Episode 18: Bex vs. ‘Rebirth of Mothra II’

Hello, kaiju lovers! The “Summer of Mothra” continues with Rebirth of Mothra II—the valley between two short mountains in the ‘90s Mothra trilogy. Once again Nathan is joined by Bex from the Redeemed Otaku podcast, and they try their hardest to do a deep dive on a shallow movie. While the first movie had an obvious environmental theme, this one barely gives 20 seconds of screen time to anything substantial. Even Belvera and Elias aren’t as exciting this time around. Then there’s Ghogo/Gogo/Go-Go (aka “Japanese Furby”), the “token cute thing” whose plushy Bex has no interest in buying because, well, magic urine. Yeah…. But nothing can prepare you for the Shyamalan twist at the end of this episode. Nathan and his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, never saw it coming. Also, Jimmy introduces his new garage assistant, who’s either popular or infamous, depending on who you talk to. Here’s the Kaijuvision Radio episode Nathan mentioned: Episode 19: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) (The Reversion of Okinawa: History and Culture). Here are the Redeemed Otaku episodes Nathan (and his friend Eric Anderson) appeared on to discuss the Godzilla Anime Trilogy: Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Godzilla: The Planet Eater We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander (host of Kaiju Weekly), Danny DiManna, elizilla13, and Joejira! Thanks for your support! (Sorry we didn’t mention you on the air, Joejira. You signed up after the initial broadcast). Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode. Timestamps: Intro: 0:00-3:57 Entertaining Info Dump: 3:57-8:44 Toku Talk: 8:44-1:17:00 Toku Topic: 1:17:00-1:40:01 Outro: 1:40:01-end MIFV Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy #JimmyFromNASALives © 2020 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 2: 1984-2017 by John LeMay Japan’s Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema by Sean Rhodes and Brooke McCorkle “Marine Pollution” (National Geographic) “Marine pollution” (Wikipedia) “Ocean Pollution” (NOAA) “Ocean Pollution: 11 Facts You Need to Know” (Conservation International) “Up From The Depths Reviews | Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)” Wiki Articles on Rebirth of Mothra II: IMDB Gojipedia Toho Kingdom Wikipedia Wikizilla The post Episode 18: Bex vs. ‘Rebirth of Mothra II’ appeared first on The Monster Island Film Vault.