Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People

Jesus, Ishiro Honda is amazing at shooting indoor scenes that remind you that the characters are in a big city. Weird takeaway for a movie about mushroom people attacking Gilligan and the Skipper.

Completely ludicrous and enjoyable.

A lot more interesting than I was expecting. Generally creepy and good atmosphere, even if half the horror is just people breaking down in a stressful situation.

Someone likes their shrooms early in the morning.

Don't go into this expecting a typical monster movie, because there's not much of it here. The bulk of it explores the dynamic among the characters, how greed and desperation turns them against each other. There's a little hammy bit at the end where the situation is compared to modern civilized society. There's other minor thematic pieces as well but they're not delved into too deeply. The monsters are pretty creepy when you finally see them, and the set design is done really well.