Godzilla vs. Megalon is like that one fling you had in college with your “just friends” friend. Every time, you wake up in disbelief, vowing it’s over, yet you’re back for more next week. It’s a little pathetic, but honestly, she's just too comfy to let go, and you both like the cozy.
I want monsterverse Jet Jaggar to just show up. Like he's just living with a now young adult Bobby Brown and then when someone asks what's his deal she just goes, "no idea, he just showed up one day and started doing chores". There is nothing I want more than to see Jet Jaggar in a apron while vacuuming the floor.
Quite possibly the most famous 'Ultraman-like' of them all, not counting TsuPro's other heroes, such as Redman, Mirrorman and Gridman! This is a film which delights in its own quirkiness, and one which took the unique tone of the Tokusatsu Boom and embraced it with open arms. It's wonky and rough around the edges, but at the same time carries its tone and plays it completely straight. People nowadays may dismiss it for its far more lighthearted tone compared to the films before and after it, but it's impossible to really discuss the Godzilla series' popularity without this film being a part of it. It boosted the franchise to new heights of attention in the west, and has largely coloured the perception of Godzilla too - most of the time, when someone refers to Showa Godzilla as being a superhero, they're probably referencing this film! I highly recommend checking this one out.
Fun Fact- Godzilla vs Megalon was shown as double feature with The Giant Spider Invasion at drive-ins according to historians on the Bill Rebane Werid Wisconsin blu-ray boxset!
Even if the movie sucks objectively it was an absolute blast for me to watch. It unironically made Jet Jaguar one of my favorite characters in all of fiction. He’s basically good hearted but he’d like to smash that kid against a rock.
Riichiro Manabe managed to make an EVEN more crazy psychedelic jazz score for this, than for Hedorah! The Godzilla suit is adorable, but also the leanest, and best for fight scenes! You can also Google-Map their then-modern apartment, and it's STILL there! It's a total mess, but I love this film!
For good or bad this was the first Godzilla movie I saw on a New Jersey TV station in 1978 or 1979. I was mesmerized! My dad was heavily into Star Trek and that started it for it and seeing Godzilla vs. Megalon solidified my science fiction tastes for the following decades. Is it the best Big G movie? Nope. Is it a fun, "gateway" movie for young kids like I was at the time? Yep. Stupid. Yep. Silly? Yep. But hey here I am now, almost 50 years later, and still a G fan.
Such an incredibly obscure film. Damn shame that the only psychical home media release was from Arrow Video twenty-eight years ago with only five units printed overall, which all had to be earn in a deadly battle royal competition held in Cardiff, one that no one ever showed up for, forcing Arrow Video to give said five copies to British character actor Peter Bull who hid it away within his extensive teddy bear collection deep beneath the Earth's surface. Thank you for shedding light on this one, Za Gorudan - many teddy bears died to create this review.
Great review and lol at the way you described Megalon throughout the video, truly the series loveable screwball. This film also holds a special place in my heart since it was the first Goji film I ever saw when I was 4. Your Godzilla meme video rpg segment with Goro and Hiroshi that you made years ago was how I found your channel and subbed, that edit was absolutely hilarious. Happy Godzilla day everyone!
How fortuitous! I just got back from watching Minus One’s theater rerelease/Oscar Win Victory Lap. And there’s a new video just-a waiting for me! Thanks Goldn!
Anyone who says Megalon sucks is objectively wrong. It’s the most delightful Godzilla movie, and whether or not you think there should be a delightful entry, I love that it exists.
It's dull fun with good monster stuff and great creature design but nothing else ...and that's fine. But for me, It was fun at 9 but 20 years later I crave more from entertainment than just mindless action. I think Modern Ultraman strikes a great balance between fun action and engaging storytelling. I don't hate this movie though, I love a lot about it, but it's not even near the top of my watch list.
I actually never noticed Godzilla's weird eyes back when I was watching this on VHS, and when I was showing my friends like two months ago, everyone was saying Godzilla had crazy crackhead eyes
Glad to know Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla wasn't the only movie that used 'Godziller ". It's really grown on me, I quote the line during MG's fight with Anguirus all the time.
