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packmule	Aug 1 2007, 12:24 AM
Site founder - Your best nightmare Posts: 32,940 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #1 Joined: January 29, 2006 Favorite giant monster film: Gojira(1954) Favorite horror film: House Of Wax(1953) Favorite sci-fi film: 2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)	"josh TX" First off, the human part of the film, while not being the best story, is far from the worst. It was nice to see all the returning faces and everyone turned in a pretty good performance in my opinion I have seen reviews of this film and a recurring sentiment among the reviewers is that "The Red Bamboo" were a reference to Communist China in this film. Your thoughts on this? "josh TX" One of my gripes was the segment of Godzilla stomping through the power plant. While the miniature plant was done well, I didnt like that he had to step on that flat structure and then hit it with his foot a couple times to make it break. Everything else he touched broke on impact and it seemed out of place for that one structure to require so much to destroy it, considering he stood on top of it with all his weight and he still had to keep hitting it One of the challenges for Toho's special effects crews on each Godzilla film included not only the construction of miniatures but making them in a way tailored for specific scenes, whether it be for a kaiju attack or for something else, like water or a wind simulation. Success in this regard was usually achieved by Eiji Tsuburaya's effects crews, but not without the occasional failures. The most famous of these might be what transpired during the filming of 1962's King Kong Vs Godzilla: "Solomon" Hirose, the suit actor for "King Kong", was supposed to smash the corner of a building as he(playing "King Kong") entered Tokyo. Hirose, a burly and bull strong man, had great difficulty in destroying the plaster based construction of the building miniature. Hirose ultimately managed to pound off a chunk of the miniature. "josh TX" The condor scene was humorous but didn't make alot of sense. I guess they just wanted to throw a little more monster on monster action in there Agreed. "josh TX" In conclusion, I would say I enjoyed the movie, not the best G film but far from the worst That's about how I also would sum up my thoughts on this film. "josh TX" Sorry for the long post. Next up is Son Of Godzilla. If desired by members of this forum, I will post fresh thoughts on that film as well. Please post them. Thanks. :) Note: the scene I was referring to involving Solomon Hirose in the Kong suit takes place at 1:24 of this American trailer for "King Kong Vs Godzilla": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-imwz5gP5U
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Ebirah Horror Of The Deep(1966) · Showa Godzilla Films 1954-1975