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We're back with another round of yokai! And this time, the monsters are the focus of the feature! But does spending more time with the titular creatures make for a better movie? Listen and find out!

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The final track is the "Main Title" by Sei Ikeno

Join us next week for Along with Ghosts!

It's October, so you know what that means! Spooky story time! And we are starting that off with the Daiei Yokai film 100 Monsters, in which corrupt government officials are beset by vengeful spirits in feudal-era Japan. Is this a terrifying tale? Or just terrifyingly boring? Listen and find out!

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The final track is the "Main Title by Chumei Watanabe

Join us next week for Spook Warfare!

Anno finally concludes his epic Evangelion saga (for now) with Thrice Upon a Time. Is this conclusion as epic as this franchise deserves? Or does the rebuild end in a dud? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "the path" by Shiro SAGISU

Join us next week for Kaiju No.8!

In 2004, as part of a project to revitalize the Ultraman franchise, Tsuburaya Productions released the big-budget spectacle Ultraman: The Next. But was this film the right way to go about it? Or are they lucky this movie didn't put the series to bed permanently? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Main Theme" by Tak Matsumoto Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera: Attack of Legion!

This week we return to the work of Ray Harryhausen with It Came from Beneath the Sea. in which a giant octopus threatens the city of San Francisco! But does this eight-armed beast stand up with the best of Harryhausen's creations? Or is this film a run-of-the-mill 50's B-movie? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Main Title" by Mischa Bakaleinikoff Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera: Attack of Legion!

During the period between the Showa and Heisei eras, Godzilla traveled over to the States to star in his very own Cartoon Network show! But did Hanna-Barbera do justice to the King of Monsters? Or was his first outing in the animated medium lackluster at best? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Ending Titles" by Hoyt Curtin Don't forget to join us next week for It Came from Beneath the Sea!

After a fifteen year hiatus, Gamera came roaring back to cinemas in the 90's with Guardian of the Universe, in which our favorite giant turtle must do battle with a trio of Gyaos to save Japan. But was this movie as good as Aaron has been hyping it up to be? Or was it a dud with his cohosts? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "To the Sea" by Kow Otani  Don't forget to join us next week for It Came from Beneath the Sea!

Five years after the first film hit theaters, the Pacific Rim franchise came stomping back with Uprising, in which the never-before-mentioned son of Pentecost must overcome his demons and pilot a Jaeger and fight giant kaiju. But was this a worthy follow up to del Toro's monster romp? Or was this a portal best left unopened? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Go Big or Go Extinct" by Ramin Djawadi (Patrick Stump Remix) Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera: Guardian of the Universe!

For his final entry in the Showa era, Gamera got the All Monsters Attack treatment, with most of the kaiju action consisting of stock footage from previous films. But were the new scenes in between the "best of" fights good enough to keep us engaged? Or does this movie make the aforementioned Godzilla film look like a masterpiece? And what did we think of the long-awaited Godzilla vs. Kong trailer? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Love for Future" by Shunsuke Kikuchi  Don't forget to join us next week for Pacific Rim: Uprising!

In the wake of the '98 Godzilla film, with the prospects of a theatrical sequel looking grim, Fox produced an animated series to follow it up instead. In it, Nick Tatopoulos and his crew defend the world from giant monsters, with a little help from Godzilla. But does this series improve upon the film that preceded it? Or is it one of many forgettable 90's kid shows? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Deep Blue Sea" by Jim Latham Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera: Super Monster!

In 2013 kaiju fans were treated to Guillermo del Toro's take on the genre with Pacific Rim, in which humanity has built giant robots called Jaegers to fight off invading monsters. It was pretty well received at the time, but does it still hold up nearly 8 years later? Or does this film belong at the bottom of the Pacific? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Pacific Rim" by Ramin Djawadi Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera: Super Monster!

In this episode, Gamera once more has to fend off alien invaders hellbent on global destruction! And believe us when we say wild antics ensue! But does the over-the-top goofy quality of this movie make it entertaining? Or are we longing for the days of more serious kaiju cinema? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Persistent Pursuit" by Shunsuke Kikuchi  Don't forget to join us next week for Pacific Rim!

