Sentimentality aside, I think it deserves a little more respect than it gets. It is often called one of the worst giant monster movies ever made, but I have a very important place in my heart for it. This film became a symbol of change in my life, and it is 100% subjective and sentimental. It was that same year that Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds was released on VHS under the title Legend of the Dinosaurs courtesy of Sandy Frank. I mentioned in my October 2017 highlights posts (Part 4 on Horror Hosts and MST3K, specifically) that 1987 was a big transition year for me when my family moved to Florida. That really takes the edge off, and if I'm too busy to sit down and watch, then I can listen to those amazing sounds of monster roars and city destruction in the background for a meditative experience. One of those things, for me, is the giant monster movie. If we're lucky in life, we get a few brief moments of respite from the turmoil, and there are a precious few little things in my life that have brought me that kind of joy. A lot of things have been happening these past few years, not that any of that is remotely isolated to me personally, but, without a lot of detail, I'll just say things haven't been great. Has it been almost two years since I last made an entry here already? I never even got round to finishing my 2017 movie viewing highlights, and I had two more entries to go with that one.
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