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GODZILLA 2000 to have a wide theatrical U.S. release'
This is the first I've heard of this. I hope this is true. I haven't seen any of the 80's or 90's Toho GODZILLA movies on the big screen, and I would just love to see one up there. If you hear confirmations on this... let me know... till then, just think of this as... 'WISHFUL THINKING'
Hi Harry,
I have some
inside information about Godzilla 2000. Its going to get a theatre
release in the States sometime this summer. Its going to premiere at
G-fest 2000 at the American Cinematique. After that in August it will
gets its wide release in the Thearte's. Sorry I don't have more but Im
not in the Inner Circle just the fringe of it. If I hear more I relay it
to you.
Thanks
Ultraman
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Darth Bond, Have you even SEEN any Godzilla movies made in the last 10 years? How does the release of this hurt you? Why do you have open your fool mouth just to say how you don't like it? Why not just let people that ARE familiar with the directions that Godzilla has taken enjoy the idea that we could get it on the big screen.
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Now THERE'S a movie I'd like to see!
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Godzilla vs. The Iron Giant? I say YES!
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If you're interested, there is some information on the plot of this project in Barry's Temple of Godzilla, at stomptokyo.com. I loved most of the 90's Japanese Godzilla films, but this one sounds pretty ludicrous.
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Godzilla ate so much ass at the box office and critically, just a couple years ago, you think people are gonna line up to see this one, no matter who makes it?
I'd rather eat flaming razor blades than entertain the idea of seeing this flick. And to the guy who was vigorously opposing any thoughts contrary to a "Yay, me like Godzilla" attitude: How can you read my posts with your head waaaay up your ass? -
Yuji Shinoda is the expert on Godzilla. He suspects that there is a pattern to the big lizard's appearances. Godzilla shows up and attacks a nuclear power plant adding to the theory. Following an attack on a power plant, a 200 meter rock appears off the coast of Japan and flies at Godzilla. The rock is blasted open to reveal a UFO inside which attacks the big guy. That's the synopsis listed at tnmc.org anyway.
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...that I wished I lived in the states. It will be a cold day in hell when a Japanese Godzilla hits Icelandic shores.
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...that I wished I lived in the states. It will be a cold day in hell when a Japanese Godzilla hits Icelandic shores.
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I'd rather watch Godzilla on the big screen any day, but the theatres in my town (and I suspect in most of the country) are too full of movies about teens humping apple pies...
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If you haven't seen them, the Godzilla movies of the 90's are freaking fantatic. EVEN on pan and scan EVEN on the small screen EVEN on the LP mode, they are great and entertaining films, and yes the weakest of them (Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla) beats the tar out of that piece of s...well you know.
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I doubt this posting. However, if this turns out to be true, I'll be first in line to see it. I'm still in awe of Godzilla Vs. Destroyer (The best one made IMHO) and am very interested in G2K. One thing though: is this a new continuity or does the film continue with junior as the new Godzilla?
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Jan 24, 2000 10:15:53 PM CST
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! Oh Jesus, Buddha, Allah, etc. please
by keeper
Actually, this one's already been released in Japan there Darth. Maybe you already know that but I really couldn't tell. Most G movies are pretty ludicrous anyhow, but c'mon, it's Godzilla! I just can't get enough of watching Big Green stomp meticulously crafted miniature sets. Now that I think of it though, why would they want to give this a wide release though? I'm a big fan, but lets face it, how much business could this possibly generate here in the states to vindicate a wide release? I'm just being realistic.
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Imagine the fire breathing one vs. the belle of sappy anthems belting out for all shes worth, notes of such high register that the green one would have to cover his ears!
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Somehow I don't think most people would flock to see this, thanks to that piece of crap US version. It's definitly going to be something a diehard fan would see. We might see a limited release, one with little advertising but something the fanboys will watch. I'm with Harry, I'm a curious as hell to see a Toho's 90s version of Godzilla.
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Jan 25, 2000 12:57:47 AM CST
Iron Giant would kick Godzilla's ass...how about Harry vs Godzil
by all thumbs
The big guy against the big, green fire-breathing guy...what do y'all think?
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Jan 25, 2000 1:24:42 AM CST
Godzilla 2000 changes....this time not just a man in a monster s
by bono
At long last--a new Godzilla film! And what can we expect this time? The same old radioactive lizard? Well, I happen to know that this time the man INSIDE the costume will be working from the Tyrone Guthrie model of dramaturgical technique in which carefully calculated repetitive expression is used with only minute variations to demonstrate a series of intelligibly prescribed actions in order to form an intelligibly prescribed design. The Stanislavski element is there, man, I'm telling you it is there! Not since Jet Jaguar's controversial performance in GODZILLA VS. MEGALON has there been such a suggestion of the actor's interpretive craft utilized in a more...whoa...gotta go watch SLIDERS now!
