Simon Cary Enoch

 With the announcement of a sequel to the much loved Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) there is a lot of talk about what other monsters should be featured in movies. Here are the top five that I want to see! Number 5: Ebirah - The giant lobster Ebirah would be great to see in a new monsterverse film, especially one with Kong in it since the film (Godzilla vs. The  Sea Monster a.k.a. Ebirah! Horror of the Deep) was supposed to feature Kong instead. We could finally see the two of them duke it out as was originally intended. Plus it would be nice to see a battle that takes place partially underwater, though maybe that part would be better if it were against Godzilla instead. Number 4: Titanosaurus - The dinosaur kaiju whose only appearance so far is Terror of Mechagodzilla, making him and Megalon the only Showa-era kaiju not featured in a sequel. Jet Jaguar and a version of Gabara were featured in the  Singular Point anime. I love Titanosaurus, he looks really cool. His wind-tail ...

  In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famous for creating the Sherlock Holmes character, published The Lost World . An action-adventure novel that  details the adventure of the reporter Edward Malone, Professor Challenger, big game hunter Lord John Roxton, and more as they encounter living dinosaurs, ape-men, and other frightful beasts in the remote amazon rainforest. Original Movie Poster for The Lost World. This special version is entitled " Movie Edition " because it features many pictures, most of which come from the critically-acclaimed 1925 film that pioneered the use of stop-motion animation which would later be used in King Kong . In fact, Kong and most others dinosaur movies from Beast of 20,000 Fathoms to  Godzilla were heavily inspired by this, even Jurassic Park ! The entrance to Jurassic Park. Here is a sample: " I stood like a man paralyzed, still staring at the ground which I had traversed. Then suddenly I saw it. There was movement among the bushes at the ...

  King Kong fighting an Allosaurus, foreshadowing his fight with Godzilla. Picture: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. Today, March 2nd 2022, makes 89 years since the original King Kong dazzled movie-goers clear back in 1933, two days before FDR was inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States. (It is also the creator of Kong, Willis O' Brien's birthday!) The original classic is by far the best of all the Kong films, one of the best giant monster movies, and perhaps the greatest dinosaur film of all time. Enough praise cannot possibly be heaped onto this film. It was a huge inspiration for everything that came afterwards. Without King Kong , no Ray Harryhausen, no Beast from 20,000 Fathoms , no Godzilla, Gamera, or kaiju. In fact, Hollywood and cinema itself would probably be different. King Kong was a pioneer in the genre of "special effects" films. It paved the way for everything from Jaws to Star Wars and was a major inspiration to millions working i...