‘Godzilla’ rises above his campy cousins
‘GODZILLA’
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Rated PG-13 | Time: 2:03
GODZILLA THEN AND NOW
| 1954 original | 2014 reboot | |
| The monster | Actor Haruo Nakajima in a latex suit | A digital creation |
| Height | 164 feet | 355 feet |
| Making the roar | Resin-covered leather glove dragged along the strings of a double bass | Sound designers created a metallic shriek, followed by a wail and a bellowing finish. |
| Damaged cities | Tokyo | Tokyo, Honolulu, Las Vegas, San Francisco |
3-D OR NOT 3-D?
The process avoids the eye-poking excesses of typical 3-D monster movies. Instead, it is mainly used to accentuate distance and scale.
This story was originally published May 15, 2014 at 1:00 PM with the headline "‘Godzilla’ rises above his campy cousins."