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You have all been asking for it and here it is, our faithful reader Sealcrab is back with a review of J.F. Lawtons GIANT MONSTERS ATTACK JAPAN!
{sidebar id=1}Our first script review of the new year and make sure that you stay tuned for a whole bunch more for 08. Here is what Sealcrab had to say about Giant Monsters ATTACK JAPAN!
Sealcrab here again with another hot-off-the-presses read: GIANT MONSTERS ATTACK JAPAN! (a title that demands all caps and an exclamation point!)
What we have here is a pretty unusual creature. The script is from JF Lawton whose work ranges from Pretty Woman to the upcoming Death Race remake and its slated to be directed by South Parks Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
And its a kids movie.
That should really be all you need; Parker and Stone and a title like GIANT MONSTERS ATTACK JAPAN! But if you want more, be warned that spoilers follow
We open in America with widowed businessman William Smith and his 8 year-old son Johnny. Johnny like all red-blooded American boys loves giant monsters. That means hes pretty excited when his fathers job sends them to live in Japan.
William tries to tell his son that the monsters arent real and that Japan isnt what it may seem like from TV and movies but when they arrive theyre introduced to Williams corporate translator, Seiji who shows them that Japan is exactly like Johnny thought it would be. Giant monster attacks are fairly common, robots are everywhere and pretty much everyone is a martial arts expert with their own pet mini-monsters.
Thankfully, most of the giant monsters have been relocated to Monster Island and its only now and then they attack the major cities. For years, the Japanese government has been producing monster movie reenactments to warn the world but theyve been mistaken for simple entertainment.
The Smiths find that their next-door neighbors, Mieko and her daughter, Kei, are part of a family of specially-trained female ninjas and Johnny and Kei quickly strike up a friendship. They go to school together where classes consist mainly of fighting and robot-building.
As part of their home, the Smith family is protected by a traveling Samurai called Yojimbo (who it soon turns out is not a Samurai at all but a simple farmer who always dreamed of being one). He stands by Johnny, following him everywhere.
William, meanwhile, finds that his job is made all that much harder by the monster attacks and sets to work with a team of experts to build giant robots to fight them off. Unfortunately, monsters make short work of the robot-defensive and Japan ends up completely defenseless against further attacks.
In the commotion, William and Seiji argue and he fires the translator who vows vengeance. Johnny comes up with the plan of heading to Monster Island and convincing Megamonster, the one giant creature with some human sympathies, to help defend the nation. He, Kei and Yojimbo head off on the epic quest while William tries to come up with another plan.
From there, its a trek across the Japanese countryside and a boat voyage to the mysterious Monster Island. Of course, a great deal of monster fights follow and William and Johnny both learn that Japanese culture is a lot different than they had thought.
Really better than the script itself is imaging the film in the hands of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. This may be first and foremost a kids movie, but its pretty hilarious all the way through and I cant wait to see what they do with some of the monster and robot designs.
Im betting Paramount is going to have a hit on their on hands here with adults and child alike. Between Cloverfield this year and GIANT MONSTERS ATTACK JAPAN! in 2009, were going to be getting a pretty steady flow of giant monster fare.
What could be better than that?
Giant Monsters Attack Japan by J.F. Lawton, no date, the Mega Monster Draft
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