The Unofficial Godzilla Fan Appreciation Thread

[Ghidorah2000]

I'm not certain if there was a thread created for this subject and I'm too lazy to check so I decided just to start one up regardless. Please don't hurt me!

Anyways, is there anyone who had the chance to check out GxM and GMK on Sci Fi? I hear the conversions were quite lackluster compared to the original Japanese versions. Not that that surprises me one bit. Dubs are usually not as good as the originals.

[That Matt Guy]

Godzilla vs King Kong is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Godzilla is supposed to be tall enough to step on Kong.

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

I LOVE GOJIRA-SAN!!!

He's my absolute hero!

But, was I alone in hating the crappy american remake?

[lhb412]

Huge Godzilla fan, it was awefull what they did to GMK and GxM on Sci Fi. They freakin' edited out 35 minutes out of each film, wasn't this supposed to be those movies big American premeir? The best scene from GMK was edited out: the mushroom cloud scene! That's one of the most talked about parts of the movie!

[Billy the Kid]

I love Godzilla Movies, especially the old ones (but the newer one's are pretty cool too). Godzilla 1998 was entertaining, but still a disappointment.

I especially like that scene in one of the old Godzilla movies where Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra sit down for a conference and Mothra tries to convince them to fight King Ghidorah. I forgot what movie that was in, but it's great when you see them speaking MONSTER. :D

[Ghidorah2000]

Godzilla vs King Kong is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Godzilla is supposed to be tall enough to step on Kong.

Actually, King Kong was increased in size to accomodate Godzilla's height.

[Ghidorah2000]

I love Godzilla Movies, especially the old ones (but the newer one's are pretty cool too). Godzilla 1998 was entertaining, but still a disappointment.

I especially like that scene in one of the old Godzilla movies where Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra sit down for a conference and Mothra tries to convince them to fight King Ghidorah. I forgot what movie that was in, but it's great when you see them speaking MONSTER. :D

I have to admit, at first I liked GINO (Godzilla In Name Only) but I have since seen seen it for what it is, a ripoff of Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and Jurassic Park. It's just unfortunate that Godzilla's name had to be attached to this unoriginal dreck. GINO is nothing like the real Godzilla. I mean since when did Godzilla run from the military? And all those years of Jet Misssiles ineffectually hitting Godzilla, and that is the very thing that leads to GINO's death. As they say in the Japanese version of GMK:
"That was Godzilla, right?"
"They say so in America, but not in Japan."

Now, the movie you are referring to is Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster. That is one of the Goji flicks I do not own, and I own an awful lot. ;)

[Ghidorah2000]

Huge Godzilla fan, it was awefull what they did to GMK and GxM on Sci Fi. They freakin' edited out 35 minutes out of each film, wasn't this supposed to be those movies big American premeir? The best scene from GMK was edited out: the mushroom cloud scene! That's one of the most talked about parts of the movie!

Perhaps they thought the Mushroom Cloud scene would be too controversial to show on American TV considering the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American planes in WWII.

I think the worst thing are the lines they altered like the pink haired girl never told them they were going to die. She was merely translating what her Chinese Friend said. That and when they accidentally got Ghidorah with the missile, they never celebrated it.

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

I have to admit, at first I liked GINO (Godzilla In Name Only) but I have since seen seen it for what it is, a ripoff of Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and Jurassic Park. It's just unfortunate that Godzilla's name had to be attached to this unoriginal dreck. GINO is nothing like the real Godzilla. I mean since when did Godzilla run from the military? And all those years of Jet Misssiles ineffectually hitting Godzilla, and that is the very thing that leads to GINO's death. As they say in the Japanese version of GMK:
"That was Godzilla, right?"
"They say so in America, but not in Japan." I agree there. Only I never did like GINO. The first words out of my mouth were "Well, that was stupid!". But what do you expect from the idiots that made ID4, another crappy movie! If there's any justice in this world, then they have lost enough money on 8 Legged Freaks that they are now homeless!!!

