Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

The theme's pretty lame this time around, and I didn't even adhere to it with all five options (although watching Reptilian is not unlike getting your colon irrigated). I really just wanted an excuse to throw Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis into the fray. It's definitely not a kaiju movie, but there are some supernatural shenanigans and stop-motion creatures in there, which is sometimes all you need.

So i have seen this movie many times, but this is the first time i saw it on the Mill Creek Bluray release... and i have to say.. Gamera's eye looks kind of "derpy" on the menu


This time through I am struck by how much I really like the execution and concept of the Gyaos. I particularly liked the scene when the found the nest and realized that these things cannibalized each other out of pure hunger.

Each time I watch this movie, I appreciate it more. The storytelling is pretty tight with everything introduced being relevant to the plot, and more importantly, a good amount of monster action which is made better by the human action outside of it being interesting for the lead up to that monster action. Not only that, the humans are likeable! From the girl linked to Gamera to the bumbling scaredy-cat detective teaming up with the ornithologist.

The Mill creek set is great, and one of the better releases we as kaiju fans have had over the last year or so. Heavily recommended. I was pretty late to the Heisei Gamera series, and had no idea the series exist for the longest time. I think this forum is what encouraged me to seek all of these movies out, for which I'm very grateful. When I think Heisei now, I do think Gamera more than Godzilla.

On this particular viewing, I was eyeballing the miniature work, which I really like. I watched it with the dub, which isn't *that* bad. Speaking of eyeballs, I guess the one negative I continue to note each time I watch this is that the eyeball motion on the gyaos is a little overdone.


(Not my pic, but one of my favorite stills)

I kind of love how bizarre the eye movement is on the Gyaos.