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Gli Eredi Di King Kong 1 / 5 Gli Eredi Di King Kong 2 / 5 Questo film è probabilmente il punto più alto della serie Godzilla di Toho. Definirlo un film Godzilla non lo rende giustizia, tuttavia, proprio in questo caso appare praticamente ogni mostro giapponese che si può pensare. La trama non è nulla che non abbiamo visto prima, (gli alieni tentano di conquistare il pianeta usando i mostri della Terra contro di esso), ma non è importante sedersi e godersi la distruzione! Contiene anche uno dei migliori punteggi di Akira Ifukube ed è l'ultimo film di Kaiju di alta qualità di Toho fino alla serie Godzilla Heisei. Film di mostri facilmente guardabile, non coinvolto in improbabili sviluppi di personaggi. La sua storia fornirà materiali per FINAL WARS (fondamentalmente una re-run). SFX sono decenti, anche se non di prim'ordine. Molti veicoli sembrano giocattoli da garage. Le città di Cartonbox, sebbene siano simili, sono sorprendentemente ben fatte. Gli alieni femminili sorridenti e condiscendenti (simili ai tipi di Pianeta X / Mostro zero) stanno invadendo la terra. Per fare ciò, catturano la stazione di controllo della testa di monster island e mandano i mostri controllati a distanza per scatenare il caos in tutto il mondo, così che gli umani verranno a patti con loro accettando la leadership aliena. Ci sono molti colpi di scena ... c'è una base lunare delle Nazioni Unite (lungo la linea della serie UFO) e astronavi del 1999 che sono appena state potenziate dai razzi degli anni '60. Molti cliché trovano il tempo sullo schermo ... il momento dell'esercito, il momento dell'invasore alieno, l'audace momento del soldato, il momento di spiare ... I personaggi sono piuttosto di legno e di cartone, ma in un film di mostri che non è un grosso difetto; i film dei mostri non sono rappresentazioni teatrali. Alla fine, che ricorda un episodio di Star Trek TOS, il vero sé degli invasori alieni è quello delle lumache giganti desiderose di seppellirsi nel rock. Nel complesso, un film si potrebbe guardare due volte per un divertimento senza pretese. Destroy All Monsters contiene più mostri di qualsiasi altro film Godzilla. Questa è la cosa più famosa di questo film, è forse un buon film? Sentirai la mia opinione. Nell'anno 1999 (non so perché hanno scelto quest'anno oltre il 2000) tutti i Mostri della Terra sono contenuti nelle isole Ogasawara. L'isola su cui si trovano si chiama Monsterland. Giganti macchine che emettono gas e campi di forza mantengono i mostri contenuti. Sulla Luna è presente una base lunare che coordina con Terra e Monsterland. Presto Monsterland perde potere e la base lunare va a Monsterland per vedere se tutto è OK. A quanto pare tutti i mostri della Terra non sono più su Monsterland e stanno attaccando le principali città. Si scopre che una razza di alieni conosciuti come i Kilaak ha preso il controllo di tutti i Mostri della Terra e li ha lasciati liberi nelle principali Città della Terra. Gli scienziati sono in grado di scoprire che i Kilaaks stanno usando dispositivi meccanici implementati nelle menti dei mostri per controllarli, Kilaaks presto inizierà a farlo anche con le persone. La Terra deve distruggere il controllo dei Kilaaks sul controllo dei mostri e rimetterli su Monsterland per salvarsi. Nel complesso la storia di questo film funziona. Potevo vedere tutti i mostri della Terra contenuti su un'isola in modo che non possano sfuggire e causare il caos. È bello come questo film abbia una sorta di tocco futuristico, con l'intera base lunare e le cose dei mostri che accadono. I Kilaaks sono una razza malvagia. Assumere il controllo di tutti i mostri della Terra e liberarli in varie città è un buon piano. Ci sono 11 diversi mostri che appaiono in questo film. Includono Godzilla, Anguirus, Rodan, Mothra, Kumonga, Gorosaurus, Manda, Varan, Baragon, Minya e Ghidorah. Penserai che con così tanti mostri diversi che sarebbe difficile dare loro tutto il tempo sullo schermo, fanno un buon lavoro con poche eccezioni dando a ogni mostro il suo tempo. Godzilla è il mostro principale in questo film. Tuttavia Rodan, Gorosaurus, Mothra e Anguirus appaiono molto anche in questo film. Manda si mostra solo per un po 'durante l'attacco al Giappone. Ghidorah appare per una grande scena in cui è lui contro i mostri della Terra.Kumonga e Minya si mostrano solo per un po 'a combattere Ghidorah. Ora una spiegazione su Varan e Baragon. Ero entusiasta di vedere questo film perché ci sarebbe stato Baragon e lui è il mio mostro preferito. Tuttavia appare solo per un breve secondo quando tutti i mostri stanno marciando verso la Base di Kilaak, e poi per qualche altro secondo quando lo 3 / 5 mostrano su Monsterland. Quindi il mio mostro preferito compare solo per pochi secondi. Ciò è