Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

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Khaliel P Despite the poor quality of the previous entry, Toho pressed on with a new Godzilla film, essentially recycling a King Kong script by replacing the ape with Godzilla. The story follows Ryota and three companions as they search for his missing brother, inadvertently reaching Letchi Island, home to the terrorist Red Bamboo and the giant lobster Ebirah. Godzilla barely appears, often sleeping or watching the chaos, while the human characters remain flat and unconvincing. Effects are low-budget, with unremarkable monster designs, actors in costumes, and visible miniatures. Absurd moments, like Godzilla playing volleyball with Ebirah, highlight the film’s B-to-Z movie quality. Although the kaiju are largely absent and the plot messy, the sheer ridiculousness gives the film a certain comedic charm. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/18/25 Full Review josh d Bad opponents for Godzilla, but the plot isn’t terrible Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review Rich A Spoilers fantastic now watching it years later it makes sense this was going to be a King Kong movie right after King Kong vs Godzilla and based loosely off the King Kong Show! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Chanr3y k The movie has such a weird bond movie feeling to it, It's honestly got some interesting characters, and the plot is always moving, the unfortunate part about the movie is that it is so boring. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Irelia I fun BUT it is still pretty bad Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review Matthew D No story necessary, Godzilla just wants to sleep, but is awakened to fight a red lobster. Japanese director Jun Fukuda‘s kaiju sci-fi horror comedy Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) is genuinely absurdist humor. WriterShinichi Sekizawa's story is a real scream. Ebirah, Horror of the Deep opens on a 60's dance party, goes to an island of Mothra worshippers, Godzilla is asleep, Ebirah the red lobster kaiju attacks fishermen, soldiers capture worshippers, comedy relief guys awaken Godzilla to fight Ebirah, and then Godzilla rips off Ebirah's lobster claws and taunts his enemy, all before jumping into the sea away from an exploding military base like Godzilla is an action hero. Jun Fukuda's direction is playful, silly, and never trying to make sense. It's frustrating to watch nothing happen, but Godzilla versus Ebirah is hilarious to witness. Everyone is just having a lark on this one. It's 87 minutes of nonsense until Godzilla fights the lobster enemy. Do I need to say more here? Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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