Sneakeater Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 This was the first movie, as far as I can recall, that I went to because I wanted to -- as opposed to just being ferried there by some adult to get me and my peers out of their hair. (At that time, in America, it was called "Ghidra" instead of "Ghidora": I'm sure there was a reason.) It was on a double-bill with Elvis's Harum Scarum (my first Elvis movie!), which as far as I can recall my eight-year-old self found puzzling (among other things, how did he get that pompadour to stay up like that?). This was the first Mothra movie I saw, and I was very taken with the Tiny Fairy Princesses (indelibly played, as I now know, by The Peanuts). But you know what, it wasn't -- because I have this recollection of being disappointed that Mothra only appears as a caterpillar rather than a moth, so I must have seen OG Mothra or Mothra vs. Godzilla to know that. I'm pretty sure it was my first encounter with Rodan, though. I still think Rodan is vaguely silly. Does it hold up? In this context, it's hard to know what "hold up" means. It's not an Indelible Work Of World Cinema like OG Gojira was. But I certainly enjoyed it more than my recent viewing of You Only Live Twice. Kurosawa associate and bestie Ishirō Honda was some kind of genius, no doubt about that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 The film's premonition of global warming is just icing on the wagashi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 I remember that, when I first saw this, I was very excited by how it integrated spy-movie tropes into a monster-movie context. This seemed less apparent to me this time out. But I'm probably just less observant than I was at age 8. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I am working through Yasujiro Ozu's movies, and have yet to come across any animated monsters. But I still have 30 or so to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 In Tokyo Story, I think they're implied. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 You must be watching the American cuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Japanese trailer for The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 And it's not just Ozu in Japan. Here's the original French trailer for Celine and Julie Go Boating: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 And this is the original French trailer for Claire's Knee: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Just pondering the idea there might be longer cuts of Ozu's movies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 But it's all monsters! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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