怪獣大戦争
Godzilla: Invasion of the Astro-monster
Director:
Ishirō HondaGuión:
Shinichi SekizawaMúsica:
Akira IfukubeReparto:
Nick Adams, Akira Kubo, Takamaru Sasaki, Reiko Mori, Toki Shiozawa, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, 水野久美, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kenzô Tabu, Hiroo Kirino, Tôru Ibuki (más)Sinopsis(1)
When astronauts Fuji and Glen investigate the newly discovered Planet X, they encounter a race of super-intelligent beings who need Earth's help. Ghidra, the three-headed monster, is destroying the mysterious planet. Only Godzilla and Rodan can stop Ghidra, so the people of Planet X want to transport Earth's monsters to their world. The astronauts agree to the plan--but the leaders of Planet X take control of the creatures and use them as weapons to conquer planet Earth! As the aliens and their monsters storm the Earth with a campaign of destruction, military forces struggle to defend the helpless victims while scientists race to discover the aliens' weakness. (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
(más)Reseñas (3)
7) GODZILLA vs MONSTER ZERO – ORIGINAL SHOWA SERIES 1954-1974. Godzilla in a slightly sci-fi vein. This time, almost all the plot revolves around aliens from Planet X (located near Jupiter) who are being terrorized by King Ghidorah (Monster Zero), a three-headed dragon that shoots rays and destroys everything in its path. In exchange for the instructions for a superdrug for all diseases, the Earthlings "lend" Godzilla and Rodan to the aliens to help them fight a great "historical" battle. Said battle consists of comically throwing rocks at each other, Ghidorah is defeated and Godzilla can start the dance of victory (!). If you're wondering what a dance like that looks like, well: Godzilla jumps, crosses his legs in one jump, one hand slams into his stomach, the other goes to his temple, like a soldier saluting, and on the second jump, the legs and arms switch sides, etc. There are a few more twists and turns in the plot, and eventually the inventor Tetsuo and his device whose sounds paralyze the aliens come into play. If destroying aliens with unpleasant sounds reminds you of something, then yes, you're right: Tim Burton's Mars Attack. All in all: not enough Godzilla, too many aliens and less fun on the creators account.
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It's a silly monster movie, but entertaining in its own way, with delightful tricks and the intoxicating smell of rubbish that means well on the viewer. The serious atmosphere of the original film is gone, with Godzilla wallowing as he does a victory dance on Planet X, a stunned Radon kicking his legs like an angry child as he hits his back, the defeated aliens retreating to the future, and a chunk of Japan once again having to recover from an unsolicited visit from a rowdy demolition crew. For how stupid it was, it was really well shot. The fourth star is for Ifukube's amazing music again.
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Although I didn't believe it much, "Godzilla - Attack from the Unknown" is another good kaiju film directed by Honda in the 60s. The connection with an extraterrestrial civilization is once again functional, plus there are excellent effects, if I disregard the people in costumes. From this perspective, I really enjoyed it, plus it also has some romantic plot and a lot of destruction, simply everything that a kaiju film should have.
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