Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

by **canofhumdingers** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:05 am

Mothra (1961) - The Alamo Drafthouse does it again! This was screened via a brand new digital print. And when they say brand new, they mean it! The manager introducing the show said it had just been made 2 weeks ago. I know they did that restoration a few years ago that was put on DVD. Not sure if this was something in conjunction with that or something entirely new. Either way, it looked fantastic!

I believe this is the first 1960's "golden age" Toho film I've ever seen in a theater and it was GLORIOUS. The spectacle is just spellbinding when seen on such a large scale. At the height of their skills, Tsuburaya and his team worked pure magic. And seeing it on such a large format is amazing and (cliche as it may be) absolutely THE way it was meant to be seen. The amount of detail in the Mothra Larva's destruction of Tokyo is just crazy!

And of course the movie is great too! The crowd really seemed to be enjoying it, laughing at all the humor and revelling in the city smashing monster action.

I NEED to see more golden age Toho on the big screen. NEED. Pacific Rim was totally incredible, but this... This was sublime.

by **jellydonut25** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:30 am

by **canofhumdingers** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:53 am

Heh, yeah. I'm constantly on call for work so it's next to impossible for me to plan anything in advance. So even though I would've preferred to go to the vintage park showing since the theater is nicer, when it looked like I wasn't gonna have to work tonight I chose to go ahead and go so I wouldn't risk missing it. Plus now if I wind up being home Wednesday night I can go see It Came from Beneath the Sea! at mason park.

by **lhb412** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:57 am

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

I wish there was a behind the scenes book for this movie which showed every single monster costume. There are really fun creatures that only pop up for literally two seconds in the background.

by **Dr Kain** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:52 am

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by **The Real McCoy** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:14 pm

It seems like they're getting a little better in the last few years. I don't actively seek them out, but I have seen a few. It seems like they're straying from the "American Pie" style crap that has been so rampant for the last ten years or so.

Those were funny the first time, but afterwards you look back and think, "I actually laughed at this crap???"

by **Dr Kain** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:53 pm

by **canofhumdingers** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:57 pm

by **eabaker** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:07 pm

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by **MekaGojira3k** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:42 am

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