"A strange animal, like something you've never seen before?"

Sir, please.

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"You did a terrific heroic job. It's in no way your fault everyone else on the mission is DEAD." #Monsterdon #20MillionMilesToEarth

It sounds like Bubo. #Monsterdon #20MillionMilesToEarth

speechless at the monster animation, this is a top tier #monsterdon moment

awwww, look at the wee fella there, hatching out of his goo

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The universe of this movie presupposes that all these Sicilians speak heavily accented English to each other

We know this is true, because sometimes they quickly speak a few phrases in Italian

It's tripping me out

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okay, crashed spaceship sticking out of the sea is pretty cool

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"Arthur Space" - the advisor on Space presumably

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The entire film #20millionMilesToEarth happens exactly zero miles from earth. It happens ON earth. #monsterdon

@Louisa YES. Thank you. You've nailed it. This movie felt particularly empty and that's what I was missing.

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That was a ton of fun!! You guys are hilarious! #Monsterdon

You know what? This 20 Million Miles to Earth monster didn't have any good motivation

Giant monsters are metaphors for unstoppable natural forces

Godzilla is like a bear that's determined to get into your house: strong, single-minded in destruction, MIGHT fuck you up just because

King Kong is the nightmare of a powerful ape: curious, unpredictable, doesn't know his own strength

This creature doesn't want food, territory, power, a mate, anything

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So those guys went all the way to Venus and now the US taxpayers are emptyhanded. There should be a congressional inquiry on this debacle #monsterdon

@moira We'd probably be better off if he had gotten to buy Texas too

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the last half of the movie kinda made me miss the sicilian kid

i'm not even posing, he was relatively innocent and had clear motives that made sense

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@Lazarou Sadly I have gotten used to this happening in #Monsterdon. There is rarely much of any ending at all.

Bechdel fail, unsurprisingly #monsterdon

Old movies didn't mess around with safe fake flamethrowers. That's WW2 surplus. #monsterdon

TubiTV thinks I want to watch The Giant Claw next. We're way ahead of you #monsterdon

No sea to fuck off into this week, except the metaphorical sea of death. GREAT monster effects, too bad about straight people. Also humans in general. Goodnight #Monsterdon and thank you @Taweret !

But yeah, great visuals on that movie, but wow what a cast of jerks. #Monsterdon

@gnomon @Taweret Glad you enjoyed it! Till next week...

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Humans: Sure, but what if we just shoot it? #Monsterdon

@Lazarou 🤦 agreed

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Another #Monsterdon is in the can!

Thanks to @Taweret for hosting!

Tonight we had:
- A monster from Venus!
- Ray Harryhausen ... need anymore be said?
- Truly amazing slow motion effects! (see above)
- Humans being, well humans .... again

they weren't setting us up with any return voyages to venus or living peacefully with the monster, so there was only one way for this movie to end. but why little buddy aren't you getting up i miss you already #monsterdon

Hold on, honey, we're getting the fire dep- oh. *That* kind of "fire" department :/ #Monsterdon

Oh, big bullets do seem to have an effect. #Monsterdon

It was masonry killed the beast

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Someone get this creature an ocean to fuck off into stat! #Monsterdon #20MillionMilesToEarth

Oh, NOW the guns work!? Twerps. #Monsterdon

Oh dang, the monster's got dodges! He's got moves, that creature has i-frames! #Monsterdon

@Lazarou The Romans knew what was up. #Monsterdon

So, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum... #monsterdon #20millionmilestoearth

Sure Harryhausen was crushing it on this one (hah! crushing) but the cinematographer was definitely bringing their A game as well. These shots around Italy are awesome. #Monsterdon #20MillionMilesToEarth

couldn't do #monsterdon this week - hope everyone's havin' a f'in blast!!!

Remember, avoid becoming a stop-motion miniature, that way the monster can't touch you! #Monsterdon

Destroy all of Humanity's works Venusian, don't let us out into the Galaxy!

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#Monsterdon Noooooo, B Squad!

I mean honestly, do they really think rifles are doing much at this point?

lol, at the 'consequences'

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"It's gotta be down there someplace! Keep blasting!"

Ladies, gentlemen, and enbies, the most quintessentially American line in this movie.

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...Guys, he said *cease fire* that means STOP THROWING GRENADES INTO THE WATER. #Monsterdon

This alien definitely just grew by another factor of 2-3 in the minute or so since it killed the elephant

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#Monsterdon These guys are terrible at rock skipping.

