[Kaiju Movie Reviews] I just watched 'Reptilicus'
I watched 'Reptilicus,' the Kaiju movie of Denmark, with my mom yesterday.
That's an old-style giant monster movie :) Pretty standard giant monster stuff, you know, 'find the thing, scientists study, monster breaks out, military fights, come up with clever way to take down,' thing, but the effects- not a guy in a giant suit or stop motion, but a puppet! (who looks a lot like Manda)- ranged from 'ok' to 'some totally hilarious moments.'
The dub could definitely use some work ^^ There were bits where characters spoke with a really odd cadence as they matched the lip movements of the original actors.
If you're not a fan of old monster movies, give it a miss. If you are, Gorgo's better, but I've certainly seen a heck of a lot worse, and if you're a fan of classic giant monster movies, the chewing of scenery of scientists vs military men, and a sea-serpent monster puppet, it's a movie to check out :)
Rating: C- in purely quality terms, B in cheesy-old-movie terms
That's an old-style giant monster movie :) Pretty standard giant monster stuff, you know, 'find the thing, scientists study, monster breaks out, military fights, come up with clever way to take down,' thing, but the effects- not a guy in a giant suit or stop motion, but a puppet! (who looks a lot like Manda)- ranged from 'ok' to 'some totally hilarious moments.'
The dub could definitely use some work ^^ There were bits where characters spoke with a really odd cadence as they matched the lip movements of the original actors.
If you're not a fan of old monster movies, give it a miss. If you are, Gorgo's better, but I've certainly seen a heck of a lot worse, and if you're a fan of classic giant monster movies, the chewing of scenery of scientists vs military men, and a sea-serpent monster puppet, it's a movie to check out :)
Rating: C- in purely quality terms, B in cheesy-old-movie terms