Author Archives: Robert Hood

He Whose Limbs Shatter Mountains, Part 1

Posted on Sunday, April 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

As comic giant monsters go, Fin Fang Foom is one of the green-blooded aristocrats. Ranging in size somewhere between 32 feet and 100 feet (though he has been known to be reductive enough to sit in a park playing chess … Continue reading →

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Is That Spiderwoman?

Posted on Saturday, April 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

Actually it’s a poster for the new film The Spider, directed by Robert Sigl. I have no idea what the movie is about, but it features “archaeology, demon possession, reincarnated emperors”, according to Twitch. With a poster like that it’s … Continue reading →

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Friggin’ Huge Giant Robot!

Posted on Saturday, April 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

The latest (unofficial?) word on Transformers 2 is that it will feature an enemy from the old cartoons that was formed from not one, not two, but six smaller giant robots: Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Mixmaster, Hook and Long Haul. For … Continue reading →

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New: Evilution

Posted on Saturday, April 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

Another zombie apocalypse is underway and it’s an alien infection that’s to blame: A microscopic alien life form has been discovered and it has the ability to possess the living and resurrect the dead. The US military has tried to … Continue reading →

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Interview with a Serpent Maker

Posted on Thursday, April 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

Serpent Lake (US-2009, directed by Joel Trujillo) There is a long-running tradition of lake monsters, both in local legend and on film. Deep, dark waters seem to spark the imagination; stories of monstrous aquatic fauna go way back and have … Continue reading →

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The Untold Godzilla 1994 Story Continues

Posted on Thursday, April 3, 2008 by Robert Hood

Todd Tennant, whose graphic novel version of the unused Ted Elliott/Terry Rossio script for the US Godzilla can be viewed on his American Kaiju website, has stumbled upon another piece of the Godzilla 1994 puzzle. He’s been in touch with … Continue reading →

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Update: Recycled Robots

Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Resiklo website has been updated, with lots of pictures and heaps of reviews. What is Resiklo, I hear you ask? Resiklo [aka Re-Cycle] (Philippines-2007; dir. Mark A. Reyes) It’s a tale of alien invasion and the ragtag human defense … Continue reading →

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New: Robo Rock

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

And then there’s rock ‘n’ roll, aliens, cybernetic underpants and a giant robot! Robo Rokku [aka Robo Rock] (2007; dir. Taikan Suga) Masaru, a 23-year-old who has a passive attitude toward life in general, professes himself as a “genius odd-job-man” … Continue reading →

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New: Big Man Japan

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

Think you’ve seen it all? Think again! Dai-Nipponjin [aka Big Man Japan] (Japan-2007; dir. Hitoshi Matsumoto) Thanks to Todd Tennant for finding that one! (Plus a nod to Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, who sent me the info independently a few minutes … Continue reading →

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Vehicular Cuteness

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

Check out this Nissan concept car — an all-directional electrical vehicle complete with cute Japanese robot computer system. It just not much use for escaping from giant monsters … Nissan unveiled the electric-powered Pivo 2 concept car in the lead-up … Continue reading →

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