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Information
- A.k.a.
- Gorath
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 88 min.
- Director
- Ishirô Honda
- Genres
- Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Rating *
- 6.1
- Votes *
- 302
- Checks
- 59
- Favs
- 2
- Dislikes
- 1
- Favs/checks
- 3.4% (1:30)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
1962 is a little early for Ishirō Honda to start thinking "what haven't we done yet?" and coming up with a giant walrus, but wisely, it only appears as a third act complication. He's not Gorath. Gorath is a rogue star that's headed for Earth, and black-hole style, is sucking everything up in its gravity well. The solution is obviously to put thrusters in the Earth's antarctic ass so it can dodge the oncoming threat. And if it awakens a giant monster, well... Like a lot of Honda films, it's got a lot of meetings between scientists, and is rather procedural about its near-future (but too ambitious) space program. There's also an amnesia subplot in there that could easily be jettisoned. Some cool pay-offs, but it's a little dry. Before Armageddon and Deep Impact, Toho dared dream bigger, and it's hard not to smile at the film's scientific triumphalism and belief that the United Nations would indeed unite Earth. And I mean, it's got a kaiju seal. I'm not made of ice. 4 years 4 months ago