I'd say your analysis is dead on, Steve. But I sure would have been disappointed to see THAT poster and then go in and see a completely different monster that looked nothing like the poster. Shades of the Wasp Woman, when it comes to wild "creative license" that borders on flat-out lying. Kind of like making a yellowed lobby card look pure white through "creative lighting"!
Bruce On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 3:00 AM, Steve E <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you are correct Bruce that the Italians used creative license to > make a creature in the movie look like Kong and named it Kong, but I believe > the creature is not Godzilla but an alien called Titanosaurus. > > In the movie there is Godzilla and 2 evil creatures from another planet set > on destroying Earth (Mechagodzilla & Titanosaurus). Maybe why the creature > in the poster is destroying the Earth (I don't think Godzilla would). > Titanosaurus I believe has been made to look more like Kong (note the spikey > hair). Here is an image of Titanosaurus (on the right) (and Mechagodzillaon > the left): > > http://www.spaziofilm.it/content/archivio/win.asp?id=6313&foto=5&tipologia=dvd > > Some reference info... > > I believe the Italian movie name (Distruggete Kong! La Terra รจ in > pericolo!) translates to: > Destroy Kong! The Earth is in danger! > > Here is a plot summary: > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073373/ > > Here is a trailer: > > http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=21720905 > > Hope this is info of some use... > > Steve (50s) > > > > --- On *Sat, 20/3/10, Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOPO] The wackiest Godzilla poster I have EVER seen! > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, 20 March, 2010, 3:50 > > I was grading some Italian one-panels I have coming up for auction next > week, and I hit on one of the wackiest posters I have ever seen! > > It is for Terror of Godzilla, and the Italian distributor apparently knew > that "King Kong" movies sell far better than "Godzilla" movies in Italy, so > they stuck a "Kong" in the Italian title, and then made Godzilla look like > "Kongzilla", with a spiked head and scales! > > See a preview at > http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/italian_1p_terror_of_godzilla_NZ00117_L.jpg > > Bruce > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