[That Matt Guy]

Perhaps they thought the Mushroom Cloud scene would be too controversial to show on American TV considering the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American planes in WWII.

I doubt that.

[Ghidorah2000]

http://www.tohokingdom.com/pictures/unused_stuff/bagan/bagan_03.jpg

This Ladies and Gentlemen is Bagan. And this is his story:

http://www.tohokingdom.com/web_pages/lost_projects/bagan.htm

[Ghidorah2000]

I doubt that.

You never know.

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

HOLY CRAP! BAGAN IS AWESOME!!! :D

[Kid Icarus]

I like Mothra. :D .

[Voltron]

Godzilla is more of a religion to me than a series of movies. Of course, girls never understand my love of giant robots and monsters.

[J Legault]

I've seen several movies of the famous Radated Dinosaur himself.

Does anyone like the Gozilla: Destroy all Monsters Game.

For me I like the intro. And I like using Agurus.

My Friend's Brother likes the series and knows alot about the movies.

[That Matt Guy]

I like the song Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult.

[Kid Icarus]

Godzilla is more of a religion to me than a series of movies. Of course, girls never understand my love of giant robots and monsters. more proof that we live in a sad sad world. :cry:

[Ninjatron]

Is it possible to have a discussion about Godzilla without talking about GINO?

Destroy all Monsters Melee is such a cool game. Always great for a release when you just gotta smash something!

Sayonara.

[Ghidorah2000]

HOLY CRAP! BAGAN IS AWESOME!!! :D

I'm really thinking about creating a petition to lobby Toho to make Bagan an opponent for a future Goji flick. I mean the costume is already there so they wouldn't have to do much. Stay posted for the link should I decide to create the petition.

[Ghidorah2000]

Is it possible to have a discussion about Godzilla without talking about GINO?

Destroy all Monsters Melee is such a cool game. Always great for a release when you just gotta smash something!

Sayonara.

What I can't believe is thyat a reviewer at a site called Stomp Toky rated GINO higher tha Godzilla x Mechagodzilla. I highly question the opinion of a professed Goji fan who prefers a pale imitation over the real thing.

[Ghidorah2000]

http://www.tohokingdom.com/pictures/unused_stuff/bagan/bagan_03.jpg

I have created the petition to lobby Toho to utilize Bagan in a future Godzilla film. Please feel free to sign it. And also, please be serious about this and not treat it as a joke. This is my serious attempt to request this Kaiju is used in a future Godzilla movie.

http://www.petitiononline.com/Gojira03/petition.html

[impetus]

Count me a G-Fan! :P

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

HOLY CRAP! BAGAN IS AWESOME!!! :D

I'm really thinking about creating a petition to lobby Toho to make Bagan an opponent for a future Goji flick. I mean the costume is already there so they wouldn't have to do much. Stay posted for the link should I decide to create the petition.SIGN ME UP! But, a petition really doesn't accomplish anything. If we write letters to toho expressing an interest in seeing Bagan they will probably listen alot better than to some petition.

[Voltron]

Last year I had to do a creativity project for Psychology. I made a "Destroyah for President" campaign.

I told the class that we wouldn't have to worry about the Middle East if it wasn't there anymore. heheheheheh...

I got an A.

[Ghidorah2000]

HOLY CRAP! BAGAN IS AWESOME!!! :D

I'm really thinking about creating a petition to lobby Toho to make Bagan an opponent for a future Goji flick. I mean the costume is already there so they wouldn't have to do much. Stay posted for the link should I decide to create the petition.SIGN ME UP! But, a petition really doesn't accomplish anything. If we write letters to toho expressing an interest in seeing Bagan they will probably listen alot better than to some petition.

Well, I started up my petition. You can check my SIG for details. And by all means send Toho letters as well.

[Billy the Kid]

HOLY CRAP! BAGAN IS AWESOME!!! :D

I totally agree with you Tetsu.

