I was born in 1998 but have recently started going through these old monster movies. They're absolutely amazing and I'm enjoying every minute of it. So far, 20 million miles to earth is my favorite
Figrin D'an Good. Glad to hear that someone born years after these classics were regularly broadcast on tv ('50, '60s, '70s and early '80s), is discovering them for the first time and keeping them 'alive' and well. Pass the word around... There are hundreds of gems that you will discover on the journey - enjoy!!
@@chriscooper3117 My girlfriend has decided to join me on the Journey and now we're hooked. She's a big fan of Mothra and Gorgo thus far, but I have a huge list of movies to go through yet. Any obscure titles you would recommend?
The godzilla suit was over 200 pounds. Imagine being in a "rubber suit" which had the texture of concrete underneath spotlights, in fire, and under fire. The dude playing godzilla would lose atleast 20 pounds by the end of each film. Truly dedicated and dangerous work yet people dismiss it as silly
Godzilla was more than just any old giant monster movie, it was an allegory about the dangers of atomic weaponry. As Dr. Yamane said I the final scene in Gojira, "If nuclear testing continues, then someday, somewhere in the world... another Godzilla may appear"
I remember getting dad to turn the antenna toward a UHF station every Saturday night so we could watch their creature feature -- most of these movies I saw there. Ahhhhhhhh the memories....
Coyote Boy Could they not get the rights to use footage, I wonder. Them! was the standard against which all subsequent “normal animals but enlarged by radiation” were judged. Great script as well as special effects.
You're welcome, B.B. Check out one of my other videos: Those! The Ultimate Giant Monster Movie Mash. I made it myself because I too am a huge fan of the genre. In the video, I intercut the scenes so that I have, for example, King Kong and The Black Scorpion both attacking trains at the same time.
I am 63 and remember watching the same movies, I have a greater fondness for the monsters of the 50's - 60's because of the greater acting and plot used and the special effects. CGI are not my favorite since they aren't made by people.
Thought it jumped ahead a little too quick to the 90s at 52:34. It should've shown a few more iconic 80s ones, like the rancor from Return of The Jedi, Q the Winged Serpent, Dragonslayer, and maybe even Never Ending Story (though the ones in THAT movie are more BENEVOLENT).
I love good ol' black &white classic giant MONSTER MOVIE FROM DIFFERENT AERA'S GODZILLA. KING OF THE MONSTERS MEAD ALL OTHER GIANT MONSTERS BOW DOWN TO HIM ARE YOU DOWN WITH THE KING OF MONSTERS GODZILLA? YOU BETTER BE!
I"M SURE THE WWF WOULD HAVE LOVED HAVING GODZILLA AND KING KONG WRESTLING ON WWF PROGRAMS ALL VICNE HAD PUS WRESTLING TURKS ON BOTH GODZILLA &KING KONG AND PUT THE WWF WORLD TITLE ON GODZILLA &MAKE KING KONG CONTENDER #1 .
Agreed. It's fairly easy to put somebody in a costume & have him stomp around a miniature set, as in the Japanese movies. It actually requires a lot of effort to do what Harryhausen did, painting images onto each frame of film.
@@joehansell1331 Actually, it requires a lot of effort as well to be inside one of those monster costumes, some of the suit actors had near death experiences.
Joe Hansell Harryhausen used stop-motion animation, which is slowly and carefully moving the flexible models a fraction of an inch and photographing it - 24 frames per second is approximate to a lifelike movement. Of course, he also utilized split-screen techniques, matte backgrounds, etc.
I remember watching this way back in the early 2000's on AMC and I had recorded it on a VHS tape. I vaguely remember watching this but had forgotten what the title was, I just came across this on a facebook page and saw the thumbnail of Gorgo which caught my attention. It brings back a lot of wonderful memories for me as I remember coming home after middle school to watch the Three stooges and watching classic Sci-Fi and Horror movies on AMC such as THEM!, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein etc. Any who I would like to say a HUGE thank you for posting this as it's a real treat to see it again. :)
I loved the Giant Monster genre, no matter the type of monster (atomic, genetically enhanced, alien-from-another-world, etc.,) or SFX that created it (Stop Motion, Suitmation, CGI) it was all great and fueled my imagination for many years. We need Bill Mumy to do another Giant Monster documentary with the current crop of Giant Monster flicks.
