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Giving Thanks ... and Discounts
Thanksgiving is one week away and I'm saying "Thanks" to you guys by creating coupon codes for my books.On the scifi side of things:My time-travel action novel Displaced ... it's like LOST, but more...
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"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
First things first: I held off on watching the Godzilla trailer when it debuted online because I wanted to see it huge on the IMAX screen first.Boy, that was worth the wait. It's fantastic. The use...
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Binding My Books
Via @twinsthings on Twitter ..."don't like to read e-books..or to use an e-reader...which is why we had our @LordsOKobolBook copies bound together! ... BTW, took us 4.5 hrs to get all (797) pages...
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Reviewing Monster Movies ...
Starting on Monday, I'll be posting the reviews of nearly eighty Japanese-style monster movies as my son and I gear up for Godzilla, opening May 16.I hope you'll enjoy it.
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Review: GOJIRA (1954)
As outlined a while back, we’ve got 70+ daikaiju/tokusatsu movies to get through before Godzilla opens in theaters on May 16, 2014. We started with Toho’s 1954 classic Gojira. We watched the Japanese...
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Review: GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (1955)
The second film on our list of kaiju/tokusatsu films to watch before the new Godzilla film opens in May, Godzilla Raids Again(1955).My thoughts first; my ten-year-old son James’ thoughts after.After...
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Review: WARNING FROM SPACE (1956)
Here’s the first color movie on the big list (HERE). It’s Warning from Space (1956), made by Daiei, the studio behind the Gamera series.James, my eleven-year-old son, will go first:My life is a...
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Review: RODAN (1956)
Working our way down the big list, today’s film is Rodan (1956).James, my son, will type first:When I saw it, I noticed that in the airport tower, a plane was landing, right? It rolled forward and went...
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Review: THE MYSTERIANS (1957)
The Mysterians (1957) is the next movie and it features the Toho Triple Threat: Ishiro Honda (director), Eiji Tsubaraya (special effects) and Akira Ifukube (music). My thoughts first:This movie...
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Review: VARAN (1958)
In case you’re just joining us, my son and I have been watching and reviewing a lengthy list of kaiju films before the new Godzilla film comes out next year. We’re only a few in.Today’s movie is Varan...
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Review: BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (1959)
Continuing our way through the big list of kaiju and tokusatsu films…Today’s film is Battle in Outer Space (1959), a kaiju-less tokusatsu film brought to us by the Toho Triple Threat (Honda, Tsuburaya...
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Review: MOTHRA (1961)
We’re still watching movies from the big list in our Kaiju Movie Challenge.Number seven is up: Mothra(1961).My ten-year-old son, James, gives his thoughts now:Well… i used to not like the song the...
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Review: GORGO (1961)
As many of you know, my son and I are watching 70+ kaiju/tokusatsu films in preparation for the new Godzilla film, due in May. We’ve made our way down the big list to the Brits’ attempt at a kaiju...
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Review: KONGA (1961)
Konga (1961). When I read the description, I thought, Sure, this belongs on the list. Having seen it … I’m not certain.I’ll write my piece first:Konga's premise is simple enough and promising enough,...
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Review: REPTILICUS (1961)
Reptilicus(1961).I'll go first:A Danish-American co-production, this movie is pretty standard for standalone monster movies of that era. Someone accidentally finds monster, scientists get involved,...
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Review: KING KONG VS. GODZILLA (1962)
Back to the big list for the Kaiju Movie Challenge ...Finally, another Godzilla film. The third one in the franchise is King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962).My son goes first:I thought it was pretty...
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Review: GORATH (1962)
We plow deeper into the list, and reach the third film in Toho's space trilogy, Gorath(1962).I'll go first:So a rogue star is heading toward Earth and will swallow it up. Death is certain and yet...
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Review: ATRAGON (1963)
Next up on the Kaiju Movie Challenge list, Atragon(1963).First, here's my eleven-year-old son, James:Atragon is about an air-and-water drill submarine trying to stop a empire called "the MU empire" and...
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Review: MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA (1964)
Our stomp down the big list continues. Today's film is Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964). The Toho Triple Threat is back, with Honda, Tsubaraya and Ifukube working their respective magic.(Despite the poster...
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Review: DOGORA (1964)
Next up from the big list is Dogora(1964).My son, James, will tackle it first:well the movie was...BORING!! You barely see Dogra in movie. The movie was about a huge octopus that eats coal &...
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