Posted on March 1, 2020 by gooberzilla
You can’t keep a good (or even a mediocre) Godzilla down, and this time we’re looking at the aptly named Godzilla 2000 (aka Godzilla: Millenium), the first entry in Toho’s “Millenium” series of giant monster movies. CLICK HERE or on the banner above to join Jeremy and I was we share our experiences of seeing Godzilla in the theater and as we apply a perhaps too-critical lens to a movie featuring noodly space aliens and Hiroshi Abe’s impeccable fashion-sense.
Filed under: Dinosaurs, Godzilla, Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi | Tagged: Daikaiju Eiga, Giant Monster Movies, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Hiroshi Abe, Kaiju, Takahiro Murata, Takao Okawara, Toho Studios | Leave a comment »
Posted on December 25, 2018 by gooberzilla
It’s Christmas, and this year we bring the gift that keeps on giving when Tom and I talk about the 1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth, not to be confused with the 1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla. CLICK HERE or on the banner above to here us muse about giant moths, overly invasive archaeology, and what dating prospects should await anyone who dares to kidnap the Cosmos.
Filed under: Dinosaurs, Godzilla, Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi | Tagged: Daikaiju Eiga, Giant Monster Movies, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Kaiju, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Mothra, Satomi Kobayashi, Takahiro Murata, Takao Okawara, Tetsuya Bessho, Toho Studios | Leave a comment »
Posted on April 23, 2018 by gooberzilla
The years-spanning (annual?) tradition continues with the next entry of Stomp Romp / Zilla Thrilla as Mom and I take breathless look at the 2016 Hideaki Anno / Shinji Higuchi joint, Shin Godzilla. CLICK HERE or on the banner above to download our review of the film, which features much discussion on Japanese politics, “scrap and rebuild”, and the imagery of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
Filed under: Dinosaurs, Godzilla, Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi | Tagged: Daikaiju Eiga, Giant Monster Movies, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Hideaki Anno, Hiroki Hasegawa, Japanese Films, Kaiju, Ren Osugi, Satomi Ishihara, Shin Godzilla, Shinji Higuchi, Toho Studios | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 13, 2017 by gooberzilla
Put on your professorial hiking gear, because The War of the Gargantuas is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the Japanese Bluray cover or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring M.O.M., the Mistress of Malapropisms.
Review in a Nutshell: A somewhat strange sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World that stars Russ Tamblyn of all people, The War of the Gargantuas is a throwback to the golden era of Toho’s giant monster films.
Filed under: Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi | Tagged: Akira Ifukube, Eiji Tsuburaya, Haruo Nakajima, Ishiro Honda, Kumi Mizuno, Russ Tamblyn, Toho Studios | Leave a comment »
Posted on May 28, 2017 by gooberzilla
Has it really been just over a year since the last installment in our Godzilla movie theme? The answer is “yes”, but now Anthony Wendel is back to talk about the first entry in the Heisei Series (technically filmed during the Showa Period), The Return of Godzilla, aka Gojira (1984), aka Godzilla 1985. CLICK HERE or on the banner above to download our review of the film. Topics of discussion include the recently-resolved difficulties of acquiring the original Japanese version of the film, late Cold War nuclear anxiety, and more.
Filed under: Dinosaurs, Godzilla, Greatest Movie EVER | Tagged: Daikaiju Eiga, Giant Monster Movies, Godzilla, Kaiju, Koji Hashimoto, Toho Studios | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 22, 2016 by gooberzilla
The Stomp Romp / Zilla Thrill theme refuses to die, unlike King Ghidorah in Destroy All Monsters, a 1968 monster-bash that was originally intended to be the final entry in the Godzilla film franchise. CLICK HERE or on the image above to download our review of the film, in which I find the pacing of the film a tad overwhelming and Mom proves herself to be a secret Anguirus-hater.
Filed under: Dinosaurs, Dragons, Godzilla, Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi | Tagged: Akira Ifukube, Akira Kubo, destroy all monsters, Giant Monster Movies, Godzilla, Ishiro Honda, Toho Studios | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 13, 2016 by gooberzilla
Take a dip in the Immunity Bath, because Latitude Zero is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring M.O.M., the Mistress of Malapropisms.
Review in a Nutshell: A 1969 tokusatsu film directed by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, Latitude Zero was filmed in English and marketed to an international audience. Despite the presence of flying submarines, super advanced undersea civilizations, laser gloves, and a giant griffon, the extended international version of the movie is not nearly as zany as I wanted it to be.
Filed under: Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi | Tagged: Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada, caesar romero, Eiji Tsuburaya, Ishiro Honda, latitude zero, Richard Jaeckel, submarines, Toho Studios, Tokusatsu | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 23, 2015 by gooberzilla
Like an atomic dinosaur slumbering in a volcano, the Stomp Romp / Zilla Thrilla theme was not dead, but merely resting. Join Mike Dent, Tony Wendel, and myself as we shake off the dust of ages to talk about perhaps the strangest, most surreal entry in the Heisei series, Godzilla vs. Biollante. CLICK HERE or on the image above to download our review of the film, which now features 20% more Space Godzilla and Shinji Higuchi gossip by volume.
Filed under: Dinosaurs, Godzilla, Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi, Spies | Tagged: Biollante, Giant Monster Movies, Godzilla, Kaiju, Kazuki Ohmori, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Megumi Odaka, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Toho Studios, Tokusatsu | 7 Comments »
Posted on May 31, 2015 by gooberzilla
Batten down the hatches and stow the sails, because Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the Japanese movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring M.O.M. and many mushrooms.
Review in a Nutshell: Although M.O.M. disagrees, I feel that Matango is a cinematic rarity in that it is both bleak, nihilistic, and psychedelic. The special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya and company as well as the set dressing are especially good. Who is the real monstrous mushroom? Who, indeed?
Filed under: Greatest Movie EVER, Horror | Tagged: Akira Kubo, Eiji Tsuburaya, Hiroshi Koizumi, Ishiro Honda, Kumi Mizuno, Mushrooms, Psychedelic Films, Shipwrecks, Survival Horror, Toho Studios | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2015 by gooberzilla
It’s that time again. Time for another Godzilla movie review. Time for the three Godzilla fans in the audience to rejoice and everyone else to despair. This time, Mike Dent and I dish on Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, the penultimate Showa-era Godzilla film. CLICK HERE or on the banner above to download our review of the film, featuring much love for shady Interpol agents and the shaggy King Caesar.
Filed under: Godzilla, Greatest Movie EVER, Robots, Sci Fi, Spies | Tagged: Akihiko Hirata, Anguirus, Godzilla, Hiroshi Koizumi, Jun Fukuda, Kaiju, King Caesar, Mechagodzilla, Toho Studios | 6 Comments »
