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Friday, May 14, 2010

A misguided film that doesn't take itself serious


The next Kaiju film to see the light of day unfortunately was a mess. "The Secret of the Loch" was
released in 1934. This film was released only a year after the very first Nessy sightings were reported and in a hurry which unfortunately is seen in the final film. No new techniques were developed for the film and the creature was laughable since it was simply....well I wont ruin it for the people who DO want to see the film...let's just say it wasn't a prime-mate. The film was mostly played for comedy and it mocks at not only drunkards and buffoons but scientists as well. The film understandably had almost no budget so it should be given a little leeway, and with King Kong's success the year before little hope was left for the directors since they knew they could not match the budget so they hoped the comedy would make it sell. The movie is so rare I cannot even find good pictures of it for you! only die-hard Kaiju fans have a copy in their collection. This film almost scared movie producers away from the genre since it received such negative reviews from those who went to see it. (a trailer cannot be found)

But their was hope revitalized for the genre after a New ape-tastic Kaiju climbed on stage (not original....and not a surprise) "Mighty Joe Young", this is a later chapter in my blog though



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