Happy 65th Birthday to the King of the Monsters!

[yuiyoshida]

[BumRushDaShow]

1. My mother

who would have been 89 this year, loved her some Godzilla!

Whenever any of the Turner stations or SyFy or AMC or whoever, ran any marathons, she would be right there.

[catchnrelease]

4. She had excellent taste!

I'm 'just' 69 this year but I will watch Godzilla anytime I see him on. My Subie Forester is green and my license plate holder says 'Godzilla is my co-pilot'. I also have a rear window decal with Goji blasting the little family figures. And that's just on my car...I won't go into the collectibles in the house, lol. He's definitely my guy!

[yuiyoshida]

7. I have a pretty good collection as well

Including, Rodan, King Kong and Gamera! My best though is Shin Godzilla My favorite!

[catchnrelease]

8. Nice!

I have a Gamera and Mothra but no Rodan yet. On my wishlist. I think my favorite is still the original.

[yuiyoshida]

10. IF you haven't seen Shin Godzilla, its really worth seeing!

[catchnrelease]

11. I did miss it

I was waiting and somehow when it finally came out I couldn't find it near me. Will have to find it on dvd or streaming somewhere.

[yuiyoshida]

12. If you have a PS 4 you can rent it,...

You can also rent it on Youtube. Godzilla: Godzilla Resurgence is the US title.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. LOL

She also liked the "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" movies but I still think Godzilla topped those for her. From her childhood to young adulthood into the early '50s, going to the movies was her generation's "television".

One of my sisters used to like Ultraman when we were kids (whose creator, I understand, had done special effects work on the original Godzilla films). We used to walk around the house doing this -

[JHB]

2. Let me add a couple, albiet from this side of the Pacific

[yuiyoshida]

3. Or...My favorite Shin Godzila

[DBoon]

6. Just had a "Kaiju Summer" at the Vista Theater in Los Feliz (Los Angeles)

Great opportunity to see many old files, some in the original 35 mm

http://www.rafu.com/2019/06/kaiju-summer-at-vista-theater/

[catchnrelease]

9. Wow!

That series might have inspired me to drive into LA! (from Long Beach)

[cstanleytech]

14. Actually the real birthday for the king of the monsters is June 14.

[yuiyoshida]

15. so you are saying that the Japan Times got it wrong?

Link to tweet

[catchnrelease]

16. I'm guessing

Is June 14 the birthday of the squatter in the White House? He is definitely a monster!

[cstanleytech]

17. Bingo!!