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.
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.
@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.
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
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.
@@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.
There's something you and I have in common. That is, in my scholarly opinion, we each own the VERY best RUclips 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.
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)
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.
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
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.
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?
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
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.
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 RUclips 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!)
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.
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
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. 🐢🐢🐢😁😄😄🇬🇧🇬🇧
For a short time earlier this year, my family had to take care of a lost tortoise. Immediately, me and my mother decided to nickname it Toto for the period of its stay with us. Loved living with him.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
This is where I would start from (44:22) The Heisei-Era is such an amazing era for Gamera. this is where really does the Godzilla's Heisei-Era around the same time. Better Action, better story, Better human characters and best of Fantastic Giant Monster Action for sure.
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 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.
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.
Only seen Gamera the Brave and I really enjoyed it. I wouldn't mind a sequel to show how Gamera aged a bit more. He looks the human equivalent of 16. So still pretty cutesy compared to his Elder at the beginning who was prolly the human equivalent of 80. I also thought the kids had more balls then the adults. And the Godzilla/Gamera crossover to do battle against a new foe would be cool.
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.
I am big Gamera Fan! I have been a fan of Gamera for many years! Gamera is known as the Defender of Children. So you really need to see if from a child's point of view. All of the Gamera Movies that I watched when I was younger, I greatly enjoyed!
@@stephencampbell9384 yeah I know, but neither was godzilla, and when Godzilla was flying it looked really goofy, but Gamera's flying in the showa era looked really cool, because it was real. And Gamera would get impaled a lot through his arms and legs, thus adding to the allusion that this is a real giant turtle, and the fact that he can shoot actual fire out of his mouth. So I don't think there is really a gulf between the suits and the buildings, since both look pretty good to me, and not as bad as the worst of the showa godzilla suits.
@@stephencampbell9384 I don't think his opponents look that bad, I liked Gyaos's design a lot, and the flapping of his wings, and his flying form was able to move a lot even though it was really stiff. But at least the writers explained why his neck was stiff, and it was because he had two spines. And Viras, even though the movie was horrible, the suit was pretty good, Barugon was pretty good, I'm not into it that much though, Guiron was really cool with him actually having a giant knife on his head, which was never really seen before and it looks cool, jiger was ok, and at worst, he looks bad, and looks like a guy in a suit and the suit doesn't even look that good, zigra looked really bad, and yeah that is about it, so I think the Gamera monster suits looked really cool, but what are your reasons why you don't like them.
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.
I'm a huge Gamera fan. This was a great video. My favorite is Gamera Vs Guiron. I enjoy the kooky battle with the awesome sword headed Guiron. I just watched "Gamera the Brave" for the first time. I didn't know it existed somehow! *SPOILER ALERT* It was a great movie. Better than the previous trilogy i.m.o.. EXCEPT The monster fighting scenes were very short and relatively uneventful. I was let down by how little actual fighting there was. Basically Toto gets his butt kicked then fights back a little then does one blast and it's over.....
The fact that when it comes to ratings, audience and critic, the Heisei Gamera trilogy has all 3 films in the top 10 says everything you need to know on how great the movies were. I grew up watching the bad dubs of old Gamera but it remained my favorite kaiju over Godzilla (being an ignorant kid of course with no understanding of the original versions of either franchise). Discovering the trilogy vindicated those of us who stood behind the character.
If you love Gamera and haven't seen it on MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000) *You need to read this!!!* It's hard to believe any Gamera fan doesn't know about MST, but I'm posting this *just in case!* I'm actually surprised MST3K wasn't at *least* briefly mentioned in this video! 😢. Being on MST really boosted Gamera's popularity!!! If you look up anything about Gamera movies, it will always be mentioned that they were shown on MST and it made them much more famous. I actually never heard of Gamera before I saw it on that show, and I know millions of others can say the same thing. If you *somehow* don't know, "Mst3k" is a show from the 90s where they are supposedly trapped in space and forced to watch B movies and provide comedic commentary (it's funnier than it sounds when I explain it). They do 4 or 5 episodes featuring Gamera movies AND there is a recent fan made MST3K by Branzant (youtube channel) where they do 2 more Gamera flicks and are working on a 3rd. Pretty much every episode is available online for free. The best way to find them is to go to club-mst3k.com There they have links to every episode whether it's on youtube or any other website. Just type "Gamera" in the episode-search on the home page and it will bring up all results for Gamera movies. I'm sure most of you Gamera fans are already aware. BUT.......*I just KNOW*.... ....There is gonna be at least one kindred spirit out there who is gonna read this comment all the way through and it will *CHANGE ...their.... LIVES* !!! To that lucky individual, I say *Welcome!!* Welcome to the next chapter of your *life!!!!* Buckle up. It's about to get *AWESOME!!!!!* ( ...lol. I should be in advettising!!! )
I love Gamera. But needs an upgrade like hidden spike on shell or flying shards from tail. The ability to spin like a pinball. It can be done with CGI technology.
