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PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE , THE CREEPING TERROR , TROLL 2 , BIRDEMIC or THE LAST JEDI (if we are to believe some rabid fanboys ), we all have a movie we may consider ‘’The Worst of all time’’. The coveted title is incumbent to a series of factors that can define what makes a movie terrible; cheap special effects, horrendous acting, confusing script, nonsensical dialogue, etc… Considering   these ingredients as the recipe for the perfect cinematic lemon, there is no denying that Tommy Wiseau’s THE ROOM more than qualifies as a serious contender. As a matter of fact, ever since its release in 2003, the film has become a midnight screening phenomenon, where fans delight in the mind numbing dialogues and director/writer/star Wiseau’s impenetrable performance. Is THE ROOM the worst film of all time? It’s obviously a very subjective issue. I believe there are out there a plethora of movies that are more mind-numbingly crappy, but what sets Wiseau’s epic tale...

  I miss Godzilla. I miss his personality, his animal intellect, his occasional joie de vivre he would exhibit in his happier moments. I miss the convoluted plots with aliens, flying saucers, giant robots, time travelling and diminutive twins. I miss his rubber-suited energy, brought to life by Nakajima and Satsuma with much verve and vigor. I miss his stable of charismatic monstrous friends and foes, sending crowds fleeing in terror from their thunderous confrontations. Something got lost over the years, and it seemed to peak at the turn of the new millennium. The 1998 Roland Emmerich American version may not have done the radioactive beast any favours in corrupting his appearance and behaviour, pushing fans to call him Gino (Godzilla In Name Only), but one could say that Godzilla ultimately was killed for good by the puerile mess that was Ryuhei Kitamura's GODZILLA FINAL WARS in 2004. It took 12 years for the massive creature to reappear o...