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Brothers and giant monster super fans Aaron and Andrew along with newbie Dylan watch and review a different giant monster movie every week.
It's been a while since we did a giant spider movie, so this week we are rectifying that by reviewing Earth vs. the Spider! Is this a top-tier 50's giant arachnid adventure? Or is it another forgettable schlock-fest? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title/Playing on the Beach" by Albert Glasser
Join us next week for Attack of the Crab Monsters!
This week we catch up with Yongary (Yonggary?) 30 years after his initial film in this remake (reboot? reimagining?)! Does this dinosaur hold up well three decades after his initial appearance? Or is this a poorly-conceived resurrection attempt? Listen and find out!
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The final track is YONGGARY by Tokusatsu
Join us next week for Earth vs. the Spider!
This week we are going back to old-school kaiju flicks with Yongary! Does this film match the quality of the Godzilla and Gamera films that it is aping? Or is it another forgettable cash-in? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the "Main Title" by Jeon Jeong-Keun
Join us next week for Reptilian!
First, let me apologize for the ATROCIOUS audio. That being said, this week we are jumping from snakes to crocodiles with Lake Placid! Does this film snatch greatness from the jaws of mediocrity? Or is it another forgettable late 90's creature feature? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the "Main Title" by John Ottman
Join us next week for Yongary, Monster From the Deep!
We're slithering into a giant snake movie once again with our review of Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. Does this sequel to the '97 cult hit strike the fun B movie chord again? Or is it just so bad it's bad? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Opening/Jungle Floor" by Nerida Tyson-Chew
Join us next week for Lake Placid!
We're giving the 90's a rest and jumping back to the 50's with the "classic" B monster movie The Giant Claw. Were we as excited about this claw as the little green aliens from Toy Story would have been? Or is this movie a stinking carcass that even its titular buzzard wouldn't want to touch? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the "Main Title" by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Join us next week for Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid!
We're staying in the 90's this week with another infamous Hollywood monster flick in Anaconda. Is Jennifer Lopez fighting off a giant snake as exciting as it sounds? Or would a JLo/Ice Cube collab track have been much more entertaining? Listen and find out!
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Final track is the "Main Title" by Randy Edelman
Join us next week for The Giant Claw!
We're traveling back to the 90's, when every studio was throwing out original sci-fi movies left and right hoping for a hit. One of those films that missed is Starship Troopers. Revisiting in now, is it a film that deserves more love? Or was it an expensive disaster? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Klendathu Drop" by Basil Poledouris
Join us next week for Anaconda!
The MonsterVerse roars back into theaters with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire! Dylan joins us this week to find out if the latest entry in this sprawling universe is a titan-sized fun time or another CGI-heavy slog. Listen in and see if you agree!
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The final track is the "Main Title" by Tom Holkenborg and Antonio Di Lorio
Join us next week for Starship Troopers!
This week we are leading up to the new Godzilla and Kong mashup by reviewing another Kong ripoff in The Mighty Peking Man! Is this peak so-bad-it's-good cinema? Or is it just plain bad? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Could It Be I'm In Love?" by The Mighty Peking Band
Join us next week for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire!
We're powering up our Netflix app this week for the animated adventure The Sea Beast, which pits pirates against giant sea monsters. Did Netflix produce a CG animated film of the quality of Pixar, DreamWorks, and others? Or is this a forgettable Pirates of the Caribbean wannabe? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Captain Crow" by Mark Mancina
Join us next week for The Mighty Peking Man!
As the 60's drew to a close, Toho partnered with an American production company to bring us Latitude Zero. Did Honda, Tsuburaya and crew deliver another fun tokusatsu film? Or is this a big fat zero? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the "Main Titles" by Akira Ifukube
Join us next week for The Sea Beast!
This week we are reviewing the one and only Danish giant monster flick Reptilicus! Did the good folks of Denmark churn out a good film? Or is it another cheap disaster? Listen and find out!
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Final track is the "Main Title" by Sven Gyldmark
Join us next week for Latitude Zero!
This week we are once again reuniting with the old crew from Toho with our review of Space Amoeba. This film was near the end of the golden era of kaiju, but was there enough rubber-suited magic left over for this film? Or is this movie a victim of slashed budgets and dwindling interest? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the "Main Title" by Akira Ifukube
Join us next week for Reptilicus!
This week we venture to Thailand for the modern day monster film The Lake. Is this big-budget flick live up to all the classic monster fun it promises? Or is it more melodramatic than The Lake House? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "ความทรงจำ" by Eye Palita
Join us next week for Space Amoeba!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Q! This week we review Larry Cohen's monster satire Q: The Winged Serpent, in which a well-meaning(?) crook gets caught up with a cult and its giant monster deity. Is this film a glorious throwback to the 80's? Or is it a movie best forgotten? Listen and find out!
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Final track is "Q: The Winged Serpent" by Robert O. Ragland
Join us next week for The Lake!
This week we are wading into the waters of Jaws rip-offs with the film Tentacles. Is this creature feature a slimy good time? Or does it sink like the tattered corpse of an orca-ravaged octopus? listen and find out!
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The final track is "Tentacles" by Stelvio Cipriani
Join us next week for Q: The Winged Serpent!
This week we are diving back into the classics (?) with the 50's film The Deadly Mantis. Is this film as terrifying as a praying mantis? Or just terrifyingly bad? Listen and find out! And stick around till the end to hear our thoughts on Godzilla Minus One Minus Color!
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Final track is the "Main Titles" By Irving Gertz
Join us next week for Tentacles!
This week we continue our recent trend of reviewing TV shows with the latest entry in the Ultraman franchise Ultraman Blazar. Does this new Ultraman show live up to its classic roots? Or is it another glorified toy commercial? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Bokura no Spectra" by Hiroshi Kitadani
Join us next week for The Deadly Mantis!
This week we review Monarch: Legacy of Monsters! Does the Monsterverse's first venture on the small screen hit it big? Or does it have more in common with an uninspired Disney+ Marvel/Star Wars show? Listen now and find out!
