To me, there are two movies in this flick: the pre-kaiju half and the second part with the kaiju. The first half is the set-up, which has some funny scenes, but many of them linger too much. The scene where the crazy extremist chick wheels her grandpa around the room was about 20 min too long. I know the scene wasn't actually that long, but it seemed it. Then again, that might be the point. I've ...
To me, there are two movies in this flick: the pre-kaiju half and the second part with the kaiju. The first half is the set-up, which has some funny scenes, but many of them linger too much. The scene where the crazy extremist chick wheels her grandpa around the room was about 20 min too long. I know the scene wasn't actually that long, but it seemed it. Then again, that might be the point. I've loved kaiju films since childhood, but there were more than a few that I was tempted to tell the movie: "Stop trying to pretend this has a plot. I'm watching this to see giant monsters fight each other." That first half might have been a dig at the subplots that are basically filler for many kaiju films. Even so, it could have been less painfully long at times. Also, like the previous reviewer, I agree that the acting is purposefully terrible. Again, while it is funny, during the long scenes, it can grate on you.
The second half, when the kaiju appear, is where the movie shines. It parodies all the tropes excellently. The planes-on-a-wire. The model buildings and vehicles. The tank lasers. The fight itself is pretty dynamic, as well. It makes the first half worth almost worth sitting through.
All in all, it was a good parody. In many ways, Death Kappa is the giant monster parody that the pretentious, heavy-handed piece of crap The Host thought that it was. Rather than spend all it's time on anvilicious political parody, it works the tropes of the kaiju genre, to fun effect. I'd watch it again, but I would definitely skip, or at least fast forward, through the first half, however, which prevents a top review score.
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