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Why 25? Because giant monsters deserve giant lists! If you ever wanna do a monster marathon Not Rated 83 min Horror, Sci-Fi. American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast.

Yes this was the predictable and clear choice for number one. What isn't to like about the legendary debut of the King of Monsters? Not only is it successful in portraying the then, young fears of nuclear warfare in the Japanese culture, but was successful in creating the most iconic monster in film history.

And at the time, when it was competing against Japanese film giants like Seven Samurai a film which Gojira would lose to in the Best Picture Award race, and I can't disagree, Seven Samurai is an epic and a classic adventure for Japanese Cinema , it battled harsh reviews that made s Godzilla look merciful.

This film rose amongst harsh criticism, and was successful in one of Japan's strongest franchises to date. The raw emotions of this film are easily seen as is the anti nuke message. No other movie has ever been so raw. And no one would think that sixty years later, we'd still be celebrating this film, and showing it worldwide in theaters. It is the one Godzilla movie, each movie can look back to as a true starting point, wherever you start in the Godzilla franchise, the year will always be mentioned.

Such success may never again be matched. So did the reboot come close? That's a matter of opinion for every fan, but in the minds of most Godzilla fans, we will forever hail this movie as the number one monster film of all time. Hail to the King. Not Rated 94 min Horror, Sci-Fi. The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.

Votes: 21, You may find it surprising that I would place this above King Kong, but I've got some reasons for placing this movie above it. You may or may not have heard of this film, it came out after Beast from 20, Fathoms, and a few months before Godzilla, but it's kind of an underdog. The movie however I believe is the biggest first step in Giant Monster movies. It took us to the grounds of the first atomic bomb test, and showed us what man created with his new weapon.

The menaces came in the form of giant ants, which may sound goofy, but it's actually pulled off near flawlessly. As one of the first radioactive big bug movies, it was one of the first of its kind, and laid out the road for many famous Monster flicks. But what I love about this one is it's pacing. Giant ants are only slightly hinted at during the first third of the film.

If you never saw a trailer, you would think for the first thirty minutes you were watching a thriller murder mystery most of the time. It is very well played. And the dialogue of this movie I believe is legendary. One line that immediately comes to mind is the very last line in which it gives a warning on par with the original Japanese Godzilla movie, we don't know what we will find now that we've entered a new age. It's really great dialogue even if it is 50's cheesy sometimes.

Them is a clear underdog, and not well known, but in the words of many critics, it is taught science fiction at its finest. Clever writing, grim messages, and effects that for the time were actually quite impressive, it's a one of a kind film, making it one of America's best monster flicks, and number two, only to Godzilla. Passed min Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi. A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star.

He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition. Directors: Merian C. Cooper , Ernest B. You all know the story and the monster of King Kong. You all know the legacy of this film. You all know the dynamic influence it had on so many monster movies. You likely are not as aware of some of the back-breaking work that went into making this film possible.

The amount of stop motion in this film, and the effort put to make it look as real as it did is nothing short of phenomenal. Willis O'Brien's work here is without a doubt easily called his masterpiece for a reason. But what really makes King Kong so memorable? So famous? Well, the movie certainly has very memorable lines, and one of the most iconic climaxes in cinema history.

But back when seeing things like this on the screen was still very relatively new, I'd say that back then, this was genuinely terrifying. And watching it still, that feeling of terror can come. Seeing the dinosaurs attack in this film is chilling. Seeing Kong battle it out with a T-Rex is heart-racing. Even that battle on the Empire State Building is exciting! This movie is likely the biggest influence behind many of the monster movies we know of today. And for one film to have such a strong legacy is impressive, especially because the franchise behind it isn't that strong.

It's sequels fell flat, the remake and it's sequel in the 70s was terrible, in fact there is only one film that matches the masterpiece. And that is Jackson's remake. Despite a long three hour run time, a lot of unneeded filming, it does hold very well to the story and even dare I say it, adds and improves a lot of the story.

It's more a spiritual bonding thing rather than the horror aspect, but it's still great to watch. And I easily believe it can share the number three spot with its predecessor. Not to include this on a monster movie list is nothing short of a sin. Aside from such a legendary film, it is one of the few monster movies that doesn't involve a radioactive monster. That is not often nowadays. This relied on sheer thrill and suspense of disbelief.

