MST3K famously lampooned 5 Gamera movies, and they deserve it. Their main character is a goddamn flying turtle that can shoot rainbows! You don't need more than that. I haven't seen any of the movies not ridiculed by MST until now.
I was on vacation for 3 months and ever since I got back I have been in a funky ass mood. I've been only able to watch tv shows, too depressed and bored to watch a full movie. But somehow the noncommittal nonsense of Gamera worked through that.
My belief after doing zero research is that Japan created Gamera which would purposely be for kids, the "kids Godzilla'. Godzilla had gone towards kids around this time, and had succeeded, so why not do the same thing again?
Gamera and Godzilla movies don't work differently. Threat appears, Gamera comes and fights it, loses, and then using XYZ "thing" somehow regains strength and beats it. This movie is exactly that. Jiger is a huge lizard thing that appears with something like a spear, and they fight. Blah blah.
The movie is exactly what these all are, and its middle of the road whatever status. The kids are always terrible main characters. 2.5 stars
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