Sunday, January 12, 2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Mill Creek Releasing SCI-FI CREATURE CLASSICS Featuring Mothra
SCI-FI CREATURE CLASSICS
20 Million Miles to Earth
(1957) B&W Not Rated
On its way home from Venus, a U.S. Army rocket ship crashes into the sea of Sicily leaving Colonel Calder the sole survivor...or so it seems. A sealed container is also recovered from the wreck and, when a zoologist and his granddaughter open it, the gelatinous mass inside escapes. Overnight, it grows into a horrific monster that has doubled in size. In desperation, Calder calls in the Army to help fight the monster but it will take more than man's weapons to fight the evil forces and save the world from destruction.
The Giant Claw
(1957) B&W Not Rated
Global chaos erupts when an enormous bird from outer space ventures to earth and begins killing scores of innocent. Four times faster than sound, the bird is bigger than a battleship and surrounded by an invisible radar-resistant shield which repels existing destructive devices. It’s a race against time for scientists Mitch MacAfee and Sally Caldwell to devise a weapon against this abominable creature before it obliterates the United States.
It Came From Beneath the Sea
(1955) B&W Not Rated
A giant, radioactive octopus makes the deadly mistake of attacking Navy Captain Pete Mathews'
submarine, prompting the bold commander to pursue the monstrous beast across the Pacific
Ocean before it attacks anyone else. But as the military races to develop a special torpedo that
will penetrate the mutated octopus's brain and destroy it, the eight armed monstrosity suddenly
discovers how to survive on land, wreaking havoc first on San Francisco
Mothra
(1961) Color Not Rated
Members of a Japanese expedition to a heavily-radiated island find two tiny, beautiful girls and
take them home for observation. When the girls are taken off the island, a mysterious egg
hatches, producing a gargantuan moth which destroys everything in its path as it searches for
the girls.
• Star Power: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia and more!
• 20 Million Miles To Earth showcases Ray Harryhausen's signature special effects as seen in
Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Clash of the Titans. He is the
winner of the Geroge Pal Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Films, given to people who are an inspiration to the genre (other winners include George
Lucas and James Cameron)
Program Details
SKU:53216
Language:English
Genre:Sci-Fi
Starring:William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday
Co-Starring:Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi
Format: DVD
Run Time: 5 hr 26 min
Rating: No Rating
Region Code: Region 1
Street Date: 02-25-2014
UPC: 683904532169
Number of Discs: 1
Distributed By: Mill Creek Entertainment
Catalog Title: Sci-Fi Creature Classics - 4-Movie Set
Catalog URL: http://www.millcreekent.com/sci-fi-creature-classics-4-movie-set.html
Friday, January 10, 2014
Science Site Says Godzilla 2014 Will Bomb
The site Silicon Angle.com posted an article on what it thinks will be the biggest bombs this year movie wise the article mentions RoboCop, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and...Godzilla. I for one certainly don't agree but they they show a not so good track record for Godzilla films lately and with people saying Pacific Rim was a failure at the box office it does get this fan a little nervous. I still believe when it all is said and done (movie, DVD/Blueray, toys, etc.) Godzilla will be a success. Below is what they had to say about Godzilla and click here for the full article.
Godzilla
Hands down, Godzilla will be the biggest box office bomb of 2014. Godzilla as a character is box office poison. In fact, the last three Godzilla movies released domestically have flopped: “Godzilla 1985” made $4M; “Godzilla 2000” made a whopping $10M and the last attempt at a Hollywood-style big budget remake, also called “Godzilla” bombed so badly that its lead toy licensee went bankrupt.
Moreover, the last Godzilla movie,“Godzilla: Final Wars,” was produced a decade ago, and it bombed so hard that the studio, Toho, Co. Ltd., put the entire franchise on ice. That installment cost $20M and made $12M in Japan, and had the lowest admission numbers for a Godzilla movie in nearly 30 years. Following that bomb, the film’s director, Ryuhei Kitamura, has been cranking out budget rate horror slasher flicks ever since—choice fare like “Midnight Meat Train” and “No One Lives.”
Aside from Godzilla, the giant monster genre as a whole is anemic. “King Kong” flopped, despite having Peter Jackson at the helm; “Pacific Rim” bombed, despite having umpteen giant monsters battling on screen; Gamera the Brave, about a lumbering giant turtle monster, delivered weak numbers at the box office; and even among the outer edges of the giant monster genre, recent films “Jack the Giant Slayer” and “Walking with Dinosaurs” flopped as well.
Ultimately, if Peter Jackson couldn’t turn “King Kong” into a mega-size box office hit, the likelihood of an indie film director—Gareth Edwards—making a big budget giant monster action film like “Godzilla” a global, profitable hit are essentially non-existent.
The $160M Godzilla is also sandwiched between some of the summer’s sure-fire mega hits, with Sony’s “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” coming at it with strong tailwinds just two weeks before, and the double team of Adam Sandler’s latest summer comedy “Blended” and Fox’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past” opening just one week later with strong headwinds pointing right at Godzilla. Godzilla will be hit from all sides, and theater owners will be allocating more screens for “X-Men” and “Spider-Man” rather than taking a chance on empty theaters screening “Godzilla.”
It’s also worth noting that the marketing to date for “Godzilla” has been rather weak (and nearly invisible). Considering that “Godzilla” is the last film that Warner Bros. is co-financing with former producing partner, Legendary Pictures, we believe that Godzilla’s box office results aren’t exactly WB’s top priority at this time. Especially considering that the studio is opening up an Adam Sandler summer comedy only one week after Godzilla’s release. It should also be noted that WB is only financing 25% of “Godzilla,” so its exposure is minimal. And since the two companies have effectively divorced, we don’t expect a “full court press” on the marketing front from WB, who is distributing worldwide except for Japan.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
More Pics Of S.H. MonsterArts Gigan (2004)
The latest Kaiju to join the S.H.MonsterArts series is none other than one of Godzilla's most fearsome opponents- the mighty Gigan! Based on his most recent appearance in 2004's Godzilla Final Wars, Gigan comes replete with chains, saws, and enough interchangeable cutlery to throw master chefs around the world up in arms. Rotating chainsaw accessories and other interchangeable parts can be applied to portray Gaigan in his Power Up form. The dorsal fins are also articulated to depict Gigan when in flight. Finally, Gaigan’s iconic red eye has been rendered in exquisite detail, using clear parts for an added effect. This one is not to be missed.
May 2014 MSRP $94.99
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Was Godzilla Script Leaked Today Real, Draft, Or Fake?
Earlier today a script was leaked on the Toho Kingdom forums it was then also posted elsewhere, although they have been deleted since. But the question is was the script real, a draft, or a fake is unknown. I have seen the script and like many of the rumors, leaks, etc. there is the possibility it could be real, the ideas presented in it could fit within the movie, but of course that is base on the other info and rumors we have had already have heard which we are not 100% proven to be true either in many cases. My personal feeling it is a draft, I won't post them because there is no proof of this, if it is proven they are part of a draft then I will post them at that point, sorry. Hopefully we will get more info direct from Legendary Pictures at some point.
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