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Final track is the "Main Titles" by Leopold Ross
Join us next week for the wrap-up episode on Ultraman Blazar!
Once again, let me apologize for the poor audio. It is okay for about the first 30 minutes, and then it goes to crap. But that aside, this week we are reviewing Shin Kamen Rider, the third film in the Shin trilogy. This time, Anno is bringing Kamen Rider to the big screen, but is Anno able to pull this off without frequent collaborator Higuchi? Or is this just a forgettable Rider adventure? Listen and find out!
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Final track is "Let's Go!! RIDER KICK desperate ver." by Taku Iwakaki
Join us next week for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters!
First off, let me again apologize for the poor audio. We'll get it right eventually! That being said, this week we are returning to the Ultraman franchise, with 2022's Shin Ultraman. Did this (relatively) big-budget reimagining knock it out of the park? Or is it just another middling Ultraman feature film? Listen and find out!
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I want to start by apologizing for some poor audio quality in this episode. That being said, join us in welcoming Dylan back to the show this week as we revisit Godzilla: Minus One! Hear Dylan's thoughts on the film, as well as his thoughts on the GxK trailer and the next time he will appear on the podcast!
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The final track is Last by Naoki Sato
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This past summer, Kong got his own animated treatment with the Netflix anime(?) Skull Island. It isn't the first Kong cartoon, but it is the first these hosts have watched! Will the hosts crown this anime as king of the new gen kaiju cartoons? Or is this another forgettable jungle cruise? Listen and find out!
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Final track is Interview by Joseph Trapanese & Jason Lazarus
Join us next week when we revisit Minus One with special guest Dylan!
After the divisive anime trilogy, Godzilla gets another crack at the animated medium with Godzilla: Singular Point. Is this the Godzilla anime fans have always wanted? Or is this another animated misfire? Listen and find out!
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Final track is in case... by BiSH
Join us next week for Skull Island!
This year Gamera returned from a long slumber in the form of a Netflix anime. Not only that, but he brought a collection of his old foes along with him! Is this a grand return for Gamera? Or is this more in line with the quality of your typical Netflix anime? Listen and find out! Also, stick around to the end to hear our thoughts on the Godzilla X Kong trailer!
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The final track is the "Gamera March" by Shuji Katayama
Join us next week for Godzilla: Singular Point!
The king is back! In the first Japanese live-action film since 2016, Godzilla is terrorizing post-WWII Japan. But is this film both a triumphant return for the franchise and this podcast? Or did it leave our hosts in the minus? Listen and find out!
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The final track is Divine by Naoki Sato
Join us next week for Gamera: Rebirth!
We're baaaaack! Co-hosts Aaron and Andrew are reviving the podcast! With all the new kaiju content these days, we feel the need to share our opinions with the world at large once again. Join us as we discuss the future of the podcast, and share our excitement for the upcoming adventure!
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Final track is Godzilla Suite I by Naoki Sato
For this episode we are coming back to the States for the parody film Eight Legged Freaks, in which a small unsuspecting town is invaded by giant spiders. This movie even has some recognizable stars like David Arquette (Scream) and a young Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow). But did this movie invade our hearts? Or were our spirits squashed by its silliness? Listen and find out!
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The ending track is Itsy Bitsy Spider by Joey Deluxe
In the 1970s, Godzilla movies began to stray from their anti-nuclear message and instead focused on a new issue: Pollution! No film personifies that message quite like our film this week, Godzilla vs. Hedorah. But did we enjoy this slimy film? Or does it get lost in the smog? Listen and find out!
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The final track is Save the Earth by Riichiro Manabe
Dictators, kidnapped filmmakers, and giant monsters are just part of the story behind this week's film Pulgasari. But how does the incredible making of story behind this movie translate to the images onscreen? And what do the hosts think about the newly arrived Godzilla Criterion Collection? Listen and find out!
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The end track is a cover of the Main Title, original song by So Jong Gon, cover by Kweer Kaiju
This week our hosts sat down and watched All Monsters Attack, often considered the worst film in the Godzilla franchise. Does it deserve the bad rap? Or is it actually an unappreciated gem? Listen and find out!
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The end track is a combination of Along Side the Tracks on the Way Home and Godzilla vs. Kamacuras by Kunio Miyauchi
Well folks, I would like to apologize for missing last week. We'll try our best to not let it happen again (but it will). But this week we have a great treat: the 2006 South Korean movie The Host! But did our hosts like this award-winning film? Listen and find out!
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The end track is In Praise of the Han River by Byeong Woo Lee
The year was 1968 and ticket sales were dwindling for the Godzilla franchise. In a decision to 'end' the series, Toho grabbed every serviceable monster suit they had in the storage closet and threw them in front of the camera for Destroy All Monsters. Was the result any good? Listen and find out!
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The end track is Title Credits by Akira Ifukube
Have you ever wondered what the film Gorgo would be like if poor Ogra had two parents? And what if said parents had wings? And what if the parents had atomic rays eerily similar to Godzilla's?! Well, all of those questions are answered in the movie Gappa: The Triphibian Monster. But were our hosts happy with those answers? Or where they angry like Gappa? Listen and find out!
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The end track is Baby Gappa & His Parents Fly Away by Seitaro Omori
If you have ever wondered what Godzilla would be like as a parent, then do we have the movie for you! In this episode, our hosts dissect the film Son of Godzilla, in which the king of monsters is thrust into fatherhood when his son Minilla is hatched from his egg. Did the film live up to its epic premise? Or does it fall flat on its back like Minilla throwing a tantrum? Listen and find out!
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The end track is Kamacuras by Masaru Sato
When a movie has a character named SAM SLADE in it, that automatically means it's awesome, right? Well, maybe. Listen to our hosts as they review the British monster film Gorgo to see if the film deserves to have a character with the name SAM SLADE in it!
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The end track is the Main Title by Angelo Lavagnino
First off, I want to apologize for the background noise in this episode. That being said, in this installment of our podcast we sail off to an island in the South Seas where Godzilla, Mothra, a giant shrimp/lobster thing called Ebirah, a terrorist organization building nuclear bombs, and a giant condor all collide for an epic showdown. But was it epic enough for our hosts' tastes? Listen and find out!
