Weekly Kaiju Viewing Thread #8 (7/1)

[MouthForWar]

[jellydonut25]

[Henry88]

[The Real McCoy]

I voted for Gamera, because I don't have immediate access to Garuda and I don't feel like watching Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

[Henry88]

[Thomas]

I've been feeling that the Heisei series is due for an upswing in fan appreciation in the next two years, so I'm voting GvsKG to get the maximum amount of disdain for the Heisei series on record now.

[MouthForWar]

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

[MekaGojira3k]

[Henry88]

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

[Alpha OTS]

Just finished watching. This time I sat and watched instead of sitting next to the laptop and writing whatever came to mind while viewing. The copy I own is the infamous Double Feature dvd: pan and scan, no subtitles. It goes without saying that Heisei movies deserve better releases domestically. My tv was set up to stretch the image to the entirety of the screen, which I don't mind, and this did look pretty good despite doing that. I also set up my receiver to "5.1 enhance", which usually does a decent job for stereo soundtracks, and this was no exception.



I don't dislike this movie. There's things to enjoy, but where it always starts to go off the rails for me is shortly after they time warp to Lagos Island. The American military is comically bad, but that's not where it starts to bother me. The time travel plot holes abound and compound from this point. That certainly irks me, but I try to turn my brain off and enjoy the movie. Again, this isn't really where it starts to bother me. It's Emmy and what she does from this point onwards. The character and her motivations make absolutely no sense. Each time I watch, I find myself in the same feedback loop where I'm trying to find some logic in what she's doing, characters' reactions to what she's done and what they allow her to do. Right when I think I have figured it out there's a "20 GOTO 10" which resets me.

So it comes down to the eternal question that I'm sure has been beaten to death on this forum: Does Emmy's character make more sense in the subtitled versions? And for that matter, do some of the time travel plot holes get patched up?


I like how the dinosaur on the wall in the back resembles the GvKingKong suit.

That aside, getting to the good. Everything up until the beginning of my Emmy problem is a great set up for a Godzilla movie. Each time I watch, I consistently enjoy the dinosaur Godzilla scenes, and kind of like this origin story. I also like Shindo's relationship with the Big G, even his demise. As soon as Godzilla's finished being the hero, he turns into the villian, and its a satisfying turn.


"Does this look like the same beast who was once your savior, Mr. Shindo?"

Comparing this to movies we've watched recently, its obvious to me that I really prefer the Showa era movies. Of course this is a better movie than Deadly Mantis, but Mantis strictly followed its 50's monster movie formula. No real suprises happen in the movie. This tries to introduce new suprises for the viewer, but ends up over complicating the plot. With that in mind I'm going to dive into the "Let's Fix the Heisei Series" thread to see if I can contribute.

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

I'll nominate (should he choose to accept) The Real McCoy for next week's thread starter as I believe he has yet to do one.

[jellydonut25]

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]

sooo...The Real McCoy may be MIA...any volunteers for this week's poll?

[MekaGojira3k]

[jellydonut25]