TALKBACK #5: Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:19 pm
It's interesting to watch these movies in order and see the gradual evolution of things. What struck me most was how funny this movie was. Not the kind of slapstick funny of KK v G, but rather an extension of the comedic relief in Mothra vs. Godzilla. There is (of course) slapstick monster action, but the human characters always seem to have some witty or sarcastic comment in this film.
The initial scenes in this flick have a nice sense of oncoming dread. I love those moments in the beginning of some sci-fi or horror flick where characters realize something weird is going on but are not too removed from normalcy.
The first real hint that we're in for a more wild and woolly type of film is when the Shobijin have a TV appearance. It's so weird, but in an odd sort of way it makes sense considering how this is a world where these sorts of fantastic things are always happening.
King Kong was an icon when he fought Godzilla and Mothra was Toho's blockbuster and the focus of Mothra vs. Godzilla. By comparison, the absorption of the movie Rodan into Godzilla continuity is quick and subtle. Rodan was buried in Mt. Aso and now he bursts out and no one makes a big deal about where Rodan was from.
I suppose I'm a fan of the more whimsical side of Sci-Fi and fantasy. Sure I love 2001 and Blade Runner, but I'm not really a hard science fiction guy. I prefer Doctor Who, Hitchhiker's Guide, Red Dwarf, Discworld, Hellboy and Godzilla movies, you know? But I think that the idea of an alien descended human who's racial memory is activated by the coming of an intergalactic doomsday beast is a pretty nifty science fiction plot if I do say so myself!
Anyone want a Blue Mountain? Blue Mountain?
...exactly what is a Blue Mountain?
(My fav film is next!)
The initial scenes in this flick have a nice sense of oncoming dread. I love those moments in the beginning of some sci-fi or horror flick where characters realize something weird is going on but are not too removed from normalcy.
The first real hint that we're in for a more wild and woolly type of film is when the Shobijin have a TV appearance. It's so weird, but in an odd sort of way it makes sense considering how this is a world where these sorts of fantastic things are always happening.
King Kong was an icon when he fought Godzilla and Mothra was Toho's blockbuster and the focus of Mothra vs. Godzilla. By comparison, the absorption of the movie Rodan into Godzilla continuity is quick and subtle. Rodan was buried in Mt. Aso and now he bursts out and no one makes a big deal about where Rodan was from.
I suppose I'm a fan of the more whimsical side of Sci-Fi and fantasy. Sure I love 2001 and Blade Runner, but I'm not really a hard science fiction guy. I prefer Doctor Who, Hitchhiker's Guide, Red Dwarf, Discworld, Hellboy and Godzilla movies, you know? But I think that the idea of an alien descended human who's racial memory is activated by the coming of an intergalactic doomsday beast is a pretty nifty science fiction plot if I do say so myself!
Anyone want a Blue Mountain? Blue Mountain?
...exactly what is a Blue Mountain?
(My fav film is next!)