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The end track is the Main Title by Masaru Sato (also unintentional background music courtesy of Downton Abbey)
In this episode, our hosts review the Toho sci-fi film Atragon, in which the evil Mu empire attempts to take over the surface world. It's up to the Goten-go, a flying submarine/drill/battleship equipped with a freeze ray, to save the world. Can the crew of the Goten-go overcome the might of the Mu empire and their giant snake/lizard god Manda? And can they make an entertaining movie while they do it? Listen and find out!The end track is the Main Title by Akira Ifukube
In this film we see deal with a foe that will become a reoccurring theme in the franchise: ALIENS!! How does the big guy's first encounter with extraterrestrials go? Listen and find out!The end track is Monster Mega War March by Akira Ifukube
The RiffTrax crew tackles their toughest challenge yet: a VW Beetle disguised as a giant spider! Our hosts watched in horror as Mike, Kevin, and Bill tried to make this train wreck into an enjoyable experience. Did they succeed? Listen and find out!
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End track is The Giant Spider Invasion Theme Song Promo (artist unknown)
I apologize for the absolutely terrible audio quality on this. Guess that will teach me to always do an audio check before recording. I promise we will be back to normal for next week. That being said, here is our review of Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster, Ghidorah's debut film. Enjoy!The end track is The Birth of King Ghidorah by Akira Ifukube
Before he became one of Godzilla's most notorious fr-enemies, Rodan made his feature debut in his own film in 1956. Did this movie kick off Toho's age of monster films in color on the right track? Or did it flop like a couple of Rodans in a river of lava? Listen to our discussion and find out!
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The end track is Main Title by Akira Ifukube
Sorry for being a day late in posting this but here is our discussion of the 1964 film Mothra vs. Godzilla! What did we think of this epic clash of arguably Toho's two most popular kaiju? Listen and find out!
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Ending track is Sacred Springs by Akira Ifukube
Before she became the most often reoccurring character in the Godzilla franchise, Mothra got her start in the 1961 film of the same name. What did our three hosts think of the giant moth's debut? Listen and find out!End track is Mothra's Song by Yuji Koseki
In 1962, Toho brought the world's two most famous monsters together for the fight of the century. It also marked the first time that either beast was on the big screen in color. Take a listen as our hosts sat down and discussed this instant kaiju classic. Does the film live up to its title? Hit play to find out!
Final track is the "Main Title" by Akira Ifukube
In the late '50s, Toho and ABC were planning a co-production meant for release on American television. The deal ultimately fell through, but the film was made anyway. The product of this mess was Diakaiju Varan, known as Varan, The Unbelievable here in the States. Did the chaotic production lead to a bad movie, or was a masterpiece born from anarchy? Listen to our discussion and find out!
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Closing music is the "Main Title" from Varan by Akira Ifukube
Less than 7 months after his debut on the big screen, Godzilla came marching back into theaters with Godzilla Raids Again. Was this sequel worthy, or was it garbage like many quickie follow-ups of the era? Listen to our review and find out!Ending track is the "Main Title" by Masaru Sato
What happens to ants when they get doused with radioactivity? They turn giant of course! In this episode, our three hosts discuss the 1954 film Them!, in which an unsuspecting tiny New Mexico town is set upon by giant insects of a red variety. What did we think of this Oscar-nominated American classic? Listen and find out!
In this episode our hosts discuss the original kaiju film, Gojira (or Godzilla)! What did the three hosts think of this monster classic? Listen and find out!
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End track is Gojira Under the Sea by Akira Ifukube
Before Godzilla there was The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms! What did our three hosts think of this 1953 classic that helped to inspire the original Godzilla film? Listen and find out!
In this episode, our three hosts discuss the prequel tie-in graphic novel Godzilla: Aftershock as well as the newly released soundtrack for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Enjoy!
In this episode, our three hosts discuss the prequel tie-in graphic novel Godzilla: Aftershock as well as the newly released soundtrack for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Enjoy!
In this episode Aaron, Andrew, and Dylan introduce our new podcast by discussing their experiences with monster films, the format of the show, the upcoming schedule, their thoughts on the upcoming Legendary film, and what listeners can expect in general from Stomp This Way. Thanks for listening!
Tune in to this episode for an important announcement regarding the future of this podcast.
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The final track is "Goodbye Godzilla" by the Star Sisters
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Our much anticipated review of Death Kappa is finally here! Is this 2010 parody a laugh riot? Or is it 80 minutes of horrendous torture for our hosts? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Kanako’s Song" by Masako Ishi
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There are a lot of Jaws rip-offs out there, but few as notable as the 1990 film Tremors, in which Kevin Bacon, Reba McEntire, and the dad from Family Ties team up to fight giant tunneling worms besieging their small Nevada town! But is this classic B movie deserving of its cult status? Or we trying to escape this film like Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward trying to escape Perfection? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Ernest Troost
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Clash of the Titans did just enough at the box office to warrant a sequel, so in 2012 Wrath of the Titans was released. Does this sequel ascend to the heights of Olympus? Or does it join Hades down in the underworld? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Wrath of the Titans" by Javier Navarrete
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Armed with the rights to Kong and with Godzilla's rights on lease, Legendary and WB were foaming at the mouth to bring the two characters back together on screen. In order to bring Kong into the universe, they gave him this standalone film, which throws audiences back into the Vietnam War era with Apocalypse Now references aplenty. But does this film hold a candle to the classic war movies it's aping? Or are audiences better off skipping to the film where Godzilla and Kong are throwing punches at each other? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Kong the Destroyer" by Henry Jackman
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In a marketplace starved for remakes of semi-obscure properties, Warner Brothers answered the call with Clash of the Titans, in which Sam Worthington goes from giant blue creature to demi-god and tries to save a princess. But is this big-budget remake an improvement over the cheesy original? Or are the gods shaking their heads at this hastily-made rehash? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "There Is A God In You" by Ramin Djawadi
Don't forget to join us next week for Kong: Skull Island!
