“What are you talking about?” says young Ethan (Cody Arens) as Jack (Robert Forster) attempts to tell him the Korean legend that is the backstory of Dragon Wars: D-War (aka D-War in its native Korea,) an absolutely absurd fantasy movie that tries to combine elements of The Lord of theContinue Reading
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a requiem is “a musical composition in honor of the dead.” Let us all hope that Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem is titled as such because it marks the death of this series. The movie takes place immediately after the events of Alien vs. Predator. AContinue Reading
Cloverfield opens with a military time code and color bars, which inform us that the footage we’re about to see is from a camera recovered in what was formerly Central Park. The footage reveals the following scenario: Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is about to leave for Japan on a new job.Continue Reading
Following the massive success of 1954’s Gojira, the first Godzilla film, Toho Studios ordered another film quickly be made. Godzilla Raids Again, the first of what would eventually be a series of many Godzilla movies, was rushed into production. Made and released only six months after the original film, the movie exhibitsContinue Reading
Giant monster movies — especially those made in Japan during the 1960s — are usually viewed as campy, kitschy, or children’s entertainment. How seriously can a viewer take a movie that’s essentially comprised of a man in a rubber suit destroying a model of Tokyo as toy planes and tanksContinue Reading
In the late 1950s, a rare Siberian butterfly is found in a remote region of Japan. A scientist sends some researchers into the area, known as “The Tibet of Japan”, to see if any more of the rare butterflies can be found. Unfortunately for them, they are killed by whatContinue Reading
For most of the 1990s, there were persistent rumors that two of the coolest movie alien species, the Predators and the Aliens, would eventually meet in a movie that would have them face-off in a battle to the death. A comic book series was released. In 1992’s Predator 2, aContinue Reading