Godzilla & Kaiju Movies: the most fun a man can have in a rubber suit

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I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:

At least you guys are getting some kind of release, there's still nothing announced for here in Australia

There's an Asian film fest in Brisbane later in the year so I'm holding out hope for that

# ¿ Sep 1, 2016 17:51

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 07:20

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Snowglobe of Doom posted:

The imdb/com release dates page now has

Oh dammit where where

Edit: Village Cinemas have it listed for Oct 13
http://villagecinemas.com.au/movies/godzilla-shin-godzilla

There's a touring Japanese Film Festival in October so I wonder if it'll be a part of that?

# ¿ Sep 11, 2016 05:00

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Yaws posted:

Couldn't they just CG those wires out? I've been noticing that with my blu rays as well and it's grating. I kinda regret buying them and wish I woulda stuck with DVD.

That'd kinda defeat the point though - no one's going into a pre-96 Godzilla movie expecting to not see a dude in a rubber suit. Those things really drive home that they created tangible FX stuff, like a whole tiny tiny town and just went to fuckin' town on it. I like that.

# ¿ Sep 18, 2016 01:46

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Australia gets a limited season from October 13 and tix are on sale now: https://www.godzilla.com.au

# ¿ Sep 22, 2016 09:47

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Bimmi posted:

Nope.

e: and I'll just say that the "Raids Again" suit has recently become one of my favorites, for reasons which should be obvious:

# ¿ Sep 27, 2016 12:43

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Oh rad, untagged spoilers. Awesome.

# ¿ Oct 12, 2016 05:32

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There was a really nice breath of fresh air in the ending where the room just sighs in relief, instead of jumping up and celebrating . It rams home how exhausting and terrifying it all was.

Seeing Godzilla as an unstoppable force instead of smart, big monster yet again was really, really excelleny. Anno directed the hell out of this.

# ¿ Oct 17, 2016 13:54

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david_a posted:

One question I had from the epilogue: they mention something about the Godzilla particle having a really short half-life so it would be gone in two years. Was that just the radiation or is it for the big guy himself? Will he melt away or are they stuck with a giant frozen Godzilla statue forever?

Just realised - weren't they tracking the residual radiation from Godzilla's path? Then he stands still for two weeks - wouldn't there have been a notable decline of the radiation that would lead to the discovery of the hald-life only being 20 days earlier?

# ¿ Oct 19, 2016 03:17

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Xy Hapu posted:

Great design throughout, only part I found generic and dumb was when they showed the tail zombies. God I hope they don't feature in the next films, I can't imagine that not being awful.

A reference to the worst Godzilla movie in the best Godzilla movie?

# ¿ Oct 19, 2016 07:50

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Sorry for the dumb joke but yes I know that Anno was not referencing Emmerich's 98 Godzilla with the final shot

Now let us never speak of 98 Zilla again.

# ¿ Oct 19, 2016 16:40

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K. Waste posted:

close the thread

we're done

# ¿ Jan 6, 2017 11:53

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So is that Eva 4.44 or whatever or a completely new movie? Can't wait for it to take fifteen years to come out while Anno piles on more Shin Godzilla sequels which is what NGE deserves at this point.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2017 08:55

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Happy Noodle Boy posted:

Joke's on you. NGE 4.44 and Shin Godzilla 2 are going to be the same movie.

gently caress it, I'm down

# ¿ Mar 22, 2017 12:22

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FYI, it appears that the Australian version released by Madman has all the basic extras from the Japanese version: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/world-cinema/shin-godzilla/445581/

You just have to deal with the lovely cover (there's a slipcase/non-slipcase version) and our terrible rating on the front. If you're US based though it should end up being about $25+shipping.

# ¿ Jun 9, 2017 06:19

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The Australian edition of the blu ray is shipping a out a week early, time to get excited.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2017 09:36

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Has anyone gotten these boxsets at all? They don't seem complete, but they seem to be the best way to get the bulk of them without trying to keep track of all the weird blu-ray double packs on Amazon.

