If you're not into "wacky," you'd better avoid this film. But if you are like me and enjoy heaping portions of "wacky," you will not be disappointed. There is a spirit to this film I just love, from the subversive, submarine-sabotaging boy scouts to the final battle, in which Gamera rides Viras around like a jet ski before being mercilessly gored. [How does he survive that again? Oh, nevermind.]
Gamera purists might bemoan the inclusion of copious stock footage in this film, but I actually like the section, which plays as a clip show of Gamera's greatest battles. This is audacious fun, strictly for kids at heart.
This one played a lot on tv when I was growing up. Gamera vs. Gaos and the original Gamera never did. So I loved the stock footage segments, since it was a chance to see a bunch of monster scenes from movies I never got to see!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the later use of stock footage--black and white scenes from the original--in which the Viras aliens "control" Gamera's rampage. That is pretty crafty.
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