In this entry of the franchise, Gamera has a more terrestrial outing as he faces Jiger, a monster released from her prison after scientists remove the ancient relic keeping her at bay. Is this film still a blast despite the lack of alien antagonists? Or is this film as painful to the eyes as the Devil's Whistle is to Jiger's ears? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Jiger's Final Moments" by Shunsuke Kikuchi  Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera vs. Zigra!

Shinji has brought about the third impact, and now that he is awake, will this knowledge make him even more insufferable? Listen to this week's episode and find out!

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The final track is "Bataille d`Espace" by Shiro SAGISU

Join us next week for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time!

This week we are delving into the rocky world of video game adaptions with Monster Hunter, in which Milla Jovovich is transported into a desert filled with dangerous creatures. Does this movie buck the usual trend of bad video game adaptations? Or is this movie as bad as Ron Pearlman's wig? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Worlds Beyond Our Senses" by Paul Haslinger  Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera vs. Jiger!

This week we are reviewing another '50s classic in The Monolith Monsters, in which the remnants of a meteorite began growing and threatening the safety of a small desert town. But does this movie achieve the towering heights of the invading monoliths? Or does it sink like a rock? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Main Title" by Irving Gertz  Don't forget to join us next week for Monster Hunter!

It took Godzilla five movies to make the turn to hero, but by the fifth film in his franchise, Gamera was already well established as the "friend of all children." But can Gamera save two Earth boys from evil alien women desperately wanting to eat their brains?! Or will he be flying back to Earth empty-handed? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Main Title" by Shunsuke Kikuchi  Don't forget to join us next week for The Monolith Monsters!

This week we are watching a wildlife doc...oh wait, that lizard is supposed to be giant?! Join us as we tackle the 50's cult classic The Giant Gila Monster, in which a lizard, which isn't actually a Gila monster, terrorizes a small midwestern town. But was this a fun campy ride? Or was Aaron really glad he didn't pay to watch this? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "The Mushroom Song" by Don Sullivan  Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera vs. Guiron!

For his fourth outing, Gamera must save two boy scouts from the evil aliens from Viras! But can he do it with these massive budget cuts? Or does this film split apart like the top of Viras's head? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Gamera March" by Kenjiro Hirose Don't forget to join us next week for The Giant Gila Monster!

In our final adventure with Cosmos, he must take on fellow being of light Justice in a battle that will determine the fate of the planet. But does the film send this Ultra series soaring into the cosmos? Or does it deliver a deadly final blow? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "High Hope" by Project DMM Don't forget to join us next time for Gamera vs. Viras!

For this episode we're diving deep into the obscure territory with the 1955 Ishiro Honda film Half Human. Not only is it obscure, but controversial as well, as Toho pulled it from theaters due to its portrayal of indigenous peoples! But does all of this equate to an interesting collection of moving pictures? Or was all of the hubbub over nothing? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Miyarabi's Prayer" by Masaru Sato Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera vs. Viras!

In the third film of the franchise, we are introduced to Gamera's arch villian: Gyaos. With a thirst for blood and a fear of light, he will take on our giant turtle friend for dominance in the skies over Japan. But is he even in the same ballpark as Godzilla's archenemy Ghidorah? Or is his introduction ruined by this film's obsession with the board room? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Gamera Returns" by Tadashi Yamanouchi Don't forget to join us next week for Half-Human!

This week we are covering our second Ray Harryhausen movie in 20 Million Miles to Earth, in which an American rocket returning from Venus crash lands and unleashes an alien monster on the city of Rome. But did this film feature Harryhausen at the top of his game? Or were we wishing we were 20 million miles away from this movie? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "The Electrocution Plan" by Akira Ifukube Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera vs. Gyaos!

Cosmos is back for his second feature film and this time he must team up with some undersea aliens to save the Earth from the evil Sandros. He's even brought a new friend along named Ultraman Justice. But does this film do justice to the Cosmos brand? Or is it drowning in the very sea Ultraman is trying to save? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Spirit" by Project DMM Don't forget to join us next week for 20 Million Miles to Earth!

We are here with the second film in the rebuild, which starts to diverge quite a bit from the original story. But is this new direction an improvement or just totally off the rails? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "At The Very Beginning" by Shiro SAGISU

Join us next week for Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo!

For the second entry in the franchise, Gamera faces his first monster foe in Barugon, in beautiful Technicolor no less! But is this film as fiery as Gamera's breath? Or does the lack of monster action put this film on ice? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Dragging Barugon Under" by Chuji Kinoshita Don't forget to join us next week for 20 Million Miles to Earth!