And I don't think I need to mention that the strong legacy behind this film, has landed it as one of the AFI's most remembered films of our history. If that doesn't make it one of the strongest monster movies ever, I don't know what else does. If you haven't seen this movie yet A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose. Ahh, Jurassic Park.

Steven Spielberg's finest and highest grossing creation in film. And for good reason. Some may not consider this much of a monster film as it centers on Dinosaurs which actually existed, but I am going to present my reasonings for inclusion. Dinosaurs are extinct, what we know today are still based on a lot of assumption and theory as we did not exist when these beasts did, and the same goes for these in the movie.

A lot of the characteristics of these dinosaurs are purely fiction. I also factor in that they only exist because of cloning, not because they survived all these years.

So they're in an environment completely strange to them. This and the fact that these creatures are damn scary. I believe I've said enough. It's a fun survival film depicting the opening days of a Dinosaur themed amusement park on an island in which a sabotage creates a prehistoric nightmare for any human on the island. The survivors find themselves fighting off a Tyrannosaurus, a pack of raptors, countless dinosaurs.

But I don't think that is the strength of this film. What makes this film so memorable is that it not only perfectly paces the terror of dinosaurs here, but also shows us the mystery, and even majesty they might have if we saw one alive.

It really is one of the best, if not the best depiction of dinosaurs in film I've ever seen, and I don't think that needs to be said. It is giant fun, and a giant critical success, easily making it this high on the list. The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity. When I talk about this movie, I usually get split opinions. A lot of people love this movie. A lot of people hate this movie.

I thought it was great. Yeah, Godzilla wasn't always on screen, so what? The story kept my interest, and when the action got going, the action got going. But what I really liked about this film was how it near mirrored the concept of the very first Godzilla film.

When it came out in , Godzilla was meant to be a metaphor for the fear of nuclear warfare. It was a literal metaphor for the atomic bomb. Coming out nine years after the historic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I'm surprised that Japan had the guts to make a film like that. Heck, when it came out, audiences panned the film. The movie depicts both events in a pretty damn dark way, and I gotta say it really paid off in my eyes.

Audiences may not like it now, but I think it's a matter of time before they give it a second watching and maybe enjoy it a bit more than they first did. After we failed to capture Godzilla in , we hit a home run here. A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.

When this movie hit theaters, I went nuts. A new giant monster movie that actually showed promise. Did that promise pay off? Maybe not as much as I would have liked, but regardless, I walked out of the theater in satisfaction.

Directed by a favorite of mine, J. Abrams, the thriller, shot completely in first person, was thrilling, exciting, and even had some chilling moments.

The film is basically a documentation of a giant monster attack on New York City, that isn't King Kong, or a Godzilla ripoff, and for what it is, it's pretty damn impressive. Some criticized the appearance of the creature, or the lack of plots in a lot of the movie.

I will agree that I had to watch the films documentaries to get a lot of plot points, including the point that the monster was a baby, but for a giant monster movie, it is without a doubt one of the best America has done. I look at it in the sense that if you were documenting a monster attack on your hometown, you likely wouldn't see much of a plot in your travels either, as you'd likely be caught in the many moments you were in.

Cloverfield did just that. It got caught in the moment. It was fun, it was memorable, it was giant. I don't want to meet the mother of that thing anytime soon. Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed as the Gyaos re-emerge. Nagamine and Asagi investigate as an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature. Named Iris, Ayana seeks revenge on Gamera for the death of her family. Votes: 2, Gamera, is almost as popular as Godzilla, his films are brutal, in fact they are a bit more brutal in many ways, yet they don't get so much recognition.

Well, his 90's trilogy is worth mentioning. Particularly the third installment, in which a little girl develops a psychic bond with another monster she names Iris. Having her family killed by Gamera, she and the creature develop a mutual hatred for the monster and before anyone knows it, it's giant monster showdown. What I really love about this film is that it shows Gamera at his best. It's one of the few Gamera films out there that almost gives him a presence like that of Godzilla.

