Yonggary (용가리 – Yonggari, released in the U.S. as Reptilian) is a 1999 South Korean Kaiju film. It is a modern-day remake of the kaiju film Yonggary. The film was released in Korea in 1999 as Yonggary but released in the United States under the new title Reptilian in 2001. Though the film is a remake, it does not follow the original in any way.
Inspired by the success of the Heisei era Godzilla and Gamera films in Japan, and Roland Emmerich's God...
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Yonggary (용가리 – Yonggari, released in the U.S. as Reptilian) is a 1999 South Korean Kaiju film. It is a modern-day remake of the kaiju film Yonggary. The film was released in Korea in 1999 as Yonggary but released in the United States under the new title Reptilian in 2001. Though the film is a remake, it does not follow the original in any way.
Inspired by the success of the Heisei era Godzilla and Gamera films in Japan, and Roland Emmerich's Godzilla remake, director Shim Hyung-rae envisioned his own monster film. Titled Yonggari in South Korea, internationally Yonggary, and in the US Reptilian. A remake in name only of Yongary (1967), Shim's film uses conventional computer-generated imagery effects, and an American cast to appeal to international markets.
An archaeological party explore some caverns underground. Dr. Campbell and Dr. Hughes are the two leaders of the archaeological expedition, and get separated. While Dr. Hughes finds an alien corpse with a fossilized diamond, Dr....
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