{"id":739,"date":"2020-12-02T17:59:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T22:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=739"},"modified":"2020-12-02T17:59:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T22:59:58","slug":"jimmys-notes-on-episode-29-war-of-the-gargantuas-feat-ben-chaffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/02\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-29-war-of-the-gargantuas-feat-ben-chaffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy&#8217;s Notes on &#8216;Episode 29: War of the Gargantuas (feat. Ben Chaffins)&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=783%2C327\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?w=783 783w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=300%2C125 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=768%2C321 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I mentioned on Twitter today in my latest \u201ctweet duel\u201d with Marchand, I\u2019m blaming this blog\u2019s tardiness on tryptophan. Thanksgiving was a week ago, but whoever cooked that turkey must\u2019ve added more of that stuff to it. (I can neither confirm nor deny that it may have been a kaiju turkey). Suffice it to say, the American personnel on Monster Island had a good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strangely, I only wrote a few notes while listening to the live broadcast of the <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/25\/episode-29-war-of-the-gargantuas-feat-ben-chaffins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode on <em>War of the Gargantuas<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I think Marchand is on crack. I can\u2019t find a different version of \u201cThe Words Get Stuck in My Throat\u201d from the dubbed version of the movie. I did find out that DEVO covered it in 1979. They make it bearable.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Devo - The Words Get Stuck In My Throat\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_nz1DCl5Ig0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Speaking of the song\u2026why, Marchand, why?! Why did you say the Board would play that song in the elevators?! You know they\u2019ll do it!<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kipp_Hamilton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kipp Hamilton<\/a> died in 1981, so she won\u2019t be able to sing for us on the Island. But like I said, DEVO cover.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here are Nathan\u2019s leftover notes with my annotations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Starts with the Oodako (giant octopus). Tsuburaya had a thing for them. They show up in his movies and TV series often. It gets a beating from Kong and Gaira.<\/li><li>Gaira appears in four minutes.<\/li><li>These subtitles are a bit confused. First they say, \u201cFrankenstein\u201d (which the actor does say), but then they say, \u201cGargantua,\u201d like the dub. And it comes out of nowhere.<\/li><li>Again, G98 parallels with the wrecked boats on shore with skin on it.<\/li><li>\u201cCall 110!\u201d <em>(I\u2019m guessing this is the Japanese version of 911. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>\u201cOperation L,\u201d huh? <em>(Operation Luigi? Lorax? Lumpy? Oh, no! Not the Holiday Special! \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Gaira sorta goes after pigs in a barn like Baragon does a horse.<\/li><li>The protagonists hardly do anything. There\u2019s a lot of military procedurals with nondescript soldiers.<\/li><li>Suddenly Gaira can handle sunlight better after Sanda saves him. And Sanda isn\u2019t bothered by light.<\/li><li>Thankfully, the Gargantua suits look much better when wet than Kong.<\/li><li>Tamblyn and Mizuno talk about how the young people go out during times of trouble, which the same in evert country. They go hiking when kaiju are around. Youth filled cafes and theatres when Nazis occupied Paris. It\u2019s a bit of thematic weight, anyway.<\/li><li>You\u2019d think the whole plotline with any bits of flesh growing into other Gargnatuas would be a bigger deal in this. <em>(The scientists here monitor them and Frankie closely because of this. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Several clips from this film are used as part of the closing ceremonies at G-Fest. <em>(One of these days I should attend. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>There is brief conflict between the scientists and soldiers over if the Gargantauas\u2014or at least Sanda\u2014should be kept alive for study. <em>(This debate happens daily here on the Island. Just kidding. S.C.A.L.E. would sue us into oblivion if we hurt any of the kaiju. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The fights have choreography more like wrestling matches because the monsters are humanoid. Brutal. <em>(I may have been in a few Japanese wrestling matches\u2026. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Using a sweet-smelling flower to revive a woman? Clever. <em>(I\u2019ve tried it a few times. It works <\/em>very <em>well, if you know what I mean. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>It isn\u2019t explained, but the helicopter\u2019s bombing is what causes the volcanic eruption that swallows the Gargantuas.<\/li><li>It ends abruptly and on a bit of a dour note.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Honda Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Since the monsters were smaller, the miniatures were larger and more detailed. This pleased Honda because the Toho art department had been cut from 32 to 14.<\/li><li>The Americanized script required nine scenes to be filmed two different ways.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Peter H. Brothers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kimura\u2019s script based on treatment by Reuben Bercovitch.<\/li><li>Nick Adams was unavailable because he was filming <em>The Killing Bottle<\/em>. Also, due to him trying to propose to Kumi Mizuno, there may have been tension between the two of them. <em>(No excuse. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>He argues Tamblyn\u2019s poor performance is can be blamed partially on Honda because he was easygoing and didn\u2019t usually micro-manage actors.<\/li><li>This could be the saddest ending of any Honda film not because of character or monster death but the death of Akemi\u2019s optimism in the final scenes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, it\u2019s short and sweet today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll be happy to know I made a glorious return to the producer booth for next week\u2019s episode, which had Nathan going solo for a mini-analysis of <em>Latitude Zero<\/em>, which stars the Joker himself, Caesar Romero. We were also joined by Ms. Perkins, who had\u2026important things to tell us. I am not at liberty to say more. After that is our season finale with Matt and Gratton from the Giant Monster BS podcast to discuss <em>Space Amoeba<\/em>. It\u2019s hard to believe one chapter about to end and another one begin. \u201cPoor Marchand,\u201d is all I can say. For those who didn\u2019t hear the live broadcast, you\u2019ll understand next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow me on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaJimmy\/status\/1322791987213410305?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NasaJimmy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the Board on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterIslaBOD\/status\/1323267020641718272?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MonsterIslaBOD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#JimmyFromNASALives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#WeShallOvercome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned on Twitter today in my latest \u201ctweet duel\u201d with Marchand, I\u2019m blaming this blog\u2019s tardiness on tryptophan. 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