Hey kids! You ever wonder what it would be like if England had it’s own version of Godzilla?Oh… You hadn’t…? Seriously…?Well, one exists anyway so
Tag: 1960s
Psycho
Technically speaking, I have never seen Psycho – at least not in the way that rotund blonde botherer Alfred Hitchcock had intended. After all who
Planet Of The Apes
Surely one of the more esoteric sci-fi franchises ever to exist, the Planet Of The Apes movies are a fascinating mash up of game changing
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
The times were a’ changing and Sean Connery, whose smirking visage had impishly eyed many women from his vantage point of being swaddled in a
You Only Live Twice
It’s a true fact that nothing lasts forever and that sooner or later Sean Connery’s reign as cinema’s premiere super spy would have to come
Thunderball
Where do you possibly go after Goldfinger? After nailing it’s formula and sealing it solid with concrete, steel and other tough compounds to further illustrate
Goldfinger
Growing up, Goldfinger was always that film my dad would go on about that he would always fall asleep in front of on Bank holidays
From Russia With Love
For Bond’s sophomore effort you can really tell that the producers wanted to double down on double 0 with what they had previously achieved with
Dr. No
The year is 1962 and woman plays baccarat in a casino. The man she is playing against is cool, calm and – most importantly –
Night Of The Living Dead
For many, it was Psycho that changed everything and from certain point of view, they were right. Hitchcock’s masterpiece of rug-pulls, twists and cross dressing
Batman: The Movie
Holy crackpot! There’s a theory I’ve had for a while now that determines how mature you are based on your understanding and enjoyment of the
Gamera Vs. Guiron
The Gamera series, despite it’s many flaws, has always had the weirdest designs for it antagonists. Every single one is a truly bizarre, surrealistic nightmare
Gamera Vs. Viras
By this, the fourth entry in the long running Gamera series, the filmmakers had finally not only nailed down the style that all future installments
Gamera Vs. Gyaos
Every long running hero absolutely needs a villain: Batman has the Joker, Godzilla has Ghidorah and even I have an annoying cat that lives on
Gamera Vs. Barugon
Unavoidably trudging along in Godzilla’s wake, Gamera’s creators made the decision to also make the turtle titan a white hat and a prospective protector of
Gamera: The Giant Monster
In 1965, in order to capitalize on the impressive success of Toho Studio’s Godzilla, Daiei Studios produced a rival to the titanic, atomic lizard in
War Of The Gargantuas
Godzilla and Mothra director Ishiro Honda was always trying to bring something new to that strange little genre known as the Japanese monster flick with
Destroy All Monsters
For it’s next city crushing extravaganza, Toho Studios had something big in store. But, I hear you cry, what could possibly be bigger than a
King Kong Escapes
Despite their routinely “out there” plots, most of Toho’s monster output still manage to make a certain amount of sense when judged by their own
Mothra
Ishiro Honda – surely the Stan Lee of monster movies – by this point in his career had belted out more than his fair share
