Gamera contre Viras

Titre original : Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu

1968
Not Rated
1h 15min

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Animal Adventure Kaiju Supernatural Fantasy Adventure Family Fantasy Sci-Fi

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueGamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.

Réalisation
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Shigeo Tanaka
Scénario
- Niisan Takahashi
Casting principal

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4,5/10

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Réalisation
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Shigeo Tanaka
Scénario
- Niisan Takahashi
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Anecdotes
This was the first film in the series to use flashbacks from the previous Gamera films as a way of saving money on the production. In this film, the flashback sequence lasts approximately fifteen minutes.

Citations
Doctor A: The super catch ray will not be able to hold him for more than 15 minutes. We must use the time we have left to discover a way to capture Gamera and make him our slave. To do this, we will check his past by exploring his memory waves with the videotron. Activate the videotron.

Crédits fous
For the U.S. version releaed by American International under the title "Destroy All Planets," director Noriaki Yuasa's name is listed on screen as "Kenji Yuasa."

Versions alternatives
There are 3 versions of the flashback sequence (the scene where the Virasians examine Gamera's memories which uses footage from the first 3 Gamera movies):
The original Japanese theatrical version which is just a short montage set to an instrumental version of the Gamera March).
The international version which extends the sequence to include Gamera's battle with Barugon from Gamera contre Barugon (1966) and Gyaos from Gamera contre Gyaos (1967).
The US American International Pictures television version which further extends the battle between Gamera and Gyaos].

Connexions
Edited from Gamera (1965)

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5/10

Good Fun but Bogged Down by Stock Footage.

Gamera steps in repeatedly to stop evil aliens from taking over the Earth. Frustrated but still determined, the aliens search for a weakness in Gamera's armor finally deciding to use Gamera's fondness for children against him. Capturing two boy scouts Gamera had recently befriended and threatening to kill them unless Gamera follows their commands, the aliens succeed in implanting a mind control device into Gamera. Now they threaten to have Gamera wreck havoc and destruction upon the world unless humanity bows to their demands. And if their plot involving Gamera doesn't work out, the aliens have yet another monstrous surprise all their own named Viras at their disposal.

While I quite enjoy that portion of the film that actually features new footage of Gamera and Viras in action, a third of this movie seems to be made up of stock footage from previous Gamera films and the way the footage is used is disappointing, one action sequence after another after yet another to the point it really grinds the movie to an halt. It's really too bad as the alien footage features some neat albeit shocking images much more gruesome than is usual for this type of kids' movies and the final battle with Viras just has to be seen to be believed. All in all, this is good fun that should appeal to those young and young at heart but still, that third featuring stock footage is tough slugging.