{"id":777,"date":"2020-12-16T13:28:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T18:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=777"},"modified":"2020-12-16T13:40:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T18:40:15","slug":"jimmys-notes-on-episode-30-latitude-zero-mini-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/16\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-30-latitude-zero-mini-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy&#8217;s Notes on &#8216;Episode 30: Latitude Zero (Mini-Analysis)&#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\">So\u2026this <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/09\/episode-30-latitude-zero-mini-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode<\/a>. There\u2019s much I want to say\u2026but I\u2019m not at liberty to do so. There were some\u2026top secret items discussed off the air. Very top secret. That\u2019s all I can say for the moment. Our meeting with Ms. Perkins was quite informative. Eye-opening, even. She made Nathan, er, Nate and me privy to some information that will change how we do the show, and we only announced a little bit of it. Let\u2019s just say next season we\u2019ll be helping you all find a better way forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for my notes, I don\u2019t have many bullet points of my own this time around. Mostly, I\u2019m just going to comment on some things that were said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was wrong about the <em>Godzilla vs. Kong<\/em> premiere. That\u2019s not easy to admit. As the \u201cintrepid\u201d producer of MIFV, it\u2019s my responsibility to fact check Nate, but I should\u2019ve fact checked myself. I got caught up in the excitement of a world premiere on the Island six months before its scheduled release (which would\u2019ve been even better given Warner Bros.\u2019s controversial decision to send it to theaters and HBO Max on the same day). Nate had every right to say, \u201cI don\u2019t you so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am happy to report that there will still be a premiere here on Monster Island in May, barring any other unforeseen shenanigans. (Latitude Zero\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine can\u2019t get distributed fast enough).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the way, if you\u2019re interested in learning more about the Latitude Zero Resort in Indonesia (not that I\u2019d endorse anyone who might be competition for the Island), here\u2019s their <a href=\"https:\/\/resortlatitudezero.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now for Nate\u2019s leftover notes from the film\u2026which is most of them since he focused on utopias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Latitude Zero <\/em>notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I watched the \u201coriginal Japanese version\u201d for this episode. Dubious because this was made for the US market and filmed in English. I watched the US version before. <em>(Good thing I picked up some Japanese when my family lived in Japan for a few years. I\u2019ll tell you more about that when we get to a certain Gamera film. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Of course the largest ocean liner is named Fuji.<em> (If it was an American ship, it\u2019d be the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denali<\/a>. <em>Hmm. Not as cool-sounding, I guess. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Nick Hayden joked (in <a href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/18\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-28-nick-hayden-vs-the-beast-from-20000-fathoms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode 28<\/a>) that Dr. Elson would smoke in sub, and Masson tries to here!<\/li><li>\u201c20 fathoms\u201d? Try 20,000! <em>(It\u2019s like Scotty on <\/em>Star Trek<em>: always multiplying his estimates by a thousand. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Did Takarada dub himself back into Japanese? It\u2019d be weird if he didn\u2019t. <em>(That seems likely since <a href=\"https:\/\/wikizilla.org\/wiki\/Latitude_Zero#Japanese_dub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikizilla only lists dub actors for the American cast members<\/a>. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>This explosion at the beginning looks amazing! Probably done using classic technique or pouring colored liquids into water and flipping the film and superimposing it.<\/li><li>This is much like <em>The Green Slime<\/em> in that it feels more like an American production that just happened to be made by Japanese people.<\/li><li>Dr. Ann Barton looks like she came straight off the set of <em>Star Trek<\/em>. Only there could a lady scientist have a backless top, miniskirt, and go-go boots. One guy even says she doesn\u2019t \u201clook\u201d like a doctor. \u201cWhat\u2019s a doctor supposed to look like?\u201d <em>(I\u2019m not complaining. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The plaque says, \u201cThe Alpha. Launched June 21, 1805. Stornaway Harbour, Hebrides.\u201d Scotland.<\/li><li>\u201cFrank speed?\u201d Sounds like a comic book character.<\/li><li>Ah, Dr. Malik. Played the unconquerable Caesar Romero. He\u2019s one of the few true supervillains in Toho\u2019s Showa films. Could he be a Sentai villain? Home base. Minions. A general. Makes monsters. Super vehicles. Blood Rock on an island. \u201cMalik\u201d means murderer (probably derived from \u201cmalice.