Topic: Anybody a Godzilla Fan?

[Kaenyne]

This year looks like a great one for those who are. Later this year we should see the DVD release of "Godzilla Mothra MechaGodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." (under a much less unwieldly title most likely), the November release of the XBox/PS2 game "Godzilla: Save the Earth" (serious coolness factor) and the December theatrical release of "Godzilla: Final Wars" (whoo hoo!)

That's a whole lotta Kaiju! Can't wait!!!  

[S'Raek]

Personally the Godzilla movies I like best are the ones with the guy in the rubber suit stomping little Tokyo toys.  Those are classic late night fare...  

[Kaenyne]

And that's just about all of 'em, save the American Godzilla, which was largely CGI. But they did build a very large animatronic Godzilla for soem of the scenes.  

[Ravok]

 I am sucha hard core fan i can play his theme song on the piano.  

[Kaenyne]

Now that's a fan!  I'm really hoping they release his "final" film in the States.

[Ravok]

 Me too !!!! I'm 42 and i have been watching him my whole life.
 If they have a Marathon on TV I'm calling in sick. I just adore all of them!!  

[Kaenyne]

I've managed to collect 'em all (mostly VHS) so I can have my own marathon!

[Ravok]

 I just started collecting them my self. They just don't play them enough for me.  

[Kaenyne]

I think they've gone out of style. Fortunately we now have new options like VHS and DVD. And once in a while Sci Fi airs a marathan. Even AMC runs a movie now and then.

But when I ws a kid, there was nothing like watching an Saturday, all-day Godzilla marathon.  

[Ravok]

 Even now days i love just settling down and enjoying them.
 They are just good clean fun.  

[StarDragon]

  Hell yeah!  The only , er, embarrising legacy for the Big G was MIna (baby godzilla) other than that I loved them all !!!

   As for American Godzilla, it was ok as an alternate universe thing but as a Godzilla film it sucked! Honestly now a mutated Iguana from the french bombing of Bikini? (rolls eyes). You can't beat a real dinosaur!

  I was relieved when the Japanese were disgusted enough with it to rebirth Godzilla and continued with Godzilla 2000 and G Versus Megaguarious (that black hole gun was the shiznit!). I saw teh fansite for teh new film and I am very excited! They said that it will be like a modern version of Destroy all monsters (close to a dozen in one film!). WOOT!
 

[Ravok]

 I didn't know that!! Do you know when it will be out?
  That is going to be excellent!! I was really disappointed with the American Godzilla.
 He lacked the malicious intelligence of the older ones, And the personality of the newer ones.
 And come on NO blue atomic fire. I don't know i guess I'm just a purist.  

[Durin]

Oh man Godzilla rules! I used to stay up till 2 or 3 in the morning when I was a kid watching those movies. And yes the american  one really was terrible.Gah..  

[Sirgod]

Old time Godzilla Fan here also. Like Durin I would stay up all night to catch one. I have quite a few of his movies myself, and One or two Books about his carreer on film.

Stephen

[Durin]

Ohh look what's coming out this summer..

 Original Godzilla

Oh yeah.. the very first one!! undubbed.. uncut..  

[Ravok]

 Outstanding !! I have watched this one, When i lived on Okinawa.
   

[StarDragon]

  To tell you teh truth I always LIKED Godzilla (especially the concept), though the cartoon IMHO was a real dis-service to teh franchise, but I didn't LOVE Godzilla till they made him less-family freindly, meaning the NEW meaner look. No more protecting the Earth crap (like that disco song "save the Earth" when he fought the Smog Monster), or "tag team" when he and JetJaguar fought Megalona dn the other guy.

   Big G is all on his own and everyone is going down in flames! If humantity is lucky he might view them as BENEATH his notice and let some survive (he needs them to make more power plants for him to feast on every few years LOL!) Muhahaha...

  There was a fanfic about Super Atragon and G versus aliens.. with the Thunderbirds movie comming out any chance you think of a SUPER Atrogon movie? I saw the animation yearas ago and it was EXCELLENT!

For those of you taht do not know the stroy of Atragon was it was a secret Japanese submersible battleship that wasn't completed before the end of WWII.  (the concept was based on actualy experiments they did back then).

[Ravok]

 Yea when they made him" Godzilla the children's friend" In the 60s It was a little too corny at times. But i still love all of them.
 And heck EVERYBODY knows Jet Jaguar was a rip off of Ultra Man another of my all time favorites.  

[SL-Punisher]

The Japanese in the Godzilla movies always reminded me of the dozers in Fraggle Rock. You'd wreck everything, and they'd just build it right back up again for the next huge monster attack

[Kaenyne]

Glad to see there's soem Godzilla fans out there! To answer one posts's question, that modern "Destroy All Monsters", titled "Godzilla: Final Wars" is set to premier in Japan in early December of this year. There is speculation that it will get a U.S. release larer on. Let's hope!