Category: Gamera
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Gamera 2: Attack of Legion is a Kaiju Horror Movie and I Love It
Y’know, it’s funny. Kaiju movies can be so cheesy that it’s easy to forget how the genre started. Before these movies were basically WWE matches with rubber costumes, they were horror films. Giant unstoppable monsters or swarms of aliens are far more terrifying when you take away the goofy costumes and silly special effects. On…
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Starting Fresh with Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Here we are, folks. It’s the 1990s. The Heisei era has officially begun. I know nothing about the Heisei Gamera trilogy. But I am vaguely aware of its pedigree. From what tidbits I’ve gathered, these movies seem to be considered the GOATs of the franchise. Or so I understand. There’s only one way to find…
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Gamera: Super Monster and the End of an Era
This is it, folks. The last Gamera movie of the Showa era. And what an era it’s been. We’ve had some good movies, some great dumb fun, and some snooze fests. Question is: which is this one? Neither. This movie is something far, far worse. It’s a cash grab. A soulless, half-assed piece of trash…
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Gamera VS Zigra: Space and the Sea
‘Gamera VS Jiger‘ was a fun slice of cheesy kaiju fun. It struck that perfect balance between genuine creativity and artistic ability and dumb giant monster shenanigans. After watching that, I felt the bar had been raised for the rest of Gamera’s Showa era. Not even one movie later and I need to drop that…
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Gamera VS Jiger: Turtles and Dinosaurs
The last two Gamera movies have left something to be desired. But we’ve still got plenty to go. There’s time left for it to turn it around. Or for it to devolve into nonsensical hilarious chaos. I hoping it’s the second one. Japan is hosting an expo in which a hundred countries will gather to…
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