These movies were dubbed in Hong Kong, where they speak/spoke the Queen's English. And the Queen's English has an accent where they say words that end in "a" with an "er" sound. It's not just "Godzilla", it can be any word ending in an A sound.
This was my first Godzilla movie. When I was just a kid, I had a cheap, dubbed VHS tape of it that I watched plenty of times. It wasn't until I was much, _much_ older that I started getting into Godzilla movies for real, but I'll always remember that crappy old tape from my youth.
It's always cool to me when companies commission fans for character designs. Jet Jaguar being so zanny looking, along with having weird reprogramming powers, is made better with the knowledge that he was an OC designed by a kid, since that's something I would make as a kid.
I had this one on VHS growing up (a double feature with The Abominable Snowman) and this film is close to my heart. I love JJ's design and Gigan is my favorite Kaiju.
Hi there ZaGorudan. Love your channel and I hope you get more likes and subs. I see this film as a guilty pleasure and I've been writing my own fan-fic version of it. It's titled, It's called Godzilla vs. the Kabulon Brothers: The Undersea Kingdom's SOS Strategy. The story is vastly different from the film in that instead of one, there are two Megalon’s. Both are robot’s representing Seatopia’s ancient guardians from long ago. I also changed Megalon from Kabulon because I felt this new name fits better. One of them causes a volcanic eruption and earthquake on Monster island, sending the monsters fleeing except for Godzilla. After the battle, Godzilla chases Kabulon to Japan. Goro Ibuki and his younger brother Hiroshi Ibuki see the second Megalon after it drains the water from Lake Kitayama. Instead of being villain’s, the Seatopian’s are victims of the nuclear tests and help Goro improve Jet Jaguar. I also improved and expanded on Seatopia’s history and cut out the part about them being allies with the M Space Nebula aliens since it’s never explained how they came to know each other. Gigan is in the story, but as a corpse. I made Goro and Hiroshi brothers instead of friends in the movie. I also added in new characters such as Einus, a Seatopian princess who helps them against Ana, another Seatopian who is controlling the Kabulon Brothers. In the film there was no given reason why JJ was created. But now there is. In a flashback, you learn that JJ was a project by Goro and Hiroshi’s parents for the purpose of fighting monsters until they are both killed during Gigan and King Ghidorah’s rampage through Tokyo in Godzilla vs. Gigan. It’s not the most original idea. You see it in other tokusatsu shows at that time, but what else are you going to do with a giant robot? Let it fight monsters, no duh! Jet Jaguar is later upgraded in the story as an advanced A.I. and can talk just like in the Godzilla SP anime. He has new abilities, ranging from a finishing move called the Plasma Beam he fires from his wrists when he crosses them in a X fashion. Jet Jaguar can also fire a taser-like attachment from his right arm and deploy a pepper-spray from his left arm. To freeze his enemy’s, Jet Jaguar can shoot a liquid nitrogen spray from his mouth. So what do you think? Do any of you have any ideas that can improve Godzilla vs. Megalon? Let me know by replying please.
Godzilla vs Megalon holds a special place in my heart considering it was the first Godzilla movie I had watched til the very end. It's sad that Jun Fukuda consider many of his entries in the showa era as inferior despite being the most remembered for it's bizzare moments that don't leave you after watching it. Sci Fi/Horror should be a creative exercise for any upcoming and inspiring directors to really think outside the box and use this film as an example.
Other than just once, I don't recall any if these Jet Jaguars/Ultraman live shows being shown in my neck ofthe woods even though Godzilla was a Sunday afternoon regular back then on TV. Though we had the whole mecha-theme thanks to then new Shogun Warriors comic and loosely connected toys (which unfortunately, my area only saw thanks to comic book drawn ads). I think these wont be as impressive to me now without the lens of nestalgia but still nice to know so many unseen gems exist. Also, it's interesting that shortening attention spans of youths was already an issue shaping productions back then. I remember when "instant" foods seemed impressive and TV dinners amazingly quick at only about twenty-five or so minutes. I wonder after all these decades what the average kid attention span is clocking in at now.
