Despite Gareth Edwards’ gritty, more realistic take on Toho’s Tokyo flattening superstar, some felt that the 2014 Godzilla maybe wasn’t all it could have been.
Tag: Kaiju
Godzilla: City On The Edge Of Battle (2018) – Review
The first Toho/Polygon/Netflix animated Godzilla jam, despite boasting legitimately arresting visuals, was something of an anticlimactic slog, promising far more than it ultimately delivered. Way
Godzilla (2014) – Review
We’ve been here before…The last time Hollywood tried to tackle Japan’s biggest export we were left standing in the unfortunate wreckage of Roland Emmerich’s 1998
Gamera 3: The Revenge Of Iris (1999) – Review
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 (1996) – Review
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 (1995) – Review
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 (1980) – Review
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 (1971) – Review
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 (1970) – Review
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 (1969) – Review
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 (1968) – Review
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 (1967) – Review
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 (1966) – Review
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 (2013) – Reviews
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 (2005) – Review
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 (1965) – Review
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 (2016) – Review
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
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) – Review
On paper, a sequel to Pacific Rim, Gullermo Del Toro’s flawed but fun love letter to giant monster movies, seemed like a no brainer. The
Rampage (2018) – Review
Could it be we finally have an easy, 3-step recipe for avoiding the videogame movie adaptation curse? 1) Take 80’s videogame that has no plot
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2019) – Review
As we finally get to the end of Toho Animation and Polygram’s attempt to bring the King Of The Monsters to the anime, an audible
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