Monster Island Commentaries

GAMERAAAAAHHH!!! The turtle friend to all children returns to MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana go intergalactic with 1969's GAMERA VS. GURION! They talk about how kaiju movies flourished on TV and VHS, the withheld secret to Gamera's fighting tactics, their first memories of eating doughnuts, the return of Eminem's alter ego Ken Kaniff, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the Daiei Motion Picture Company logo appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Join Monster Island Squad on Patreon to receive bonus podcasts & awesome perks: patreon.com/micommentaries   monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries

MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES once again transforms into Skull Island Commentaries as Travis & Luana meet the kiddie king with 1933's SON OF KONG! They discuss the unusual turnaround between this movie & KING KONG, the real life tragedies of stop-motion animator Willis O'Brien, why apes should always stretch out their arms, the annoying traits of ukulele players, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning when the title card reading “NRA Member U.S. We Do Our Part” appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Join Monster Island Squad on Patreon to receive awesome benefits & bonus content: patreon.com/micommentaries   monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries

We've reached the end of our countdown to GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, and Travis & Luana finally decide to let them fight with 2014's GODZILLA! They discuss the filmmaking style of director Gareth Edwards, the blandness of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the coolness of Godzilla's radioactive breath, the vileness of Vince McMahon, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation for the Warner Bros. Pictures logo starts up. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Join Monster Island Squad on Patreon to receive awesome benefits & bonus content: patreon.com/micommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries

It's once again Luana's birthday on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES, and Travis & Lu celebrate by doing a b-day bonus episode with 1993's ARMY OF DARKNESS! They discuss how the various versions of the movies compare with each other, how they first got into the Evil Dead trilogy, what meeting Bruce Campbell in real life is like, why Harrison Ford once said a racial slur, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation for the Universal Pictures logo starts up. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Join Monster Island Squad on Patreon to receive awesome benefits & bonus content: patreon.com/micommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries

As we continue towards the May release of GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES goes back to the future as Travis & Luana time travel with 1991's GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH! They discuss the unusual ways they first saw the movie, its controversy with American audiences, if teenagers go through a jugband phase, how they can make money with foot ASMR, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie as soon as the classic Toho Studios logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Join Monster Island Squad on Patreon to receive awesome benefits & bonus content: patreon.com/micommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries

MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES continues its countdown to the May release of GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS as Travis & Luana sing some fairy songs with 1961's MOTHRA! They discuss the debut of Toho's most famous female kaiju, how the movie satirizes Western culture, their favorite ice cream treats, the confusing mythology of the video game KINGDOM HEARTS, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie as soon as the Toho Scope logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Join Monster Island Squad on Patreon to receive awesome benefits & bonus content: patreon.com/micommentaries   monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries

The road to the May release of GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS continues at MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Luana take flight with 1956's RODAN! They discuss the debut of one of the most popular Japanese kaiju, the humanist touches of director Ishiro Honda, the hackery (?) of J.J. Abrams, chocolate breakfast cereals, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie as soon as the Toho Company logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Join Monster Island Squad on Patreon to receive awesome benefits & bonus content: patreon.com/micommentaries monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries

Season three of MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES is here, and Travis & Luana celebrate by championing Baragon during 2001's GODZILLA, MOTHRA AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK! They talk about the career of director Shusuke Kaneko, the interesting subversion of Ghidorah’s character, what Michael Bay’s Godzilla movie would be like, why SPACE JAM was more problematic than you remember, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie as soon as the Toho Company logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Join Monster Island Squad on Patreon to receive awesome benefits & bonus content: patreon.com/micommentaries   monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries

It's the end of 2018 for MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES, and Travis & Luana reflect on it all with their Kaiju Year in Review! They discuss the monster movies of the past year, what they're looking forward to in 2019, and their second year as podcasters. They also talk about Norman Reedus in BLADE II, dinner specials at Red Lobster, and more! Plus, there's a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for the new year of the podcast, so make sure you listen to this special episode! monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

It's the final movie for season two of MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES, and Travis & Luana once again connect on the Drift to watch one of their favorites of 2018, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING! They talk about how the sequel improves on the original Guillermo del Toro film, where you can spot the Chinese-financed influences, the uncertain future of dinosaur movies, the new adventures of Eminem and his alter-ego Ken Kaniff, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation for the Universal Pictures logo starts up. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

