The making of Pulgasari is more interesting then this half baked kaigu film from North Korea.
Hoping to upgrade the North Korean film industry, dictator Kim Jon-Il had the director Shin Sang-ok kidnapped of all things. Stuck in North Korea, Sang-ok was able to induce special effects artist Teruyoshi Nakano the poor man's Eiji Tsuburaya to come over to North Korea and film someone stomping around in a rubber suit while destroying models of buildings.
Pulgasari, has alternately big and cheap production values. "A cast of thousands," running around in the big battle scenes, poor acting from the leading players and Pulgasari itself the metal eating demon, a guy wearing a cheap monster suit where you can clearly see where the head attaches to the body.
Of course is goes without saying this is a Communist vs Capitalist allegory since this is a propaganda film, Pulgasari isn't even up to the standards of Godzilla vs the Smog Monster.
However, I did enjoy the trap the King's soldiers set for Pulgasari which was essentially, dig a really big hole and have him stumble into it.
95 minutes.
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