381. Atragon is GO!

           5-4-3-2-1 Atragon is Go!  As in, go watch this movie!  It is easily one of Toho's top three non-kaiju movies.

Destroy All Monsters

Normally I do this one ON Hallowe'en, but since I'm watching the movie right now on an amazing looking blu ray DVD (it's the rare one commentary, yes, it's just a little bit superior) so of course I'm watching the AIP dub. I sure wish I had seen this as a kid in the theater, but this much awesome would have probably destroyed my mind at that time.

MOTW- Manda

Manda, the "thousand meter serpent" as it was described way back in an issue of Japanese Giants (maybe #6, I think) first appeared in the excellent movie Atragon (1963).  The monster was kind of shoehorned into the movie, since it really wasn't necessary to have Manda in there, though for us monster loving kids it was always nice to have one show up.  Manda really doesn't do much in the movie at all, it's not even a match for the great undersea battleship Atragon- one blast of the freeze ray and Manda is down for the count.  Still, it's a great design, huh?

Atragon trailer

this is a movie that makes you think. it's exciting, but it's also very mature. which means if you are a kid and think you are getting a traditional Japanese monster movie you will be disappointed.

Manda!

this is one cool "Y-MSF" Manda figure.  I'm not much into having toys like this, or whatever they are called, but it's really a great likeness.

if you are interested you can order it here!