WATCHcanonGodzilla
1954 · Japan · 100m
A serious film about the atomic bomb with a man in a suit in it, and the American recut removed most of what mattered.
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WATCHcanonAlien
1979 · USA/UK · 117m
A haunted house film in space, and the crew are contractors arguing about bonuses.
WATCHcanonJaws
1975 · USA · 124m
The mechanical shark did not work, so Spielberg shot around it and accidentally made the best one.
WATCHcanonKing Kong
1933 · USA · 100m
The first great monster film, and Willis O'Brien's animation still has more personality than anything rendered.
WATCHcanonThe Birds
1963 · USA · 119m
No score, no explanation, no resolution. Hitchcock withholding everything and getting away with it.
WATCHcanonThe Thing
1982 · USA/Canada · 109m
Flopped, was called empty and disgusting, and is now the most imitated horror film of its decade.