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 That's right, with the release of Godzilla vs Kong, I feel we should take a look back at one of the cornerstones of cinematic science fiction, the Giant Monster movie, and in particular its Japanese poster boy, Godzilla. It has everything a scifi fan could ask for.  Dinosaurs! Robot Dinosaurs!  Giant Monkeys! Robot Giant Monkeys!  Alien Invasions!  ...magic? Feel free to discuss Godzilla, Gamera, various tokusatsu guy-in-costume action, hell, throw in some Bert I Gordon giant radioactive bug movies if that floats your boat/destroys your HO-scale city! Edit: Now with typo in thread title fixed! 
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 I got your Kaiju right there. 
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Mar 29, 2021 14:13
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTwH5nqRvOo
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Mar 29, 2021 17:19
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I have been watching Ultra Galaxy: Mega Monster Battle so honestly this thread is pretty much perfect for me. The show is pro wrestling giant monster fights, it's great. Gridman is also on there. It's... WOW this show is extremely 90s.
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Mar 29, 2021 17:51
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Mar 29, 2021 22:58
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Mar 31, 2021 04:08
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Mar 31, 2021 23:45
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https://gfycat.com/illustriousrequiredbasilisk They look so silly and helpless when they're babies
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Apr 1, 2021 04:11
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hey hey hey hey punch kaiju every day 
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Apr 1, 2021 05:53
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Is Paul Bunyon a kaiju? Evidence for: He's at least 100' tall Enormous companions and rivals Accidentally destructive Represents humankind's influence on the world
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Apr 2, 2021 01:10
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Speleothing posted:Is Paul Bunyon a kaiju? No, he has language, you don't need a child to communicate that he needs to defend Babe The Blue Ox might be a kaiju tho
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Apr 2, 2021 02:27
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Apr 3, 2021 11:29
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Godzilla vs Kong or w/e was good, but I really wish there was more Mothra.
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Apr 4, 2021 22:13
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New movie owns owns owns, watch it
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Apr 5, 2021 00:11
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not enough kaiju action imho.
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Apr 5, 2021 00:25
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Is Paul Bunyan a Kaiju?
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Apr 7, 2021 01:54
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Marsupial Ape posted:Is Paul Bunyan a Kaiju? Really he's more of an anti-kaiju. Giant monsters are defined by being destructive forces of nature anathema to human civilization, tearing down all that we build. Paul Bunyan in contrast is a constructive force embodying the spirit of industry and enriching civilization, taming the frontier. Really Paul Bunyan is closer to a Hercules sort of figure, or one of those sky-gods that slays a giant serpent and builds the world from its body.
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Apr 7, 2021 02:08
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Asterite34 posted:Really he's more of an anti-kaiju. Giant monsters are defined by being destructive forces of nature anathema to human civilization, tearing down all that we build. Paul Bunyan in contrast is a constructive force embodying the spirit of industry and enriching civilization, taming the frontier. That’s very interesting interpretation of the folklore. I’d never thought about it, that way.
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Apr 7, 2021 23:30
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Asterite34 posted:Really he's more of an anti-kaiju. Giant monsters are defined by being destructive forces of nature anathema to human civilization, tearing down all that we build. Paul Bunyan in contrast is a constructive force embodying the spirit of industry and enriching civilization, taming the frontier. Godzilla was originally a metaphor for the atomic bomb though, hardly what i'd call a force of nature.
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Apr 7, 2021 23:38
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Droyer posted:Godzilla was originally a metaphor for the atomic bomb though, hardly what i'd call a force of nature. Fair enough, Godzilla's not exactly natural. But he does sorta follow the template of "thing outside of mankind's capacity to control." Mythological monsters tend to represent floods or droughts or disease or earthquakes, natural catastrophes that outmatch mere mortals and are the sole adversaries of gods and heroes. It just turns out that the threat of the Cold War going hot is a similar sort of existential threat to humanity outside our attempts to contain or rationalize. The difference is just this one is man-made.
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Apr 8, 2021 00:20
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Marsupial Ape posted:Is Paul Bunyan a Kaiju? Sir DonkeyPunch posted:No, he has language, you don't need a child to communicate that he needs to defend
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Apr 8, 2021 00:41
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Depends where you fall on the alignment chart
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Apr 22, 2021 19:24
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Serious question: is the Giant of Kandahar a kaiju? What about giant humanoids in general? Bigfoot and Nordic trolls and poo poo?
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Apr 22, 2021 21:35
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Marsupial Ape posted:Serious question: is the Giant of Kandahar a kaiju? What about giant humanoids in general? Bigfoot and Nordic trolls and poo poo? The Rat posted a matrix
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Apr 22, 2021 23:26
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My GOD! Is that King Caesar's music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdnP9iCLdx4 dude gets a whole theme intro just to get totally washed everytime he shows up
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Apr 23, 2021 15:37
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Royal Updog posted:The Rat posted a matrix Who the what now?
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Apr 24, 2021 00:28
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Marsupial Ape posted:Who the what now? They (The Rat) posted a matrix.
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Apr 24, 2021 00:59
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Royal Updog posted:They (The Rat) posted a matrix. For some reason I read that as being some kind of deep cut reference I that I was too square to fathom. Then I scrolled up.
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Apr 24, 2021 06:28
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Saw the movie last night. Couldn't describe the plot or any of the human characters but it was cool when King Kong punches Godzilla then they give each other the warrior's nod and team up to kick that robot's rear end. Sad for the fifteen 9/11s that happened in Hong Kong but sacrifices must be made.
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Apr 25, 2021 14:45
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That movie wasted no time. Very fast paced
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I've been watching the Gamera movies on Arrow's streaming service (an excellent stream service, I highly recommend), and the most striking thing so far is the kaiju design and how creative they are.
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