Daimajin (1966)
The forest scenes were my favorite aspect of the film, loved that waterfall! Though I wish I'd seen a better copy of it. I watched the YouTube video and the image quality was pretty poor. Still the forest was impressive, if that was a set (which I think it was) it sure was good looking. I'd say the escape to the mountain forest really added a lot to the film. And for me I was glad the monster didn't appear until the very end. I gather Daimajin was the equivalent of a Roger Corman B movie...and if this was indeed made on a shoe string budget then I have to say they really got a big bang for the dollar, I mean yen.
The stop motion was well done. I'm a big fan of Ray Harryhausen and I'd say the stop motion animation was comparable to Ray's movies. Very cool when the giant statue swipes it's hand over it's face, turning stone into flesh...sort of green flesh I guess. The closeups with the real actors eyes also added to the statues effectiveness. Oh, I just knew the spike was coming out of his head and going into the top bad guy.
Interesting choice and a fun watch.
The stop motion was well done. I'm a big fan of Ray Harryhausen and I'd say the stop motion animation was comparable to Ray's movies. Very cool when the giant statue swipes it's hand over it's face, turning stone into flesh...sort of green flesh I guess. The closeups with the real actors eyes also added to the statues effectiveness. Oh, I just knew the spike was coming out of his head and going into the top bad guy.
Interesting choice and a fun watch.