An unmanned space capsule plummets back to earth carrying an unwelcome visitor in the form of a glowing, amoeba-like invader. In short order, the alien menace inhabits a cuttle fish (a type of squid), a turtle and a crab. Naturally as this is a kaiju, the animals grow to enormous size and attack a small tropical island where our heroes are planning to build a luxury hotel. Bad choice. Happily, mother nature has a secret weapon against the invaders, sonic waves created by dolphins and bats, which are plentiful on the island.
As the 70's dawned, director Ishiro Honda wanted to do something different from the Godzilla movies and this was it. On the plus side, it is really different and I felt the monsters were well done. Also, the remote island setting is effective and there are some impressive special effects, along with a terrific musical score by Akira Ifukube. The version in the original Japanese is much better than the dubbed version and adds to the fun. If you like to watch terrified people battling enormous creatures made of rubber (I confess I get a kick out of it), you could do much worse than this. Colorful and fast paced, for those who enjoy kaiju.
As the 70's dawned, director Ishiro Honda wanted to do something different from the Godzilla movies and this was it. On the plus side, it is really different and I felt the monsters were well done. Also, the remote island setting is effective and there are some impressive special effects, along with a terrific musical score by Akira Ifukube. The version in the original Japanese is much better than the dubbed version and adds to the fun. If you like to watch terrified people battling enormous creatures made of rubber (I confess I get a kick out of it), you could do much worse than this. Colorful and fast paced, for those who enjoy kaiju.