Japanese Kaiju movies from the 50’s and 60’s tended to come complete with the weirdest plots, but maybe that’s to be expected from a country
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Space Amoeba
Boasting an original title that translates as Gezora, Ganimes, and Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas – but released in America with
Varan The Unbelievable
If you ever wondered how foreign monster movies were marketed to America back in the days of the 50’s and 60’s, you’d need look no
War Of The Gargantuas (1966) – Review
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 (1968) – Review
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
Rodan
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that all Japanese monster movies are cut from the same cloth and that they’re pretty much
Invasion Of The Astro-Monster (1965) – Review
Set in the confusing year of 196X (?) an outer space exhibition to the far side of Jupiter is under way. A new planet dubbed
All Monsters Attack
By the tenth movie in Godzilla’s cinematic output some bright spark at Toho realised that the greatest resource in keeping the King Of The Monsters
Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster
By the time we reached the fifth movie in the life and times of the legendary city stomper, Gojira; Toho studios were in full swing.
Terror Of Mechagodzilla
A direct sequel to Godzilla’s previous bout to knock the other Kaiju out, Terror Of Mechagodzilla was the last of Toho’s “Showa” series of Godzilla
King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962) – Review
In the interest of clarity, the version of King Kong Vs. Godzilla I am reviewing here is the U.S. version. How does this make a
Godzilla (1954) – Review
Before 1954, filmdoms premier leading man in the giant monster stakes was King Kong. A roaring slice of romanticized Americana and an unabashed helping of
Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) – Review
A typhoon results in a massive egg being washed ashore on the beach of a fishing village so obviously, as this isn’t generally isn’t an
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