Night 5
Kaiju Sat continues with more Heisei Godzilla
14. Godzilla vs Mothra aka The Battle for the Earth
The best part of getting Mothra in these movies is getting the Mothra theme and her song in them. Just so beautiful. And this time, you add some environmental message along with the traditional anti business message of a Mothra movie. Plus, it is always fun to see a Mothra larva bite Godzilla's tail and then get flung around on a wild ride. It would have been great to have Miki interact with the shobojin, but no, gotta focus mainly on dime store Indiana Jones. Battra, the evil Mothra is a neat creation, sadly its a Godzilla movie, so the rivalry with Mothra isn't played up as much as it could have been in in a solo Mothra movie (and there are three from the 90's that they refused to use him
). The action sadly falls into the issue of the Heisei series being beam wars. However, mad props to the model makers, as the model set for Yokohama Cosmo World for the finale was amazing.
15. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II
Or, the beatdown of Rodan. They bring back Rodan, yay! And then proceed to absolutely **** him up at every opportunity. The battle between Godzilla and Rodan at the beginning is great, with much more physicality than expected from the Heisei era. Godzilla outright chokes Rodan, which is greatly brutal with the suits. Also decide to bring back Minya with Baby Godzilla. Just don't question how Godzilla has parental feelings toward a creature the size of his tow at the end of the movie. Of course the main attraction is Mechagodzilla II, this time a creation of humanity to defend against Godzilla. And Japan sure does love its drawn out mecha launch sequence. Pretty good part of the series.
16. Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla
On one hand, it is a new monster. But on the other hand, "adjective"godzilla is no the most creative. Thank god Biollante wasn't Plantgodzilla. They also resurrect an obscure kaiju into humanity's new mech, Moguera. Well, obscure if you didn't play the old NES Godzilla game. Not exactly the best of the films. Very beams warsy, although the crystal environments Spacegodzilla creates is fun. And they actually make Miki center to the plot again, only to make her a damsel in distress.
Night 6
17. Trick R' Treat
A new Halloween classic. Should always be watched sometime for Halloween season. I love how they frame the anthology stories, weaving in and out with each other, without being explicit "this is story 1, this is story 2". Wonderful cast, and wonderful effect and make up. I just love how they portrayed the werewolf transformation. And Sam is a wonderful creation. Always uphold the spirit of halloween.
18. Cursed
The 2005 Wes Craven/Kevin Williamson werewolf film with Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg. A great cast filled out with Joshua Jackson, Judy Greer, Milo Ventimiglia, Portia Di Rossi, and Michael Rosenbaum. I enjoyed it. Way too much Eisenberg, not enough Ricci, but still enjoyed it. The final act swerves at least 3 times, though I swear. Full CGI werewolves, which can be boring. For the idea of the movie, Ginger Snaps pulls it off better. However, I will forever be entertained by the CGI werewolf giving a character the finger.
19. The Final Girls
Been meaning to watch this, because I love the cast. Definitely attracted to Taisa Farmiga, Nina Dobrev, Malin Ackerman, and Alia Shawkat. Fun movie, really enjoyed it. Some really creative camera work, probably would have made me a bit sick on the big screen. And the story with Max kind of hit a little too close to home. Special shout out to Angela Trimbur for her performance as sex craved Tina. So great to watch.
