{"id":806,"date":"2021-01-05T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=806"},"modified":"2021-01-06T10:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T15:36:00","slug":"jimmys-notes-on-episode-31-space-amoeba-feat-giant-monster-bs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/05\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-31-space-amoeba-feat-giant-monster-bs\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy&#8217;s Notes on &#8216;Episode 31: Space Amoeba (feat. Giant Monster BS)&#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&amp;ssl=1 783w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=768%2C321&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, that was one hell of an adventure! With shipping being delayed by the pandemic and the holidays (and shady Chinese mech part sellers on eBay\u2026), it took forever for me to get everything I needed to complete Mechani-Kong Mk. 2. But I am not one to waste anything\u2014especially expensive alien and future tech\u2014which is why I used the leftovers to make Uber-Moguera. It was challenging enough making the parts I salvaged from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wikizilla.org\/wiki\/Moguera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mysterian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wikizilla.org\/wiki\/MOGUERA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G-Force<\/a> models compatible my rebuilt mechanical monkey. I studied <a href=\"https:\/\/wikizilla.org\/wiki\/Dr._Who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Who\u2019s<\/a> original blueprints (no thanks to Michael Hamilton for stealing my annotated <em>Godzilla Compendium<\/em>\u2026) and consulted with some of the Jaeger builders at the Shatterdome. I was surprised to learn that Jet Jaguar, in addition to his size-changing and other abilities, did have some robotics knowledge in his massive cerebral hard drive. He was the best assistant I could\u2019ve asked for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, as Nathan, er, Nate and the Giant Monster BS boys learned, Uber-Moguera has some\u2026issues that need ironed out. As in he needs to be finished. Combining Mysterian and pseudo-Futurian tech has proven to be more difficult than I expected. I\u2019ll get it done, though. Having a pair of mechas on the Island for work and defense will come in handy. I\u2019m sure the Board is planning\u2026something to do with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/23\/episode-31-space-amoeba-feat-giant-monster-bs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode 31<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are my notes on the discussion of <em>Space Amoeba<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They forgot to mention that the English-language title for this movie was <em>Yog, Monster from Space<\/em>. I\u2019m guessing \u201cYog\u201d is the name for the collective of non-corporeal aliens and not the kaiju. I\u2019m not sure which one would have that name.<\/li><li>Why didn\u2019t I remind you, Nate, about the hotel aspect of the plot? Sometimes you have to let people fail to learn the best lesson.<\/li><li>\u201cJimothy\u201d? I\u2019ve been called worse. Not \u201cJimbo,\u201d though. I\u2019m okay with that. Sorta.<\/li><li>I have a pile of tires from maser cannons. I was able to get one to fit the Weedmobile.<\/li><li>The lobster fighting game is not \u201cBattle Crab.\u201d It\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neoaq.net\/games-en\/fightcrab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fight Crab<\/a><\/em>.<\/li><li>As Rev. Mifune would say, \u201cWhen I was a child, I reasoned like a child, and when I became an adult, I put away childish things.\u201d I now think space is even more preferable to Earth. I mean, have you been on Twitter lately? \ud83d\ude1b<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These are Nate\u2019s leftover notes on the film:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Space Amoeba Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Released in 1970, the year\u2026Kurosawa attempted suicide.<\/li><li>This is not to be confused with \u201cThe Immunity Syndrome.\u201d <em>(Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/memory-alpha.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Immunity_Syndrome_(episode)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Star Trek episode<\/a> that has a literal giant amoeba in space. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The rocket is clearly a model.<\/li><li>Helois 7 is going to Jupiter because we got to the moon. <em>(Jupiter has the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Red_Spot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Red Spot<\/a>, but I can tell you from experience Venus is more fun and safe to visit. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Tsuburaya would\u2019ve been happy because he\u2019d make another octopus-style monster. <em>(Except this one he can\u2019t eat. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Straw hats and cigarettes. There\u2019s a band name for you. <em>(I\u2019ll add it to the list of bands performing at the Island\u2019s next music festival. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>He thought the matamata turtle was a monster. Take that, Gamera! <em>(Do not insult the king! \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The mark on Rico\u2019s body looks like frostbite\u2026or a hickey. <em>(No kink-shaming. \ud83d\ude1b \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Here we go again: eye candy native girl. It\u2019s a staple of these island films. <em>(It\u2019s a trope I can get behind. \ud83d\ude1b \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Seriously, what does this guy think he\u2019s gonna do to Gezora with a knife? <em>(I fought a giant squid with a knife once. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Catch it and put it in a show. He sounds like Clark Nelson now.<\/li><li>The animated tentacle looks goofy.<\/li><li>Gamine and Kamoebas are better-looking suits, but they aren\u2019t as \u201cpopular\u201d as Gezora. Kamoebas appeared later as a dead body in Tokyo SOS.<\/li><li>Kudo shoots Ganime in more ways than one (gun and camera). <em>(Haha. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Obata is going around burning lots of bats.<\/li><li>A man of science says humans have souls. Hot dang! Obata\u2019s soul is fighting the aliens.<\/li><li>The bats are circling Ganime and Kamoeba like vultures. Okay.<\/li><li>Did they just use the same panning shot of the characters again? <em>(Probably. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Honda Biography<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It was originally written in 1966 as part of the deal between Toho and UPA. It was a global story on the scale of <em>Gorath<\/em> with monsters invading from space and submerging entire continents. When it was revived three years later, it was scaled back to the South Seas. The filmmakers hoped to recapture the old magic, so the film became like a \u201cbest of reel.\u201d Tanaka, who was too busy to produce it, thought it was too much of a retread.<\/li><li>There was constant pressure to stay on budget. Honda wanted to film on Guam, but that was canceled and he filmed on Hachijo Island, the \u201cHawaii of Japan,\u201d 170 miles south of Tokyo.<\/li><li>The experience on this film was unmemorable for those involved. They spoke and wrote little of it. Regardless, it was the last Toho sci-fi film made on the old studio system.<\/li><li>\u201cMy nightmares are almost always about war\u2014wandering the streets, searching for something that\u2019s lost forever. But it\u2019s possible for me to will myself to have pleasant dreams. For me, the most wonderful fragrance in the world is new film. You open the canister for the first time and breathe deeply. That night, the same wonderful fragrance fills your dreams. It\u2019s grand.\u201d \u2013Honda, 1992<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>LeMay \u2013 <em>Big Book<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Originally, Yoshio Tsuchiya was to play Obata, but he let Sahara have the role.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Brothers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Possible theme of the destruction of natural beauty but not developed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And so ends season one of MIFV (not counting <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/30\/bonus-episode-6-power-rangers-in-space-countdown-to-destruction-part-2-feat-chris-cooke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the bonus episode<\/a>, of course).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We just did the live broadcast of the season two premiere, and it was\u2026interesting, to say the least. You\u2019ll hear it next week when \u201cThe Year of Gamera\u201d begins with a discussion of 1965\u2019s <em>Gamera the Giant Monster<\/em>. Then for the first mini-sode of 2021, Nate is joined by podcaster\/YouTuber\/amateur filmmaker Adam Noyes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCetSJNMOgQ-IfkVvjO6D3iQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AN Productions<\/a> to discuss the rare but excellent <em>Submersion of Japan<\/em> from 1973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite everything that happened in 2020, I truly believe we shall overcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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>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>#JimmyFromNASALives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#WeShallOvercome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, that was one hell of an adventure! 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