Quick Reviews: Luigi Cozzi's Godzilla?!?

So what is this?  How did Luigi Cozzi also make this Classic Monster Film?  Well, let's see...

So here's the basic Story...

Italy wanted a colorized version of the Film for Television.  In 1977, Cozzi obliged and delivered a slightly-cut and colorized version...of the American Cut made in 1956.

So let me sum up the confusing history here...

Japanese Film from 1954.  96 minutes long.
American Cut from 1954.  Even with new Scenes of Raymond Burr, it is 80 minutes long.
Italian Cut from 1977.  It splits the difference at 89 minutes.
Terribly-blurry Version viewed in 2018 with English Subtitles (by me).

Makes sense?

So yes, this is the Godzilla: King of the Monsters Version.  Here is color-tinted Burr to prove it.

Since this was a TV Movie from 40 years ago and the Film rights are kind of vague, this is the only Version available online.

I'd give it a full Review, but, well, look at it.

On the plus side, the blurry and color-tinted quality makes the Burr Insert Shots less obvious.

No matter what version you're watching though, Godzilla is still killed by the vague Oxygen Destroyer.  He'd come back 28 more times (give or take a Remake), so all is well.

I mostly just love that this exists.  The whole idea, as explained above, is just crazy.  Over 20 years after a butchered American cut (to remove some bleak moments and an anti-nuclear message), Italy got their own colorized, slightly-longer cut.  They were just ahead of Ted Turner on the trend.  I can only hope that more weirdly-colored Godzilla Sequels are out there too.  Who doesn't want to see what color they would make the ice in Godzilla Raids Again?  Cozzilla is the affectionate term for this Film and I do love it.  While he doesn't do much these days, Luigi Cozzi was kind of a mad genius in Italy and the World is greater for it.  It helps that I follow him on Facebook too.  Here's hoping he reads this.  If he knows of a better Print for this one, I'm all ears too.  Hook me up, pal!  A man can dream, right?  One last look at the odd, faded coloring now...

If there was actually a good Print available, I'd recommend it.  Unfortunately, there's not, so it is mostly just a film oddity like Grizzly 2: The Predator.