Monster Island got blown up and sunken, make sense tho To explain why All Monsters are now moved to Monsterland when they're in Destroy All Monsters Even tho Mothra Larva probably just pay a visit
Godzilla vs megalon is underrated and there's actually going to be a Godzilla fest video featuring Godzilla from Godzilla final wars jet jaguar and king ghidorah from Godzilla mothra and king ghidorah giant monsters all out attack
It doesn't matter if everyone and their mother's talked about Godzilla vs. Megalon before, we're here for *your* take on it. Besides, this film gets trashed undeservedly a lot and I do like creators who can give a positive and nuanced take on it.
For some reason this film's title was translated to Superman and Gorgo have a date in Tokyo (Superman y Gorgo se citan en Tokio) for the spanish release. Note: "Se citan" would be closer in context to they meet up, but the literal translation in more fun.
Not a fan of Jet Jaguar until the IDW comics. I dunno guy needed a gimmick in the movie and I'm happy with him being a memetic bad ass in Rulers Of The Earth.
I had this movie on VHS, i think i wanted it due to the awesome 'twin towers battle' post art on the box (which obviously is nowhere in the film). Gigan and Megalon make sense as an evil duo, both having weapons for arms. They feel like monsters inspired from children's drawings. Still holds charm to me now, and the Criterion edition being in proper wide screen with accurate subtitles certainly elevates the film. Its still a silly movie, but its a decent silly movie.
Me, I love this one because it's unrepentant cheese and unapologetic about its low budget, and in the end? It's Kaiju Wrestling Federation to the max in the best way. Unlike the modern movies, I don't feel like it's insulting my intelligence, either. I call this iteration Puppy-Goji! Me, I thought Jet Jaguar was really cool in how goofy he is and still do, and if you've not watched Dante Dotson's comedy voice acting video about this one, you should, it is FUNNY.
This movie is held together by duck tape and tooth paste, nothing made sense it was a mess, but it was a glorious mess... I think I've heard an internet person say that once...
honestly jet alone looks more like boss borot from mazinger z to me than jet jaguar, maybe anno thought that jaguar was also ripping off that series (evident by the smile) so he changed the ingredients
Request: i watched the fifty worst films of all time. The films: Abraham lincoln (1930) Parnell (1937) The goldwyn follies (1938) Swing your lady (1938) The terror of tiny town (1938) Jamaica inn (1939) New moon (1940) Northwest mounted police (1940) The big noise (1944) Ivan the terrible (1945) Dick tracy vs cueball (1946) That hagen girl (1947) Twilight on the rio grande (1947) Daughter of the jungle (1949) Robot monster (1953) King richard and the crusaders (1954) Swamp women (1955) The conqueror (1956) The story of mankind (1957) Jet attack (1958) Say one for me (1959) Solomon and sheba (1959) Alakazam the great (1960) Dondi (1961) Last year at marienbad (1961) Eegah (1962) The horror of party beach (1964) Santa claus conquers the martians (1964) Boy did i get a wrong number (1966) Spinout (1966) Three on a couch (1966) The ambushers (1967) Hurry sundown (1967) Valley of the dolls (1967) A place for lovers (1968) Che! (1969) Myra breckinridge (1970) Zabriskie point (1970) Godzilla vs hedorah (1971) The last movie (1971) Return of sabata (1971) The assassination of trotsky (1972) Trouble man (1972) Jonathan livingston seagull (1973) Lost horizon (1973) Airport 1975 (1974) Bring me the head of alfredo garcia (1974) The trial of billy jack (1974) At long last love (1975) The omen (1976)
"Let's get this clip out of the way" You act like that isn't 10 pounds of awesome in a five pound bag... ~_~ It's worth pointing out that despite the assertion of Toho's international poster, the Seatopians are not related to Mu. In the Japanese dialogue, it is explained that the Seatopians are what became of the people of Lemuria, which was the legend of Atlantis/Mu in the Indian Ocean. Excuse me, but this "Gigan is a coward" propaganda has got to stop. Gigan leaves when he's lost. That is not cowardice; this is a concept of self-preservation. The one time Gigan SHOULD have left, it got him killed. Cowards do not put up the fierce fighting that Gigan does each time he shows up. They run away at the first sign of trouble. And Gigan doesn't seem to give a damn about Godzilla. That isn't particularly smart, but it isn't cowardice. Everyone talks about how "there was a push to steer Godzilla away from his dark, nuclear