In the last outing of this year’s month-ish long look at giant creatures, War of the Gargantuas, the sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World is the picture of choice. It was thankfully […]
Last Dance – The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Not So Much – Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
If you are a fan of watching sheer insanity, then this movie is for you. What you get is literally everything that Toho could think of and then even more. It is […]
A Worthy Successor – Gamera the Brave (2006)
If you should happen to read the synopsis of this movie it is hard to be excited for it, especially after seeing what has come before, specifically the Heisei trilogy of films […]
Hokey Fun – The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
The Giant Gila Monster is the perfect example of your average low budget, 1950`s science-fiction schlock. It has everything you would expect with cheesy acting, terrible jazzy rock music and a fairly […]
Trilogy’s End – Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris (1999)
It might be hard to believe, but the third and final installment in Shusuke Kaneko’s Gamera trilogy might just be the best of the bunch. This film has it all from breakneck […]
Theeemmmm! – Them! (1954)
The world has been under threat from many things over the years. Things like giant asteroids, zombies, nuclear war, killer viruses and pretty much anything you can dream up. Of course, these […]
Kaiju Excellence – Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
Not wasting any time after the success of their rebooted Gamera, Daiei decided to put another film out the following year. Now there was a chance that rushing a film out so […]
From Beneath the Earth Comes… – The Black Scorpion (1957)
Surprisingly, The Black Scorpion is not a giant creature-feature directed by Bert I. Gordon, though like many of its kind, does indeed take place in Mexico. The setting should be the last […]
When Scientists Attack! – King Dinosaur (1955)
During the 1950s, if you had a movie that required something to be literally blown out of proportion, the man to call upon would be Bert I. Gordon. The prolific director of […]
Nooooooooooooooooooo!!! – Space Monster Gamera (1980)
When Gamera was acquired by a new owner after the folding of Daiei Studios, now renamed Daiei Film, it was never expected that they would kill him off in the first film! […]
The Telltale Mind 