Monster Island Commentaries

We present to you a clip from Movie Lobby Commentaries, our spinoff podcast where we step outside of the kaiju genre & talk about our favorite non-monster movies!

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Season four of MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES has arrived, and Travis & Luana start the new year with 1955's GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN! They talk about the quick six-month development of the movie, the careers of director Motoyoshi Oda and composer Masaru Sato, references to Nine Inch Nails on Full House, the delights of the rap battle meme, and more!

NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the Toho Studios logo appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.

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Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L) Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com) Outro music: "Way Back Home" The Crusaders

Travis & Luana take a look back on their past year of talking about kaiju with the 2019 Podcast Year in Review! They reflect on the monster movies they watched, their first year on Patreon, and will they finally do away with their arch-enemy Ken Kaniff??? Plus, BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS for 2020 are made!

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Theme song by Pangolin (https://spoti.fi/2F6ll5L)

Logo artwork by Andrew O. Ellis (http://andrewoellis.com)

We've arrived at the final movie of the year for MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES, and Travis & Luana are closing out this season with 2019's GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS! They talk about why it's their favorite monster movie of the past year, the environmental metaphors as embodied by the Titans, how people from Boston could react to the film, the career highlights of Sisqo and Dru Hill, and more!

NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation for the Warner Bros. Pictures logo starts up. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.

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Live action dinosaurs battle anime superheroes on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana watch 1982's ATTACK OF THE SUPER MONSTERS! They talk about how a 70s kid show transformed into an 80s VHS oddity, the protective female vibes of TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, the surprising progressiveness of Austin Powers, memories of Disney's BONKERS, and more!

NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the title card "Attack of the Super Monsters" appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.

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October brings about the spooky season, which means MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES takes its annual ghoulish turn for a special Halloween episode as Travis & Luana watch 1982's Q: THE WINGED SERPENT! They talk about the filmography of schlockmaster director Larry Cohen, the method acting of Michael Moriarty, Martin Scorsese's negative opinions of Marvel movies, the ideal Batman movie, and more! Plus, a controversial figure from the past returns to wreck havoc!

NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the title card "A United Film Distribution Release" appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.

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Cowabunga! It's Travis' birthday once again on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES, and him & Luana celebrate with another b-day bonus episode with 1991's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE! They talk about the quick turnaround between TMNT movies, their ideas for a new Turtles film, the career high points of Vanilla Ice, the dark eroticism of Raphael fan fiction, and more!

NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation for the New Line Cinema logo starts up. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.

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The Evas are ready for battle on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana dive into Neon Genesis Evangelion with 1997's THE END OF EVANGELION! They talk about the controversial ending of the TV series, the various messages creator Hideaki Anno might be conveying in the movie, if Al Pacino did the voiceovers for the English dubbing, what rap song should accompany the Third Impact, and more!

NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the title card "Kadokawa Shoten Presents" appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.

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Please enjoy this special presentation of our spinoff podcast Monster Island Talk where we discuss the STAR WARS franchise!

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Something has survived on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana travel to Isla Sorna with 1997's THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK! They talk about Steven Spielberg's mid-90s break from directing, the daddy issues of the JP franchise, the artistry of throwing puppets around, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation for the Universal Pictures logo starts up. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.

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