tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85071149449216149842024-03-13T22:12:36.542-07:00Terror of MechblogzillaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507114944921614984.post-81152326855031140412012-06-17T22:17:00.001-07:002012-06-17T22:25:11.160-07:00Wearing My Fandom On My SleeveLiterally. There's still a little work to be done, a little shading on Godzilla and the clouds/smoke. I gave the artist a picture of the original suit, and the box art for the <a href="http://www.reviewbusters.net/images/game/godzilla_nes_main.jpg">Godzilla: Monster of Monsters</a> for the NES. This is what she came up with, and I freaking LOVE it! Anybody else have any Kaiju tattoos?<br />
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The Monster Times ran for 46 issues and was published between 1972 and 1976.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_Times">Wikipedia</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507114944921614984.post-31640170283126639722012-04-21T22:42:00.000-07:002012-04-22T08:42:13.125-07:00Notes on My Kaijucast AppearanceI listened to the latest episode of the <a href="http://www.kaijucast.com">kaijucast</a>
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I said i was a dinosaur nerd growing up, what I should have said was I was, and still am, a dinosaur nerd
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I perhaps gave to much credit to Ishiro Honda, the creation of Godzilla is equal parts Honda, Tanaka, and Tsuburaya.
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Not only do I love the design of titanosaurus, but I'm a sucker for the misunderstood monster theme. That's when the monster genre works best in my opinion. Plus poor titanosaurus is also a victim, controlled by Mafune and the aliens, adding a layer of tragedy you don't often see in a kaiju.
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My brain totally shut off talking about Big Man Japan. What I was trying to say was that the movie was primarily a satire, and the monster fights were mostly played for laughs so it's not fair to compare them to other monster fights. Also cgi was crap
Drink every time i say "Yeah"
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My wife is fully supportive of my monster movie enthusiasm, she even bought me a huge stack of dvd's for xmas.
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No matter how many times I hear my own voice in a recording, I'll never be able to recognize it. Spending time with people who do so much to promote this tiny corner of geek culture, inspired me to do more. Even if it's just writing here on this blog that's viewed by 1 or 2 people.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507114944921614984.post-691378921442413522012-04-16T21:58:00.006-07:002012-04-16T21:58:59.679-07:00Hey Kaijucasters!If you're coming here from kaijucast.com and you heard my brilliant performance* on the latest episode... Hi! I know things look like a ghost town here at the moment but please come back in a few days. I definitely have stuff in the pipeline, I want to expand on some of what i said the show. Not to correct anything I said, just to use that material as a springboard for stuff here. My love for Titanosaurus can't be summed up in single soundbite. Stay tuned kiddies
*sarcasm, obviously. God I was hungoverUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507114944921614984.post-35688164829703976772012-04-04T00:22:00.001-07:002012-04-04T00:22:38.535-07:00A Kick in the ButtI was at Emerald City Comic Con over the weekend and had the pleasure of being a guest on the <a href="http://www.kaijucast.com">Kaijucast</a>. As we were wrapping up he asked me if I wanted to plug anything... I made the mistake of plugging this blog. That means I'm actually going to have to start generating content!!
In the few weeks before the episode is posted, and the horde of Kaijucast listeners descend upon me, i need to figure out what I want this blog to be.
Stay tunedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507114944921614984.post-19190840461526653292011-11-12T13:29:00.001-08:002011-11-12T13:35:10.860-08:00I think this is what they call 'Development Hell'The script for Legendary's Godzilla reboot/remake just got its <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/legendarys-godzilla-remake-be-written-259512">47th writer</a> (3rd or 4th actually, but who's counting). At this point 2014 seems an unlikely release date.
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It often gets overlooked by the Godzilla fan community because it doesn't really fit in with the rest of the film canon. When you think 'Godzilla' you tend to think of the monster wrestling flicks of the 60's and 70's, not this depressing though provoking movie. This is my go-to movie when I'm trying to introduce new people to these movies. It's easy to dismiss Godzilla movies as cheese-fests (and some of them are), the original breaks down those walls.
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So crack a Sapporo and toast the big guy, and all the people who have brought him to us!
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Gezora: Space Amoeba (1970)
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Moguera: Mysterians (1959)
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Before I knew about The Mysterians I assumed Toho took the idea for M.O.G.E.R.A. in Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla form this game.
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Varan: Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
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Atragon: Atragon (1963)
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Any shortcomings of the game, and there are many, are made up for by the feelings of nostalgia it gives me and the sense of reverence I think the makers of this game must have had for classic Japanese sci-fi.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507114944921614984.post-88986185812203012612011-10-25T19:55:00.000-07:002011-10-25T19:58:50.761-07:00My first exposure to the Big-GThis book:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I must have signed this book out from library 100 times. My first Godzilla movie was Godzilla 1985 which I probably saw a few year after I read this book. It was full of pics and factoids (probably mostly incorrect) I remember reading about the King Kong vs. Godzilla double ending myth which I believed for years. Not sure how much I'd enjoy it now, but I'd love a copy just for sentimental value. It's my first memory of a character and series that has become an obsession.
There was a whole series of monster movie books in the same orange cover, I loved them all but I loved Godzilla the most. Any one else remember these?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507114944921614984.post-82546587144169690962011-10-10T21:23:00.000-07:002011-10-10T21:29:07.560-07:00Inaugural Post*Waits for fanfare to end*<br /><br />This blog will be about comic books, Godzilla movies, science, and any other nerdy geeky stuff that crosses my mind. That is all, for now. I'll do a proper introduction in my next post and do some tweaking to the appearance. Check back in a few days.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0