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Ok this is a hard one. I mean talk about a target rich environment....


I mean there was repticilicus. But even it had a certain B movie charm to it. Even if the kaiju is arguable worse than the one in "the giant claw".

Godzilla vs megalon....Yeah, that killed godzilla for a long time. Pretty bad.

If I just go by the simple metric of "Which kaiju movie would I least like to see again?" I think it goes down to "Gamera super monster." Oh, lord, that one was so bad the dvd should come with a link to a list of low cost therapists around the world... I mean this was sooo bad I don't even want to watch it again.

What was that one where Gamera goes to outer space & meets that monster that shoots shurikens out of it's nostrils?.....
Gamera; He can breath fire & fly, but flip him over on his back, & he's screwed....

And that one where they introduce baby Godzilla, and it was all a daydream some kid was having.....

And what's up with the multiple confusing names for the American Versions?

I think Godzilla's Revenge will probably forever be known as one of the worst of the Godzilla films. Half of it was re-used footage from other films, it's storyline was cheesy even for a daikaiju film, and worst of all; it had that wretched baby Godzilla (Minya) - and it talked! Although, for me, it was one of those film experiences where it's so absolutely terrible that I was actually entertained by it, so I'm not sure.

I'm not sure if this counts as a kaiju movie, but there was this film called Monster that was basically a cheap knockoff of the Cloverfield movie, except you never actually see the monster (minus a tentacle that appears for maybe a half-second). It was slow and boring, I don't have any desire to see it again.

There was also that trilogy of shorts called Assault! Armor Jack. It's not really a movie, but boy, talk about having low budget. The hero has two bendy rubber swords and a wig that keeps flipping over so you can see the actor's head under it, and the monsters look like someone took a quick visit to a Halloween store and decided to mash some things together. There also seems to be no tangible plot. However, in its defense, it was made as a promotional "series" by an obscure toy company who I'm pretty sure didn't have much of a budget anyway, and it actually is fairly entertaining, even if there is no real plot.

Again, not sure if this qualifies as a "kaiju" (certainly not a daikaiju), and I probably mentioned this for like the umpteenth time now, but I absolutely hate Humanoids from the Deep. Monsters should never do... that, especially not to a person, it's just gratuitous and vulgar. I'd rather watch Heartbeeps three times in a row.

On top of that, there was also the Indian film Gogola that was so bad that it's now "lost" (iirc their film archive still has it but doesn't want to share the footage with anyone, as with most of them).
You can see what "Gogola" looked like here:
(http://kaiju.wdfiles.com/local--files/wiki:gogola/gogola_1966_01.jpg)

Oh ghawd, I'd forgotten Godzilla's revenge. Yes it may be about as bad as gamera super monster, but ironically it was Godzilla vs megalon that killed the series for a long time. Figure that one out... :lookingup:

As for humanoids from the deep, hey, it just delivered what creature from the black lagoon implied. I mean what do you think it wanted with that hot brunette? Cave cleaning and sandwhich making?

Maybe the only traditional Godzilla film where I'd rather watch Godzilla '98 instead.  I've mellowed on my opinion of '98 and joined the "Its a bad Godzilla movie, but its a watchable monster movie"  crowd.  It wouldn't be  half as hated if they called the monster something else.  Plus it gave us the excellent Godzilla: TAS

Pacific Rim: Uprising was a big disappointment for me.  It made just about every mistake and bad decision a sequel could make.  I plan on making a thread about once I really get my thoughts together about it.  Not the worse, but considering the money behind it...






 

D'wall... He's kinda cute.  :bouncegiggle: Wouldn't be too surprised if whatever's in the Indian film archive's too decomposed to be usable. Hope that's not the case & it is released someday.

If we're listing films we've never seen, I'll add Thunder of Gigantic Serpent (https://letterboxd.com/film/thunder-of-gigantic-serpent/ (https://letterboxd.com/film/thunder-of-gigantic-serpent/)) and The Mighty Gorga (http://www.bmoviecentral.com/bmc/reviews/133-the-mighty-gorga-1969-85-minutes.html (http://www.bmoviecentral.com/bmc/reviews/133-the-mighty-gorga-1969-85-minutes.html)).

Restricted to films I have seen, I might suggest Jurassic Predator (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5001456/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5001456/)). Right now IMdB rates this movie as a 5.5, which seems too high; the movie lacks style, & 90% of the T-Rex's shots are from the same angle.  :thumbdown:

I would have to go with the MIGHTY GORGA or ONE MILLION AC/DC. Both are mind-boggling bad.

Ah, yes, Gorga and Mozler the giant rubber snake are great candidates for "worst kaiju" as well. Forgot about the latter one, I need to see if I can find that movie again.

