tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post6735518157021669930..comments2024-02-29T06:11:26.267-08:00Comments on Cool Ass Cinema: 10 of the Worst & Most Disappointing of Toho's Godzilla Seriesvenoms5http://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-36375222998781715322013-09-17T12:40:54.321-07:002013-09-17T12:40:54.321-07:00the Sony DVD didn't ave them sadly, and ok I&#...the Sony DVD didn't ave them sadly, and ok I'll shoot them a email. I got a awesome DVD of Just Heroes by John Woo from them, so i'll have to start shopping from them more oftenGialloman and DontIgnoreMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350377215008691346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-34223470475237368372013-09-17T11:34:47.078-07:002013-09-17T11:34:47.078-07:00@ Kaijinu: I was seriously disappointed in KING GH...@ Kaijinu: I was seriously disappointed in KING GHIDORAH -- especially over time. On the whole, the Heisei series -- minus BIOLLANTE -- was a waste, imo.<br /><br />@ Gialloman: The Sony DVD didn't have them? Message Far East Flix. They had professional translations done for the Japanese releases.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-42007245018212698442013-09-17T11:29:25.358-07:002013-09-17T11:29:25.358-07:00do you know if there's a DVD of the Japanese v...do you know if there's a DVD of the Japanese version of Godzilla Vs Gigan with the comic speech bubbles? Like maybe a official released of Fan subbed DVD?Gialloman and DontIgnoreMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350377215008691346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-67927470274749035482013-03-12T04:42:34.774-07:002013-03-12T04:42:34.774-07:00I agreee to some of these, save the Heisei entries...I agreee to some of these, save the Heisei entries. For me, G vs King Ghidorah is the best Toho had to offer for the G-Man, despite some rather touchy matters. <br /><br />Final Wars is horrible but I'm a man born to absorb cheese like a sponge does to some drunk guy's vomit: I can love it, so long as I don't have to take the whole thing with me until the day I die!Kaijinuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481843593274086819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-38280448384519026792011-06-27T14:16:57.084-07:002011-06-27T14:16:57.084-07:00I like KING GHIDORAH, just that the plot holes are...I like KING GHIDORAH, just that the plot holes are more noticeable than usual and some of them appear due to last minute script additions that were totally unnecessary. It's not one of the worst, just a bit of a disappointment to me. The original Japanese language version is much better than the dub. I loved all the 90s G films when I first saw them. Well, except for SPACE GODZILLA. I liked it, but it seems every decade has its 'SMOG MONSTER' or 'MEGALON'. Those two are enormously entertaining, but far from what you'd call good movies.<br /><br />As for the 90s GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA, I'll take Honda's 1964 version over the later one any day. They're all worth seeing to put the series in context per their time periods, though. Well, FINAL WARS is probably best left unseen.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-73362195802052201922011-06-25T08:23:04.666-07:002011-06-25T08:23:04.666-07:00Damn dude, you put some of my favorite ones on thi...Damn dude, you put some of my favorite ones on this list! King Gihdorah, I loved that one! It's the one that got me hooked on Godzilla films, lots of destruction on that one, and the miniature work is amazing. I've noticed that you have a real distaste for the 90's Godzilla films. <br /><br />Godzilla vs. Mothra, I loved that one as well, some of the images are so outlandish, especially when it comes to Mothra destroying the city during its larva stage. I agree, this isnt the best Godzilla film ever, but its not bad either, well in my opinion anyways.<br /><br />Thanks for this list, I will be staying away from some of these choices you have listed, I'll probably save them for last.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-80718869926344700982011-04-15T20:40:17.907-07:002011-04-15T20:40:17.907-07:00WHO GIVES A SHIT WETHER THERE INSPIRED/RIP'ED ...WHO GIVES A SHIT WETHER THERE INSPIRED/RIP'ED OFF OF AMAERICAN FILMS VS KING GHIDORAH AND VS DESTROHAH <br />ARE FREAKING INCREDIBLE MAN <br />I MEAN NO DISREPECT TO YOU PERSONALY I LOVE YOUR BLOG <br />BUT MAN YOU ARE WRONG JUST WRONG ABOUT THOSE 2<br />i also really liked vs gigan but i can see your problems in it sure<br />and while the astroid scene in vs spacegodzilla was HORRIBLE and the film as a whole was nothing special the suits for G and SG looked great<br />and omg godzilla vs kong and godzillas revenge are in my opinion the definitve worst of the series<br />and G vs biolanta and GMK all out attack are my absolute favs <br />all the vs mechaG are cool godzilla 84 was aways one very close to my heart <br />and the original is a masterpeice but not my fav <br />cept the 2 i named my fav i like the 3 90s gamera films more than any of the godzilla films <br />gamera 3 might be a little better than my 2 fav godzillas thoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-7180032776793732202011-03-15T12:47:51.583-07:002011-03-15T12:47:51.583-07:00The