Space Amoeba
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Movie Reviews of Space Amoeba
Movie Review: Underrated - Absolutely Amazing Ifukube Score
Summary: 5 Stars
I - literally, just finished watching an old VHS of Yog. This film was made at the tail end of the golden age of kaiju when budgets were shrinking and gets dissed a lot from the fan boys for being a mismash and a little slower than previous Toho kaiju films of the era. However, this and Latitude Zero are my favorite non-G Toho giant monster flicks.
First off, the score by Ifukube is one of his very best. I can not watch this movie and just listen to the track. It's a little different, and I really like the Gezora (giant cuddlefish) theme. If you like Ifukube, who was a genius imo, the price of the DVD is worth it in and of itself for this seldom heard brilliant score.
The film itself is kinda a sideways sequel to Attack of the Mushroom people. Do note the "reunion" scene from Attack of the Mushroom People (aka Mantango) in the beginning of the film between the actors who played "Roy" and the actor who played the millionaire yacht owner.
Yog's methodical pacing and island location give this film a unique 50's american sci-fi feel to it, but there's ample monster action to keep things from sinking to the unwatchable levels of bordom of most of the US monster flicks from that era. Honda, of course, keeps things moving and interesting. He really was the best director of these films. Yog is a unique entry, and that's what I like about it.
Gezora by the way, is a totally surreal vision. Probably the least "realistic" of Toho's kaiju creations, but somehow haunting - like an abstract painting, as it awkwardly flops in slow motion crushing the village huts. The effects in this film are a little bit better than standard Toho, since things are decidedly less outlandish than most of the G films that preceded it. The optical work is quite good, as is the miniature work. Especially noteworthy, is the excellent rocket launch sequence in the very beginning of the film. Just shows you how effective low-budget miniature work by the Japanese masters could be when given a "doable" task (a space craft lift-off, as opposed to the destruction of a city by giant monsters...) Another nicely handled sequence is the optical work in the underwater sequence between the divers and Gezora. This scene seemed to contain some barely detectable sophisticated traveling matte work. The crab and lobster costumes are of a different, unique design that look a cut above the average Toho monster suit.
Course, they always throw in a cringe inducing shot or two, like those ridiculously obvious dolls when Gezora picks up its victims. Did they do this on purpose?
Then again, that's one of the elements that keeps the Japanese monster movies from the 60's fun and interesting, isn't it?
Movie Review: themeatnpotatoesofitall
Summary: 5 Stars
How did I miss this one? all giant monster ( 100% rubber suits, no loser CGI stuff here)Fans must have, the human characters extremely funny, ( some serious but still funny )to some of the coolest monster suit designs ( with moving action parts ) ever to be created..
The Squid was my favorite of all. shot with incredible( its tentacles) angles (killer camera work..Nice Widescreen)
the way it moved and sounded easy 5 star giant monster stuff. story and dialogue was pretty cool also. don't wanna give to much and kill your first viewing, if it is your first, I likee, I'm ending all my reviews with a cry out to my Japanese Masters "(Toho & Daiei) Where's my Godzilla VS Gamera DVD!" let's get it done.., maybe foes at first then Team them up!!! Death to CGI!! long live the Rubber!!
Movie Review: YOG- MONSTER FROM SPACE, RETURNS !!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Space Amoeba is an excelent giant monster movie from the creators of the original Godzilla. It was originally released in America in 1970 by American International as YOG- MONSTER FROM SPACE. It features four creatures, Yog, a formless intelligence from space, Gezora, a giant land walking cuttlefish, Ganime, two giant sand crabs and Kameba, a gigantic jungle snapping turtle. There is a huge three way battle of course. The DVD will most likely be the internatinal version and will feature a different, and most likely inferior, dubbing track than the American Internatinal version. At least its great to see it available on DVD and in widescreen.Movie Review: A GIANT CRAB!!!!! CRAB!! CRAB!!!! CRAB!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
For the last time folks. Let's get it straight GANIMES (or Ganime) is a gigantic mutated CRAB!! He is absolutely NOT a lobster. He has no tail like a lobster and no big lobster claws. Why does everyone find it so confusing. Haven't you ever been to Red Lobster or a sushi restaurant? Ganimes is definately a crab. Ebirah is a giant lobster or shrimp (which is closely related to a lobster). "Ebi" means shrimp. Ebirah has a tail. So he cannot possibly be a crab. Get it strait folks.
Ganemes= crab
Ebirah= lobster
Movie Review: Space Amoeba- A Great Monster Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Space Amoeba is a great sci-fi monster movie. It is better than most people think it is. The monsters are different than those you would normally see, but thats a good thing.
The acting is good, the monsters are well designed (especially Kameba, the turtle). The movie has a lot of action for a kaiju film and it keeps the viewer interested.
This movie is worth the price! Buy this movie and enjoy it again and again! A great monster movie for a great price.