Ten years after his company's first Kong film, De Laurentiis finally got around to greenlighting a sequel. But is the all-but-forgotten King Kong Lives a total disaster? Or is there something redeemable in the only Kong film of the 80's? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "Main Titles" by John Scott

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In 2018 Dwayne Johnson was at the peak of his fame, and he decided to gift us with Rampage, a movie based on an arcade game about giant monsters destroying a city. But does this film live up to its premise? Or is this just a $120 million Asylum movie? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "Rampage" by Andrew Lockington 

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43 years after the release of King Kong, prolific film producer Dino De Laurentiis decided it was time to bring the giant ape back using the largest production budget at that time. But did all that money result in a good retelling? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "The Opening" by John Barry

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In the late 90's Disney decided to dig deep into the vault for movies to remake and they came out with Mighty Joe Young. This time around our giant ape friend has both money ($90 million) and star power (Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron)! But do these modern touches make this movie a good retelling? Or is this just a Disnified, watered-down version of what came before? Listen and find out!  

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The final track is "Dedication and Windsong" by James Horner 

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This week we are visiting our old friends at Toho for Japan's second Kong film King Kong Escapes. This time around, Kong must face off against his robotic doppelganger and the evil Dr. Who in a vicious battle for survival! But is this film a worthy follow-up to King Kong vs. Godzilla? Or is this movie as ugly as Kong's suit? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "Starting up MechaniKong" by Akira Ifukube 

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16 years after the original film's release, the makers of King Kong tried to recapture the magic of that movie in Mighty Joe Young, a film about a giant gorilla that...well, you know. But does this movie hold a candle to the film it's aping? Or does it belong in the forgotten bin along with all the other trashy Kong rip-offs? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster 

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In this bonus episode we review the Ultraman parody film Ultraman Zearth, in which an Ultra with a crippling fear of dirt must save the Earth from evil alien invaders. There was a goldmine of tropes for this movie to harp on, but did they take advantage of it? Or was this film severely lacking in laughs? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "Shuwatch! Ultraman Zearth" by Tunnels 

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After the success of his debut film, Kong got a fast-tracked sequel in the form of Son of Kong, released a mere 9 months after the original. But does this film fare better than Godzilla's rushed follow-up? Or does this movie need to sink along with Skull Island? Listen and find out! 

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The final track is "Main Title" by Max Steiner 

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In this bonus episode we review the film spinoff of the Ultraman Mebius show titled Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers. For the 40th anniversary of the Ultra series, Tsuburaya brought a truckload of memberberries, with cameos and throwbacks galore! But does this film capture the magic of those Ultra classics? Or is it a nostalgia-driven cash grab?  Listen and find out! 

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The final track is "Mirai" by KIYOSHI

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This week we review a parody film that also serves as a pseudo-sequel to The X from Outer Space titled Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit. Cameos and jokes abound, but is this film as funny as Guilala's design? Or does it run out of steam long before the credits roll? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "Take-Majin's Chant" by Yasuhiko Fukuda

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