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Apparently this was the last Godzilla movie until Shin Godzilla in 2016, so I'm expecting it to be *extremely* goofy.
...Good lord, it's two hours long. This could be painful. #Monsterdon
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This Sunday at 9pm Eastern it's #MONSTERDON the weekly monster movie watch party! Come join the rest of the fediverse as we make fun of a goofy monster movie!
This week we're returning to form with GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (2004)! Godzilla is revived by the UN to fight aliens! No problem.
You can catch the movie over on Tubi, or it's available on Archive.org in both Subtitled (https://archive.org/details/Godzilla-Toho-Classics/28.+Godzilla+Final+Wars+(2004).mp4) and Dubbed (https://archive.org/details/godzilla-final-wars-2004-english-dub-1080-p) versions!
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@Taweret Not seeing an American poster.
This DVD cover is pretty terrible.
The japanese poster has a lot going on, and it's less orange and photoshopy, Which is good. But It's still not great. It's not really a striking image.
I think "Slugs" has had the best poster of this year's #Monsterdon picks.
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@Taweret yaaaaaaas the big G is back
I'm starting to think none of you all have actually seen Godzilla Final Wars.
Aka, Toho does a Matrix ripoff with a small dash of Godzilla stuff on the side.
Sunday, June 1, 2025, 8PM CT (1AM Monday UTC)
TONIGHT
IT'S #MONSTERDON
we will be watching
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
"The Earth Defense Force are locked in battle with a number of monsters attacking cities around the world, when a mysterious race of aliens known as the Xiliens arrive on Earth. Reviving Godzilla may be the EDF's only chance to save the planet."
its streaming free on tubi. please watch and live post it with us!!
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(ironically this STILL does not result in a Bechdel pass >_>) #Monsterdon
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Anyway I'm headcanoning Cookie as an egg just to shore up the numbers, anybody with me? #Monsterdon
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Also, I'm a little annoyed the opening narration *specifically says* "Men AND women in rocket ships" and then gives us an all-male crew :/ #Monsterdon
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Shower thoughts about Forbidden Planet:
Y'know, I think that might've been the first 1950s movie we've seen in a LONG time where the monster was NOT Communism. #Monsterdon
Another belated wrapup post, I did get mostly caught up w/comments this time at least first. Last night brought us the Xerox-Parc Mother of all demos of science fiction films. Thanks as always to @Taweret, @JoeWynne and @Cherizilla for bringing us the movie, booze and bingo, and everyone participating for making sense of the oftentimes senseless.
Forbidden Planet was not our usual release in that it had a budget, talent, and you can tell effort was made. Normally we're shooting 0 for 3 there. Some highlights for me:
- Cookie McStewpot, Robot botherer.
- The triangular doors that most likely inspired the 1959 Tx state fair exhibit that was later re-used as a set for #Monsterdon favorite* "Beyond the Time Barrier"
- Some awesome Disney provided FX even by today's standards!
- M-M-M-Morbin' Time!
- You Morbin'?
- Like it's my Jorbin
- Like Dallas, Corbin
- Well, I'm not absorbin'
- eh,
- The origin of '70s television's most popular robotic guest star.
I think it's sweet that #Monsterdon was called off this week in honor of the troops
A lot of people disagree, but it was the right move
Today's top ten tag trends:
10: #wilders
9: #PhotoMonday
8: #Fotomontag
7: #liverpool
6: #mastobada
5: #MemorialDay
4: #nameanewdisease
3: #rp25
2: #forbiddenplanet
1: #monsterdon
Now that we've seen the Forbidden Planet it has come to my attention that Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is on Tubi now. 1983 big/low budget Sci-Fi attempt to cash in on the 3D craze. It's Molly Ringwald's second movie appearance. Would be a great #monsterdon watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pomwa3nC1c8
Forest Dragon"
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What are you doing @Taweret ? We should have a bad movie this week? We can't have two good movies in a row? To perfect masterpieces of science fiction cinema back to back! There's two things you don't know about Earth...
#Godzilla #Monsterdon
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Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) https://youtu.be/GF0PC4fD9F4?si=n8-KQrt7faxkHZwV
Critters 3 (1991) https://youtu.be/UwsXuUJE9rM?si=tCHffcAg0g2XwA7N
The Stuff (1985) https://youtu.be/vYv8Y6-q9Z8?si=cmu2gtlGk5_iYuIN
Slithis (1978) https://youtu.be/o7DTg4sDGYA?si=LJO-gazTd5JLKxBK
Bog (1979) https://youtu.be/4MW9sF5gwAY?si=nvIZpERPnkaq0BfP
Grizzly (1976) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CExyNKuEjXo
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@Taweret All right, I guess I'll Bog this time. It's been on there for like six weeks at this stage, it's Bog's turn. #Monsterdon