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Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) by Dopepope on Artstation.
This movie beat Yongary, Monster of the Deep to theaters by almost two months, which makes it South Korea's oldest surviving kaiju film.
I finally managed to finish this film (it took three tries) and for my money Yongary is the better of the two.
Wangmagwi's story was just too disjointed for me; there were (not very funny) comedy bits interspersed that stopped the barely-there narrative; the monster costume looks like a quickie Hallowe'en costume your grandma slapped together with scraps of carpet; and the budget was so low that the monster stepped over buildings instead of smashing them, so those same buildings could be used for later scenes.
For me that picture by Dopepope (above) is a whole lot more impressive than the film that inspired it.
In my opinion, Space Monster Wangmagwi is only worth watching for kaiju completists.
Or if you and your friends have been drinking heavily and want something to watch. It actually might make a lot more sense then.
Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967)
The best part is when the kid (Squirrel) crawls into the monsters ear and slices and stabs him then pees in his ear. I hope that wasn't a spoiler. 5 stars, a must see.
Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967), dir. Kwon Hyeok-jin
Guilala, from "The X from Outer Space".
Yongary, from "Yongary"
Gologa, from "Gologa" (lost film as of 2023)
Wangmagwi from, "Space Monster Wangmagwi"
SRS Cinema’s trailer for Space Monster Wangmagwi is out. The ad copy is cringy—you’d think they found a print in someone’s attic instead of the Korean Film Archive letting them use the HD transfer they made back in 2010—but it’s pretty incredible to see clear footage from this flick at last. Still waiting on preorders for the Blu-ray (or VHS if that’s more your speed).
El primer kaiju eiga de Corea del Sur es una película monumentalmente ridícula que por eso estuvo archivada 55 años fuera de la vista del pú