The heart of the Frankenstein monster ends up in Japan at the end of World War II, gets hit with radiation from an A-bomb and then grows into a Japanese giant monster. He then goes on to battle giant, floppy-eared, horned dinosaur Baragon(not to be confused with giant, horned dinosaur Barugon who battled Gamera a year after this) and if you're watching the Japanese print a giant octopus. It's goofy monstrous thrills and since our Franky monster doesn't have to wear a big bulky rubber suit he gets to be a bit more acrobatic in his fighting style than is usually seen in these films. Good for a cheap laugh if you enjoy Asian monster on the loose epics and this is helped by Nick Adams very intense dubbed American accent. AKA FRANKENSTEIN VS. BARAGON
This was followed by WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS the next year which I would probably rate slightly higher than this one but they would make for an excellent classic monster double feature.
Both original Japanese versions are now available on the Criterion Channel, and I prefer them far over the Americanized versions.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check that out. I think I've only ever watched the dubbed versions.
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