Gamera vs. Zigra

1971

1 hr. 31 min.

Sci-Fi

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The big dual-exhaust turtle chucks a boulder on the razor-sharp back fins of 75-ton monster Zigra.

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"Fish Argument Theater will be right back, but first, a scene from Plot Convenience Playhouse." Riff rating: 🐢🐢🐢

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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A moon base is destroyed by a spaceship with a cluster of gumballs on its head. Later, at Sea World, dolphins are dying mysteriously. Zigra kidnaps two men and two children (one of whom is a Coke addict - Coca Cola that is) and starts causing earthquakes. The two six-year olds somehow outwit Zigra and help their incapacitated fathers escape. The Zigra Woman, who can use her eyes to put people into comas, then chases them all over Sea World like an extended Benny Hill skit. Somewhere in this movie Gamera finally shows up, fights Zigra, who turns into a giant swordfish. That's not my review, that's the Letterboxd plot synopsis. Need I say more?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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The last (main) Gamera film (the 1980 doesn't count to me) Gamera vs Zigra is bad, but is a very entertaining kaiju flick!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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They stopped caring about whether they should utilise their budget or not. Gamera's fight barely lasted 5 minutes. The story was essentially the same as previous instalment: Annoying kid doing stupid things and got himself into trouble, suddenly reporters want to know what's up, kid being smarter than every single adult in Japan, Gamera fights and credit roll. It went all scooby-doo this time, at least laughable.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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One of the worst kaiju films I've ever seen in my entire life.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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weak but better then the last one

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Noriaki Yuasa

Director

Eiko Yanami

Woman X

Isamu Saeki

Dr. Yosuke Ishikawa

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Mrs. Ishikawa

Reiko Kasahara

Kiyoko Ishikawa

Kôji Fujiyama

Dr. Tom Wallace

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Rob Humanick

Slant Magazine

The film entire isn't nearly as much fun as it should be, but for those with a cheeky fondness for city-scale monster mashes, there are some fleeting pleasures.

Apr 20, 2011

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

It is the end of an era, and it is ending on the proverbial whimper.

Rated: 3/10

Feb 19, 2023

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

A long, directionless, life-stealing amble through a plot that just never, ever starts to make sense.

Rated: 3/10

Sep 25, 2014

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Synopsis

The big dual-exhaust turtle chucks a boulder on the razor-sharp back fins of 75-ton monster Zigra.

Director: Noriaki Yuasa
Screenwriter: Niisan Takahashi
Production Co: Daiei Studios
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2017

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