8mm Forum: Two major GODZILLA scores!

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Posted by Timothy Price (Member # 1832) on March 30, 2010, 07:23 AM:

I finally found the Ken Films "Destroy All Monsters" Super 8 Sound/Color and yesterday Legendary Pictures announced they are taking the helm for a new American Godzilla movie. Legendary is guaranteeing it will be absolutely nothing like the 1998 Emerich/Devlin giant let down! It will be released in 2012.

Sweet! life is good!

Tim

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on March 30, 2010, 02:19 PM:

Tim, i'm still after a super 8mm feature print of the original GODZILLA [Smile]

Posted by Timothy Price (Member # 1832) on March 31, 2010, 07:32 AM:

The only S8 that I even think is of the original Godzilla was a French version called something like... "Godzilla Monster
From The Pacific" I still don't even know for sure about it.

Are there other S8 version(s) of the original?

Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on March 31, 2010, 09:47 AM:

A Japanese link:

A Japanese online-store with some used monster-films that look like Godzilla (no clue whether it's Super8 or Regular8):
http://www.geocities.jp/maru_ba99/page013.html

Some German links:

Godzillas Todespranke (Original title: Yongary / Dai koesu Yongkari):
http://www.super-8-hobby.de/rezent184.htm
http://www.tierhorror.de/images/GodzillasTodespranke-Super8.htm
According to this page the Super8-version is included on the DVD (in telecined form of course):
http://www.die-besten-horrorfilme.de/horror/film1482-Godzillas-Todespranke.csp

CS-Trailer for "Godzillas Todespranke" (Original title: Yongary / Dai koesu Yongkari):
http://www.super-8-hobby.de/trailer36.htm

Godzilla und die Urweltraupen (Original title: Mothura Tai Gojira - Link only mentions a Spanish and an English release!):
http://www.super-8-hobby.de/rezent345.htm

King Kong gegen Godzilla (Original title: Gojira tai Mechagojira)
http://www.cinema-super-8.de/godzilla_1974.htm
http://www.tierhorror.de/images/KingKonggegenGodzilla-Super8.htm
http://www.tierhorror.de/images/KingKong-Godzilla-DieBrutdesTeufels-Super8.htm

Insel der Giganten:
http://www.tierhorror.de/images/InselderGiganten-Super8.htm

Monster von einem prehistorischen Planet:
http://www.tierhorror.de/images/MonstervoneinemprehistorischenPlanet-Super8.htm

King Kong - Dämonen aus dem Weltall:
http://www.tierhorror.de/images/KingKong-DaemonenausdemWeltall-Super8.htm

Several covers:
http://www.mechagodzilla.de/s8-cover.html

This thread mentions some Japanese Super8-releases, e.g. "Kaiju No 1 Gojira":
http://www.godzilla-forum.de/viewtopic.php?t=4078

Have fun!

Jörg

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on March 31, 2010, 09:54 AM:

Tim,

A few years back a full length German import of the 1956 Raymond Burr American release was available.

Doug

Posted by Timothy Price (Member # 1832) on March 31, 2010, 12:13 PM:

I'd love to get one of those Japanese Ultraman films.

I'm trying to remember the name of the French company that released this Godzilla film. It was either 8mm or Super 8, it was hard to tell from the auction, almost certain it was S8. I'm also almost certain it was only 50ft and silent.

"Godzilla Monster From The Pacific" (or something like that)

I bid on it and was outbid. It was only a few months ago.

Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on April 01, 2010, 03:06 AM:

quote:
"Godzilla Monster From The Pacific" (or something like that)

Sounds like this film:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_vs._the_Sea_Monster

According to the ofdb ( http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassung&fid=3418&vid=285677 ) it was released on Super8 as a digest (colour, 1:1,33, 360m, Spanish soundtrack) by the Spanish company "Nostros Panoramas de Espana"

Acoording to this page, the Spanish title of the Super8-version was "ISLA DE LOS BAMBÚES ROJOS": http://www.cinefania.com/movie.php/135800/en
(This doesn't make any sense to me as it should translate into something like "Island of the red bamboo"... On the other hand: the German title of the cinematic release doesn't make any sense either as it's "FRANKENSTEIN UND DIE UNGEHEUER AUS DEM MEER" ("Frankenstein and the monsters from the sea"))

Jörg

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on April 01, 2010, 05:04 PM:

Tim, I was referring to the German print Doug mentioned. It was available awhile back through THE REEL IMAGE. I asked Steve about it but I was too late.

Posted by Timothy Price (Member # 1832) on April 01, 2010, 09:05 PM:

Yeah, that definitely sounds better than the 50ft silent version! Love to get a hold of that as well!

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