There are some mornings when I feel like a Gamera: Stumbling out of bed, extra wide body awkwardly waddling on two legs, . Googly eyes wide open and fixedly staring into infinity. Mouth full of big nasty teeth, a deathly breath, and fire coming out my rear. Yeah, Gamera is the real king.
I cant believe toho turned down a crossover. They already did the crossover with king kong(an American monster), but they couldn't be bothered with a fellow Japanese studio monster that was also reasonably popular. King kong didn't yet have the follow up films after the original. The 70s, and '05 hadn't happened yet. They coulda crushed the box office with gamera and Godzilla teaming up. But it probably woulda been awkward with their different styles.
King Kong was the direct inspiration for Gojira. Even his name is a combination of gorilla and whale. His film was made because of the love Japan (and the world) had for King Kong, but due to the lack of stop motion artists available, Tokusatsu itself was created. The crossover of King Kong vs Gojira (notice who got top billing) happened during a time when King Kong was as popular as ever, and Gojira had a less successful sequel. The concept was drafted as King Kong vs a monster created by the son of Dr. Frankenstein, and only adapted to include Gojira because Toho picked up the story. All of the King Kong “follow up films” you mentioned were actually reboots or remakes, not sequels. While King Kong had films like “The Son of Kong” and later with the help of Toho “King Kong escapes” King Kong’s original film was the main force of its popularity. Many other monsters and Kaiju relied on sequels and “monsters of the week” style features to remain popular. Further, many of Gojira’s films were crossovers. Rodman, Mothra, etc. were all solo films before they had a crossover with Gojira. Mechani-Kong was even created before MechaGojira. King Kong was so popular, that Toho took the lead in developing sequels and crossovers for the beast. While eventually Gojira became a smash phenomenon in Japan, and later the world, Kong was top monkey for a long long time. With Toho sitting on so many successful properties, they likely would rather not help their competition, especially since their own internal crossovers were doing so well.
@GamebroTV Still seems like the same thing. Godzilla's Heisei era was more on crazy sci-fi with a reduced focus on the relations between people and the monster(s). Gamera's 90 trilogy ignores most sci-fi anything as just window dressing and is extremely focused on the relationship between the people and the monsters and how they build and crumble.
Going from the campy Showa to the dark and gritty Heisei was on like going Schumacher's "Batman and Robin" to Nolan's "Batman Begins" or the "Dark Knight".
The Gamera 90s Trilogy is not only my favorite Kaiju films but my favorite trilogy in all of movies. It’s such a shame we still don’t have a new Gamera film since 2006.
Gamera being more of a “Defender of Humanity” than the more neutral Godzilla actually makes thematic sense. Turtles literally have a giant SHIELD on their back at all times.
@@beenaplumber8379and I'd say he knows a LITTLE more about fighting than YOU do, pal, because he INVENTED IT, and then he perfected it, so that no man could best him in the ring of honor!
Inspiration for Godzilla: atomic bombs, Imperial Japan, the horrors of war, cultural PTSD from the aftermath of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki... Inspiration for Gamera: WEIRD CLOUD
As far as im concerned, the Heisei trilogy is required viewing for any kaiju fan worth their salt. There are very few entries even in the Godzilla series that can go toe to toe with those 3 films in terms of characters, storytelling, monster action, and special effects. They all still hold up, even in the age of big budget CGI films. I would love to see Legendary do a take on the fire breathing turtle, or....even better: bring him into the Monsterverse (though TOHO will probably still stubbornly refuse)
@@kabourophobia5053 The first movie I remember seeing was very memorable. Mom took me with a friend to see Easy Rider when I was 2. The last scene - imagine seeing that in a theater at age 2. It's the only scene I remember. I don't think Mom could find a sitter.
It wasn’t until I watched this after the “every Godzilla” review(s) that I had realized I have seen every gamera and Godzilla movie...ever. I feel a really odd sense of satisfaction.
Kadokawa currently has the rights to gamera and they renewed the rights earlier this year but haven't done anything since. They make nothing but anime so they might as well make a anime gamera if they are doing nothing regarding a live action gamera reboot.
