Tim Burton on War of the Gargantuas

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Tim Burton on War of the Gargantuas

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Tim Burton joined us to reveal the 5 seminal films that have influenced his career.
He talks here about War of the Gargantuas (1966) and his love of Japanese movies and culture.
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@lynxvosmia 12 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a major director appreciating War of the Gargantuas. I love this film so much. I'm surprised Toho never made a new one to go along side their newer Godzilla films and even Daiei Studios new Gamera films.

@RocStarr913 3 жыл бұрын

Probably because they felt they didn’t have the same level of recognition. Far fewer movies were made by Toho themselves in the 1990’s and War Of The Gargantuas benefited from American funding in the first place.

@sourmilk7862 2 жыл бұрын

I think unlike the new Godzilla films ( that have been ruined ) That war of the gargantuas would be hard to mess up

@f430ferrari5 11 ай бұрын

@@sourmilk7862perhaps for us old school folks we think the new Godzilla movies have been ruined but at least they have been mainstreamed into American culture. The issue with Sanda vs Gaira is just that. The story line and plot between the original Japanese version vs the Henry Saperstein American version are much different. The Japan version works off of Frankenstein vs Baragon or even the US Frankenstein Conquers The World. If any remake or continuation were to be made it has to be made off of the American version and hopefully Toho and some American producer can collaborate to make a spectacular version. Picks up after both supposedly perished from the volcano.

@WinslowLeach1974 2 жыл бұрын

Glad Burton said that about dubbed films. I liked dubbed movies because you are actually watching the movie, and not merely reading words that make you miss everything on the screen. I do however like to also watch an original version with subtitles only *after* seeing the dubbed version, to see any differences, additional scenes, etc. Being a major Godzilla/Japanese Kaiju fan, having different versions available is fantastic, unlike when I was a kid. And yes, War of the Gargantuas is beyond awesome.

@f430ferrari5 11 ай бұрын

There is a difference with WOTG in that the storyline is different between the dubbed version and original.

@videogamehunter820 2 ай бұрын

You nailed it. Besides what you mentioned, dubbing was part of the charm, especially in the Showa era. The movies were so goofy and over the top, that the cartoonish voices made it more surreal. Two forms of campiness that blended together like bread and butter.

@Warhammerdude980 10 жыл бұрын

I saw a video like this where Brad Pitt was talking about the War of the Gargantuas and how he loved the movie as a child

@content4502 5 жыл бұрын

same. seen at the indoor theater, with, Monster Zero ....

@yeilyn24 4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Snyder Lmao, I just came from that video 😂

@gojira444deathbreath9 3 жыл бұрын

@@content4502 I saw the same 2 Movies together!

@John-gr4td 5 жыл бұрын

Probably the best Japanese monster movie made... The battle between the Green Gargantua and the giant octopus during a sea storm was both epic and frightening to me as a child... Love it!

@brianfergus839 2 жыл бұрын

The scene where the fisherman looks down in the water and sees the green one staring up through the water is such a great horror moment.

@John-gr4td 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Every time we look over the stern of my brothers fishing boat, we do that scene.. lol..My brother who lives on the beach along the Oregon coast is the green Gargantua, and I live in the Mountains so I’m the Brown.. what’s truly funny is, as kids, he was the green, I was the brown when we played battle in our room, now we both live in our respective climates..

@brianfergus839 2 жыл бұрын

@@John-gr4td that’s hilarious - my brothers and I still do goofy shit like that too. Fellow Oregonian here 👍

@John-gr4td 2 жыл бұрын

Rad..Not only that, he sent me the entire soundtrack on Vinyl for my birthday this past September.. it’s really an amazing score.. the horns and the foreboding music is super cool..

@soundtreks 2 жыл бұрын

This and Daimajin are my fave kaiju films.

@brianfergus839 2 жыл бұрын

The scene where the fisherman looks down into the water and sees the green one staring up at him is such a great horror moment. And the expectoration of masticated clothing is so charming! You folks in this comment section are my PEEPS! It’s great to see how many groovy cool people share my love of WOTG!!

