{"id":20402,"date":"2023-03-24T13:43:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/?p=20402"},"modified":"2023-03-24T16:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T20:44:13","slug":"godzilla-vs-gigan-rex-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/20402","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex (2003)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Wednesday, alerted by Toho Studios on my Instagram feed, I put aside my distaste for indoor crowds* and toddled off to Albuquerque to see a special showing of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. When I got there, I realized northern New Mexico was a perfect spot to watch a Godzilla flick: bomb references are everywhere, including the Fallout Trampoline Arena next door to the cineplex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Screenshot_20230322_222450_Pokmon GO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/52768867790\/in\/datetaken\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52768867790_edaa32a10b.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot_20230322_222450_Pokmon GO\" width=\"354\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the interminable coming attractions the show started with something I didn&#8217;t quite get. Was It a prequel clip? How was this going to tie in? Is Gigan in Tokyo SOS, too? It was really cool though, so this morning I googled around to see if I could find out more. Indeed I could; my goog-fu is still adequate!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex (&#8230; Gojira buiesu Gaigan Rekusu) is a 3D-animated Godzilla short film written and directed by Takuya Uenishi. It is a sequel to Uenishi&#8217;s 2019 fan film G vs. G, which he submitted to GEMSTONE&#8217;s Godzilla contest, winning the chance to work with Toho in an official capacity. It was screened during Godzilla Fest 2022 on November 3, 2022 and subsequently released on YouTube.<a href=\"https:\/\/wikizilla.org\/wiki\/Godzilla_vs._Gigan_Rex\">*<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here it is in all its glory &#8211; if nothing else go to the 5 minute mark to see Gigan Rex power up. Watching in the theater, I didn&#8217;t notice that it was 3D animated. Part of the reason is that when I watch a movie, if I&#8217;m enjoying it I tend to immerse myself. There&#8217;s no little Roger Ebert on my shoulder analyzing things &#8211; it&#8217;s why I&#8217;d be a suck film critic. But the other reason is that Takuya Uenishi does a great job capturing the feel of Toho practical effects. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ObDeGGRH-PY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A musical observation&#8230; There are a couple of phrases (edit &#8211; the word I was looking fore is leitmotif &#8211; thank you Wikipedia) that put me immediately and directly into a cinematic universe. The first, obv, is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Godzilla_(Main_Theme)\">Godzilla&#8217;s theme<\/a>. And the second? Watch the last bit of Yojimbo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzeHFqkio5A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>*If I wasn&#8217;t stuffing popcorn into my face I was masked up for the duration of indoor time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Wednesday, alerted by Toho Studios on my Instagram feed, I put aside my distaste for indoor crowds* and toddled off to Albuquerque to see a special showing of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. 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