On June 18, 1998, a day that will live in infamy, a man named "Tyree" discovered he had problems with the movie "Godzilla". Specifically, the then-recent remake from Devlin and Emmerich. This, in and of itself, is not particularly odd or Shrineworthy. But -why- Tyree dislikes Godzilla, oh, that is a tale for the ages. From Cinescape's Godzilla Forum: up from the depths, 30 IQ points high, sees flaming, his head's in his ass. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Tyree: Before I explain, I will not respond to nonsense about public lifestyle and other affirmations of gay life. That is not what I am saying.I am saying that Godzilla was homosexual overkill. Both Dean and Rolands' smoking of the bologne pony has nothing to do with my argument. I am only focused on what is on screen. There are numerous moments in Godzilla where the color coordination on screen appears like the Gay Unity Rainbow. Hank Azaria, Maria Pitillo, Jean Reno, Doug Savant are all obviously gay in real life; their depictions of each character they play is a poor cliche of "with it" straight people. The Doug Savant military character is feminine, inept, and wears a "caesar" haircut which is a common gay haircut. The Chinese Apache helicopter pilot was also obviously gay--he was inept too. Michael Lerner as the mayoris another gay man. The Freudian use of torpedoes was another little in joke for the elitist homosexuals who made the film as they send it out for little kids and families to see all over the world." Later, Tyree defended his position in a series of fascinating followups: I sat in front of Dean Devlin and his posse at a screening. They all gigled the whole time at all their in-jokes. There is nothing offensive about being gay to me. I am aware that the world is not always friendly. But I don't think the answer is to reverse discriminate. Anyone who knows televsion and movies from the inside, knows what I am talking about. Ellen and Anne are both very nice people. But they are both pawns--casualties?--to a sinister game. There is an elitism of homosexual artists and scholars that is nasty. In films like Godzila, the entire film is so unnerving. It's not right to out people. But people should know that it is hatred of Middle America that propels many in the community of artists and technicians in Los Angeles. There is no city in America that uses more terms and sentiments more hatefully than L.A.: white trash, Bible Belt Crap, hicks, and trailer trash. Godzilla disses the audience. Many works have so many in-jokes that mock the audience that it is sick. All people deserve better. Peace The filmmakers of Godzilla are very L.A. The earthworms in Chernobyl were also phallic. The military was shown to be incompetent, technically unresourceful, and weak. It was an insult to the reality of our armed forces. They didn't even attack Godzilla with a jet until the end. There was no technology, no research on the part of the filmmakers. Even the medals on the chests of the soldiers were not red, white, and blue; they were technicolor 'broadway badges of valor'. I am correct. Watch the film again because I won't. Where do you live? If you can't tell somebody is gay, you obviously do not live in a major city or work in any artistic field. Not all gay men are as obvious as Nathan Lane in The Birdcage--played for comedy. I will say that Devlin is not hiding it from anybody. Thousands and thousands of people know about Ellen and others. I am just enlightening your sorry excuse for intelligence." Well. Consider us enlightened, then.