“Gamera vs. Zigra” is the seventh and final entry in the original run of “Gamera” movies (excluding “Gamera: Super Monster”, which relied heavily on the use of stock footage from the earlier films). Like other kaiju (Japanese giant monster) films, “Gamera vs. Zigra” is incredibly cheesy and it does have its fun moments. However, it’s not as good as some of the other “Gamera” films.

An alien spaceship arrives on Earth with the aliens from planet Zigra aiming to conquer the world so that they can enjoy our oceans and feed on humans. While the world’s militaries are ineffective against the invaders, Gamera has set his sights on defeat them. If he is to be victorious, he will have to do battle with the giant goblin shark-like creature Zigra.

Like all the other kaiju films, the characters are all pretty forgettable. As is to be expected with this type of movie, we get treated to dialog from military men and scientists trying to figure out just how to beat the monster. I still cannot get enough of the rocket-powered turtle Gamera and I wish he was in more of the movie. Zigra is okay but he’s not one of the better designed monsters. As Zigra spends a lot of time in the water, we unfortunately have to seem some mediocre underwater fights between the monsters. I did find it funny when the Zigra spacewoman tries to blend into society by stealing some clothes because she ends up wearing a tight bikini for a while.

“Gamera vs. Zigra” is definitely not going to challenge you with any profound ideas but it will deliver some relatively satisfying monster carnage for people that really like giant monster flicks. I have preferred some of the other “Gamera” films so if you have not seen any of them, there are definitely better ones to watch before this one. One of the movie’s highlights is seeing Gamera play Zigra like a xylophone.