Like Media Blasters' other Japanese movies, this has both the original Japanese and English language options. However, for fans of bad movies that are so consistently bad they become enjoyable, this could be for you. The rhamphorynchus is even stiffer than the pterodactyl in The Land That Time Forgot (1975), the plesiosaurus is inexpressive and less frightening than the puppet 'Space Monster' in the children’s series Fireball XL5 (1962), which it closely resembles.Īdd to this a completely inept explanation as to why it’s all happening, plus the worst use of music I can recall (using only a few tracks, none suitable for monster action, though the disco track sort of works) and you've got one of the worst ever Japanese monster movies.īy the end of the film, the producers seem to have given up on anything approaching convincing - the wire work, back projection and editing all get even worse. Unfortunately Toei Studios isn't known for its giant monster movies and the resulting special effects, despite the use of some full-size props, are totally laughable. The premise is that a sort of Loch Ness monster has been found in one of the lakes round Mount Fuji, and it’s killing local people and holiday-makers. Jaws also prompts the use of a little more blood and gore than is usual with Japanese monsters. ![]() Worse still, it seems to have been influenced by other Jaws rip-offs, like Tentacles (as a victim is lifted clean out of the water screaming her lungs out). ![]() Instead, this is a perplexingly bad riff on Jaws, with a dinosaur instead of a shark. They’ve released many classic giant monster movies… but this isn't one of them. ![]() I'm really impressed with DVDs from Media Blasters - spectacular presentations of classic Japanese fantasy films. the legend of one dinosaur and one monster bird…
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