Oh, how sweet. A monster movie with the touching moral; monsters are people too. When watching a monster movie, one should always be prepared for it to be very bad indeed. This one is no exception: the story stinks, the effects are poor (it is a 1967 movie after all) and the acting funny ("funny wierd" and "funny ha-ha")
There is one curious aspect to this movie I would like to mention. I have always found the Japanese Gappa's squeal or "roar" very annoying. Much like fingernails on a chalk-board. However, in the movie it is stated that the Gappa is sensitive to high pitched noise. They use amplified high pitched noise to drive the submerged Gappa on to land so they can blast them with missiles. If the Gappa are so susceptable to such screaches then why don't they just shut up - or at least develop a more throaty method of communication.
There is one curious aspect to this movie I would like to mention. I have always found the Japanese Gappa's squeal or "roar" very annoying. Much like fingernails on a chalk-board. However, in the movie it is stated that the Gappa is sensitive to high pitched noise. They use amplified high pitched noise to drive the submerged Gappa on to land so they can blast them with missiles. If the Gappa are so susceptable to such screaches then why don't they just shut up - or at least develop a more throaty method of communication.