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| Topic Started: Feb 11 2006, 11:22 PM (1,620 Views) | |
| packmule | Feb 11 2006, 11:22 PM Post #1 |
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In 1968 Toho released Destroy All Monsters. The story: the year is 1999, and all of Earth's monsters now live in isolation on Ogasawara Island in a place called Monsterland: Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra(larva), Gorosaurus, Manda, Baragon, Varan, Minya, Kumonga, and Angilas. A race of aliens called the Killaak, in an effort to subjugate the Earth, loose the monster's upon all the major capital cities of the world, Tokyo being the last to be summarily demolished. Only the crew of the spaceship Moonlight SY-3 stand between humanity's salvation and monster annihilation! ---Post your opinions and impressions of this film here. :) |
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| Legionmaster | Feb 11 2006, 11:53 PM Post #2 |
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Meh. The only good part is the final battle. |
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| packmule | Feb 12 2006, 12:57 AM Post #3 |
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Actually I liked the scene where the monsters converge on Tokyo, i.e. Godzilla, Rodan, Manda, and Mothra(larva). I also liked the scene where Yoshio Tsuchiya gets out of the chair, casually walks to the window, opens the shutter, and proceeds to jump to his death crazy . It was obviously a dummy tossed out a window-still funny to packmule :lol: |
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| Legionmaster | Feb 12 2006, 11:23 AM Post #4 |
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Eh, I'll give you the fact that seeing Manda was pretty cool, but overall, I didn't care too muach for the scene. ;) Needed the Goji vs Manda fight. |
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| packmule | Feb 12 2006, 07:53 PM Post #5 |
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That scene was an outtake wasn't it? Or maybe an unused scene? :huh: |
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| Legionmaster | Feb 12 2006, 07:54 PM Post #6 |
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Yeah, it was a cut scene. Would have liked to see it. |
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| King Joe | Feb 12 2006, 10:09 PM Post #7 |
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If they still kept that scene it would of been bad, because they said they cut it because Manda stood no chance against Godzilla. Overa;;. I enjoyed this movie, it was good, i liked the fight scenes the best though. |
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| Ro-Dan | Feb 13 2006, 12:06 AM Post #8 |
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| King Joe | Feb 13 2006, 10:11 AM Post #9 |
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Thankyou, if you would want a sprite signature like that I would be happy to make it for you. |
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| packmule | Mar 5 2006, 11:38 AM Post #10 |
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You can make one for me Corey if you like. I will use it from time to time. Thanks pal. :D |
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| gojiramatthew | Jul 28 2007, 11:37 PM Post #11 |
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I think this film is fun, the attack on the city was well done and the monsters looked great, wish the final battle was longer but it kicked tail. The Special Effects are great and a work of art in this one. Its a bit to slow, wish they made it faster but Im fine with it. |
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| josh TX | Jul 29 2007, 08:01 PM Post #12 |
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I was able to catch that deleted scene of Godzilla and Manda on youtube somewhere. It had no audio but you see Manda wrapping around a bridge and then Godzilla advances on him and grabs his head. The film cut after that. I dont know if there was any more footage than that filmed or not. |
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| packmule | Jul 29 2007, 08:58 PM Post #13 |
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I also think some of the talking scenes in the first third of the movie were somewhat cumbersome. My main disappointment with Destroy All Monsters(1968) has always been, primarily, the abbreviated appearances of Baragon and Varan. The suits for both these monsters had deteriorated to the point that they were both deemed unusable during the making of this film. A shame really. I hope, sooner than later, that somebody releases an upgraded R1 DVD of this film. The ADV Films R1 release has no features and no extras and uses the "international" English dub. I have always preferred the AIP dub featuring the deep, rich voice of Norman Rose. A 2-disc R1 DVD release of this film in it's orignal version(with English subs), the AIP version, and lots of extras would be marvelous.  I used to have, on VHS, a collection of outtakes and unused footage from Toho sci-fi and kaiju films. I've also seen the footage of Godzilla skirmishing with Manda. I believe Toho was correct to leave it out of DAM. |
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| josh TX | Jul 29 2007, 10:06 PM Post #14 |
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Yeah. Like some have said it would not have made sense considering all the kaiju were under control. It would make no sense for them to start fighting. About the Baragon suit, it is a shame, however that consequence did allow Gorosaurus to shine in his place. |
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| packmule | Jul 30 2007, 07:33 PM Post #15 |
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Indeed. After Godzilla Gorosaurus, I thought, did the best job of having Godzilla's back in the final battle with KG. I also think that "Goro's" eruption out of the ground under the Arc De Triomphe in Paris(France) is an iconic scene in all of Toho's kaiju films. I know when I hear the words "Destroy All Monsters" I usually think of that scene and the AIP trailer graphics in which "DAM" is displayed vertically, top to bottom of the television screen with shots of the monsters in the background. thumbs up |
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