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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.
Then you see your kids and remember why you wake up every day? Gamera feels that way about all children! 😀 He's kinda the ultimate parent.
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.
I’m happy we didn’t get Gamera because some random kid/ kenny would just yell and be annoying
I think it’s because toho saw gamers as a direct rival to godzilla
I heard somewhere that Toho turned it down because it would be a Vs. movie and Godzilla would be the loser.
@@diagonalscroll5 makes sence
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.
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.
@Latrell Lloyd at this point I'm just convinced you just came here to troll
@Latrell Lloyd I guess someone never watched the 90s Gamera trilogy
@@KiddingCell who are you talking to?
@@GSTE_ Someone who was saying the Gamera trilogy was trash
@@KiddingCell oh, ok, well I wouldn't say it was trash, but I just don't really like it that much for certain reasons.
Man do I want Gamera to make a resurgence
A... Godzilla resurgence?
Imagine if Legendary got the rights. Could have Godzilla v Gamera
You and me both my man. Hell I’d even take some Netflix animations, even tho those Godzilla ones were pretty bad.
@@JaxDaHax1 gamera is actualy one of godzilla's friends
@@cupcaketf223 they have never crossed over
MST3K put it best: "Gamera. He did all the movies Godzilla turned down."
@GamebroTV fr the 90s gamera had straight up some of the best kaiju movies ever
Gojira 1954 steps in that movie is amazing even nowadays
That's saying alot, Godzilla did some crazy crap in his movies!
@@dendyxyz zzf
@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.
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.
But in order to use it he must turn his back to his enemy... Didn't Sun Tzu say something about that?
@@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!
How is that thematic lol
@@Marvellite because turtles are seen as protectors in some cultures
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
Hey who do you think would win in a fight between Godzilla and Gamera? I think Godzilla
@@henriquedearruda8902 Dalton says nobody wins in a fight.
@@beenaplumber8379 well Godzilla would definitely win he is way stronger and heavier
@@henriquedearruda8902Godzilla wins but only if he goes Thermo, otherwise the fight never ends as Gamera is too fast but can’t deal lethal damage
@@LewisZilla still you technically agree with me you just said that Godzilla would win
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.
First ever movie i watched was Gamera vs. Guiron ever since then Gamera has always been my favorite kaiju.
Holy crap how do you remember the first movie you ever watched lol. I was younger than 2 when I first saw a movie.
I want to love gamera more, but my mother and I used to watch godzilla together. so the big nuclear threat has a special place in my heart.
It was my first Gamera movie too, though I saw it on a DVD that was packaged with another movie called Gappa.
@@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.
There's something you and I have in common. That is, in my scholarly opinion, we each own the VERY best RUclips 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.
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)
Godzilla vs Kong vs Gamera
Man if legendary did get the rights to gamera I can already see the next movie in my head. Godzilla Gamera Kong Defenders of Earth.
The Heisei trilogy is to kaiju movies what the Nolan Batman trilogy is to superhero movies
If only the Heisei trilogy wasn't so hard to find/watch/stream.
Gamera has always been my favorite since I was 10, I'm now 58, wow I can't believe how time flys, I always love these movies
The Shusuke Kaneko did such an amazing job with the Heisei Gamera trilogy, that Toho rehired him for GMK.
I'm afraid we will never get another gamera film ever again.
Nah, with Toho wanting an japanese kaiju monster universe we probably have one movie sooner or later
@@swimminginthecaribbean7764 will Toho get the rights to Gamera?
@@d36williams it rights are from toho
@@swimminginthecaribbean7764 did you mean to say toho owns gamera? Because they don't.
@Latrell Lloyd he isn't dead
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.
When I was a kid, I used to look every Saturday for Gamera movies on TV. He was my favorite monster.
