This channel is simply delightful in bringing to light things that just aren't well known. First time for me was After King Kong Fell.
@godzilla691122 күн бұрын
I saw this in my recommendation and I immediately clicked it!
@zanejohnson973019 күн бұрын
Always fun to learn about something that I otherwise would've missed. I think I'll have to check out this movie, I'm always in the mood for something senselessly bizarre, good or not. The monster looks pretty dang cool.
@nothingbeatsajellyfilleddonut20 күн бұрын
Obviously a pandemic themed kaiju has to be batty and escape from a lab. After that half of the horror needs to be the government response rather than the monster itself.
@blackdragon527420 күн бұрын
It looks... Fun Slick new ad, Omni
@BiitoreinGoji9421 күн бұрын
You'd think a Japanese Kaiju film exemplifying the response to the COVID-19 pandemic would incorporate themes of fear and despair.
@NeilR197520 күн бұрын
If you did not have your life flipped upside down by the Covid lockdowns and mandates, this movie will probably go over your head. My ex-employer forced me out of my job with their vaccine mandate and had to grab whatever work I could. I could relate to the anxiety and insanity Yuzo had to go through to rebuild his life. The film is a satire, so of course there are exaggerated elements, but it hits all the right emotional beats. I feel that Yoshikazu Ishii made a movie for those of us who had our livelihoods taken from us.
@omniviewer211520 күн бұрын
So, I get what you're saying, but consider this: The original 1954 Godzilla was made for people who had been directly affected by nuclear testing and attacks. If Yuzo goes over my head because I did not lose my livelihood, shouldn't Godzilla also go over my head because I was not aboard the Lucky Dragon No. 5? Yet I lived through the pandemic. I experienced the isolation, the discomfort of masking, the hypocrisy of politicians, the frustration as "two weeks to flatten the curve" became a year, the helplessness of knowing that people I cared about were giving into their fear and there was nothing I could do to snap them out of it. My life was as turned upside-down as anyone else's, because nobody came through that event without being affected somehow. Yet here I am, having watched one of the few movies set during that time, and I never once felt that the movie understood a single thing about what living through the lockdowns was really like. It just felt like set dressing that was only used every once in a while. Instead, I feel a greater connection to a movie that was made decades before I was born based on events I never lived through, and I knew it was a great movie even as a child who did not have the full context for it.
@NeilR197519 күн бұрын
@@omniviewer2115 Did you lose your job? Were you forced to find another means of making a living? Were you forced to take a substantial pay cut while having bills to pay such as a mortgage, car loan, buying food for your family? If not, then I would respectfully say you did not have your life turned upside down. You were just inconvenienced. Also, Godzilla '54 is a bad example because it's a monster on the loose story. A monster fan does not have to be aware of its subtexts to enjoy it. Based on your answer I would say the root of the problem is that you can't relate to Yuzo, and that is a good thing, because no one should have to go through what I have gone through--and still going through--to enjoy a movie. Just so you understand, I don't begrudge your opinion. On the other hand, society has ignored the victims of the mandates. Yoshikazu Ishii seems to be one of the few people who hasn't. So I'm going to defend his movie regardless.
@omniviewer211519 күн бұрын
@ Not losing my job doesn't mean I was unaffected. The effects of the lockdowns cannot be measured exclusively in monetary terms, but I have no intention of making this a competition about who had it worse. The fact is, everyone was affected somehow, some externally, some internally, and some in every way conceivable. Yet despite knowing better, this movie feels like it was made by someone who only heard about the lockdowns in passing. It shows a guy losing his job. Okay, yes, that did happen to people, and my hart goes out to them for being affected that way. But how can you set a story during the lockdowns without showing a single person being concerned about getting sick? That's the whole reason the world was locked down in the first place. Then again, as mentioned in the video, the movie seems to gradually forget about the pandemic as it goes on. "Also, Godzilla '54 is a bad example because it's a monster on the loose story. A monster fan does not have to be aware of its subtexts to enjoy it." For starters, YUZO is in the same genre as GODZILLA. The fact that it's more comedic and the Kaiju part doesn't kick in until the end doesn't change that. Besides, Godzilla was also inspired by real events that were fresh in people's minds back in 1954. We cannot simply pretend that it has no deeper meaning than "monster on the loose" when we both know it's much more than that. If that really doesn't do it for you, though, let me give some other examples. I've never been to war, or joined the army but I can get invested in TOP GUN and M*A*S*H*. I've never investigated or been the suspect in a murder case, but I can get invested in THE MALTESE FALCON and MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. I have no interest in or knowledge about racing or engineering, but I can get invested in FORD V FERRARI and THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES. I'm not a millionaire who invents gadgets to fight crime, but I can get invested in BATMAN and IRON MAN. Do you see what I'm saying? Living the experience is not, nor has it ever been, a prerequisite for enjoying or relating to a fictional story. If you relate to the situation directly, that's fine, and I won't try to prove you wrong on that. My point is that it shouldn't matter if I went through something similar, because the movie's job is be relatable despite that. We don't have to agree about YUSO's quality, of course, but you'll have to excuse me for not thinking the lack of connection I feel toward this movie stems from a shortcoming on my part.
@thecreaturecreator584022 күн бұрын
Am down sick. A great blessing for the day!
@thecreaturecreator584022 күн бұрын
Also... now I want to design a monster ACTUALLY connected to and based on the pandemic... hmmm.
