off the top of my head, my three favorite hashtags are #introduction #monsterdon and #caturday
monsterdon
Are you yeti for #Monsterdon?
Watch along, mute the tag, or prepare for a torrent of million-year old jokes to be unfrozen from the ice!
Root post for #Monsterdon: LASERBLAST!
(If you don't want to see me, and others, posting for two hours about kid from the 70s finding an alien laser, and, well, blasting, with it, mute the hashtag, this thread, or me)
The trailer for this movie seems to fit the title exactly: it mostly consists of Laser Blasts, plus a couple shots of E.T.-ripoff aliens[*] . However, I am suspicious: knowing the trailers for #Monsterdon -tier movies, I bet they put every single special effect that they could afford to film in the trailer, and the movie consists of 2 minutes of action and 83 minutes of characters I couldn't care less about saying things I don't want to hear.
So: go on this journey with me and let's find out together!
* Wait, this movie came out four years BEFORE E.T., which raises the fascinating possibility that Spielberg ripped of his alien design FROM THIS THING, HWAT?
In about 45 minutes, at 9 EDT, I and many many other fedizens will be doing #monsterdon
If you'd rather not see hundreds of off-topic posts mocking a bad movie, you can:
* Mute the #monsterdon hashtag (in the Mastodon web UI this is under Preferences -> Filters -> Add new filter)
* Mute me for a couple hours (in masto, it's under three dots -> mute)
+ Come join us, in which case it will no longer be off topic. See the #MonsterdonAlert hashtag for details
This week: The Bat People (1974)
I am very glad to hear that Batman went woke a full 50 years ago, I don't expect this schlock low budget horror film from the 70s to be at all sexist or racist or anything, nope, it's gonna be just fine I bet
Ten minutes to #Monsterdon !
Tonight: The First Men In the Moon (1964)
It has a woman, though! So: let's figure it's "woke for 1964"
I have watched the trailer, and I get the distinct impression I've seen the entire plot of the movie. People blast off to the moon, find aliens inside it, conflict occurs. The end.
It has all three kinds of people: Scientist, Man of Action, and Woman. Not expecting a Bechdel pass tonight. How about we go for a lower bar: do two people have a conversation about anything other than a Moon?
Another #Monsterdon is in the can!
Special thanks to our guest host @wohali, filling in for @Taweret!
Tonight's feature, #GodzillaFinalWars , from 2004, not only had Kaiju, Mutants, and Aliens, but also,
Icy Godzilla!
Techno mutant cage fight!
An ancient amulet!
So many monster battles!
Fire planet asteroid thing!
Aliens in skin suits!
So many techno battles!
Oh I almost forgot, Happy pride Godzilla fans!
#Monsterdon #Godzilla
#Rootpost for #Monsterdon
Godzilla: Final Wars
over the years (years omg) of hosting #monsterdon, I've heard from a lot of people that it's their little safe space. It's two hours a week where they can take a breath, laugh and connect with other people and not think about everything heavy and overwhelming in the world
Rest is not ignorance. You can't face real monsters if you're burnt out and hopeless. Sometimes, a little time with fake monsters is exactly what gives people the strength to keep going
Oh, hi, I didn't see you there. It must be because I'm distracted by the #Monsterdon happening in about 30 minutes (7 MDT).
If you don't want to learn what happens when Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, then you just might want to mute the #Monsterdon hashtag (Preferences -> Filters -> Add New in the Mastodon web UI, for example). or Or OR you could check out #MonsterdonAlert for details, and you could follow that hashtag and watch along! And you could find out with us the answers to life's most important questions, such as: What happens when Frankenstein meets the Space Monster?
Another #Monsterdon is in the can!
Thanks to @Taweret for hosting!
Tonight's feature, #Bog, from 1979, didn't get ... cough ... bogged down in silly details like plot or character development. Instead we got,
Dynamite fishing!
Fry the Gun Elf!
Bog Witch!
Hypodemic Nurdle!
Bog Tumor!
Fifteen minutes of murky underwater footage!
Bog Eggs!
Blood Scent Generator!
Slime Trail!
Flammable Bog Monster!
Question Mark Ending!
Hi, I discovered that the Internet Archive has some deleted scenes from tonight's #Monsterdon movie, Starcrash (1979). I am intrigued and horrified regarding (a) what kind of scene is so bad that it gets cut from Monsterdon fare, and (b) the concept of a Monsterdon movie that has enough of a budget that they can afford to cut scenes, and are not basically compelled to put every second they shot on screen.
Anyway I intend to watch them after the main feature if anyone wants to join me.
Wrapped up a podcast just in time for #monsterdon and y'all I have not seen this movie before!