@moira I don't understand what that elephant had against our poor giant Venus lizard, but I guess he learned his lesson. #Monsterdon #20MillionMilesToEarth

Good lord, the ragdoll physics of the human he was carrying. So great! #monsterdon #20millionmilestoearth

Ray getting the claymation death throes of an elephant just right *chef's kiss* #Monsterdon

@kcarp And a hat! You know, from Texas! #monsterdon #20millionmilestoearth

#MONSTERDON CAMEO ALERT

Ray Harryhausen himself was feeding peanuts to an elephant. He did this because the planned actor did not show up. Ray also escapes with a crowd leaving the zoo.

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It's one thing to make an imaginary monster move. It's another to accurately animate a real creature like an elephant. Top Marks. #Monsterdon #20MillionMilesToEarth

The beast is free. Time to nuke Rome. FETCHA THE MASERS #monsterdon #20millionmilestoearth

Elephant: HOLY SHIT AN ALIEN

Monster: HOLY SHIT AN ELEPHANT

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ALL IN YOUR PERSPECTIVE

Ray needed a real elephant, about 15 feet tall, for the zoo footage. But only an 8-foot tall elephant was available. So they used an actor that was 4 feet 6 inches tall to make the elephant look bigger.

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sure does breathe a lot for a baby with no lungs

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THAT WOULD NOT MAKE IT BULLETPROOF. #Monsterdon

#monsterdon Venus? The _planet_ Venus? "I said UR-AN-US"

-Yeah as others have said the stop motion animation is absolutely amazing here. Almost makes up for the racism and misogyny in the movie

-Cat-Eye glasses for the bingo card

-Oh yeah, Monster Electro-Bondage scene. Also has an illustration in the book:

@SRLevine a real thing, though we usually call it a voltmeter #monsterdon https://www.electricity-magnetism.org/voltmeter/electrodynamometer/

The SPEED INDICATOR is up to 80,000!

That seems pretty fast in a lab where nothing is really moving.

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CONFLICT IMMENENT!

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that elephant knew this was his one chance to make an impression on hollywood. #monsterdon

please select three of you number to accompany us as sacrifices to The Beast. #monsterdon

@paco "John, get some drinks in and some ladies, let's have one of those parties!"
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This shot is hilarious. The director is like "Lay sexy on the desk so we can see the door behind you." #monsterdon

They’re thinking about the Roman Empire every day in this room. #Monsterdon

Animal cruelty charges were brought against Paul Drake today... #Monsterdon

quality net animation

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@coprolite9000 Reminds me of this comic. #monsterdon

So, they'll capture the monster before any Italian lives are threatened, but if they happen to set the countryside on fire with badly aimed flamethrowers, what can ya do amirite? #Monsterdon

@marioivargas their confused yells are haunting me 😔
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hes waiting until now to talk about the sure fire way to stop the creature

Where was this little tid bit during your little stick poking adventure bro?
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You know. I think for once I'm on the side of "We need to capture this thing alive for science." #Monsterdon #20MillionMilesToEarth

he's just a little creature trying to live his best life

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crrrrrrrrrreature!

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@gnomon lol that was literally Pacific Rim

...er well I guess it was using the Kaiju's brain but still

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how are you going to try and start a full blown romantic subplot 46 minutes in the movie almost as an afterthought sandwiched in between plot bearing scenes nearing the main conflict #monsterdon

#monsterdon I'm totally rooting for the alien again as usual. Solidarity.

Sulfur Beds ... a happening hot spot on Venus.

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Usually I'm not one to harp on the bechedel test and the like (I mean, we kind of know what we're in for when it comes to #Monsterdon) but this movie even more than most would be vastly improved by a few more meaningful female characters

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@moira Yeah, the actual story is goofy as hell but the filming and effects are great :D #Monsterdon

it sounds so sad :( #monsterdon

also, is that victim also stop motion? WOW what great effects! #monsterdon

Yeah, once again I'm on the monster's side on all this. #Monsterdon

@moira It might be rock science

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#monsterdon - a 10' pole?!?!

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So, the creature busted out of a metal cage, but they think a slapped together stick cage will work?

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White oppressor beating on the Venusian, we see you....

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Poke it with a stick! #Monsterdon

goooorrrgggoooo iiiinnnnnn ssppppaacceeee

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Vegan lizard monkey. #Monsterdon

these effects are so cool tho

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@Lazarou "Despite my best efforts."

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"It grabbed me by the arm."
"Well, now you're gonna get barnacles too."
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i feel like... the monster got bigger, but his mustache stayed the same size? #monsterdon

@jammerb not shaken it around in a wagon for hours in the dark
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Love the SFX so far, may have lost the finer points of the plot
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Huh, the strange monster doesn't like being caged - whodathunkit?

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And this, professor, is called the "Find Out" part.

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I bet of they had given it milk and cookies, it would be a lot friendlier

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