Killing Time: Kaiju Movie Challenge

I'm still writing ... just not as much as I'd like.  More on that some other time.

MEANWHILE, you're aware of my and my son's affinity for Godzilla and other monster movies, right?  Well, looking ahead to the new Godzilla film (May 16, 2014), we've decided to undertake something massive.

It's the Kaiju Movie Challenge.  By the time the new Godzilla film opens, we aim to have finished watching all 60+ of the films listed here:

• Gojira (1954)
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
• Rodan (1956)
• The Mysterians (1957)
• Varan (1958)
• Battle in Outer Space (1958)
• Mothra (1961)
• Gorgo (1961)
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
• Gorath (1962)
• Atragon (1963)
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
• Dogora (1964)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
• Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
• Invasion of the Astro-Monster (1965)
• Gamera (1965)
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, aka Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (1966)
• War of the Gargantuas (1966)
• Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
• The Daimajin Trilogy (1966)
• Son of Godzilla (1967)
• King Kong Escapes (1967)
• Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
• Gappa (1967)
• The X from Outer Space (1967)
• Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
• Destroy All Monsters (1968)
• Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
• All Monsters Attack aka Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
• Latitude Zero (1969)
• Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
• Space Amoeba (1970)
• Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
• Godzilla vs. Hedorah aka Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (1971)
• Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
• Godzilla vs. Gigan aka Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
• Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
• The War in Space (1977)
• Gamera: Super Monster (1980)
• Return of Gojira aka Godzilla 1985 (1984)
• Pulgasari (1985)
• Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
• Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
• Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1996)
• Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
• Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
• Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
• Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
• Godzilla (US; 1998)
• Gamera 3: Awakening of Iris (1999)
• Godzilla 2000 (1999)
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
• Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
• Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
• Garuda (2004)
• Gamera the Brave (2006)
• The Host (2006; rated R)
• The Monster X Strikes Back (2008)
• Cloverfield (2008)
• Trollhunter (2010)
• Monsters (2010; rated R)
• Pacific Rim (2013)

That's a bunch of movies.  And the list grows as I find out about new ones and ones I just forgot.

At my Tumblr page, my son and I have been posting brief reviews (along with the posters and trailers) for each one.  You can read the ones we've done so far HERE.

Feel free to join us and let us know what you think as you watch along.