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Jon Walmsley

@arghzombies.com

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UK. Mostly here for film chat. Because trashy movies are always fun. I care about accessibility, so no 'Likes' on posts with no image Alt text. he/him https://linktr.ee/arghzombies

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · Dec 9

So, I've basically watched all the mainline Japanese #Godzilla movies - all 30 of them. So here's my overall ranking of them all. (Alt text for all the names and scores).
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1.Godzilla 1954
★★★★

2.Shin Godzilla 2016
★★★★

3.Godzilla Minus One 2023
★★★★

4.The Return of Godzilla 1984
★★★½

5.Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 1995
★★★★

6.King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962
★★★★

7.Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972
★★★½

8.Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965
★★★½

9.Son of Godzilla 1967
★★★½

10.Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991
★★★½

11.Terror of Mechagodzilla 1975
★★★½

12.Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964
★★★½

13.Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964
★★★

14.Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1971
★★★

15.Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. 2003
★★★

16.Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla 2002
★★★

17.Godzilla vs. Megaguirus 2000
★★★

18.Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989
★★★

19.Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974
★★★

20.Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 1994
★★★

21.Godzilla vs. Mothra 1992
★★½

22.Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II 1993
★★½

23.All Monsters Attack 1969
★★½

24.Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack 2001
★★½

25.Destroy All Monsters 1968
★★½

26.Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973
★★½

27.Godzilla: Final Wars 2004
★★

28.Godzilla 2000: Millennium 1999
★★

29.Godzilla Raids Again 1955
★★

30.Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966
★★

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 9h

"When the second letter was signed, an error was made in the date. This letter was signed and submitted in February 2025, not 2024. This was clarified to the CPS at the time."

From the GOV.UK page itself: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Witness statements in relation to alleged breach of Official Secrets Act on behalf of China

As the Prime Minister said in the House, he has carefully considered this matter and, following legal advice, the Prime Minister decided to disclose the witness statements in full.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 10h

I kinda get it if it's at a theatre. I've seen Jools Holland in a theatre, and they're not places you can take seats out of. Plus the audience is a little older. But I saw Joe Satriani years ago in at Bournemouth BIC, and they added in the rows of seats like a school graduation for that thing. Odd.

Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 11h

I've been to some seated-only gigs. They're odd affairs. People trying to stand up and dance around at the front, or in the aisles, or even their seats getting told off by the staff and told to go and sit back in their seats. So you just sit there with your drink, tapping your foot a bit.

Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 13h

When I was a kid I used to think they dumped a load of rocks into the ocean and put a lighthouse on it that was used to warn people about the rocks the lighthouse was sat on.

And I'd get angry about how pointless that was. "Just don't put the rocks in the ocean in the first place!"

Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 1d

I follow a Norwegian lighthouse keeper named Paal Bjørndal whose whole bit is sharing profound things that are inaudible due to high winds. I love the internet.

Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 14h

I've never seen Incantation, but I notice I've had it on my Letterboxd watchlist for a while. And it's on Netflix. Guess I should finally get around to watching it as I fully agree with your other 3 picks.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 1d

Really enjoying COCOON that's free on PS+ this month. From the creator of Limbo and Inside.

The puzzle design is fantastic. So cleverly done. Just the right side of 'fuck me, how the hell do I get over there...?' without being annoying. Just thinking 4th dimensionally. As you do.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 1d

Cool, I'll check it out. Thanks!

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 1d

I feel I have a gap in my listening for a good Horror movie podcast. Any recommendations?

Not really interested in big professional ones, more just a few guys/gals chatting about new and old movies.

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More Braaains Ben! 🧠 @basementbroben.bsky.social · 1d

Oh god I needed that laugh

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 1d

It's a cool movie, but realistically how often would you rewatch something like this? It's not exactly a 'stick it on after the pub' kind of movie. For that price I don't think I'd be picking it up just to sit on my shelf for 15 years until I fancy a rewatch.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 1d

ChatGPT writing female characters:

"Cassandra woke up to the rays of the sun streaming through the slats on her blinds, cascading over her naked chest. She stretched, her breasts lifting with her arms as she greeted the sun. She rolled out of bed and put on a shirt, her nipples prominently showing through the thin fabric. She breasted boobily to the stairs, and titted downwards."

Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 2d

I've been wanting to rewatch this. It's been years since I saw it but I remember having a great time with it.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 2d

Best one liner in movie history?

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 2d

I had a letter from the council a while back saying that our bushes out front were overgrown and hanging over the pavement and need to be trimmed back. I just accepted it as true and went and fixed it, never actually checking if it was legit. It probably was genuine... but you never know.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 2d

Write a fake letter from the council and mail it to them saying the collections team have noted that recycling materials are not being organised correctly for collection.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

It's quite believable though. I might have convinced myself.

Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

Daughter asked me if an avocado was a fruit or a vegetable, so I told her that actually it's the egg from from an Avacado-bird, and I'm horrified to report she instantly didn't believe me!

What's the world coming to when a child stops believing their own father?!

An Avacado-bird, that looks a bit like a Cassowary but is obviously a completely different, definitely genuine creature.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

Yeah but I bet people don't pay you the respect that Judy gets from it.

Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

I don't think I'll ever tire of hearing Judge Judy 'Shushhh-ing' some bozo and snapping 'I'M SPEAKING' back at them.

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

a woman in a suit is holding a basketball on a court in front of a crowd

Alt: a woman in a suit is holding a basketball on a court in front of a crowd

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

It just says 'photography and filming' is prohibited, but not 'recording' so I'm assuming everything audio-only is perfectly fine.

Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

I'm gonna go along and take some full audio recording equipment, record a live podcast in the screenings with all my thoughts and opinions brought to you in real time!

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

Scrolled through the pics a few times wondering what the big deal was, until I cycled through them a second time...

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 3d

regret to inform you all that we have another one

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Check out this 3 bedroom flat for sale on Rightmove

3 bedroom flat for sale in Dolphin House, Smugglers Way, London, SW18 for £1,750,000. Marketed by Knight Frank, Battersea

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 3d

a man is sitting on a couch talking to another man and says what 's your favorite hobby magnets .

Alt: a man is sitting on a couch talking to another man and says what 's your favorite hobby magnets .

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Jon Walmsley @arghzombies.com · 4d

Yes exactly. Great ideas back then but still learning the craft. I don't think he managed to match his vision with his skills until Videodrome. Everything before that was just a work in progress.