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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
How about I take cheap shots at a film I love for a change? I seem to be running on a solid three-to-one ratio. And Japan was still synonymous with “cheap” back when this film came out, despite it being … Continue reading
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
The international success of King Kong vs. Godzilla ensured it would be a major moment in the careers of its two top-billed stars and the director behind both of them, Ishirô Honda. Prior to directing the original Gojira ten years … Continue reading
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a fan of giant monster movies. If I were Emperor, I’d ram a law through the Imperial Senate making it a felony office to call yourself “a giant monster movie fan” without having seen … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Reviews
Tagged Cecil Kellaway, Daikaiju, Daniel James, Donald Woods, Eugène Lourié, Fred Freiberger, Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Robert Smith, Ross Elliott
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Given King Kong‘s one of the most successful and popular monster movies of all time, it’s enjoyed numerous revivals over the years. Including one in the early 1950s that directly inspired the American atomic monster craze and the daikaiju eiga … Continue reading
Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part X
Episode 11 – Freeze …begins in an Antarctica well-known to followers of sci-fi television—the kind of Antarctica where a wool-lined parkas are all the protection you need from screaming, sixty-mile-an-hour, sub-zero winds that want for nothing more than to turn … Continue reading
Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part IX
Episode 10 – Bird of Paradise Inside the sweaty jungles of what the title card tells us is the Yucatan, a red-headed backpacker finds himself face to face with an Aztec pyramid, built into the side of a volcano. “There … Continue reading
Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part VIII
Episode 9 – Hive On the vaguely-Pacific island of Santa Marta, a species of enormous, animate plant disturbs a band of youthful-looking looters come to scavenge the island’s hastily-evacuated luxury resort. So, in five seconds we have a deserted island, … Continue reading
Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part VII
Episode 8 – What Dreams May Come The Series follows up (arguably) one of its better episodes with one of its silliest. But at least this is more traditional daikaiju fare than last week’s voyage to the bottom of the … Continue reading
Godzilla: The Series
Part I – Episodes 1 & 2 – A New Family Part II – Episode 3 – Talkin’ Trash Part III – Episode 4 – D.O.A. Part IV – Episode 5 – The Winter of Our Discontent Part V – … Continue reading
Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part VI
Episode 7 – Leviathan The first episode of The Series named after a genre in-joke begins with a stereotypically New England sea captain (complete with a little anchor on his hat) nervously checking his watch. Far, far, far below, Drs. … Continue reading
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Tagged Daikaiju, Godzilla, Matt Reeves, Ron Perlman, Tim Eldred
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