The week we review Ultraman Zearth 2, in which the wife of Alien Benzene comes to wreak havoc on Earth! But can this follow-up prove the be funnier than its predecessor? Or were the jokes growing stale the second time around? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "MYDO" by James Shimoji
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After completing the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson decided to remake King Kong, and of course in classic Jackson fashion, it's three hours long! But was Jackson successful in breathing new life into this classic character? Or were we begging for this to be over by the time the third hour rolled around? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "King Kong" by James Newton Howard
Don't forget to join us next week for Clash of the Titans (2010)!
In this week's episode, we review the original Clash of the Titans, in which Perseus must go on a journey to obtain the head of Medusa in order to defeat the Kraken! This was the last feature film that Harryhausen did the effects for, but did he go out with a bang? Or does this film's effects pale in comparison to other blockbusters of the time such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Prologue and Main Title" by Laurence Rosenthal
Don't forget to join us next week for King Kong (2005)!
Ten years after his company's first Kong film, De Laurentiis finally got around to greenlighting a sequel. But is the all-but-forgotten King Kong Lives a total disaster? Or is there something redeemable in the only Kong film of the 80's? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Titles" by John Scott
Don't forget to join us next week for Clash of the Titans (1981)!
In 2018 Dwayne Johnson was at the peak of his fame, and he decided to gift us with Rampage, a movie based on an arcade game about giant monsters destroying a city. But does this film live up to its premise? Or is this just a $120 million Asylum movie? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Rampage" by Andrew Lockington
Don't forget to join us next week for King Kong Lives!
43 years after the release of King Kong, prolific film producer Dino De Laurentiis decided it was time to bring the giant ape back using the largest production budget at that time. But did all that money result in a good retelling? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "The Opening" by John Barry
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In the late 90's Disney decided to dig deep into the vault for movies to remake and they came out with Mighty Joe Young. This time around our giant ape friend has both money ($90 million) and star power (Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron)! But do these modern touches make this movie a good retelling? Or is this just a Disnified, watered-down version of what came before? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Dedication and Windsong" by James Horner
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This week we are visiting our old friends at Toho for Japan's second Kong film King Kong Escapes. This time around, Kong must face off against his robotic doppelganger and the evil Dr. Who in a vicious battle for survival! But is this film a worthy follow-up to King Kong vs. Godzilla? Or is this movie as ugly as Kong's suit? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Starting up MechaniKong" by Akira Ifukube
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16 years after the original film's release, the makers of King Kong tried to recapture the magic of that movie in Mighty Joe Young, a film about a giant gorilla that...well, you know. But does this movie hold a candle to the film it's aping? Or does it belong in the forgotten bin along with all the other trashy Kong rip-offs? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
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In this bonus episode we review the Ultraman parody film Ultraman Zearth, in which an Ultra with a crippling fear of dirt must save the Earth from evil alien invaders. There was a goldmine of tropes for this movie to harp on, but did they take advantage of it? Or was this film severely lacking in laughs? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Shuwatch! Ultraman Zearth" by Tunnels
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After the success of his debut film, Kong got a fast-tracked sequel in the form of Son of Kong, released a mere 9 months after the original. But does this film fare better than Godzilla's rushed follow-up? Or does this movie need to sink along with Skull Island? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Max Steiner
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In this bonus episode we review the film spinoff of the Ultraman Mebius show titled Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers. For the 40th anniversary of the Ultra series, Tsuburaya brought a truckload of memberberries, with cameos and throwbacks galore! But does this film capture the magic of those Ultra classics? Or is it a nostalgia-driven cash grab? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Mirai" by KIYOSHI
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This week we review a parody film that also serves as a pseudo-sequel to The X from Outer Space titled Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit. Cameos and jokes abound, but is this film as funny as Guilala's design? Or does it run out of steam long before the credits roll? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Take-Majin's Chant" by Yasuhiko Fukuda
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21 years before Godzilla came into existence, a film called King Kong amazed audiences with its awe-inspiring effects and tragic story. Listen as Aaron, Andrew, and Dylan take a deep dive into this genre defining classic! Does the film soar higher than the Empire State Building? Or is it remembered more fondly than it deserves? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Max Steiner
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Almost a year after its original scheduled release date, Godzilla vs. Kong is finally upon us! Aaron, Andrew and Dylan streamed the latest entry in Legendary's MonsterVerse on HBO Max the day of release and recorded their thoughts immediately afterwards. Is this the epic clash of titans that it's hyped up to be? Or is it the final nail in the coffin for this shared universe? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Skull Island" by Tom Holkenborg
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This week we are reviewing the concluding chapter in the Gamera franchise with Gamera: The Brave. Does this returning-to-his-roots outing send Gamera flying off with his head held high? Or does this reboot quickly spin out of control? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Toru Watches the Decisive Battle" by Yoko Ueno
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In an attempt to get in on the kaiju boom going on across Japan, the film studio Shochiku produced The X from Outer Space, in which a group of astronauts unwittingly return to Earth with a spore that grows into a giant monster! But does this film stand up to the best productions of Toho and Daiei at the time? Or is it another cheap Godzilla wannabe? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Guilala's Rock" by Taku Izumi
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With Godzilla's anime on the horizon, we first visit Pacific Rim's Netflix treatment, titled Pacific Rim: The Black. Released as 7 half-hour episodes, this CG animated series is a continuation of the story presented in the two films. But did this show manage to capture the fun and exciting elements of Pacific Rim? Or is it a bland attempt to keep the franchise alive? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Atlas Destroyer" by Brandon Campbell
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This week we are concluding the Heisei Gamera trilogy with Revenge of Iris, in which a young girl with a grudge against everyone's favorite flying turtle empowers an evil creature with the desire to kill Gamera! But does the trilogy go out on a high note? Or was Gamera once more in desperate need of a reboot? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Ending Theme: Gamera 1999" by Kow Otani