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All Thumbs, I do not think this would be a good idea for a film. THE GIANT is wrong for the part. His transformation and growth have rendered Him too docile and gentle to be affective in the role of warrior in this case. There was a time when THE GIANT would have become aggressive or violent when reacting to sign stimuli such as a gun or weapon. But He has undergone a transformation that allows Him to choose His nature and become something more then His programming should ever have allowed. To participate in a film that is about violent conflict would diminish this transformation. This is why casting Him opposite Godzilla would be a poor choice. Furthermore, I do not believe THE IRON GIANT could be provoked by the Godzilla because it has no weapons THE GIANT would react too. And also consider that Godzilla is a living biological life form and I feel that THE IRON GIANT would not wish harm on it. Sure Godzilla is big and intimidating, but is Godzilla evil? I think not, he is just misunderstood and different. Kind of like THE GIANT Himself. We humans on the other hand tend to react with fear, anger and violence when encountering something big and intimidating because we cannot see past our own subconscious projections. This is not the case with THE IRON GIANT. If He were cast opposite Godzilla we would not have battles and bloodshed, but understanding and compassion. And it is this scenario finally that could possibly be made into a vital, life furthering film with THE IRON GIANT and Godzilla. But not one about ass kicking.
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It's actually a wise movie-sony needs to bridge the gap between the first and possible 2nd US'zilla film. They got a lot of flack for it not being like the original Japanese versions. so,they take G-2000,give it a good spit and polished dub job,and release it. Cost them what? $10 million tops with prints and advertising.
They'ed make that back with a $50 million take!
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Ah ha! But just SUPPOSE that some form of freak radiation were to INFECT Clint Howard...effectively rendering him a GIANT! His already feverish mind would snap due to both the infective radiation AND his bald, unprotected head's now-closer proximity to the devestating rays of the sun! In a diabolical move destined to turn him into a GOD, he slips Iron Giant a mickey and rips out all of the robot's innards--THUS CREATING AN INVINCIBLE ROBOT SUIT!!! Meanwhile...on Monster Island, Godzilla is watching these events on a t.v. monitor which is still functioning within the wreckage of the Seatopia spaceship! He sees the trouble! He knows that "Iron Giant" is a seemingly unstoppable foe that no mere HUMAN army can best! Thus, into the breech leaps the the Greatest Mutant Lizard of Them All. Gotta go now...more whiskey waiting.
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I do not think your hypothetical scenario could ever occur because of one primary flaw. THE IRON GIANT cannot be incapacitated with alcohol. You could not
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When I wrote that last post I was tired...it was late...my vision was blurry...what I MEANT to say was that Clint would "throw a monkey wrench into Iron Giant's gears". Sheesh. I feel such SHAME! Better drink it off...
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Someone on Alt.movies.monster said he called a TriStar office or something and found out that, though a release hasn't been announced, it is planned. I know that sounds like "friend of a friend", but hey, fingers crossed.
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I saw Godzilla 2000 in Shinjuku (Tokyo) and had the extreme pleasure of watching Godzilla stomp down the street which the cinema was under. A nicely timed earthquake at that point would have been really cool. (apart from being possibly fatal)
Plot is pretty much as described above, apart from the fact that the scary UFO reads Godzilla DNA and turns into a REALLY stupid looking monster with vampiric tendancies.
You can see Godzilla almost looks sorry for this bizarre freak of nature for a moment before beating it up a bit.
The battle is cool, the characters are fun and stereotyped, the plot is simple, the useage of some CGI is a little annoying in places, but overall Godzilla comes across as a smart, thinking monster who's seen it all before. (although I'd imagine he'd still be freaked out by a giant radioactive 300 ft Harry...)
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Sci Fi Channel's web page just put up the news, that "GODZILLA 2000; Millenium" Will be released in the US by Sony. I don't have the full release on me right now, but PLEASE go to http://www.scifi.com and see the AWESOME news for yourself.
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For some background on this film, check out my interview with the two writers of "Godzilla 2000 Millennium" in the new issue (61) of SFX magazine.
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Well, it's been confirmed today that G-2000 will INDEED be released in the states (according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter).
As questioned below, this will NOT be Junior (to all you G-Fans) taking over where Dad melted down at the end of G vs. Destoroyah, but yet ANOTHER timeline of Godzilla-ness, making this probably the third Japanese timeline for Godzilla history, 4th if you include the American G.
Much like the Heisei series (G-84 through Destroyah) this picks up as if only the very FIRST Japanese G-Film ever took place and then teh story goes on from there.
Apparently TOHO hopes that one day they will find the perfect lineage for the Big G and the rest will all be some sort of screwy alternate universe. Too bad, because the Heisei series of films (for simplicity's sake let's call that: the 90's Japanese G-films) were superior to anything that had been done since Honda's 60's films. (Novices need not question what we're talking about).
I'm sure American audiences will once again pay the big guy no heed (much like the very bad Americanization of Godzilla 1985). Too bad too. Like samurai films, there has to be a certain understanding of the culture to appreciate these films fully. Ah well, I hope the dubbing process goes well.
As all G-Fans know, nothing can ruin the G experience more than bad overdubbing (the chief reason reason why G-Films are NEVER taken seriously in the states....but there's another topic altogether)
At least Tri-Star bellied up and will distribute the REAL thing. (In joke: probably pan and scanned and in MONO) but at least it will be on the BIG screen .....uh.....somewhere in the states.
One last thing to anyone who cares:
Buy only letterboxed, Japanese versions with subtitles (usually badly translated...but at least you can HEAR the REAL actor speak with his own inflection)
-Ghid
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Ok yall, This is it, weigh in. Who is the BADDEST monster their side of the pacific? The "Immortal" Godzilla, or the UNDEFEATED Gamera? Place your bets!
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