
A space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group planning to build a resort hotel land on the island and discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters created by the aliens in an attempt to conquer the world.... (Full plot summary below)
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A space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group planning to build a resort hotel land on the island and discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters created by the aliens in an attempt to conquer the world.
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| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonThe overall experience is rather more fascinatingly weird than dispiritingly tired, and that owes almost everything to the three big monsters. |
| User ReviewBlais EAnother of Toho's wild-& woolly, wacky-&-wondrous Monster-Mashes, replete with lotsa' Giant-Rubber-Monster action in the Godzilla tradition. Hysterical hi-jinks ensue when some of the wildlife (A cuttlefish, sea crab, and a turtle-) on a tropical Pacific island are morphed into Bodacious-Battling-Behemoths after having been taken over by a maleficent alien intelligence. Of course, some Nipponese Nood-niks become marooned there and must contend with the-not-so-friendly local fauna as well as come up with a way to get rid of those pesky aliens! I prefer the title I originally saw it under, "Yog, Monster from Space". Great & goofy fun! |
| User ReviewYuri RJust fun. You can tell this was made at the end of the big Toho Studios special effects boom. But it's still a lot of fun! |
| User ReviewJames-Masaki RA interesting idea with quite a lot of possibilities is unfortunately given short-thrift which pulls the carpet out from under the whole thing. |
| User ReviewRoy CA bit confusing and meandering plot-wise but it keeps you interested, to say the least. The real treat here comes in the really inventive monsters and special effects. Gezora is a creepy frightening, Ganime is animated and imposing, and Kamoebas is fierce and strong. There are some woderful opening shots of a space shuttle that stand up even to today's standard and the film opens with a glorious sunset silhouette of a space ship. The island locale is lush and vibrant, and the explosions are large and glorious. It was neat to see a Kaiju film set on a tropical island (akin to G vs. ebirah) as it is a nice refresher from the industrial city. The performances are solid for the most part as the script did not seem to give the actors much room for character development. All in all a visual treat, but the story and characters could've used some work. |