Two young boys sneak aboard a spaceship and find themselves whisked away to the mysterious planet Terra. There, they encounter Gamera's old foe Gyaos and two female aliens with a taste for human brains. Gamera must save the children and battle the new monster Guiron, whose entire body is a deadly living weapon.
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59/100 After the last two Gamera movies proved disappointing, I was a little hesitant about returning to Gamera vs. Guiron. However, this movie, while not perfect, was a pleasant little surprise after the tedium of Gamera vs. Viras. Let's start with the stuff I don't like. The effects, as usual for these movies, look like the Taiwanese ripoff of a better movie. Along with that, the kids in these ones might just be the most annoying yet, and surrounded by unfunny comic relief characters like Officer "Cornjob" Kendo, the human element continues to be quite poor. However, this movie manages to hold its own through the childlike imagination it shows. There are multiple great scenes with the kids exploring or being chased around on the alien planet, which makes for a nice change of pace from the more Earth-centered stories you usually see. The villains are generic aliens, as was usual. Cold…