When most Americans think of Godzilla, they think of the movies that filled Sunday-afternoon voids on basic cable. That Godzilla was rarely menacing, and in some series installments he was actually heroic, helping puny humans battle the likes of equally phony looking beasties like Rodan and Baragon. Silly sequels, bad dubbing, re-editing and generally misguided Americanizing did nothing to help the giant lizard’s image.
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