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| Japanese movie monster Godzilla to bid farewell to 50-year-old film series |
| 2004-03-03 |
| GODZIRRA!!!!! Japan’s favourite monster Godzilla will bid farewell to the big screen in December with the release of "Final Wars" marking the 50th anniversary of the giant lizard’s movie debut, its distributor said. In the latest movie, Godzilla will be pitted against more than 10 popular monsters that appeared in past episodes. The film is scheduled for release in Japan on December 11, Toho Co. Ltd. said. Sounds like one of those "Very Special" episodes... The upcoming movie, the 28th in the series which started in 1954, "will compile the fruits of 50 years’ work and put an end to the series," Toho marketing official Yukihiko Mochida said. The monsters will go on the rampage in New York, Paris, Shanghai and Sydney in the star-studded Final Wars, which will also feature the new, strongest-ever "Monster X," he said. Monster X? Must be a Nation of Islam guy. But Toho does not rule out the possibility of Godzilla’s resurrection in the future. "Since Godzilla is our eternal asset, it may come back when a totally new generation of directors emerge or a brand-new film-making method is found to create a whole new world," Mochida said. Yeah, maybe somebody can figure out new and innovative ways to film stomping and melting toy tanks. Like many a human actor, Godzilla taken a rest from screen roles twice in the past. He first disappeared from theatres in 1975 when the film industry was overwhelmed by the popularity of television. "Godzilla: The Exile Years." Next on Biography... Godzilla also "died" in 1995 before Hollywood launched a computer-generated version of the creature in 1998. The 120-million-dollar digital Godzilla proved to be a box-office flop. "Godzilla: Box Office Poison". Next on E! True Hollywood Story. The series has drawn a total of 98.3 million viewers in Japan alone. Godzilla’s genesis was topical at the time. In the orginal 1954 film he rose out of a roiling sea and swam to Japan after being awakened by US atomic hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific in March 1954. Was this Bush’s, chainey’s, or Halliburton’s fault? Anybody? |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #1 Sniff... I am going to miss the big guy! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-3-3 11:51:58 PM |