{"id":192207,"date":"2021-02-12T21:01:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/10-great-monster-movies-nothing-kong-godzilla\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T21:01:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:01:34","slug":"10-great-monster-movies-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-kong-or-godzilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/12\/10-great-monster-movies-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-kong-or-godzilla\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Great Monster Movies (That Have Nothing To Do With Kong Or Godzilla)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While\u00a0fans are preparing for the modern clashing of the Titans in\u00a0Godzilla vs. Kong\u00a0<\/em>by watching the connected films of Legendary’s MonsterVerse or the previous incarnations of the classic cinematic giant monsters, it can be easy to overlook some other great monster movies that don’t feature King Kong or Godzilla<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Over the years the monster genre has developed beyond the giant lizards and\u00a0gorillas to include wild new monsters that have gone on to launch cinematic franchises of their own, while other memorable monster movies have explored similar origins and themes as the King of Monsters or the Eighth Wonder of the World<\/a>\u00a0that monster fans will enjoy.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>The Blob<\/h2>\n
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There have been a few adaptations of\u00a0The Blob<\/em><\/a>, with the 1958 movie first introducing the legendary alien<\/a> gelatinous\u00a0monster as it arrived on a meteorite and began to invade a small town as it consumed the residents and grow more dangerous.<\/p>\n

The 1988 remake gave the monster a twist by making it a biological weapon created by the government that was accidentally unleashed on home soil and features some incredibly gruesome kills that quickly turned it into a cult favorite.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Eight Legged Freaks<\/h2>\n
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Following in the same vein of radioactive monsters like Godzilla, 2002’s\u00a0Eight Legged Freaks<\/em> is a horror-comedy that homaged classic 50s monster movies about giant animals after spiders are exposed to toxic waste and mutated into giant monsters that descend on a small Arizona town.<\/p>\n

While the film doesn’t have the same serious tone as the modern MonsterVerse, the mutated spiders are terrifying toxic monsters<\/a> that\u00a0are still sure to creep out fans of movies like\u00a0Arachnophobia<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Kingdom of the Spiders<\/em>.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Tremors<\/h2>\n
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1990’s\u00a0Tremors<\/em> took place in the town of Perfection, Nevada as the residents found themselves under attack by what was determined to be a number of giant “underground goddamn monsters” that were known as Graboids within the movie’s continuity.<\/p>\n

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The success of the movie spawned six more direct-to-video sequels (Tremors: Shrieker Island<\/em> was released in 2020) that introduced new cycles of the Graboid monster that spawned other well-named threats like Shriekers and Ass-Blasters that soon extended across the globe.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Pacific Rim<\/h2>\n
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The\u00a0kaiju<\/em> genre was given an action movie upgrade\u00a0by\u00a0visionary director Guillermo del Toro in 2013’s\u00a0Pacific Rim<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>which homaged fan-favorite anime series like\u00a0Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em> by introducing giant human-piloted mechas<\/a> known as Jaegers that were designed to battle against other-dimensional giant monsters.<\/p>\n

The epic Jaeger vs. Kaiju<\/em> battles escalated throughout the film and\u00a0introduced bigger and better monsters with each attack. The\u00a0kaiju<\/em>-filled world\u00a0was further explored in the 2018 sequel,\u00a0Pacific Rim: Uprising<\/em>.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Colossal<\/h2>\n
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Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis starred in the uniquely delightful\u00a0Colossal<\/em> in 2008, which explored a unique take on the classic\u00a0k<\/em>aiju<\/em> monster movie<\/a> that explored a woman’s struggle with alcoholism and relationships after she discovers she can control the actions of a giant monster that appears in South Korea.<\/p>\n

Colossal<\/em> is not the typical giant monster movie, which only adds to the overall charm of the black comedy from writer\/director Nacho Vigalondo that is sure to surprise viewers and make new fans due to the great performance from Hathaway.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Deep Rising<\/h2>\n
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1998’s\u00a0Deep Rising<\/em> followed a crew of mercenary thieves as they attempted to rob a cruise ship using an unwilling boat crew, though they soon discover that the passengers aboard the cruise ship have met with a grisly fate after the ship was sabotaged and left adrift.<\/p>\n

The mercenaries and crew members encounter a number of giant worm-like creatures that attack and consume their prey whole, which are eventually revealed as tentacles connected to a larger sea monster known as the Octalus.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>The Mist<\/h2>\n
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Frank Darabont directed 2007’s\u00a0The Mist\u00a0<\/em>that adapted Stephen King<\/a>‘s novella of the same name and followed a group of survivors trapped within a supermarket as strange mist filled with a variety of dangerous\u00a0hidden monsters that envelops a Maine town.<\/p>\n

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As the monsters begin to pick them off one by one, the tense supermarket survivors find themselves divided and at war with each other. The movie may keep the giant monsters largely hidden in the mist to amplify their terror, but the monsters inside the store and the gut-wrenching ending made this an unforgettable King adaptation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Trollhunter<\/h2>\n
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2014’s\u00a0Trollhunter\/Trolljegeren\u00a0<\/em>from writer\/director\u00a0Andr\u00e9 \u00d8vredal is a Norwegian mockumentary-style film\u00a0made by a documentary team as they set out to learn more about a suspected bear poacher, though they soon discover that he is actually hunting mythological trolls.<\/p>\n

As the documentary team finds themselves under attack from the trolls they begin to learn more from the troll hunter about the monsters and Norwegian cultural folklore that has made the surprising found-footage film a must-watch for monster movie fans.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Monsters<\/h2>\n
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While Gareth Edwards brought the modern version of\u00a0the King of the Monsters to the big screen in 2014’s\u00a0Godzilla<\/em>, his directorial debut explored another world besieged by giant alien lifeforms in 2010’s\u00a0Monsters<\/em>, which he not only wrote and directed but also\u00a0created the visual effects.<\/p>\n

Monsters<\/em> followed an American photojournalist as he attempted to escort his boss’s daughter out of the infected zone of Mexico at the American border as the combined countries attempted to fight off the\u00a0alien invasion<\/a> that led to a 2015 sequel\u00a0and rumored plans for a TV series.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Cloverfield<\/h2>\n
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2008’s\u00a0Cloverfield<\/em><\/a> from director Matt Reeves was another found footage film that explored a monstrous attack on New York City as captured by a home video camera documenting a going away party that soon turns into a harrowing escape from the city.<\/p>\n

The movie introduced an exciting new monster that attacked from the ocean nicknamed “Clover” that was able to terrorize the party-goers both during its battle with the armed forces and by the smaller parasitic creatures carried by the monster. The success of the film launched a loosely connected anthology series that has left fans wanting more of the monsters.<\/p>\n

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