Product Details

• Actors: Adam Baldwin, Julie Carmen, Emile Hirsch, Bobby Hosea, Doug Penty
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: October 13, 1998
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305119945
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,596 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A classic entry for bad rubber monster movies, July 19, 2001

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Shantell Powell "The ShanMonster" (Kitchener, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gargantua [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was in the mood for a bad rubber monster movie, so I picked up a copy of Gargantua. It exceeded my expectations beautifully. This made-for-tv Australian flick has all the elements of a so-bad-it's-good flick but one: there are no gory deaths. This makes Gargantua a great monster movie for the squeamish or for kids. I'm sure kids would love it.

The film starts out with two bikini bimbos at a hula party. They decided to go for a walk on the beach, and something pulls them into the water, drowning them. Later on, a cute kayaking couple go for a night-time romp. You know it's going to end tragically, and the hunky guy is pulled under and drowned.

For some reason, this means the entire fishing industry of the island must be halted. In the meantime, the son of scientist finds a kyoot widdle baby salamander. It's the size of a beagle and has big dewy eyes and slimy skin. Because it's a mutant, it can only eat junk food.

A couple more injuries ensue when a 9' "salamander" with a rhino horn goes on a rampage. The army is called in, of course. Then, an even larger critter comes looking for his kids, and explosions result.

The most spectacular death occurs later on as a fisherman is slurped up like a wet noodle. It's fun, fun, fun, for the whole family, with its laughable special effects, preposterous plot, and bad acting. What more could you want for a beer & pretzels flick? A Golden Turkey award-winner, if there ever was one....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars T.V. monsters arn't as good as the real ones, January 11, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Gargantua [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Oh sure, listen to these other guys and hate it straight away, well don't.Even though the other monster movies are better (some are worse),its still okey.Anyways, it has a good monster movie plot even if the gargantuas aren't as big as the other monsters.Overall, it will do.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantabulous!, April 5, 2003

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Jed - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gargantua [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie was really fantastic, the plot, the character development, and above all: the special effects. "Gargantua" has really set the bar for all science fiction movies to come. We really need more films like this in the future; high action and exciting flicks which draw in the younger crowds, and yet still manage to teach us to love each other in spite of our differences. The touching scene with the boy, the dinosaur, and the cheesballs was really beautifully written and wonderfully acted. I could go on and on about how wonderful this movie is but I should alo mention it's flaws: ...none! Ha ha ha. We give it five thumbs up.