origins." But what people don't seem to grasp is that the Godzilla they're referring to is dead. The Godzilla of "Godzilla vs. Megalon" is a second Godzilla that appeared in 1955 who was never as angry or violent as the 1954 one. When he surfaces in Japan, he generally stays to the countryside where nobody lives and is constantly harassed by the military for the sins of the first one. Chronologically, he never even steps foot into Tokyo until 1971 and doesn't destroy Tokyo until 1999. So, THIS Godzilla they're telling stories about never had a "dark nuclear origin." He was just discovered on an island in a grudge match with Angilas and it went from there. While we may not know where the kid who created Red Arone is, we do know that he was absolutely aghast when he saw Jet Jaguar for the first time. Monster Island did NOT sink into the ocean (nor part of it). The stock footage of islands being destroyed at the beginning of the film are supposed to be islands in and around the Aleutian Island chain near Alaska--you know, where the nuclear test was. Monster Island is just rocked by the explosions because they wanted to show that the reach of the tests was going halfway around the world down into the South Pacific. Monster Island is not destroyed in this movie. They even shot some more sequences of Godzilla on Monster Island that unfortunately weren't used. Haters can eat it; this movie is my comfort Godzilla movie.
G v M is still a terrible movie and I only recommend watching the MST3k version which is one of thier better episodes. Sorry, I mean the sub HD version released by Criterion is the only one that fully captures the majesty of an underappreciated gem.
Godzilla vs. Megalon is like that one fling you had in college with your “just friends” friend. Every time, you wake up in disbelief, vowing it’s over, yet you’re back for more next week. It’s a little pathetic, but honestly, she's just too comfy to let go, and you both like the cozy.
Oh my god....
I get it...
I get it now...
Megalon and Gigan make the best evil duo of the Showa Era. They have so much fun!
“Get Godzilla, you’ll find him on monster island”
Little Me: But wait, didn’t that blow up in the first part?”
Newp. It did not. You were watching islands near Alaska blowing up. Monster Island is in the South Pacific.
I want monsterverse Jet Jaggar to just show up. Like he's just living with a now young adult Bobby Brown and then when someone asks what's his deal she just goes, "no idea, he just showed up one day and started doing chores".
There is nothing I want more than to see Jet Jaggar in a apron while vacuuming the floor.
Y'know what, I second this.
Jet Jaguar in a maid outfit?
@@auramaster8763 I feel like an apron with a reference to his original movie on it would be funnier.
Quite possibly the most famous 'Ultraman-like' of them all, not counting TsuPro's other heroes, such as Redman, Mirrorman and Gridman! This is a film which delights in its own quirkiness, and one which took the unique tone of the Tokusatsu Boom and embraced it with open arms. It's wonky and rough around the edges, but at the same time carries its tone and plays it completely straight. People nowadays may dismiss it for its far more lighthearted tone compared to the films before and after it, but it's impossible to really discuss the Godzilla series' popularity without this film being a part of it. It boosted the franchise to new heights of attention in the west, and has largely coloured the perception of Godzilla too - most of the time, when someone refers to Showa Godzilla as being a superhero, they're probably referencing this film! I highly recommend checking this one out.
Fun Fact- Godzilla vs Megalon was shown as double feature with The Giant Spider Invasion at drive-ins according to historians on the Bill Rebane Werid Wisconsin blu-ray boxset!
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Even if the movie sucks objectively it was an absolute blast for me to watch.
It unironically made Jet Jaguar one of my favorite characters in all of fiction. He’s basically good hearted but he’d like to smash that kid against a rock.
Riichiro Manabe managed to make an EVEN more crazy psychedelic jazz score for this, than for Hedorah! The Godzilla suit is adorable, but also the leanest, and best for fight scenes! You can also Google-Map their then-modern apartment, and it's STILL there! It's a total mess, but I love this film!
the highway music is a bop
Jet Jaguar had such a promising film career, shame he was canceled
yeah that whole sentience thing was a real shame
At least he did better than Bagan. Bro didn’t even show up in one movie.
