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Join Tars from TarsTarkas.NET and Todd from Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! as they discuss giant monster movies out of Taiwan, a mysterious subgenre stooped in obscurity and discovery. In fact, much of the information is based on speculation and internet gossip! But it has giant monsters, so it is automatically awesome, even if the films are boring. And please ignore how we get Monster From the Sea and The Savior Monk mixed up!
Films discussed include:
Tsu Hong Wu
The Fairy and the Devil
Monster From The Sea
The Savior Monk
Sea Gods and Ghosts
The Silver Maid
Devil Fighter
And more!
You can download the mp3 here (right-click, save-as) or just play it with a handy dandy flash version that I threw together with a few images from the movies discussed:
Coming soon will be Part 2, where annoying Taiwanese children will fly around and slaughter every giant monster they can find.
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14 Comments
duriandave
November 19, 2010 at 1:21 pmGood job, guys! I actually listened to it twice. Looking forward to Part 2. 🙂
Tars Tarkas
November 19, 2010 at 5:12 pmThanks, we will try not to disappoint!
Kingwho?
November 19, 2010 at 11:45 pmGreat job. Where are you finding these Taiwanese movies? I want!!!!!
Kenneth Brorsson
November 20, 2010 at 4:25 pmhey guys,
Ken from sogoodreviews.com, sleazykvideo.com and podcastonfire.com here. Really enjoyed this chat about obscure genre movies such as this and the passion by fans to discuss such cult movies, obscure or not, is something I greatly enjoy and respect.
Focus more on the adult Category III stuff myself but we’ve done Kaiju specials over at the podcast so check it out if you haven’t and keep at it guys. We need even more Asian cinema podcasts.
Best
Ken
Tars Tarkas
November 22, 2010 at 5:47 pm@Kingwho? – The answer is a grey area
@ Brorsson – Thanks, will do!
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January 24, 2013 at 8:30 pmeddie
May 1, 2013 at 6:26 pmwhat is that picture with the teenage muttant ninja turtles with giant robots
Tars Tarkas
May 2, 2013 at 1:42 amThat’s from the exciting Korean film Our Friend, Power 5 – http://www.tarstarkas.net/2009/10/28/rare-movie-time-our-friend-power-5-wurideul-ui-chingu-pawo-5-1989/
I guess that picture made it into the slideshow by accident
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December 12, 2013 at 10:43 amGeno Cuddy
November 30, 2016 at 7:54 pmWhat movie does the music at the beginning come from, I like it, love those old soundtracks, would love to see some of these films too.
Tars Tarkas
December 1, 2016 at 7:56 amHi Geno Cuddy,
I’m 99% sure I got the song sample from the Taiwanese film Dwarf Sorcerer – http://tarstarkas.net/2011/05/the-dwarf-sorcerer-magic-kid/
which we get around to discussing in part 2 of this podcast (as there are several Taiwanese films with the exact same plot!)
Geno Cuddy
December 20, 2016 at 3:36 pmThank you Mr. Tarkas, I wish I knew of a way to obtain these films, I recently relaunched an old podcast from back in the day, The Cult Movie Podcast, and I would love to tackle some of these films myself. I think there used to be a site called Cinemageddon, but they are either closed or not accepting newbies. I promise I will credit you if you can help e out. I’m looking for these Taiwanese films and some Pashtos, and some Hong Kong flicks, the more obscure the better. Several films you and Todd have discussed, I would love to get my hands on. If you cannot provide links here, you can email me at ([email protected]) I am also on facebook (facebook.com/max.schreck87) and we can discuss privately. I am a huge fan of the site and the old podcast. Again, thank you for your replies.