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This week we are going back to the '60s for a Toho sci-fi classic in Gorath! When a rogue star is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth, humanity must band together to save the planet from total destruction. But did the filmmakers save this movie from total devastation? Or is this movie as broken as the moon at the end of this film? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "MAIN TITLE" by Kan Ishii
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Gamera is back and this time he is fighting a monster of biblical proportions in Legion! But does our favorite giant turtle follow up his best outing yet with another hit? Or does this franchise sink along with Gamera's Atlantean creators? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "The Meteor Cluster" by Kow Otani
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In 2004, as part of a project to revitalize the Ultraman franchise, Tsuburaya Productions released the big-budget spectacle Ultraman: The Next. But was this film the right way to go about it? Or are they lucky this movie didn't put the series to bed permanently? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Theme" by Tak Matsumoto
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This week we return to the work of Ray Harryhausen with It Came from Beneath the Sea. in which a giant octopus threatens the city of San Francisco! But does this eight-armed beast stand up with the best of Harryhausen's creations? Or is this film a run-of-the-mill 50's B-movie? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
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During the period between the Showa and Heisei eras, Godzilla traveled over to the States to star in his very own Cartoon Network show! But did Hanna-Barbera do justice to the King of Monsters? Or was his first outing in the animated medium lackluster at best? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Ending Titles" by Hoyt Curtin
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After a fifteen year hiatus, Gamera came roaring back to cinemas in the 90's with Guardian of the Universe, in which our favorite giant turtle must do battle with a trio of Gyaos to save Japan. But was this movie as good as Aaron has been hyping it up to be? Or was it a dud with his cohosts? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "To the Sea" by Kow Otani
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Five years after the first film hit theaters, the Pacific Rim franchise came stomping back with Uprising, in which the never-before-mentioned son of Pentecost must overcome his demons and pilot a Jaeger and fight giant kaiju. But was this a worthy follow up to del Toro's monster romp? Or was this a portal best left unopened? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Go Big or Go Extinct" by Ramin Djawadi (Patrick Stump Remix)
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For his final entry in the Showa era, Gamera got the All Monsters Attack treatment, with most of the kaiju action consisting of stock footage from previous films. But were the new scenes in between the "best of" fights good enough to keep us engaged? Or does this movie make the aforementioned Godzilla film look like a masterpiece? And what did we think of the long-awaited Godzilla vs. Kong trailer? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Love for Future" by Shunsuke Kikuchi
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In the wake of the '98 Godzilla film, with the prospects of a theatrical sequel looking grim, Fox produced an animated series to follow it up instead. In it, Nick Tatopoulos and his crew defend the world from giant monsters, with a little help from Godzilla. But does this series improve upon the film that preceded it? Or is it one of many forgettable 90's kid shows? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Deep Blue Sea" by Jim Latham
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In 2013 kaiju fans were treated to Guillermo del Toro's take on the genre with Pacific Rim, in which humanity has built giant robots called Jaegers to fight off invading monsters. It was pretty well received at the time, but does it still hold up nearly 8 years later? Or does this film belong at the bottom of the Pacific? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Pacific Rim" by Ramin Djawadi
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In this episode, Gamera once more has to fend off alien invaders hellbent on global destruction! And believe us when we say wild antics ensue! But does the over-the-top goofy quality of this movie make it entertaining? Or are we longing for the days of more serious kaiju cinema? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Persistent Pursuit" by Shunsuke Kikuchi
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In this entry of the franchise, Gamera has a more terrestrial outing as he faces Jiger, a monster released from her prison after scientists remove the ancient relic keeping her at bay. Is this film still a blast despite the lack of alien antagonists? Or is this film as painful to the eyes as the Devil's Whistle is to Jiger's ears? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Jiger's Final Moments" by Shunsuke Kikuchi
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This week we are delving into the rocky world of video game adaptions with Monster Hunter, in which Milla Jovovich is transported into a desert filled with dangerous creatures. Does this movie buck the usual trend of bad video game adaptations? Or is this movie as bad as Ron Pearlman's wig? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Worlds Beyond Our Senses" by Paul Haslinger
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This week we are reviewing another '50s classic in The Monolith Monsters, in which the remnants of a meteorite began growing and threatening the safety of a small desert town. But does this movie achieve the towering heights of the invading monoliths? Or does it sink like a rock? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Irving Gertz
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It took Godzilla five movies to make the turn to hero, but by the fifth film in his franchise, Gamera was already well established as the "friend of all children." But can Gamera save two Earth boys from evil alien women desperately wanting to eat their brains?! Or will he be flying back to Earth empty-handed? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Shunsuke Kikuchi
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This week we are watching a wildlife doc...oh wait, that lizard is supposed to be giant?! Join us as we tackle the 50's cult classic The Giant Gila Monster, in which a lizard, which isn't actually a Gila monster, terrorizes a small midwestern town. But was this a fun campy ride? Or was Aaron really glad he didn't pay to watch this? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "The Mushroom Song" by Don Sullivan
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For his fourth outing, Gamera must save two boy scouts from the evil aliens from Viras! But can he do it with these massive budget cuts? Or does this film split apart like the top of Viras's head? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Gamera March" by Kenjiro Hirose
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In our final adventure with Cosmos, he must take on fellow being of light Justice in a battle that will determine the fate of the planet. But does the film send this Ultra series soaring into the cosmos? Or does it deliver a deadly final blow? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "High Hope" by Project DMM
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For this episode we're diving deep into the obscure territory with the 1955 Ishiro Honda film Half Human. Not only is it obscure, but controversial as well, as Toho pulled it from theaters due to its portrayal of indigenous peoples! But does all of this equate to an interesting collection of moving pictures? Or was all of the hubbub over nothing? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Miyarabi's Prayer" by Masaru Sato
