Back in 1962, when this film came out, even I went to see it. I say "even," because, up to that point, I was only allowed to see Walt Disney movies. But everyone--and I mean EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!--was going to see this. I could not show myself in the classroom--I was in second grade, I think!--if I had not gone.
Even then, the one I cheered for was Gojira, and you had better cheer him on tomorrow night, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Between Gojira, Svengoolie, Kerwyn, and maybe Toonie, it should be a fun evening.
This film, amazingly, was a box-office hit! Nevertheless, when it was sort of redone, last summer, after 59 years, it was retitled "Godzilla Vs. Kong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Make no mistake who the REAL star is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And wouldn't it be great if, some Saturday, Svengoolie showed the 1984 "King Dong????????????????????"
The first “scary” movie I saw was Poseidon Adventure.
ReplyDeleteI wasn’t even that young, I was a teenager, but it traumatized me!!
Victoria,
ReplyDeleteWhat amazed me about 'Poseidon' was
Shelley Winters swimming underwater.
The Godzilla film wasn't really scary,
just fun, and my first non-Disney film.
The first scary film I saw was 1964's
"Black Sabbath."