Gigantic Monsters

Monsters have captivated our imaginations for generations, way back from the ancient times. There have been many stories, tales and folklore of powerful legendary creatures that have both terrorized and helped man kind from cyclops to giant spiders. some even insist that certain monsters exist, like bigfoot, and the Lochness monster. They are probaly just species that are yet to be discovered, and once they are, they might not seem so monster like.

So, lets get back to science fiction: The science fiction monsters, not the ones from folklore, or legends, have obtained most of their popularity from movies. These movies were the most popular in the black and white, and the technicolor eras. These films were highly dependent on special effects. The early monster were created by using models and minutures, with stop-motion animation, like "King Kong" or by a person wearing a costume, like "Godzilla." Then came the wonders of CGI, and thus, a huge percent of these movies effects were created by computers.

Many of these monsters are over sized versions of ordinary creatures, or prehistoric animals. And many have some sort of distructive power, like firebreath. A number them originated from an island, or created from an accident created by man kind, and thus, we learn a lession. Once these monsters are loose, they wreak havvoc to major cities. The military usually fights them in vain. And in the middle of all this mess, there are some human main charecters who try to stay alive, and rescue their loved ones. In the end, somehow, there is peace to the world once more.

Examples of Monster movies:
King Kong
THEM!
Van Helsing
The Swamp Thing
Gameria
Godzilla