I like how Quazies has Gigan and Megalon be two dumb friends.
The main man jet jaguar, I love jet jaguar and am glad to hear someone else likes this movie
For good or bad this was the first Godzilla movie I saw on a New Jersey TV station in 1978 or 1979. I was mesmerized! My dad was heavily into Star Trek and that started it for it and seeing Godzilla vs. Megalon solidified my science fiction tastes for the following decades. Is it the best Big G movie? Nope. Is it a fun, "gateway" movie for young kids like I was at the time? Yep. Stupid. Yep. Silly? Yep. But hey here I am now, almost 50 years later, and still a G fan.
Such an incredibly obscure film. Damn shame that the only psychical home media release was from Arrow Video twenty-eight years ago with only five units printed overall, which all had to be earn in a deadly battle royal competition held in Cardiff, one that no one ever showed up for, forcing Arrow Video to give said five copies to British character actor Peter Bull who hid it away within his extensive teddy bear collection deep beneath the Earth's surface. Thank you for shedding light on this one, Za Gorudan - many teddy bears died to create this review.
Hi enshohma
Great review and lol at the way you described Megalon throughout the video, truly the series loveable screwball. This film also holds a special place in my heart since it was the first Goji film I ever saw when I was 4. Your Godzilla meme video rpg segment with Goro and Hiroshi that you made years ago was how I found your channel and subbed, that edit was absolutely hilarious. Happy Godzilla day everyone!
Thank you for blessing my Saturday
How fortuitous! I just got back from watching Minus One’s theater rerelease/Oscar Win Victory Lap. And there’s a new video just-a waiting for me! Thanks Goldn!
Anyone who says Megalon sucks is objectively wrong. It’s the most delightful Godzilla movie, and whether or not you think there should be a delightful entry, I love that it exists.
It's dull fun with good monster stuff and great creature design but nothing else ...and that's fine. But for me, It was fun at 9 but 20 years later I crave more from entertainment than just mindless action. I think Modern Ultraman strikes a great balance between fun action and engaging storytelling. I don't hate this movie though, I love a lot about it, but it's not even near the top of my watch list.
It sucks tho, Horrible movie
@@jesusramirezromo2037 if you think megalon is bad, you'll love raids again
@@MisterSandmanAU Raids Again is better
@@jesusramirezromo2037it really isnt, its a very boring movie
I actually never noticed Godzilla's weird eyes back when I was watching this on VHS, and when I was showing my friends like two months ago, everyone was saying Godzilla had crazy crackhead eyes
Anyone who says this is a bad movie is an actual bad person.
Glad to know Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla wasn't the only movie that used 'Godziller ". It's really grown on me, I quote the line during MG's fight with Anguirus all the time.
These movies were dubbed in Hong Kong, where they speak/spoke the Queen's English. And the Queen's English has an accent where they say words that end in "a" with an "er" sound. It's not just "Godzilla", it can be any word ending in an A sound.
This was my first Godzilla movie. When I was just a kid, I had a cheap, dubbed VHS tape of it that I watched plenty of times. It wasn't until I was much, _much_ older that I started getting into Godzilla movies for real, but I'll always remember that crappy old tape from my youth.
This was the perfect movie for me to see as a kid, in the theater no less. I still enjoy it and it’s why I love Godzilla movies
jet jagar jet jagar punch punch punch
First time I've watched your videos. I enjoyed it! Thanks
Yea how jet originally came to be is a crazy story tbh glad I didn’t have to tell it
It's always cool to me when companies commission fans for character designs. Jet Jaguar being so zanny looking, along with having weird reprogramming powers, is made better with the knowledge that he was an OC designed by a kid, since that's something I would make as a kid.
I had this one on VHS growing up (a double feature with The Abominable Snowman) and this film is close to my heart. I love JJ's design and Gigan is my favorite Kaiju.
Hi there ZaGorudan. Love your channel and I hope you get more likes and subs. I see this film as a guilty pleasure and I've been writing my own fan-fic version of it. It's titled, It's called Godzilla vs. the Kabulon Brothers: The Undersea Kingdom's SOS Strategy.
