Monster of the Day #3162

This is a Japanese poster for an Italian film, Uomini e Squali (Men and Sharks). I think it’s a documentary, so I’m pretty sure this is a somewhat deceptive poster. You can’t argue it isn’t a more effective ad, though. I wonder how ripped off people felt after they starting watching it though. But hey, they’d already bought a ticket.

  • Off topic: just for those who care, but there are new trailers up for Shin Ultraman (in case it needs saying Ultraman by the guys who did Shin Godzilla) and Godzilla: Singular Point. Lots of Rodan in the last one. Also, it looks like Jet Jaguar is going to have a large role in the series.

    Godzilla, though, has yet to make an appearance, interestingly enough.

  • Beckoning Chasm

    They probably felt no more ripped off than, say, the typical viewer of an AIP trailer when they finally saw the movie it was promoting.

  • Ken_Begg

    I think one complaint about the Godzilla anime movies Netflix did a while ago (aside from the fact that they sucked) is that they didn’t really feature the other monsters. So they might be trying to placate fans with the ads for the new ones.

    Shin Ultraman! Although Ultraman was never dark, while Godzilla obviously was.

  • Gamera977

    Sorry guys, I’ve been suffering with a kidney stone this week.

    Hell, maybe it’s just a friggin’ rock but if you want a MotD it’s the most horrible thing I’ve encountered in a good long time.

  • Oof! That sucks. When I had my first one in Germany the Doc told me to drink a liter of beer a day to prevent another. So if that helps….

  • Eric Hinkle

    Ouch! May this misery pass swiftly and with no more pain.

  • Eric Hinkle

    Not to belittle what you endured and the advice you got, but this reminds me of an old Pennsylvania Dutch treatment for rheumatism that my father told me about: ‘You put some dandelion roots in whiskey and drink whenever you feel pain.’

    I asked him if that actually cured rheumatism. He said, ‘Not really, but after a while you don’t care.’

  • Ken_Begg

    Man, that sucks. Get well soon, my friend!

  • Yowsers. Hopefully things will improve for you!

  • Beckoning Chasm

    I’ve never had one myself, but I know folks who have and I know they are the exact opposite of “fun.” Get well soon.

  • The Rev.

    I went to check out the trailer, and aw man, it’s CGI. I should’ve expected that after Shin Godzilla, and it actually looked pretty good there, but this looks like video game sprites from the PS3 or something. Also, the Science Patrol has real guns? Where are the laser guns and the dreaded Spider Shot? I’m willing to give it a chance, but my expectations are a bit low right now. Definitely more excited about Singular Point right now.

  • That was pretty much my opinion, but I’m Scots-Irish by ancestry and any excuse for a good drink.

  • Ken_Begg

    I have to say, the Ultraman cartoon Netflix had a few years ago looked awful.

  • Killer Meteor

    What a terrific poster! I love 70s shark documentaries, so I’d be in heaven with this!