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5.0 out of 5 stars
A feast for the eyes., January 13, 2003
This review is from: The Official Godzilla Compendium: A 40 Year Retrospective (Paperback)
This official compendium of Godzilla adoration offers nothing that any serious or longtime fan of The Big G doesn't already know, but it DOES offer a huge amount of stills - something the superior unauthorized tomes do not. Although weakened by a lack of detail (not mentioned are the prickly facts of Toho's shrinking budgets, the overuse of stock footage, etc.) and glowing reviews of every single movie in the series without bothering to mention their individual shortcomings (although it is nice to read commentary on Godzilla versus Megalon that doesn't grind the doofy flick into the dirt) this book would be a welcome addition in any true fan's library, just based on the stills and artwork alone. Highly recommended.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great book!, July 16, 2000
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This review is from: The Official Godzilla Compendium: A 40 Year Retrospective (Paperback)
If I could I would give it 6 stars ... It is a great source of data. If you want all the little deatials, get all the godzilla web sites and print them out. It has info about ALL monsters in godzilla films, not just Godzilla. It has info on movies, too. There are a few other things on Gozilla, too.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You're right this time, it's the big fellow: the lizard king, May 27, 2004
This review is from: The Official Godzilla Compendium: A 40 Year Retrospective (Paperback)
First off, this book is appreciating at a better clip than the stock market: I picked up my copy four years ago for what I thought was the catastrophic sum of $35.00. How many of your investments have more than doubled in value over the last four years?
But that is the WORST reason to buy this book! Buy it because it is possibly the very best source book on Godzilla. Buy it because it's well put together, well-made, well-written and lavishly illustrated. Buy it because, well, because it's about Godzilla.
Sure, if you're reading this you probably ought, by general opinion, to have outgrown any childish fascination or affection for a guy in a rubber suit stomping a cardboard Tokyo. You probably shouldn't speed on the highway, ride fast motorcycles or make rude gestures at the television news people either and stop eating raviolis out of the can, would 'ya???
It's not the inner child or any of that psycho-nonsense that motivates you to a) keep reading this even if you know it's nuts and b) keep faith with the Maximum Lizard, his films, books and exploits. It's the 'enduring' child: the continuing ability to be delighted, to wonder and, quite frankly, enjoy watching major urban areas get trashed by something wilder than your average daydream but not nearly as scary as reality.
Unless your investments have been paying off nicely or you've been selling oil to the government, you might want to put this on your wish list and make nice with firends and relatives. Godzilla approves of social harmony in a sort of offhand, one-more-thing-to-stomp way.
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