three you named are all good in my book. ALL M...The three you named are all good in my book. ALL MONSTERS ATTACK aka GODZILLA'S REVENGE is a favorite of mine, one reason being I was a latchkey kid and had/still have a healthy imagination. <br /><br />It's possibly the single most personable movie in the entire series since it revolves around a lonely little boy whose spare time is taken up with his vivid imagination and his love of Godzilla movies. If any one G film was a slap in the face to the series, it's the last one. In the future, if there are more G films from Japan, hopefully Toho will keep Kitamura far, far away from the series. If anything, bring Tezuka, or Kaneko back as they both have a good feel for the material.<br /><br />SON OF and SEA MONSTER I enjoy a lot, but don't feel they're great, nor do I think they're bad films, either. They both have interesting locales, cool scores, high fun factor and Kumi Mizuno.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-67563811987796392912011-03-15T11:40:45.518-07:002011-03-15T11:40:45.518-07:00What a shock- 'Godzilla: Final Wars' gets ...What a shock- 'Godzilla: Final Wars' gets called terrible. At least the internet is a place of consistency.<br /><br />Of course, I like 'Final Wars' a lot. I can accept that I'm in the minority here.<br /><br />For the most part though, I agree with the list. I have to wonder about the absence of 'Son of Godzilla,' 'All Monsters Attack' or even 'Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster.'<br /><br />I mean, one of them gets goofier than some of the other one, one slaps the whole series in the face and one is a retro-fitted 'King Kong' film which contradicts 80% of the series own mythos.<br /><br />Instead, you have to get mad at the generic ones? Odd.Alec Pridgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857871218588846213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-79230567071268583362011-03-12T20:12:42.022-08:002011-03-12T20:12:42.022-08:00@ Sam: Yeah, it was 60 minutes long with Belushi d...@ Sam: Yeah, it was 60 minutes long with Belushi decked out in the Godzilla suit from HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD (1976). Some VHS PD versions of MEGALON were only 72 minutes if I remember right. I used to own one of them and some of the strong violence was cut from it, dialog and the entire ending with Jet Jaguar carrying the boy on his back and that song playing on the soundtrack. I liked G 2000, it was just a bit disappointing to me as I was expecting a bigger, more bombastic movie from Toho at that point considering how universally panned the '98 version was received. I had written a three page outline for a Godzilla film a couple years before '2000', and the ending had Godzilla being completely swallowed by this THINGish type creature with similar results.<br /><br />@ Fazeo: I like MEGALON, there's actually no films on the list I totally dislike, but compared with the better 60s movies, these are lesser ones, or just disappointed me for some reason. As a kid, I was pretty high on Jet Jaguar. A buddy of mine has every Toho Kaiju figure from Bandai, the big ones.<br /><br />@ J: Post MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA the series became increasingly aimed at the kiddie market. GHIDORAH, 3 HEADED MONSTER was clear evidence of this, but production values were high. Ticket sales being low led to the budgets being slashed as I'm sure you're aware. I don't mind the kiddie oriented ones, but compared to other films before and after, movies like GIGAN and MEGALON are notably inferior to me. I like them, but even equally kid friendly movies like SON OF GODZILLA are far superior in my book. <br /><br />I first saw DAM when I was a kid. This Godzilla book from our library had a few crazy photos from the film (some of them are those promo pics of composited shots that aren't in the movie, one of them was on the surface of another planet). When I finally saw it, the film just didn't live up to my expectations. Upon buying the DVD, my opinion didn't change much mostly due to the final battle. It was scarcely two minutes and Ghidorah got pummeled the entire time.<br /><br />KING GHIDORAH is good, but its overt silliness kept me from totally embracing it especially after the amazingly original BIOLLANTE. I enjoy KG in parts as opposed to a whole. The scene between G and the war vet in the building was the best damn scene in the whole movie for me.<br /><br />I could go on all day about how FW is a total misfire. Hopefully none of the Toho had to commit Seppuka over that cinematic insult. <br /><br />@ A.D.: I like GHIDORAH, too, it's just one of those that kind of disappointed me after reading all the hype. A lot of people slagged on BIOLLANTE and praised KG, but I feel the opposite.<br /><br />@ Carl: I feel the same regarding DESTROYER and KG even though you don't like the latter. They're wonderful in pieces and not so much in others. And FW, I think fans who like it are in denial at just how horrendous that movie really is.