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Post by Stumblefuck on Nov 23, 2007 9:30:11 GMT
I fucken LOVE old classic Japanese monster movies!!!!
Recently I acquired all 7 of the "1st wave" of Gamera movies on DVD, they are all widescreen with English subtitles and pristine quality! (I ordered the boxset from Monsters In Motion!). Each of them is fucking unique and a total buzz to watch! I have only really seen these movies before, in fullscreen and with American dubbing. It's a whole new experience to see them as Japs saw them at the cinemas through the '60s!!!
There is an 8th movie, called "Super Monster", which doesn't seem available anywhere in widescreen & subbed?? I'd love to get it. I have it on VHS of course, but fullscreen & dubbed.
I also picked up the '60s ULTRAMAN complete series on DVD. This is a complete classic as well and the monsters are fucking berserk!!!
One of the best things about these '60s Jap monster movies is that the chicks in them are dropdead gorgeous - the best in the world!!!!
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Post by Gareth on Nov 23, 2007 20:58:27 GMT
I just realised that the only kaijus I've ever seen have been dubs! That's pretty fucking sad really, although the dubs can be funny in their own way.
Another great thing about Kaiju monsters is that they always have the best attacks, like Godzilla's famous kick move from Godzilla Vs Megalon and Gamera's pole aerobics in Gamera Vs Guiron / Attack Of The Monsters.
Speaking of Ultraman, I saw an ep of this late 70s (probably 1978?) Spiderman tokusatsu a few months ago. And if I remember the girl villain in that was pretty decent looking.
I'll have to do some kaiju/tokusatsu research, haven't watched any for a while and still got loads to see...
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Post by Stumblefuck on Nov 24, 2007 11:39:18 GMT
I like the American dubbing too, it is kinda cheesey but adds to the ol' classic retro "flavour" of these gems... In the best of all possible worlds, I'd like the option of original American dubs and Jap language with subs, like what Classic Media has done with the recent Godzilla movies they have lovingly released on DVD - www.godzillaondvd.com/movies.htmlUnfortunately Classic Media only have the license for a few of the old Godzilla titles. I think arsehole companies like Sony & Warner are sitting on the rights for most of the others. It is unfortunate. I've got Sony's DVD release of "Godzilla Vs Hedorah" (aka the Smog Monster), and while it is nice quality and all, bits have been mysteriously edited out - obviously the "family value" fucks have been at it, cutting out, for instance, the bit where Hedorah flies over the kid's head, and he thrusts up a dagger and slices open Hedorah's belly. Obviously much to violent/disturbing to children & families in the Western world. Fucking cunts. |
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Post by Morinkashi on Nov 24, 2007 22:21:41 GMT
Yea GODZILLA! i heard a long time ago that they where going to make a Godzilla vs Gamera, and then abandoned the idea. there is another movie coming up about Godzilla, 2-3 years from now i believe.
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Post by Stumblefuck on Nov 26, 2007 8:06:02 GMT
Yes I have heard of that abandoned "Godzilla Vs Gamera" project. It's a pity - it would have been a blast!
Morinkashi, I haven't kept tabs on up-and-coming Godzilla movies - I hope you don't mean another Hollywood version?? That Hollywood "Godzilla" with Matthew Broderick was a fucking abomination.
I thought that BOTH the very latest Godzilla ("Final Wars" 2004) and Gamera ("The Brave" 2006) were rather lame, compared to all the movies preceding...oh well... They still shat on that Hollywood piece of crap I suppose.
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Post by Stumblefuck on Nov 26, 2007 9:00:46 GMT
GAMERA MOVIES......Well I've recently undertaken extensive research into where to obtain definitive versions of these on DVD, and this is my results. Shōwa series1965: Giant Monster Gamera/Gamera The Invincible (Daikaijû Gamera) 1966: Gamera Vs Barugon/War Of The Monsters (Daikaijû kessen: Gamera tai Barugon) 1967: Gamera Vs Gaos/Return Of The Giant Monsters (Daikaijû kuchu kessan: Gamera tai Gyaosu) 1968: Gamera Vs Viras/Destroy All Planets (Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu) 1969: Gamera Vs Guiron/Attack Of The Monsters (Gamera tai daiakuju Giron) 1970: Gamera Vs Jiger/Gamera Vs Monster X (Gamera tai Daimaju Jaiga) 1971: Gamera Vs Zigra (Gamera tai Shinkai kaijû Jigura) All 7 of these sheer classics are available in a nifty DVD boxset from Monsters In Motion. This is the cheapest I have found, and the quality is as advertised = fantastic. Widescreen, uncut, in Japanese language with English subtitles. I believe these movies have recently reappeared on DVD in Japan, but without any English subs or dubs, so quite worthless for us unfortunate gaijins! I think most of these movies are also available pretty cheap from Amazon etc, but what you get is the butchered full-screen versions with American dubbing, and inferior picture quality. 1980: Super Monster (Uchu kaijû Gamera) I can't find this, apart from "Elvira's Movie Macabre" double feature DVD - Gamera Super Monster together with the cool '67 English flick They Came From Beyond Space. Both films are, alas, shit quality full-screen versions with muffled audio. I really wanna find a definitive Jap version of Super Monster somewhere... Monsters In Motion don't have it. This is an unusual movie, often ragged in reviews, but I love it! Heisei series1995: Gamera: Guardian Of The Universe (Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen) 1996: Gamera 2: Advent/Assault/Attack Of Legion (Gamera 2: Region shurai) 1999: Gamera 3: Revenge/Awakening Of Iris/Incomplete Struggle (Gamera 3: Iris kakusei) These 3 are pretty common. You can also buy them as a boxset, with both subs & dubs plus extras. They are all good films with amazing special FX - some of the best I've seen! Millennium series2006: Gamera The Brave/Little Braves (Gamera: Chiisaki yusha-tachi) Easy to find I think, but subbed only. Some nice action scenes, but overall a disappointment. Too glam. Silliness. Cringe-worthy at times. Oh well... (I hear it bombed at the Japanese box office!)
