![]() ![]() Monsterarts aims to achieve a balance between movie-accurate designs and tons of articulation. Since you can see some of the color from under the paint, it is quite obvious they were molded in black and were painted over in white. The teeth are made of a soft plastic and are really the only part of the figure that I thought could have used a better paint job. The whole toy is just very nicely detailed and painted to look very much like its onscreen counterpart. Gigan’s blades, like the other metal parts of this design, sport a nice weathered paint job. The mono-eye of the original is replaced by a sleek, red visor that Gigan would shoot a scattershot beam out of. Every section of this kaiju’s body has some sort of pointy bit sticking out of it. There are protrusions aplenty in the 2004 Gigan. However, I look at it and think, “You really have to cut out some of those carbs, Gigan.” While the 2004 Gigan keeps some of the hallmark features of the original’s design, the 2004 version forgoes the pudgy proportions of the original in favor of a slimmer, sleeker and deadlier-looking design that leaves no doubt in the viewer’s mind that this monster means business. Sure it has blade-hands and a chainsaw belly. The original Gigan is a comical mix of deadly and rotund. The humans release Godzilla from his icy slumber and the King of the Monsters is ready to take on the cyborg-kaiju. But things don’t go according to the Xilien’s plans. As the film progresses, a new alien threat, the Xiliens, awaken Gigan and use it to subdue their soon-to-be-cattle, the humans. The earth’s scientists are baffled as to how a monster from thousand years in the past could be part machine and part organic. In Final Wars, Gigan first appeared in a dormant/mummified state. Gigan and its most recent appearance was in the last Toho-produced Godzilla film, Godzilla: Final Wars. Gigan’s first appearance was in 1972’s Godzilla VS. ![]() Gigan is a fan-favorite kaiju that has appeared in several Godzilla films and even in Toho’s Zone Fighter TV series. But, the moment when Sharon walks into the Proud Gallery was just precious, and you knew things would work out.Gigan appears thanks to Bluefin Distribution. It is what happens in life when we see one second of a two-second story. Everything is not all smooth from then on out, and we get to see the same scene with Sharon that we saw with Suzy in the beginning. But, it is not until Ben and Sharon (Emilia Fox) start seeing each other that his life starts to get back to normal. There are flashbacks to Ben's childhood that provide other very interesting moments. There are a lot of laughs in the film with other supermarket employees, who are really interesting characters. Ben (Sean Biggerstaff) is creating this world after breaking up with his girl (Michelle Ryan). It made the nudity something to be appreciated and enjoyed, not some cheesy titillation. The cinematography and music really captivated me and set the mood long before the ingenious freezing sequence. ![]() We may not have the ability to freeze it and just enjoy the beauty of nature, but maybe we can spend some more of it appreciating life's beauty. How do you fill the time that is flying by. With this film, you may never look at still life the same again. How many can stare at some spilled peas on the floor and find beauty. ![]()
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