Parental Training for Atomic Reptiles

Activate the weather control balloons, because Son of Godzilla is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the DVD cover or the movie title above to download our review of the film, featuring the return of M.O.M.!

Review in a Nutshell:  A film that includes baby dinosaur shenanigans, tropical hijinks, and rampaging arthropods, Son of Godzilla is one of the goofier entries in the Showa series.  Many fans revile it for the introduction of the titular character, but the film is still something of a guilty pleasure here at the Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast.

This movie contains:

SCIENCE!

The true peril of giant arachnid research.

ARGH!  KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Robot Rumble in the Jungle

Set up your hilarious jungle booby-traps, because Solo is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Sean “Hollywood” Hunting.

Review in a Nutshell:  Solo may have a cliche premise (“creating the ultimate super-soldier”), but the movie is well-acted and well-executed.  It’s got great stunts, solid special effects, and an interesting setting, too.  Also, Adrien Brody!?!

Eldritch Horrors: In the Mouth of Madness

Do you read Sutter Kane?  Because In the Mouth of Madness is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Sean “Hollywood” Hunting.

Review in a Nutshell: A reality-bending, Lovecraftian pastiche that never really comes together, In the Mouth of Madness is an interesting failure. It’s not nearly as bad as everyone claims it is, though.

And thus we conclude our H.P. Lovecraft theme month. Thanks for listening, Lovecraft fans, and eldritch dreams to one and all.

Eldritch Horrors: The Call of Cthulhu

(Banner courtesy of Michael Scally. Thanks, Mike!)

Hold onto your sanity, because The Call of Cthulhu is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film,

featuring Clarissa and Gerald of Anime World Order and Jeff Tatarek of the Lather’s Blather podcast.

Review in a Nutshell:  The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society outdid themselves with this one.  The Call of Cthulhu is perhaps the most faithful Lovecraft film adaptation to date, and it’s also a wonderful piece of silent film-making.

ERRATA:  La Sombra Prohibida actually means “The Forbidden Shadow”, not “The Forbidden Sleep.” 

FINAL THOUGHT:

Cthulhu Mythos got you down?  Try Elder Sign!

Eldritch Horrors: Dagon

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I hope you like kalamari, because Dagon is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Clarissa from Anime World Order.

This movie contains:

Computer Nerds.

Evil Cultists.

Squid Priestesses.

FINAL THOUGHT:

The Great Old Ones think you smell fantastic.

Eldritch Horrors: Re-Animator

(Banner courtesy of Michael Scally.  Thanks, Mike!)

Hold onto your heads, because Re-Animator is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Sean “Hollywood” Hunting.

This movie contains:

Mad Science.

Zombies.

Vigilant Security Guards.

FINAL THOUGHT:

Herbert West wants you to groove to the beat.

Screw you, Moon!

Grab your glowing walnuts, because Message from Space is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the podcast, featuring the Most Dangerous guest host, Patrick Macias.

(Buy Otaku USA Magazine.  Buy Otaku USA Magazine.  Buy Otaku USA Magazine.)

Review in a Nutshell:  Space walnuts.  Lizard men.  Silver-skinned villains.  Blowing up the moon.  Space hot-rodding in space-dragsters.  What the heck did I just watch? 

This movie contains:

Drunken Vic Morrow.

Lizard Men with Whips.

Racist Robots.

This movie no longer contains:

The Moon.  (Take that, Moon!)

FINAL THOUGHT:

This was the expression on my face while watching this film.

Chevy Nova?

Strap on your bandana, because Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Sean “Hollywood” Hunting.

Review in a Nutshell:  Nostalgia notwithstanding, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles holds up surprisingly well for a children’s film.  The action and humor are solid, and the special effects and puppetry still look great even 20+ years later. 

This movie contains:

Ninjas.

Casey Jones.

Underage Smoking.

Sam Rockwell!?!

Gordon’s Alive!?!

Strap on your hawk wings and your emerald green leggings, because Flash Gordon is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the poster or the movie title above to download our review of the film, featuring Ken Nabbe, aka The Internet’s Joey Snackpants.

Review in a Nutshell:  A film that wallows a little too much in its own sense of campiness, Flash Gordon nevertheless has great costumes, colorful sets, and solid model design.  The supporting characters, especially the villains, really steal the show.

Of Duty, Honor, and Scaffolding…

Lash up some bamboo scaffolding, because Return to the 36th Chamber is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Sean “Hollywood” Hunting.

Review in a Nutshell:  Return to the 36th Chamber is a kinder, gentler kung fu film that’s low on murder but high on comedy and creative choreography.  Included in this review is a discussion of how to find good martial arts films for fledgling kung fu fans.

This movie contains:

Wirework.

Coconut Head.

BOSS WANG.  BOSS WANG.   BOSS WANG.