A couple of weeks ago Paramount released the film Love and Monsters straight to VOD after COVID thwarted their plans for a theatrical release. Aaron paid $25 (!) so that our hosts could determine whether or not this is worth your hard-earned money. Would this movie have been worth a theatrical release in a normal year? Or was straight to streaming the right pathway for this film all along? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Prologue" by Marco Beltrami & Marcus Trumpp Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera vs. Barugon!

This week we begin our journey into the Gamera franchise with Gamera, the Giant Monster! In the first of twelve entries of this series, Gamera is awakened by a nuclear bomb and proceeds to set Tokyo ablaze! But did the giant turtle get off to the masterful start that Godzilla did in his first film? Or is the first Gamera movie a generic kaiju affair? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Main Title" by Tadashi Yamanouchi Don't forget to join us next week for Love & Monsters!

Hell hath no fury like a (giant) woman scorned! In this week's episode, we tackle the 1950's classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, in which a wealthy young woman is irradiated by an alien and turned into a rampaging giant! But is this film as fun as its wacky title would suggest? Or does the "B" in this B-movie stand for boring? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Main Title" by Ronald Stein Don't forget to join us next week for Gamera, the Giant Monster!

In this week's film, Godzilla's arch nemesis Ghidorah gets a reimagining as the anime trilogy draws to a close. But did this conclusion end this lackluster animated outing on a high note? Or are all three films a lost cause? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Ruin and Salvation" by Takayuki Hattori Don't forget to join us next week for Attack of the 50 Foot Woman!

In this episode we review the recently released kaiju parody film Notzilla, in which a giant monster with a thirst for cheap beer wreaks havoc across Cincinnati. But was this a lovingly-crafted laugh fest? Or is it a meanspirited drag? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Main Title" by Masaru Sato Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla: The Planet Eater!

For the middle chapter in the anime trilogy, the survivors of Godzilla Earth's attack must use the nanotechnology left over from the carcass of Mechagodzilla to defend themselves from the King of Monsters. But is this film an improvement over its predecessor? Or is this film's plot as static as its animation? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "THE SKY FALLS" by XAI Don't forget to join us next week for Notzilla!

In this episode we discuss the 2010 Norwegian found-footage film Trollhunter, in which a group of college kids follow a hardened old man on his hunt for trolls. But does this film hold a candle to Cloverfield? Or is this movie little more than a 100-minute tourism commercial for Norway? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle!

Between the two Hollywood films, Toho and Netflix collaborated to bring us the first Godzilla anime outing in Planet of the Monsters. But does this film do enough to please both Godzilla and anime fans alike? Or is this movie a disappointingly drab affair? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "GODZILLA" by Takayuki Hattori Don't forget to join us next week for Trollhunter!

This week we watch the second half of the Attack on Titan duology End of the World, in which Eren and co. have to overcome a series of increasingly difficult obstacles in order to seal the breach in the outer wall. This film definitely takes a much different direction than the anime, but it is a welcome change? Or will our hosts be more than happy to put these live-action adaptions behind them? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "SOS" by Sekai No Owari  Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla: Monster Planet!

We begin the rebuild tetralogy with You Are (Not) Alone, in which the first six episodes are rehashed, but with more money this time around! Is this worth checking out? Or is it only something for the diehards? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "Angel of Doom" by Shiro SAGISU

Join us next week for Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance!

In 2016, the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion and the special effects wizard behind the 90's Gamera trilogy came together to make Shin Godzilla, Toho's first live-action Godzilla film in 12 years. On paper, it sounds like a match made in kaiju heaven. But how did it translate to the screen? Listen and find out!    You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Persecution of the Masses" by Shiro Sagisu  Don't forget to join us next week for Attack on Titan: End of the World!

In a first for this adventure, we are reviewing an Ultraman "prequel" film! In the first episode of the Ultraman Cosmos show, it's teased that the main character, Musashi, had a past experience with Cosmos as a child. Well, this film is a 90-minute exploration of that fateful encounter. But is this film astronomically entertaining? Or is it a disaster of cosmic proportions? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "You Can Do Something" by Project DMM Don't forget to join us next week for Shin Godzilla!

