Monster Discussion #17: Baragon (Showa)
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Re: People HATE Baragon?!?!?
Admittedly, I never felt anybody hated him. But I also didn't know he was beloved. Aside from FCtW, he had very little impact on the Showa series. Maybe people dislike him for that? He didn't exactly look great in DAM either. Felt bad for him in GMK though.
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I'm a fan of Baragon and always enjoy when a lesser used kaiju is placed in a film.
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Baragon rocks! I've always loved that kaiju when i first saw him late at night in Frankenstein Conquers the World when I was a kid. I was happy to see him in GMK too, he stole the show for me, rooted for the little guy only to feel bad for him in the end.
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Re: People HATE Baragon?!?!?
I like Baragon after seeing GMK. He is loved in Japan so i don't see why some people
say he is hated.
say he is hated.
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Baragon's great, and does a good job of standing out from the kaiju crowd. A 'small', scrappy, burrowing, leaping dinosaur that eats people. What's not to like?
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Re: People HATE Baragon?!?!?
That surprises me. Always thought people were at least neutral towards Baragon...I mean, I like him (especially in GMK...don't know why, but he had my favorite roar in that film, and I found him fun to play as in Godzilla: Save the Earth). But I didn't know a lot of people hated him.
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Did you even read through the thread? People love Baragon!
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Yeah, I did. I was saying that as a reply to the OP. Plus, this forum may not actually represent the fandom in its entirety. That was brought up in this thread, by you none-the-less. *shrugs*Rody wrote:Did you even read through the thread? People love Baragon!
Rody wrote:I don't recall anyone here saying they really disliked Baragon - then again TK is probably a very minor group in the fandom.
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Fair enough; my apologies if I came across as rude.
I, personally, like Baragon plenty. I wish he had more of a role in DESTROY ALL MONSTERS.
I, personally, like Baragon plenty. I wish he had more of a role in DESTROY ALL MONSTERS.
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That would have been nice.Rody wrote:Fair enough; my apologies if I came across as rude.
I, personally, like Baragon plenty. I wish he had more of a role in DESTROY ALL MONSTERS.
But I'm wondering...how many people loved his roar in GMK?
Raise of hands...anyone?...Just me?
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I did. Sure, his old roar was nice too, but it wasn't actually HIS roar. His new vocalizations in 2001 were very unique and cool.
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Until GMK, I only knew Baragon from his "cameo" in DAM and a couple of kids' books. I didn't learn about the Frankenstein film until years later via the internet.
Speaking of which, I should watch that again.
Speaking of which, I should watch that again.
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I wasn't crazy about the roar in GMK. The original strikes me more.
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The problem with his old roar is that it's actually VARAN'S roar. Toho didn't even seem to tweak it.
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He's a-okay in my book.
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GMK Baragon roar its better. The Showa roar is ok but it reminds of Varan and Goro too much.Rody wrote:The problem with his old roar is that it's actually VARAN'S roar. Toho didn't even seem to tweak it.
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Re: People HATE Baragon?!?!?
Really?edgaguirus wrote:I wasn't crazy about the roar in GMK. The original strikes me more.
I loved his roar in GMK. It was such a odd and unique roar like Biollantes or Destroyahs.
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It was unique, but it didn't quite work for me. The GMK roar seemed a bit too synthetic, while the original sounded more animal like.
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I kinda felt it was the other way around, but that's just me.edgaguirus wrote:It was unique, but it didn't quite work for me. The GMK roar seemed a bit too synthetic, while the original sounded more animal like.
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I liked the gmk roar. It made him sound ferocious in way and distinguished him from varan and gorosaurus,edgaguirus wrote:It was unique, but it didn't quite work for me. The GMK roar seemed a bit too synthetic, while the original sounded more animal like.
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