I love Godzilla.
But I am a Godzilla snob.
I don't care about any of the Hollywood Godzilla movies. They have to be made in Japan, in Japanese. No English dubbing. Do I speak Japanese? No. Does it matter? No.
I know what you're thinking. "That is a weird thing for a middle-aged stitcher lady to love." Maybe so. But I have an older brother, so I grew up with monster movies and heavy metal and bugs preserved in jars of rubbing alcohol in the refrigerator and even a tarantula. [We thought it was a male, but when she started spinning an egg sac my mom drew the line and my brother had to let her go in my grandparents' pasture.]
After school, the three o'clock movie on the little black and white TV we had was often an old monster movie, and regularly a Godzilla movie. I loved them. Still do. They're like comfort food for me. Put me in front of the TV, under a blanket, with an old Godzilla movie on, and I will drift off to sleep to the sounds of Tokyo being destroyed. In Japanese, of course.
Imagine my delight when I stumbled across this awesome little Godzilla design. It's a scene from the 2023 movie Godzilla Minus One, which turned out to be the highest-grossing Japanese Godzilla movie of all time (we saw it twice--and I *never* go to the movies). It also won an Oscar for Visual Effects. This is the scene on which the design is based:
Pretty cool, huh?
What a fun post! I have to admit that I've never seen a Godzilla movie, but I always love hearing about people's different interests. It must've been such a fun surprise to find the Godzilla design- it turned out really well, too. It's neat that the design is actually based on a movie scene. Hope you have a great week and a lovely Thanksgiving!
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DeleteI still love you, Mary! 😆
That's what I thought was so neat, too--that it's a scene from the movie.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Haha! I did a Godzilla cross stitch for a friend "may Godzilla destroy our house last". Its on Etsy and was difficult due to many different shades of green and grey single stitches, but he loved it.
ReplyDeleteI've seen those!😆
DeleteOh my, I saw only one movie. It was not my taste. But a funny post.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy Thanksgiving,
Gabi
Happy Thanksgiving, Gabi!
DeleteThe movies were actually funny in Japanese, I remember watching them.
ReplyDeleteHave fun stitching your Godzilla!
Marilyn
Some of them were crazy!
DeleteHow fun! Still chuckling about the egg sac, though--that would be a horror movie in itself! 🕷️🕷️🕷️🕷️...
ReplyDeleteI hate spiders! I can still remember *that* one, even though I was pretty young.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving! I also love the Japanese Godzilla movies. Used to watch them with my dad- our local TV station always ran a marathon on Thanksgiving day.
ReplyDeleteMy giiiiirrrrrl! How did I know you would be a Godzilla fan?😉
DeleteI have to confess, my 2 Thanksgiving "must" watches are the WKRP In Cincinnati Turkey Drop & King Kong vs Godzilla. (The Japanese edit where Godzilla wins)
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DeleteThis is amazing!!!! Love it so much haha
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jackie!
DeleteWell I do like heavy metal ! , that's strange for my age to.
ReplyDeleteHave fun , everyone is different ha,
Hugs June.
Lol! Rock on, June!
DeleteOh Honeybee, thank you for the giggle. Your Godzilla piece is darling. Wishing you and Mr. Wonderful a blessed Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, my dear!
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