50:05 - I think 2001 a Space Odyssey should have been mentioned there before Star Wars, because THAT was the movie that really pioneered THOSE kinds of visual effects.
Yeah, the giant monster and sci-fi movies enthralled you so much as a 7 yr. old kid, you wanted to see every scene.....whereas the horror and ghost movies like IT !, THE MANSTER, 13 GHOSTS, H-MAN , FIRST MAN INTO SPACE made me hide behind the seats !!
Konga picks up the bad guy at 29:53 and caries him around for the remainder of the movie, while the man's voice repeats endlessly on the soundtrack: "Konga! Put me DOWN, Konga!"
It is a kick to see portions of one of these movies that rocked us as kidsl And they said it was, MARY POPPINS that first incorporated animation and real people. WALLACE BEERY was in the first movie THE LOST WORLD. It's a GREAT MOVIE and on TH-cam The original KING KONG, I have on VHS. VHS ROCKS! Almost every movie made and known to man was made on VHS. VHS lasts, unlike CDs or DVDs - if they go unused, they can skip, distort. Not so with VHS, and Cassettes. Just don't keep film or music "tapes", in the sun! DR CYCLOPS, is aNOTHer GREAT flick!
Mr H was a genius he gave us lots of movies with great special effects.We had lizards,gorillas,insects,birds,and people growing and shrinking plus aliens and fantasy monsters demons,vampires,mummies and werewolves plus zombies these were the best
Friend: If you could travel back in time to any previous decade, which one would you choose? Me: The 1950s, because of awesome cars, gorgeous girls and giant monster movies at the drive-ins. Friend: You like those giant monster movies? Me: Oh, absolutely; Show me a giant monster destroying stuff and count me in.
Thought it jumped ahead a little too quick to the 90s at 52:34. It should've shown a few more iconic 80s ones, like the rancor from Return of The Jedi, Q the Winged Serpent, Dragonslayer, and maybe even Never Ending Story (though the ones in THAT movie are more BENEVOLENT).
Interesting video. My favorite giant movie is the "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman". With today's movie special effects....I don't know why they don't make more Giant Women movies. A lot of us guys would see these Giantess movies, even if the plot of the movie wasn't that great.
13: 55 Truth be told, the whole duck and cover thing was relatively sound advice. It wouldn't have helped those within the epicenter of the blast but for those on the outskirts it could have protected them from fly debris or kept them from being blinded.
Man I love giant monster movies anything from King Kong Godzilla Tarantula The Beast from 20 000 fathoms Gorgo One million years BC Mothra Gamera Attack of the 50ft woman Ghostbusters Jurassic Park and other Giant movie monsters in this documentary call'ed Attack of the 50 foot monster mania but this was way before other Modern day giant monster movies like The Lord Of The Rings trilogy Eight legged freaks Godzilla Final Wars Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005 version) Gamera The Brave The Host The Mist Dragon Wars Cloverfield 10 000 BC Clash Of The Titans (2010 version) Super 8 Troll-hunter Journey 2 The Mysterious Island The Hobbit Trilogy Pacific Rim Godzilla (2014 version) Jack the giant slayer Jurassic World Attack on Titan (live action movie) Shin Godzilla The Great Wall Ghostbusters (2016 Version) Colossal (with Anne Hathaway) The BFG Kong Skull Island Power Rangers (2017 version) Pacific Rim uprising Jurassic World fallen Kingdom Rampage The Meg Godzilla King Of The Monsters (2019 Version) and Finally Godzilla Vs Kong!
I'm a sucker for giant monsters, too, though I loved those in my childhood the best, such as Gorgo and Beat From 20,000 Fathoms. Technically, they don't match up to the current computer generated monsters, if fact they may seem silly. But they have a charm and I like the idea of technicians having to create those tiny little cities for them to trash. It was an art.
To gloomer, at :20 , that is Gorgo ( the parent) coming after their offspring, who had been captured and was on display in an exposition arena in London. Once he was rescued, both of them headed out of Londonand back to the sea.
crazy isn't it if you can think of an animal theres a good chance somebody has made a monster movie starring that animal from bad b-movies to big budget hollywood blockbusters!!
