{"id":1112,"date":"2008-07-12T13:04:33","date_gmt":"2008-07-12T03:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/backbrain-film-reviews\/"},"modified":"2011-12-28T08:54:34","modified_gmt":"2011-12-27T21:54:34","slug":"backbrain-film-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/backbrain-film-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Reviews and Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

These reviews are sometimes comprehensive, sometimes genre commentary, sometimes short summaries, serving as an archive for future reference. Some include additional material (such as interviews with the creators). Further film reviews can be found on the main website<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reviews<\/a> | Genre Film Commentary\/History<\/a><\/p>\n

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Reviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n

30,000 Leagues Under the Sea<\/a> <\/strong>(2007)
\nAttackazoids!<\/a> <\/strong>(2008)
\n<\/a>Attack of the Slime People<\/a> <\/strong>(2008)
\n<\/a>Ba’al<\/a> <\/strong>(2008)
\n<\/a>Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend<\/strong><\/a> (1985)
\n<\/a>Big Man Japan<\/a><\/strong> (2007)
\nCrustacean<\/a><\/strong> (2010)
\nDamned By Dawn<\/a> <\/strong>(2009)
\n<\/a>Day of the Dead<\/a><\/strong> (2008)
\n<\/a>Destroy All Planets<\/a> <\/strong>[aka Gamera tai uchu kaiju Bairasu; trans. Gamera vs the Outer Space Monster Virus] (1968; dir. Noriaki Yuasa)
\nDevi<\/a> <\/strong>(1999<\/span>)<\/strong>
\nDracula<\/strong> (US-1931; dir. Tod Browning)
\nEvangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone<\/strong><\/a> (Japan-2007; dir. Masayuki Yamaguchi, Kazuya Tsurumaki and Hideaki Anno)
\nFallen Angel<\/strong><\/a> (1945)
\nGhost in the Shell 2.0 Redux<\/strong><\/a> (orig. K\u00f4kaku kid\u00f4tai; Japan-1995; dir. Mamoru Oshii)
\nGodaizer<\/strong><\/a> (Singapore-2011; short [18:43 min.]; dir. Hillary Yeo)
\nHome<\/strong><\/a> (Australia-2010; short [approx. 11 min.]; dir. Cameron McCulloch)
\nThe Horseman<\/strong><\/a> (2008)
\nI Am Omega<\/strong><\/a> (US-2007; dir. Griff Furst)
\nIn the Winter Dark<\/strong><\/a> (Aust-1998; dir. James Bogle)
\nThe Land Has Eyes<\/strong><\/a> [aka Pear ya ma’on maf] (Fiji\/US- 2004; dir. Vilsoni Hereniko)
\nThe Land That Time Forgot<\/strong><\/a> (2009)
\nLaputa: Castle in the Sky<\/strong><\/a> [original title: Tenk\u00fb no shiro Rapyuta] (Japan-1986; dir. Hayao Miyazaki
\nThe Mechanical Man<\/strong><\/a> [aka L\u2019Uomo Meccanico] (1921<\/span>)
\nMegafault<\/strong><\/a> (2009)
\nMega Shark vs Giant Octopus<\/strong><\/a> (US-2009; dir. Ace Hannah)
\nThe Midge<\/strong><\/a> (UK-2010; short [11:22 min.]; dir. Rory Lowe)
\nMonster From Bikini Beach<\/strong><\/a> (2008)
\nMonster Island<\/strong><\/a> (2004)
\nMonsters<\/strong><\/a> (US-2010; dir. Gareth Edwards)
\nMonster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit! <\/strong><\/a>(2008)
\nMuckman<\/strong><\/a> (US-2010; dir. Brett Piper)
\nNosferatu: eine Symphonie des Grauens<\/strong><\/a> (Germany-1922; dir. F.W. Murnau)
\nOgre<\/strong><\/a> (2008)
\nOnechanbara<\/a><\/strong> (2008)
\nProm Night<\/a> <\/span>(2008)
\nRazortooth<\/strong><\/a> (2006)
\nRed Cliff<\/strong><\/a> (Full two-film version, 2008; dir. John Woo)
\nSherlock Holmes<\/strong><\/a> (Asylum, US-2010; dir. Rachel Goldenberg)
\nShowdown of the Godz<\/strong><\/a> (2008)
\nSnuffin’ Zombies<\/strong><\/a> (2008)
\nSolstice<\/strong><\/a> (US-2008; dir. Dan Myrick)
\nSuicide Club<\/strong><\/a> (Japan-2001; dir. Sion Soro)
\nTokyo Gore Police<\/a><\/strong> (2008)
\n<\/a>Trailer Park of Terror<\/a><\/strong> (US-2008; dir. Steven Goldmann)
\nTransmorphers<\/a><\/strong> (2007)
\nTransmorphers: The Fall of Man<\/a><\/strong> (2009)
\nTrespassers<\/a><\/strong> (2006)
\nWake in Fright<\/a> <\/strong>(Australia\/US-1971; dir. Ted Kotcheff)
\nWhirlpool<\/a><\/strong> (1949)
\nZombie Strippers<\/a><\/strong> (2008)
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Genre Film Commentary\/History:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dai-ing to be Kaiju: Non-daikaiju films that really should to be daikaiju films <\/strong><\/a>[Twister<\/em> and Moby Dick<\/em> (1956)]
\nDivided Kingdom: King Kong vs Godzilla<\/a><\/strong> — from King Kong Is Back!<\/em> edited by David Brin (BenBella Books, 2005)
\nEarly Vampire Cinema 1916 to 1974: Part 1:<\/strong> Nosferatu<\/a>
\nEarly Vampire Cinema 1916 to 1974: Part 2:<\/strong> From Lugosi to Lee <\/a>
\nA Giant Against Giants: Ultraman for the New Millennium<\/strong><\/a> [from Ultraman Cosmos to Ultraman Mebius]
\nMan and Super-Monster: A History of Daikaiju Eiga and its Metaphorical Undercurrents<\/strong><\/a> [1954-2006]
\nMore Than One Iron-Eater<\/strong><\/a>: the three versions of Pulgasari<\/em> (prepared by Avery Guerra for Undead Backbrain)
\nA Potted History of Godzilla<\/strong><\/a>
\nTentacles, Ancient Whispers and Monstrous Gods<\/a>:<\/strong> An Overview of H.P. Lovecraft\u2019s Cthulhu Mythos on Film
\nUnmade Classics: King Kong vs Frankenstein<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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