Perfect timing, considering Gamera's recent birthday :)
I don't understand why he hadn't made a comeback yet. He's really neat.
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.
@@Kaiju-bm4ts I was joking.
@@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
@@Kaiju-bm4ts I know what you mean. The joke part was in the first comment in the 'really neat' part. I was alluding to Gamera's theme song.
@@kasjachrum well that makes sense i guess
The Heisei trilogy is what will get you into Gamera
Revenge Of Iris is one of the most visually impressive Japanese Kaiju films of all time.
The Heisei trilogy definitely succeeded with me on that front.
@@spaceycaveco.698 Indeed
@@connorbrennan4233 same
@@spaceycaveco.698 It's impressive how alive the monsters look in that movie, right?
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.
To me Gamera the Brave is the "Kid-friendly" Gamera FILM DONE RIGHT!!!!
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
I just got done watching the entire Heisei Trilogy. These are some of the best movies I've ever seen. GAMERA RULES!
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?
Likely a coincidence
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
Guess it was just lucky timing.
FINALLY! SOME GAMERA!
Godzilla is clearly superior
@@firery794 reality check, no one asked.
@@eatass1457 no one asked you to reply to me so your comment is invalid
@@firery794 then why did you comment. I did because I was stating a fact, no one in the reply section asked.
@@eatass1457 I am saying the same thing for you as well. Both of our comments are invalid but I was just saying
The second Gamera was by far the best I thought.
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.
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 RUclips 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!)
I'm surprised at the low rating for Gamera vs Guiron. That was my favourite Gamera movie as a kid
Me too, mostly from mst3k
@@floydharper1216 I was into these films long before the Mystery Science Theatre. But I'm glad you like them
I enjoyed your critique and commentary, respectful, mostly positive while offering fair criticisms.
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.
The difference between Godzilla and Gamera are about 2 hours
@Latrell Lloyd i agree
@Latrell Lloyd i think both are awesome
@@cupcaketf223 i agree
@Latrell Lloyd i disagree
@@cupcaketf223 im of the same opinion
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
I think the Heisei Gamera we can all agree on, has the best design of all time, (especially the Revenge of Iris design I love that design!)
I agree.
The thing I hate most about the Showa Era Gamera movies is how they make the kids smart and vilify/dumb down the adults.
Don't watch any nickelodeon cartoons from the 90s
@@bubbabibleman5970 LOL true
ohhh time to rewatch this 2 times. Hold on let me go get my popcorn
Imo, the Gamera trilogy from the 90s are the best kaiju movies ever made.
The last movie came out before I was born. DAIEI STUDIO, MAKE ANOTHER GAMERA MOVIE DAMN IT!!!
To everyone here I recommend watching the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of all these films. The humor is unbeatable.
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except the heisei trilogy, right?
REAL
Everyone asks how’s gamera but no one asks why is gamera
When is Gamera?
Watch the damn VIDEO!
@@dzanannovalic5166 thing is bud I did
I was talking about the other guy
I don't know
I understand that a book is coming out about the filming of several classic Kaiju films. It’s going to be called “The Gamera Never Lies”
This is amazingly comprehensive, thank you.
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. 🐢🐢🐢😁😄😄🇬🇧🇬🇧
I’m not a huge Gamera fan, but I still wanna check out the Heisei Gamera trilogy!
Yeah you should. I would even say they are better than every Godzilla movie except the Original.
Heisei gamera is the only good gamera everything else is meh
@@Godzilla-jr5gi Gamera vs Barugon and Gamera vs Gyaos are good
@@KiddingCell naw
@@Shadow-uj2yx there good, u just have bad taste
For a short time earlier this year, my family had to take care of a lost tortoise. Immediately, me and my mother decided to nickname it Toto for the period of its stay with us. Loved living with him.
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 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.
Hell yeah time for the big turtle
OMG i was waiting for this!!!!
While many argue whether or not Revenge was the best kaiju film, it's hard to deny that it is possibly the most beautifully filmed kaiju film ever.
Of all the things I've seen in kaiju movies, the sudden decapitation of Gyaos has caught me off guard more than anything.
I would love to see this guy in a new movie he deserves it without a doubt
This compilation is wonderful.
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.
20:26 "oH oH jIM JiM JIm oH jIM oH JIM jIM" 💀💀
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.
