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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?"

6 of 225 comments (clear)

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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