Toru Aizawa, a 11 year old boy suddenly finds a tiny egg on a red mysterious stone. the egg hatches and comes out an abnormal little turtle (Toto) which not only grows rapidly, but also flies in the air and even blows fireballs. At the meantime, a series of mysterious ship wrecks are reported. Later on, even more disasters happen when a huge evil ferocious monster Lizard (Zeus) suddenly comes out from the sea and attacks, wrecks and demolishes the world. the last hope of mankind relies on the friendly great monster, Gamera, which looks similar to Toto, but disappeared 33 years ago. Is Toto the descendant of Gamera? is Toto able to fight against the huge evil?
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I've been wanting to see this movie since it came out, I'm watching it as an adult now and I'm brought to tears how awesome and wholesome this movie was. It felt like I was watching a live-action anime at one point. It may be a kids movie but if you love Gamera, I whole-heartedly agree that this movie can be enjoyed by adults aswell. Be brave, Gamera the Brave
I love this movie!! It's just so heartwarming, just what I needed lately.
The movie starts out with a freaking sweet Gamera fight scene where he dies, but then they fast-forward to some kid with problems finding a Gamera egg and the adorableness takes off from there. I dunno how they got that little baby tortoise to be so cute, but he follows the kid around like a puppy and I LOVE HIM.
This movie came out in 2006, which is well within the dark ages of CGI crap taking over, but I'm happy to say that they used almost exclusively suitmation in this one, and it looks AMAZING.
There are parts in this movie with some blood and minor gore (Gamera gets stabbed pretty badly in the side at one point) so it might not be as kid appropriate as one might first think, but good grief, I can't recommend this movie enough. Five stars.
Zedus is the direct result of Global Warming and reminds me of Jaws. Gamera 's face has a resemblance to ET and is so cute. The name Toto is is not from Oz. It can be translated to mean " a young one " or baby child of an animal. The opening scene is graphic and violent showing rebirth from a suicide and subsequent nuke blast. Gamera is a hero to kids and a parental replacement in a dysfunctional family. The power crystal represents hope that helps Gamera prevail and defeat the environmental menace.
Okay, first I have to get it out of the way... Ohmigod he's so CUTE! He's just this itty-bitty...and then he...With the egg...and the flying...and he squeaks...and the knife..and the fire... Okay - deep breath - recovered now. ASIDE from the absolute adorable-ness of Toto/Gamera, I quite enjoyed this movie. Overall, it was nicely put together and quite entertaining. As mentioned in other reviews, though, this movie really centers around the main character (can't remember his name, I'm ashamed to say) and his relationship with Toto/Gamera. Having lost his mother recently, the boy makes friends with a baby turtle. He names the turtle Toto, which is what his mother used to call him. Now a monster has appeared. The boy and his friends begin to suspect that Toto is a new Gamera... but the last Gamera sacrificed itself to save the city. Is Toto Gamera? If he fights the monster, will he die? If you're just looking for two monsters beating each other up, there's not a lot of that here. Toto doesn't even actually become Gamera until almost the end of the movie. That's just not what the movie's about. Some good and bad stuff: Good- The kid. Face it, movie kids always have the potential to be REALLY annoying (have you seen any of the old Gamera movies?), but that's not a problem here. The turtle. As mentioned before, it's just so darned cute. There are a couple parts that I felt were a bit *too* cute (the kitchen scene was a bit much), but it is a children's movie. Zebus. Not a very special monster. Just a big pinkish lizardy thing. I consider that to be a plus in this case. Given that the monster battle is a less important part of the story than the characters/relationships, I'm glad they didn't go nuts with a super-mega-ultra-powerful whatsis. Something like Legion (from the other Gamera series) would have been terribly out of place here. Bad- The red pearl. Not Gamera's red stone. I'm talking about the one that guy ( I suck at names) uses to make the bracelet for his daughter before her surgery. The scientists have some as well. WHY are they so tacky? I've seen better looking stuff at the dollar store. Maybe that's just me. Oh well. Weird- The whole "Kidnap Gamera and Take Him to Our Secret Lab So We Can Pump Him Full Of Red Liquid We Made From These (Tacky) Red Pearls" thing. They try to explain that the (tacky) red pearls are bits left over from the last Gamera and they're full of "Gamera Energy" or something like that, but it definitely feels like a speedbump in the movie. The Red Stone Relay. Very dramatic and inspirational. But the whole time, I kept thinking "Gamera is a friend to all children." Maybe these kids know that...have *they* seen the old movies? Wrap up: I do recommend this movie if you are a Gamera fan. Just remember, this is not a movie about two monsters. It's about a boy and his turtle.
I usually am not a big fan of monster movies, but this one is an exception. "Gamera the brave" offers a better, more complex story than most monster movies, the camera-work is also excellent and the cinemascope-format is well used. For me the star of this movie however is not Gamera, but Ryô Tomioka who plays the boy Toru. He does a wonderful job and it's sad he never made another movie after this one. I love this movie.
From the technical aspects the Blu-ray is not an upgrade in every way: while the picture quality is excellent and is a pleasure even on big screens, the technicians were more than sloppy with the sound. At least my Blu-Ray - marked as featuring Stereo-sound as well as DTS-HD-MA 5.1 in Japanese and English - offers only Stereo, even on the 5.1 track. My playerr recognises the 5.1-Mix, but the surround channels carry no sound. This is very regrettable since the previously released DVD offers a true 5.1-mix. I am quite sure the Blu-Ray was supposed to offer this as well, but somebody goofed. Regretably Tokyo Shock does not offer a contact on their website. I strongly hope that there will be a corrected version of the Blu-Ray available soon.
Order arrived in timely manner. I'm holding off watching it until my son is home on leave. I've been a Godzilla/Gamera fan for years. When this particular movie was released, I kept an eye out for it online for a while, only to be let down when I couldn't find this particular movie to add to my collection. I was thrilled to see this movie for sale (finally!) and I grabbed it up. I notified my son who is away on deployment. He's just as happy as I am that I finally found a copy. Saving the movie watching until he can enjoy the movie with me! Thank you for making two people very happy that this movie was made available!
Being the last Gamera movie ever so far, I think the series ended on a high note. It's a perfect blend between the campy and kid-friendly Showa series, and the darker approach from the Heisei series. Gamera fans will likely enjoy it, as well as Kaiju fans in general.
Beau film familial comptant l'amitié d'un petit garçon, orphelin de sa mère, avec une tortue un peu spéciale qui s'avérera être un gigantesque monstre protecteur des Hommes. La détermination des enfants est mise en valeur lors de scènes touchantes, et les effets spéciaux traditionnels des films de monstres japonais (marionettes et comédiens en costumes) sont très réussis. Une belle introduction au mythe de Gamera pour les enfants et leurs parents !
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