@parkerpshebnisky1051 5 жыл бұрын

I love how big g had cameos in pee wee's big adventure and Mars attacks!

@MISTERASMODEUS 5 жыл бұрын

Saw it at the drive in in Lansing Michigan in like 1969-70 I think. They had multi features. I was obsessed with this movie and the ad for it in the newspaper. Same with “Destroy All Monsters”. Loved that shit

@MISTERASMODEUS 5 жыл бұрын

Motoroil I remember writing down all the monster movies from TV guide. I had a schedule. Weekends after 10 were the best. Creature features. Sir Graves Ghastly in Michigan and Monster Incorporated in Minneapolis

@theresesmilingmoon9186 11 жыл бұрын

i finally tracked down the best monster movie EVER!! WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS!!!!! It was my favorite wen I was little. And watching it after all these years was great fun!

@augustragone1159 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that Russ Tamblyn or the family of Nick Adams would appreciate Mr. Burton's comments.

@junodonatus4906 Жыл бұрын

"Washed up" LOL!

@michaelbruns449 2 жыл бұрын

War Of The Gargantuas is one of my favorite movies ever made, along with Frankenstein Conquers The World, the two best Kaiju films.

@arismith9410 5 жыл бұрын

No wonder Burton is a gold mine of creativity, he grew up on gold to begin with.

@danijonesdanijones 10 жыл бұрын

I feel the exact same way as he does about this sort of silly old dubbed Japanese movie... They're pretty much my favorite thing!

@superstrangevideo 9 жыл бұрын

+Dani Jones Ha me too : )

@Taulbenator 12 жыл бұрын

Anyone else find it interesting that Burton alluded to Frankenstein, given that War of the Gargantuas is a sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World?

@thesilverspider 2 жыл бұрын

lmao Speaking of classic monsters - those 2 gargantuas do sort of look like giant wolfmen. XD

@danielstone4555 2 жыл бұрын

Tim Burton is my idol

@daveconleyportfolio5192 Жыл бұрын

Eliminating the rubber monster suits really helped. The gargantuas could move and fight very fluidly. Remember that scene where one is running along an airport tarmac? It was scary because it was fast. And I loved Burton's line about the has-been actors: Russ Tamblyn, Nick Adams (Monster Zero), and Robert Dunham (Dogora). Those were my boys!

@f430ferrari5 11 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t say they were has been actors. It’s amazing to me that Russ was so difficult to work with. To me there were some scenes where the arrogance is there but it passes off as just acting. Nick Adams was good too. These movies were great to bring back relations between Japan and the US and to both sides of the public. Who would have ever thought that just 20 years prior WW2 just ended.

@train_go_boom2065 6 ай бұрын

I bet it was nakajimas favorite suit

@SuperGrandmother3 10 жыл бұрын

it's one of my favorites. I know it's a corny movie, but I loved when the girl was singing the words get stuck in my throat.

@me-sy4um 5 жыл бұрын

The woooooooooords get stuckinmythroat

@toughbutsweet1 3 жыл бұрын

She should have sang "I'm gonna get stuck in your throat."

@thesilverspider 4 жыл бұрын

That green gargantua terrified me 20x more than Godzilla ever did. Something about a monster that looks remotely human - sort of brings the terror closer to home on a psychological level. lol

@mikehunt4986 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@henrygarcia39 2 жыл бұрын

If monsters resembling a man scares you, then you might want to check out the live action Attack on Titan movies

@thesilverspider 2 жыл бұрын

@@henrygarcia39 Interesting. Thanx for that heads-up. Btw, check out the creature at the end of the 1986 remake of The Fly. It looked slightly human too - terrifying. **gulp** :-0

@train_go_boom2065 Жыл бұрын

Gaira was indeed creepy

@f430ferrari5 11 ай бұрын

I would literally have nightmares about the Green one chasing me. I would hide in a building but he would find me. I was hoping the Brown one would rescue me but he never showed up. 🤣

@mikehunt4986 3 жыл бұрын

I also prefer dubbed over subbed when it comes to the old Japanese monster movies, though that has more to do with nostalgia than anything else!