I would have loved it if one of the crew in land of the Giants brought the zombie viruses to that planet,could you imagine an 80ft walker!!! One thing for sure Land of the Giants would have lasted alot more seasons!☠☠💀💀💀👻👻👀
Ha when it comes to monsters Irwin Allen ain't got nothing on Eiji Tauburaya. Actually Japan never stopped making giant monster movies, at least until the post Godzilla: Final Wars break. Even then Japanese TV has been doing giant monsters almost non stop since the mid 1960s.
A lot of these movies were good fun (even the uber-cheesy ones...), and I recently saw "Attack of the 50 foot woman"'s remake. It sticks to it's B-movie roots, with a heaping helping of cheese. And the homage/parody from Roger Corman "Attack of the 50 foot cheerleader." I will admit....that movie is okay.
24:05 - "...so dark I can't see!" Throws her arms over her head and hops a few feet off the fake ledge in the least-convincing "fall" ever executed in a movie.
i know a decent number of these through my own viewing but also mst3k XD but also i remember this doc i was a 4 or 5 year old at the time and visting my maternal grandparents and they had this on and i remember bits of it vividly especially the colossal man segments
Big Sigh!!! I can remember these old classic monster movies still being shown on Saturdays and Sundays up through the early 1990's. Nowadays, I can only find free classic movies on Bing.com videos. It's been fun watching this history of movie monsters.
You don't have a thron kong existe you telling Godzilla to get off your socalled thron he would laugh you then trun in a human burger king buger ya lame brain.
CinemaSight YAASSS... although one wishes that footage from the original Gojira, a legitimately harrowing film, were shown instead of exclusively scenes from the mostly-silly sequels.
All these giant monsters like godzilla king kong and other giant monsters are part of my childhood just as the dc&marvel superheros still are and golden age wrestling still are brother.
Cool special, I just watched it again. Granted, an hour can't showcase all the best giant monsters, but no Kraken (1981's Clash of the Titans)? It's like they skipped the 80's ... with just a mention of Star Wars (Return of the Jedi had an awesome mammoth monster whom Luke kills, if you fantasy fans like me will remember).
Eduardo Corrochio Some people consider Clash of the Titans inferior to much of Harryhausen’s previous work... here’s what I know: I watched it on the big screen right after it was released and sitting there in the theater, suddenly it was 1962, if not 400 B.C.
I was born in 1998 but have recently started going through these old monster movies. They're absolutely amazing and I'm enjoying every minute of it. So far, 20 million miles to earth is my favorite
Figrin D'an
Good. Glad to hear that someone born years after these classics were regularly broadcast on tv ('50, '60s, '70s and early '80s), is discovering them for the first time and keeping them 'alive' and well. Pass the word around... There are hundreds of gems that you will discover on the journey - enjoy!!
@@chriscooper3117 My girlfriend has decided to join me on the Journey and now we're hooked. She's a big fan of Mothra and Gorgo thus far, but I have a huge list of movies to go through yet. Any obscure titles you would recommend?
Watch any film that used Ray Harryhaussen . His maquette work is second to none . His imagination is limitless
I have a daughter your age that I couldn’t pay good money to watch these films . Give “ THE BEAST FROM 20000 FATHOMS” a watch .
The godzilla suit was over 200 pounds. Imagine being in a "rubber suit" which had the texture of concrete underneath spotlights, in fire, and under fire. The dude playing godzilla would lose atleast 20 pounds by the end of each film. Truly dedicated and dangerous work yet people dismiss it as silly
@Make Me Believe never claimed it to be synonymous with anything, you're just trying to be contrarian
Godzilla was more than just any old giant monster movie, it was an allegory about the dangers of atomic weaponry. As Dr. Yamane said I the final scene in Gojira, "If nuclear testing continues, then someday, somewhere in the world... another Godzilla may appear"
Bill Mumy is narration perfection.
I remember getting dad to turn the antenna toward a UHF station every Saturday night so we could watch their creature feature -- most of these movies I saw there. Ahhhhhhhh the memories....
UHF and monster movies... YES!
R.I.P Ray Harryhausen.
Excellant doc, whith the exception of giving 'Them!" short shrift. One of the very best!
Coyote Boy Could they not get the rights to use footage, I wonder. Them! was the standard against which all subsequent “normal animals but enlarged by radiation” were judged. Great script as well as special effects.
Thanks for a great video!! I watched many of them as a kid in the 1950--1970 era. Now pushing 67, I still enjoy them just a much.
