Monthly Archives: February 2008

More Than One Iron-eater

Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

A Special Report by Kaiju Search-Robot Avery The history of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s propagandist foray into the giant monster genre is a more convoluted one than has previously been known. Our story begins back in the year 1978 … Continue reading →

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The Great Sea Serpent

Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 by Robert Hood

Worth adding to the Giant Monster List is James Williamson’s The Great Sea Serpent (UK-1904). Information on this very early silent short is hard to find, but the Silent Era website offers the following synopsis, suggesting that the sea serpent … Continue reading →

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Ring for Doritos?

Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

While we’re on the subject of commercials….

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Mecha Bible Heroes!

Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

Yes, it’s Bible stories in the form of manga, with appropriate “translation” of the characters into giant robots, action heroes and other manga-esque entities: You can see some of the internal pages here. And in case you thought that such … Continue reading →

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Monstrous Ads

Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

Some time ago I posted an excellent French ad that used a Godzilla-like creature to address safety issues. Below is the ad once more, but here it is followed by a sequel featuring the same characters. I couldn’t resist. And … Continue reading →

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New: American Zombie

Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

American Zombie (US-2007; dir. Grace Lee) This latest take on the zombie apocalypse genre is a mockumentary that examines the “lives” of four zombies as they attempt to fit into human society. Here’s the official synopsis: Filmmakers Grace Lee (The … Continue reading →

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Zombies Everywhere

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Thanks to Avery (my kaiju search-robot, who moonlights as a zombie search-robot), I have just updated the zombie film list. 2008 is looking scarily full of the carnivorous dead. Here is a list of zombie flicks appearing in 2008 and … Continue reading →

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Black Box 2

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

   

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MORAV: Giant Robots Rule!

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

This looks like it will be worth keeping an eye on. Titled M.O.R.A.V. (which is an acronym for Multi-Operational Robotic Armored Vehicle), it is an in-development scifi TV series set in the fictional country of Tangri Island, where a military/political … Continue reading →

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New: The Wawa, Sea Serpent

Posted on Saturday, February 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Looks like some good ol’ boys and luv’ly ladies from down Alabamee way have been getting so much hooch into ’em they’ve gone made a movie about radioactive fish, a sea-serpent named the Wawa and Sweet Tee’s beach volleyball team. … Continue reading →

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