That's the giant turtle I was thinking of. Ultraman may not be technically a robot, but he's close enough for me.
On Jul 16, 2013, at 7:51 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > Cary, I think you mean Gamera instead of Gammorah. Ultraman is a live action > show, and he's not a robot, but the Ultra series is certainly an inspiration. > > Tranzor Z's "real" name is Mazinger Z. Other super robot shows include Brave > Raideen, Gaiking, Dangard Ace, Combattler V, Might Gaine, Golion (Lion > Voltron here in the States), the list goes on. Google "Super robot anime" > and you'll be shocked at the amount of them. > > The militaristic aspect of the robots also touches on "Real robot anime," the > main example of which is Mobile Suit Gundam. > > On Monday, July 15, 2013 8:51:39 PM UTC-4, cwpreston wrote: > A lifetime of giant monster movies, primarily Japanese (but some like King > Kong should be included). Cloverfield would even fit very nicely as a prequel > for this movie. > The primary kaiju everyone thinks of is Godzilla, but there was Gammorah as > well. Then all the giant robot cartoons/shows: Ultraman, Tranzor Z (it had a > different name in Japan), Voltron, Battle of the Planets (called Gatchaman in > Japan) and the list goes on. > > > On Jul 15, 2013, at 7:17 PM, James Peluso <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey geeks, >> >> What are the origin films for this flick? >> >> On Jul 15, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You know, I was comparing this to another Del Toro film, Hellboy. Hellboy >>> did not do well at the box office, but had great reviews and word of mouth. >>> And while it was an adaption, at the time Hellboy was not well known >>> outside of the comic book community, so it was similarly obscure. Del Toro >>> did eventually make Hellboy 2, and I think that, though it may take a >>> while, we will get a Pacific Rim 2. >>> >>> The idea of the Kaiju making another rift seems an obvious choice, as well >>> as the merging of a Jaeger and a Kaiju (a cyborg monster ala Gigan springs >>> readily to mind). Take as long as you want Del Toro, because Ihave faith >>> that you will deliver. >>> >>> On Monday, July 15, 2013 9:38:01 AM UTC-4, Edward Crosby wrote: >>> I'm really upset crap like Grown Ups 2 beat it in the box office this past >>> weekend. Hopefully, word of mouth will travel and it will do better this >>> coming weekend. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> Have a Better One, >>> Edward Crosby >>> http://about.me/edwardcrosby >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1710434/pacific-rim-2-guillermo-del-toro.jhtml >>> >>> >>> It may not have made a boatload in the box office, but I loved it (and it >>> was very true to its origin films). Wouldn't mind seeing a sequel. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
