The big turtle attacks a ship! |
When several Russian pilots carrying atomic bombs fly off course, one of them crash lands and sets off an explosion that awakens a sleeping monster: the dread Gammera, a gargantuan turtle who can roast people with his flame breath a la Godzilla. Gammera seems mean-tempered, although he saves the life of an idiot little boy who has an obsession with turtles, an act which doesn't stop the turtle from stomping on others. Just when the authorities think they have found a way to stop the turtle's rampage, it turns out that he can turn his shell into a flying, spinning projectile with flame coming out of its openings. Gammera feeds on fire and other forms of energy. What to do? What to do?
Dick O'Neill as the general in added scenes |
Brian Donlevy |
Verdict: Somehow a turtle just doesn't make a very formidable monster despite the damage he does. **.
Loved this one as a kid, and of course the Godzillas. Used to watch these every Saturday morning!
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I saw most of the Godzilla films when I was a kid, too, but would you believe I never saw this one with the big turtle until last week!
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