Gamera the Brave (2005)

Gamera the Brave: Directed by Ryuta Tasaki. With Ryô Tomioka, Kaho, Shingo Ishikawa, Shogo Narita. In 1973, Gamera sacrifices his life to rid the world of the Gyaos once and for all. Thirty-three years later, a small boy, whose father witnessed the 1973 event, named Toru finds a mysterious egg. From it, hatches a small Turtle. Toru and his friends raise the turtle, who turns out to be a small Gamera. After a new man-eating creature named Zedus shows up in Japan, it’s up to the small Gamera to save the world as the previous Gamera had done before.

“When I recently saw Ultraman Mebius and the Ultraman Brothers on the internet I was slightly disappointed. The effects were too over-the-top ,the acting was kind of cheesy, and the ending was unsatisfying. But Gamera: the Brave was another story. I recently bought this DVD off of Yesasia.com and I was thrilled, the action was superb, the story was touching and the characters made you care. This new film was nothing like the 90s predecessors that had a much darker, serious approach. This is not to say this movie was cheesy or corny, in fact the opening scene was awe inspiring and intense. I still felt it was a great way to introduce this to children. This Gamera isnu0026#39;t your typical monster, he has heart.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe special effects of this film were also more believable than Ultraman Mebius, certain scenes, like a battle that takes place on a bridge between the main bad guy (Zedus) and Toto (Gamera) ensues that really makes you go u0026quot;WOW! That was cool!u0026quot; All things considered I went away from this movie with practically tears in my eyes, the resolution is wonderful. Even though this film wasnu0026#39;t the most successful movie (itu0026#39;s equivalent to the small popularity u0026quot;Eragonu0026quot; enjoyed) there are rumors of sequels in the works, AND I WELCOME THEM! TWO THUMBS WAY UP!”