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Post by Mattster on Feb 13, 2005 12:46:08 GMT -8
This film is such a wacked out film! Jet Jaguar (a robot with no characteristics of a jaguar), Megalon, a giant beetle. I mean man I enjoyed myself. It left my mother and I laughing. Since I enjoyed it so much (which resulted to twisted dreams), I can enjoy something like the FAIRLY ODD PARENTS episode "The Boy who Wished to be Queen".
Well if you enjoy GODZILLA VS MEGALON, what do you enjoy?
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Post by Giganfan on Feb 15, 2005 10:59:03 GMT -8
Jakavin, Goro and Roku, I think are cool as hell! To me, they look like the two life-long friends who've been obsessed with Japanese fantasy since they were little, and the son/little brother who is just getting into the fandom. You see those kinds of people at G-Fest's and Kaiju-cons and etc.'s all the time. That's one major reason I'm a fan of GODZILLA VS. MEGALON. It unintentionally set a prescedent in fans of Godzilla movies. Unintentional, but still that's what it did.
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Post by Giganzilla on Feb 15, 2005 11:05:47 GMT -8
This is definitely not a movie to ever watch with a serious mindset. When I want serious and dark, I'll go with the new Gamera trilogy or GxMG (not that dark, but you get the idea). Megalon is a movie perfect for pure fun and entertainment. One of the things I like most about the movie is that, once you get past some spots like the car chase and the more uncomfortable short-shorts shots  , the movie gets a hold of you and won't let go. The tag-team battles in this film are some of my favorites, and each monster isn't just another lumbering threat, but a being with a unique personality. That's pretty much the biggest thing the Heisei series got wrong - kaiju are people too. ;D |
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Feb 15, 2005 21:06:03 GMT -8
this is one of my favorite Godzilla movies, for many reasons. one is that i got to see it on the big screen, twice in a row. two, it had four giant monsters (well, one robot, but you know what i mean). three, i was at that magic age of 11, where movies make lasting impressions on you. i'd say from age 7-13 or so, right before the opposite sex starts doing the same (or same sex, "not that there's anything wrong with that"  ). much more fun than any of the 90s movies. |
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Post by stareater on Feb 16, 2005 5:44:16 GMT -8
I feel the same way. This was one of the first Godzilla movies I can remember (think this was my second, after the original), and I've always enjoyed it and can't quite understand why it seems to get brushed off as often as it does. When you think about it, most Godzilla films are at least a bit whacked out and less-than-serious. Megalon might be the goofiest (the lasting impression in my mind has always been the kid paddling that porpoise/dolphin toy on the lake!), but it isn't really a departure from the overall theme of the series. The original was the most serious, and the early Gamera films such as Gamera vs. Barugon & Gamera vs. Gyaos were dark as well (although Gyaos started the "Gamera is the kids' friend thing", almost unitentionally), much darker than anything Godzilla was doing at the time anyway. Well, I guess there must be something about Megalon that's off, since it seems to get the mantle of many fans' least-favorite film. I don't know, saying it's too goofy is kinda like saying any particular episode of Family Guy was whackier than any other.  |
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Post by Lunkhead on Aug 4, 2005 9:22:06 GMT -8
One of my favorite Godzilla films also. It's literally tons of fun. "Rise up Megalon!!! You can do it Baby! Megalon! Rise up!!!" ;D The tag team battle is simply classic, as well as Jet Jaguar's song at the very end. When number one son was very young in the middle '80s, this was one of the first movies he stayed up late to watch - and we've loved it ever since. My son kept wanting one of those, but I always replied, " They're damn dangerous."  |
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Aug 4, 2005 12:48:32 GMT -8
yes, far better to stick with Baby Rider.
i'll have to send you the "Ballads of Godzilla" sometime in the future.
David
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Post by Zone Fighter on Aug 4, 2005 15:47:56 GMT -8
Hey, I listend to my copy about an hour ago.
Ballads of Godzilla
SIDE A
1. (SE) Footsteps ~ Roar / Godzilla Main Theme
2. (SE) Fighting Scene / Godzilla March
3. Destroy Gigan
4. Rock Rock Godzilla*
5. Destroy Hedorah
6. Kaiju (Monster) Christmas
7. Kaiju (Monster) Game
8. Go! Go! Godzilla
SIDE B
1. Destroy Megalon*
2. Punch Punch Punch with Godzilla & Jet Jaguar*
3. Song of Mothra**
4. Miyarabi's Prayer
5. (SE) The Battle of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla / Destroy Mechagodzilla
6. Take Back the Sun! / (SE) Footsteps that is going far away
7. Godzilla-san [Mr. Godzilla, or Miss. Godzilla if you think Big G as female]
8. Our Angilas
*performed by Shimon, Masato
**performed by Pair Bambi
(SE) = Sound Effects
Translated by "zonnel ii"
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Post by Lunkhead on Aug 12, 2005 17:20:25 GMT -8
That sounds really cool. Thanks Megs!
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Aug 12, 2005 18:05:50 GMT -8
i'll make several of them next week!
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, the movie gets a hold of you and won't let go. The tag-team battles in this film are some of my favorites, and each monster isn't just another lumbering threat, but a being with a unique personality. That's pretty much the biggest thing the Heisei series got wrong - kaiju are people too. ;D
