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Review: GAMERA VS. GUIRON (1969)
I (James) am controlling this time!!!Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)Me:well, it's stupid. one kid was talking about traffic accidents too much and when they are flying out of the solar system, the kid says...
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Review: SPACE AMOEBA (1970)
Here's the next entry from our big list of movies to watch before the new Godzilla movie (see it HERE), Space Amoeba (aka Yog: Monster from Space; 1970).I'll go first:Toho hits again with a...
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Review: GAMERA VS. JIGER (1970)
A few months ago, I decided that my son and I should watch as many kaiju movies as we could before the new Godzilla film opens in May, 2014. The list (HERE) I compiled contains nearly eighty films....
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Review: GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH (1970)
We've entered the '70s on our big list of movies to watch before the new Godzilla film (list is HERE).Today's is Godzilla vs. Hedorah (aka Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster; 1971).I'll go first:We've seen...
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Review: GAMERA VS. ZIGRA (1971)
You know the drill: I made a big list of movies (seen HERE) for my son and me to watch before the new Godzilla film and we're reviewing them.Today's is Gamera vs. Zigra (1971).My son will go...
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Review: GODZILLA VS. GIGAN (1972)
Carrying on, here's the next movie on our big list of monster movies (HERE), Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972).I'll go first:I had a realization watching this movie this time around: the main human characters...
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Review: DAIGORO VS. GOLIATH (1972)
Last year, my son and I decided to watch as many kaiju-style monster movies as we could before the new Godzilla movie opens. We ended up with a list (HERE) of more than seventy films.Movies like...
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Review: GODZILLA VS. MEGALON (1973)
My son and I are still watching movies from THIS list before the new Godzilla film opens in May. (We've got some work to do if we're going to make it.)Today's is Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973).James goes...
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Review: GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA (1974)
A few times each week, my eleven-year-old son and I watch one of several dozen kaiju/tokusatsu films from a big list I compiled (HERE) ... all in preparation for the new Godzilla movie.Today's is...
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Review: TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (1975)
Still trucking along through the big list of movies (HERE) to watch before Godzilla (2014) opens.Terror of MechaGodzilla (1975) is up now.My son, James, will go first:Well, this is part 2 of our...
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Review: THE WAR IN SPACE (1977)
We're nearing the end of the Shōwa era of our list (HERE) and it just so happens to correspond with the release of a certain film ...Today's movie is War in Space (1977).I was going to have my son,...
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Review: MESSAGE FROM SPACE (1978)
Next from the big list (HERE) is another space film that my son is sitting out: Message from Space (1978).My take on it:Oddly named aliens throw glowing walnuts into space to find heroes who will fight...
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Review: GAMERA: SUPER MONSTER (1980)
Back to the monster movies from our big list (HERE). We still have thirty-plus to go before Godzilla opens in May.Today's movie is Gamera: Super Monster (aka Space Monster Gamera; 1980).My son will go...
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Review: RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984)
We continue to make our way down the big list of kaiju/tokusatsu movies (HERE) and we've hit a streak of really good ones.Today's is The Return of Godzilla (aka Godzilla 1985, Gojira; 1984).I'll go...
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Review: PULGASARI (1985)
In the summer of 2013, I made a list of sixty-plus (primarily) Japanese tokusatsu/daikaiju films for me and my son to watch before the Godzilla movie opens May 16, 2014. Since then, the list has grown...
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Review: GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE (1989)
My eleven-year-son and I continue our trek through the big list (HERE) of monster movies to watch before Godzilla open in May.This time around, we're watching Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989).My son will...
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Review: GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH (1991)
Still plenty of films to watch on our big list (HERE).Today's is Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991).I'll go first:Time for some timey-wimey. For the first time, we get to see Godzilla's origins. A...
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Review: GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA (1992)
The movies are whizzing by as we head toward the final third of the big list (HERE).Today's film is Godzilla vs. Mothra (aka Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth; 1992).My son goes first:Well,...
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Review: GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II (1993)
Some time ago, my son and I set out to watch as many Japanese-style monster movies as we could get our hands on before the new Godzilla movie opens. We even made a big list with about 80 titles on it...
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Review: GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA (1994)
We continue to make our way down the big list of movies (HERE).Today's flick is Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla (1994).My son, James, will go first:Well, this one has Godzilla, Mini Godzilla, Mogera, and...
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