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| Gorgo(1961); Discuss the film here and VCI DVD here | |
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| packmule | Feb 8 2006, 07:11 PM Post #1 |
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Long in the tooth
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In 1961 Gorgo was released by MGM. The story: a salvage vessel is nearly wrecked by undersea volcanic activity off the Ireland coast. Two of the vessel's crew(played by Bill Travers and William Sylvester) go ashore into the local fishing village, befriending a boy and running afoul of the surly harbormaster. Nights later a 60-foot reptilian sea monster appears briefly, driven off by torchtossing villagers. The creature is subsequently captured by the salvage vessel crew, where it is brought back to London, and unceremoniously put on display as part of a circus show. In the meantime, the monster's 200 foot "mother" appears at Nara Island, wipes out the harbormaster's abode and then sets off to London to rescue her 'child"... Directed by Eugene Lourie. Produced by Frank and Maurice King. -- Post your thoughts and opinions about this film here. :) |
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| packmule | Jul 17 2007, 03:36 PM Post #61 |
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I'm going to wait until Friday night to look around and see if I can find a few other reviews of it first-if it's still for sale at Amazon at that time I will order it. I like buying a kaiju book every now and then. :) |
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| KaijuFanatic | Jul 18 2007, 06:00 AM Post #62 |
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I'm embarrassed to say, with all the Hammer, Amicus and Hammer personality books I own.....I don't own any kaiju books at all.
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| packmule | Jul 18 2007, 03:48 PM Post #63 |
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Suggestion: if you buy them get them from Amazon.com, as they have a better selection than DeepDiscount.com.
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| KaijuFanatic | Jul 19 2007, 08:25 AM Post #64 |
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Thanks, I'll definitely heed that suggestion. :) How many books covering kaiju do you currently have in your collection, Lee? |
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| packmule | Jul 19 2007, 03:48 PM Post #65 |
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"Godzilla" books and related that I own: 1. The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Godzilla by Ed Godziezewski 2. Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography Of The Big G by Steve Ryfle 3. Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo-The Incredible World Of Japanese Fantasy Films by Stuart Galbraith IV 4. Tokyo Scope-The Japanese Cult Film Companion by Patrick Macias 5. Godzilla(based on the 1998 film), novelization by Stephen Molstad 6. Godzilla Returns by Marc Cerasini 7. Godzilla 2000 by Marc Cerasini 8. Godzilla King Of The Monsters by Scott Ciencin 9. Godzilla Invades America by Scott Ciencin 10. Godzilla Perfect Guide Book(1998) , written in Japanese(GINO is on the cover) Other printed media about Godzilla, or including references to the monster: Magazines: 1. Markalite-Fall & Winter 1991 issues 2. Oriental Cinema-issues #10, 18, & 19 3. Japanese Giants-issue #9 4. Ultrafan issues #1, 2,3,4 5. Kaijufan issues #5, 6/97, Spring '98, Fall, 98 & Winter '99 6. G-Fan issues #11 through #78 I also have about a half dozen various "Dark Horse" Godzilla comics issues. |
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| packmule | May 1 2008, 06:55 PM Post #66 |
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According to this blog post at Kensforce a UK filmmaker named Edgar Wright has indicated he plans to do a remake of Gorgo(1961). The link: http://robojapan.blogspot.com/2008/05/is-e...rgo-remake.html I hope a remake of this old classic gets made. thumbs up |
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| Ro-Dan | May 1 2008, 09:25 PM Post #67 |
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Interesting. Hopefully if they do remake it it'll be a quality film. |
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| packmule | May 2 2008, 05:14 AM Post #68 |
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Edgar Wright indicated that he would use a man in the suit for this Gorgo remake. That, in and of itself, isn't IMO necessarily bad...if the remaining special effects are good. Perhaps Wright will also employ a combo of suit and CGI. We'll see. |
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| Ro-Dan | May 2 2008, 04:21 PM Post #69 |
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Man in a suit, huh? In this day and age it'll be laughed out of the theaters. I know that opinion isn't popular amongst kaiju fans but it is reality. |
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| packmule | Apr 5 2009, 05:34 PM Post #70 |
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For anyone interested the novel Gorgo, authored by Carson Bingham, is still available (used) for sale at Amazon by several sellers: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000N20L4U/sr=1-2/qid=1238970039/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1238970039&sr=1-2&seller= |
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| Gojira the ultimate | Nov 18 2009, 08:59 AM Post #71 |
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A. Didn't know their was a book B. I haven't seen the movie yet C. My dad used to believe the baby was as tall as Godzilla. |
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| dph | Nov 18 2009, 04:41 PM Post #72 |
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I really enjoy Gorgo. The costume has its flaws but the destruction scenes of London were executed real well. I also think the portrayal of sheer panic in the streets of London was nicely done. |
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| harryhausenfan1 | Aug 22 2010, 02:47 PM Post #73 |
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Being a diehard fan of the stop-motion monster films I grew up with, and thrilled to, "Gorgo" was one of the exceptions to the rule! This film excels in every way, in my opinion. Beautifully photographed, the film is a great example of what could be accomplished with live-action monsters rather than stop-motion. The monster "suits" of Gorgo and much larger mom were totally believable and incredibly detailed and polished. The entire film shines...the photography, direction, music, sets, and the great screenplay itself. If you see this film for the first time...you'll want to see it again! Mother-love, monster-style....one of my favorites! Larry G. |
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| packmule | Mar 15 2012, 09:32 PM Post #74 |
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VCI Entertainment, which owns the rights to Gorgo(1961), has announced that they will release this movie on Blu Ray with a tentative release date on or before Halloween of 2012!
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| The Real McCoy | Mar 15 2012, 10:42 PM Post #75 |
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I heard about this at MZ; didn't know if it was true or not. It's not my favorite monster flick, but it would be nice to see what kind of work they put into it. This might be a double dipper for me, depending on what extras they throw in. That's really the selling point for me when it comes to buying copies of movies I already have. |
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| packmule | Mar 15 2012, 10:56 PM Post #76 |
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Click this link and scroll down: http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/index.html ![]() Great news! |
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| packmule | Oct 29 2012, 10:46 PM Post #77 |
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VCI Entertainment has rescheduled their Blu Ray release of Gorgo(1961), this movie now scheduled for release on both remastered DVD and Blu Ray on March 5, 2013. This is an updated release date issued by VCI Entertainment to DVDTalk on 10/24/12: http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/index.html (scroll down to see) |
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| packmule | Nov 19 2012, 11:18 PM Post #78 |
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I came across this fan posted video on Facebook which features music from the official soundtrack to Gorgo(1961): |
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| The Real McCoy | Nov 20 2012, 10:33 AM Post #79 |
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Have any of you guys seen the advertisement for IDW's release of the Gorgo comic book? I think it's a reprint that actually came out at the time of the movie, but I'm not sure. It looks kind of interesting; just wondered if anybody else has seen it. |
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| packmule | Dec 18 2012, 04:11 PM Post #80 |
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Here it is for preorder at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Ditkos-Monsters-Volume-Gorgo/dp/1613775520/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp It will be published on February 12, 2013. I'm going to pick up a copy.
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