Gargantua (1998)

I give this movie a nine out of ten. It's so bad it's great (kinda like "Kung Pow").The monsters are laughable, and the story line is oh-so-predictable and sappy in the extreme. I love it. Well, except for the sappiness.I only watched it because of Adam Baldwin *sigh* and kept going because I was honestly entertained. Just one thing: everyone who says the villain is Australian: he's KIWI!! (From New Zealand. It's a separate country).I gotta admit, though - the baby was cute.Filling in lines of text, lines of text, lines of text. I'm filling in lines of text and now I wanna watch "Enterprise"!!!

This movie is amazing. Everyone go see it. Now.Emile Hirsch is what makes it amazing, by the way.It's kind of like E.T, only it's not an alien, but a mutant salamander... and this movie is much better.Emile Hirsch, who plays Brandon, does an extremely spectacular job in this movie and even at his young age, he's perfect.Perfect.Yeah, really perfect..'Casey', the little guy, is pretty cute. I like when he blinks. It's rad.Anyone notice how many times Emiles voice cracks in the movie? ...of course you didn't, because no one that writes reviews for this movie likes it. Geh.I suppose this isn't really a review, is it? No. I guess not.It's just me talking about Emile and his greatness. That deserves to be discussed though. Don't argue with me. It does. He's better than you in every way. Deal!

Gargantua really isn't a bad film at all, once you understand that it is really designed for kids. It doesn't follow the standard rampaging monster picture formula; and it is definitely not an old fashioned "D" monster movie. It is an adventurous morality tale with modern ecological elements for kids, and the young at heart, to enjoy. The monsters are not vicious; they are merely trying to protect themselves as a family. There is a clear parallel between them and the young boy who has lost is mother and clings so desperately to his father, the scientist in the times of danger. A good monster picture always has a scientist to explain the obvious to us. This one has a science hero who is a conservationist, determined to save the monsters if possible. The film has many elements with which children will quickly identify. It is really produced on that plane. I love a good monster flick of any kind and I can appreciate Gargantua on the level. The production values of Gargantua are quite good. The camera work and the sea-going adventure scenes are quiet well done. The acting is superior and the plot is cohesive. Let the film thrill the kids and realize that it's not really made for jaded, overly-critical adults. It sure beats the pants off of the spate of formula snake movies and genetic mutation muddles I've seen of late. Let the kids have their fun with Gargantua, and go pick on "Boa", or Pythons 2, quagmires truly worthy of disdain.

This is absolutely the best movie I've ever seen, and it's packed with high-tech special effects and top-notch acting. They really succeded in making the lizards movement look natural, especially with the smallest one (just look when it dives into the water, beautiful!)...I hope Spider-man is as good as this!