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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…

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…

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…