Godzilla and times past

Still suffering from sleeplessness, and watching some old Godzilla movie on the SciFi channel. It really blows my mind how these actors can keep a straight face when there is no freaking monster there. They have to imagine what is in front of them and try to react to it. While you may think that this is a problem that is long past, in the bygone era of B monster movies, it's become a real issue again in modern times.

Especially with the SFX hungry megapictures, with almost entirely green screen photography to get the actors into large digital landscapes. Acting against something that isnt there is not natural, and most actors, even the good ones have a hard time of it. That's part of the reason I've felt that the Star Wars 1-3 movies were plauged by less than stellar acting. Often the characters have such blank faces. They dont have the awe and wonder that people in their situation might have. Also, their personal interactions feel stunted. Looking at the later episodes in star wars it felt much more real, even though the special effects generally sucked.

Back to Godzilla. I remember the very first time I saw a Godzilla movie. I was at my friend Archie's house and we were watching tapes. He happened to have a fairly decent collection of the Godzilla classics, probably obtained by his dad or mom. Great movies to start watching at a young age. Other random video store rentals from the time included the Critters movies. My friend Fabian's dad picked up the movies for us, and they were badass. Little space gremlins of sorts.

I wish I had seen Tremors back then. That whole series kicked ass, and I moderately enjoyed the TV show as well.

Got any other older movies I should check out?