dovuto principalmente al fatto che immagino che il seme di Baragon fosse in cattive condizioni a causa dell'uso nello spettacolo "Ultraman". Almeno menzionano che Baragon è nel film, Varan si presenta e non lo menzionano mai. Questo mi porta ad un'altra parte del film che dovrei spiegare. Dopo che Gorosaurus attacca Parigi, il giornalista dà credito a Baragon. Anche se Gorosaurus sta attaccando Parigi, fa il ruggito di Baragon. Quello che è successo credo sia che Baragon avrebbe dovuto distruggere Parigi, ma dovettero passare a un mostro diverso a causa di quanto fosse cattivo il seme. Comunque se ne andarono nel ruggito di Baragon. Perché hanno scelto Gorosaurus però, non lo so. Non sembra che potesse scavare con le sue piccole braccia, avrei scelto Anguirus ma qualunque cosa. Un difetto è che ci sono molti mostri, ma dopo l'attacco di tutti i mostri in Giappone, devi davvero aspettare un po 'per vederli. Aspettare che i mostri appaiano quando sai che ce ne sono molti di solito è male, ma penso che la suspense accumulata valga la pena in questo film. Quindi non è male. Solo un po 'strano che con così tanti mostri diversi ci sia un lungo periodo di tempo tra loro che appaiono sullo schermo. L'ultimo combattimento tra mostri alla fine tra Ghidorah e tutti i Mostri della Terra è uno dei grandi lotte mai nella storia del cinema. Sebbene tutti i mostri della Terra si mostrino, Godzilla, Anguirus e Gorosaurus fanno la maggior parte del lavoro. Rodan, Kumonga, Minya e Mothra (dannazione) aiutano tutti un po '. Manda, Baragon e Varan non prendono parte alla lotta. Ma questa lotta è fantastica. Puoi vedere uno dei combattimenti più brutali, persino Ghidorah sceglie di usare la sua forza bruta più che usare solo le sue travi a gravità come fa di solito. La parte in cui Gorosaurus dà un calcio a Ghidorah nella parte posteriore lo abbatte facilmente è la parte migliore dell'intera lotta. Una delle ragioni principali per cui questo film è così bello è che hanno Anguirus e Gorosaurus che aiutano Godzilla a combattere Ghidorah. Se avessero scelto di mostrare Rodan e Mothra, più persone avrebbero pensato di aver già visto un combattimento simile in precedenza. Anche i mostri attaccano le grandi città. Si vede che molte città diverse vengono distrutte come Mosca, New York, Parigi e Pechino. È fantastico come un mostro diverso vada in cerca di una città diversa e poi convergono tutti in Giappone allo stesso tempo. Quindi questo è il film di mostri di film mostruosi. Puoi vedere la maggior parte dei mostri per una buona quantità di tempo. Fantastica storia in stile fantascienza, un sacco di mostri, una grande lotta tra mostri e tanta distruzione. Uno dei migliori della serie e uno che consiglierò sempre alle persone. Quattordici anni dopo il rilascio del primo film Godzilla, questo film doveva essere il finale della serie e se fosse stato un modo per uscire. Toho ha deciso di mettere insieme tutta la loro scuderia di mostri per un finale glorioso di un film. Immagina un film con non solo Godzilla, ma Rodan e Mothra e con il ritorno di Angillas, dopo 13 anni. Il film offre anche brevi apparizioni di tre mostri che non sono mai stati realmente coinvolti, Manda, Baragon e Varan. È anche il film finale dei quattro padri dei film giapponesi di kaiju eiga, Ishiro Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Akira Ifkube e Eiji Tsubaraya. L'unica cosa che mancava a questo erano Akihiko Hirata e Akira Takarada, che erano i primi film. Almeno avevano un altro appuntamento con i film di kaiju eiga, Kenji Sahara. Questo film è ben strutturato e ha un sacco di azione e avrebbe dovuto essere un addio adeguato.Tuttavia, il successo di questo film ha convinto i dirigenti di Toho a continuare la serie con script inane ed effetti speciali meno costosi. Questa dovrebbe essere la fine. Gli alieni subdoli sono tornati e ancora una volta stanno usando i mostri della Terra come ingenui nei loro piani malvagi. Questa volta gli alieni sono donne (o lumache di roccia, a seconda della temperatura) da Kilaak, un asteroide tra Marte e Jupitar, che ha conquistato i dieci mostri sequestrati in "Monsterland". (un precursore di 'Monster Island'). La distruzione globale si verifica quando il kaiju asservito attacca le grandi città, ma, perplesso, sembra risparmiare Tokyo, una terra preferita per i pedoni. L'intrepido equipaggio della nave spaziale 'Moonlight SY-3' prende la battaglia per gli alieni che rispondono reclutando il mostro spaziale King Ghidorah, allestendo una gigantesca resa dei mostri sulle pendici del Monte. Fuji. & quot; Destroy All Monsters & quot; è una grande entrata nella serie Showa dei film Godzilla. Molti dei kaiju delle prime 4 / 5 avventure di Godzilla ci sono: Mothra da "Mothra vs.
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