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Jan 20, 2019 08:15
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Mantis42 posted:...America already has its own Godzilla. He's called King Kong. He even predates the Big G! Tell J.J. that. 
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Jan 20, 2019 08:42
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I miss the clover field monster.
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Jan 20, 2019 09:01
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K. Waste posted:Most definitely. Kaiju eiga is obviously a culturally-specific term, but if you, say, compare a film like Mothra to Gorgo, or Gojira to The Giant Behemoth, there really isn't a remarkable semantic or syntactic gulf that would lead us to define them as stemming from different genre. The Rampage video game itself, while non-exclusively taking cue from various monster movies, is overtly influenced by kaiju eiga. Similarly, Rampage leans heavy on Mighty Joe Young, but also Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla vs. Gigan. Genres are usually a retroactive thing that stems from a zillion imitations of something popular. Video game genres kinda demonstrate that pretty clearly. Also just realising that the start of Rampage has a lot in common with the start of Venom.
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Jan 20, 2019 10:35
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Reminded me of Life a little bit too, which is an underrated gem imo. The ending is fantastic.
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Jan 20, 2019 10:38
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Rampage is cool because the wolf monster flies like Varan for like 3 seconds before being absolutely owned by the crocodile
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Jan 20, 2019 14:04
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It's a shame they decided to make "Cloverfield" a brand name for cheap sci fi movies because I wanted to see more of the monster.
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Jan 20, 2019 16:13
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Maxwell Lord posted:The major problems with X Megaguirus are A) the whole "soldier obsessed with killing Godzilla because Godzilla killed her CO" plot never quite connects, her character feels underdeveloped, and B) the romantic subplot is legit awkward and gets kinda creepy with the whole "makes an anime child version of her for his computer" bit. The human stuff is just not well handled and actually gets in the way of the monster action. The guy who wrote/directed Megaguirus is such a hack, it feels like just one or two more passes at the script with a decent writer could've made the human plot much more engaging. It boggles the mind that he was tapped to do two more films in the Millenium series, especially after Megaguirus tanked at the box office.
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Jan 21, 2019 04:17
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Peanut President posted:It's a shame they decided to make "Cloverfield" a brand name for cheap sci fi movies because I wanted to see more of the monster. You know, this made me look up all the movies again and that’s when I noticed: the director for 10 Cloverfield Lane was Dan Trachtenburg? That guy from that not good podcast “The Totally Rad Show”.
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Jan 21, 2019 16:47
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Peacoffee posted:You know, this made me look up all the movies again and that’s when I noticed: the director for 10 Cloverfield Lane was Dan Trachtenburg? He also directed an amazing episode of Black Mirror.
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Jan 21, 2019 16:52
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Timby posted:He also directed an amazing episode of Black Mirror. Frankly looking at his work since the 2000’s he’s definitely not flopped upwards. Not surprised I haven’t seen the other two hosts much.
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Jan 21, 2019 16:55
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TRS ruled actually.
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Jan 21, 2019 18:29
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https://twitter.com/TokuNation/status/1088207636929990657
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Jan 23, 2019 23:52
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 Kong's got a lot of growing to do in 30-ish years
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Jan 25, 2019 16:46
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Burkion posted:
Hell no. Be way better if they keep the size difference and Kong has to outsmart Godzilla with his monkey brains.
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Jan 25, 2019 17:35
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Burkion posted:
~47 years. Skull Island takes place in 1973
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Jan 25, 2019 19:12
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Burkion posted:
Kong seemed way bigger than that in Skull Island.
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Jan 25, 2019 20:04
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Kong will pilot a jaeger.
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Jan 25, 2019 20:16
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UmOk posted:Hell no. Be way better if they keep the size difference and Kong has to outsmart Godzilla with his monkey brains. This is the only way they'll sell me on a Kong victory, and even then I'm dubious. You don't fight a nuclear bomb with brute force and win.
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Jan 25, 2019 20:33
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Kong will pilot MechaGodzilla.
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Jan 25, 2019 20:52
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Jan 25, 2019 20:55
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I'm not gonna lie, the size difference seems like it could lead to some legit incredible action sequences. Like, imagine how amazing a kaiju fight would be, where one of them is significantly smaller than the other and is having to scale the fucker like something out of Shadow of the Colossus.