@@kasjachrum how was that a joke? All I did was state kadokawa has currently done with gamera and what they should do with him if they won't do a movie
Gamera vs Legion is one of the best kaiju films ever. The whole Heisei trilogy is great, but that one really stands out for me. Great effects, an amazing antagonist and perfect pacing.
I still come back to this regularly. I haven't even watched a Gamera movie in a year or so but this is a real comforting listen for me. Great relaxing delivery and concise storytelling and analysis. I know the parameters of the channel are fairly niche but I hope you're enjoying life away from YT and that you can recognise what you achieved.
i was just in the middle of rewatching all of the gamera reviews and i wondering if you would do a compilation video for all of the gamera reviews, and then i saw this in my notifications
I actually really like the design of viras. He’s so goofy and derpy he seems almost like he was from the imagination of a small child. The kennys in it are totally grating, but they mix it up with surprising amounts of violence at times and I just find the whole thing charming
If you think about it, Monsterverse Godzilla shares a lot of heisei Gamera's backstory 1) Godzilla from a force of nature suddenly protects human against other kaiju eventhough unintentionally but he doesn't destroy cities like he used to as in toho version 2) Shares an origin location in the form of sunken city where a lost civilisation once worshiped them 3) The victory against the MUTO is also a disaster for other survivors in KOTM just as it is in the Guardian of the universe victory turn into a disaster for survivors in Revenge of Iris Is it a coincidence or a reference/ copy pasta?
There's something you and I have in common. That is, in my scholarly opinion, we each own the VERY best RU-vid channel in its genre. You deserve the highest praise for the quality of your uploads, especially your reviews of "Every Godzilla/Kong/Gamera Movie". Incidentally, when I say "scholarly", I mean just that as I hold a graduate degree in abstract math, as well as undergrad degrees in BOTH chemistry and physics.
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Here's the thing, I grew up on a healthy diet of Godzilla, my mom rented me my first Godzilla film when I was maybe six years old (Godzilla vs. Gigan), the first Godzilla movie I bought for myself was Destroy All Monsters because my uncle said it was insane seeing all those monsters at once (it totally was), the original Gojira is objectively one of the most influential films of all time, but pound for pound Gamera is my favorite monster of all time. I would argue that Gamera's Heisei trilogy is better than the seven Heisei Godzilla films. Hell, I'd even venture to say the Gamera the Brave is better than Godzilla's Millenium series, but I'm open to discussion on that one. Godzilla may be the king, but to me Gamera is the Dread Pirate Roberts.
@Latrell Lloyd you do realize godzilla is more overrated right? The gamera trilogy is the Christopher Nolan batman trilogy of kaiju films and that batman trilogy is called the best set of batman movies in existence. The gamera trilogy is a prime example of perfect kaiju filmmaking if you hate gamera why are you even here
Excluding Godzilla vs Destoroyah, (which I’m basically a dick sucker for, because I love it and it’s masterful) I 100% agree. The Heisei Gamera films are extremely well made.
The Heisei Gamera trilogy is better then almost all Godzilla's Showa,Heisei,Millienium and Post- Millienium era movies. I said almost since I love GVD,GXMG,Tokyo S.O.S and Gojira 1954 equally as much as I love the Heisei Gamera Trilogy.
For ’Gamera vs. Viras’, all I can remember is those blinking alien eyes, the small Viras and him just taking out those characters and the alien space ship. I’m glad I bought the Shusuke Kaneko Trilogy films on Bluray, which I still need to watch.
Growing up on Gamera and Godzilla films as a kid watching them in Japanese movie theaters in LA back in the late 20th century, your channel has brought back memories. Appreciate your appreciation and others on RU-vid on all things kaiju. Keep up the great work! Still waiting on your reviews on other underrated classics like Dragonslayer (1981, come on Vermithrax Perjorative!)
As a lifelong fan of scfi & fantasy works: star trek, star wars, Godzilla, King Kong and others, The Gamera Trilogy is my gold standard. It is the only series that I've purchased on VCD, VHS, DVD, blu-ray & digital. Godzilla is my all time favorite, for I knew of him first, Gamera caught my attention as an adult while serving in the US Army in the late 90s. Imo, The Trilogy is the masterpiece of daikaiju art, and it's both baffling and disappointing that Kadokawa is sitting on this franchise. G T Brave wasn't on the level of these, but I still enjoyed it and it could've been a start of something new. Hopefully something is in the works.
