MILL CREEK THE SWINGIN’ SEVENTIES: The New Adventures of Heidi (1978)
Directed by Ralph Senensky (Death Cruise) and written by John McGreevey (The Death of Richie), this remake moves Heidi from Switzerland to New York City. It’s also a musical. Heidi is played by Katy Kurtzman and her friend Elizabeth Wyler is played by Sherrie Wills. It’s the same story you expect, as Elizabeth is fascinated […]
Tales from the Crypt S2 E2: The Switch (1990)
Arnold Schwarzenegger has only directed two projects: the TV movie Christmas In Connecticut and this episode. It’s based on “The Switch” from Tales from the Crypt #45, written by Carl Wessler and drawn by Graham Ingels. Strangely, this is the first story from the actual Tales from the Crypt comic book to be adapted for the show. It’s a […]
MILL CREEK THE SWINGIN’ SEVENTIES: Rulers of the City (1976)
Also known as The Big Boss, Mr. Scarface and Blood and Bullets, this was directed by Fernando Di Leo. He started his career mainly being known for his writing, including A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, Massacre Time, Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man and so many more. He co-wrote it with Peter Berling, who […]
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 […]
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