Tristar wrote:could King Kong and the Dweler in the depths be considered kaiju? How about creatures from Cthulu?
I don't think so, since Kaiju is the Japanese giant monster genre, but there are Japanese King Kong movies.
Tristar wrote:could King Kong and the Dweler in the depths be considered kaiju? How about creatures from Cthulu?
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:Tristar wrote:could King Kong and the Dweler in the depths be considered kaiju? How about creatures from Cthulu?
I don't think so, since Kaiju is the Japanese giant monster genre, but there are Japanese King Kong movies.
JetOptimus23 wrote: 6.Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth
Duke of Luns wrote:Oh, and what's the opinion of the Rebirth of Mothra Trilogy? I think they're pretty fun movies, even if they do target a younger audiance.
JetOptimus23 wrote:Anyone seen the Gamera movies?
Duke of Luns wrote:JetOptimus23 wrote:Anyone seen the Gamera movies?
Which ones? Original, 90's, or Brave? For me personally:
I've seen a handful of the originals: Original, Gyoas, Barugon, Zigra, and Guiron. It's been awhile since I saw them, and since they're coming out on DVD I'm actually waiting to see if Shout Factory will just box set them all up for a cheaper, easier pick up. It paid off with Classic Media and Godzilla. By the way, that set is just plain awsome. Wonderful special features, mostly good commentary(Monster Zero's kinda boring), and hey, original and American movies.
But back to origianl Gamera. Gamera himself is a pretty cool guy, cause he's a turtle. Breathing real fire is something Godzilla only did in vs. King Kong, and his ability to fly puts him another notch up there in the memorable category. However, his movies are definitely cheaper and chinzier, and from what I remember the plots probably don't hold up as well. However, the monster fights were pretty fun. It's been too long and I've seen them too few times to really comment further though.
For the 90's, I've only ever seen the first one. I'd really like to see the other two, but they're pretty rare to come by. Guardian of the Universe is pretty good though, and I can see why it was so well recieved. Didn't it come out after Godzilla vs. Destroyah though? That probably helped. One thing that bugged me though is that Gyoas's eyes are just a little too googley looking.
Finally, still haven't gotten Gamera the Brave.
JetOptimus23 wrote:zenosaurus_x wrote:Don't worry, I AM gonna finish it(Netflix has it on the instant watch thing, which also saves my spot), it's just a little long.
It's long, but it's worth it. Have you seen Gigan? EPIC!
Duke of Luns wrote:Found something interesting at Wal-Mart last night...
The complete series of Original Ultraman for $9!! Since Ultraman has loose connections with Godzilla, I knew I had to get it.
So far I've only seen the first episode, and the video quality seems ok. However, something strange occurred. There was a scene where the dialogue suddenly switched to subtitled Japanese(I was watching it in English). I rewound a bit, and tried changing things around...nothin. So I assume that part of the episode was never dubbed, which means the episodes on the disc are probably uncut and complete.
Obviously I'll have to watch more episodes to see if it happens again, but if it does, I'm very pleased with the company, Millcreek Entertainment. I have another DVD set by them, "Giant Monster Movies", that has a few Gamera Movies and 50's B Movies. Some of those films were cropped, and the video quality varied considerably. They also only had one language track, and no special features.
Ultraman has two language tracks, and lists a couple of special features(an interview, and a Kaiju Encyclopedia). So this could end up being a very good set. One thing that is odd though is the packaging. Each disc is packed into a single CD sleave and stacked into a deep square groove inside the case. I'll take a pic if anyone wants me too. While this packaging may not be bad(indeed, it's better than recent seasons of Simpsons), I've never seen the like before.
JetOptimus23 wrote:That's pretty cool, dude. I would think that would be really hard to find. Where did you dig it up?
Duke of Luns wrote:JetOptimus23 wrote:That's pretty cool, dude. I would think that would be really hard to find. Where did you dig it up?
It was just back in Electronics, in the TV Shows section. Couple days later, they were all out, and the sticker for it was gone. So a random fluke.
I figure it was just stock that never got put out, cause a couple months back they had a small "featured movies" cardboard display, and one of the stickers had "Ultraman" on it, but they never put it out then as far as I know.
As for the series, I haven't watched an episode in a few weeks. While somewhat decent, the show hasn't aged very well, in my opinion.
Also, I kind of forgot about this thread, and Godzilla the Series(1998) is on Netflix download! I've gotten about halfway through the series, and it's pretty good. Really wish they'd put the whole thing out on DVD.
JetOptimus23 wrote:Duke of Luns wrote:JetOptimus23 wrote:That's pretty cool, dude. I would think that would be really hard to find. Where did you dig it up?
It was just back in Electronics, in the TV Shows section. Couple days later, they were all out, and the sticker for it was gone. So a random fluke.
I figure it was just stock that never got put out, cause a couple months back they had a small "featured movies" cardboard display, and one of the stickers had "Ultraman" on it, but they never put it out then as far as I know.
As for the series, I haven't watched an episode in a few weeks. While somewhat decent, the show hasn't aged very well, in my opinion.
Also, I kind of forgot about this thread, and Godzilla the Series(1998) is on Netflix download! I've gotten about halfway through the series, and it's pretty good. Really wish they'd put the whole thing out on DVD.
Yeah. Godzilla The Series is way better than the actual movie. And no, Ultraman has not aged well at all. G:TS though has. Strange how thinngs work out no?
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
zenosaurus_x wrote:Sounds kinda cool, why not?
Though I'm not all that experienced in the Godzillaverse...I'm guessing Destoroyah would be on the list.
JetOptimus23 wrote:Wait, I thought Fire Rodan was pretty powerful. He gave G the strength to beat MechaG2. Oh well. I'm guessing Hedorah is going to be near the top?
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