Tag Archives: Godzilla

Son of Godzilla (1967)

Posted on January 6, 2012 by David DeMoss
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You’ll have to get over a few hurtles to enjoy Son of Godzilla, the first being its title. Japanese audiences knew this as Kaiju-shima no Kessen Gojira no Musuko. Obviously its American distributor changed the title to force a parallel … Continue reading →

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Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (1966)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by David DeMoss
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Twelve years after his debut, Godzilla found himself riding an international wave of giant monster movies, Japanese or otherwise. The previous three films flooded Toho Studios with an admirable amount of cash and an (arguably) even larger amount of prestige. … Continue reading →

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Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965)

Posted on September 15, 2011 by David DeMoss
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There is no human achievement more complex, daunting or inspirational than the “conquest” of outer space. I put “conquest” in sarcastic quotes because we really haven’t conquered jack shit. We’ve played golf on our nearest satellite and left a plaque … Continue reading →

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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by David DeMoss
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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 →

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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

Posted on August 5, 2011 by David DeMoss
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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 →

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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by David DeMoss
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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 →

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Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part XI

Posted on June 13, 2011 by David DeMoss
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Episode 12 – DeadLoch Funny how many of these episodes open up with some member of the Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team sitting on their ass, watching television. Team lead Dr. Nick Tatopoulos has “monitor duty” this week, joined by recovering … Continue reading →

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Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part X

Posted on June 6, 2011 by David DeMoss
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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 →

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Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part IX

Posted on May 23, 2011 by David DeMoss
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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 →

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Godzilla the Series: An Exercise in Over-Analysis – Part VIII

Posted on May 16, 2011 by David DeMoss
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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 →

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