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/world-cinema/godzilla-showa-classics-collection-volume-1/259676/
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/world-cinema/godzilla-showa-classics-collection-volume-2/259672/
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/world-cinema/godzilla-heisei-series-collection/259680/
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/world-cinema/godzilla-millennium-series-collection/399317/

# ¿ Aug 19, 2017 04:45

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There's no greater sadness than excitedly buying a Gamera double feature that I found in the back dusty shelf of a chain dvd/cd/hi-fi/electronics shop, before getting home and realising I already own it

# ¿ Sep 20, 2017 05:27

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Magma Turtle is 50% of the way there to Gamera so let's hurry the gently caress up and get to that cinematic universe please

# ¿ Nov 30, 2017 00:32

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Vintersorg posted:

gently caress, that part caught me off guard and I cannot stop laughing.

The stumpy Godzilla sprint preceding it got me pretty good.

# ¿ Dec 12, 2018 22:26

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Godzilla vs King Kong (2020) - EAT YOUR VEGETABLES

# ¿ Dec 15, 2018 03:27

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Mokelumne Trekka posted:

I dig the Godzilla and Rodan posters, not so much Ghidorah as it looks cartoony and less detailed (in contrast to footage in the trailer).

***SUPER SPOILER POTENTIAL:***

I'm not an expert on leaks or anything but I remember coming across a supposed leak, who knows maybe it was linked in this thread, that stated Godzilla will become imprisoned in an enormous spacecraft controlled by Megalon and Space Gabara, and MONARCH will appoint Mothra and Rodan, using Serizawa-designed oxygen-breathing mask technology and their natural talent for flight, to liberate Godzilla in space and return him to Earth where he will defeat King Ghidorah and the other invaders

This seems consistent with what I see in the trailers. I dunno?

Given that Ghidorah is encased in ice, I assume that it would be Godzilla falling to earth in that one shot in the trailer, then. Rad.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2018 23:50

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gently caress that, post art

https://twitter.com/GabrielxMarquez/status/1094281944236478464?s=19

# ¿ Feb 10, 2019 10:05

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I've been watching and rewatching the '54 original and Shin Godzilla the last week for a uni essay, so this left me kinda underwhelmed. However it certainly ticks all the boxes it needs to for it to be hella fun, and none of the kaiju are done dirty; they all get their time, which is great.

One thing unsettled me though: framing the nuke launch as a good thing to repower up Godzilla is kinda against the whole subtext Godzilla is based on. It's a minor nag, but hey. What else is the internet for? Also Burning Godzilla was a huge surprise for me and fuckin' ruled.

# ¿ May 30, 2019 05:10

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Mr. Funny Pants posted:

Did I miss the reason why Serizawa couldn't have just set a timer on the nuke and returned to the sub?

The radiation inside the cave was enough to destroy the drones completely, he was dead the moment he got out of the sub.

# ¿ May 31, 2019 04:49

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GATOS Y VATOS posted:

https://twitter.com/tensame/status/1353401773487054848?s=20

I want to believe

# ¿ Jan 25, 2021 01:34

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Gripweed posted:

But I do think I noticed a historical inaccuracy. There's a radio broadcast that says America isn't sending their navy in due to concerns about Soviet naval movements. In 1947, Japan was still under strict censorship. One thing that was particularly censored was any criticism of the allies, and especially any suggestion of dissension between the Allies. It's fine if the characters talk about it, Japanese people knew about the mounting tensions between America and the Soviets, they had other sources of information. But I just don't think that would have been said on the radio in Japan in 1947.

Hopefully they'll fix that for the bluray release.

the biggest historical inaccuracy is the big lizard that breathes nuclear explosions

# ¿ Dec 2, 2023 06:21

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Someone mentioned Corridor Crew looking at Shin Godzilla's VFX - could that please be linked? I can only find the recent one for - 1 and Legendary Pictures vids.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2023 11:51

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ungulateman posted:

the film and its characters never confront the heinous crimes japan committed in world war II, which is why the climax's triumphant glorification of japan's ex-military and citizens all working together to kill the Other doesn't work.

no poo poo??

# ¿ Dec 5, 2023 00:19

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 07:20

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Gambit from the X-Men posted:

still waiting on my Blu-ray

I think SRS is sending them out in the next fortnight. I've had it on preorder for moooooonths

# ¿ Dec 13, 2023 14:29

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