@JoeSonic5678 7 жыл бұрын

What Burton says about dubbed movies is really interesting. I've always had a fondness for dubbed movies too but could never really articulate why as well as he does here.

@mskimlouise 13 жыл бұрын

"Monster smack down" love that quote.

@carbootstudios2459 7 жыл бұрын

If Legendary ever plan to remake/reboot War of the Gargantuas, they need Burton to direct.

@arkadyrex5305 5 жыл бұрын

Dear god, no

@CarlosGonzalez-qp5wp 5 жыл бұрын

And Brad Pitt to star in it

@aleaanderson6600 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Dougherty is interested in directing a Gargantua reboot for the MonsterVerse

@carbootstudios2459 4 жыл бұрын

@@arkadyrex5305 Why not?

@carbootstudios2459 4 жыл бұрын

@@aleaanderson6600 Really?

@kongojira1788 Жыл бұрын

I will always say Gargantuas is the best kaiju movie ever

@CBright7831 7 жыл бұрын

Burton had a great run of films in the 80s' and 90s' and then I don't know what happened. The only two post 2000 films that I liked by him were Big Fish and Sweeney Todd. With that being said, I'm glad that he is a kaiju film fan.

@kyokogodai-ir6hy 10 жыл бұрын

It is one of the best Japanese daikaiju movies. And yes, Russ Tamblyn was a stoner, and likely stoned through much of the film.

@mechagojira6951 8 жыл бұрын

I ALWAYS WISHED NICK ADAMS WAS IN THE MOVIE.HE HAD SUCH A GOOD CHEMISTRY WITH MIKU MIZUNO.(SORRY IF I SPELLED HER NAME WRONG)

@kyokogodai-ir6hy 8 жыл бұрын

***** Her name is Kumi Mizuno, but no worries! Totally agree with you, concerning Adams. Much better actor than Tamblyn.

@Sargebri 7 жыл бұрын

Yep. I think Adams was happy to work in Japan and he didn't sleepwalk thorugh his appearances in those films like Tamblyn. Also, Tamblyn seemed to look down on his castmates and you didn't see that with Adams.

@cuse445 6 жыл бұрын

Burton seems to be referring to Nick Adams, who died of a drug overdose two years later, but I had heard that the Japanese actually liked him and he got along with Kumi and her co-stars very well, Nick did a three picture deal, Monster Zero 64', Frankenstein Conquers the World 65', then seemed to go home and fade away. Yes Tamblyn was an asshole! It should of been Adams in this movie.

@brainrunnethout 5 жыл бұрын

Heard Tamblyn was an asshole to Ishiro Honda. Lots of testimony to that.

@danielmanaoisguzmanmanzon6660 2 ай бұрын

War of the Gargantuas The First Installment of the MonsterVerse Phase 2 Directed by Tim Burton Screenplay by Alfred Gough Miles Millar and David Callaham Story by David Callaham Max Borenstein and Seth Grahame-Smith Based on The War of the Gargantuas by Toho Produced by Mary Parent Thomas Tull Jon Jashni and Tim Burton Music by Danny Elfman Runtime: 122 Minutes (2 hours and 2 minutes) Titan Cast Sanda (The Main Protagonist who is Gaira's Younger Brother) Height: 108.5 Meters Weight: 65.789 Tons Gaira (The Main Antagonist who is Sanda's Older Brother) Height: 110.2 Meters Weight: 67.865 Tons Godzilla (Cameo) Kong (Cameo) Mothra (Cameo) Skar King (Mentioned Only) Human Cast Alec Baldwin Justin Theroux Dan Stevens Jenna Ortega Emma Myers Hunter Doohan Luis Guzmán Winona Ryder

@OKCRay1 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely remember seeing it on Creature Feature on WGN in Chicago back in 1973.

