7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Only Gamera!, August 18, 2000
I'll admit, it takes an avid enjoyer/collecter of sci-fi monster movies to enjoy Gamera. Gamera as a whole has an incredible camp effect, and a good portion of that comes from Gamera vs. Zigra, the last installment of the Gamera series.
An alien spaceship, from the planet Zigra, destroys a moonbase and lands on earth, at the bottom of the ocean floor. They announce that they plan to conquer the earth and use the humans for food. After military proves ineffective, Gamera, that lovable jet powered metallic turtle from the moon, shows up. A small metallic shark like creature with a number of spines, also named Zigra, is released into the ocean. It grows to giant size, due to the change in pressure from Zigra's seas and Earths ocean. The two battle in the ocean for a while, and move to the shore for the stunning climax scene where Gamera throws a rock at Zigra, which sticks in the spine on its face causing it to lose its balance. Gamera picks up another rock and, in pure camp fasion, plays the opening notes his theme song, using the spines on Zigra's back as a xylophone. And thus the day is saved. The movie ends with Gamera's adoring public singing his song as he flys off into space.
It could bring a tear to a glass eye.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not a bad Gamera flick if you are 5 years old, June 22, 2001
First let me say that I love gamera. He is right up there with Godzilla. But this movie is almost unwatchable. The plot, acting, and songs are all geared for a small child; and I mean small. A 10 year old would find it stupid. Zigra is one of the worst villains in any campy monster movie. He is a flimsy rubber shark with legs that tries to conquer the world by holding a submarine with 2 kids and their fathers hostage. Enough said. Buy it only if you want to complete your Gamera collection, but don't watch it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gamera back for some more cheesey fun, October 8, 2000
This review is from: Gamera Vs. Zigra [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Gamera last offical "classice" film was a bit of a dissopintment... in Sandy Frank form, Neptune Media has done what several other companis shouled have done ages ago! O.K. so this film has kiche "special effects" but has no stock footage. Kenney and Helena (the two new kids) are more anoying than flys, but the chance to see a Wide screened, subtitled kaigu movie is to iresitablr to pass, so will fiere brething turles may not breth fier in the water, kids and true fans will get a kick out of this non-Toho flick. Over all I liked it becueues of it's defiens of scientific fact, even thought the Zigra star ship look like a lot of MandM'S glued toghther. Defently not for the fans of the new kaigu films!
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