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Could I grab an invite as well? I’m A Connoisseur#5461 A Dapper Walrus fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Jun 25, 2020 |
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I got the Criterion Collection at the beginning of quarantine and have been enjoying the films immensely. They’re just good fun - but I was wondering what the consensus was on Destroy All Monsters. Usually there’s a decent balance of plot to monster but this one was just bloated bad plot, 5 minutes of monster goodness, and then blah. Am I alone in liking it the least of the Showa films?
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Jun 30, 2020 05:38
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Does this collection allow me to watch the Gamera films with and without MST3K commentary?
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Sep 1, 2020 03:28
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Waffleman_ posted:The MST3K DVD sets are just the MST3K episodes. It's not just a matter of a commentary track, there's more around it. Gotcha, gotcha - no shade to MST3K, but I'm just starting to expand from Godzilla, so I only wanted to get started on the Gamera series.
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Sep 1, 2020 03:35
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That is high praise, because Ebirah is probably one of the best Showa-era films, in my opinion. I just finished Godzilla vs Gigan and I know people are ragging on it, but it's some solid dumb fun. Maybe it's because it's a live action of the Destroy All Monsters Gamecube game I played as a kid, but I loved the tagteam fights. Hedorah was more of a stinker to because it was completely incoherent but pretended that it had a lot more going on, plot-wise. I do respect the message and it's got some of the most striking imagery that I've seen so far.
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Sep 1, 2020 04:04
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Question for y'all - is there a good book that goes over the Godzilla productions? Like a behind-the-scenes look at the film series?
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Oct 11, 2020 19:58
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mariooncrack posted:https://www.amazon.com/Critical-History-Filmography-Tohos-Godzilla/dp/1476672946 Mantis42 posted:The kaiju stuff is pretty good, even if it's relatively short and entirely in the dark and the rain. But, like, Godzilla never once dances or flies, what the hell?! Thanks so much for both of these recommendations! And I'll try to check out the Tsuburaya book too - I'm about halfway through the first Ultraman series and enjoying it a lot. In other news, just got through Megalon and holy poo poo is it cheesy. Extremely fun but it's such a complete departure in tone. The leader of Seatopia and the coconut 'bonk' sound effect in the film are some personal favorite moments of mine. But that aside, I really did enjoy the Megalon suit - it's a shame he never really appeared in any future films. But I might be biased toward him because I spent so much time playing Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters back when I was a kid.
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Oct 11, 2020 23:23
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Mantis42 posted:Ha, vs Gigan was my favorite as a kid. Gigan make Godzilla bleed, it's hardcore! I like my perfect green and gold round boy. No need to make a literally edgy boy metaphorically edgy too.
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Oct 18, 2020 19:40
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Godzilla '54 vinyl on the way as well.
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Nov 3, 2020 06:40
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Gripweed posted:https://twitter.com/KaijuNewsOutlet/status/1323526487715336192?s=20 Bastards.
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Nov 4, 2020 04:57
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https://twitter.com/KaijuNewsOutlet/status/1331320464925454344?s=20 I've been looking at the Godzilla Deforeal stuff for a bit, and while I like this one a fair bit, I just love the doofy '54 Godzilla staring out of it.
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Nov 24, 2020 23:09
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https://waxworkrecords.com/products/godzilla-the-showa-era-soundtracks-1954-1975 Collection of all the Showa Godzilla soundtracks on vinyl, for $450.
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Jan 1, 2021 18:05
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RichterIX posted:Mam, watching the Arrow Heisei discs, the city models in Gamera make the similar-era Godzilla ones look kind of crummy Yeah, I gotta agree - Gamera: Legion especially has been looking awesome. Really enjoying the Arrow releases.
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Jan 31, 2021 05:54
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Holy poo poo - just finished the Heisei Gamera trilogy. It's a great set of movies that I'd even recommend to non Kaiju fans. The Arrow Blu-rays are also chockfull of other special features, so I can't wait to check those out. I'd have to say that Legion is the best, followed by the first one, and that Iris is a bit weaker than the other two, despite its really great opening scenes. Are the other Gamera films comparable?
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Feb 18, 2021 07:12
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:https://twitter.com/collider/status/1418618061087723522?s=21 I, too, look forward to having no chance buying either tomorrow.
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Jul 23, 2021 21:45
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Godzilla figure sold out in a literal second Same! I lucked out and grabbed a Hedorah too. Mondo sells out terrifyingly fast.
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Jul 24, 2021 19:03
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Does anyone have a link to the Shin Godzilla interviews/info that talked about how Anno’s involvement changed the film, i.e. Anno slicing out romance and stuff like that? It was way earlier in the thread (unless I’m having a fever dream) and I haven’t been able to find it since.
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Apr 1, 2022 03:52
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:I did a rewatch of the 90s Gamera trilogy just last week and goddamn but Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris was bad. Also that cliffhanger ending was total bullshit. I’ll second this - Gyaos sets the stage, Legion really hits its stride, and then Iris starts strong but gets lost. Like I really loved the ‘side effects of monster rampage’ angle but I remember just wanting it to end. Legion is really the true top tier.
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Jun 1, 2023 19:29
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Detective No. 27 posted:https://twitter.com/tohokingdom/status/1723513023174983697?s=46&t=uiUehxbkNdNcN0PmfZ4Vaw They’re all available here it seems: https://heroesvillains.com/collections/godzilla?page=2 Look pretty good.
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Nov 12, 2023 03:16
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