{"id":924,"date":"2008-06-04T13:48:51","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T03:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/06\/04\/the-monsters-of-the-ultra-reunion\/"},"modified":"2008-06-04T13:49:38","modified_gmt":"2008-06-04T03:49:38","slug":"the-monsters-of-the-ultra-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/06\/04\/the-monsters-of-the-ultra-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monsters of the Ultra Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daikessen! Cho Urutora Hachi Urutora Kyodai<\/strong> [lit. Decisive Battle! The Eight Super Ultra Brothers] (2008; dir. Takeshi Yagi)<\/p>\n

When eight Ultramen — Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraman Gaia, Ultraman Mebius, Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman Jack, and Ultraman Ace — get together you just known there’s going to be monster trouble. In the new Ultraman movie — a box-office hit even though it doesn’t open in Japan for several months — a slew of daikaiju weirdos turn up to cause trouble and to trash buildings.<\/p>\n

On hand are:<\/p>\n

King Gesura<\/strong> (from the original 1966 “Ultraman” series)<\/p>\n

\"Gesura<\/a><\/p>\n

King Pandon<\/strong> from the \u201cUltra Seven\u201d series (1967):<\/p>\n

\"King<\/a><\/p>\n

Super Alien Hipporito<\/strong> from “Ultraman Ace” (1972):<\/p>\n

\"Super<\/a><\/p>\n

King Silvergon<\/strong> (from the 1997 film Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna<\/em>) and King Goldoras<\/strong> (from the “Ultraman Tiga” series) join Super Alien Hipporito<\/strong> for some nasty business:<\/p>\n

\"King<\/a><\/p>\n

I love the monsters of Ultraman<\/em> — they are so outlandishly ridiculous. Here realism doesn’t matter a damn and absurdity is raised to the level of ritual.<\/p>\n

And the Ultra heroes are always there, ritualistically, to stand against them:<\/p>\n

\"Mebius<\/a><\/p>\n

Read James Ballard’s excellent article on SciFi Japan<\/a> for more details regarding the plot and the Decisive Battle! The Eight Super Ultra Brothers<\/em> production.<\/p>\n

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