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My Week in Movies: June 7 - 13
Jun. 15th, 2020 03:38 pmGamera is really neat / He is made of turtle meat / We all love you GAMERA!
Movies I've seen before are in italics.
MST3K: Gamera vs. Barugon
MST3K: Gamera vs. Gaos
MST3K: Gamera vs. Zigra
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
Gamera the Brave (2006)
Colossal (2016)
We were on a Gamera kick from the MST3K films and decided to watch the 1990s reboot. These films are bangers. They are so good. I didn't know what to expect, given the general low quality of the 1960/1970s Gamera films. The 90s films really take everything that works about Gamera, throw out everything else, and tell compelling giant monster stories.
Gamera the Brave is another attempt to reboot Gamera in a more kid-friendly fashion. It is... fine. It has some nice emotional moments, but otherwise doesn't leave much of an impression.
Colossal is dark. I both did and did not like it. I found myself pausing occasionally to give myself a break from how oppressive some of the plot points were. Still, a good movie.
Movies I've seen before are in italics.
MST3K: Gamera vs. Barugon
MST3K: Gamera vs. Gaos
MST3K: Gamera vs. Zigra
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
Gamera the Brave (2006)
Colossal (2016)
We were on a Gamera kick from the MST3K films and decided to watch the 1990s reboot. These films are bangers. They are so good. I didn't know what to expect, given the general low quality of the 1960/1970s Gamera films. The 90s films really take everything that works about Gamera, throw out everything else, and tell compelling giant monster stories.
Gamera the Brave is another attempt to reboot Gamera in a more kid-friendly fashion. It is... fine. It has some nice emotional moments, but otherwise doesn't leave much of an impression.
Colossal is dark. I both did and did not like it. I found myself pausing occasionally to give myself a break from how oppressive some of the plot points were. Still, a good movie.
