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A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

For me, most of the Gamera sequels are so cheesy and childish, they make even the most kid-oriented Godzilla films look like masterpieces. However, this first sequel of the '90s Gamera series puts all the earlier campfest movies to shame. This film, about a strange meteor unleashing hundreds of insect-like Legion creatures upon landing in Japan and threatening its citizens, is a thrilling, dark, serious and edge-of-your-seat tour-de-force.The appearances of the Legion alien creatures creeping up on citizens and attacking buildings everywhere remind you of a hair-raising horror movie - moments that frighten but entertain you at the same time. There is suspense built-up as the human characters investigate the meteor and the mysterious events surrounding the alien force, and there is action in abundance as the Legion creatures finally meet Gamera in a show-down at the heart of the city. The action involving the Japanese armed forces is also an exciting element of the movie.Steven Seagal's daughter, Ayako Fujitani, returns as Asagi, the girl with a supernatural link to Gamera's powers. She gave a hearty performance, blending in drama and mystery to the cast, which I thought also gave a pretty good acting performance overall. In addition, the plot was fast-paced and the special effects were great.Overall, this is the best of the sequels in any of the Gamera series.Grade B+

"Why stop with the success of the first film Gamera: Guardian of the Universe?," Toho thought. Gamera returns to save the earth once again, but this time he will not fight alone.Following a mysterious meteor shower, strange incidents have started to occur. It soon becomes apparent that the meteors brought something: swarming, insectoid alien creatures appropriately named Legion. Led by a gigantic and powerful queen Legion and growing massive plants in major cities, even Gamera cannot stop these monstrous creatures all by himself. Humanity must lend a helping hand to the Guardian of the Universe to put an end to the attack of the Legion.This is all pretty cool. The story is great, English dubbing doesn't get exaggerated, music is spectacular, and the effects and action scenes are a true delight. I love how over time, the human characters explore more and more of the biology of the Legion like how they communicate with each other via electromagnetic waves. It's really awesome seeing the military actually help Gamera take on the Legion, especially the Legion Queen.My only real gripe is how they rendered Gamera's fire breath fairly useless against the Legion Queen and later Iris in the third film. Come on, can't he hit them both directly at least once? What's the point of giving Gamera a fire breath if he's only gonna kill the Gyaos and a giant plant with it? Anyway, my final verdict is that this is still an awesome monster movie, very realistic and taken pretty seriously. A worthy entry to the Gamera franchise. Check it out.

Sooner than I expected, GAMERA Trilogy COMPLETE! I bought a box set containing all three films so now I have a double of "Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys", but I'm sure f.y.e. will take it, getting a buck or two in return. Both films are fantastic, Kaneko really proving himself here. His work just puts other monster films, like the Mothra trilogy and albeit a few of the Millennium Godzilla films, to shame. "Gamera 2: Advent of Legion" is my favorite of the two-new be's, the third still just on a whole nother level.The stunning sequel, "Gamera 2: Advent of Legion" is one hell of a ride. Gamera looks even better than last time, especially when the giant turtle flys. The fold out 'wings' looked great. And the action is superb. The battle at the helicopter runway is one of my favorites, full of the bloody action we all love so much. The special effects soar in this film, already taking advantage of CGI from time to time, nice. The story is nice and dark, but chuck full of new characters to replace the old ones. Asagi returns thankfully, but in a much smaller role than before. Her connection with Gamera also takes a backseat till the climax. Still, I like the new actors and plus, Mr. Osako returns!! Funny guy, seriously. Too bad it's only briefly as a cameo of sorts. In this installment we meet the Legion, an extraterrestrial monster who most reviewers say mimics a "Gamera Destroyah." Maybe a little with the overwhelming size, lack of mobility and human-killing soldier forms; all traits Destroyah had only last year. To me, the only real problem is all this yammering about the Legion's behavior using all these big words in run-on sentences that really will demand your attention. Luckily, I'm a critic who hears every word and plot hole. No plot holes this time, just a lot of sudo science. A lot. But it's a Japanese monster movie, duh, the thing we all know and love. Still, Legion is a fantastic new monster with an incredible design. All the fancy attacks also add to her badassness. I love how her horn and head split, unleashing an incredible ray beam. The Legion Flowers add a scary and interesting plot point with and their emergence scenes are dope! As the Legion soldiers simply are creepy and bad-ass. Unlike the Destroyah soldiers, some real money is spent on them in creating realistic movements, well done Kaneko. The score is just spectacular and add a sense of wonder to this film. It's just perfect! In the end, a great film I'll cherish and be rewinding for a while.

People have overpraised this flick. This is NOT the best kaiju flick ever. It certainly isn't better than GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS or GODZILLA vs THE THING. Nor is it better than RODAN, WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS or FRANKENSTIEN CONQUERS THE WORLD. As a matter of fact, it isn't even better than GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE. This film lacks any chaarcerization, no characters to care about and yet it gives us 70 percent screen time devoted to these lack luster humans. Legion itself is given a blah origin, and the scenes showing usa how they discover the origin have been done before. There is nothing original about the film, save for perhaps some of the best special effects shots I've seen in a kaiju flick. It puts even the latest CGI hollywood fests to shame, yet this film mirrors a Hollywood special effects fest in its celebratiopn of effects but no depth or soul. To me, the overrating of this movie is the result of the backlash many Godzilla fans are giving the heisei Godzilla series (rightfully so) for being lackluster in execution and full of many plotholes. The plot of LEGION is consistent but boring and the action scenes are too far and few. GAMERA 3 is better than 2.