Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Rainey Dawn Gammera is almost as fun as the famous Godzilla - it's not quite as good as Godzilla but it is a blast to watch. Silly looking special effects that will get you to smile, over-the-top story, the dialogue is sometimes hilarious but that is what makes a film like this one so much fun. And the theme song is so laughable... "Gammera! Gammera!"The film is watchable if you are into the "big monster" type of flicks.If you liked Gammera the Invincible or Godzilla then you might like to make this movie a double feature with another fun Japanese film called Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967)... it's on the same wave-length as the other two films.5/10

Leofwine_draca Like Godzilla ten years before him, Gamera is a Japanese movie monster that's long held audiences in thrall after his debut in this very movie. Like Godzilla, Gamera emerges as the result of a nuclear explosion, a giant turtle disturbed from his deep-ice slumber to wreak havoc across the world (of course, the primary target is Japan). The similarities between the two films are endless, whether it's the crisp black-and-white photography adding to the atmosphere of the films, the inclusion of scenes with US actors for the American version or the scenes of mindless destruction.However, the films are different in a significant way, and that's because Gamera just isn't as frightening as Godzilla (not that the rubber-suited Godzilla is frightening, but in comparison to Gamera he sure is). Gamera's more of a lovable rogue, and his rolling eyeballs and waving claws never scare for a second; his sentimental connection with a little boy recalls King Kong and makes him even less menacing. His lack of menace shows: in the climax, the authorities can't bear to destroy the monster, so instead send him off in a space rocket. Unsurprisingly, Gamera returned in a slew of sequels in the late '60s, and the even less surprising twist is that he became a good guy, just like Godzilla.I saw the Americanised version of the film and it was okay. Some scenes outstayed their welcome, and ironically these are the American-shot bits; they all consist of actors sitting around chatting, which is no fun. Some of the actors, like horror stars Albert Dekker and Brian Donlevy, are okay, but others overact completely and become laughable caricatures. The original Japanese bits of film are fantastic, if you can ignore the wobbly special effects, of which the (toy) planes are the worst. Gamera is a cool creation, and even the bits with the little kid don't irritate. Okay, so there isn't a great deal of destruction here in comparison to other kaiju flicks, but it's not half bad when it happens. We have to thank this film, because it invented a whole new Japanese giant monster we could all know and love, who would continue to appear in films some 30-40 years after his birth. Gamera rocks, even if his first outing is a little too po-faced and serious for its own good.

david-sarkies This is not the best movie in the world, but I think it is sure better than Gappa, the Triphibian monster. There seemed to be more of a story to this one, and it did not drag on as did the other one. It basically kept my interest so as such I enjoyed it. I also think the name Gamera sounds more fiercesome than Gappa.Gamera is a giant turtle that awoke when a nuclear bomb exploded in the north pole. One must ignore the fact that if a nuclear bomb was detonated at the North Pole then the world would be flooded from the resulting rise in sea levels, but we must suspend our imagination. As is typical of Japanese monster movies, Gamera goes to Japan and starts trashing everything. Why Japan? Because it can. Then the scientists find a clever way to neutralise the monster because they cannot kill it.I did like this movie, though I cannot comment much more on it, because there isn't much more to comment on. I never saw many monster movies when I was younger, because I probably never thought about watching them. I might have seen Godzilla or something like that, but nothing really comes to mind. The one comment I must make is Des Mangan's comment at the beginning of the movie. He is criticising the bad American actors at the opening to the movies and says, "they don't make actors like these any more, because they can't find the wood." Gamera is a cool movie, and goes well as a monster movie, because you see more of the monster, and less of the annoying people around the monster trying to create a moral to the tale. If there is one here, it is don't try killing everything that you do not like, because sooner or later there will be one that you simply can't kill.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- 1966, Gamera the Invincible, Gamera is unleashed from hibernation below the Arctic ice by a nuclear blast. The legendary rocket flying turtle seeks fire energy for sustenance creating havoc across the plant Earth. Scientists work feverishly to stop Gamera with the aid of a young boy. This boy has empathic link with the mega creature. The Japanese country side takes a destructive hit by the creature until stopped by being shot into outer space. *Special stars- Long time great US actors, Brian Donlevy and Albert Denker find themselves as a Secretary of State and General in the American scenes that meld well into the Japanese plot scenes. Much better that those American ones in the first Gozilla films. *Theme- Mother Nature throws a curve to Mankind, but Mankind wins out with a little boys's innocence and help. *Based on- ???? *Trivia/location/goofs- The first adventure of the child-loving super prehistoric turtle films. In sequel films, the main turtle character's nature changes 'sides' to help the Earth against others monster baddies. *Emotion- An unexpected decent film when compared to the B&W film schlock in this Japanese genre.