Why so dang cheesy...??
Although I am a Godzilla fan, since I was a child I have always wondered why are the Godzilla (and most other Japanese) movies so incredibly cheesy? No great efforts in f/x, make-up, or even acting....
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Monsterpal wrote: So there isn't any more goodness in humanity because of a few movies? All the other way ´round, i´d rather say there are no more good movies because there is basically little good...
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Edkkakumon wrote: There's nothing wrong with in jokes. The Hesie films were darker, but Godzilla was being used as a cold war comparison. A heroic, dancing, flying Godzilla just didn't fit that...
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True. Atheism or antitheism may be the fashionable train of thought nowadays, but it doesn't really belong in a movie based on mythological gods and goddesses.
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gorgozilla wrote:True. Atheism or antitheism may be the fashionable train of thought nowadays, but it doesn't really belong in a movie based on mythological gods and goddesses.It's fairly relevant in...
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No more good in humanity and no more good movies? How ludicrous.
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gorgozilla wrote:True. Atheism or antitheism may be the fashionable train of thought nowadays, but it doesn't really belong in a movie based on mythological gods and goddesses.But as I wrote in the...
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But don't you think that nostalgia is one of the main reasons for the existence of this forum? There are, admittedly, a few people here who are new "converts" to the Universal/Harryhausen/Toho or...
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You can call me an off-putting, ludicrous, nostalgia lover, for all i care the Peanuts will be lullabying me to sleep with their delicate Mothra chorus.
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Joe Karlosi wrote: Oh - and one question I've always had about GARGANTUAS. I've always liked the moment where the green one eats a victim and then spits out her clothing. Only thing is, the clothes...
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Well, nostalgia is probably why I don't like a lot of the new Godzilla movies. There's nothing wrong with them, per se, it's just that the 60s versions bring back very good memories of my childhood....
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bobzilla wrote: Well, nostalgia is probably why I don't like a lot of the new Godzilla movies. There's nothing wrong with them, per se, it's just that the 60s versions bring back very good memories of...
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DerGolem wrote:gorgozilla wrote:True. Atheism or antitheism may be the fashionable train of thought nowadays, but it doesn't really belong in a movie based on mythological gods and goddesses.But as I...
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gorgozilla wrote:Kevrock is a "monster kid" who's still a kid, born long after the Shock Theater/drive-in monster boom of the 60's. Hell, so am I.For that matter, I think August is a child of the 70s,...
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Godziwolf wrote:gorgozilla wrote:Kevrock is a "monster kid" who's still a kid, born long after the Shock Theater/drive-in monster boom of the 60's. Hell, so am I.For that matter, I think August is a...
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Godzilla is a symbol, and has been for most of his career. Whether as a symbol of nuclear bombs and war or the merciless forces of nature, he's endured for more than 50 years, and will soon continue...
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I'm quite young too, will turn 30 later this year. I think the older films appeal more because they are less restrained, they go for broke with a very unique character of a monster. I prefer Godzilla...
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DerGolem wrote:What would offend me is someone saying that the Godzilla movies are pointless. That they are just dumb cinematic crap of no lasting value.Like this guy?I'm sorry...I sort of went off on...
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I am in my forties and i´d to be forced to find 10 films from last 10 years i would be willing to submit to myself again, i will not even go as far as to try elaborate a Best Of list
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yokai wrote:I am in my forties and i´d to be forced to find 10 films from last 10 years i would be willing to submit to myself again, i will not even go as far as to try elaborate a Best Of listI...
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Mulholland Drive i give it to you is a great movie, my fave scenes those few featuring Ann Miller
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