Time to level up! MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES enters the video game world as Travis & Luana do co-op with Dwayne Johnson for the arcade-classic-turned-2018-blockbuster RAMPAGE! They chat about the many references to the original game, why The Rock almost walked away from the movie, their favorite songs to play at a wedding, how Lena Dunham & Borat are very similar, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the movie, pause the movie as soon as the Warner Bros. Pictures logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

It's slime time on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as the podcast celebrates Travis' birthday month by watching his favorite movie of all time: the original GHOSTBUSTERS! Travis & Luana briefly bust the kaiju genre to talk about the film's incredibly 80s politics, the representation subtext of Dana Barrett, Dan Aykroyd's crazy ideas for the original script, what they think "un-necessary surgery" means, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the Columbia Pictures logo appears on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries   Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

The Halloween season has once again descended upon MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES, and for this special spoooooooky episode, Travis & Luana unveil the frightful tale of 2008's CLOVERFIELD! They ponder why lions were once rumored to be in the movie, why they don’t fit in at parties, extinct attractions from theme park history, how to gaslight people about GHOSTBUSTERS, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation of the Paramount logo starts. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries   Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES once again transforms into the Island of Skull Commentaries as Travis & Luana take on 70s style monkey business with the 1976 remake of KING KONG! We discuss how this version of the Kong story compares to the others, the gorgeousness of silver screen beauty Jessica Lange, the sleaziness of mega movie producer Dino De Laurentiis, very bad Italian accents, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie at the beginning as soon as the animation of the Paramount logo starts. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries   Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

The destroyer of worlds has arrived, and only Travis & Luana can team up with Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra to stop him with 1964's GHIDORAH, THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER! They discuss how colorful the original Ghidorah costume was going to be, what they hope to see translate from this movie to 2019's GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, if Rodan is the secret conservative among the kaiju, the different kinds of cheese they enjoy, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie as soon as the TOHO SCOPE logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries   Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

Roses are red & kaiju are green on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Lu venture into the Heisei era of Godzilla with 1989's GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE! They talk about how a dentist was instrumental in the making of the movie, which Toho kaiju would be considered THICC, why seeing gigantic monsters in the vast open ocean can be absolutely terrifying, where you can find the only Chik-Fil-a that's open on Sundays, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie as soon as the Toho Studios logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries   Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

Before JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM hits theaters, Travis & Lu go back to the park that started it all with the 1993 classic JURASSIC PARK! They talk about how much the movie impacted their childhoods, why some JP cast & crew members were more monstrous in real life than the dinosaurs, what kind of upbringing Will Smith might've had, the strange history between Big Bird and his (imaginary?) friend Snuffleupagus, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie as soon as the title credit “Universal Pictures Presents” appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

Go, Gamera, go! The flying turtle returns again to MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Lu watch him battle a giant vampiric bat in 1967's GAMERA VS. GYAOS! They talk about how Gyaos became the main antagonist of the franchise, the surprising pro-industrialist message of the movie, which GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY character is the most toxic, if Batman cuddles naked with actual bats, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie as soon as the Daiei Film logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro. Just for Kids VHS trailer: https://youtu.be/ViQc4EPsypk Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

Light up the candles on the cake because it's Lu's birthday month! To celebrate, Travis & Lu take a break from kaiju flicks and let off some steam with the 1985 actionfest COMMANDO! They discuss why the movie remains one of Lu's favorites, the worldwide stardom of Arnold Schwarzenegger, how the movie's macho masculinity may not be toxic, the oiled-up homoerotic tension between John Matrix and Bennett, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie as soon as the 20th Century Fox logo appears on-screen at the beginning. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries   Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ

Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale of dinosaur puppets is in sight on MONSTER ISLAND COMMENTARIES as Travis & Lu watch and try to remember 1975's THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT! They talk about the cruel deaths of dinosaurs at the hands of man, the imperialist machismo of manly Doug McClure, what Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst would sound like if he was German, how many more SIMPSONS references they can stuff into an episode, and more! NOTE: To sync this commentary with the film, pause the movie as soon as the animation for the Orion Pictures logo begins on-screen. A countdown to press the play button is included in the commentary's intro.   Email: monsterislandcommentaries@gmail.com facebook.com/monstercommentaries twitter.com/MICommentaries   Purchase our books! MEMORIES FROM MONSTER ISLAND – A Fun Stomp Through Toho's Godzilla Films: http://amzn.to/2jonMmV TURTLE TALKIN' – Soaring Through the Films of Gamera: http://amzn.to/2jf6JJ