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Jan 25, 2019 21:06
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CelticPredator posted:Kong seemed way bigger than that in Skull Island. I know what you mean, but when I saw the Gundam at Odaiba in Japan (16 meters tall) I was loving FLOORED at just how loving BIG it was, and that’s just about half of SI Kong’s height. We are used to seeing 5 story tall buildings, but when you see something bipedal that are those heights, it’s mind boggling. I’m just shy of 6 feet tall and I came up to the Gundam’s ankle.
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Jan 25, 2019 21:13
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They've explicitly said Kong in Skull Island isn't an adult yet and he still has plenty of growing to do, so he'll certainly be bigger to face the real king.
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Jan 25, 2019 21:21
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Ric-Boy King Caesar... https://awesomecollector.com/collections/x-plus-japanese-import/products/king-caesar-1974-large-monster-series-ric-boy-exclusive I am so tempted to get that.   Also Rainbow Ghidorah.  https://awesomecollector.com/collec...c-boy-exclusive  
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Jan 25, 2019 21:43
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I was just going to post that Gidorah haha. It’s amazing
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Jan 25, 2019 22:02
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I am pretty much done with 1:6 Star Wars and was happy, no more figures to really buy! Then the world of X-Plus opens itself to me and I am dreading what it's going to do to my wallet.
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Jan 25, 2019 22:06
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The fact that they will make sofubi that match the suits perfectly is amazing, but when they do special ones where it is colored to match a set of theater cards, well that is something special. The "Destroy All Monsters" full kaiju set they did recently is  I've bought 5 X-Plus kaiju. Some are way out of my price range, but the ones I get are so loving worth it.
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Jan 25, 2019 23:40
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Vintersorg posted:Also Rainbow Ghidorah. Dat price tag.
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Jan 26, 2019 00:29
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What movie was rainbow ghidorah from? 
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Jan 26, 2019 00:35
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Uncle Wemus posted:What movie was rainbow ghidorah from? I think he had the rainbow coloring in early screen tests of Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster before they realized it looked like poo poo and made him gold.
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Jan 26, 2019 00:41
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Uncle Wemus posted:What movie was rainbow ghidorah from? Apparently it was his planned original color scheme. All that exist of it are a few photos now.
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Jan 26, 2019 00:42
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Now I anxiously await the 2019 Gidorah to be photoshopped with those colors.
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Jan 26, 2019 00:43
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Trois couleurs: Gidra
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Jan 26, 2019 00:51
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Xiuhcoatl
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Jan 26, 2019 02:06
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Kong will pilot a
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Jan 26, 2019 05:15
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CelticPredator posted:Kong seemed way bigger than that in Skull Island. Squint close to Kong's left. There's an average height human on that diagram. He's colored red.
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Jan 26, 2019 16:42
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mods changed my name posted:did they really make a movie about the old arcade game? Yup. And it is ridiculously fun. Absolutely a Kaiju flick. And a damned good one at that.
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Jan 26, 2019 17:14
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Have some rare Gojis: I found this fan restoration of Cozzilla, the 1977 mondo version of Godzilla, King of the Monsters that was re-edited, dubbed, and psychedelically colorized with pigmented gels. Though the print ends up looking pretty good it's lacking subs and the colors, the main reason the edit exist, have faded significantly. Here is a MUCH poorer quality version Cozzilla, but with subs and more accurate vibrant colors. Also Content Warning: Cozzilla contains newsreel footage of actual bombing and people dying in brief montages. Here's the ending with the, no joke, synth remix of Prayer for Peace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0bGvgq35a8 It makes me wish that Italian genre films would've had a glut of kaiju ripoffs. My theory is they were too lazy to build all the miniatures.. The second video is the now rare American edit of 1984's The Return of Godzilla, titled Godzilla 1985. Now that The Return of Godzilla has had a western home media release Godzilla 1985 is rapidly fading into irrelevance. It's the direct sequel to the Raymond Burr-starring Godzilla, King of the Monsters with the character Steve Martin spliced into the narrative again. There are other edits to the narrative New World Pictures did that foist stereotypical Cold War American tropes onto it. A key scene change is one where a Soviet captain intentionally launches a nuke towards Tokyo as opposed to the original scene where he dies while trying to disarm it. Both are worth watching, especially if you're a completionist .
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Jan 29, 2019 03:39
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make sure you have some ice cold Dr Peppers on standby for '85!
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Jan 29, 2019 03:54
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