@superstrangevideo 12 жыл бұрын

Right on dude, you are 100% correct.

@themoviemaniac8416 5 жыл бұрын

The Gargantuas' battle topped most other Toho monster fights because they were more realistic in motion and speed, not lumbering around like the others. The only other one that comes close is Kong vs Godzilla.

@noblegas7073 4 жыл бұрын

This was something I immediately noticed in Frankenstein vs Baragon as well. The decision to use the actors real eyes in addition to the suits being humanoid in design gave the actors great agency over their kaiju as characters. Also, Mr. Burton points out that the climactic battle is a “struggle between two Gargantuas”. He makes a good observation here. There’s a purpose between their conflict and a certain sadness since it’s unwanted, yet unavoidable. It adds another layer to the film. This was also some great effects work by Tsuburaya. One of the best Showa era films to be sure.

@bri55118 Жыл бұрын

War of the gargantuas is (at least in the japanese version)a sequel to Frankenstein conquers the world.

@theresesmilingmoon9186 11 жыл бұрын

The words get stuck in my throat!! What a cheesy, fun song.....

@davidlether4917 3 жыл бұрын

Working with David Lynch ain't washed up to me

@zakzilla420 13 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry Tim, I must disagree on your statement that the acting was terrible in the Japanese monster movies, it is your preference of dubbing over subtitling that doesn't let the actors true abilities shine though. Kumi Mizuno, in particular, is fantastic in War of The Gargantuas and Ishiro Honda is a fantastic director that deserves SO much more recognition than he gets.

@Fabester71 Жыл бұрын

Love me some Gargantuas!🤪

@jackriley7772 7 жыл бұрын

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@fredceely 6 жыл бұрын

If you've only seen the dubbed versions, you really have no evidence upon which to base a criticism of the acting in the movie. (Among other ridiculous and/or disrespectful comments.)

@cosmicjazzman4817 6 жыл бұрын

Part 2 of Frankenstein conquers the world.... I shit you not! It's on STARS on demand (Comcast) War of the Gargantuans. Someone else plays the American. I had heard of this but Frankenstein is mentioned and is accused of being the Green monster and they find out there both Frankenstein?!¿ Yup, totally fucked!😂

@MantasCronosAbaddon 12 жыл бұрын

@zakzilla420 This is from the man who directed more garbage in his career than most people care to remember. Planet of the Apes. Mars Attacks. Alice In Wonderland. Corpse Bride. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Ishiro Honda gave us movies remembered after nearly 60 years. Burton gave us movies that have been forgotten after less than 10.

@panowa8319 6 ай бұрын

I hope his daughter didn't attempt to eat a Barbie doll since she pretended to be the Green Gargantuan.

@versuskid4232 Жыл бұрын

This interview was enthralling but kind of hard to focus at times with his hands swirling around at every which way my eyeballs 👀 were all over the place watching this. 🥴😵😵‍💫

@Skulldini 12 жыл бұрын

@Night0fTheLivingNES How many other movies feature great dubbing? It's either THAT or subtitles ( do you prefer the latter there ? ).

@Schubeedoobee 12 жыл бұрын

russ tamblyn is great... hes not washed up

@Fabester71 Жыл бұрын

I dig Russ but I read that he was a douche on set being rude to everyone and acting like a primadona.

@diddymuck 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim...speak coherently, will ya?

@artdamaged 11 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! Burton's an over-rated hack. His movies look good but his direction is quite pedestrian...... .....and he apparently combs his hair with an eggbeater.

@kyokogodai-ir6hy 4 жыл бұрын

You want to hear some real horrendous dubbing, watch King Kong vs. Godzilla. The butchering of language is cringe worthy.

@MISTERASMODEUS 12 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Tim Burton sounds kind of dumb here. Maybe he is dumb. Frankenstein is the Doctor. Russ Tamblyn wasn't washed up. He went on to make Dracula vs Frankenstein, Satans Sadists and Cabin Boy to name a few