Movie Reviews XIV

Up (2009)
A-
Another win for Pixar. While it may
not be as great as Wall-E, it is definitely
on part with Incredibles. The nature of this
story, and the emotional concerns it deals
with make it so enjoyable. It's also amazing
that they are pushing the envelope as they
are. I can't wait to see what Pixar comes up
with next.


Gamera tai Daiakuju Giron (1969)
D-
What a terrible film, yet, oddly enough
it is my favorite of the Gamera Showa
series. It features a repainted Gyaos,
and one of the most bizarre kaiju to
ever grace the silver screen. Guiron,
the monster with a knife for a head and shurikens
that can fly out of the sides of his blade.
He's deadly. Watch this if you get
the chance.


Gamera tai Daimaju Jiger (1970)
D+
I found this to be a bit better than what
had come before. The quality in the SFX, while
still crude compared to what Tsuburaya was
doing at the time, seem to get their stuff
together. Jiger could be a better kaiju, but
the idea of a parasite being more of a
problem than the full size thing is a cool
idea. Monster sucks, but hats off to Yuasa
for the interesting set up for aforementioned
Monster.


Gojira (1954)
A-
Wow. Even in its heavily edited form, King
of the Monsters was a decent flick. Atleast it
was part of the best of the best of 50s monster
movies. The original japanese version is splendid.
The depth of the characters, and the way Godzilla
is portrayed here are amazing. Most of this is due
to the fact that in Japan these films never had
the stigma they did here. If you see any Godzilla
film watch this in the original japanese subtitled.




Gojira no Gyakushu (1955)
C+
While this is a tremendous drop in quality from
the last film, I don't feel like it's such a bad
thing. I mean, it's a sequel to a fantastic film,
and it also came out six months after the
first. That's like making the third Nolan Batman
six months after The Dark Knight. This film is
considerably more lighthearted than the first,
but the monster fights add more to the fun value.