Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

by **SciFi Geek** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:00 pm

King Kong Escapes.

Wow! A good movie that feels like a Saturday morning cartoon with giant monsters. I loved the gaijin/Japanese pair ups. Akira Takarada seemed to have a lot of good chemistry with Linda Miller and I adored how flirtatious Mie Hama acted with Rodes Reason on-screen. I didn't even care for the special effects to notice that they were that obvious. I was to busy enjoying the movie.

by **lhb412** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:23 pm

by **MouthForWar** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:52 pm

by **Kaijufan** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:24 pm

by **lhb412** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:36 pm

by **Benjamin Haines** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:29 pm

I watched Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla earlier. The Toho R2, widescreen and uncut, Japanese with downloaded subs on my comp. Still one of my favorites.

by **MouthForWar** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:11 am

by **jellydonut25** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:21 am

just skipped classs to watch Gojira :wink:

by **Gfan54** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:32 pm

by **lhb412** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:43 pm

by **SciFi Geek** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:46 pm

by **kiryugoji04** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:04 pm

Dude, there are *lots* of people here who like KotM, myself included. I know the "wapanese otakus" piss you off but it's not that bad....

Anyway... yeah, the whole aftermath scene brought me to tears both times I've seen it (again, not bawling, but crying a little nonetheless...), so you're not alone there.

Oh, and my most recent kaiju film was the Original as well.

by **Gfan54** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:42 pm

by **kiryugoji04** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:45 pm

y'know, it never actually bothered me much in KotM... it wasn't until I saw the uncut Gojira in '04 that it really had an impact on me.

by **Giganfan** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:01 pm

Yeah, I guess we all know what movie everyone is watching THIS week! Yeah, me too. I haven't watched the Japanese version in a long time, so I guess this is a perfect time for a re-evaluation. To be as brief as possible, still a great film, but not one that I watch repeatedly. Gojira is really stark, and sad and realistic (credit that more to Honda than Tsuburaya), and the story is told with great believability and conviction. However, it's not the most exciting film ever made. It is certainly the best film of the entire Godzilla series (though Godzilla vs. The Thing is a strong challenger of that), and arguably Ishiro Honda's best film. I guess, the best way to look at it is that Gojira is more "art-of-filmmaking" than escapist fare. More than one might think. The thing I enjoyed the most about the film, is wondering how certain effects scenes were done, what miniatures were constructed with what, etc.

I watched Godzilla King of the Monsters! too, but that version is so dear to heart, I can't really knock it any of its shortcomings (which aren't that bad at all).

Anyway, the original Japanese version of Godzilla gets four and a half stars, out of five from me.

by **lhb412** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:02 pm

by **MouthForWar** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:36 pm

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by **MouthForWar** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:23 am

by **gojira_fan** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:55 pm

by **jellydonut25** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:35 am

actually watched some of Godzilla X Mechagodzilla last night as I fell asleep, gonna watch the rest now...

by **metal_bryan** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:59 am

I popped in my old Ghidrah VHS (video treasures) last night... must be the first time I've watched it in nearly 10 years!!! The quality of the VHS is still pretty good, which surprised me considering the shape a couple of my other older VHS tapes are in.

It's a very fun movie... I imagine it's a lot better in the original Japanese though.

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