Written By: Ken HulseySource: Dread Central / Avery Guerra / Undead Backbrain
Japanese monsters always go by about a dozen different names. They normally have more aliases than a two-bit criminal, and the monster we are talking about today goes by Guilala, Girara, and Monster X. If any of those names don't ring a bell, then let me tell you that it is the monster from The Ladders TV commercial. You know, the one with all the little monsters running around causing mischief, then a bigger version shows up and causes real trouble. Yeh, I thought you may have seen it.
Well for those of you who don't follow Japanese monster news, the big guy with the three different names, was the star of his own movie last year called, "Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit." That film was actually a remake of a movie made in 1968. Anyway, if your a fan of the genre, then you probably already knew that, and if your not, then you probably don't care.
Well for those of you who do love big Japanese monsters, like I do, I have great news. Tokyo Shock will be releasing "Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit" on DVD here in America June 30th. According to sources the DVD will feature both an English subbed and English dubbed version. It is unknown if any 'extras' will be included on this release.
The film honestly didn't fair well at the Japanese box office, and critics didn't care for the overabundance of political satire and over-the-top characters. Fans, on the other hand, felt that there weren't enough monster scenes for their liking.
Well now American fans will be able to form their own opinions.
Here is the plot:
"In the summer of 2008, the G8 summit is being held at Lake Toya, a beautiful resort near the volcano in Hokkaido. At the same time, the Chinese rocket falls into Japan, causing the monster to be born from the spore attached to the rocket. The monster, Guilala, moves toward the summit conference site for the pursuit of volcanic energy. Now the world leaders have to terminate Guilala to show their country's prestige. First mission is missile attack by Japan, then Italy, Germany and... Deadly combat between human beings and the monster from outer space continues, but just when everyone starts to give up, two journalists finds a strange group worshiping the traditional "idol" at the lakeside."
If the news of the "Monster X" release wasn't enough, Brett Kelly's remake of the Roger Corman classic, "Attack of the Giant Leeches" will be coming to DVD as well.Kelly has produced a modernized version of "Leeches" that draws heavily from the original cult-classic.
The director explains, "The remake is loyal in many regards. It's set in modern day and many of the characters are similar, we improved on inter character relations, and of course, the creatures are better. It's sexier, and has many touches that fans of the original will dig."
Originally "Attack of the Giant Leeches" was to be released April 7th, but it has now been pushed back to May 12th.
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