I hope my brother likes it

[eric_hinkle]

I ordered this film (mainly for my brother, who saw it decades ago) and it just came in. Here's hoping he enjoys it.

Though the Tsuburaya SFX look good!

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[darrelx]

It's amazing what Toho Studios was doing back in 1959.

...now I want to watch it, too! ;)

[eric_hinkle]

An outfit called Media Blasters is doing a lot of classic Toho SF. I've got Space Amoeba AKA Yog, Monster from Space, Atragon, and Varan the Unbelievable.

I'm still looking for Matango: Fungus of Terror, Frankenstein Conquers the World, Dogora, and Latitude Zero (Cesar Romero, his girlfriend-turned-griffon, and an army of Bat-men try to conquer the world. Just plain bizarre).

[stauros]

Not only do the SFX look impressive for a half-century ago, the colour is gorgeous! Please post a review after you watch it.

[eric_hinkle]

I'm also impressed by the matte work and background paintings for the alien base. That was all done on a tiny soundstage, but it looks gigantic!

They did similar work with Atragon, in the scenes set in Mu.

And my brother nearly squealed for joy when I told him about this (and him in his 50's!), so I think it'll go over well.

[stauros]

> my brother nearly squealed for joy when I told him about this (and him in his 50's!), so I think it'll go over well.

It's always a great day when you can find an old treasure for someone close to you. :)

[eric_hinkle]

True. He was similarly happy when I found DVD copies of Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and Rodan (the first kaiju film he ever saw, when he was about seven or so).