\u201d) <em>(I wonder if he invested in the Island? \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>This submarine chase looks pretty good. I wish could say the same for all the effects that follow. This feels like a <em>Star Trek<\/em> battle, complete with shaking camera. McKenzie eludes the Black Shark using superior and clever tactics.<\/li><li>You know, I could almost see this being an episode of <em>Star Trek<\/em> with some tweaks. <em>(Me too. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>11,000 fathoms? 9,000 more and you\u2019ll find THE BEAST! <em>(THE BEAST! THE BEAST!FROM 20,000 FATHOM! I couldn\u2019t resist. \u00a0\u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Great matte paintings. Reminds me of an episode of TNG set on idyllic planet where the only penalty is death. <em>(I remember that for <a href=\"https:\/\/images.app.goo.gl\/PvSkyXaHByb5traf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other reasons<\/a>. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Gold is harvested from seawater (okay\u2026) and used for clothing because it\u2019s cheap and plentiful. Diamonds are only used as cutting tools.<\/li><li>Lawton says there\u2019s no moon or stars there, so you can\u2019t have everything. He says everyone Mackenzie mentioned was there supposedly died. Tashiro even jokes that it might be Heaven (Paradise). Lawton theorizes McKenzie kidnapped those people and brainwashed them. Or drugs that induced hallucinations.<\/li><li>Those models on the map are props in the special effects department <em>(Leave the riffing to me, Nate. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Dr. Odaka has made a serum that immunizes against radiation and naturally everyone wants it. <em>(Yeah, that\u2019s one they should\u2019ve shared with the world. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Oh, the \u201cBat Men.\u201d Do they fight Kamen Rider later? Nakajima is one of them. They don\u2019t look great.<\/li><li>All the Asian people are subservient to the foreigners. Cleat mark of American story.<\/li><li>Caesar Romero\u2019s scenes veer closer to <em>Batman<\/em> \u201966.<\/li><li>They\u2019re bathing in Ecto-Cooler (in the Bath of Immunity).<\/li><li>What if the bath didn\u2019t work and you shot them? <em>(Sounds like a debate question. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>That lion looks horribly fake. <em>(You look horribly fake! \ud83d\ude1b \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Malic is a fiend! He didn\u2019t anesthetize the lion. He just stabbed it in the head. <em>(He must\u2019ve been a dentist before he was a mad scientist. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Does he have explosives planted everywhere on the island just in case of intruders? <em>(I think the Board did the same thing on Monster Island because Malik did it first. Be careful on your next nature walk. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The ROUS! You can see the zipper on them.<\/li><li>What\u2019s attacking them? Tiny seagulls?<\/li><li>\u201cFINGER LASERS!\u201d <em>(No one else gets that reference, Nate. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The disintegration effects are really good. And kinda freaky.<\/li><li>Jimmy loves the Alpha. It\u2019s Atragon II. Or the forerunner to the Gohten. <em>(All true. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Apparently, the Black Shark can\u2019t fly. Malik must be jealous.<\/li><li>In the end, none of Lawton\u2019s photos turn out and the bag of diamonds is dirt. The Capt. McKenzie on the boat says he comes from a long line. There\u2019s also an officer who looks like Dr. Tashiro. There\u2019s also a Lt., Hastings who looks like Malik. However, the New York bank did get the diamonds to hold for safekeeping until McKenzie arrived. <em>(Talk about confusing! No wonder Nate doesn\u2019t think LZ exists! \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week for our season finale, the guys from \u201cGiant Monster BS\u201d are joining us to discuss <em>Space Amoeba <\/em>(aka <em>Yog, Monster from Space<\/em>). I know how they are, so I\u2019m having Jet Jaguar in the producer booth with me to act as my dump button. Also, Nate recorded a two-part bonus episode with Chris Cooke from \u201cOne Cross Radio\u201d on the finale of <em>Power Rangers In Space<\/em>. It was mandated by Ms. Perkins, for some reason. Part one will be on Chris\u2019s show and part two will be in the MIFV feeds. Then in January we start \u201cThe Year of Gamera.\u201d Exciting (and hopefully less \u201cinteresting\u201d) times are ahead!<\/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>So\u2026this episode. There\u2019s much I want to say\u2026but I\u2019m not at liberty to do so. There were some\u2026top secret items discussed off the air. Very&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/16\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-30-latitude-zero-mini-analysis\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jimmy&#8217;s Notes on &#8216;Episode 30: Latitude Zero (Mini-Analysis)&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":20,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,114],"tags":[653,641,655,645,654,19,68,634,656,657,649,15,647,18,79],"series":[],"class_list":["post-777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-jimmys-notes","tag-bat-men","tag-caesar-romero","tag-covid-19","tag-dr-malik","tag-godzilla-vs-kong","tag-jimmy-from-nasa","tag-jimmys-notes-2","tag-latitude-zero","tag-latitude-zero-resort","tag-mckenzie","tag-ms-perkins","tag-nathan-marchand","tag-star-trek","tag-the-monster-island-film-vault","tag-toho","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2967,"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777\/revisions\/2967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}