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
@Latrell Lloyd he isn't dead if the 2015 short film was made as a literal representation of what a gamera reboot would be like
@Latrell Lloyd glad I'm not the only one
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.
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
The contrast between Super Monster and the Heisi trilogy tho
the contrast between Godzilla's revenge and Godzilla vs destroyah tho
Funny how both Godzilla and Gamera came into commission when the producers were flying over the ocean
「守護神」って響きからしてカッコいい。
Judging from the sound called the guardian deity, GAMERA is so cool.
What?
This is where I would start from (44:22) The Heisei-Era is such an amazing era for Gamera. this is where really does the Godzilla's Heisei-Era around the same time. Better Action, better story, Better human characters and best of Fantastic Giant Monster Action for sure.
I gotta say I didn't realize there were any pre-Heisei Gamera movies, and now I absolutely have to see them. They looked great
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!
My reviews:
*Showa Era* (1965-1980)
_Gamera, the Giant Monster_ (1965): ⭐⭐⭐
_Gamera vs. Barugon_ (1966): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
_Gamera vs. Gyaos_ (1967): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
_Gamera vs. Viras_ (1968): ⭐⭐
_Gamera vs. Guiron_ (1969): ⭐⭐⭐
_Gamera vs. Jiger_ (1970): ⭐⭐⭐
_Gamera vs. Zigra_ (1971): ⭐⭐
_Gamera: Super Monster_ (1980): ⭐
*Heisei Era* (1995-1999)
_Gamera: Guardian of the Universe_ (1995): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
_Gamera 2: Attack of Legion_ (1996): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
_Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris_ (1999): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
*Revival Era* (2006)
_Gamera the Brave_ (2006): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
We need a movie with Godzilla, Kong, and Gamera
imagine all 3 taking on King Ghidorah or Destroyah
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.
I feel the big white eyes on Gyaos are actually really good. Reminds me of Shin Gojira
As a kid I remember watch gamera vs jiger and gamera vs that knife thing a LOT
Gamera is finally coming back!
Great video. Love Gamera and Godzilla
I think Gamera was blown to peaces in his first appearance , just as Godzilla was dissolved to bone in his first appearance
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.
I love most of the gamera films, I especially love the 90s ones, except for gamera the brave
8:00 when u bring on someone named Gojira into a gamera film
Only seen Gamera the Brave and I really enjoyed it. I wouldn't mind a sequel to show how Gamera aged a bit more. He looks the human equivalent of 16. So still pretty cutesy compared to his Elder at the beginning who was prolly the human equivalent of 80. I also thought the kids had more balls then the adults.
And the Godzilla/Gamera crossover to do battle against a new foe would be cool.
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.
Love the pfp man
#BringGameraback
I am big Gamera Fan! I have been a fan of Gamera for many years! Gamera is known as the Defender of Children. So you really need to see if from a child's point of view. All of the Gamera Movies that I watched when I was younger, I greatly enjoyed!
Always amazes me that there is such a gulf between the landscape miniatures and the appalling monster suits in the showa gamera movies
the suits aren't that bad, especially Gamera's suit, which can go into his shell and spin around with actual fire, not CGI, coming out of each arm.
@@GSTE_ Well, I don't think anyone was using cgi in the 60s ;)
@@stephencampbell9384 yeah I know, but neither was godzilla, and when Godzilla was flying it looked really goofy, but Gamera's flying in the showa era looked really cool, because it was real.
And Gamera would get impaled a lot through his arms and legs, thus adding to the allusion that this is a real giant turtle, and the fact that he can shoot actual fire out of his mouth.
So I don't think there is really a gulf between the suits and the buildings, since both look pretty good to me, and not as bad as the worst of the showa godzilla suits.
@@GSTE_ Gamera always looked OK, its his opponents that look rough, especially compared to the landscapes theyre fighting in, which are superb
@@stephencampbell9384 I don't think his opponents look that bad, I liked Gyaos's design a lot, and the flapping of his wings, and his flying form was able to move a lot even though it was really stiff.
But at least the writers explained why his neck was stiff, and it was because he had two spines.
