Woodsy,
Just inspired by your recent post on HR Giger to gather up pix of some of my favorite movie monsters.
As you can see, they tend towards the fanciful & fantastic. I've always gravitated towards the bizarre and unusual in creature design, and the stuff that came after Alien lost me entirely.
Anyways, a short list:
Godzilla (Showa-era ONLY!)
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Rodan (Showa-era ONLY!)
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Hedorah (Showa-era ONLY!)
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The Trollenberg Terror
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Rat-Bat-Spider (Angry Red Planet; I know Wotan HATES this movie!)
The Crab Monster
It Conquered the World
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Alien from The Atomic Submarine
Gamera (Showa-era ONLY!)
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Guilala (Showa-era ONLY!)
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Behemoth, the Sea Monster
Metaluna Mutant!
Just so folks don't think I am beholden to all 50s and 60s monsters, I will say that I never cared for the Creature from
The Black Lagoon, or the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Too "normal."
I like my monsters WEIRD.
Rob C
USA
The 1950s was certainly the Golden Age of the Giant Mutant Monster, and the Giant Mutant Monster Movie. So many great films.
ReplyDeleteIt was a rare time, when the world was crawling with bug-eyed monsters! SFZ
DeleteYes, post- War beasts are something else Rob. Maybe symbols of niggling fear once the atomic dust had settled in America and Japan. There were just so many and yours is a stellar cast. For some reason I'm drawn to giants like War of the Collosal Beast and the Japanese Frankenstein, both introduced to me by American comics and mags like those Creepy/ Eerie small ads and the fantastic covers of Famous Monsters. Aah, the monster craze. What a glorious time to be a kid!
ReplyDeleteGiant people are terrific as well. The Amazing Colossal Man, The 50 Ft. Woman, Cyclops are all classics! And all these monsters were absolutely a product of post-war fear and guilt. SFZ
DeleteI also love the She Creature. Such a fab design.
DeleteI forgot about the She-Creature! Another Paul Blaisdell classic! And of course the Tabanga, the giant ambulatory tree with the angry bulldog face! SFZ
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