In this episode we review Shinji Higuchi's live action adaption of the popular anime Attack on Titan. Does this film capture the best elements of the anime and translate them to the big screen? Or does this film join the long line of live action anime adaptions that disappoint? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Anti-Hero" by Sekai No Owari Don't forget to join us next week for Shin Godzilla!

In May of 2014, Hollywood unveiled its second attempt at an American Godzilla movie with Gareth Edwards' Godzilla. As it turns out, the movie wasn't really about Godzilla, but instead it focused on his two new foes. But are the MUTOs at least worthy adversaries to Godzilla? Or does this movie die along with Bryan Cranston's character? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Godzilla!" by Alexandre Desplat Don't forget to join us next week for Attack on Titan Part 1!

While Gareth was off making Godzilla, Vertigo Films decided they needed a sequel to Monsters, so they brought on Tom Green to helm the follow-up. What Green came out with was a war movie that happened to have monsters in it. But does this film compare favorably to other giants of the genre like The Hurt Locker and Saving Private Ryan? Or does this film get caught in quick sand? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com   You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com   Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Why Am I Here?" by Neil Davidge   Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla (2014)!

In the year 2000, Tsuburaya Productions reunited the cast of Ultraman Tiga for the film The Final Odyssey, in which Daigo must deal with demons from Tiga's past in order to save the world. But was this movie a worthy follow-up to Tiga? Or should this cast reunion have remained off-screen? Listen to find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com   You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com   Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Take Me Higher" by V6   Don't forget to join us next week for Monsters: Dark Continent!

In 2004, it was Godzilla's 50th anniversary, and Toho wanted the big guy to go out with a bang. The product of this was Godzilla: Final Wars, in which Godzilla goes on a world tour beating down on all of his classic foes. But was this movie a blast from the past? Or was it an overcrowded mess? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com   You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com   Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Main Title" by Keith Emerson   Don't forget to join us next week for Monsters: Dark Continent!

Before he directed Godzilla, Gareth Edwards began his career with a low-budget indie feature simply titled Monsters. Did our hosts see in this movie what the execs at Warner Bros. must have seen to give Edwards the job of helming Godzilla? Or were our hosts waiting for a NASA satellite to crash down on them and put them out of their misery? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Monsters Theme" by Jon Hopkins Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla: Final Wars!

In the penultimate film of the millennium era, Godzilla must take on two of his oldest adversaries in a battle to the death in the streets of Tokyo. But does the addition of Mothra help this movie soar to new heights? Or is this movie just a jumbled rehash of better films of the past? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "The Diet Building" by Michiru Oshima Don't forget to join us next week for Monsters!

In this episode, we delve into the world of Stephen King with a review of The Mist. Were our hosts jovial about watching this dark and nihilistic film? Or were we ready to bail on this movie like the citizens of this small Maine town were ready to bail out of this fog? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "The Host of Seraphim" by Dead Can Dance Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S!

After fans voiced frustrations with the ending of the original anime, Anno responded by putting together The End of Evangelion, a remake/retelling of the final two episodes. But did Anno learn from the mistakes of the original show? Or is this new ending just as lackluster? Listen and find out!

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The final track is "Komm, süsser Tod" performed by Arianne w/ lyrics by Hideaki Anno

Join us next week for Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone!

For this film it is Mechagodzilla's turn for a millennium series revision, and they even change his name! But can Kiryu match up to the previous iterations of Godzilla's robotic counterpart? Or is this film as bare-bones as the original Godzilla's skeleton? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Kiryu's Debut" by Michiru Oshima Don't forget to join us next week for The Mist!

Aaron & Andrew are delving back into the world of Ultraman, this time to review the Ultraman Gaia spinoff movie The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace. Is the team-up of Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia enough to make this film ultra-awesome? Or, like many movie spinoffs of popular TV shows, is this adventure through hyperspace ultra-awful? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is the Ultraman Gaia theme song  by Masayuki Tanaka & Kazuya Daimon Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla!

For their final collaboration, Henry G. Saperstein and Toho Studios produced the 1966 film War of the Gargantuas, in which two Frankensteinesque monsters battle it out in the streets of Tokyo. Does this film deserve the cult status it has obtained? Or is it one of Ishiro Honda's more forgettable works? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stompthisway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stompthisway The final track is "Operation L" by Akira Ifukube Don't forget to join us next week for Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla!