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by **Jim Ballard** » Tue May 31, 2005 3:46 am

I'd go with Gamera vs. Gaos. Something about that movie just works so well.

by **jkrouskop** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:23 pm

by **china** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:05 pm

I voted gyoas! That movie is pure fun!! So fast paced and colorful. Looks great on DVD also!!

by **redkiryuranger** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:33 pm

gamera vs viras and viras very sneaking in the film

by **Benjamin Haines** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:59 am

Gamera vs. Gyaos.

by **Leviathan** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:52 am

by **king_ghidorah** » Sat May 27, 2006 11:37 pm

by **Legion** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:42 pm

by **Bruce R** » Wed May 31, 2006 3:37 pm

by **GFan** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:09 pm

by **ryuuseipro** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:22 pm

The following is just my opinion.

Gamera - I really liked both the Japanese and US versions. Sure, it's a messed up movie (Noriaki Yuasa's "misunderstood monster" clashes with Daiei's intended "destructive Godzilla-like monster"), but a good way to kill some time.

Gamera Vs. Barugon - Most probably my least favorite of the classic Gamera films. While the SPFX are great, as is the fights between Gamera and Barugon, it's way too sad & tragic for me. Plus, Gamera has the least screen time here. This was a failure in Japan, so Noriaki Yuasa (who hated this film) got the last laugh.

Gamera Vs. Gyaos - MUCH better! This one's a favorite! Even as a kids' film, it's still pretty dark and vengeful! Tadashi Yamauchi's music score helps! And Gyaos is one of Gamera's coolest-looking foes.

Gamera Vs. Viras - Probably my personal favorite, and the first of the more cheery Gamera films. Gamera fights what is perhaps my most favorite of all his foes, the Viras-Seijin. (Think a squid with the face of Balok from Star Trek with a beak!) The climactic battle is quite off-the-wall and exciting! Plus, it was a pleasure to meet Carl Craig (who played Jim Morgan) and to hear about his personal experiences with the film! The next best thing to being in it.

Gamera Vs. Guillon - I love this one a lot. Guillon is one of the coolest monsters in the Gamera films! I was originally scared of the Space Gyaos sequence, but after finally seeing it again in 1990 (Sandy Frank's "uncut" print of the international version on tape), I just thought it was pretty cool! Plus, this was Shunsuke Kikuchi's first time at baton for the series (he's another favorite composer of mine next to Ifukube)!

Gamera Vs. Jiger - Probably the stronger of the films, IMHO. It was a great glimpse at Expo 70 for American audiences (and since I'm a big googie/modern enthusiast, I was very floored by all the futuristic buildings they had on display)! Jiger was a pretty tough villain (her suction paws made me think she had the Force!), and Gamera's initial defeat was really tragic and a bit difficult to watch (but when I was a kid, his turning white scared me!). Otherwise, it's still a fun movie to watch! And it's even got a young Ryuu Hayami as the young worker at Expo 70 (before he played Keisuke Jin/Masked Rider X)!

Gamera Vs. Zigra - Probably the weakest of the classic films. Of course, the scenes with Gamera fighting the Zigra spaceship/Zigra itself are exciting, as usual (with a funny bit of humor added towards the end), but the human drama tends to drag on.

Gamera: Super Monster - Poor movie, but a good clip show. I will admit that the ending was sad, but appropriate.

by **Xenorama** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:30 pm

those are very good reviews, and about the same ones i have!

David

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