You're welcome, B.B. Check out one of my other videos: Those! The Ultimate Giant Monster Movie Mash. I made it myself because I too am a huge fan of the genre. In the video, I intercut the scenes so that I have, for example, King Kong and The Black Scorpion both attacking trains at the same time.
I am 63 and remember watching the same movies, I have a greater fondness for the monsters of the 50's - 60's because of the greater acting and plot used and the special effects. CGI are not my favorite since they aren't made by people.
me too !👍
Thought it jumped ahead a little too quick to the 90s at 52:34. It should've shown a few more iconic 80s ones, like the rancor from Return of The Jedi, Q the Winged Serpent, Dragonslayer, and maybe even Never Ending Story (though the ones in THAT movie are more BENEVOLENT).
Oh, I remember watching excellent stuff like this as a kid when AMC stood for American Movie Classics!!! Memories...........
As a kid in the 80's, giant monster movies were my favorites.
Man now this is wtf I'm talking about !! Back when AMC & Sci Fi were fun to watch !! Gotta love the good ole classic giant monster movies !!!
I love good ol' black &white classic giant MONSTER MOVIE FROM DIFFERENT AERA'S GODZILLA. KING OF THE MONSTERS MEAD ALL OTHER GIANT MONSTERS BOW DOWN TO HIM ARE YOU DOWN WITH THE KING OF MONSTERS GODZILLA? YOU BETTER BE!
I"M SURE THE WWF WOULD HAVE LOVED HAVING GODZILLA AND KING KONG WRESTLING ON WWF PROGRAMS ALL VICNE HAD PUS WRESTLING TURKS ON BOTH GODZILLA &KING KONG AND PUT THE WWF WORLD TITLE ON GODZILLA &MAKE KING KONG CONTENDER #1 .
Star wars sucks big time completely compaired to these giant monster movies.
Classic Monster shows movies &so on & so foruth.
harryhausen was the god of monsters. he will always be remembered for his groundbreaking work. he will be missed.
becca wilson Oh Yeah ! You're 100% right ! Nice day to you . . .
Agreed. It's fairly easy to put somebody in a costume & have him stomp around a miniature set, as in the Japanese movies. It actually requires a lot of effort to do what Harryhausen did, painting images onto each frame of film.
@@joehansell1331 Actually, it requires a lot of effort as well to be inside one of those monster costumes, some of the suit actors had near death experiences.
Joe Hansell
Harryhausen used stop-motion animation, which is slowly and carefully moving the flexible models a fraction of an inch and photographing it - 24 frames per second is approximate to a lifelike movement. Of course, he also utilized split-screen techniques, matte backgrounds, etc.
When I was a kid in the 70s it was The Valley of Gwangi and The Land That Time Forgot
1954's Godzilla was serious and expertly done!
A fantastic compilation. You know you're in for a ride when you hear "razor sharp teeth." Creature feature Saturday memories.
I remember watching this way back in the early 2000's on AMC and I had recorded it on a VHS tape. I vaguely remember watching this but had forgotten what the title was, I just came across this on a facebook page and saw the thumbnail of Gorgo which caught my attention.
It brings back a lot of wonderful memories for me as I remember coming home after middle school to watch the Three stooges and watching classic Sci-Fi and Horror movies on AMC such as THEM!, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein etc.
Any who I would like to say a HUGE thank you for posting this as it's a real treat to see it again. :)
You're welcome, SoundwaveX7.
@@FredFlix Thanks. :)
I have seen all these ol' classic Monsters Movies on a show called the drive in movie on kbhk 44 when i was kid back in 1971 san Francisco,California.
I loved the Giant Monster genre, no matter the type of monster (atomic, genetically enhanced, alien-from-another-world, etc.,) or SFX that created it (Stop Motion, Suitmation, CGI) it was all great and fueled my imagination for many years. We need Bill Mumy to do another Giant Monster documentary with the current crop of Giant Monster flicks.
I was pickier … I never liked dressing up Monitor Lizards and Iguanas as dinosaurs. .
Godzilla, Rodan, mothra, varan the unleashed, ghidorah the three headed monster and gorgo, king kong strong creatures 1933 and 1964
is varan the UNBELIEVABLE
You are right about that.
GODZILLA MC SLIUG!!!!!!!!
One giant monster movie i didn't like at all was valley of th giants it was a rejected striper like movie.