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In the third film of the franchise, we are introduced to Gamera's arch villian: Gyaos. With a thirst for blood and a fear of light, he will take on our giant turtle friend for dominance in the skies over Japan. But is he even in the same ballpark as Godzilla's archenemy Ghidorah? Or is his introduction ruined by this film's obsession with the board room? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Gamera Returns" by Tadashi Yamanouchi
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This week we are covering our second Ray Harryhausen movie in 20 Million Miles to Earth, in which an American rocket returning from Venus crash lands and unleashes an alien monster on the city of Rome. But did this film feature Harryhausen at the top of his game? Or were we wishing we were 20 million miles away from this movie? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "The Electrocution Plan" by Akira Ifukube
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Cosmos is back for his second feature film and this time he must team up with some undersea aliens to save the Earth from the evil Sandros. He's even brought a new friend along named Ultraman Justice. But does this film do justice to the Cosmos brand? Or is it drowning in the very sea Ultraman is trying to save? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Spirit" by Project DMM
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For the second entry in the franchise, Gamera faces his first monster foe in Barugon, in beautiful Technicolor no less! But is this film as fiery as Gamera's breath? Or does the lack of monster action put this film on ice? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Dragging Barugon Under" by Chuji Kinoshita
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A couple of weeks ago Paramount released the film Love and Monsters straight to VOD after COVID thwarted their plans for a theatrical release. Aaron paid $25 (!) so that our hosts could determine whether or not this is worth your hard-earned money. Would this movie have been worth a theatrical release in a normal year? Or was straight to streaming the right pathway for this film all along? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Prologue" by Marco Beltrami & Marcus Trumpp
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This week we begin our journey into the Gamera franchise with Gamera, the Giant Monster! In the first of twelve entries of this series, Gamera is awakened by a nuclear bomb and proceeds to set Tokyo ablaze! But did the giant turtle get off to the masterful start that Godzilla did in his first film? Or is the first Gamera movie a generic kaiju affair? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Tadashi Yamanouchi
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Hell hath no fury like a (giant) woman scorned! In this week's episode, we tackle the 1950's classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, in which a wealthy young woman is irradiated by an alien and turned into a rampaging giant! But is this film as fun as its wacky title would suggest? Or does the "B" in this B-movie stand for boring? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Ronald Stein
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In this week's film, Godzilla's arch nemesis Ghidorah gets a reimagining as the anime trilogy draws to a close. But did this conclusion end this lackluster animated outing on a high note? Or are all three films a lost cause? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Ruin and Salvation" by Takayuki Hattori
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In this episode we review the recently released kaiju parody film Notzilla, in which a giant monster with a thirst for cheap beer wreaks havoc across Cincinnati. But was this a lovingly-crafted laugh fest? Or is it a meanspirited drag? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Masaru Sato
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For the middle chapter in the anime trilogy, the survivors of Godzilla Earth's attack must use the nanotechnology left over from the carcass of Mechagodzilla to defend themselves from the King of Monsters. But is this film an improvement over its predecessor? Or is this film's plot as static as its animation? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "THE SKY FALLS" by XAI
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In this episode we discuss the 2010 Norwegian found-footage film Trollhunter, in which a group of college kids follow a hardened old man on his hunt for trolls. But does this film hold a candle to Cloverfield? Or is this movie little more than a 100-minute tourism commercial for Norway? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg
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Between the two Hollywood films, Toho and Netflix collaborated to bring us the first Godzilla anime outing in Planet of the Monsters. But does this film do enough to please both Godzilla and anime fans alike? Or is this movie a disappointingly drab affair? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "GODZILLA" by Takayuki Hattori
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This week we watch the second half of the Attack on Titan duology End of the World, in which Eren and co. have to overcome a series of increasingly difficult obstacles in order to seal the breach in the outer wall. This film definitely takes a much different direction than the anime, but it is a welcome change? Or will our hosts be more than happy to put these live-action adaptions behind them? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "SOS" by Sekai No Owari
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In 2016, the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion and the special effects wizard behind the 90's Gamera trilogy came together to make Shin Godzilla, Toho's first live-action Godzilla film in 12 years. On paper, it sounds like a match made in kaiju heaven. But how did it translate to the screen? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Persecution of the Masses" by Shiro Sagisu
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In a first for this adventure, we are reviewing an Ultraman "prequel" film! In the first episode of the Ultraman Cosmos show, it's teased that the main character, Musashi, had a past experience with Cosmos as a child. Well, this film is a 90-minute exploration of that fateful encounter. But is this film astronomically entertaining? Or is it a disaster of cosmic proportions? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "You Can Do Something" by Project DMM
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In this episode we review Shinji Higuchi's live action adaption of the popular anime Attack on Titan. Does this film capture the best elements of the anime and translate them to the big screen? Or does this film join the long line of live action anime adaptions that disappoint? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Anti-Hero" by Sekai No Owari
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In May of 2014, Hollywood unveiled its second attempt at an American Godzilla movie with Gareth Edwards' Godzilla. As it turns out, the movie wasn't really about Godzilla, but instead it focused on his two new foes. But are the MUTOs at least worthy adversaries to Godzilla? Or does this movie die along with Bryan Cranston's character? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Godzilla!" by Alexandre Desplat
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While Gareth was off making Godzilla, Vertigo Films decided they needed a sequel to Monsters, so they brought on Tom Green to helm the follow-up. What Green came out with was a war movie that happened to have monsters in it. But does this film compare favorably to other giants of the genre like The Hurt Locker and Saving Private Ryan? Or does this film get caught in quick sand? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Why Am I Here?" by Neil Davidge
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In the year 2000, Tsuburaya Productions reunited the cast of Ultraman Tiga for the film The Final Odyssey, in which Daigo must deal with demons from Tiga's past in order to save the world. But was this movie a worthy follow-up to Tiga? Or should this cast reunion have remained off-screen? Listen to find out!
