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Vote in TTToTTT Day 5 - Godzilla vs. Surprise Cameos
🕑 Added 2023-01-23 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
ROUND 2 BEGINS!
Up first, two of our big winners from round 1 face off. We have...
A Deep Dive Into the Godzilla Franchise (submitted by Will Hensley)
vs.
What Makes a Surprise Cameo Actually Good? (submitted by Eric Johnson)
The Godzilla franchise has always been a bit of a blind spot for me, and it's one people have been asking me to cover for years. So for this I would just buy the whole Criterion Godzilla box set and go deep, covering the whole history of the series, up through Shin Godzilla and the American versions.
The cameo video I imagine being kind of like the PG-13 F-bomb video from a few years ago - breaking down a short, simple cinematic device, discussing the functions it serves and how it can be used well. And I have strict rules about what really qualifies as a cameo. Tom Cruise in Goldmember? That counts. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder? Not a cameo! If they appear in more than one scene it's just a supporting role.
And don't forget to vote in our other match-up of the day: Cinematic Video Games vs. Legasequels
Comments
Robert James
I like both Categories but Shin Godzilla 2016 reminds me how to vote
SKetches
If Godzilla doesn’t get this? It’s going to be devastating- think of the tail dropkicks, Batman 66 crossover trivia, the sheer scope of style from the 50’s til the present day. Having Patrick trying to cope with ‘Son of Godzilla’ and experience Ishiro Honda? It’s perfect
Dean Hacker
Is the Godzilla collection still up on the Criterion Channel? Because that would make a fun watch along.
David Dunlap
Go Godzilla!
Chris Bird
i'm honestly really intrigued to hear the thoughts of a person who doesn't know much about Godzilla. the only real analysis i've heard is from people who have been watching Godzilla since they were kids.
Andrew Braid
Oh dang I hadn't even thought of including Godzilla: The Series, that would be great! I remember seeing bits of it on TV as a kid, everything I've heard about it has said that it's far better than the (truly awful) Emmerich movie.
BenW
Does that include Godzilla: The Series? It's an odd beast for taking the wildly hated U.S. adaptation and making it... actually pretty decent. Good even, not to mention a direct sequel to the Emmerich film.
There’s a ton of important cinema/real world history to cover with Godzilla, but there’s also the tail slide kick from Godzilla vs Megalon and I just need to see Patrick talk about all of it.
Loving the brackets so far, but not gonna lie, I'm really just here to make sure Patrick covers the lizard. ゴジラ, 行くぜ!!
Herman Falck How
No offense to whoever submitted the surprise cameo idea but this should be a landslide victory for Godzilla. Imagine what Patrick will do for the homage!
Matt Eckholm
Shin Godzilla is incredible. A masterful combination of horror and comedy and it modernized Godzilla in such a timely way. In a way it's sad it never got sequels, but then again, every back-to-the-serious-roots Godzilla reboot eventually serialized into silliness so it's nice that the black comedy about Fukushima never suffered that same fate.
Think of Godzooky!
Even if I didn't think there was more to say about Godzilla, I will always support Godzilla in all of their endeavors.
Andrew Braid
I'm actually surprised Godzilla isn't doing better so far this round. There's so much to cover there, and it'd be extra interesting from the perspective of a relative newcomer to the series. Shin Godzilla alone could be a video!
Please vote Godzilla. I want more Godzilla in my life.
