Ukulandela I-Gamera: IVolumu Yokuqoqwa Kokugcina, IGamera kaMill Creek Entertainment: I-Ultimate Collection Volume 2 ifaka amafilimu amane okugcina ochungechungeni lweGamera lwakuqala lukaDaiei (olwaziwa njenge-Showa series) ku-Blu-ray: Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera: Super Isilo.

IGamera vs. Guiron (1969)
I-AKA Attack of the Monsters

I-cliche yokuthumela izithonjana ezithusayo emkhathini lapho ziphelelwe yimibono yayikhona kudala ngaphambi kuka-Jason, Pinhead noma u-Leprechaun. Ngemva kokutholwa kwamagagasi kagesi angaqondakali emkhathini, abafana ababili bathola umkhumbi-mkhathi base beziphonsela emkhathini ngephutha. Bagcina sebefikile eTera, iplanethi yeshumi engatholakalanga ngenxa yokuthi ifana kakhulu nomhlaba kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesimiso sonozungezilanga, ngakho ivinjwe ilanga. Iplanethi “inenja egadayo” okuthiwa uGuidon. Iplanethi iphinde ibe ne-Space Gyaos - okuyisiqephu sefilimu yangaphambili ependwe kabusha yesiliva ukuze konge imali. U-Guidon uyigqekeza ibe yizicucu ngesihluku esihle ngaleso sikhathi.

Iningi lefilimu lenzeka emkhathini nezingane ezimbili nabesifazane ababili bokufika abafuna ukuzidla, akushiyi isikhathi esiningi se-kaiju. Uma impi isenzeka, umfana uyashesha. I-Gamera iyaphenduka futhi iyahamba! Kuyihlazo ikakhulukazi ngoba u-Guiron ungomunye wezitha ezingcono zikaGamera. Kubonakala sengathi iphumile engqondweni yengane, lesi silo esinemilenze emine sinenkemba enkulu yekhala futhi sidubula izinkanyezi ze-ninja ekhanda laso. Ngaphandle kwegazi elithile le-monster, i-Gamera vs. Guiron empeleni ifilimu ye-sci-fi yezingane; ungabheki kude kunetimu ye-Gamera ye-uber-tacky (ezoqhubeka ifakwe ezitolimende ezimbili ezilandelayo).

 

IGamera vs. Jiger (1970)
U-AKA Gamera vs. I-Monster X

Lapho umfanekiso wasendulo owaziwa nge-Devil's Whistle ususwa endaweni yawo esiqhingini uyiswa e-Osaka nge-World's Fair ka-1970, kudedelwa isilo saziwa ngokuthi yiJiger. (Izingxenye zebhayisikobho zaqoshwa ngesikhathi seWorld Fair yangempela, kwengeza inani lokukhiqiza.) Ukuvela kukaJiger nakho kukhombisa ukubuya kukaGamera, kunjalo. Ngeshwa, umngane wethu omkhulu wofudu uchitha okuningi kwefilimu ngaphandle kwekhomishini. UJiger ujova uGamera ngamaqanda ayo, kanti uGamera udlula emhlabeni kuze kube yilapho abafana ababili bethatha isikebhe sasemanzini ngaphansi kweGamera ukulungisa inkinga.

I-Jiger ingesinye sezilo ezibanda kakhulu ku-Gamera franchise. Isidalwa esifana ne-dinosaur sisendaweni ethile phakathi kwe-triceratops ne-stegosaurus, kodwa ikhanda laso libukeka njengendalo kaJim Henson. Isitha sokuqala sesifazane se-franchise, u-Jiger unamandla okudubula ama-quill, ukuqhumisa induku yamandla engacekela phansi wonke amabhulokhi edolobha ngesikhathi, futhi ijove izitha ngesidosi sayo sokudonsa iqanda. Ngenkathi umbhangqwana wangaphambilini wamamuvi we-Gamera untula ukucekelwa phansi kwedolobha, i-Gamera vs. Jiger iyaletha.

