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GODZILLA: MINUS ONE
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 2, 2023
GODZILLA: MINUS ONE isn't just a great Godzilla film, it's a great film, period. Writer-Director Takashi Yamazaki's kaiju tale strikes the right balance between FX spectacle and human drama, and it's far more memorable than any brand-name franchise movie made in the last five years. It mu read more
A Godzilla Stumper
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 7, 2023
All those Godzilla films look alike to me so I would like some help to a puzzle that has been stumping me. A year or two ago, my dad and I caught the beginning of an episode of Svengoolie (the MeTV horror TV program) and there was a Godzilla film on. Or, at least I think it was a Godzilla film read more
GODZILLA VS. KONG
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 12, 2021
I know what you are thinking--"Dan, there's no way you're going to like this movie. Why even write a blog post on it??" Well, it's what I do. The latest installment of the "Monsterverse"--or the "Monarchverse", or whatever you want to call it--pits Godzilla vs. King Kong. But there's a th read more
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019, Michael Dougherty)
The Stop Button Posted by on Mar 26, 2020
I wonder if, much like that one immortal monkey divining Borges’s dreams and half-dreams at dawn on August 14, 1934, one could assemble a list of all the action beats in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which are mostly from Aliens and Jurassic Park 1 and 2, and arrange them to figure out the story read more
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 3, 2019
Son of Godzilla (Kaijuto no kessen:Gojiro no musuko)
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Written by Shinichi Sekizawa and Kaue Shinba
1967/Japan
Tojo Company
First viewing/Criterion Channe This was perfectly entertaining fluff for a day mostly spent packing. Japanese scientists seem to be attracted to is read more
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 4, 2019
The real reason I went to see GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS is that the film features classic Toho kaiju such as King Ghidorah, Rodan, and Mothra. All three monsters are expertly realized here--but the rest of the movie isn't.
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS is a follow-up to the 2014 GODZILLA and read more
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 28, 2019
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (Gojira, Ebira, Mosura: Nankai daiketto)
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Written by Shinichi Sekizawa
1966/Japan
Toho Studios
First viewing/Netflix rental Nita: Huh? What can they do with that? Yoshimura: Atom bombs are made with it. Nita: Huh? I’m getting out of her read more
Sum Up | Godzilla, Part One: Showa
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 4, 2018
Since 1954, Japan’s Toho Company Limited has made over thirty Godzilla films. There are three distinct eras of Toho Godzilla movies–the Showa, the Hensei, and the Millennium. Most of the films, at least during Showa era, got dubbed theatrical releases in the United States. If they didn’t get theatr read more
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 18, 2018
Mothra vs. Godzilla (Mosura tai Gojira)
Directed by Ishiro Honda
Written by Shin’ichi Sekizawa
1964/Japan
Toho Company
First viewing/FilmStruck Mayor: Ah! Oh! Godzilla! Super-hero monster Mothra flies to the rescue in another in Toho’s Godzilla series. A huge egg washes up on a read more
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017, Seshita Hiroyuki and Shizuno Kôbun)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 19, 2018
The first half of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is surprisingly good. The film sets the scene during the opening titles–giant monsters attack in 1999, followed later by unstoppable Godzilla, two different space aliens show up to help in exchange for residency on the planet. Godzilla kicks everyb read more
Book Review: ISHIRO HONDA--A Life In Film, From Godzilla To Kurosawa
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Oct 14, 2017
When I started becoming a film buff as a teenager in the 1980s, relevant information about the science-fiction & kaiju films produced by Japan's Toho Studios was almost non-existent. Whenever they were discussed in books and magazines, it was usually in a simplistic and derogatory manner. (I rem read more
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (aka: Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 13, 2017
(1971) Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno; Written by Yoshimitsu
Banno and Takeshi Kimura; Starring: Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki
Kawase, Toshio Shiba and Keiko Mari; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***
“I just planned a regular movie, but when I look on the
internet read more
Shin Godzilla (2016, Higuchi Shinji and Anno Hideaki)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 10, 2017
Shin Godzilla is the story of hard-working bureaucrats responding successfully to a national crisis. When the giant monsters invade, you can’t do better than the able public servants of Shin Godzilla. And for most of the film, directors Higuchi and Anno pull it off. The first act of the film, with read more
This Month--Svengoolie And Godzilla On Me TV!
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Feb 1, 2017
There's some exciting news for film geeks this month (well, exciting for me, anyway). The legendary horror movie host Svengoolie will be presenting Godzilla movies all February on his weekly show on the MeTV network.
For the past few years Sven has been showing movies from the Universal Monsters co read more
SHIN GODZILLA
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Oct 14, 2016
SHIN GODZILLA, the latest Toho Godzilla movie, is essentially a re-boot. The film has no connection whatsoever with any earlier Godzilla feature, except for the fact that some of Akira Ifukube's original music for the classic series is used. It is very different from any other Godzilla entry--in fac read more
GODZILLA 1984/THE RETURN OF GODZILLA On Blu-ray
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Sep 19, 2016
Kraken releasing has come out with one of the very few Godzilla movies not officially available in North America on either DVD or Blu-ray--the original Japanese cut of GODZILLA 1984, also known as THE RETURN OF GODZILLA.
GODZILLA 1984 was basically a "reboot". It was the first Godzilla film made by read more
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 16, 2016
Godzilla, King of the Monsters Directed by Ishiro Honda and Terry Morse English version by Al C. Ward 1956/Japan/USA Jewell Enterprises, Inc. Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime The American release of Gojira (1954) loses a lot of the apocalyptic poetry of the original. Still good fun. The movie read more
Now That’s A Big Lizard! – Here’s The New Poster and Trailer For Godzilla: Resurgence (2016)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Apr 13, 2016
If anyone should know how to make real Godzilla movie, it should be Toho. And it looks like they do. Here’s the new poster: And the new international trailer: Now all we need is a firm US release date. read more
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991, Ohmori Kazuki)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 11, 2016
Not much goes right in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Director Ohmori has a strange way of being boastful about really lame ideas and even worse technical executions. He spends a lot of time–and the film’s not short, it runs an hour and forty-three–trying to show off the film’s read more
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992, Okawara Takao)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 11, 2016
Godzilla vs. Mothra ain’t bad. It ain’t bad at all. While Ohmori Kazuki’s script leaves something to be desired in general, it doesn’t leave anything in specific to be desired. It doesn’t fail to do something. It sets forth its concept and fulfills it. I’m thinki read more