![]() ![]() Meanwhile in a town near where Gamera died, Toru, a young boy, is dealing with the death of his mother a year before. Strange monsters are a thing of the past and the government disbands its giant monster bureau. The movie begins in 1973 when Gamera dies fighting a group of Gaos (bat-like creatures). Restart of the Gamera franchise is a throw back to "the kid in peril" Gamera movies of the 1970's is actually better than it has any right to be. Anyways, definitely check out "Gamera the Brave". To begin with, I do not really care for the 1976 King Kong starring Jeff Bridges, but that's a whole nother review in itself (which I have reviewed if you want to check it out). One of my few complaints is the removal of Gamera's trademark roar thru much of the movie in favor of the 1976 King Kong roar. Gyaos appears briefly in the beginning, but looks pretty damn awesome. The monster designs are quite awesome, myself loving the new monster Zedus, who himself was inspired by Barugon of that classic 1966 film "Gamera vs. The opening pays tribute to "Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys" quite nicely, while also paying tribute to the vintage kaiju era. In an era where CGI is over-taking everything, this movie blends the old wit the new quite well. ![]() And the special effects are just top notch thru out. ![]() The story is emotionally strong, despite being slow at times but I rather enjoy the journey. Like the classic films, the movie's central characters are children, but unlike the terribly campy 70s Gamera the acting here is more than solid enough. 90s Gamera was dark, bloody and very nihilistic in its tone and this film kind of veers away that. Then came this movie, and anyone who's seen Kaneko's Gamera movies knows there's a lot to live up to. After Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy, as well as the Shinsei or Millennium Godzilla films, one was left wondering where Gamera had once more gone. I was looking forward to seeing movie and at long last have. Check out this family/monster film and see for yourself. I would like to see how they plan on continuing this cool saga. I don't see much that's wrong with this installment of the Gamera series. The effects and creature designs are excellent and the battles between Gamera and Zedus are great. All the characters have depth to them and emotions are conveyed very well. None of the kids are annoying unlike the ones from the old films that make you wanna slap them in the face. Toto arrives to the scene as the new Gamera to face this adversary, but it will take the intervention of Toru and his friends to help the giant turtle conquer this deadly foe. When Toto disappears one day, a giant sea monster called Zedus is going around eating countless victims. Named Toto, the turtle starts growing and exhibiting all too familiar powers: flight and fire-breathing. The egg hatches and out comes a cute baby turtle, who Toru finds companionship from. About thirty years after the first Gamera destroyed a flock of carnivorous Gyaos by blowing himself up to save humanity, a young boy named Toru finds an egg resting on a mysterious red stone. An all-new storyline is created for Gamera, once again gearing towards kids but with a more serious tone. He returns in 2006 while his older brother/rival Godzilla is taking a vacation that ends in 2012. After having his successful run with the 90s trilogy, Gamera seemed to have taken a break. * Riku Hagiwara & Reina Triendl cast in TV Asahi drama " Mr.I must say, this was an unexpected twist to the famous giant turtle. * Masato Sakai cast in TBS drama " Vivant" * Chun Woo-Hee & Kim Dong-Wook cast in tvN drama " Beneficial Fraud" * Atsuko Maeda, Riko Narumi cast in TV Tokyo drama " Kashi Mashi Meshi" * Kim Hyun-Joo, Kim Sung-Cheol cast in Netflix drama " Hellbound 2" * Jung Ji-So cast in drama " Miss Granny" ![]() * Kentaro Sakaguchi & Noa Shiroyama cast in NTV drama " Dr. * Mirai Shida & Shunsuke Kazama cast in NTV drama " Shori no Hoteishiki" * Hyeri & Park Se-Wan cast in movie " Victory" It looks like someone superglued some fishing wire to a turtle's back - turtles just don't look aerodynamic. There are some very silly scenes when he discovers that his tiny turtle discovery can fly. A baby turtle emerges and he adopts it as a pet, not knowing that it's a baby Gamera. Then we meet Toto, a young schoolboy from southern Japan, who discovers a strange egg that hatches in front of him. It's wonderful to see him back in action. While the film has a stand-alone story, this scene ties in with the end of the previous film. Gamera the Brave begins by playing on audience expectations with a rip-roaring night battle between adult Gamera and 3 Gyaos monsters. ![]()
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