Back during my time running Monster Island News I had the pleasure of rubbing elbows with really great people in the movie and television industry. One of those great people is movie publicist Avery Guerra. If you have an independent fantasy or foreign film there is no one better in the biz than Avery at getting the word out about it.
Avery still keeps me in the loop on a lot of this stuff even though I haven't written about these kinds of films in years. Today he sent something my way that I couldn't help but take a bite at.
If you are looking for a movie that looks just plain crazy check out The Great Yokai War: Guardians from Japanese film maker Takashi Mike. If you are familiar with Mike's prior films then you know he has a reputation for churning out some gonzo material.
This film is no different.
The trailer for The Great Yokai War: Guardians just dropped in Japan and it is too crazy not to write about. It starts out with a typical scene from a Japanese sci-fi in which a bunch of people a running for their lives (see Godzilla, Gamera, Rodan, Mothra and Mushroom People) then we see a boy with a leaf on his eye being questioned by a big brained guy. My Japanese is a bit rusty but I'm sure that the boy is complaining that Brain just passed wind.
That's the kind of stuff I'm talking about. Some truly bonkers cinema.
The rest is one part Lord of the Rings, one part video game, one part samurai flick, one part Ghost Rider (for some reason) and one part acid trip.
Check this out if you aren't under the influence .... on second thought maybe you need to be:
Let's take a look at whos hanging out in this scene. I spy The Cyclops from Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Frankenstein, Pennywise, the Creature from the Black Lagoon in a leisure suit (nice touch) something that may be an Ewok, a fat guy I saw on the bus one time and possibly Diana Ross on the far right. I can't tell for sure because I can only see half of her. None the less, some of the most famous monsters in history.
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