IGamera vs. iZigra (1971)

Uchungechunge lwe-Gamera luthembele kancane kakhulu kwabafokazi kamuva ochungechungeni. Kulokhu, i-UFO efakwe "i-4th dimension ray enamandla okudlulisa ngokushesha" evela kuplanethi i-Zigra ithumba izazi zebhayoloji yasolwandle e-Sea World (equkethe izithombe ezishuthwe endaweni) kanye nezingane zabo ezimbili. Isongela iplanethi ngokuzamazama komhlaba kuyilapho inikeza imibono yezenhlalo mayelana nokungcoliswa kwezilwandle zethu.

I-Gamera iqhudelana ne-Zigra ichitha isikhathi esiningi esakhiweni esincane esiwubulima nezingane. Inunu – eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Zigra – akethulwa kuze kube sekuphele isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sefilimu. Ihlanzekile nokho; i-metallic, isidalwa sasolwandle sibonakala sifana ne-goblin shark. Impi yabo ifakazela ukuthi uGamera uyakwazi ukuphefumula umlilo ngaphansi kwamanzi. Imuvi ebukeka kabi engabukwa, ngakho ngiyabona ukuthi kungani kube ifilimu yokugcina ye-Gamera iminyaka embalwa.

 

UGamera: Isilo Esikhulu Esikhulu (1980)

UGamera: ISuper Monster yisilo esingajwayelekile. Cha, hhayi ufudu olukhulu, kodwa ifilimu uqobo lwayo. Yadalwa ngemuva kokuthi iDaiei Film ikhishwe ngokuqothuka nguTokuma Shoten. Cishe ishumi leminyaka ngemuva kokufakwa kwangaphambilini, basebenzise ama-stock footage avela kumafilimu wangaphambilini weGamera ukwenza i-movie entsha ebhekiswe ezinganeni.

I-Gamera: I-Super Monster cishe yayimnandi kakhulu ukuyibuka njengengane eyayingakaze iwabone amafilimu e-Gamera adlule, njengoba kunenqwaba yezigcawu zempi ye-kaiju. Nokho, ukuyibuka njengomuntu omdala kubuhlungu. Ihlanganisa izigcawu zokulwa kwe-monster kusuka kumafilimu ayisithupha adlule - ingeza cishe isigamu sehora sezithombe ezindala - nendaba ehlanganisayo mayelana nomuntu wangaphandle, u-Zanon, ozama ukuthatha iplanethi. Amaqhawe amathathu wesifazane abhekana neZanon, ngosizo lukaGamera. Kunemizuzu embalwa yezithombe ezintsha ze-Gamera, ezenziwe ngeshibhile futhi zibukeka zimbi kakhulu kunalezo ezidalwe eminyakeni eyi-15 ngaphambili.

UGamera uzohlala elele iminyaka eyi-15 ize ivuselelwe kabusha ngo-1995 nge-trilogy yamafilimu amasha. Okunye ukuqala kabusha, uGamera the Brave, kwenziwa ngo-2006. Kunamahlebezi amanye amafilimu akwaGamera, ikakhulukazi nge-Godzilla entsha eseduze, kodwa isikhathi sizosho. Ngokwami, ngiyethemba asibonanga okokugcina kwe-kaiju yakudala.

Ngokufana nevolumu yokuqala, iGamera: Ultimate Collection Volume 2 inikeza amafilimu amane we-nostalgic ku-Blu-ray ngentengo engabizi. Bengikhathazekile kancane ukuthi ikhwalithi izobhekana nokucindezela amafilimu amane kudiski elilodwa le-Blu-ray, kodwa ngiyajabula ukubika ukuthi abukeka emuhle kakhulu engxenyeni enkulu. Ngenkathi iVolumu 1 ngokungangabazeki inama-movie angcono, iGamera: Ultimate Collection Volume 2 isapakisha ubumnandi obuningi. Lawa masethi kufanele abe ngabakho abalandeli be-kaiju.