<br /><br />@ Movies: Well, I am anxious to see, and they say it will be faithful to the source, but then, so did the Emmerich/Devlin team despite putting down the Toho films and ultimately disregarding the "rules" laid down by Toho for doing the picture. I had not heard of PACIFIC RIM till you mentioned it. I read up on it and it sounds really interesting and I will definitely keep up with its progress!venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-10569564807663955592011-03-12T11:01:04.095-08:002011-03-12T11:01:04.095-08:00What do you think about Warners' plans to rebo...What do you think about Warners' plans to reboot a U.S. adaptation of GODZILLA? Also, what do you think about del Toro's PACIFIC RIM?Movies on my Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728634451204645148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-88715621612398600602011-03-12T08:15:53.605-08:002011-03-12T08:15:53.605-08:00I am the exact opposite of Aaron, and I loved love...I am the exact opposite of Aaron, and I loved loved loved Detroyer and thought 1992's Ghidorah was a bore. The costume and fighting was limited, but I thought the film had an epic feel to it that was lacking in the Heisei series. All of the other reviews are spot on V, and you know all too well how much I hate Final Wars.I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-28859973304542292032011-03-11T10:04:58.671-08:002011-03-11T10:04:58.671-08:00I actually like KING GHIDORAH a lot! But I agree t...I actually like KING GHIDORAH a lot! But I agree that both SPACE GODZILLA and DETROYAH are complete and utter shit.A.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811512798687420641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-35202070957618168462011-03-10T21:52:47.906-08:002011-03-10T21:52:47.906-08:00I agree with most of the decisions though my opini...I agree with most of the decisions though my opinion has softened on GIGAN and MEGALON. They were not made on the same level as the 60s Honda/Tsuburaya entries and are not supposed to be judged as such which is a mistake often made by Western fans. Not saying they're good of course, they're pretty bad and mostly appreciable as comedies, but they were made for the kiddie market, the yearly Champion Matsuri Film Festival and indeed, like the old Gamera they work fine as kids' movies. Making movies for children poses a dilemma. Should you, like the greatest creators of kiddie fare from Disney to Miyazaki to Tex Avery to Tsuburaya with his TV work, try to make something that people all ages can appreciate? Or should you make something tailored exclusively to your audience and take advantage of kids' less demanding nature?<br /><br />Disagree on DAM and KING GHIDORAH. DAM was largely made better and more focused as MONSTER ZERO, but it still delights to me. It feels like a nice mixture between Honda and Tsuburaya's Godzilla films and his space movies like MYSTERIANS and BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE. Catching it for the first time on the Sci-Fi Channel as a kid when it was unavailable on video was like going to the prom and getting some afterward. We're all different I guess, I personally can't stand KING KONG VS. GODZILLA, though the Japanese version is a pretty decent comedy.<br /><br />KING GHIDORAH I love too. Yes, the time travel stuff leaves plot holes so gigantic Godzilla could walk through them without bumping his head, I still appreciate it for it's ambitiousness. I love the WWII and evil Westerners from the future stuff as well even if its message is virulently pro-Japanese. Really, who watches Toho films for rational, logical plots? Godzilla probably couldn't even exist according to the laws of physics, his body would implode in on itself. <br /><br />Agree about most everything else however. MOTHRA BOF is just corny, SPACEGODZILLA is probably the worst film in the series and DESTOROYAH was a huge missed opportunity and leaves me cold. FINAL WARS in many ways is even more disappointing than the American Godzilla because at least with that one we expected it to be different somewhat. GFW was supposed to be the flipping 50th anniversary film.J.L. Carrozzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465962519891490346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-19482174408208368822011-03-10T20:59:32.347-08:002011-03-10T20:59:32.347-08:00Godzilla vs Megalon is actually one of my favorite...Godzilla vs Megalon is actually one of my favorite Godzilla films, c'mon Jet Jaguar is fun!Fazeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120431679290048715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-10392831776737918492011-03-10T20:15:38.129-08:002011-03-10T20:15:38.129-08:00venom, I'm old enough to have experienced the ...venom, I'm old enough to have experienced the legendary American TV debut of <i>Godzilla vs. Megalon</i> on NBC, cut down to an hour, if I remember right, and hosted by John Candy in a Godzilla suit. You don't forget something like that, and in retrospect the format was worthy of the film.<br /><br />I'll accept your objections to the dubbing of "Godzilla 2000" but I still found the film wildly entertaining compared to the Emmerich atrocity. When Orga dared try to swallow the Big G from the head down, and those spines lit up, I definitely marked out for what was going to happen.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com