Tag Archives: Gamera

Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

Posted on October 10, 2005 by David DeMoss
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Gamera vs. Barugon marks the transition of a franchise. After the (relative) success of Daikaiju Gamera, the far-sighted and responsible men of Daiei Studios could have carried on, as their fellows at Toho have for years, mining the tried and … Continue reading →

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Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris (1999)

Posted on March 30, 2004 by David DeMoss
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Until 1995, Gamera was the joke: about as low as you could go in the land of Giant Monsters…unless you went to the real out-of-the-way backwaters, like Hong Kong, or South Korea. He was, at best, a Godzilla rip-off, and … Continue reading →

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Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)

Posted on February 17, 2004 by David DeMoss
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A large meteor Falls to Earth near Sapporo Then the fun begins As far as director Shusuke Kaneko is concerned, “Gamera 2 focuses on the war aspect of giant monsters.” A “kaiju big battle” is, for once, the main focus … Continue reading →

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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)

Posted on November 21, 1999 by David DeMoss
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Looking back, Gamera’s rebirth was almost inevitable. History repeats itself and the movie industry eats its dead. Inspired by the success of the modern Godzilla films (beginning with 1984′s Godzilla and ending, on a dower, cliffhanger-note in 1995′s Godzilla vs. … Continue reading →

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Gammera the Invincible (1965)

Posted on November 14, 1999 by David DeMoss
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Though he began life as a humble Godzilla rip-off in a land and time glutted with them, Gamera would come to symbolize everything that went so horribly wrong with the Golden Age of daikaiju cinema. But let us not tell … Continue reading →

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