Klownzilla
09-07-2002, 11:10 PM
This is one of Toho's best attempts at a kaiju flick and it also happens to be their first monster movie in COLOR.
Several miners have been disappearing and the source of the trouble are prehistoric insects called Meganeuron. These malevolent creatures have been feasting on miners until a new threat appears. In the bowels of a cave, a giant egg begins to hatch. A baby pteranodan of gigantic proportions hatches and the Meganeurons find themselves to be the meal of this ancient reptile. A man who witnessed the Rodan hatching from the egg ends up in the hospital and no one believes his story. Soon a fully-grown Rodan surfaces and begins to attack Japan blowing things away with enormous windstorms and destroying jets with its supersonic vibrations. Shortly after, a second Rodan appears, which happens to be the mate.
The Rodan suit used in this film is the best one that's ever appeared on film. The Meganeuron scenes scared me as a kid because of how vicious they were. I loved the scenes of the jets chasing Rodan. The climax is saddening because of the fate that falls upon Rodan and his mate.
http://www.godzillamonstermusic.com/G5498-f.jpg
http://www.cathuria.com/bcd/Rodan.jpg
Several miners have been disappearing and the source of the trouble are prehistoric insects called Meganeuron. These malevolent creatures have been feasting on miners until a new threat appears. In the bowels of a cave, a giant egg begins to hatch. A baby pteranodan of gigantic proportions hatches and the Meganeurons find themselves to be the meal of this ancient reptile. A man who witnessed the Rodan hatching from the egg ends up in the hospital and no one believes his story. Soon a fully-grown Rodan surfaces and begins to attack Japan blowing things away with enormous windstorms and destroying jets with its supersonic vibrations. Shortly after, a second Rodan appears, which happens to be the mate.
The Rodan suit used in this film is the best one that's ever appeared on film. The Meganeuron scenes scared me as a kid because of how vicious they were. I loved the scenes of the jets chasing Rodan. The climax is saddening because of the fate that falls upon Rodan and his mate.
http://www.godzillamonstermusic.com/G5498-f.jpg
http://www.cathuria.com/bcd/Rodan.jpg