Category: Gamera

Okay. So the last Gamera movie wasn’t great. It had its moments, but overall, it was a significant step down. Hopefully it was just a misstep. Surely ‘Gamera VS Guiron‘ won’t be worse, right? R-right? In the vast reaches of the universe, a distant star comes under trouble. A spaceship lands in Japan, catching the…

We’ve seen Gamera fight the human race. We’ve seen him fight other kaiju. Now it’s time for the natural evolution of any kaiju series: it’s time for Gamera to fight aliens! Which is basically the same as him fighting other kaiju, it’s just that they’re from space now. Only now, Gamera will probably spend a…

Three movies in and Gamera has already evolved from a terrifying force of destruction to a goofy friend to children. Glad to see this universe’s Japan is even more forgiving than Godzilla’s. Took him nearly twice that many films to become the good guy. Thus far, the Gamera movies have been a mixed bag. A…

Oh boy, two dudes in rubber suits beating each other up! The little kid in me is squealing with excitement! Sure hope this movie doesn’t let him down! Last time, we covered the first Gamera film, ‘Gamera: The Giant Monster.’ It had some decent moments and impressive visuals for its time, as well as some…

Ah, Gamera. One of the few kaiju franchises to pose a genuine challenge to Godzilla’s reign over the genre. For decades, this flying fire-breathing turtle competed with the King of the Monsters himself at the Japanese box office. He stands head and shoulders with the titans of the genre, and rightfully so. Yet while Godzilla…