PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

nemorrino My score mainly reflects my feelings when I first watched this movie, more than 30 years ago. Super monster was one of my favorite movies when I was a little boy back in the 80s. Yes, it is corny, yes if you watch it now you may think it is garbage, yes the monsters now look like rubber toys, and the airplanes are made of plastic, but 35 years ago I paid to see it in the theater 10 times in a row and it used to feed my boyish imagination for many a night. The song is forever stuck in my head and I often catch myself humming it even now. It is a great flick for the right people and brings memories of different times. Go Gamera! :)

jerekra Gamera: Super Monster is the worst of all the Gamera films, and in my opinion I don't see how anyone can argue otherwise. The plot is decent enough for a science fiction movie but one thing kills this movie. TOO MUCH STOCK FOOTAGE!!!!! Almost all (about 95 percent) of the scenes with Gamera are from previous films. This includes him fighting all his former enemies like Jiger, Viras, Gyaos, Barugon, Zigra, and Guiron. So while this may be a somewhat enjoyable film if you had not seen any of the previous films, it does not work at all for someone who hates overuse of stock footage and has seen all the previous films. I only give this film a 2 because of this one actual new scene where Gamera knocks over a poster for a Godzilla film. That was worth watching. The rest of the film I do not recommend.

gigan-92 If you missed out on the other seven Gamera movies leading up to this 80s release, this is the perfect chance to see all of them at once. If you've seen "Godzilla's Revenge", then you have seen nothing yet. This movie is about 92% stock-footage, with absolutely no new monsters and sparse new effect shots. By the time of this movie's release the studio Daiei was at death's door and so I'm confused as to why they even bothered to puke this one out. It had nearly been a decade since "Gamera vs. Zigra" in 1971, and by then I think any rational businessman could assume the series was done for. The only reason I rate it at the very least two stars is because the writers actually had the mordacity to actually kill Gamera off by kamakazing himself into a Star Destroyer. That's right, a Star Destroyer from the Star Wars series. That's how you know the writers had clearly told themselves, "F8ck it."

Woodyanders Okay, so this particular entry of the Gamera series makes extensive use of stock footage (including some animated stuff from cartoons!), was made on an obvious paltry budget, and has lovably lousy (far from) special effects, but it still manages to be quite enjoyable just the same and that's all that really matters in the long run. Once again a race of evil aliens plan on taking over Earth and it's up to Gamera to defeat the various monsters sent by said aliens to achieve that nefarious goal. This flick essentially plays like Gamera's greatest hits as it's mainly wall to wall beast bashes with everyone's favorite flying fire-breathing turtle taking on one savage out-sized opponent after another. Director Noriaki Yuasa and writer Nisan Takahashi bring a certain amiably sweet and sincere quality to this picture which in turn gives it a considerable campy appeal. Moreover, we also get a trio of foxy flying alien babes whose job it is to protect our planet from harm, the token little kid is less obnoxious and more likable than usual, an extremely catchy'n'lively theme song, and there's even a fierce martial arts fight between one of the good gal aliens and a rival evil alien chick. Shunsake Kikuchi's stirring and spirited full-bore orchestral score hits the exciting spot. An immensely fun flick.