His movie Valley of the giants was auwelfur move a rejected stripper. Moive.
Mighty Joe Young was my Favorite as a kid. Now I would have to say The Giant Claw it's so Bad it's Good.
besides watching cartoons on saturdays
when i was young,
it was movies like these.
Delighted to see this again, after having it on VHS so long ago, and thinking it lost.
What it was like to be a kid back then...all my fav childhood memories.
The Rhedosaurus from "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" is my favorite dino. Big Rhed takes Manhattan! Thanks Ray Harryhausen!
would of been great to grow up in those times, movies were fun and it was an event to gather together at drive ins and watch them
All those classic scary movies I grew up with... Gosh I wish I was back there again, and knew what I know now.
Hey, I had this recorded from TV when I was little! Lost the tape, but I'm so glad I found this on youtube! It's nice to see it from start to finish!
1 Million years BC.
Anybody remember "Caveman" with Ringo Star? :)
Supes Me - yes caveman was to be a riff on the hammer film one million BC. And was funny as hell!
Supes - Yes! Much under-appreciated.
I have Caveman on DVD, I love it!
Supes Me sure do.
I remember it but never saw it. I think it's here somewhere on TH-cam. I'll get around to seeing it some day! lol
50:05 - I think 2001 a Space Odyssey should have been mentioned there before Star Wars, because THAT was the movie that really pioneered THOSE kinds of visual effects.
They ought to mention the FIRST initial Godzilla movie from 1954. A real classic and a little more serious.
@Make Me Believe One of my favorite monster movies.
One of the few DVDs I still own is the Toho Gojira (2006). It has both Gojira (j)/Godzilla (a), as well as a Godzilla documentary.
Back when AMC showed stuff
Now they just show things
It's become The Godfather channel.
Indeed! I miss the old AMC.
I miss AMC Saturday nights from the 1990s when they showed the old Universal monster movies and obscure comedies.
King Kong is a perfect film with everything in it!
The 70's version is my favorite
The 2005 is my favorite. Although I did cry consistently
barbecue and beer movie night choices, slurpasaur flicks, Stop-motions, and suitmations
I'll never forget weekend matinées at our local drive-in in the early 70's, and being awestruck by the Sinbad and Jason movie monsters!
Monster Mayhem!! What's not to love, this is monster heaven for sure....monstrous thanks for posting this gem!!
Thanks for posting this! I remember watching it all the time as a kid on AMC! :D
You're welcome.
Welp, this sure got me into the mood to watch giant bug movies! And Elvira at the end?! Groovy! Thanks for the video!
Yeah, the giant monster and sci-fi movies enthralled you so much as a 7 yr. old kid, you wanted to see every scene.....whereas the horror and ghost movies like IT !, THE MANSTER, 13 GHOSTS, H-MAN , FIRST MAN INTO SPACE made me hide behind the seats !!
When I Retire I'm Gonna Some of These on DVDs and be a Boy Again.
Narrated by "Lost in Space" Bill Mumy. Thanks, Bill.
Konga picks up the bad guy at 29:53 and caries him around for the remainder of the movie, while the man's voice repeats endlessly on the soundtrack: "Konga! Put me DOWN, Konga!"
I saw this when I was in my early teens!
It is a kick to see portions of one of these movies that rocked us as kidsl
And they said it was,
MARY POPPINS
that first incorporated animation and real people.
WALLACE BEERY was in the first movie
THE LOST WORLD.
It's a GREAT MOVIE
and on TH-cam
The original
KING KONG, I have on VHS. VHS ROCKS!
Almost every movie made and known to man was made on VHS. VHS lasts,
unlike CDs or DVDs - if they go unused, they can skip, distort. Not so with VHS, and Cassettes. Just don't keep film or music "tapes", in the sun!
DR CYCLOPS, is aNOTHer GREAT flick!
Oh Elvira you were so awesome.
Mr H was a genius he gave us lots of movies with great special effects.We had lizards,gorillas,insects,birds,and people growing and shrinking plus aliens and fantasy monsters demons,vampires,mummies and werewolves plus zombies these were the best
No mention of Jaws and all the giant monster movies that IT influenced?
i am a big fan of godzilla and kingkong
Love those old Godzilla movies
Seeing 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Jason and the Argonauts on the big screen in the theater was an incredible experience for a kid.