The very last scene leaves you wanting more because the movie literally ends with a swarm of Gyaos Birds moving in to attack him and he roars as if to say "Bring it on! Undoubtedly, Gamera had his finest performance here. I think it fell kinda short in Gamera the Brave. What the future holds, we will have to wait and see. PG min Action, Adventure, Fantasy. Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.

Votes: 8, The 50th anniversary of Godzilla could not have been done much better. Toho rounded up its big all star lineup of giant monsters and put the most monsters on the screen in any movie it's ever made, surpassing Destroy All Monsters. Only the payoff here was much stronger.

The plot wasn't too much different, we had the aliens known as Xiliens, come and take over most of Earths monsters, and unleash them all on man. All except for Godzilla, who rises up and fights off every monster, one by one.

He takes on Rodan, he takes on Anguirus, but most people,love this movie for Godzilla's shortest battle of thirteen seconds against our very own Zilla. This was Toho's final nail in the coffin for our first Godzilla adaptation, and it was just as fun to watch. The movie does a much better job with its plot, giving us monster fights, superhero action, and just fun elements not present in any other Godzilla film. Even if some of the acting could have been better, with its complex plot, there is much more monster action, and much more satisfaction in Toho's finale before it retired the series for ten years.

What more could you want out of Godzilla's fiftieth birthday? It's got action, brawls, and plenty of nostalgic showdowns. Final Wars is without a doubt, one of the essentials for Godzilla fans.

Approved 80 min Horror, Sci-Fi. In it, an experiment with nanotech goes horribly wrong after a Jekyll-ish scientist injects the nanites into his bloodstream and they become self-aware. After disassembling the scientist's body, they go on a global rampage, turning humans into the raw materials for their new cities.

There's an amazing scene where a character looks out over New York City after its conversion to nanotech and says most of the city "looked like it was covered in brown and black blankets. One of the best monsters ever to hit New York starred not surprisingly in a mostly-forgotten movie by Guillermo Del Toro director of Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth called Mimic Seriously great human-size monsters here.

Mira Sorvino stars as the detective on their trail. We try not to speak of Roland Emmerich's U. There, I admitted the movie exists. Now I will close my eyes and start chanting again. And of course no list of NY monsters would be complete without at least a cursory nod to the Fantastic Four, since pretty much every Marvel hero lives in New York anyway. Galactus is just a scary cloud in the movie, but looks more like a regular giant monster or maybe a giant robot in the comic books. Later made into a movie, the novel is great stuff — goofy and smart — plus it's the only story we can think of about giant chickens set in New Jersey.

Did you know Edit. Trivia The running time of the film, without credits, is about 80 minutes, the length of a long-running MiniDV tape, a common format used in consumer camcorders. Goofs We see Lily wearing gold heeled shoes throughout most of the movie. Then when the group are walking up the stairs to cross to Beths Apartment she takes her shoes off.

A short time later when Lily, Hud and Rob are crossing to the Apartment roof, Lily is wearing gold flat-footed shoes, not the heels she was wearing before. Her shoes then change back a short time later. Quotes Beth McIntyre : [sees monster] What is that? Crazy credits At the end of the closing credits there is a garbled radio transmission which some say sounds like "Help us!

Alternate versions In India, the film was edited to achieve a parental guidance rating for television broadcast. Connections Edited into Days, also Known as a Year User reviews 2. Top review.

An extremely well-made movie. Don't listen to the haters. I can remember back months before this movie came out, watching the teaser trailer for this film for the first time. The sense of foreboding and mystery I felt watching the trailer was the same as when I watched the film in the theater. It is an excellently-made movie.

Although it starts off a little slow with introducing the characters and their relationships , when the action kicks in, it doesn't stop. There are maybe minutes where there is not some kind of thrilling event happening. The relationship between the characters Rob and Beth is palpable, as is the chemistry between all the actors.

Pros: -Many thrills -Surprisingly good acting for a 'no-name' cast -Great story -Convincing special effects Cons: -The shaky camera may be nauseating to some people -The acting in some scenes could be a little better -If you are someone who likes for all the loose ends to be tied up at the end, this is not for you Overall, I give this movie 8 out of 10 stars. I love it, and it is in my top 10 favorite movies.

It always will be. I highly recommend watching this on a large screen, with the sound turned up loud for maximum enjoyment. FAQ What is 'Cloverfield' about?

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