There are many undeniably great sequences in cinema. The continuous take from the beginning of Touch Of Evil, for example, or the pillow fight in Zero De Conduit, even the opening sequence of Up. These all fall short, however, in the face of a minute in the short Japanese film Kamen Rider Vs Ambassador Hell (1972) in which TEN men in rubber suits fearsome monsters suddenly appear on a snowy mountain top and introduce themselves one by one before launching into a battle with our motorcycle riding hero and his secret agent sidekick.
Despite their bravado and obvious enthusiasm for a fight, the monsters get their scaly posteriors kicked in a disappointingly brief period of time. It's a shame, as I was really rooting for them, particularly Mushroom Morgue.
Additional: what would have been the ultimate smack down if Zanjioh and his pals could actually do more than posture and shout...
They'll be back, and they won't have learned a thing.
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