So, my next Kaiju Appreciation turned out to be Hedorah, the Smog Monster. It's a little surprising, since Hedorah is one of those characters that I tend to forget about, despite his comparative popularity. Probably because he's only really in one movie, and it's one of the worst of the series (his only other appearance … Continue reading Kaiju Appreciations; Hedorah (commentary)

Wow, that footage is grainy. And dig the 'Unregistered Hypercam' notice in the upper left. My very first appreciation actually features someone from the Gamera series. I like Gamera, though he doesn't grab me as much as Godzilla. Hailing from Gamera III: Revenge of Iris, the third film in the brilliant Gamera trilogy from the nineties, Iris … Continue reading Kaiju Appreciations; Iris (Commentary)

I'm a massive Godzilla fan. I'd call myself a fan of a lot of different things, but by far the one that is closest to my heart is Godzilla. As a matter of fact, Godzilla was what got me interested in film. I started out loving the Godzilla series, and that led me to look … Continue reading Kaiju Appreciations Commentary