tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post5654462560839693487..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: 1954 Alternate OscarsMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-65695030883442621602018-10-16T16:41:20.436-04:002018-10-16T16:41:20.436-04:00$134? Heck, they're basically giving it away$134? Heck, they're basically giving it awayUncle Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928846509441045279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-45290228840961342512018-10-16T14:18:38.592-04:002018-10-16T14:18:38.592-04:00Ah, brother, the sacrifices we've made for art...Ah, brother, the sacrifices we've made for art ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-63479019439781741912018-10-16T14:17:34.066-04:002018-10-16T14:17:34.066-04:00I will never forget the pure pleasure of seeing Go...I will never forget the pure pleasure of seeing <i>Godzilla versus the Smog Monster</i> in the theater. Must have been around 1972 during its U.S. run (according to imdb).<br /><br />Amazingly, it's unavailable on DVD. There's an old VHS tape going for $134 on Amazon. And apparently somebody wrote an essay about it that you can download for 99 cents.<br /><br />I think a Criterion Collection restoration is in order ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-3274099234011599502018-10-16T13:08:51.561-04:002018-10-16T13:08:51.561-04:00NOT the Raymond Burr version? If Lt. Tragg had ar...NOT the Raymond Burr version? If Lt. Tragg had arrested Gojira, then Hamilton Burger ham-fisted his prosecution only to have Perry Mason get Gojira off the hook when he masterfully reveals it was actually the Smog Monster that master-minded the whole thing, it would've gotten my vote.<br /><br />Works for me anywayUncle Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928846509441045279noreply@blogger.com