packmule

Jan 11 2009, 02:34 AM

Godzillaheisei546

Jan 11 2009, 01:21 AM

but it has so much stock footage, and the worst is it never actually happens, think about it, its all in ichiros mind, why they chose that i don't know

Besides simply following the epic, and much larger budgeted Destroy All Monsters(1968), All Monsters Attack(1969) also suffered, from the longest, by edited versions that aired on television, not only shortening the film but also cropping the aspect ratio in order to fill square TV screens. I realize these things by themselves are not the only reason for the continuing disdain that so many casual(and hardcore) G fans have for this movie.

All Monsters Attack is, I think, a children's movie. At least that's how it comes across to me. A young boy is the central character and his casual, even friendly relationship with an almost puppy-faced Minya is also a prominent part of the movie's story.

The extensive use of stock footage no doubt played into this film's story but may also been a budgetary move by Toho, as using stock footage is obviously a way to save on budget.

It's taken me a good long time to look more favorably on this movie, and I've managed to do that by focusing on what I like about All Monsters Attack:

1. the appearance of a new monster, Gabara

2. many of the background visuals used to depict Ichiro's neighborhood: bleak, smoggy and with railroad tracks and other elements of heavy industry in the background(including factories and smoke stacks).

3. Ichiro's shenanigans with the pair of bumbling thieves at the conclusion of the movie, which I found somewhat humorous

4. parts of the score, which I liked