Category: Movies
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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 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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Gamera VS Guiron: Let’s Go to Space!

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…
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Gamera VS Viras: A Friend Turned Foe

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…