After the expensive yet empty-headed attempt to remake King Kong in 1976, a sensible gambler would have comfortably staked money against cinema’s greatest ape making
Tag: Kaiju
King Kong
Remakes are a mixed bag. You either enhance the original concept with an updated viewpoint and enhanced technology or you bury it deeper than a
Gorgo
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
Son Of Kong
Not many people know that King Kong, the greatest American monster movie in history, had a direct sequel (less still know that it was bashed
The Host
Not to be confused with the many other movies out there that’s claimed this admittedly derivative title, Bong Joon-ho’s genre blending monster mash emerged from
Gamera 3: The Revenge Of Iris
For the final part of his lauded Gamera trilogy, director Shusuke Kaneko went for something a little different from the usual plotline of an evil
Gamera 2: Attack Of Legion
A year after Gamera and Gyaos adjusted the Japanese skyline with their gargantuan sized grudge match, a freak meteor storm peppers the northern region of
Gamera: Guardian Of The Universe
After a much needed hiatus (I won’t say hibernation because Gamera isn’t a Blue Peter tortoise) Japan’s favourite giant, sabretoothed turtle was brought back, like
Gamera: Super Monster
God dammit, Daiei, just what the hell is wrong with you?Imagine me saying this out loud as one long exhausted sigh while pinching the bridge
Gamera Vs. Zigra
An mysterious alien craft pulls a Compton drive-by on a human research base on the surface of the moon (because we have those now), and
Gamera Vs. Jiger
The final, palatable Gamera movie of the original 60’s-70’s run (brace yourself as there’s two more to go) sees the child befriending mega turtle probably
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
Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
Despite Gareth Edwards’ gritty, more realistic take on Toho’s Tokyo flattening superstar, some felt that the 2014 Godzilla wasn’t all it could have been. Shot
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
Pacific Rim
Despite being a massive Kaiju fan since I was toenail high to Godzilla, I’ll admit it took me a while to “get” Pacific Rim.I’ve always
Gamera The Brave
By the time 2006 rolled around, the rights to everybody’s favourite flying fire turtle has switched hands and plans were put in place to bash
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
Colossal
As big a Kaiji fan as I am, I have to admit, it’s somewhat of a relief that someone’s made a movie that actually done
