Cool Videos Thread

[XvGojira]

[Gentleman]

[tbeasley]

And now for something bizarre/possibly unsettling - Legendary Godzilla in human form -

[Mexigojira]

[Dai]

This commercial didn't make me want coffee, but whoever edited it deserves a standing ovation.

https://youtu.be/CYsMHkrsjM4?si=yrGhsZ0zB0kcSKrB

[Benjamin Haines]

^ I saw that! Brilliant editing!

[Dai]

Godzilla vs McDonald's commercials. Is that a new heisei-style suit?

https://youtu.be/YCWN_eQQai0?si=4vut91Vq5ySvWOcI

[lhb412]

The new Godzilla vs. McDonald's ads are incredible! I hope everyone's been enjoying them.


As for the Godzilla suit... I think it's a modified promo suit. It looks more detailed and screen ready than the usual promo suit, but not as solid or articulated as a movie suit. It's shape seems to match to my eyes.

[lhb412]

OK, upon further inspection I think it's a Heisei promo suit with an unarticulated mouth and then the closeups of the roaring head are a brand new puppet!

[Dai]

A side-benefit of Minus One being so popular right now is that the Youtube algorithm is pointing me to all sorts of Godzilla cameos that I'd never seen before.

A surprisingly sociable Godzilla attends a party. Was he somebody's plus one...or their minus one...? (I'll get my coat)
https://youtu.be/HlQJxfR9O30?si=rBwrF1xhs8SqNMqs

Godzilla attempts football. His trademark tail swipe doesn't go so well.
https://youtu.be/t6EGOhKI-UI?si=NA345_of5la8v4-v

A peek into a warehouse full of Godzilla props!
https://youtu.be/DDAA_oaY2aI?si=poHcn2pcPPyvPp0x

[Dai]

Godzilla vs MUTO, an amazing fan animation that perfectly replicates the look of 60s Toho movies in CG.

https://youtu.be/CaXRUi3HhVQ?si=5Ke8PVM-fNoE11tJ

[lhb412]

That's the best piece of fan animation I've ever seen!

... and that is an achievement, because there are some great ones!

Interesting that it was easier to fake the tanks and Muto because of their rigidity, but the more flexible Godzilla comes off as the most cartoony. Love all the borrowed poses from the films.

[Dai]

Surprisingly, this is on Toho's official Godzilla channel.

Is Your Godzilla Collection Stop-Motion Ready?
https://youtu.be/bUzDUhzyTB4?si=9lRnOCHFrFTYVd4a

[lhb412]

^ By Cressa Maeve Áine! Cool to see her getting commissioned by Toho proper (not sure if they've directly worked with her before?)

Here's everyone's next fav YouTube channel: this fella is uploading all sorts of home video extras, TV specials, and other ephemera - some English friendly and some not:

https://youtube.com/@gojisan95?si=w8TnVeaKbl6eGaJU

[Benjamin Haines]

^ Awesome. It looks like a lot of those are from the Internet Archive member Obscure Archives, who finds videos of Japanese special features online and uses openAI's Whisper tool to create English subtitle translations. He posts links to them on Toho Kingdom with the username Super-X Ground Crew (previously Phantom of Krankor).

https://archive.org/details/@johnsonmt01