EPISODE 77 – Jorge and Ralph watched the remake to the 1949 classic, Mighty Joe Young. It’s more of a loose retelling than a remake, starring Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton. Does the film hold up to the original? There’s one way to find out! 11.21.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 76 – Ralph and Jorge are talking about The Giant Behemoth. Directed by Eugene Lourie (Gorgo) with stop motion effects by Willis O’Brien (King Kong, Black Scorpion), does this movie hold up to those Kaiju Pod favorites? Listen to this episode to find out! 11.14.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 75 – Jorge and Ralph are discussing the second film in the 1990s Gamera Trilogy! On the episode the guys discuss Gamera’s new secret powers like winged flight and chest lasers! We also get into dubbed swearing, bloody kaiju chunks, incredible models and awful CGI. 11.14.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 74 – Ralph and Jorge watch an interesting one. Guilala returns to destroy the planet through recycled clips and strange new footage that takes place in a single valley set. But that’s not the weirdest thing to happen in this comedy monster spoof. We also get Take-Majin who in introduced by sucking a missile up his b-hole. 10.08.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 73 – Jorge and Ralph watched the 1957 American monster movie with stop motion effects by the legendary Willis O’Brien (King Kong)! Join the guys as they discover the world of the Black Scorpion! With its misleading title, the guys are surprised at what’s lurking below the Hollow Earth! 10.08.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 72 – Ralph and Jorge watched Q, aka Q: The Winged Serpent from 1982. The story follows a police officer and a diamond thief as they try to go about their normal day-to-day business while a giant serpent attacks the citizens of New York City! 9.12.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 71 – Jorge and Ralph are discussing Gorgo from 1961! It’s a man in the suit monster movie not from Japan and it is fantastic. With interesting effects and a fun story, is Gorgo good enough to crack our Top 5?! 9.12.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 70 – Ralph and Jorge watched the sequel to 1974 Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla? Well, not quite. In this 1993 film, we get a couple of Radons, Baby Godzilla, “Cornrows” Godzilla and the big Mecha-G! It doesn’t take a crotch brain to enjoy this one! 8.13.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 69 – Jorge and Ralph watched one of the most insane movies so far! Ishiro Honda’s 1969 sci-fi, action, monster movie mashup. Latitude Zero!! Starring Joseph Cotton and Cesar Romero, this movie has more surprises than you can imagine! 8.13.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 68 – Ralph and Jorge fall in love with Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake of the 1933 classic. Jorge watched the theatrical cut and Ralph watched the extended version, which is full of bugs, monsters and fish! How does this version of Skull Island stack up to the rest? Sit back, enjoy and find out! 6.27.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 67 – Jorge and Ralph sat through the entirety of Rebirth of Mothra 2. It was a tough one, but there is still plenty of fun stuff to talk about. Ghogo, Fairy, Barem, Dagahra and Aquamothra! We get another film with White Goo and we spend some time talking about toys and backscratchers! 6.27.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 66 – Ralph and Jorge are talking about “The Manda Movie”… well, actually it’s the 1963 Ishiro Honda film Atragon! Sure Manda is in the movie, but the guys are more impressed with Atragon aka Gotengo, a super submarine that appears to be indestructible! Oh, also we go down a rabbit hole with Godzilla Island! 5.15.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 65 – Jorge and Ralph are celebrating The 4th of July by watching a true classic. Steven Spielberg’s JAWS! You know, Jaws. We don’t have to explain the movie in this description. 5.15.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 64 – Ralph and Jorge are discussing the 1949 Cooper & Shoedsack classic. With amazing effects by Ray Harryhausen, we finally have an ape that both the audience and the characters can show sympathy for! Get ready to laugh, cry and cringe at Joe Young! 5.06.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 63 – Jorge and Ralph each saw Mike Dougherty’s love letter to Toho fans twice, and are going to give their thoughts on Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)! Legendary releases their third film in the Monster Universe series and it is the biggest one yet! This episode talks about the film in great detail, so beware of SPOILERS ! 