To remove the bad taste of Kong knock offs we are going straight to the updated remake source of the giant ape films of the 1970s. This week we are finally watching the 1976 classic "King Kong"

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Sure, you've heard about King Kong, who hasn't? But have you heard of the movie that was so bad it was pulled from many theatrical releases? The film that festers on the bottom of every Kaiju film list in existence? This week we attempt to have our friendship survive 1976's "Queen Kong"

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This week we look at the previously unavailable Hong Kong Kaiju flick based on a Chinese folk hero. We take a peek at the 1976 Guan Yu experience of "War God"

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We enter into the black hole of King Kong knock-offs in earnest as we take a look at a US and South Korean coproduction. Join us as we explore the highs and lows of 1976's "A*P*E"!

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This week we view our first Shaw Brothers kaiju-related film, though it is certainly light on the giant monster action. Join us as we take a look at the Hong Kong cult classic in 1975's "The Super Inframan"

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With the final entry into the Showa series of Godzilla films Toho brought back the original visionary that started a kaiju revolution. This week we look at the history of Ishiro Honda's 1975 film "Terror of Mechagodzilla"!

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We take a look at a foreign sequel to the Jumborg Ace television show by Tsuburaya Productions and co-produced with a Thai studio called Chaiyo Productions. Join us for a look at 1974's "Jumborg Ace & Giant"

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We take a look at what many consider one of the seminal films in the Big G Showa era of films. The birth of one of the most classic Kaiju villains comes to us this week in 1974's "Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla"

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This week we take another stab at Kaiju television with one of Toho's few forays into the small screen. Gather the family around for a meteoric episode as we dive into 1973's "Zone Fighter"

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Another champion series Big G film is on the docket this week as once more a new villain appears, this time at the behest of an underwater kingdom. This week's Kaiju classic is 1973's "Godzilla Vs. Megalon"

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