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Oodako (Giant Octopus) | Monster Profile
Name: Oodako (Giant Octopus) Movie Appearances: King Kong vs. Godzilla , The War of the Gargantuas Oodako is a giant octopus and easily one of the most basic Kaiju out there. Oodako’s main ability is a powerful tentacle grip, capable of crushing or dragging opponents. Oodako first appeared in King Kong vs. Godzilla , attempting to steal berry juice from the natives of Faro Island—only to be quickly defeated when Kong arrived to save the day. Oodako later appeared in The War
Frank Laudato
Oct 21, 20251 min read


King Kong (1933) Review | Godzilla Island Archive
Note: This review was published in 2014 on Godzilla Island. Views and opinions may be outdated changed. Monster Appearances: Brontosaurus, Elasmosaurus, King Kong, Meat-Eater, Pteranodon, Scavenger Raven, Two-Legged Lizard The Plot: Jack Driscoll, Ann Darrow, Carl Denham The film starts off with filmmaker Carl Denham in need of an actress for his new movie, which he plans to shoot on an uncharted island. Because of Denham’s reputation for filming dangerous animals in exotic l
Frank Laudato
Oct 21, 20254 min read


Godzilla vs Biollante (1989) Review | Godzilla Island Archive
Note: This review is from the 2013 Godzilla Island Archive opinions, views and info may be outdated and changed. Monster Apperances: Biollante, Godzilla The Plot: The movie opens immediately after the events of The Return of Godzilla . A science team is digging through rubble and discovers a sample of Godzilla's skin. As they pack it up for research, an assassin attacks and steals the sample, escaping the site. Saradia Assassin The scene shifts to a science institute in the M
Frank Laudato
Oct 16, 20253 min read


The Return of Godzilla (1985) Review | Godzilla Island Archive
Note: This article is from the 2013 Godzilla Island archive all few and opinions may be outdated or since changed. Monster Apperances: Godzilla, Shockirus The Plot: Shockirus This movie starts out on a fishing boat during a storm. The boat drifts off course due to the strong current and nears an island, which suddenly explodes with a loud roar. The next day, a reporter sailing at sea spots the drifting fishing boat. Boarding it, he discovers many dead crew members and one fis
Frank Laudato
Oct 16, 20253 min read


Gamera The Invincible (Gamera The Giant Monster) (1965) Review | Godzilla Island Archive & Maser Squad
Note: The written portion of this review is from the 2013 Godzilla Island archive it was of the English dub version. Views and opinion may have since been changed. Look out for an updated review of the original subtitled version to celebrate Gamera's 70th anniversary! Monser Apperances: Gamera The Plot: The movie opens in the North Pole, where a Soviet fighter jet is shot down by American forces after failing to respond to warnings about trespassing into U.S. airspace. The d
Frank Laudato
Oct 16, 20252 min read


Destroy All Monsters (1968) Review | Godzilla Island Archive
Plot All of Earth’s Kaiju have been collected and brought to an island in the Pacific referred to as Monsterland. Under the island is a special control center where scientists monitor and control various functions of the island, ensuring that the Kaiju never escape and attack humanity. Monsterland features all sorts of containment systems, such as gases that force the monsters to retreat back to the island and invisible barriers that even Rodan cannot fly through. In the ope
Frank Laudato
Oct 16, 20255 min read


Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) Review | Godzilla Island Archive
Godzilla VS. Hedorah is a confusing mix: it seems targeted toward a younger audience with Ken as the central child character, but the movie is surprisingly graphic for kids.
Frank Laudato
Oct 14, 20253 min read


What Could Have Been: King Kong vs. Godzilla 2 (The Unmade 1963 Sequel) | Godzilla Island Archive
Note: This article is from 2013's godzillaisland.com and has some updates to it since we have since got a King Kong vs Godzilla rematch. The Plot The proposed sequel to King Kong vs. Godzilla would have brought the two titans back for another colossal battle. And… that’s about it. The project never got far enough to develop a full story or script just a basic concept: Kong and Godzilla meet again for round two. My Thoughts Since there’s not much of a plot to go on, I’ll foc
Frank Laudato
Oct 10, 20252 min read


Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) Review | Maser Squad & Godzilla Island Archive
Note: The written portion of this article is the 2013 Godzilla Island Archive review, at the bottom you can find our recent Maser Squad video review where both Dan & Frank (Godzilla Island) discussed this film with new views and opinions. Monster Appearances: Baragon , Frankenstein Monster , Oodako The Plot The movie opens in Nazi Germany during World War II, where a military officer seizes the Frankenstein Monster’s heart from a laboratory. The organ is handed over to Japan
Frank Laudato
Oct 7, 20253 min read
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