 For some reason it's usually sorted with Kaiju films but it's really not about giant monsters. This is a science-fiction film with an important, sometimes dominant subplot about jewel thieves. The giant space cell that sucks up Earth's resources is more like a natural disaster than a real monster, and is treated like one.
I really enjoyed the film, and was glad it finally came out on DVD, but then I love the old 60s Japanese science-fiction unconditionally. |