THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Godzilla X the Kaiju Killer (2009)
Directed by Chris Elchesyn, this is the story of the end of Earth, a planet with one human — XY-3 (Richard Jones and Danielle Ryan) — left alive and a planet filled with mutations. After a battle with the alien Mugal (Elchesyn), the cyborg soldier accidentally releases Stalkkus, a kaiju that turns on him. Only […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Legendary Giant Beast Wolfman Vs. Godzilla (1983)
Wolfman vs. Godzilla (Densetsu no Kyojū Ōkami Otoko tai Gojira or Legendary Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla) is an incomplete fan film that was directed by Shizuo Nakajima. Nakajima also made Wolfman vs. Baragon, another fan film that he made with the assistance of several former Toho employees. Though filming began in 1983, it is unknown […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Bigfoot vs. Megalodon (2021)
I’ve been into this series since Bigfoot vs. the Illuminati and how can you not love movies with titles like Bigfoot vs. Krampus, Van Helsing, Xterminator and the AI Apocalypse, Bigfoot Goes to Hell and the upcoming Bigfoot vs. Megalodon 2? I nearly forgot Trump vs. the Illuminati! As the last survivors of the human race try to rebuild society, […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: God Raiga vs King Ohga (2021)
The third film of Shinpei Hayashiya’s “Deep Sea Monster Series,” this is the sequel to 2009’s Raiga: God of the Monsters. Raiga returns, rising in Atami Harbor and attacking the city as another monster, Ohga appears to attack him. As the city is destroyed, the defense force launches a new KAMIKAZE as well as a […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Planet Patrol (1999)
Planet Patrol is a Full Moon anthology movie without telling you that it will be, taking parts of Kraa! the Sea Monster, Doctor Mordrid, Subspecies and Robot Wars to make an entirely new movie that makes you feel crazy because you’ve certainly seen some of these moments and heard even some of the dialogue. They took […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Raiga: God of the Monsters (2009)
The sequel to Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters, this was also directed and written by Shinpei Hayashiya. ten years later, there was a sequel, God Raiga vs. King Ohga: War of the Monsters. Global warming has melted the ice caps in the South Pole and disrupted Earth’s ecosystem. This also brings long-sleeping sea creatures […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Shin Godzilla (2016)
I know that I am old as this is the 31st Godzilla movie and the third reboot. Actually, there are two reboots going on, the Legendary Pictures movies that started in 2014 with Godzilla and this series, which stars the Reiwa era. Directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi with a script by Anno, this […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Zillafoot (2019)
Directed, written, produced and filmed by Anthony Polonia, son of Mark, this movie uses footage from Konga TNT, Gappa: The Triphibian Monster and Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters to show the kaiju that have attacked Earth. Thinking humans are too violent to be part of a peaceful universe, aliens sent the ape-reptile hybrid Zillafoot to […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Uktena: The Horned Monstrosity (2021)
Based on the Native American myth and inspired by Suitmation kaiju movies, Uktena is eighty feet tall and 200 tons thick. He’s an ancient Cherokee monster that has awakened because of the modern world’s greed. Made by father and son Dan and David Treanor, this pits the titular monster up against Sheriff Poncho Bravo (Marc […]
THAN-KAIJU-GIVING: Hedorah Silent Spring (2019)
An entry for GEMSTONE’s Creators Audition, a collaborative project between Toho Co., Ltd. and AlphaBoat in which Japanese artists and filmmakers competed in a challenge to create new works inspired by the Godzilla series, Hedorah Silent Spring was made by Hiroto Yokokawa, director of indie kaiju films The Great Buddha Arrival and Hoshi 35. You may […]
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