Excellent reviews of Gamera films, both past and fairly recent. The Showa--era productions are my favourites. This year marks Gamera's 55th anniversary; whether another movie in the franchise may be released remains to be seen. 🐢🐢🐢😁😄😄🇬🇧🇬🇧
holy hell, these shots from Gamera 2 and Gamera 3 from the 90s run looks insanely good. I watched the first one in this run and wasnt impressed much as someone stated that this was the best monster trilogy. And now getting to see the vibe of these next movies im impressed, should give it a go. Looks very nice for its limitations
Bless you bud I’d go for it. Funnily enough I was lucky enough to start with Revenge of Iris and amount of emotional weight in that movie is genuinely outstanding. Which means a lot as someone who hadn’t seen the first two.
Glad Gamera had a great stride with it's later entries. I only ever saw the 2nd and 3rd movie of the Showa series. Now, I want to see the Hesei series and the Brave.
Every friday technically saturday at 1:00 am. 1988 i use to watch gamera. If i fell asleep and missed it i would wake up Saturday morning crying. True story!
The Gamera franchise going straight from Super Monster to the Heisei trilogy is like if Batman went straight from the Adam West tv show to the Christopher Nolan trilogy
One thing I love about Gamera is that all of his movies are about the monsters. Whether Gamera or one of his rogues, it's all about the struggle trying to beat the villain.
The ending surprised the heck out of me when Gamera is trapped by a Rocket and sent into space. That was out of left field. I did not see that coming. Great movie. Gyaos was a formidable foe, it's laser was lethal. Frightening looking.
The Gamera Trilogy is my all time fav trilogy hands down. Those three films transcends the genre. While Godzilla is my fav monster, almost none of the films come close to those three
As a kid when I put in the disc for Gamera 3 1999. I would rush to press the play button. Because the movies menu music and gameras deep roar scared me.
Gamera is one of the few Kaiju/Tokusatsu franchises where I only watch the monster fighters and skip everything else. Aside from the Heisei trilogy, the child characters make it near unwatchable, even when I was a little kid, I felt the same way.
I didn't think the japanese version was that bad, I think the english dub makes the kid's voices squeakier on purpose or something. But I didn't think Gamera 1965, Gamera vs barugon, Gamera vs gyaos, Gamera vs guiron, and Gamera vs jiger were that bad, sure they had a couple of really bad films in between, but they weren't as bad as the worst of the godzilla showa era series. And the english dub also sometimes completely changes what the humans, and adults say making it a lot goofier, like in the english dub a guy is trying to get the kid on Gamera's back, but the kid is too far away, so he tells gamera to come closer because he can't reach. But in the japanese version, he sees gamera starting to move, so he tells the kid to get down. It's small changes like that that make it a lot less goofy, as well as their voices and stuff, but I guess it is still preference.
@@GSTE_ Gamera super monster is 10x worse than even All monsters attack. thats saying something. Toho had higher budgets and therefore could create much better sets and suits. It's all in the budget. But I agree the dubs do make any old japanese movie a lot worse than the original voices. Showa Gamera just always focused on children more as main characters which is good for kids but makes them literally unwatchable to adults. Even the most childish of Godzilla movies like Vs Megalon had at least slightly watchable human characters.
Might not appreciate the Gamera series as much as the Godzilla series, will give credit to some of the movies that came before and even the Gamera Trilogy in the 90's that really brought that turtle back from the grave. Good something, trying to watch Gamera Super Monster still remains one of my most painful Kaiju movies I ever had gull to try and sit through, lol. But props to you Depths, this is 110% quality work on each installment (so far) of the Gamera films, bravo!
As a child I thought it was cool how Gamera flew around shooting out fire. Eventhough sometimes these movies came on, too late night for me too watch at times cause of school.
Great job, I watched the entire video, they say that a classic monster is supposed to make an appearance in Godzilla vs Kong and I hope it's Gamera but I don't know how they would make that happen.
To see a gamera review as a Godzilla fan not seeing gamera ever it makes u want king of the monsters to have that grandeos sence of awe that revenge of iris had