Giant monsters rule!
ah these films are amazing
I just have to say it. Forgive me. “Danger Will Robinson!”
It’s GORGO ! I remember from when I was in kindergarten. ( plus I have the tape )
Friend: If you could travel back in time to any previous decade, which one would you choose? Me: The 1950s, because of awesome cars, gorgeous girls and giant monster movies at the drive-ins. Friend: You like those giant monster movies? Me: Oh, absolutely; Show me a giant monster destroying stuff and count me in.
Thought it jumped ahead a little too quick to the 90s at 52:34. It should've shown a few more iconic 80s ones, like the rancor from Return of The Jedi, Q the Winged Serpent, Dragonslayer, and maybe even Never Ending Story (though the ones in THAT movie are more BENEVOLENT).
this is earth vs the spider loved this movie
Niko here me 2 and Tarantula, sucker for the giant spider movies.
WHEN I WAS A KID GROWNIG UP KBHK 44 I DUBED THEM KING OF THE HORROR MONSTER MOIVES 25 YEARS WAY BACK IN THE 1970'S
Interesting video. My favorite giant movie is the "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman". With today's movie special effects....I don't know why they don't make more Giant Women movies. A lot of us guys would see these Giantess movies, even if the plot of the movie wasn't that great.
The effects guy begged the studio for a few thousand more dollars to really up the special effects but they said no.
"Teenagers couldn't get enough." That's an understatement!
13: 55 Truth be told, the whole duck and cover thing was relatively sound advice. It wouldn't have helped those within the epicenter of the blast but for those on the outskirts it could have protected them from fly debris or kept them from being blinded.
This is great love it thank you so much for sharing
Man I love giant monster movies anything from King Kong Godzilla Tarantula The Beast from 20 000 fathoms Gorgo One million years BC Mothra Gamera Attack of the 50ft woman Ghostbusters Jurassic Park and other Giant movie monsters in this documentary call'ed Attack of the 50 foot monster mania but this was way before other Modern day giant monster movies like The Lord Of The Rings trilogy Eight legged freaks Godzilla Final Wars Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005 version) Gamera The Brave The Host The Mist Dragon Wars Cloverfield 10 000 BC Clash Of The Titans (2010 version) Super 8 Troll-hunter Journey 2 The Mysterious Island The Hobbit Trilogy Pacific Rim Godzilla (2014 version) Jack the giant slayer Jurassic World Attack on Titan (live action movie) Shin Godzilla The Great Wall Ghostbusters (2016 Version) Colossal (with Anne Hathaway) The BFG Kong Skull Island Power Rangers (2017 version) Pacific Rim uprising Jurassic World fallen Kingdom Rampage The Meg Godzilla King Of The Monsters (2019 Version) and Finally Godzilla Vs Kong!
I'm a sucker for giant monsters, too, though I loved those in my childhood the best, such as Gorgo and Beat From 20,000 Fathoms. Technically, they don't match up to the current computer generated monsters, if fact they may seem silly. But they have a charm and I like the idea of technicians having to create those tiny little cities for them to trash. It was an art.
monster mania
Power Rangers ? you could have left that 1 off.
Erik Hafer it has giant monsters in it two and Giant Robots!!!
CubanPete1990 have you seen The movie Real Steel with Hugh Jackman ? Great robot movie based off an old twilight Zone episode called steel I believe.
ALL HAIL THE 50FT BEASTS!!!!
Most excellent!!!!!
LOVE to Ray. He was the best.
During the giant monster mains it was giant monster mains.
A HUGE PART OF HISTORY MY DAD THE BATMAN CAME OUT AND BECAME FAMEOUS BEFOUR OL' KING KONG AND THE 2 ND WORLD WAR BACK IN 1919 -1939
That lost world cliff is like the one in up
Official Obama Craft Yeah that was so cool in Up how they incorporated the tepui landscape.
my favorit documentary of all time, one day I will make a LEGO stop motion whit modeling clay just like in the classic movie
To gloomer, at :20 , that is Gorgo ( the parent) coming after their offspring, who had been captured and was on display in an exposition arena in London. Once he was rescued, both of them headed out of Londonand back to the sea.
GORGO!!!!
