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Godless Godzilla and Godzilla at 50

Posted by michael on from the zilla-wafers-with-peanut-butter dept.

pjones writes " Monster Zero reports that Toho has taken the God out of Godzilla leaving us with the affectionate if diminished name of 'Zilla.' But only the American Godzilla will become godless. 'Godzilla' is reserved for our suitmation favorite, while his rival, now called 'Zilla,' is the name for the computer generated star (?) of Godzilla 98. And yes we will see the two in mortal combat with 10 other monsters in Godzilla: Final Wars. In the meantime, Godzilla at 50 events are beginning world-wide. Leave it to Kansas to hold an academic conference, 'In the Footsteps of Godzilla'. In San Francisco, the plans are more gala where more films and more Godzilla involved personalities are part of the plans for GodzillaFest which will feature 20 films (not all feature Godzilla). Any other Gojira/Godzilla/Zilla events?"

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  1. Hmmmm... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Interesting


    Wasn't there a story last year saying they were putting G into semi-retirement, due to long term overexposure?

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  2. Hmm, something's screwy here, by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 5, Funny

    I tried to run the OP through Babelfish, but it still made no sense...
    Wtf is the writer trying to say?

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    1. Re:Hmm, something's screwy here, by pjones · · Score: 3, Funny
      How to write a successful /. article
      http://ibiblio.org/pjones/wordpress/index.php?p=84
      1. Start with a provocative title.
      2. Better if it's really two topics or more mashed together.
      3. Begin with incendiary and possibly inaccuate sentence.
      4. Use slightly complex syntax.
      5. Then mangle the sentences further.
      6. Link to sites with low bandwidth so they will complain of /. effect.
      7. Link to sites that are non-English or are poor translations from non-English.
      8. Attack some company, country, state or university with an indirect slap.
      9. Perform the slap in a way that posters must explain to each other.
      10. Perform the slap in such a way that the university's defenders and rivals feel that they must explain it at length.
      11. Include typos. If you leave them out, /. editors will introduce them for you.
      12. End by asking for posters input.
      13. Including puns will do no good with posters or editors as /.ers rarely notice them. You should try a few any way for your own amusement.
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  3. go Zilla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    As an athiest, I support Zilla !

    1. Re:go Zilla by Tree131 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I tried being an atheist, but I gave up.... They don't have any holidays....

    2. Re:go Zilla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
      Please take some English classes, I feel embarrassed to even read your post

      That should be 2 sentences.

  4. I wonder... by germaniumdiode · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is mozilla the illigitimate child of godzilla and opera?!???!!!???

  5. Walk of Fame star by momokatte · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm surprised the OP didn't mention that Godzilla is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the U.S. premiere of Godzilla: Final Wars on November 29.

  6. several reads by fembots · · Score: 5, Informative

    After reading the article a couple of times, I believe they are trying to separate Suit-Up Godzilla from the Computer-Generated Godzilla.

    If you think of it as the opposite of USB 2.0, it all makes sense.

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  7. Am I the only one... by belgar · · Score: 5, Funny

    ....who didn't understand one IOTA of what this post is about? Apologies to Gary Larson:

    What we hear is: blah blah blah GODZILLA blah blah blah GODZILLA blah blah GODZILLA blah blah....

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    1. Re:Am I the only one... by ajs · · Score: 3, Interesting

      The Japanese name, "go-ji-ra", is being re-translated into english for future films as "Zilla" instead of "Godzilla" since, for some reason the target audience has been pegged as being the sort to be offended by this type of thing. Personally I can't see how those two groups would ever cross paths, but whatever.

      I'm also at a bit of a loss for why we can't simply call it "Gojila"

    2. Re:Am I the only one... by It's+all+Krista's+Fa · · Score: 3, Informative

      Here's the basics:

      2004 is the 50th anniversary of Godzilla's first film. Toho says Tokyo:SOS is the last planned film in the series for the foreseeable future.

      Connected with the silver anniversary is a series of events in the US, similar to the roadshow the uncut sub-titled print of the first film had earlier this year.

      Tokyo:SOS, as the last G-film, is something of a gala, similar in nature to Destroy All Monsters. In this one, G is traveling the world and fights somewhere around 10 monsters, one of whom is the American Godzilla from G'1998. G'98 will be done in CGI, whereas Godzilla and the other monsters will be suitmation.

      That's pretty much what the blurb was saying.

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  8. According to... by BJH · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...the "Godzilla: Final Wars" page, the (possibly incomplete) list of other monsters appearing is:

    - Gigan
    - Rodan
    - Minilla
    - Mothra
    - Kamacuras
    - Kumonga
    - Manda
    - Ebirah
    - Anguirus
    - King Caesar
    - Hedorah
    - Monster X

  9. He's a jealous Godzilla by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 3, Funny

    "You will have no Godzillas before me!"

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  10. Don't worry! by BayBlade · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm an expert on what they say about Gozilla in Japan--they usually say something to the effect of:

    Eeeek! Go-jirra!! Ack!

    If you're in doubt, or unclear just assume they are lamenting their untimly death.

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