Stomp This Way

Armed with the rights to Kong and with Godzilla's rights on lease, Legendary and WB were foaming at the mouth to bring the two characters back together on screen. In order to bring Kong into the universe, they gave him this standalone film, which throws audiences back into the Vietnam War era with Apocalypse Now references aplenty. But does this film hold a candle to the classic war movies it's ap...

In a marketplace starved for remakes of semi-obscure properties, Warner Brothers answered the call with Clash of the Titans, in which Sam Worthington goes from giant blue creature to demi-god and tries to save a princess. But is this big-budget remake an improvement over the cheesy original? Or are the gods shaking their heads at this hastily-made rehash? Listen and find out!  You can visit our we...

The week we review Ultraman Zearth 2, in which the wife of Alien Benzene comes to wreak havoc on Earth! But can this follow-up prove the be funnier than its predecessor? Or were the jokes growing stale the second time around? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https://twit...

After completing the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson decided to remake King Kong, and of course in classic Jackson fashion, it's three hours long! But was Jackson successful in breathing new life into this classic character? Or were we begging for this to be over by the time the third hour rolled around? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You c...

In this week's episode, we review the original Clash of the Titans, in which Perseus must go on a journey to obtain the head of Medusa in order to defeat the Kraken! This was the last feature film that Harryhausen did the effects for, but did he go out with a bang? Or does this film's effects pale in comparison to other blockbusters of the time such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones? Listen and find...

Ten years after his company's first Kong film, De Laurentiis finally got around to greenlighting a sequel. But is the all-but-forgotten King Kong Lives a total disaster? Or is there something redeemable in the only Kong film of the 80's? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter:...

In 2018 Dwayne Johnson was at the peak of his fame, and he decided to gift us with Rampage, a movie based on an arcade game about giant monsters destroying a city. But does this film live up to its premise? Or is this just a $120 million Asylum movie? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social med...

43 years after the release of King Kong, prolific film producer Dino De Laurentiis decided it was time to bring the giant ape back using the largest production budget at that time. But did all that money result in a good retelling? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: https:...

In the late 90's Disney decided to dig deep into the vault for movies to remake and they came out with Mighty Joe Young. This time around our giant ape friend has both money ($90 million) and star power (Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron)! But do these modern touches make this movie a good retelling? Or is this just a Disnified, watered-down version of what came before? Listen and find out!   You ca...

This week we are visiting our old friends at Toho for Japan's second Kong film King Kong Escapes. This time around, Kong must face off against his robotic doppelganger and the evil Dr. Who in a vicious battle for survival! But is this film a worthy follow-up to King Kong vs. Godzilla? Or is this movie as ugly as Kong's suit? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbea...

16 years after the original film's release, the makers of King Kong tried to recapture the magic of that movie in Mighty Joe Young, a film about a giant gorilla that...well, you know. But does this movie hold a candle to the film it's aping? Or does it belong in the forgotten bin along with all the other trashy Kong rip-offs? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbe...

In this bonus episode we review the Ultraman parody film Ultraman Zearth, in which an Ultra with a crippling fear of dirt must save the Earth from evil alien invaders. There was a goldmine of tropes for this movie to harp on, but did they take advantage of it? Or was this film severely lacking in laughs? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact...

After the success of his debut film, Kong got a fast-tracked sequel in the form of Son of Kong, released a mere 9 months after the original. But does this film fare better than Godzilla's rushed follow-up? Or does this movie need to sink along with Skull Island? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit ou...

In this bonus episode we review the film spinoff of the Ultraman Mebius show titled Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers. For the 40th anniversary of the Ultra series, Tsuburaya brought a truckload of memberberries, with cameos and throwbacks galore! But does this film capture the magic of those Ultra classics? Or is it a nostalgia-driven cash grab?  Listen and find out!  You can visit our website...

This week we review a parody film that also serves as a pseudo-sequel to The X from Outer Space titled Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit. Cameos and jokes abound, but is this film as funny as Guilala's design? Or does it run out of steam long before the credits roll? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gma...

21 years before Godzilla came into existence, a film called King Kong amazed audiences with its awe-inspiring effects and tragic story. Listen as Aaron, Andrew, and Dylan take a deep dive into this genre defining classic! Does the film soar higher than the Empire State Building? Or is it remembered more fondly than it deserves? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.pod...

Almost a year after its original scheduled release date, Godzilla vs. Kong is finally upon us! Aaron, Andrew and Dylan streamed the latest entry in Legendary's MonsterVerse on HBO Max the day of release and recorded their thoughts immediately afterwards. Is this the epic clash of titans that it's hyped up to be? Or is it the final nail in the coffin for this shared universe? Listen and find out! ...

This week we are reviewing the concluding chapter in the Gamera franchise with Gamera: The Brave. Does this returning-to-his-roots outing send Gamera flying off with his head held high? Or does this reboot quickly spin out of control? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: htt...

In an attempt to get in on the kaiju boom going on across Japan, the film studio Shochiku produced The X from Outer Space, in which a group of astronauts unwittingly return to Earth with a spore that grows into a giant monster! But does this film stand up to the best productions of Toho and Daiei at the time? Or is it another cheap Godzilla wannabe? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website...

With Godzilla's anime on the horizon, we first visit Pacific Rim's Netflix treatment, titled Pacific Rim: The Black. Released as 7 half-hour episodes, this CG animated series is a continuation of the story presented in the two films. But did this show manage to capture the fun and exciting elements of Pacific Rim? Or is it a bland attempt to keep the franchise alive? Listen and find out! You can v...

This week we are concluding the Heisei Gamera trilogy with Revenge of Iris, in which a young girl with a grudge against everyone's favorite flying turtle empowers an evil creature with the desire to kill Gamera! But does the trilogy go out on a high note? Or was Gamera once more in desperate need of a reboot? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can c...

This week we are going back to the '60s for a Toho sci-fi classic in Gorath! When a rogue star is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth, humanity must band together to save the planet from total destruction. But did the filmmakers save this movie from total devastation?  Or is this movie as broken as the moon at the end of this film? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at w...

Gamera is back and this time he is fighting a monster of biblical proportions in Legion! But does our favorite giant turtle follow up his best outing yet with another hit? Or does this franchise sink along with Gamera's Atlantean creators? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitte...

In 2004, as part of a project to revitalize the Ultraman franchise, Tsuburaya Productions released the big-budget spectacle Ultraman: The Next. But was this film the right way to go about it? Or are they lucky this movie didn't put the series to bed permanently? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our...

This week we return to the work of Ray Harryhausen with It Came from Beneath the Sea. in which a giant octopus threatens the city of San Francisco! But does this eight-armed beast stand up with the best of Harryhausen's creations? Or is this film a run-of-the-mill 50's B-movie? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gm...