this clever film be originally a japanese film . and while i assume that original film be pretty bad and it be make a good bit bad when american international film hack the film to piece and inserted american make segment to fool the audience . now unless your audience be make of total idiot and it become painfully obvious that this be do and do with little finesse or care about the final product . the bottom line be that you have a lot of clearly japanese scene and then clearly american scene where the film look quite different . plus and the american scene really be meaningless and consist of two different group of people at meeting just talk about gamera the evil fly turtle . and although this be a fire breathing and fly and destructive monster and there be practically no energy because i assume the actor be just embarrass by be in this wretched film in particular and film veteran brian donlevy and albert dekker . they both just look tired and ill at ease for be there . now a for the monster and it not quite the standard godzilla like creature . see a giant fanged turtle retract his head and limb and begin spin through the air like a missile be hilarious . on the other hand and the crappy model plane and destructible balsa building and power plant be and a usual and in this film and come a no surprise . plus an odd japanese monster movie cliché be include that will frankly annoy most non japanese audience member and and that be the adorable and precocious little boy who love the monster and believe in him . yeah and right . well and just like in godzilla versus the smog monster and several other film and you have get this annoy creep cheering on the monster and though unlike late incarnation of godzilla and gamera be not a good guy and it turn out in the end the kid be just an idiot . silly and exceptional poor special effect that could be do well by the average seven year old and bad acting and meaningless american clip and occasionally horrid voice dub make this a wretched film . oddly and while most will surely hate this film ( and that stupid kid ) and there be a small and very vocal minority that love these film and compare them to bergman and kurosawa . don not believe them this be a terrible film . fyi apparently due to his terrific stage presence and gamera be feature in several more film in the 60 as well a some recent incarnation . none of these change the central fact that he be a fire breathe fly turtle or that the movie be really and really lame .