Category Archives: Daikaiju

An Attraction to Kaiju

Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 by Robert Hood

Given the state-of-play out there in the movie world, kaiju (or daikaiju) have a large appeal to at least a certain (maybe-growing) percentage of the cinematic audience. But when does attraction become perversion? Relativistically, giant monster sex is not something … Continue reading →

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Fear Force Five: Weird Kaiju Hit the Web

Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 by Robert Hood

Is pushing your imagination beyond reasonable limits the key to success? Maybe. Here’s proof. Jack Perez is a director most commonly known for a film he does not consider to be anywhere near his most satisfactory work. Under the pseudonym … Continue reading →

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Zella Suits Up

Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain Exclusive It’s official. CGI hasn’t totally killed off the latex suits and miniature sets. Undead Backbrain, in the person of monster-film hound Avery Guerra, has unearthed a new, good-looking daikaiju eiga (giant monster film) being made using traditional … Continue reading →

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The Insects Will Rule

Posted on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 by Robert Hood

We all know that despite humanity’s profligate populating of the planet, we are still vastly outnumbered by the insects. It is said there are more insects in a few random acres of practically anywhere than there are people worldwide. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: “The Money Shot”

Posted on Sunday, July 7, 2013 by Robert Hood

Despite the bizarre (though sadly predictable) rash of internet naysayers who seem intent on burying Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim before it even premieres, I am so looking forward to this. The following video shows you, at least in part, … Continue reading →

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Awesome Rendition of Godzilla ’94

Posted on Monday, June 3, 2013 by Robert Hood

Artist Todd Tennant, who is still plugging away at his much anticipated (and now official) graphic novel version of the Ted Elliott/Terry Rossio 1994 Godzilla screenplay (the one that wasn’t filmed in a ludicrous quibbling over budgetary issues and ended … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: Full Official Trailer

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 by Robert Hood

Oh, yes. Go, Guillermo! [youtube 5guMumPFBag]

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Pacific… Umm, Atlantic… How Many Rims Are There?

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Robert Hood

Atlantic Rim (US-2013; dir. Jared Cohn) is the notorious mockbuster studio The Asylum’s pre-hash of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming blockbuster, Pacific Rim. It has giant monsters rising from the depths (albeit different depths), giant mecha, a human combat team and … Continue reading →

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Cinema of the Backbrain Presents: Attack of the Daikaiju Cats

Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 by Robert Hood

Some time ago, the following image appeared in one of the Worth1000 thematic image-creation competitions — a lovely piece of digital manipulation using the latest Photoshop technology (created by “boofhead”): But the idea of a rampaging giant cat didn’t begin … Continue reading →

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Jellyfish Eyes: Early Trailer

Posted on Thursday, December 20, 2012 by Robert Hood

Check out this early trailer for Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s proposed live-action fantasy trilogy, Mememe no Kurage (Jellyfish Eyes): [youtube ZFzBR9afBdI] Full of the sort of cuteness displayed by much of Murakami’s work, and looking rather kid-centric (and no doubt … Continue reading →

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