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JUST ANOTHER FILM REVIEW
I adore films. Whether that be a black and white silent classic or a popcorn fuelled blockbuster I am at my happiest when escaping into the worlds that only films can create. This blog allows me to go on a journey of film discovery and although there will be good and bad times along the way it is an adventure that I hope you will join me on. I don't take myself too seriously, you shouldn't either. - Robert Hay
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December 7th: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) is the first film in this series since Godzilla Raids Again (1955) where Ishiro Honda does not have directing duties, with the role being passed to Jun Fukuda, and boy is that tone change swift. When three stowaways on a boat end up being shipwrecked due to an attack by Ebirah, they find that the island they have landed on is home to a terrorist group who have enslaved the people of Infant Island. In escaping from the terrorists, they find a
December 6th: Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
And the King returns for Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) . That is Ghidorah, not Kong, if you were wondering. And strap yourselves in, because this is the first time that aliens have fully been involved in one of these films, and will absolutely not be the last. The film opens with two astronauts, Glen (Nick Adams) and Fuji (Akira Takarada), who are tasked with exploring Planet X. After landing they meet the inhabitants of the planet who take them in to protect them from an
December 5th: Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster (1964)
It only took five films for us to get to Godzilla’s most iconic nemesis, and the namesake of the film: Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster (1964) . It is also the start of a trend for the Shwa ere of Godzilla films, that being Godzilla is as the good guy. The film opens with meteor showers appearing all over earth, with one particular meteor crashing into Japan. At the same time, a Princess from a neighbouring small country to Japan is shot down in an attempted assassination w
December 4th: Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
On to the fourth film of the Showa era and it is our first introduction to one of the big hitter of the franchise, Mothra. The film opens up with a typhoon that once it passes has left behind a giant egg. A shady entrepreneur takes control of the egg for monetary gain, refusing to give the egg back when two tiny twins from Infant Island appear in Japan explaining that the egg to belong to their island’s deity, Mothra. When Godzilla reappears to cause havoc, our heroes have to
December 3rd: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
With King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) we see the series step into a new decade and in to colour. It is also a very clear step into the type of films the series will become, and also the last time such a significant gap in film releases would exist until the end of the Showa era of films. After Godzilla is freed from his iceberg prison, he gets right back to his favourite hobby: destroying Japan. However, this time he may have a real foe, as a new monster arrives to do battle wit
December 2nd: Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
I’ve made it to day two, it’s a miracle! But in a way I kind of wish I hadn’t. Godzilla Raids Again (1955) does not hold a candle to the original in terms of quality or intrigue, and feels like a bit of a rush job. The follows two pilots who after having to make an emergency landing on an island off the coast of Japan discover a new Godzilla fighting another kaiju. This monster is named Anguirus, and it is now a race against time to defend Japan against two destructive beasts
December 1st: Godzilla (1954)
Before cracking on with this review I’ll break down what I am fully doing with this series of reviews. I will only be reviewing the Japanese Godzilla films, so you won’t be getting any American Godzilla’s this month. Also, I will only be reviewing the live action films, so not the animated Netflix Godzilla films. If you won’t my opinion on them here, you go: They are fine. With that said let’s crack on with this series. Here is where it all began. I wonder if the filmmakers
Let's try this again!
I’m back again, for what at this point is maybe my fourth or fifth attempt at getting back to writing reviews fairly regularly. I won’t commit to anything at this stage, but I would like to follow through on at least finishing these reviews over December so if anyone reading would like to keep me accountable that would be great. If I make it through that then I would like to get back to a schedule of two reviews a week, one for a newly released film and one of a random film o
December 16th: An Almost Christmas Story
As soon as I saw that Alfonso Cuaron had a hand, even as just a producer, for Almost a Christmas Story (2024) I had high hopes. Add to...
December 15th: Jack Frost (1998)
The scariest film I have reviewed this Christmas called Jack Frost, and the other one was actually a horror film. Jack Frost (1998) sees...
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