Another good bad one is Yonggary: Monster of the Deep, and even worse, its sequel Reptilian (aka Yonggary) which is basically a huge dose of really bad CGI overload.

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the original Yonggary and his sequel counterpart (notice how one is all rubber and the other is all computer effects?):
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/Two_incarnations_of_Yonggary.jpg/280px-Two_incarnations_of_Yonggary.jpg)

Gimme the rubber Yonggrry any day.
I actually kind of like that movie. Right in the middle of the film, Yonggary starts dancing to rock and roll music!

Or maybe I'm thinking of Gappa?

No, it's Yongarry:

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Fun movie, but silly. Probably a candidate for this thread. Are we going for "unwatchable bad," or "goofy bad?"

If memory serves, the remake was directed by the same guy who made D-War:

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRcJ3GUaDyY#)

Also pretty bad, tho I enjoyed it. :)

I will agree that GODZILLA'S REVENGE is almost unwatchable for anyone above the age of 10.

This is true, still gamera super monster was pretty horribly bad too.

I always get Yonggary mixed up with Pulgasarri for some reason.  I don't know why. 

Still, it deserves a spot on this list itself, if for no other reason than the director was kidnapped and brought to North Korea to make it, it and several other movies anyway. 

Gamera vs Guiron is the one you are looking for.


As for worst Kaiju flick, I will go with Gamera vs Barugon, since it barely has Gamera in it. at least from the ones I have watched.

I've only really seen two Gamera flicks, and they both have the same name; Destroy All Planets & Destroy All Monsters, and that's why I keep getting them confused....

The only good gamers movie from the original series was "war of the monsters".

Godzilla's Revenge

I remember crying from laughing so hard at this

I remember nearly vomiting several times and repeatedly punching myself in the groin to distract myself from the horror.

KING KONG ESCAPES (1967) is not "the worst" but it is the best of the bad...  :teddyr: 

http://youtu.be/XrUFlFD4Lvo (http://youtu.be/XrUFlFD4Lvo) 



http://youtu.be/JwflknPypO8 (http://youtu.be/JwflknPypO8) 

You know the villain in KKE, Dr. Who  :buggedout:, was voiced by the actor who did boris badenov in the rocky and bullwinkle show?

Since someone else mentioned Mozler from Thunder of the Gigantic Serpent, I figured I'd post a couple pictures of it just so everyone can see its true glory. It's literally a giant rubber snake that they had attack buildings.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b5/51/ed/b551ed0fff21311c86e26398073ffeeb.jpg)

(http://kaiju.wdfiles.com/local--files/wiki:mozler/mozler_1988_01.jpg)

(https://www.clubdesmonstres.com/best/img/gigantic4.jpg)

Here's another honorable mention: The Milpitas Monster. I believe this film was actually a high-school project of sorts, so I have to cut it some slack, but it definitely still deserves its reputation and a bad monster movie.

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vCu4C1szCk#)

Thank god it's only a movie!

The giant mutated sheep monster from GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS is horrendously laughable.

(https://i.imgur.com/c2k7gFn.gif) (https://lunapic.com)

That movie is a masterpiece of bad...Uhm... does that count as Kaiju? 

I dunno...he's big- (well, bigger than the schoolgirls  :lookingup:)
But cowboys on horses wrangle him, like a z budget GWANGI...he's bigger than the average sheep!

I seen KING KONG ESCAPES in the Strand the day before Halloween at a kiddie matinee in 1973!
Fantastic. I sat in the balcony. Which is the BEST. You can throw popcorn down on other kids!

It depends. "Kaiju" literally just means "monster" or "strange beast" in Japanese, so I'd personally count just about any movie that centers around a monster-like creature. Although, when most people say "kaiju" they usually are talking about Japanese daikaiju (giant monster) films like Godzilla, Gamera, and whatnot, but I don't think that matters too much here?

Surprisingly, no one's mentioned A*P*E or The Mighty Peking Man yet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_(1976_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Peking_Man

King Kong (1962) is another bad movie that... isn't exactly a monster movie, but has a monster in it? Don't be deceived by the name, it's actually a Bollywood film that has absolutely nothing to do with the giant gorilla-like ape that pretty much everyone knows as "King Kong". Instead, it's about the wrestler Jingu who just happens to be nicknamed "King Kong" (gee, that's not confusing at all).

It isn't really a monster movie, but it is terrible, and there is a scene with a "Smoke Monster" (not like the one in Lost) that gets taken down by (not)"King Kong".

