I do believe that I have actually sat through nearly all of the old classic Japanese kaiju movies by now. I had the chance to watch the 1969 "Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki" (aka "All Monsters Attack") movie here in 2022. And with such a title, then I was expecting to see an abundance of kaiju monsters in this 1969 movie.
But that was not the case. No. Far from it actually. And instead I was treated to possibly the worst and most infantile of all the kaiju movies I have sat through thus far. So not a great accomplishment for writer Shin'ichi Sekizawa and director Ishirô Honda.
The storyline told in "Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki" was sort of pointless, and it felt like it was a movie that was made solely to appeal to a new and younger audience, to reel in a new viewing audience group to the franchise. So if you are a fan of the old classic kaiju monsters and liked them, then this 1969 addition to the franchise felt like a slap to the face.
I watched "Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki" together with my 11 year old son, and he enjoyed the movie way more than I did. A testimony to the target audience of the storyline written by Shin'ichi Sekizawa.
This movie was just a tad too goofy for my personal liking, and while I did sit through it all, as the movie runs at only 69 minutes, then I can't claim that I was particularly entertained.
My rating of "Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
But that was not the case. No. Far from it actually. And instead I was treated to possibly the worst and most infantile of all the kaiju movies I have sat through thus far. So not a great accomplishment for writer Shin'ichi Sekizawa and director Ishirô Honda.
The storyline told in "Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki" was sort of pointless, and it felt like it was a movie that was made solely to appeal to a new and younger audience, to reel in a new viewing audience group to the franchise. So if you are a fan of the old classic kaiju monsters and liked them, then this 1969 addition to the franchise felt like a slap to the face.
I watched "Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki" together with my 11 year old son, and he enjoyed the movie way more than I did. A testimony to the target audience of the storyline written by Shin'ichi Sekizawa.
This movie was just a tad too goofy for my personal liking, and while I did sit through it all, as the movie runs at only 69 minutes, then I can't claim that I was particularly entertained.
My rating of "Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.