient monster noises to the human scene.
- Added a Godzilla roar.
- Changed the pacing of the fishery explosion. It cuts to the president's reaction quicker.
- Added an Anguirus roar.
-Removed any cutaways to the prisoners.
- Cut a few shots of Godzilla fighting Anguirus.
- Added missing Anguirus roars.
- Interspliced original footage with slowed footage.
- Cut a shot of Osaka Castle crumbling.
- Fixed film alignment issue of Osaka Castle beginning to crumble.
- Removed some shots of the burning city.
- Kobayashi is now the first character we see in the Hokkaido office. The interaction between two characters has been cut out.
- Cut out a few shots of boats.
- Cut the scene with the two hostesses and the drinking song.
- Cut exterior shot of plane and Tsukioka's second reaction to Godzilla.
- Replaced the original aerial shot of Godzilla with a repurposed shot from later.
- Cut all references to the fire fence and the navy.
- There is no longer a naval component, all shots of boats and naval soldiers have been removed.
- Replaced all the planes with the ones used in the actual final fight.
- Reworked the overhead shot of Godzilla. Edited it to make it look like he noticed the plane over his shoulder.
- Added a missing roar.
- Replaced the third aerial shot of Godzilla repurposing a previous shot.
- Tweaked bombing footage to use the planes from the original cut's last fight.
- Added missing roars.
-Reworked the final fight.
- Rather than the jets needing to return and the navy holding Godzilla in place until they return, the scene has been changed to make Kobayashi's death more meaningful.
- The jet's missiles don't work on Godzilla, Kobayashi sacrifices himself, and it's at this moment that our heroes know how to defeat Godzilla.
- The sequence has been incredibly streamlined. (Far fewer shots of exploding mountaintops.)
- Some shots from the cut naval sequence are repurposed to better convey Godzilla getting buried under ice.
- Missing roars have been added in places.
- A few cockpit shots have been cut to give the illusion that Tsukioka is still in the backseat of the plane.
- Yamaji reporting Kobayashi's death is moved to be the second to last scene of the movie, giving it a more somber ending.
User reviews
1 review
Overall rating
9.7
Audio/Video Quality
10.0(1)
Audio Editing
10.0(1)
Visual Editing
10.0(1)
Narrative
9.0(1)
Enjoyment
9.0(1)
Overall rating
9.7
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
9.0
I really felt like this stream lined the movie and gave a more emotional impact at the end. This edit helps bring the movie in line with the first movie a lot better then the theatrical cut did.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched
Digital
