While not the most well made monster movie, Yongary delivers good story, somewhat relatable characters and some amusing jokes and one-liners. I was actually really surprised at how much I liked it, going into it thinking it was going to be another terribly cheesy movie, and I would recommend at least trying this movie once.

Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.Allegedly, there is no more Korean print of this film and what circulates today is an American television print. This means we are stuck with the American dialogue rather than the original, and the editing may be quite different. Thus, we are watching (and critiquing) a film not as it was ever intended to be seen.While much of what remains is amusing, it does tend to get boring. With Godzilla it never gets old, but with Yongary we can only see him smashing things for so long before it seems like the same old thing over and over. What other tricks do we have? None?

A massive surprise is in store for the people of Korea. When a massive earthquake shakes the central region, a monster emerges from a crack in the ground. A monster that supposedly was just a local legend: stomping, screaming, fire breathing lizard Yongary. Among those humans determined to put an end to its destructive rampage is the brilliant young scientist Ko Il-woo (Yeong-il Oh), who's just gotten married.For a shameless imitation of Japans' legendary "Gojira" series, this is actually pretty agreeable entertainment. It definitely lacks the gravitas and style of the original "Gojira", instead functioning more as simple, straightforward fun. The characters are likable, the women are just beautiful, and Yongary itself is a decent enough character. The filmmakers do give it some semblance of personality - for one thing, when it awakens from some sort of slumber, it is seen to "dance". Sure, the special effects aren't outstanding, but if you're in the mood for sequences of a man in a rubber suit stomping around and annihilating miniature sets, then the movie does deliver. It also looks fairly good in both color and widescreen.The main debit for a fair amount of viewers will be the child character, who runs around giggling to himself, causing mischief, and sometimes putting himself in harms' way. But this viewer will admit to being fairly amused by this kid.It's all pretty silly, but also impossible to truly dislike.Seven out of 10.

Nuclear testing in the Middle East awakens the earth-shaker Yongary from the depths of Korean mythology. This medium-sized kaiju is essentially Godzilla with big canines and a rhinoceros horn glued to his snout, and he is about to face the entire South Korean space program, air force, army and a willful eight-year-old. Needless to say, there really isn't much competition and Yongary makes short work of Seoul and everything along the way.The special effects are anything but. The miniatures and cinematography are actually worse than some of the worst Japanese kaiju films of the early '70s. The acting and English dubbing is actually fairly good and the plot is not incoherent, though it is ridiculous.Recommended for silent background play accompanied by your own soundtrack at a house party.