Times they are a-changing

Or at least the blog theme did, as we’re now running the Atahualpa theme now because of the customizing things I can do to it. That means we’ll be playing around with the layout for the next few days. And maybe get rid of those stupid berries up top and replace it with a rubber monster or something. It depends on how often I can get control of the computer. Enjoy, criticize, complain, all that jazz…

Agon the Atomic Dragon

Agon the Atomic Dragon (Review)

Agon the Atomic Dragon

aka Maboroshi no Daikaiju Agon

1968
Directed by Norio Mine and Fuminori Ohashi

Agon the Atomic Dragon began as a 1964 TV miniseries Maboroshi no Daikaiju Agon (Giant Phantom Monster Agon) produced by Nippon Denpa Eiga (Japan Radio Pictures), but a four year argument with the sponsors of the show delayed it airing until 1968. The four shows were combined into a movie in the 1990s, and that is where most Western audiences became familiar with it.

The four episodes are titled:
Agon Appears – Part 1
Agon Appears – Part 2
A Dangerous Situation – Part 1
A Dangerous Situation – Part 2

The Agon monster suit was created by Fuminori Ohashi, a protégé of Eiji Tsuburaya. The suit was modified with sabretooth fangs and resurfaced on the first episode of The Space Giants as Dinosaur, and was then brought back as Aron for episodes 13-16. And that is the end of Agon. More information here.

Agon was released on dvd in Japan, so swim to Japan and pick up a copy. Or order it from the internet. Or if you are in Japan, then just go to the local DVD store and head past the many many many aisles of anime porn until you reach the giant monster rows and it should be there. Somewhere.

Agon (Etsuji Higashi) – Agon is short for “Atomic Dragon” and looks suspiciously like another fire-breathing lizard. Giant Phantom Monster Agon is sort of a jerk, and he smashes up power stations and refuses to kill a little kid that is trapped on the boat that is in his mouth for hours. Why won’t you kill that kid, Agon? Agon then acts like a dog and gets distracted.
Goro Sumoto (Shinji Hirota) – Goro is a star reporter despite being late constantly. This should tell you the quality of journalism in Japan. Goro is the Gilligan of Japanese reporters, for he bumbles around and he wears a white hat a lot.
Detective Yamato (Asao Matsumoto) – Detective Yamato hangs out with his good buddy Goro all the time despite being a hard-boiled detective and Goro being a klutzy simpleton.
Professor Ukyo (Nobuhiko Shima) – Professor Ukyo not only names Agon, but he knows a lot of professor stuff and does work with nuclear power.
Satsuki Shizukawa (Akemi Sawa) – Professor Ukyo’s assistant and love interest to Goro. She owns a dog who likes to sit in the middle of the road and tease drivers. This dog is destined to be a pancake. Is one of those girls who falls down when running from monsters and gets trapped.
Monta (Yoshihiro Kobayashi) – This annoying kid is our stupid Kenny character. Nuke all Kennys from orbit and spit on their graves.

Rumors of Godzilla getting restarted

Godzilla might be getting rebooted in the US, as rumors have hit the net with almost no sources, so I am not holding my breath, both because of the vague details and because the previous American Godzilla was beyond horrible. I shall just sort of pay attention to this unless something real emerges. Legendary Pictures is the American company.

Bloody Disgusting
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Thanks to Avery for the heads up!

Awesome image from Ralph Cosentino’s great site!
Disney Godzilla

Review of Raging Phoenix at WiseKwai

Wise Kwai’s Thai Film Journal has a review up of Jeeja Yanin Wismistananda’s new film Raging Phoenix (Jija Deu Suay Du). Jeeja is also going by “Jija” Wismistananda, which is like the fifth name for her so far. The review isn’t that positive, and is more disappointed at the wasted potential.
Official Website
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Wingnut Web – Resistnet.com Be Prepared Edition

Resistnet.com continues to be a joke filled with whiners. And someone has stolen most of their caps lock keys. It must be Obama! As the health care debate rages on and mobs of angry old people mob around and lower the public discourse to sub-sewer levels, Resistnet is right in the thick of it cheering them on and taking full credit. And they haven’t stopped posting dumb things on other subjects, either. So let’s go through Resistnet’s vaults one more time before we set Wingnut Web’s eyes on new targets…

Darn those terrorists and cronie s, they stole poor jeff’s caps lock key!
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Dee declares people should check their egos, then bans anyone who dares question her
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Neither of these guys have ever talked to a black person
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DJ thinks grassfire.org will open the books! HA!
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Immediately shot down. Because they have lots to hide.
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Jesus Jesus Jesus, also flu vaccine conspiracy!
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“Young people are dumb” — Bitter old white guy
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Yes, you are being insulted because you are right, not because your crazy mobs are threatening public safety
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How DARE they compare Bush to Hitler ::Has Obama=Joker avatar, fails to connect the dots::
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JA13 thinks Star Wars is real and happening right now
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LLCoolBeans shows that the short buses now have wifi
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Yes, Obama will somehow be a foreigner after he angers enough liberals with his lukewarm healthcare reform!
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gary kaalberg is my new favorite poster on Resistnet.
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The official Resistnet.com support shack, now in some guy’s backyard. Complete with a coffee can for a toilet
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Obama is going to eliminate term limits, but also eliminate elections. Yeah.
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gary is just mad his caplocks key left him for an illegal alien.
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No.
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gary kaalberg is one of those guys who pretends he was GI Joe
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gary kaalberg claims he is going to the 9/12 march on DC
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If you did step 4 and MapQuested DC, then you would have noticed step 5 leads you directly TOWARDS the CIA headquarters.

Gas mask? What the hell does Mel Frost think is going to happen? What is Mel Frost going to do on 9/12? Time to call the FBI again…
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That’s it for now, Resistnet.com continues to be the jokiest joke who ever joked. But the punchline is sadness.