And Ghidorah2000, I signed your petition. Good luck.

p.s. You might also want to go to the forums at Rebelscum.com. They have a few Godzilla fans there also.

[Ghidorah2000]

Thanks for the tip. And thanks for signing the petition. In the meantime, why don't we all send Toho some fan letters on bagan's behalf eh?

[Deathknight]

Godzilla was always cool in the 60s & 70s movies. I saw on AMC recently these really poorly done remakes of them that were evidently made in the 90s. They were horrible, really poorly done plot. Only good part was Godzilla still looked cool.

[Ninjatron]

Huh.

I thought everyone loved the 90's G films. They are some of my favourites.

Of course, Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla was not without its problems.

Sayonara.

[Knuckles]

I used to be real into Godzilla, and I still like the movies. A great Godzilla book is the Godzilla Compendium, which has a wealth of info on the giant mutant lizard. I despised the 1998 Godzilla movie. The best scene in the movie WASN'T EVEN IN THE MOVIE! It was only used in the trailer--y'know, the scene where the kids are on a museum field trip and looking at a T-Rex skeleton, and then Godzilla's foot crashes through the roof and crushes it? Maybe that was some deleted scene they left out of the final cut, and it's on the DVD or something, I dunno--I'll never know cuz I wouldn't buy the DVD. Anyway, yeah, Godzilla rocks.

[Voltron]

You mean the American Godzilla? Sexiest legs on a lizard EVER. That movie was crap. I mean, there are bad movies, and then there is American Godzilla.

They were supposed to have two more movies to follow that one up, but it was so bad I think everyone involved with it killed themselves. Explains why you don't see Matthew Broderick anymore.

[impetus]

Personally I loved the American version of Godzilla as well as the originals. For those of you who hate it, I won't blame you. :wink:

[Ghidorah2000]

Godzilla was always cool in the 60s & 70s movies. I saw on AMC recently these really poorly done remakes of them that were evidently made in the 90s. They were horrible, really poorly done plot. Only good part was Godzilla still looked cool.

The Heisei Movies of the 90's were pretty much either really good (Godzilla vs. Destroyer) or really bad (Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla). My personal favorite Heisei films are the following:

Godzilla 1985 (If you can find the Japanese version, it is much better than the American version.)

Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1993)

Godzilla vs. Destroyer (Or Destroyah as the copyrighted name is. But they pronounce it Destroyer as in Oxygen Destroyer)

I generally like a few parts in the other Heisei movies like Godzilla and Ghidorah's battle in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and the battles with Biollante in Godzilla vs. Biollante. Biollante's final form is quite awesome.

[Ghidorah2000]

I accidentally stumbled across this little pot of gold while I was searching for Godzilla websites to get a few images and whatnot. Words cannot describe how hilarious this is so click on the link already.

http://www.toddgallina.com/gvg/

[Voltron]

AMERICAN GODZILLA BLOWS ASS!

GOJIRA 4 LIFE!

EVERYBODY CHANT: NIPPON ICHI!!!

[impetus]

:x

[Ghidorah2000]

AMERICAN GODZILLA BLOWS ASS!

GOJIRA 4 LIFE!

EVERYBODY CHANT: NIPPON ICHI!!!

Well, whenever Rodan's Roost gets back online, you'll be able to see what the American Godzilla could have looked like. In the meantime, you'll be treated to a big red X.

http://rodansroost.com/rodansroost/scrapyard/graphics/delgadogodzillacolor.jpg

See, there it is now.

[That Matt Guy]

Yeah, that looks more like the traditional Godzilla.

[Voltron]

It still isn't Godzilla! Godzilla should always be a man in a rubber suit fighting other men in rubber suits. Thats IT. He has atomic breath, and he is not hermaphroditic! The Godzilla theme! Where was it? It needs these things to be Godzilla!

WHERE THE HELL WAS THE SUPER X?! HMMMM? EXACTLY!