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| Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 12 2008, 05:08 AM (73 Views) | |
| Moonlight Mothra | Sep 12 2008, 05:08 AM Post #1 |
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This was the first time Godzilla went against Mothra. While some people don't really like this movie, I though it was done really well. Between the way Godzilla looked and the way Mothra looked, it was pretty good. True, Godzilla did look like he was recovering from a hangover and Mothra looked terrible, it was a decent first movie where they were pited against each other. True, they would face each other again in the future weather it was helping each other or going against each other. |
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| packmule | Sep 12 2008, 05:14 AM Post #2 |
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I'll post more thoughts on this film, a favorite of mine, within the next couple of days. In the meantime, here's the original Japanese(Toho) trailer for the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfW4VaYJhdw |
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| Moonlight Mothra | Sep 12 2008, 05:59 AM Post #3 |
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I had never seen the Japanese trailer for the movie. Thanks for posting it. |
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| packmule | Sep 12 2008, 11:39 AM Post #4 |
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Here's the trailer for the American version, called Godzilla vs The Thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfe2_NpBSK8 |
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| Moonlight Mothra | Sep 13 2008, 12:26 AM Post #5 |
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Japanese one is better. Thank you for posting that trailer though.
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| packmule | Sep 13 2008, 10:16 PM Post #6 |
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I'm hoping Matthew will drop in at this thread and talk about how he believes Godzilla looks 'drunk" in this film. |
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| Moonlight Mothra | Sep 13 2008, 10:43 PM Post #7 |
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Yea. If you read my first post, I said he looked like he was recovering from a hangover. I actually do believe that he was dunk. He did look it. The way his face looked and along with the was he walked, it is obvious that something was up. He was clumsy too. All points to being drunk. |
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| packmule | Sep 14 2008, 09:46 AM Post #8 |
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Maybe he was drunk...with power.  What do you suppose Godzilla would like the best? Asahi beer or Sake? 
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| Moonlight Mothra | Sep 15 2008, 05:15 AM Post #9 |
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He was not drunk with power. Just drunk. Nuclear power plant. |
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| gojiramatthew | Apr 6 2009, 09:10 AM Post #10 |
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Mothra vs Godzilla is a slight improvement over King Kong vs Godzilla but it still is far from one of the best G-films IMO. THE THINGS I LIKED: Most of the Godzilla suit The Special Effects The Adult Mothra Prop The Human Characters The Score THE THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: The Godzilla Suits Wobbly Lip (It was IMO very distracting and annoying) The Two Mothra Larvae props (I saw some footage from the 1961 Mothra film, the Larvae in that film looks great but in MvsG the larvae's don't look as good IMO) Godzilla wasn't all that terrifying and seemed pretty weak (My reasons for saying this: Godzilla getting his tail caught in into a tower and it falls on him, Godzilla tripping and slamming into a building, Godzilla missing the nearly dying adult Mothra many times with his atomic ray) The Climax (Getting defeat by two larvae's is IMO a weak idea) MY RATING: 5.5/10 - Better then Godzilla vs Gigan and some other G-films but its still far from the top of my list. 
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| packmule | Jul 23 2009, 01:41 AM Post #11 |
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Silk Degrees: Mothra Vs Godzilla(1964) - Revisited For no particular reason and without any special motivation I decided to watch a Godzilla movie this evening. My choice: the original Toho version of Mothra Vs Godzilla(1964), in Japanese language and English subtitles. More observations about this film, some familiar and perhaps a few that aren't: Thumbs up: 1. the abundance of high speed filming used to render Godzilla's movements. This lensing technique makes the action of the monster look slower and more realistic, given Godzilla's size 2. the trio of Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi and Hiroshi Koizumi, who all play off each other very well 3. the score overall is IMO terrific. The main Godzilla "march" helps enhance the urgent, serious tone of the film 4. many of the miniature effects, by Eiji Tsuburaya and his effects team, are excellent 5. comic relief, though not overdone, by the gruff and no-nonsense newspaper editor "Murata"(Jun Takazi) and his affable but bumbling and perpetually boiled egg eating reporter(played by Yu Fujiki). very funny 6. the overall rendering of Mothra, which I thought was outstanding. The wire works staff were no doubt very busy in helping to bring this enormous prop to life in front of the camera 7. the overall battle between Godzilla and Mothra: nothing fancy as both monsters play up to their strengths: Mothra uses her maneuverability advantage in the air, her poison powder and hurricane force winds generated by her flapping wings. Godzilla basically relies on his oral beam, the monster perhaps realizing if he used it enough he would eventually score a hit on his winged adversary(which he did) 8. the JSDF in this movie: these guys actually planned and carried out their attacks on Godzilla with purpose, unlike in other G films where the JSDF come across as being ineffective, unmotivated dullards. In Mothra Vs Godzilla the JSDF leave no doubt of their intent to not only stop Godzilla but also to try and destroy the creature if possible 9. the rendering of the twin Mothra larvae: well done, the two creature's movements appearing to retain a good degree of realism 10, the presence of some truly despicable villains, in particular "Torahata"(Kenji Sahara), a greedy and arrogant shyster who tries to rip off and subsequently jam up his own business associate, "Kumamaya", himself no upstanding individual either. 11. the "Mosugoji" Godzilla suit. No, I don't like the "wobbling lips" but, forgetting that particular shortcoming, I thought the suit looked great overall Thumbs down: 1. the sequences of the adult Mothra Vs Godzilla battle where hand puppets are used. I have never been nor will ever be a fan of the puppetry arts winky 2. the battle between Godzilla and the twin Mothra larvae: I have no problem with the larvae successfully cocooning Godzilla but I do think those tasked with choreographing this battle made things a little too easy on the larvae. I would have liked seeing Godzilla put up more of a fight against the smaller creatures. The trailer for Mothra Vs Godzilla(1964): http://fr.truveo.com/trailer-mothra-vs-god...4/id/3948013570 |
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