Category Archives: Giant Monsters

Godzilla vs the US Navy

Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

Godzilla does what he does best in the next installment of Todd Tennant’s American Godzilla ’94 graphic novel: For those who don’t know, kaiju artist Todd Tennant has for some time been engaged in an ambitious project to create a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Graphic novels, Pictorial art, The Lost | 3 Comments

Will the Eagles Fly?

Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

How’s this as an idea for a giant monster flick? Modern adventurers discover a lost tribe of Vikings in a secluded valley. These vikings have survived amidst some pretty fearsome wildlife, including dinosaurs and giant prehistoric eagles. As they reacquaint … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Teaser | 40 Comments

Kong’s Ancestors

Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Robert Hood

Over the years, there has been much discussion of King Kong‘s descendants — including in an article of my own. Analysis of the 1933 film’s ancestors, however, has usually been confined to accounts of Kong co-directors Merian C. Cooper and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, The Lost | 6 Comments

New: Parlé vu Kaiju?

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

Dragon Hunters [aka Chasseurs de Dragons] (France/Germany/Luxembourg -2008; animation; dir. Guillaume Ivernel and Arthur Qwak) Now I haven’t watched a French animated fantasy film since… oh, La Planète Sauvage [aka Fantastic Planet] sometime post-1973… okay, maybe I have — were … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Dragons, Film, Giant Monsters, Trailers | 4 Comments

Vintage Robots, Part Eight: Re-Made

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

No longer new, but somehow I’d missed it: This live-action version of Tetsujin 28 was released in 2005. “Tetsujin 28” (lit. Iron Man 28) is a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, the original run of which went from 1956 to 1966 … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Robots | 2 Comments

New: Raimi and the Monster Zoo

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 by Robert Hood

Variety reports that Paramount has bought up the rights to a new graphic novel, Monster Zoo by Doug TenNapel — a story about a boy and a zoo full of mutant monsters that threaten to break out and destroy the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, News | 2 Comments

When Film Commentary Loses the Plot

Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 by Robert Hood

Ever seen the Japanese giant monster movie about a gigantic rampaging X? It’s hard being a film commentator — and this is particularly so when attempting to do an encyclopedic overview of a somewhat esoteric genre such as, say, “Giant … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Reading, Review | 3 Comments

Monster Archive: The Savage

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Savage (US-1926: dir. Fred Newmeyer) According to Stephen Jones in The Illustrated Dinosaur Movie Guide, this film features a young reporter named Danny Terry (played by Ben Lyon), who accompanies a scientific expedition to the Mariposa Islands, just as … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters | 2 Comments

Beyond the Loch Ness Terror

Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

From Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, an interesting-looking lake monster flick: Beyond Loch Ness [aka Loch Ness Terror] (Canada-2007; dir. Paul Ziller) The original title Beyond Loch Ness was obviously changed so no one would confuse the film with 2001’s Beneath Loch … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinosaurs, Film, Giant Monsters, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Lake Monsters, Trailers | 6 Comments

Update: Reptisaurus

Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Robert Hood

From Kaiju Search-Robot Avery: You can see some test animations here. Previous Reptisaurus article.

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Update | 4 Comments