Posted on 06/25/2004 3:11:11 PM PDT by Long Cut
After banging around on some threads lately, it has become obvious that a decent number of FReepers are fans of Japan’s most famous monster, GODZILLA.
This is certainly understandable; that worthy creature has appeared in 28 movies over 50 years, has had two animated TV series, as well as a series of novels devoted to his exploits. Most of the movies we enjoyed as kids, whiling away Saturday afternoons in the days before cable with those great old ‘60s and ‘70s films with the Big G and his buddies Rodan, Mothra, Angilas, and a host of others. Lots of fun memories there, right? (C’mon...how many of you almost drove Mom crazy by trying incessantly to imitate the famous roar of Godzilla...at the top of your lungs? ‘Fess up.)
Myself, I have over 20 of Godzilla’s best (and worst) films on tape and DVD, as well as Daikaiju Eiga (giant monster movies) with other famous creatures of yore...Gamera the fiery turtle, Gorgo, and King Kong.
What is it that draws us to these creatures? Why do we take such pleasure in watching men in suits trash fake cities? WHO CARES?!?! They’re FUN!
Not only that, but they are perfectly suitable for our own children, being free of the sex and profanity so common today. Heck, I still own several Godzilla toys from years ago, and some NEW ones I “impulse bought”, to my wife’s chagrin, a few years ago when the American “GINO” (Godzilla In Name Only) came out.
Godzilla is actually a great fit for conservatives, is he not? Let’s see...he is steadfast in a fight, never running from confrontation and always standing up for himself.
He favors personal weapons, bringing his famous Atomic Breath (“Assault Breath”?) everywhere, carrying it concealed until needed. He has also taught his children the safe use of this weapon, as a good father should.
He is a good family man, taking care of both of his children single-clawedly, and homeschooling them besides. In fact, when one was taken by government agents (possibly from HHS), he retrieved the lad by leveling a city. As mentioned, he taught both the proper use of FIREarms.
He disdains illegal aliens, especially those from the planet Kilaak, whom he turned to cinders himself instead of bothering to wait for the INS. Repeat atmosphere-crossers, like Ghidorah, get similar treatment. In fact, no illegal aliens have ever faced anything but trouble from the Big Guy. He even destroys their ships, to prevent recidivism.
He hates government intrusion in his private life, such as when the government sends battalions of tanks to stop him from peaceably going for a walk. Not even David Koresh, however, reduced tanks to molten slag in defense of his Liberty.
He’s a team player as well as a good leader, having rallied other monsters to a cause and leading them on to victory, that being the obligatory stomping of (illegal) space alien ass, and of course the severe beating of Ghidorah.
He has no patience with the Endangered Species Act, which he proves by mauling and torching endangered giant mantises, spiders, and moths who pester him.
Yes, there’s a lot to like about the old geezer, and I figure that this is as good a place as any to discuss his and his bunch’s finer points.
So what’s your favorite movie? Favorite monster? How about the best battle, or what fight would you like to see? Let’s chew on that for a while...it’s the weekend!
You'd have thought they'd have remembered a "kill" switch...
It had been nearly thirty years since the last one.
Relive some of those memories here with us!
I was proud when I saw, in both "Godzilla 1984" and "Godzilla versus Destoroyah", that my bird, the mighty P-3 ORION, was used to track the Big Guy.
I remember the old G vs Megalon commercial. When the 2 monsters were fighting on the tops of the World Trade Center.
I said to myself, "Godzilla isn't THAT small!"
I caught Gvs.M on TV back then...it was introduced and hosted by a guy in a cheap Godzilla suit. I found out much later that the guy was John Belushi!
LOL!! I wonder if Belushi was a 'Zilla fan.
I have high hopes...the director is Peter Jackson, who just recently directed a little set of movies called The Lord Of The Rings, and won an award or two.
He's just as passionate about this one as those, too. Apparently, "King Kong" was what got him started making movies in the first place.
Hey, Hair, be sure to ping this thread if you have any updates on PJ's "Kong" film. They'd fit right in here.
Certainly I will.... Happy to help the monster contingent!
G-Fan Magazine once did a "six degrees" sketch...yep, Kevin Bacon and Godzilla are only separated by six degrees.
Hey, the LOTR universe contains many creatures that would qualify as Kaiju. Smaug, for one. And Ungoliant could be Kumonga's mother, if not Kumonga herself...the giant spider in the Godzilla movies has never had its origins explained. A Balrog might also qualify.
I'm not worried...Jackson's never let me down before. Hell, see "Dead Alive" for a Zombie movie to end them all!
LOL! How appropriate!
Keep the kids out of the room, though. It's that good.
Well, when you think about it, at his SMALLEST, Godzilla was two-thirds larger than King Kong. At his LARGEST, during the '90's, he was so big Kong would have only come up to his shin, if that.
Toho had to "grow" Kong for KKvs.G back in the '60s.
I wish the admins wouldn't have banished this thread to "Chat." We might have picked up a few more posters who are closet Godzila fans.
Besides, this is where these types are supposed to be. I'll put a link in one of the old Godzilla threads now, just to put it out there.
Yeah, but you're right. Godzilla IS the ultimate conservative:
Doesn't care about political correctness, just goes in to kill the enemy.
Has to take care of messes that conservative haters create out of emotion (G vs. Biollante).
LOVES nuclear power (Tastes like chicken).
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