@theawesomeshark197522 күн бұрын
I got the notification and clicked as soon as I could! Great job as always
@randomnerdery651121 күн бұрын
The DVD cover looks like the distributer is trying to get sued by Warner Brothers or Legendary
@Gappasaurus22 күн бұрын
Was feeling a bit under the weather today, and now i know my Yuzo bluray is the cause 😆 Fortunately, a few lysol wipes and a healthy dose of Minus One should help clear it right up 😁 Thx for the diagnosis, Dr. Omni!
@JohnWilliams-wl9px21 күн бұрын
Just sounds like one of those Mockbuster that plagued the video stores
@machinedragonnero774022 күн бұрын
At least the monster looks good.
@enzeru549122 күн бұрын
Pure review excellence as always Omni Viewer and Snazzy Chapeau!!!!!!! Thank you exceedingly, it is magnificently appreciated!!!!!!! Virus King is an impressive looking monster, that in spite of his weak performance and meaningless appearance in the film, hopefully will be given a second chance, to unlock his potential on screen, and be counted amongst cinema history's greatest and most memorable monsters. As for the rest of the film, well, at least it exists lol.
@GojiraOfFuyuki22 күн бұрын
Thank you for suffering through a terrible movie so we don’t have to, I wonder if the disease came from the movie being so bad it physically hurt you. I like hearing about obscure monster movies so it’s always unfortunate when they disappoint, I really should get around to watching that one fog horn Kaiju movie, it’s been on my to do list for a while. Hope everything is going well
@GaelMiraflor21 күн бұрын
Unrelated I got some more figures, planning to get more but am glad your doing alright. :)
@alexmalcolm630922 күн бұрын
Huh. I'm not gonna lie, I actually kinda want to watch this now just because of the strangeness.
@LizardClone221 күн бұрын
Here's a comment for the algorithm
@saveriovinci121221 күн бұрын
(7:41) I really do like the design of this monster but the name does sound kinda generic. Also I know this is a low budget movie and all but if it had a bigger budget then I think the suit would look even more impressive. But given how you described Virus King's role in the movie it probably wouldn't change much, and it's a shame a cool looking monster like that was wasted. 🤔☣🦖🧪🤷♂ (15:00) And the alien is a "Boohbah" apparently? If you know you know lol.🛸🪤👽🌈🕺
@randomnerdery651121 күн бұрын
9:16 Because its easy, cheap & lazy, probably
@augustragone115921 күн бұрын
This rings like a lot of Japanese "nonsense" slapstick sketch TV shows. YZUO seems to be inspired by the works of the extremely prolific gonzo indie director Minoru Kawasaki, who pioneered this type of genre/monster filmmaking. Some of filmography includes THE CALAMARI WRESTLER, EXECUTIVE KOALA, CRAB GOALKEEPER, MONSTER X STRIKES BACK: ATTACK THE G4 SUMMIT, MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS, KAIJU MONO, KOALA EXECUTIVE, and many more, including his latest, CYBORG SHITASUKE, which will be released this month in Japan.
@omniviewer211521 күн бұрын
I'm actually quite fond of Kawasaki's work, having seen most of the movies you listed. His brand of humor is outlandish and strange, but it works. YUZO might be comparable to MONSTER X STRIKES BACK or MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS in terms of concept, but not in terms of execution. If I were to name what's missing, I guess it would be that Kawasaki's movies make sense in their own bizarre way. Everything that happens in them is ridiculous, but the ridiculousness stems from the premise. For example, the kaiju in MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS are creatures that, when normal-sized, are considered edible. How do you defeat them? With a vinegar cannon and a giant robot chef, and the result is turning a stadium into a delicious seafood bowl. Totally outrageous, but the internal logic all stems from the premise of the monsters being food. In YUZO, the title character loses his job during the pandemic, so then he gets drunk in a bar that's run like a Broadway show, then takes a job where he has to work with a furry and a psychotic Bruce Lee fan, then a monster suddenly appears and briefly generates a parallel universe when it explodes. What's the internal logic? How do these events connect on any level other because they were written in that order? Cartoon logic is still logic, after all. What we see is the difference between writing "and then...and then...and then..." and writing "but then...therefore...until".
@samrizzardi221322 күн бұрын
If I were to incorporate the pandemic into a kaiju flick, it would be connected to the carcasses of beaten monsters. With few exceptions, kaiju flicks rarely address what happens to these multi-ton rotting masses. My story would basically involve a black market of kaiju parts being sold as miracle cures or aphrodisiacs, which eventually give rise to a novel virus.
@mwizachihana955122 күн бұрын
Just like how "Hannibal Chau" did in Pacific Rim?
@samrizzardi221322 күн бұрын
@@mwizachihana9551 Never watched that
@kevinclark835622 күн бұрын
So, it's an Adult Swim show?
@kanseiyamazaru43522 күн бұрын
Huh... kinda seems like filmmakers from Japan treat Kaiju in general more like a joke or something on a checklist for no real reason.
@bigboi554522 күн бұрын
@kanseiyamazaru435 Kaiju are more popular internationally these days, if you can believe that. GxK flopped in Japan, after all.
@kanseiyamazaru43522 күн бұрын
@@bigboi5545 Which is weird considering how for years people overseas saw Godzilla as nothing but a joke.
@bigboi554521 күн бұрын
@@kanseiyamazaru435 Crazy what a couple of well-recieved mainstream movies and greater exposure can do for a brand, huh?
@NebLleb22 күн бұрын
This film looks very cracky and insane... And not in a good way.
@hewziey186921 күн бұрын
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