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Kaiju fun
working my way thru my Netflix queue - tonight was Gamera: Revenge Of Iris (1999)
The usual tale of the horribly misunderstood giant turtle who really IS a friend to all mankind. This time he fights a hypermutated Gyaos that has been raised by a little girl who blames Gamera for the death of her parents. Yeah- I guess it makes more sense if you are Japanese.
Anyway, I mention this because of one of the 'Extras' that had me falling off my sofa. There is a Commentary track featuring Gamera, Iris, and Sam (#6) discussing their roles in the film. Gamera has a British accent and speaks of playing the character for 37 years and the lucky happenstance where he encountered THE perfect role for a 200-foot-tall flying reptile. Iris has a Russian accent and talks about this breakout role for her and the challenges she faces as a tentacled actor. "Sam" has a broad Southern USA accent and to hear him tell he apparently played every minor and extra role in the film! This track alone was worth the price of rental!
The usual tale of the horribly misunderstood giant turtle who really IS a friend to all mankind. This time he fights a hypermutated Gyaos that has been raised by a little girl who blames Gamera for the death of her parents. Yeah- I guess it makes more sense if you are Japanese.
Anyway, I mention this because of one of the 'Extras' that had me falling off my sofa. There is a Commentary track featuring Gamera, Iris, and Sam (#6) discussing their roles in the film. Gamera has a British accent and speaks of playing the character for 37 years and the lucky happenstance where he encountered THE perfect role for a 200-foot-tall flying reptile. Iris has a Russian accent and talks about this breakout role for her and the challenges she faces as a tentacled actor. "Sam" has a broad Southern USA accent and to hear him tell he apparently played every minor and extra role in the film! This track alone was worth the price of rental!
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Gamera was the mascot of the faux sorority that my best buddies and I made up freshman year of college. Gamma Lambda Mu.
Gamera! Gamera!
Gamera is really neat! She is filled with turtle meat!
We all love GAMERA!
Ah, memories. :)
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And one of these days, I'll have to pick up The Essential Godzilla: All the Marvel Godzilla comics in one volume. 8-)