It's August and my son is going for a casual stroll as Godzilla pic.twitter.com/SZuS9GRifJ— GummyFredo™ (@GummyFredo) August 12, 2019
― j., Monday, 12 August 2019 23:10 (four years ago) link
will be destroying some lawn sprinklers
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
rewatched Ebirah aka “Godzilla vs Sea Monster”, and “Destroy All Monsters” today(pluto tv has a godzilla channel!) good timesalso attempted “son of godzilla” but bailed early bc 😑 never could get with that one
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 8 July 2023 22:50 (ten months ago) link
The Ebirah/Sea Monster one is the hidden jewel in the original run. Go Go dancing teens; fun plot. The best of these films make you think that Japan in the ‘60s was a happening place to be.
― Josefa, Saturday, 8 July 2023 23:00 (ten months ago) link
totally. and the surf guitar soundtrack rules so hard!
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 8 July 2023 23:49 (ten months ago) link
Final wars rules so hard.
― Daniel_Rf, Sunday, 9 July 2023 10:17 (ten months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlceGpbGgvE
Set between 1945 and 1947 apparently, which is a great premise but could easily go wrong. Still, I'm excited for this.
― JimD, Tuesday, 18 July 2023 10:38 (ten months ago) link
yeah excited for this
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 18 July 2023 14:40 (ten months ago) link
Finally watching these.
Destroy All Monsters is kicking my ass!
― Formica Jordan (Neanderthal), Thursday, 14 December 2023 03:17 (five months ago) link
Minus One apparently v mealy mouthed in its politics. Set during occupation but no American characters, general sense that war is bad but no guesses on why it might have happened and whether anyone might have been responsible. I'll still watch it ofc.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 14 December 2023 11:01 (five months ago) link
seems like a weird critique? I saw it and the film isn't heavily political, but it does have a clear anti-war message, which doesn't really go beyond surface level. but the film is from the perspective of two very poor survivors, one an ex-kamikaze pilot who deserts to avoid having to needlessly sacrifice themselves, and a woman he meets afterward who is raising a child. the whole film largely takes place during the very early days of occupation and their focus is basically doing what needs to be done to survive. idk if shoehorning in the extra stuff mentioning above would have fit neatly, or at the least, was necessary. could see the critique more if an American company made the film, if they were whitewashing their past, etc.
there's a brief mention of McArthur refusing to help Japan fight Godzilla though due to fears of agitating the Soviets, and that US nuclear testing is what makes Godzilla the behemoth he is
― Formica Jordan (Neanderthal), Thursday, 14 December 2023 15:08 (five months ago) link