Spiders have too many goddamn legs, and this simple truism has led the arachnid to be one of the chief villains in countless horror films over the years and during the 50s era of big insect attack films a movie called Tarantula was one of the better examples of that genre. It was this “magic”…
Tag: Giant Monsters
The Many Faces of Godzilla
Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes and James Bond have each been portrayed by several actors and with vastly differing styles but to me Godzilla stands above all as being the most varied movie icon of all time. So today we take a look back across the ages at the many incarnations of Godzilla to see what makes…
King Kong Lives (1986) – Review
The year is 1986 and it’s been ten years since we were treated to the big budget remake of King Kong, and the eagerly awaited sequel has finally made it to the big screen…okay maybe not so eagerly awaited, the memories we have of the 1976 remake aren’t all that great, but they’d get it…
King Kong Escapes (1967) – Review
How do you top a film like King Kong vs Godzilla? Well, one step in the right direction is to make Kong’s nemesis a giant robot version of himself. There is so much to enjoy from a viewing of King Kong Escapes as it has something for all ages – when I was a kid…
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962) – Review
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy,” and so begins the story of King Kong Vs. Godzilla, and you know you’re off to a good start when a film about two giant monsters brawling starts with a quote from Shakespeare, and it certainly makes for an…