25:14
Alright, here we go. Time to revert back into the fun times as a kid again.
until now, Talos still strikes fear in me
my first movie was 1976 King Kong
very good docu with bill mumy narrating
I watched this on amc cable tv.
crazy isn't it if you can think of an animal theres a good chance somebody has made a monster movie starring that animal from bad b-movies to big budget hollywood blockbusters!!
I would have loved it if one of the crew in land of the Giants brought the zombie viruses to that planet,could you imagine an 80ft walker!!! One thing for sure Land of the Giants would have lasted alot more seasons!☠☠💀💀💀👻👻👀
Ha when it comes to monsters Irwin Allen ain't got nothing on Eiji Tauburaya. Actually Japan never stopped making giant monster movies, at least until the post Godzilla: Final Wars break. Even then Japanese TV has been doing giant monsters almost non stop since the mid 1960s.
No one can match Eiji Tsuburaya.
Gorgo: exists
Godzilla: am I a joke to you
Godzilla nor Gorgo exists fool!!!!!!!
A lot of these movies were good fun (even the uber-cheesy ones...), and I recently saw "Attack of the 50 foot woman"'s remake. It sticks to it's B-movie roots, with a heaping helping of cheese. And the homage/parody from Roger Corman "Attack of the 50 foot cheerleader." I will admit....that movie is okay.
BATMAN CAME OUT WITH A MOVIE ALSO IN 1949 AS WELL.
Son of Kong had such a Horrible, sad ending. Especially for any children watching, believe me I found out as a kid
Dedicated to the Man behind the King Of The Monsters: Haruo Nakajima (1929-2017).
50ft Woman must rule the world.
24:05 - "...so dark I can't see!" Throws her arms over her head and hops a few feet off the fake ledge in the least-convincing "fall" ever executed in a movie.
They should make toys of gorgo and konga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i know a decent number of these through my own viewing but also mst3k XD but also i remember this doc i was a 4 or 5 year old at the time and visting my maternal grandparents and they had this on and i remember bits of it vividly especially the colossal man segments
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms predates Godzilla and has same director as Gorgo.
hydrolito i wish i were gorgo
Glad I read the comments for this knowledge
And he’s a big influence on Godzilla. Always felt sorry for the Beast. Cried so hard as a kid.
Big Sigh!!! I can remember these old classic monster movies still being shown on Saturdays and Sundays up through the early 1990's.
Nowadays, I can only find free classic movies on Bing.com videos.
It's been fun watching this history of movie monsters.
Too bad they don't make these kinds of horror movies.....
Kong: exists
Godzilla: get off my throne
Whant are ya nuts Godzilla woundn't lisen to you bub he'd flame blor you chump.
IN THE YEAR OF 1966 ABC PREMIERED BATMAN IN COLOR ON TV.
You don't have a thron kong existe you telling Godzilla to get off your socalled thron he would laugh you then trun in a human burger king buger ya lame brain.
13:25 When I heard that, I Knew.. Godzilla..
CinemaSight YAASSS... although one wishes that footage from the original Gojira, a legitimately harrowing film, were shown instead of exclusively scenes from the mostly-silly sequels.
I love Gorgo!
Nancy, No. Ha Ha Ha That was gold.
41:30 Jesus they actually threw that Alligator & Nile Monitor off a cliff to get that shot?
Supes Me Hopefully there was a mattress or a pool below? 😟
All these giant monsters like godzilla king kong and other giant monsters are part of my childhood just as the dc&marvel superheros still are and golden age wrestling still are brother.
I didn’t find The Ymir from 20 Million Miles to Earth to be a” hideous creature “ . I thought it was a graceful and sleek creature
0:29 is it really they use a kitten into a monster?? XD XD That kill me
Godzilla is the King Of The Monsters
And
King Kong The Worlds First Monster
What was the music was used in the intro and ending?
I don't know.
FredFlix oh ok
I guess in that's what come. With the idea for Beyblade
Cool special, I just watched it again. Granted, an hour can't showcase all the best giant monsters, but no Kraken (1981's Clash of the Titans)? It's like they skipped the 80's ... with just a mention of Star Wars (Return of the Jedi had an awesome mammoth monster whom Luke kills, if you fantasy fans like me will remember).
Eduardo Corrochio Some people consider Clash of the Titans inferior to much of Harryhausen’s previous work... here’s what I know: I watched it on the big screen right after it was released and sitting there in the theater, suddenly it was 1962, if not 400 B.C.