The story is vastly different from the film in that instead of one, there are two Megalon’s. Both are robot’s representing Seatopia’s ancient guardians from long ago. I also changed Megalon from Kabulon because I felt this new name fits better. One of them causes a volcanic eruption and earthquake on Monster island, sending the monsters fleeing except for Godzilla. After the battle, Godzilla chases Kabulon to Japan. Goro Ibuki and his younger brother Hiroshi Ibuki see the second Megalon after it drains the water from Lake Kitayama. Instead of being villain’s, the Seatopian’s are victims of the nuclear tests and help Goro improve Jet Jaguar. I also improved and expanded on Seatopia’s history and cut out the part about them being allies with the M Space Nebula aliens since it’s never explained how they came to know each other. Gigan is in the story, but as a corpse.
I made Goro and Hiroshi brothers instead of friends in the movie. I also added in new characters such as Einus, a Seatopian princess who helps them against Ana, another Seatopian who is controlling the Kabulon Brothers.
In the film there was no given reason why JJ was created. But now there is. In a flashback, you learn that JJ was a project by Goro and Hiroshi’s parents for the purpose of fighting monsters until they are both killed during Gigan and King Ghidorah’s rampage through Tokyo in Godzilla vs. Gigan. It’s not the most original idea. You see it in other tokusatsu shows at that time, but what else are you going to do with a giant robot? Let it fight monsters, no duh!
Jet Jaguar is later upgraded in the story as an advanced A.I. and can talk just like in the Godzilla SP anime. He has new abilities, ranging from a finishing move called the Plasma Beam he fires from his wrists when he crosses them in a X fashion. Jet Jaguar can also fire a taser-like attachment from his right arm and deploy a pepper-spray from his left arm. To freeze his enemy’s, Jet Jaguar can shoot a liquid nitrogen spray from his mouth.
So what do you think? Do any of you have any ideas that can improve Godzilla vs. Megalon? Let me know by replying please.
This is a fun G movie, always good to here someone say positive things about it. I like you thoughts on the film, great video!
I mean, this is not a good movie, but goddamnit is it fucking entertaining as hell
YES
YES GOLDN YES
THE BEST FILM IN THE WHOLE SERIES
PEOPLE ARE STILL USING THE STORY OF ME AS A DESKTOP USING MEGALON IN VRCHAT AT A STRIP CLUB!? LMFAO
That was a powerful slap.
I'm glad you mentioned loving Megalon's hopping in this movie, because so do I. Also Gigan, just Gigan.
Godzilla vs Megalon holds a special place in my heart considering it was the first Godzilla movie I had watched til the very end. It's sad that Jun Fukuda consider many of his entries in the showa era as inferior despite being the most remembered for it's bizzare moments that don't leave you after watching it. Sci Fi/Horror should be a creative exercise for any upcoming and inspiring directors to really think outside the box and use this film as an example.
Jet Jaguar!
Jet Jaguar!
His mother never really love him!
He crime fighting covers up basic insecurity
My favorite part of Godzilla Vs Megalon is when Megalon said “ *[Insert Megalon Roar Here]* ” and *[Insert Megalon Roar Here]* ’d all of the place.
Other than just once, I don't recall any if these Jet Jaguars/Ultraman live shows being shown in my neck ofthe woods even though Godzilla was a Sunday afternoon regular back then on TV. Though we had the whole mecha-theme thanks to then new Shogun Warriors comic and loosely connected toys (which unfortunately, my area only saw thanks to comic book drawn ads). I think these wont be as impressive to me now without the lens of nestalgia but still nice to know so many unseen gems exist. Also, it's interesting that shortening attention spans of youths was already an issue shaping productions back then. I remember when "instant" foods seemed impressive and TV dinners amazingly quick at only about twenty-five or so minutes. I wonder after all these decades what the average kid attention span is clocking in at now.
This is one of my favorites. It’s fun and Jet Jaguar is awesome.
My favorite Godzilla movie of all time. Jet Jaguar is awesome!