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Post by jango739 on Nov 28, 2007 21:45:18 GMT
i also likie godzilla
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Post by Stumblefuck on Nov 29, 2007 7:47:09 GMT
there is another movie coming up about Godzilla, 2-3 years from now i believe. Hmm, Morinkashi you don't happen to mean the movie due out in the new year called "Cloverfield"? This actually looks pretty cool from what little I've gleaned. I think it was at first mistakenly rumoured to have been a sequel to that shithouse American "Godzilla" movie, but in fact is a totally new monster movie that has been kept under wraps and is about to be released! The Host, Cloverfield... Is this a new genre starting up? I HOPE SO!!! |
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Post by Stumblefuck on Nov 29, 2007 8:00:13 GMT
BTW welcome, Jango739! Godzilla is cool! I must strongly recommend this to all Godzilla fanatics out there -- THE GODZILLA COLLECTION boxset!!! This has 7 of the classic "Shōwa"-era Godzillas! All magically remastered direct from the Toho reels! Widescreen, uncut full versions, Jap language, English subtitles, also the original cool AIP American dubbing! Plus loads of extras & commentaries & stuff! This is a brilliant boxset, lovingly put together & packaged & released by Classic Media. CHEERS/KANPAI CLASSIC MEDIA!!! Check out their blog! |
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Post by Stumblefuck on Dec 1, 2007 11:15:47 GMT
Here is a listing of all the Godzilla movies, beginning with the ultimate classic -- 1954: GODZILLA / Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (Gojira) Shōwa series1955: GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN / Gigantis: The Fire Monster 1962: KING KONG VS GODZILLA1964: MOTHRA VS GODZILLA / Godzilla Vs The Thing 1964: GHIDORAH: THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER1965: I NVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER / Godzilla Vs Monster Zero 1966: EBIRAH: HORROR OF THE DEEP / Godzilla Vs The Sea Monster 1967: SON OF GODZILLA1968: DESTROY ALL MONSTERS1969: ALL MONSTERS ATTACK / Godzilla’s Revenge 1971: GODZILLA VS HEDORAH / Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster 1972: GODZILLA VS GIGAN / Godzilla On Monster Island 1973: GODZILLA VS MEGALON1974: GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA / Godzilla Vs The Cosmic Monster 1975: TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLAHeisei series1984: THE RETURN OF GODZILLA / Godzilla 1985 1989: GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE1991: GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH1992: GODZILLA VS MOTHRA1993: GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA 21994: GODZILLA VS SPACEGODZILLA1995: GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAHMillennium series1999: GODZILLA 2000: MILLENNIUM2000: GODZILLA VS MEGAGUIRUS2001: GODZILLA, MOTHRA & KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK2002: GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA 32003: GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS2004: GODZILLA: FINAL WARSToho Studios made an awesome amount of movies this century - here is a comprehensive list. Here is my list of all the monster/space/horror Toho stuff that you must check out! It's not comprehensive but close! -- 1954: Invisible Man 1955: Half Human 1956: Rodan 1957: The Mysterians 1958: Varan 1958: H-Man 1959: Battle In Outer Space 1960: The Secret Of The Telegian 1960: The Human Vapour 1961: Mothra 1961: The Last War 1962: Gorath 1963: Atragon 1963: Matango: Attack Of The Mushroom People 1964: Dogora: The Space Monster 1965: Frankenstein Vs Baragon / Frankenstein Conquers The World) 1966: War Of The Gargantuas / Frankenstein’s Monsters: Sanda Vs Gaira 1967: King Kong Escapes 1969: Latitude Zero 1970: Space Amoeba / Yog: Monster From Space 1974: ESPY 1977: The War In Space 1996: Rebirth Of Mothra 1997: Rebirth Of Mothra 2 / Mothra 2: Undersea Battle 1998: Rebirth Of Mothra 3 / Mothra 3: Invasion of King Ghidorah A lot of all this stuff can be found - in fact, this idiot here has done much of the dirty work in recommending best available DVD versions available. It's not a perfect list tho'. Maybe I'll update it. One movie that is being released in just a few weeks is LATITUDE ZERO, by those legends at Tokyo Shock! I have been waiting for this for years! |
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Post by Morinkashi on Dec 5, 2007 0:26:45 GMT
no i wasnt talking about Cloverfield, i saw it in an interview, the derictor said that he is going to make another movie about Godzilla, it will probably be in the Millennium series.
I SAW THE HOST! AWSOME MOVIE! I RECOMENED IT. SEQUAL TO "THE HOST" COMING OUT NEXT YEAR! but its a different director.
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Post by Stumblefuck on Dec 5, 2007 13:01:09 GMT
I think any new Godzilla movie from Toho Studios has been put off to 2013 or something ridiculous...
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Post by Morinkashi on Dec 7, 2007 0:04:28 GMT
yea. i think its until 2011 or 2012, but they could change
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Post by Stumblefuck on Dec 7, 2007 21:35:11 GMT
Isn't the world meant to blow up in 2011, according to the Mayas?
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Post by Morinkashi on Dec 8, 2007 2:44:26 GMT
well, the Mayas died off, so i dont know what to think...... they could have been wrong, like every other person that thought the Apocolypse was on a specific date.
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