And Viras, even though the movie was horrible, the suit was pretty good, Barugon was pretty good, I'm not into it that much though, Guiron was really cool with him actually having a giant knife on his head, which was never really seen before and it looks cool, jiger was ok, and at worst, he looks bad, and looks like a guy in a suit and the suit doesn't even look that good, zigra looked really bad, and yeah that is about it, so I think the Gamera monster suits looked really cool, but what are your reasons why you don't like them.
gamera year list
0:00 1965
5:30 1966
10:41 1967
16:17 1968
21:55 1969
27:36 1970 (can't find full movie)
33:11 1971
38:33 1980
44:22 1995
50:47 1996
56:44 1999
1:03:09 2006
You deserve more subs.
There was a PS1 Gamera game from 2002, which was my introduction to Gamera and i never knew there were movies about it!
Ngl I HYPE when gamera came out of his 'cacoon' to fight legion for the last time
As a kid, I was traumatized when Gyaos was severing Gamera's arm.
Gamera 1995: They took a look at what Godzilla was doing
True
Super monster is ironically my first gamera movie
Gamera vs Baragon was always one of my faves.
Its not baragon its barUgon
@@dzanannovalic5166 yup
Legion is my favorite Kaiju antagonist of any series.
50:37 4!! This should be a 5!
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.
It's not gamera, the trailer for the movie already revealed the classic monster
@@giganthegojira who is it, Mega Godzilla?
@@inamiarts.7fourclub mechagodzilla is shown for a brief second
I'm a huge Gamera fan. This was a great video.
My favorite is Gamera Vs Guiron. I enjoy the kooky battle with the awesome sword headed Guiron.
I just watched "Gamera the Brave" for the first time. I didn't know it existed somehow! *SPOILER ALERT*
It was a great movie. Better than the previous trilogy i.m.o.. EXCEPT
The monster fighting scenes were very short and relatively uneventful.
I was let down by how little actual fighting there was. Basically Toto gets his butt kicked then fights back a little then does one blast and it's over.....
The fact that when it comes to ratings, audience and critic, the Heisei Gamera trilogy has all 3 films in the top 10 says everything you need to know on how great the movies were. I grew up watching the bad dubs of old Gamera but it remained my favorite kaiju over Godzilla (being an ignorant kid of course with no understanding of the original versions of either franchise). Discovering the trilogy vindicated those of us who stood behind the character.
GREAT REVEIW
I had good taste when I was a kid, gamera guardian of the universe was theone I watched that I got hooked on.
GAMERA friggin rocks!!!!!
How about Godzilla and Gamera against Destroyah and Gigan in monster verse 2022????
That's something i would spend all the money in the world to watch.
If you love Gamera and haven't seen it on MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000) *You need to read this!!!*
It's hard to believe any Gamera fan doesn't know about MST, but I'm posting this *just in case!*
I'm actually surprised MST3K wasn't at *least* briefly mentioned in this video! 😢. Being on MST really boosted Gamera's popularity!!!
If you look up anything about Gamera movies, it will always be mentioned that they were shown on MST and it made them much more famous. I actually never heard of Gamera before I saw it on that show, and I know millions of others can say the same thing.
If you *somehow* don't know, "Mst3k" is a show from the 90s where they are supposedly trapped in space and forced to watch B movies and provide comedic commentary (it's funnier than it sounds when I explain it). They do 4 or 5 episodes featuring Gamera movies AND there is a recent fan made MST3K by Branzant (youtube channel) where they do 2 more Gamera flicks and are working on a 3rd.
Pretty much every episode is available online for free. The best way to find them is to go to club-mst3k.com There they have links to every episode whether it's on youtube or any other website. Just type "Gamera" in the episode-search on the home page and it will bring up all results for Gamera movies.
I'm sure most of you Gamera fans are already aware. BUT.......*I just KNOW*.... ....There is gonna be at least one kindred spirit out there who is gonna read this comment all the way through and it will *CHANGE ...their.... LIVES* !!!
To that lucky individual, I say *Welcome!!* Welcome to the next chapter of your *life!!!!* Buckle up. It's about to get *AWESOME!!!!!*
( ...lol. I should be in advettising!!! )
It was….ok
THANKS FOR CIRCULATING THE MESSAGE MY FELLOW MSTIE
Imagine Gamera assisted Godzilla in the fight against Destoroyah and revived Junior!
that wouldn't make that much sense, and Gamera would be dead before he got within a mile of Destroyah.
As a Godzilla fan since childhood, I love Gamera more ❤
I love Gamera. But needs an upgrade like hidden spike on shell or flying shards from tail. The ability to spin like a pinball. It can be done with CGI technology.
He already spins like a pinball