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_5fBKH9h0E#)

As for something that's a little more centered around the monster, check out Nagira (2009). This almost got made into a movie, but to my knowledge, it was never released. It was a German project featuring a peculiar stop-motion mashup between a crab, a snake, and a piranha that attacked the country and they had to stop it with a giant toy robot.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/wikizilla-role-play/images/0/07/Nagira2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180428025608]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/wikizilla-role-play/images/0/07/Nagira2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180428025608)

Although the lack of budget this film had makes Asylum films look good, I still can't help but admire the dedication these people took into making something that's nothing more than a cheesy monster movie as a homage to giant monster movies. The farthest it seems to have gotten to being released was a trailer that's unfortunately gone now. Even though it was supposed to debut in specific film festivals, I can't find anything that suggests it ever succeeded, so as far as I know, this film is sadly lost.

Learn more about it here:
http://roberthood.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/01/nagira-mutant-monster-from-germany/ (http://roberthood.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/01/nagira-mutant-monster-from-germany/)

Or YETI- GIANT OF THE 20th CENTURY.

Speaking as someone with come cgi experience I have to say this about retillian:

The cgi model designs were good.

The animations and movement were good.

The rendering and composition sucked bigly.

Anyone heard of The Giant Brine Shrimp (1973)? I guess it's a stop-motion film that was made as a homage to Ray Harryhausen's older films. As the name would imply, there is a giant brine shrimp (or "sea monkey" as they used to call them) and it goes around killing people, only to be stopped by the power of... a giant seagull?  :question:  :teddyr:

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEQd17JjxxU#)

! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkNCte9oIks#)

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Okay, NOW I get it!
I keep confusing Destroy All Monsters with Destroy All Planets, which I keep confusing with Attack Of The Monsters!

I KNOW DESTROY ALL MONSTER. I love that movie!
But Gamera movies-yeah- I know I seen Gamera in DESTROY ALL PLANETS- was that ATTACK OF THE MONSTERS, or was the SON OF GODZILLA?

Yeah, those names can get pretty confusing. Much easier to just use the alternative names for the last two (Gamera vs. Viras and Gamera vs. Guiron) and that Destroy All Monsters is the one with Godzilla and his pals from Monster Island ganging up on King Ghidorah.

But is DESTROY ALL PLANETS  the same movie as ATTACK OF THE MONSTERS?
Or was that an alternative title for SON OF GODZILLA? Because SON OF GODZILLA had lotsa titles too.
Confuses the f**k outta me.  :question:

But are Son OF Godzilla & Godzilla's Revenge different movies, or the same movie with different titles?

Okay, but I've figured out that Destroy All Monsters is a Godzilla flick, not a Gamera flick, Destroy All Planets is the one with the men in black & the spaceship made outa beach balls, and Attack Of The Monsters is the one with the two chicks in silver leotards & the monster that shoots shurikens out of it's nostrils....

Odd, but I've been thinking lately, with all the hubbub over global warming, the ozone layer, garbage islands in the pacific, it's been a few years since I last saw Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster.............

To my knowledge, "Destroy All Planets" is the alternative name for "Gamera vs. Viras", and "Attack of the Monsters" was used for "Gamera vs. Guiron". I don't know if it was used for Son of Godzilla or not, but I wouldn't be surprised going by how often those movies get re-dubbed over and over with new titles. But yeah, it's confusing as hell.

Attack from Beneth  the Pacific Rim mock-buster from The Asylum.

Yes..I know... its an Asylum mock-buster so I shouldn't be expecting that much.  But I mentioned on another thread here that the film seemed to be aware of ideas that could have improved its story.  Like the main hero possibly being an alcoholic, another characters PTSD, unreliable equipment.   It constantly brings in ideas of how the story could go-but their forgotten by the next scene.

Oh god, is that the one where the robots use giant fly-swatters on the monsters that use stock roar sounds? Yeah, that movie was terrible, even for a mockbuster.

I think the original name for it was actually Atlantic Rim, just in case you didn't notice the fact that it's a blatant ripoff of Pacific Rim already.  :bouncegiggle:

As far as regular monsters goes, it's hard to beat The Creeping Terror. The Creature From The Haunted Sea was made ugly on purpose as the movie is supposed to be a horror comedy.

Would this do it? (The Phantom Planet (1961))

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wz-rrCAxNFs/Us1YxadSfjI/AAAAAAAAwHA/hgfxW7hfO18/s1600/Phantom+Planet,+The+(1961)_086.jpg)

Richard Kiel's first movie role.

Hard to say since I haven't seen it yet, but I'm going to say that the Creeping Terror gets it. Tbh I see a little bit of the Flatwoods Monster in it, don't ask me how.

the creeping terror was just to bad to enjoy IMO.

I haven't seen it in a while, but I remember enjoying the stupid caterpillar or whatever it is bobbing around and chasing people as slowly as possible, but yeah the movie's terrible. Personally, I remember groaning a lot more at The Phantom Planet and Robot Monster from that era.

Probably "Diagaro Vessus Goliath".
Threadbare stuff that seemed like the pilot for an forgettable Japanese kids TV series.