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Ocelot II

(115,267 posts)
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:59 PM Dec 2022

Anybody like those old "kaiju," Japanese monster movies - Godzilla, etc.?

Netflix has a new spin! Instead of having a gigantic lizard about to squash Tokyo, a gigantic troll awakened from under a mountain is about to squash Oslo. Same basic plot with better scenery - a crazy old man tries to warn people; nobody believes the scientist; the military tries to kill the monster without success... If you liked Godzilla and Mothra you'll love Troll. The special effects are excellent and the mountains are magnificent, and it's such an obvious takeoff on kaiju that it's pretty fun. Got good reviews, too.

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Anybody like those old "kaiju," Japanese monster movies - Godzilla, etc.? (Original Post) Ocelot II Dec 2022 OP
OK thanks. The Third Doctor Dec 2022 #1
Great tip - thanks! I hope they got the little details right, Pinback Dec 2022 #2
Unfortunately they used modern movie technology, but Ocelot II Dec 2022 #3
I enjoyed it... targetpractice Dec 2022 #4
Family favorite... ggma Dec 2022 #5
No, but I love the way MST3K comments on them! bif Dec 2022 #6
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! nuxvomica Dec 2022 #7

Pinback

(12,134 posts)
2. Great tip - thanks! I hope they got the little details right,
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 11:03 PM
Dec 2022

like seeing the character’s lips move and hearing the dialogue a half-second later.

Ocelot II

(115,267 posts)
3. Unfortunately they used modern movie technology, but
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 11:06 PM
Dec 2022

since it's in Norwegian you might not notice that the dialogue and the lip movements are in sync.

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)
4. I enjoyed it...
Tue Dec 6, 2022, 11:30 PM
Dec 2022

... Great folklore, special effects, and likeable characters. Critics like it, but audience scores are low.

ggma

(708 posts)
5. Family favorite...
Wed Dec 7, 2022, 12:02 AM
Dec 2022

War of the Gargantuas. Probably misspelled that. Sooooo cheesy!! Totally beloved.

gg

nuxvomica

(12,359 posts)
7. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie!
Sun Dec 11, 2022, 07:56 AM
Dec 2022

It hits all the marks for giant monster movies and then some. Thanks for recommending!

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