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Saturday, March 13, 2004
CAN WE CALL IT THAIKAIJU?
Looking like something of a cross between YONGGARY, ALIENS, and THE MATRIX, Thailand is about to unveil its very first giant monster movie. GARUDA: THE MOVIE takes place during the underground subway expansion in present day Bangkok where the ancient mythical half-man, half-bird called Garuda is awakened. You can check out the movie’s official website but be warned because the majority of it is not in English. However, there is a pretty nifty trailer for the movie online although it wasn’t big enough to determine just how good (or bad) the CGI effects used for the monster are. Also, it is kinda weird hearing music from BLADE in a foreign monster movie trailer. According to the guy that sent in the notice about the film to Ain’t It Cool News, the movie has already causes a bit controversy in Thailand as the Garuda is viewed as a holy animal and some are not happy about it being portrayed as a rampaging monster. Apparently the Thai title of the film has been changed because of the uproar although you wouldn’t know that from the website. If you’ve ever wanted to see Bangkok get stomped by a giant demonic looking man-bird then this looks like a movie to keep an eye out for.
- Scott Foy
posted by Scott 8:44 AM | Comments
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