Monster From a Prehistoric Planet
by Haruyasu Noguchi
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Actor: Kôji Wada, Tamio Kawaji, Tatsuya Fuji, Yôko Yamamoto, Yuji OkadaDirector: Haruyasu Noguchi
Brand: Monster
Cinematographer: Muneo Ueda
Editor: Masanori Tsujii
Producer: Hideo Koi
Writer: Gan Yamazaki
Writer: Ryuzo Nakanishi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: 3D, Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sling Shot
Movie Reviews of Monster From a Prehistoric Planet
Movie Review: The real monsters here may not be the guys in rubber suits
Summary: 3 Stars
There's not a whole lot I can say about this Japanese monster movie. The head of Playmate magazine (which is apparently a much different magazine than the one you are thinking of) sends some of his people out to the South Sea Islands in search of exotic creatures for his Playmate Island building project. He seems to think that people will flock to outdoor restaurants situated right in the middle of a tropical island full of strange wild beasts roaming around unfettered. The team naturally heads toward the island with the most active volcano, scoff at native talk about a god-like being called Gappa, find a giant egg, and then kidnap the prehistoric hatchling and rush him back to Japan. The scientists and the publisher fight over how to best mistreat the animal, and then Gappa's far from long-extinct parents show up to stomp around Japan for awhile in search of their little Gappa bundle of joy. These monsters are rather unimpressive and hard to describe. They can't decide if they want to fly, swim, or walk, and they have bird-like beaks and long, whip-enabled tails; I swear one of them has a fake beard, and the other one seems to adorn itself with a giant starfish goatee every so often. Little Gappa isn't much better. Naturally, there are all kinds of explosions and many model cities are destroyed, but the special effects are rather bland; while the monsters do spew out a few obligatory heat rays, they mainly just stomp around looking lost. Strange as it may sound, the ending is actually sort of touching -- lame but touching. The whole ordeal is not something a human being would look back on with any sort of pride, that's for sure. Despite its many flaws, I actually enjoyed this movie; it can't hold a candle to Godzilla, Gamera, Mothra, or Rodan movies, but it's really not that bad if you're a fan of Japanese monster movies.
Summary of Monster From a Prehistoric Planet
No Description Available.Genre: Horror
Rating: NR
Release Date: 24-SEP-2002
Media Type: DVD
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