Stomp This Way

During the period between the Showa and Heisei eras, Godzilla traveled over to the States to star in his very own Cartoon Network show! But did Hanna-Barbera do justice to the King of Monsters? Or was his first outing in the animated medium lackluster at best? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our s...

After a fifteen year hiatus, Gamera came roaring back to cinemas in the 90's with Guardian of the Universe, in which our favorite giant turtle must do battle with a trio of Gyaos to save Japan. But was this movie as good as Aaron has been hyping it up to be? Or was it a dud with his cohosts? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stomp...

Five years after the first film hit theaters, the Pacific Rim franchise came stomping back with Uprising, in which the never-before-mentioned son of Pentecost must overcome his demons and pilot a Jaeger and fight giant kaiju. But was this a worthy follow up to del Toro's monster romp? Or was this a portal best left unopened? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbea...

For his final entry in the Showa era, Gamera got the All Monsters Attack treatment, with most of the kaiju action consisting of stock footage from previous films. But were the new scenes in between the "best of" fights good enough to keep us engaged? Or does this movie make the aforementioned Godzilla film look like a masterpiece? And what did we think of the long-awaited Godzilla vs. Kong trailer...

In the wake of the '98 Godzilla film, with the prospects of a theatrical sequel looking grim, Fox produced an animated series to follow it up instead. In it, Nick Tatopoulos and his crew defend the world from giant monsters, with a little help from Godzilla. But does this series improve upon the film that preceded it? Or is it one of many forgettable 90's kid shows? Listen and find out! You can vi...

In 2013 kaiju fans were treated to Guillermo del Toro's take on the genre with Pacific Rim, in which humanity has built giant robots called Jaegers to fight off invading monsters. It was pretty well received at the time, but does it still hold up nearly 8 years later? Or does this film belong at the bottom of the Pacific? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.c...

In this episode, Gamera once more has to fend off alien invaders hellbent on global destruction! And believe us when we say wild antics ensue! But does the over-the-top goofy quality of this movie make it entertaining? Or are we longing for the days of more serious kaiju cinema? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@g...

In this entry of the franchise, Gamera has a more terrestrial outing as he faces Jiger, a monster released from her prison after scientists remove the ancient relic keeping her at bay. Is this film still a blast despite the lack of alien antagonists? Or is this film as painful to the eyes as the Devil's Whistle is to Jiger's ears? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthiswa...

This week we are delving into the rocky world of video game adaptions with Monster Hunter, in which Milla Jovovich is transported into a desert filled with dangerous creatures. Does this movie buck the usual trend of bad video game adaptations? Or is this movie as bad as Ron Pearlman's wig? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompt...

This week we are reviewing another '50s classic in The Monolith Monsters, in which the remnants of a meteorite began growing and threatening the safety of a small desert town. But does this movie achieve the towering heights of the invading monoliths? Or does it sink like a rock? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@g...

It took Godzilla five movies to make the turn to hero, but by the fifth film in his franchise, Gamera was already well established as the "friend of all children." But can Gamera save two Earth boys from evil alien women desperately wanting to eat their brains?! Or will he be flying back to Earth empty-handed? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can c...

This week we are watching a wildlife doc...oh wait, that lizard is supposed to be giant?! Join us as we tackle the 50's cult classic The Giant Gila Monster, in which a lizard, which isn't actually a Gila monster, terrorizes a small midwestern town. But was this a fun campy ride? Or was Aaron really glad he didn't pay to watch this? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway...

For his fourth outing, Gamera must save two boy scouts from the evil aliens from Viras! But can he do it with these massive budget cuts? Or does this film split apart like the top of Viras's head? 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://twitter.com/stompthisway Facebook...

In our final adventure with Cosmos, he must take on fellow being of light Justice in a battle that will determine the fate of the planet. But does the film send this Ultra series soaring into the cosmos? Or does it deliver a deadly final blow? 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: Twi...

For this episode we're diving deep into the obscure territory with the 1955 Ishiro Honda film Half Human. Not only is it obscure, but controversial as well, as Toho pulled it from theaters due to its portrayal of indigenous peoples! But does all of this equate to an interesting collection of moving pictures? Or was all of the hubbub over nothing? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at w...

In the third film of the franchise, we are introduced to Gamera's arch villian: Gyaos. With a thirst for blood and a fear of light, he will take on our giant turtle friend for dominance in the skies over Japan. But is he even in the same ballpark as Godzilla's archenemy Ghidorah? Or is his introduction ruined by this film's obsession with the board room? Listen and find out!  You can visit our web...

This week we are covering our second Ray Harryhausen movie in 20 Million Miles to Earth, in which an American rocket returning from Venus crash lands and unleashes an alien monster on the city of Rome. But did this film feature Harryhausen at the top of his game? Or were we wishing we were 20 million miles away from this movie? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.p...

Cosmos is back for his second feature film and this time he must team up with some undersea aliens to save the Earth from the evil Sandros. He's even brought a new friend along named Ultraman Justice. But does this film do justice to the Cosmos brand? Or is it drowning in the very sea Ultraman is trying to save? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You ca...

For the second entry in the franchise, Gamera faces his first monster foe in Barugon, in beautiful Technicolor no less! But is this film as fiery as Gamera's breath? Or does the lack of monster action put this film on ice? 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://twitter...

A couple of weeks ago Paramount released the film Love and Monsters straight to VOD after COVID thwarted their plans for a theatrical release. Aaron paid $25 (!) so that our hosts could determine whether or not this is worth your hard-earned money. Would this movie have been worth a theatrical release in a normal year? Or was straight to streaming the right pathway for this film all along? Listen...

This week we begin our journey into the Gamera franchise with Gamera, the Giant Monster! In the first of twelve entries of this series, Gamera is awakened by a nuclear bomb and proceeds to set Tokyo ablaze! But did the giant turtle get off to the masterful start that Godzilla did in his first film? Or is the first Gamera movie a generic kaiju affair? Listen and find out!   You can visit our websit...

Hell hath no fury like a (giant) woman scorned! In this week's episode, we tackle the 1950's classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, in which a wealthy young woman is irradiated by an alien and turned into a rampaging giant! But is this film as fun as its wacky title would suggest? Or does the "B" in this B-movie stand for boring? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.pod...

In this week's film, Godzilla's arch nemesis Ghidorah gets a reimagining as the anime trilogy draws to a close. But did this conclusion end this lackluster animated outing on a high note? Or are all three films a lost cause? 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://twi...

In this episode we review the recently released kaiju parody film Notzilla, in which a giant monster with a thirst for cheap beer wreaks havoc across Cincinnati. But was this a lovingly-crafted laugh fest? Or is it a meanspirited drag? 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: ht...

For the middle chapter in the anime trilogy, the survivors of Godzilla Earth's attack must use the nanotechnology left over from the carcass of Mechagodzilla to defend themselves from the King of Monsters. But is this film an improvement over its predecessor? Or is this film's plot as static as its animation? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can co...