Monthly Archives: July 2008

After the Dragon Wars

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Having finally seen Shim Hyung-rae’s D-War — otherwise known as Dragon Wars in the West — and having discovered it to be an entertaining giant monster lark, albeit flawed by some dodgy acting and a poorly structured script, I now … Continue reading →

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Update: Outlander Trailer

Posted on Friday, July 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

The theatrical trailer for the new viking vs alien monster flick, Outlander — a film much anticipated on the Backbrain. Looking good! [youtube 7Za2DzmgeR4] Source: Outlander website via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery Previous Backbrain article

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Takemajin

Posted on Friday, July 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

This picture of Takemajin — the giant statue animated to defend the Earth from the terminally weird Gilala in Girara-no Gyakushuu Touyaku Samitto Kiki Ippatsu [lit. Guilala’s Counter Attack: the Touyaku Summit One-Shot Crisis] (Japan, 2008; dir. Minoru Kawasaki) — … Continue reading →

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Eiji Tsuburaya and Orochi

Posted on Friday, July 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

Seen here is famed Japanese SFX creator, Eiji Tsuburaya (Gojira, Ultraman and lots more), with Yamata-no-Orochi from the film Nippon Tanjo [lit. The Birth of Japan; aka The Three Treasures] (Japan-1959; dir. Hiroshi Inagaki). The eight-headed dragon was obviously a … Continue reading →

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Update: G

Posted on Monday, July 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

The juggernaut that is the daikaiju eiga genre rolls on with G — a great-looking new independent Japanese film that Backbrain queried a while back. Then, information on the film was scarce. Now, a cornucopia of detail has come in, … Continue reading →

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Chainsaw Maid

Posted on Sunday, July 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

This is too cool not to put up for all to see. It’s another stop-motion zombie flick. But be warned. It’s very very gory!! Source: Quiet Earth via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery

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Godzilla ’94 “2-D Trailer”

Posted on Sunday, July 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

Todd Tennant has created an imaginary trailer for his graphic novel version of the US Godzilla film that never was — you know, the one scripted by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio that Jan De Bont was set to make … Continue reading →

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Deep Sea Monster Reigo

Posted on Sunday, July 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

With Godzilla in [hopefully temporary] retirement, Japanese filmmakers seem inspired to experiment with new and different approaches to the daikaiju eiga genre, producing films such as Dai-Nipponjin (2007; dir. Hitoshi Matsumoto) [aka Big Man Japan], Girara-no Gyakushuu Touyaku Samitto Kiki … Continue reading →

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An Encounter with Anacondas

Posted on Friday, July 4, 2008 by Robert Hood

It’s not often that a tourist visit to Fiji offers a chance to engage with giant monsters. It happened to me just the other day. We’ve been on Viti Levu (“Big Fiji”), in Suva to be precise, visiting fellow horror … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Zero Hour: A History Part 1

Posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

A History of Godzilla Zero Hour: Part One An Account by Franz Vorenkamp The events that would inevitably set Godzilla Zero Hour in motion took place while I was attempting to enjoy a fairly mediocre lunch during my senior year … Continue reading →

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