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The final track is "Take Me Higher" by V6
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In 2004, it was Godzilla's 50th anniversary, and Toho wanted the big guy to go out with a bang. The product of this was Godzilla: Final Wars, in which Godzilla goes on a world tour beating down on all of his classic foes. But was this movie a blast from the past? Or was it an overcrowded mess? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Keith Emerson
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Before he directed Godzilla, Gareth Edwards began his career with a low-budget indie feature simply titled Monsters. Did our hosts see in this movie what the execs at Warner Bros. must have seen to give Edwards the job of helming Godzilla? Or were our hosts waiting for a NASA satellite to crash down on them and put them out of their misery? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Monsters Theme" by Jon Hopkins
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In the penultimate film of the millennium era, Godzilla must take on two of his oldest adversaries in a battle to the death in the streets of Tokyo. But does the addition of Mothra help this movie soar to new heights? Or is this movie just a jumbled rehash of better films of the past? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "The Diet Building" by Michiru Oshima
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In this episode, we delve into the world of Stephen King with a review of The Mist. Were our hosts jovial about watching this dark and nihilistic film? Or were we ready to bail on this movie like the citizens of this small Maine town were ready to bail out of this fog? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "The Host of Seraphim" by Dead Can Dance
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For this film it is Mechagodzilla's turn for a millennium series revision, and they even change his name! But can Kiryu match up to the previous iterations of Godzilla's robotic counterpart? Or is this film as bare-bones as the original Godzilla's skeleton? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Kiryu's Debut" by Michiru Oshima
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Aaron & Andrew are delving back into the world of Ultraman, this time to review the Ultraman Gaia spinoff movie The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace. Is the team-up of Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia enough to make this film ultra-awesome? Or, like many movie spinoffs of popular TV shows, is this adventure through hyperspace ultra-awful? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the Ultraman Gaia theme song by Masayuki Tanaka & Kazuya Daimon
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For their final collaboration, Henry G. Saperstein and Toho Studios produced the 1966 film War of the Gargantuas, in which two Frankensteinesque monsters battle it out in the streets of Tokyo. Does this film deserve the cult status it has obtained? Or is it one of Ishiro Honda's more forgettable works? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Operation L" by Akira Ifukube
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Do long and elaborate titles translate into entertaining movies? Our hosts went on a journey to find out when they watched Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. Does the return of Mothra and Ghidorah give the millennium era of Godzilla a much needed boost? Or is this movie as bloated as its title? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Godzilla's Rage" by Kow Otani
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In this episode, we get to see a Kaiju-sized re-imagining of Frankentstein's monster, and as a bonus the misunderstood beast is dueling with Baragon! But is this whacky movie as classic as its titular character? Or does it belong buried along with Baragon? And don't forget to stick around to the end to hear Aaron and Andrew's thoughts on Zone Fighter!
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The final track is "Main Titles" by Akira Ifukube
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For his first film post turn of the millennium, Godzilla must deal with humanity's new grand idea to get rid of him: building a miniaturized black hole gun that they can fire from space to absorb the king of monsters. Problem is, they accidentally mutate a dragonfly during a test firing of the weapon and turn it into a giant killing machine. How will Godzilla handle all of these developments? How did our hosts handle this bonkers plot? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Fateful Confrontation" by Michiru Oshima
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In this episode we venture a little bit outside of our wheelhouse and review the 2017 film Colossal, in which Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis discover that if they stand in their local park at the right time of day, they appear as giant monsters in the city of Seoul. Is this dramedy a piece of art? Or was it a 110 minute test of our patience? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "The Colossal Finale" by Bear McCreary
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In this week's episode we kick off the millennium era of Godzilla with Godzilla 2000, in which an ancient UFO rises from the ocean depths to take on the king of monsters in a brutal battle to the death. Did this film bring Godzilla into the new millennium with a bang? Or was the franchise stricken ill by the Y2K bug? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Theme" by Takayuki Hattori
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In this episode Aaron & Andrew venture into the world of Ultraman with Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light, a movie spin-off of the Ultraman Dyna TV show. What did we think of the first movie of the Heisei era of Ultraman? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the Ultraman Dyna theme song by Kisaburo Suzuki and Goro Matsui
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In this episode we take another quick breather from giant monster movies and review the Toho 1950's Sci-Fi epic Battle in Outer Space, in which the Earth is once again threatened by extraterrestrial forces and the nations of our planet must come together to avoid annihilation. Is this film the Star Wars of the 50's? Or does it spend too much time in board rooms like many of its peers? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Akira Ifukube
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Here is the commentary we did for the '98 Godzilla movie, in all of its 2 1/2 hour glory! Listen as we dissect Roland Emmerich's disaster film scene-by-scene, offering deep insights and professional critiques. Just kidding. We spent most of the broadcast laughing or dumbfounded. So join us on this ride and see if you want us to do more of these!
*WARNING: This episode is not family friendly. A few swear words were used.
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The final track is "Come With Me" by Puff Daddy
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In this episode, we review the found footage film Cloverfield. How does this film compare to other found footage giants such as The Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activity? Would this be a better film if it had been filmed in a more traditional manner? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Roar!" by Michael Giacchino
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In this week's episode we review the film that concluded the Heisei era of Godzilla films: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. In this movie, Godzilla is headed towards a nuclear meltdown, while Destoroyah, a creature birthed from the Oxygen Destroyer, wreaks havoc across Japan. Was this a fitting conclusion to the Heisei era? Or did this film leave the franchise in desperate need of a reboot? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Requiem" by Akira Ifukube
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Two of Godzilla's most infamous foes clash in the third entry of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. King Ghidorah is kidnapping children and storing them for a midnight snack, and Mothra must travel back in time to stop him. But is this film as 'grand' as its golden villain? Or do our hosts wish that they could travel back in time and unsee this movie? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Haora Mothra" by Toshiyuki Watanabe
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Godzilla has fought a robotic clone of himself, a plant clone of himself, and now he will fight a clone made of...crystals? Toho seemed to be running out of ideas for adversaries with Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, but does this film deserve the hate that so many seem to direct at it? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Godzilla's Theme" by Takayuki Hattori
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Last time we saw Mothra, she was trying to stop deforestation. Now she's on a quest to end ocean littering. But does this sequel successfully set sail? Or does it sink like its water-logged protagonist? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Desperate Determination" by Toshiyuki Watanabe
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This week's resurrected foe from Godzilla's past is none other than Mechagodzilla. But he is not alone, as Rodan and Minya (kind of?) also return for their Heisei era updates. But was this reunion of old frenemies a blast from the past? Or does it leave its monster stars longing for the days of the Showa era? Listen and find out!
