tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post5947564280444593419..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: This Week in Geek (9-15/12/19)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-8640196487150657302019-12-16T18:20:48.358-04:002019-12-16T18:20:48.358-04:00It's the first part that's meta-narrative,...It's the first part that's meta-narrative, filled with asides about how various sections found their way into the text.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-17652067719433617722019-12-16T16:25:17.292-04:002019-12-16T16:25:17.292-04:00Thanks Siskoid! I'll search it out.Thanks Siskoid! I'll search it out.Brendoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913031340103600964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-36028659599424330012019-12-16T09:36:26.185-04:002019-12-16T09:36:26.185-04:00Brendoon: It's free to stream on Popcornflix.c...Brendoon: It's free to stream on Popcornflix.com right now, though that may depend on your region. Hopefully it works in NZ.<br /><br />Anon: Yes seems either my fingers or my spellcheck kept changing it to Hensei, which would be an entirely different kind of Godzilla movie.<br /><br />Shougo: Both Daimajin and Ultraman were on my radar when I planned out the month, and it came down to availability and the themes I ended up giving each day of the week. Hey, gotta save something for my kaiju cravings in the future, right?Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-90671314008460337852019-12-15T17:22:51.521-04:002019-12-15T17:22:51.521-04:00While it sounds like you have your kaiju month pla...While it sounds like you have your kaiju month planned out, I'm curious if you ever saw the movie Daimajin? I think it's a cool twist on the kaiju movie -- it's a period movie, and the kaiju isn't the typical enlarged animal or alien or whatever, but more like a golem. I think the movie is decent and well-made, but it has a couple of skippable sequels.<br /><br />I'd also like to recommend a show called Ultra Q, a B&W television series from the '60s that's like a mini-kaiju movie each week. It was a smash hit, one of the reasons being because it was movie-quality kaiju extravaganzas on the small screen. Mill Creek has recently released a nice and affordable Blu-ray set of the series, which is considered the first entry of the superhero Ultraman franchise. (Don't let that deter you, because it doesn't have anything to do with the superhero. Though it would be interesting if you did get into the franchise!)<br /><br />The show is obviously inspired by shows like The Twilight Zone, which it's often compared to, but it's far quirkier. (It IS a kaiju show aimed at the family, afterall.) The main characters are a reporter, her pilot/aspiring sci-fi writer boyfriend and his comedic co-pilot, and they investigate or are pulled into strange (mainly kaiju-related) situations each week. The show is made by the company started by Eiji Tsuburaya, the legendary special-effects wizard behind Godzilla and all of those classic Toho guys.Shougo B'Stardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461619937425923518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-41164335981701248802019-12-15T16:34:02.889-04:002019-12-15T16:34:02.889-04:00I really enjoyed "Matango," which has in...I really enjoyed "Matango," which has inspired a number of friendly fungoids in my roleplaying campaigns.<br />BTW, the era is "Heisei".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-5128754705207773532019-12-15T16:20:03.466-04:002019-12-15T16:20:03.466-04:00I'm so pleased to hear Quixote finally got mad...I'm so pleased to hear Quixote finally got made! I'd missed the news somehow.<br />I look forward to seeing it.Brendoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913031340103600964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-1806576422273087262019-12-15T09:47:47.848-04:002019-12-15T09:47:47.848-04:00I absolutely loved Parasite! It is the kind of mo...I absolutely loved Parasite! It is the kind of movie you need to watch again to find things that you missed the first time around. <br />tomghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217504578676460449noreply@blogger.com