Stomp This Way

What's better than one meg? How about three! This week we are diving back into the water for Meg 2: The Trench . Do more sea monsters make for a better movie? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com Final track is "Monster vs Monster" by Harry Gregson-Williams Join us next week for 100 Monsters !

We're giving giant spiders a break this week and instead focusing on giant sharks! When The Meg was released in 2018, it was pretty much universally panned as a bad Jaws ripoff. But how do our hosts feel about it? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com Final track is "Toshi's Sacrifice" by Harry Gregson-Williams Join us next wee...

Did you think we were done with 50's B-movies about giant spiders? Well think again! This time around we are reviewing Tarantula , the 1955 classic! How does it compare to the other creature features of the time period? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is the "Main Title" by Herman Stein Join us next week for T...

In 2022 Netflix gifted us with a new Norwegian kaiju film in Trolls . Is this movie as fun and inventive as the other Norwegian film about trolls Trollhunter ? Or is this a rehash of better monster movies? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "All Hail the Mountain King" by Johannes Ringen Join us next week for Tara...

Today we are talking about Aaron's favorite filmmaker, J.J. Abrams! But don't worry! This episode is (mostly) positive. Is this film a loving throwback to 70's and 80's era Spielberg? Or is it a cheap copycat? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "Letting Go" by Michael Giacchino Join us next week fo...

This week we delve back into the world of satire with the strange film Big Man Japan . Is this a brilliant mockumentary? Or an unfunny, super cheap joke of a movie? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com Final track is "Emotional Driver" by Towa Tei Join us next week for Super 8 !

We're trading one animated adventure for another this week as we review Rumble , the Paramount+ original (feigned excitement)! Is this WWE/kaiju combo as fun as the premise sounds? Or is it a bland CG corporate production? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com Final track is "Go It Alone" by Joe Jonas Join us next week for Big Man...

We're continuing our streak of anime reviews with the recently-concluded first season of Kaiju No. 8 ! This show follows a man who obtains the ability to turn into a kaiju, a power that he uses to fight other giant monsters! Is this a fun Shonen romp? Or just a forgettable show better left off your watchlist? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpres...

Anno finally concludes his epic Evangelion saga (for now) with Thrice Upon a Time . Is this conclusion as epic as this franchise deserves? Or does the rebuild end in a dud? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "the path" by Shiro SAGISU Join us next week for Kaiju No.8 !

Shinji has brought about the third impact, and now that he is awake, will this knowledge make him even more insufferable? Listen to this week's episode and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "Bataille d`Espace" by Shiro SAGISU Join us next week for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time !

We are here with the second film in the rebuild, which starts to diverge quite a bit from the original story. But is this new direction an improvement or just totally off the rails? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "At The Very Beginning" by Shiro SAGISU Join us next week for Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo...

We begin the rebuild tetralogy with You Are (Not) Alone , in which the first six episodes are rehashed, but with more money this time around! Is this worth checking out? Or is it only something for the diehards? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "Angel of Doom" by Shiro SAGISU Join us next week for Evangelion: 2....

After fans voiced frustrations with the ending of the original anime, Anno responded by putting together The End of Evangelion , a remake/retelling of the final two episodes. But did Anno learn from the mistakes of the original show? Or is this new ending just as lackluster? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "Komm, sü...

This week we are covering one of the all-time classic anime series in Neon Genesis Evangelion ! A mech anime from the late 90's that spawned a massive franchise and launched the career of Hideaki Anno, Evangelion is much beloved still to this day. But are our hosts in love with it? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is &qu...

Netflix is giving Ultraman another animated treatment in the new film Ultraman: Rising . Is this an exciting new adventure that will introduce a whole new global generation to our favorite giant of light? Or is this a Marvel movie wannabe? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "Batter Up!" By Scot Stafford Join us ne...

This week we are diving into dragons by reviewing How to Train Your ...I'm sorry, I meant Dragon Wars ! The director of Yonggary is back with another Korean blockbuster. Is the second time around a better ride? Or is it another absolute bust? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "D-War" by Steve Jablonsky Join u...

This week we're ditching spiders and reviewing giant crabs instead! But is this classic Corman picture worth one hour of your time? Or is it another forgettable 50's drive-in throwaway? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is the "Main Title" by Ronald Stein Join us next week for Dragon Wars !

It's been a while since we did a giant spider movie, so this week we are rectifying that by reviewing Earth vs. the Spider ! Is this a top-tier 50's giant arachnid adventure? Or is it another forgettable schlock-fest? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "Main Title/Playing on the Beach" by Albert Glasser Jo...

This week we catch up with Yongary (Yonggary?) 30 years after his initial film in this remake (reboot? reimagining?)! Does this dinosaur hold up well three decades after his initial appearance? Or is this a poorly-conceived resurrection attempt? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is YONGGARY by Tokusatsu Join us next week for...

This week we are going back to old-school kaiju flicks with Yongary ! Does this film match the quality of the Godzilla and Gamera films that it is aping? Or is it another forgettable cash-in? Listen and find out! Email: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is the "Main Title" by Jeon Jeong-Keun Join us next week for Reptilian !

First, let me apologize for the ATROCIOUS audio. That being said, this week we are jumping from snakes to crocodiles with Lake Placid ! Does this film snatch greatness from the jaws of mediocrity? Or is it another forgettable late 90's creature feature? Listen and find out! Contact: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is the "Main Title" by...

We're slithering into a giant snake movie once again with our review of Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid . Does this sequel to the '97 cult hit strike the fun B movie chord again? Or is it just so bad it's bad? Listen and find out! Contact: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "Opening/Jungle Floor" by Nerida Tyson-Chew Joi...

We're giving the 90's a rest and jumping back to the 50's with the "classic" B monster movie The Giant Claw . Were we as excited about this claw as the little green aliens from Toy Story would have been? Or is this movie a stinking carcass that even its titular buzzard wouldn't want to touch? Listen and find out! Contact: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: www.stompthisw...

We're staying in the 90's this week with another infamous Hollywood monster flick in Anaconda . Is Jennifer Lopez fighting off a giant snake as exciting as it sounds? Or would a JLo/Ice Cube collab track have been much more entertaining? Listen and find out! Contact: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com Final track is the "Main Title" by Randy Edelman Jo...

We're traveling back to the 90's, when every studio was throwing out original sci-fi movies left and right hoping for a hit. One of those films that missed is Starship Troopers . Revisiting in now, is it a film that deserves more love? Or was it an expensive disaster? Listen and find out! Contact: stompthisway1954@gmail.com Website: stompthisway.wordpress.com The final track is "Klend...