WARNING: There is a massive spoiler for the end of the film 10 Cloverfield Lane near the end of this podcast.
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The final track is "Main Title" by Akira Ifukube
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In this episode, we cover Mothra's first solo outing since '61 in Rebirth of Mothra. Is the giant moth god able to carry this film on its own? Or does this film sorely miss a certain giant lizard? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "The Battle with the Enemy of Life" by Toshiyuki Watanabe
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In this episode, we discuss Mothra's arrival to the Heisei era with Godzilla vs. Mothra. Is this film as beautifully made as its protagonist? Or does it borrow more of its traits from Battra and land itself as the black sheep of the Heisei series? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Mothra's Song" originally composed by Yuji Koseki, recomposed by Akira Ifukube, and performed by Sayaka Osawa and Keiko Imamura
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In this week's review, we venture into the fantasy genre to review Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon. Does this film do justice to the myth that inspired it? Or did it deserve to be the flop at the box office that it turned out to be? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Rain" by Glay
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In an attempt to bring the franchise back to its former box office glory, Toho decided to bring back Godzilla's arch nemesis in this week's film Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. To make matters more interesting, they introduce time travel into the franchise! Did all of these elements mix? Or should Ghidorah have stayed retired? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Main Title" by Akira Ifukube
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In this episode, we are going back to the 50's for a classic Toho sci-fi romp: The Mysterians! Is this a fun, cheesy alien invasion movie? Or is it more of a boring political thriller? And is it really a giant monster movie? Listen to find out!
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The final track is "Furious Electron Cannon Assault" by Akira Ifukube
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In this week's episode, that all-important question of "what happens when a Godzilla cell, a human cell, and a rose cell are all combined?" is finally answered! But were our hosts satisfied with the answer? And is it really that exciting to watch Godzilla fight a giant rose? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Bio Wars" by Koichi Sugiyama
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For this episode, we strayed a bit from giant monster movies and instead dug up a little-known film called Matango, in which a group of rich people get stuck on an island with no food or water. To make things worse, it soon becomes apparent that mushroom people occupy the island as well! But is this Ishiro Honda horror film scary at all? Or is it another cheesy romp? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the "Opening Credits" by Sadao Bekku
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Nine years after Terror of Mechagodzilla, Godzilla returned to the big screen with a vengeance in The Return of Godzilla. But is this dark and sinister reboot anywhere near as good as the original masterpiece it is trying to emulate? Or is it another forgettable sequel in this long running franchise? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Goodbye Godzilla" by the Star Sisters
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Surprise! Although it might come as a shock (it definitely was for us), this week we are covering the new film from 20th Century Fox Underwater. After seeing it on Sunday, we decided it was worthy of the podcast. But is it worthy of your price of admission? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Norah's Theme" by Marco Beltrami
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I can't believe we are already at the end of the Showa era of the Godzilla franchise. It seems we started this podcast just yesterday. But we're ending this phase of the Godzilla franchise with a bang, as the aliens from the third planet of the black hole are back, and this time they've joined forces with a crazy Earth scientist who controls a giant dinosaur named Titanosauras. Is this film a fitting conclusion to the first era of Godzilla films? Or is there a reason the series was put to bed? Listen to find out!
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The end them is the "Opening Titles" by Akira Ifukube
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In the concluding chapter of the Daimajin trilogy, a group of young boys go on an epic journey to save their relatives from an evil warlord. However, they have a big problem: between them and their destination lies the mountain of the temperamental god Daimajin. Will the boys complete their journey? is the journey worth taking with them? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Wrath of Daimajin" by Akira Ifukube
Don't forget to join us next week for Terror of Mechagodzilla!
Twas the night before Christmas, and not a creature was stirring, except for the aliens from the 3rd planet from the black hole who were busy building a giant metal robot in the likeness of Godzilla in order to take over Earth. But were they successful in their plans? Or is this movie in some desperate need of some Christmas joy itself? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Mechagodzilla Appears" by Masaru Sato
Don't forget to join us next week for Damaijin Strikes Again!
Daimajin's statue was just a pile of rubble when last we left it, but four short months after the first film's release, the sequel hit theaters. This time Daimajin is residing on an island in the middle of a lake, nestled between two peaceful villages. But of course, things soon go horribly wrong. But did this fast-tracked sequel go horribly wrong? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the "Main Title" by Akira Ifukube
*Note: I couldn't find the trailer for this film on YouTube, so I used the trailer for the Mill Creek Blu Ray release
In 1973, with with the most stringy of shoestring budgets and very little time, Jun Fukuda and Co. pumped out Godzilla vs. Megalon, the 13th entry in the Godzilla franchise. This film is as crazy as it gets, with robots who can grow giant through sheer force of will, Godzilla as a fighter-for-hire, and evil undersea people who use Easter Island as a giant phone to talk to their friends from Nebula Space Hunter M deep in outer space. But is this film the rock bottom as many people claim it is for our giant radioactive friend? Or is it a fun camp-filled ride? Listen and find out!
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The final track is "Punch Punch Punch" by Riichiro Manabe
Don't forget to join us next week for Return of Daimajin!
While at Toho the Godzilla franchise was at the height of its popularity, over at Daiei Film two franchises were just getting started: that of the giant turtle Gamera and the lesser known, but arguably much better, Daimajin trilogy. In this episode, we discuss the first entry of the trilogy. Is it the best monster film to come out of Daiei? Or is it another forgettable Godzilla wannabe? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the "Main Title" by Akira Ifukube
Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla vs. Megalon!
With profits continuing to decline and budgets getting tighter, Toho decided to go back to the tried-and-true Godzilla formula with aliens, giant monster team ups, and an abundance of stock footage. But does Godzilla vs. Gigan return the franchise to its glory days? Listen and find out!
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The final track is the “Godzilla March” by Danro Miyauchi
Don’t forget to join us next week for Daimajin!