Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 17, 2011

No, that’s only European film.

You don’t have to see this film, it’s enough to see reality!!

Unfortununately not for you, Hobbes. I’ve found Japanese Sci-Fi films to be totally unwatchable.

Special effects sure have come a long way.

Gotta be Godzilla!

prequel to china & arab nations collecting on Americas debts

Here comes Gamera!

But Dad, it in black and white.

Hobbes you are Great Tiger stuff I like when them have chatting very nice…..it is famous films from Japanes and Korean in Asia and European too

Depends whether the monsters are insulting each other in English or subtitles, I guess.

“Two big rubbery monsters battle it out for world domination”? That era passed with Reagan and Brezhnev.

Actually, I really do like Japanese movies. Seven Samurai became Hollywood’s The Magnificent Seven. In fact, most of Kurosawa’s movies were remade. But if you are into animation and have not yet seen any Miyazaki, then you are very deprived.Does the USA have a TV channel (cable or free-to-air) that specialises in foreign movies? About 20% of my TV time is with Japanese productions.-—————Anyway, back to Godzilla, I really look forward to the 1950s-60s Japanese science fiction movies, especially with astonishingly badly dubbing. It’s a special night in for me.

Any one remember the first movie of the “Thing” back in the late 40s or early 50s? A lot of stores sold out of BVDs the weekend it opened. I still think the B/W version is better than any of the later ones.

I like how Hobbes is using the paddle ball and keep the ball going. I’ve tried does not work like that.

I’ve seen it Calvin, you’ll like it.

I found the Godzilla movies to be especially accessible when I had to stay home sick from school.Nothing better than sipping 7-up through a straw and watching Godzilla trash Tokyo… again. “Sir Graves Ghastly” would show a “scary” movie on TV every day, and we kids ate it up. Thank goodness for B movies.I love the old really corny b/w films just as much as I love the new stuff.

__Mothra rocks.

King Kong Vs Godzilla, how can you go wrong with two superstars battling it out and destroying everything about them. Even they didn’t inflict as much damage to Japan as the earthquake and tsunami.

Should Calvin be watching that at his age?

Wonder what his parents would say.

LOL xxx

For accessible European films, how about Claude Berri’s Jean de Florette and its sequel Manon of the Spring, also released as Jean de Florette II. Or the Italian Life is Beautiful.

@PHAPADA To help with your English lessons, I am going to re-write what I think you are saying. Might not have it right but will try.

Hobbes, you are great. I like Tiger stuff when they are chatting. It is very nice. There are famous films from Japan and Korea in Asia, and from Europe, also.

I thought Calvin said “Japanese Cats”

Hobbes you will enjoy this one.

“Gah-zirruh!” — that’s how you say it.

@ Number Six: My but you’re such a ‘pup’! Got the rest of your life ahead of you! (Don’t we all??!!)

I’ll stick with “Enter the Dragon.” Great panoramic views of Hong Kong! Plus, wonderful roles played by Jim Kelly & John Saxon. Loved it!

I loved watching them destroy the models!

Godzilla!

The whole concept of people fighting rubber suit monsters is applicable not only to movies, but a television series called Super Sentai, more familiar with our audiences as Power Rangers.

I loved all of these films—especially dubbing (LOL)! Can’t forget GORGO, though…

Scariest movie I have ever seen was the original Alien, with Sigourney Weaver. When it jumped out of that guy’s chest the entire theatre jumped as well. Some girl in front of me who was wearing rather intense perfume started laughing hysterically at that moment – what a night that was….

Godzilla vs. Kong? But the one from the nineties?