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    #31
    i think ive only seen destroy all monsters, which would you suggest? im quite partial to king ghidorah if youll part with it

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      #32
      The resurrection of this thread got me looking through some of my stuff.

      I've got this lovely book that chronicles all the movies and has lots of behind the scenes photos: Godzilla Movie Chronicle 1954-2004

      Flicking through it last night made me realise how many I've still not seen! Most of the latter films of the Millennium series and some of the Heisei era. Need to sort that out!


      I also had a look and dug out Gamera 2 on VCD (XBox 360 won't play it, but will try the DVD player) and Godzilla: Final Wars, which I started watching again last night.

      I've got a couple of tiny SD figures I picked up once, but the only statue I have is this one from Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla because it reminds me of my visit to Fukuoka Tower!



      As for your films, NeoDragoN, I've got the majority of the films you've got there, the exact same ones too! The only one I've not got is Godzilla Vs. Destroyah ("It's a Major Monster Meltdown!"), but I don't have a video player any more and was recently asked by my wife if I really need so many videos when we don't have a player!

      I've always thought those Japanese posters were brilliant. The Heisei era ones are so dramatic and are really well composed.

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        #33
        i second that, the original posters were something to behold!



        its got party written all over it!

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          #34
          Do you reckon more people would vote if election posters were this exciting?

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            #35
            Check this out you guys:

            A hyper rare from Taiwan, a kaiju/kung fu hybrid.

            Young Flying Hero (1970) aka Return of the Magic Serpent







            http://www.tarstarkas.net/blog/2009/...magic-serpent/ Someone has even found a copy and put up a video of it (with horrible quality, but good enough to get an idea.) It looks terrible and brilliant.
            Monsters and martial arts ... yeah!

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              #36
              If the protagonist was fighting because somebody fizzed up the sediment in his beer and there was a porn scene at the end, this would be your perfect film, Prin!

              I re-watched Godzilla: Final Wars, but struggled to get into it. Most of the stuff has been done before in other films (Matrix, Equilibrium, Kamen Rider, Invasion of the Astro Monster) and wasn't particularly exciting, truth be told.

              I liked the upgraded Gigan and King Ghidorah, but kept falling asleep in the rest!

              I think I prefer the ones where Godzilla's the good guy in the 70s films...

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                #37
                I just can't believe you cussed Final Wars. Dragon Chair time!

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                  #38
                  I can actually source a copy of Young Flying Hero, but it's Chinese language only, with no subs. Dry!

                  On one forum someone once posted a clip of a kung fu comedy pron film. It had two fighters flying through the air, spinning round, locked in a ragging, then the bloke blasted the wifey away with a jizz cannon.

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                    #39
                    Big Kaiju/Toku fan here

                    Seen all the Godzilla films and a few Gamera ones. Worth noting that the early Gamera flicks are being released on DVD in the US at the mo. The original is out and the second came out on Tuesday with the resy scheduled for September release

                    Love Sentai, Kamen Rider and Ultraman too, favs would be Kamen Rider V3, Dairanger and Ultra Seven. Couldn't pick a fav Goji film as they're all excellent

                    OP mentioned channel 4, worth noting that my first experience of the Japanese Godzilla films was in 1999 when channel 4 had a Japan season and showed some of the original films. Still have them taped on VHS somewhere :P

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by Johnny View Post
                      OP mentioned channel 4, worth noting that my first experience of the Japanese Godzilla films was in 1999 when channel 4 had a Japan season and showed some of the original films. Still have them taped on VHS somewhere
                      Hey Johnny!

                      Are you talking about Vidz? They did a season of showing some of the uncut films along with a short preview.



                      Man, I remember when Channel 4 used to be ace and show awesome late night stuff like 4 Later.
                      Over the years, they've shown Jackie Chan films, anime, gore, Godzilla films and comedy.

                      It used to be my favourite channel, but just take a look at today's telly on there:
                      The Hoobs (repeat);
                      Frasier (repeat);
                      Deal or No Deal (repeat);
                      Friends double bill (repeat);
                      Everybody Loves Raymond (repeat);
                      Relocation, Relocation (repeat);
                      Countdown (repeated later);
                      The Simpsons (repeat) (11 years old episode);
                      Hollyoaks;
                      Skins;
                      Sex Education shows;
                      Big Brother (aaaall through the night and 3 times during the day).

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                        #41
                        I'd much rather they showed kung-fu-jizz-cannons, and monster movies, even if it's just obscure Roger Corman or American B-movie efforts.

                        I still haven't seen The Giant Claw

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                          #42








                          haha

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by QualityChimp View Post
                            Hey Johnny!

                            Are you talking about Vidz? They did a season of showing some of the uncut films along with a short preview.
                            YES!! Wow, how have I never seen that on Youtube?! Great link, so many memories!

                            But yeah, I miss those days of late night channel 4 4later and all that great stuff :'( Just glad I'm old enough to remember it, Friday and Saturday nights 11pm-3am or so circa 1997 aged 13, channel 4 and 5. Some great, great memories
                            Last edited by Johnny; 08-07-2010, 20:15.

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                              #44
                              I stumbled across some Godzilla stuff in my house at the weekend including Japan's Favorite Mon-star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G".



                              It's a bit of a mixed bag, really because the book itself is packed with features, articles and interviews and clearly took a lot of research, but the author's reviews of the films never seem particularly glowing apart from the original Gojira, which gets 5 out of 5.

                              No other film scores higher than a 3.5 out of 5! He quite likes the early Showa films from the 60s, but his chapter on the 70s films is entitled "Dark Days"! He scores:
                              Godzilla Vs. Megalon 1 out of 5
                              Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla 2 out of 5
                              Terror of Mechagodzilla 2 1/2 out of 5

                              Those are some of my fave ones! I just found it hard to understand how somebody could write such a lengthy, well-informed and excellently researched book, but apparently not really enjoy the films!

                              I particularly enjoyed the interview with the guy who played the leader of the Seatopians in Godzilla Vs. Megalon.

                              I also stumbled across a Microman Megalon Vs. Jet Jaguar set that I picked up not long before moving and forgot I had.

                              Basically, you get two highly articulated Microman figures and a "monster suit" for each of them to wear. It took me ages to actually get them into their suits as they're really tight! Once they're on, they're not particularly poseable, but they're very detailed, including the flaps that covered the zips on the actual costumes.

                              They are now up on the shelf, but the wife's spotted them already!

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                                #45
                                I've been thinking of getting that book for a while, QC. Are you saying it's a cusser?

                                The best two books I have are:


                                and



                                The first one is fascinating and quite warm-hearted, but sometimes takes the criticism too far, which has upset some inbred reviewers on amazon.com. The second is a weird selection of interviews with various people, then a detailed filmography of many kaiju eiga films, comprising of a load of mini reviews.

                                I'm interested in these too:







                                Although the latter seems a missed opportunity, apparently only concentrating on ten films.

                                On another note, check out this dvd:



                                Those films are very hard to find - I've not seen H-Man on dvd, and Mothra hasn't had a western dvd release before (I think). Battle in Outer Space I seem to remember is tough to get too.

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