Now that the dust has settled, can we all agree that the American

It's not though.

>>87226987
No.

I love it, but it's not.

>>87226987
The 1954 film absolutely not, the American cut is still good for sure but it's not as personal or as emotionally effective.

The American edits for 1984 & G2000 however are superior.
G2000 for just vastly superior sound & editing.
1984 for the added American music tracks being great & fitting with the original score seamlessly, for Burr returning adding nostalgia, for editing out a few shots that showed how poor the cyborg looked under the neck & most importantly for editing the missile collision scene monumentally more competently. Them making the Russians the bad guys was inconsequential to me.

>>87227680
>but it's not as personal or as emotionally effective.
I wouldn't really take a dude in a rubber suit smashing a city to shreds seriously.

>>87227765
The original film is a metaphor & meditation on the atomic bombs so yes that is exactly how it was meant to be taken.

>>87226987
King of the Monsters actually remains surprisingly faithful to the original cut and Raymond Burr provides an interesting presence. A lot of time and care was put into this film.