1:07 Kamen Rider mentioned
Also, as you mentioned, the jet Jaguar second film will be released did not happen yet
funnily enough you've uploaded this on the actual 70th anniversary itself
Yeasssssss new video!
good vid
Monster Island got blown up and sunken, make sense tho
To explain why All Monsters are now moved to Monsterland when they're in Destroy All Monsters
Even tho Mothra Larva probably just pay a visit
Godzilla vs megalon is underrated and there's actually going to be a Godzilla fest video featuring Godzilla from Godzilla final wars jet jaguar and king ghidorah from Godzilla mothra and king ghidorah giant monsters all out attack
I don't even go here but I love Jets weird and slightly unhinged look
One Day To Early! Still Peak Review
It doesn't matter if everyone and their mother's talked about Godzilla vs. Megalon before, we're here for *your* take on it. Besides, this film gets trashed undeservedly a lot and I do like creators who can give a positive and nuanced take on it.
Literally Ultraman Taro of Godzilla franchise
Easily a top 5 Godzilla movie for me, it’s hard to beat two dads raising a kid and a robot to fight the goofiest bug monster ever created
Gigan and Megalon are basically Nidhikki and Krekka of the Godzilla series
Praying that you do Megaloman for this series at some point, even if it isn’t translated in English yet.
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Ultraman-like is the most cursed term ever
Rex Dart - Eskimo spy!
For some reason this film's title was translated to Superman and Gorgo have a date in Tokyo (Superman y Gorgo se citan en Tokio) for the spanish release.
Note: "Se citan" would be closer in context to they meet up, but the literal translation in more fun.
Do you remember how Toho tried to make their Ultraman and Zetton so as not to mess with the distribution of films from Tsuburaya?😅
7:20 RIP Megalon
if the monsterverse gave king kong a robot suit and called him jet jaguar i think my life would be complete
Not a fan of Jet Jaguar until the IDW comics. I dunno guy needed a gimmick in the movie and I'm happy with him being a memetic bad ass in Rulers Of The Earth.
20:39 I'm gonna forget that I just saw that and let's move on
I'd like to see a Zone Fighter which was about a giant superhero fighting all the antagonistic forces from The Twilight Zone.
I had this movie on VHS, i think i wanted it due to the awesome 'twin towers battle' post art on the box (which obviously is nowhere in the film).
Gigan and Megalon make sense as an evil duo, both having weapons for arms. They feel like monsters inspired from children's drawings.
Still holds charm to me now, and the Criterion edition being in proper wide screen with accurate subtitles certainly elevates the film. Its still a silly movie, but its a decent silly movie.
This flim is just peak fun. Megalonvania
Me, I love this one because it's unrepentant cheese and unapologetic about its low budget, and in the end? It's Kaiju Wrestling Federation to the max in the best way. Unlike the modern movies, I don't feel like it's insulting my intelligence, either. I call this iteration Puppy-Goji! Me, I thought Jet Jaguar was really cool in how goofy he is and still do, and if you've not watched Dante Dotson's comedy voice acting video about this one, you should, it is FUNNY.
Can you do taroman review
This is the weirdest Ultraman I’ve ever seen!
I hid the MST3K version of this on the Internet Archive.
(Shhh...)
Why you dissing my boy
peak fiction
Freak you mean 11d ago?
@@NayakaElfayyadh he usually upload videos unlisted at first and links them on patreon a few days before they go public
The film of the king sized goobers
am I going insane or are you the guy that sometimes narrates for wikizilla
I'm that guy! I did the ones for Gigan, Gigan Rex, Megaguirus, Dogzilla & Kat Kong.
Jack Nicholson is my favorite Godzilla character
My favourite Godzilla films are the stupid dumb ones. Gimme Son Of, Revenge, Gigan, Megalon... All day long ❤️
jet jaguar is cute
Godzilla vs megalon is not very bad the monsters are very nice to look at
This movie is held together by duck tape and tooth paste, nothing made sense it was a mess, but it was a glorious mess... I think I've heard an internet person say that once...
Goji gaiden?
the worst part about this movie is that it ends
It was tolerable until the hairy white guy showed up in a toga
Was that Monsterverse robot real? It looks like dookie
honestly jet alone looks more like boss borot from mazinger z to me than jet jaguar, maybe anno thought that jaguar was also ripping off that series (evident by the smile) so he changed the ingredients
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do you think you'll ever talk about any American ultra inspired media? happy saturday an actual dimetrodon!
