Showing posts with label Kaiju. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kaiju. Show all posts

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)


































  A spaceship carrying two astronauts lands on Planet X which is near Jupiter. There the two astronauts discover that the planet is inhabited by the Xians who officially ask help from planet Earth to destroy the monster, King Ghidorah. Godzilla and Rodan are captured and sent to Planet X to aid them in their fight but little do humans know that they have just fallen into a trap...
  A fascinating entry in the story of Godzilla and his monster friends. Directed by Ishirô Honda, this film combines all the elements of a classic successful KaiJu film. The basic storyline of the film may be too progressive (aliens invading Earth etc.) but all the beautiful monsters work their way out. There's not a chance you can't fall in love with the special effects which however non-realistic show a great talent. And of course, don't miss Godzilla's busting into a gleeful dance when he defeats Ghidorah.
  Akira Takarada as Fuji may be too rough with his sister but he also has to save the entire planet together with his partner Nick Adams as Glenn. Akira Kubo saves the world by mistake when he can't even defend his love with Keiko Sawai, Fuji's sister. It is interesting how little drops of drama can work out so well with a heavy Sci-Fi story like that but hey, this is cinema after all!
Must watch this : lightly drunk on sake will do the trick. Remember to accompany with noodles or sushi (choice is yours) and friends who won't laugh too hard with the film's special effects!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059346/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Oh, yeah! We are gettin' high indeed
Flying monsters with electric beams! Welcome to Japan fantasy
Hahahaha, it tickles there. Stop!

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Rodan (1956)


































  In the mining village of Kitamatsu, miners are starting to disappear in the vast, cold mines. A survivor tells a story of a giant insect roaming in the mines and soon the village is getting attacked by huge insects! If that was not enough, Rodan (a flying monster) also appears wrecking havoc in the are. Who will survive in the end?
  Rodan's first appearance in the big screen and it definitely is something else! One cannot but be impressed by the imagination of our weird friends, the Japanese. Ishirô Honda directs this film, as many others of the Kaiju genre, and he surely left his mark in the Sci-Fi world. Explosions, science and a weird demonstration of the readiness of the Japanese army (a different Cold War) all rolled up in a juicy sushi!
  In these films, he main protagonist is not a human being. In fact, little is said about the main human characters, only some mellow weddings or soft-core love stories. Instead, emphasis is given to the giant monsters that roam our world. Over the top special effects and sets that make Pacific Rim seem to unbelievable. This is where it all started!
Must watch this : on a hot summer afternoon with a bottle of the most exotic juice you can get your hands on and some shrimp chips! Then, go the sea but have a fear that something is lurking in the waters!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049782/
Motherfucker, you didn't wash the dishes, did you?
Weeeeee
Arise, arise,oh winged thee!