6.01.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 62 – Since Ralph and Jorge are getting excited to see Godzilla: King of the Monsters in theaters soon, they have decided to revisit Gareth Edwards’ 2014 Godzilla film! Does it hold up? We are about to find out! 5.06.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 61 – Jorge and Ralph welcome the return of Gamera with open arms! From 1995 comes this clip-free Gamera film packed to the gills with action and Jurassic Park references. 4.01.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 60 – Ralph and Jorge are chatting about the 1957 American monster movie! Is it a caterpillar, a snail or what?! Whatever it is, be sure to grab your fire extinguisher and fight back! 4.01.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 59 – Jorge and Ralph watched this crazy movie filled with Ninjas, Samurai, Giant Spiders, Birds, Dragons & Frogs!! From 1966 comes The Magic Serpent. *No serpents were involved in the making this movie. 3.18.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 58 – Ralph and Jorge watched the original Japanese version of “Varan: The Unbelievable”! Join them as they check out the difference between this version and the Americanized version that they watched for Episode 50! 3.18.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 57 – Jorge and Ralph are talking about the Ishiro Honda monster movie from 1970! Even though this movie is called Space Amoeba, it only takes place in outer space for a little bit. The majority of the film takes place on an island with … natives?! After we get finished talking about the film, we keep the recorder going and discuss toys, kaiju tv shows and general nonsense. 2.04.2019 LISTEN HERE...
EPISODE 56 – Ralph and Jorge are watching the 1958 classic, which may or may not be considered a Kaiju Film, but we don’t care because we love The Blob and want to talk about it! 2.04.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 55 – Jorge and Ralph watched the 1975 Shaw Brothers monster-fest! Super Inframan can only be described as “nuts”, which is mentioned numerous times on this episode! 1.02.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 54 – Ralph and Jorge are talking about Jun Fukuda’s 1967 film, Son of Godzilla. Ralph kept falling asleep and has trouble keeping Kamacuras and Komunga straight while Jorge does a killer Minilla impression! 1.02.2019 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 53 – Jorge and Ralph step into a new decade as they welcome Gamera into 1980 with open arms! Unfortunately for them Gamera: Super Monster is nothing but a strange plot surrounding alien invaders in a Star Destroyer fighting against a trio of Super heroines. Sure Gamera shows up from time to time, but mostly in footage we have already seen from his previous films. Bummer! 12.05.2018 LISTEN HERE...
EPISODE 52 – Ralph and Jorge are celebrating their second anniversary show in grand fashion! On this episode we are dicussing Ishiro Honda’s 1968 epic! Aliens from outer space take control over Godzilla, Rodan, Anguirus, Gorosaurus, Mothra, Minilla, Manda, Kumonga, Baragon, Varan and King Ghidorah! 12.05.2018 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 51 – Jorge and Ralph are talking about The Giant Claw from 1957. There’s not much to say about the Giant Claw except for that he/she is a winged monster from 17,000,000 B.C. or another dimension, who reproduces asexually (?), has an anti-matter shield that can only be taken out by Masic Atoms and looks like a giant dumb turkey! 11.26.2018 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 50 – Ralph and Jorge are discussing the 1962 American version of Daikaiju Baran, aka Varan: The Unbelievable! A lot has been cut out of the original Ishiro Honda film for this version, and without knowing that ahead of time, we can tell! With only 15 minutes surviving in this version, we are chomping at the bit to see the original Japanese film. From the amazing monster suit and models, to the silly American footage, Varan is a pretty fun ride, but feels watered down. 11.26.2018 LISTEN H...
EPISODE 49 – Jorge and Ralph have a lot of questions about Gamera vs Zigra! From the good guys of Sea World to the bad guys from the planet Zigra, this movie is chock-full of question marks! We do know one thing, this film is incredibly intriguing and nuts! 10.28.18 LISTEN HERE
EPISODE 48 – Ralph and Jorge are talking about the sequel to the 1966 giant statue movie. Daimajin. You would think that since Majin was setup in the first film, that we would be able to catch a glimpse of him much sooner in this one. That’s not the case. There is so little Majin stuff to talk about on this episode that the guys start talking about The Scorpion King and Mummy series. 9.20.18 LISTEN HERE...