Didn’t spend ten minutes on Baby Rider, didn’t buy and ride a replica Baby Rider, downvoted and reported for sedition.
Ultraman geed retro went?????
Too much powerful.
Request: i watched the fifty worst films of all time.
The films:
Abraham lincoln (1930)
Parnell (1937)
The goldwyn follies (1938)
Swing your lady (1938)
The terror of tiny town (1938)
Jamaica inn (1939)
New moon (1940)
Northwest mounted police (1940)
The big noise (1944)
Ivan the terrible (1945)
Dick tracy vs cueball (1946)
That hagen girl (1947)
Twilight on the rio grande (1947)
Daughter of the jungle (1949)
Robot monster (1953)
King richard and the crusaders (1954)
Swamp women (1955)
The conqueror (1956)
The story of mankind (1957)
Jet attack (1958)
Say one for me (1959)
Solomon and sheba (1959)
Alakazam the great (1960)
Dondi (1961)
Last year at marienbad (1961)
Eegah (1962)
The horror of party beach (1964)
Santa claus conquers the martians (1964)
Boy did i get a wrong number (1966)
Spinout (1966)
Three on a couch (1966)
The ambushers (1967)
Hurry sundown (1967)
Valley of the dolls (1967)
A place for lovers (1968)
Che! (1969)
Myra breckinridge (1970)
Zabriskie point (1970)
Godzilla vs hedorah (1971)
The last movie (1971)
Return of sabata (1971)
The assassination of trotsky (1972)
Trouble man (1972)
Jonathan livingston seagull (1973)
Lost horizon (1973)
Airport 1975 (1974)
Bring me the head of alfredo garcia (1974)
The trial of billy jack (1974)
At long last love (1975)
The omen (1976)
He just like me because he mother never really like him, also.
Also goldn stop lying yes it is the best godzilla movie you're not fooling me dude
"Let's get this clip out of the way"
You act like that isn't 10 pounds of awesome in a five pound bag... ~_~
It's worth pointing out that despite the assertion of Toho's international poster, the Seatopians are not related to Mu. In the Japanese dialogue, it is explained that the Seatopians are what became of the people of Lemuria, which was the legend of Atlantis/Mu in the Indian Ocean.
Excuse me, but this "Gigan is a coward" propaganda has got to stop. Gigan leaves when he's lost. That is not cowardice; this is a concept of self-preservation. The one time Gigan SHOULD have left, it got him killed. Cowards do not put up the fierce fighting that Gigan does each time he shows up. They run away at the first sign of trouble. And Gigan doesn't seem to give a damn about Godzilla. That isn't particularly smart, but it isn't cowardice.
Everyone talks about how "there was a push to steer Godzilla away from his dark, nuclear origins." But what people don't seem to grasp is that the Godzilla they're referring to is dead. The Godzilla of "Godzilla vs. Megalon" is a second Godzilla that appeared in 1955 who was never as angry or violent as the 1954 one. When he surfaces in Japan, he generally stays to the countryside where nobody lives and is constantly harassed by the military for the sins of the first one. Chronologically, he never even steps foot into Tokyo until 1971 and doesn't destroy Tokyo until 1999. So, THIS Godzilla they're telling stories about never had a "dark nuclear origin." He was just discovered on an island in a grudge match with Angilas and it went from there.
While we may not know where the kid who created Red Arone is, we do know that he was absolutely aghast when he saw Jet Jaguar for the first time.
Monster Island did NOT sink into the ocean (nor part of it). The stock footage of islands being destroyed at the beginning of the film are supposed to be islands in and around the Aleutian Island chain near Alaska--you know, where the nuclear test was. Monster Island is just rocked by the explosions because they wanted to show that the reach of the tests was going halfway around the world down into the South Pacific. Monster Island is not destroyed in this movie. They even shot some more sequences of Godzilla on Monster Island that unfortunately weren't used.
Haters can eat it; this movie is my comfort Godzilla movie.
G v M is still a terrible movie and I only recommend watching the MST3k version which is one of thier better episodes.
Sorry, I mean the sub HD version released by Criterion is the only one that fully captures the majesty of an underappreciated gem.