The remake of Godzilla, though, definitely stunk.
― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Friday, 3 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
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― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Saturday, 25 January 2003 21:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
Saw SHIN GODZILLA tonight and it's easily the most bonkers installment since Smog Monster. Which is an absolutely crazy statement to make since most of the movie takes place in conference rooms and hallways.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgyq6YKeIms
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 08:20 (seven years ago) link
would've been very disappointed if people described the anno godzilla movie as anything but bonkers
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 09:32 (seven years ago) link
Saw it described as Godzilla vs. House of Cards?
Smog Monster is lame.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 11:31 (seven years ago) link
Alternative description: Aaron Sorkin's Godzilla.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 02:10 (seven years ago) link
lol! trailer made it look kinda cool
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 05:20 (seven years ago) link
Saw Shin Godzilla last night. That movie is nonstop panic, and the creature is just wrong in the best way. New one is teal-and-orange bullshit that doesn't respect the classical unities.
― Uhura Mazda (lukas), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 00:42 (five years ago) link
we should poll every godzilla movie
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:17 (five years ago) link
last godzilla was good kong was very good this will be good id say
― Moussa- ppl gon die (darraghmac), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
last godzilla was good kong
― fans annoyed as emily atack screams over nick knowles' kumquat (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
Was going to give a handful of reasons to avoid "Rampage", but if you still watch it after seeing the trailer, you know what you're getting into.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
fun fact: i kind of enjoyed rampage
― fans annoyed as emily atack screams over nick knowles' kumquat (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 20:54 (five years ago) link
No doubt The Rock and Naomie Harris make it watchable, but I was grimacing at the evil CEO logic (she was only missing a coat of Dalmatians), the anthropromorphic monsters and their baseball aim, and the wingman fistbump beat at the end. Less of an inherent awfulness, and more the usual disappointment at a decently budgeted genre movie not trying to be more than bare minimum satisfying a high concept pitch. The last major Godzilla at least went large in scope, and tried to build in some logic and history. Hoping King of the Monsters does the same.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 21:22 (five years ago) link
Impressively, this seems both as stupid as the Emmerich Godzilla and some of the sillier Toho Godzillas. And yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvDD8OFQMGc
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link
last godzilla good, kong skull island great, this shall be on the list
― deemsthelarker (darraghmac), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 15:45 (five years ago) link
There’s something so pure and beautiful about monsters fucking shit up.
― Conceptualize Wyverns (latebloomer), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:58 (five years ago) link
Not going to lie, I dig that "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" arrangement in that trailer.
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 17:11 (five years ago) link
I love giant monsters but honestly kept thinking of the death toll of battling gargantuans.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
of the gargantuans or the multitudes
― deemsthelarker (darraghmac), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:20 (five years ago) link
because the former are imaginary and the latter are also imaginary
pretty sure they are both real.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link
I don't know, for most of the corny classic (and lesser) Godzilla flicks I always thought of them as basically puppet wrestling shows, with no obvious death toll. Stomping models aside, they always went to islands, or other planets, and people were mostly left to cower/narrate. Hyper-realistic scenes of modern CGI devastation I'm not sure add anything to the basic premise of giant monsters hitting each other over the heads with chairs.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:28 (five years ago) link
lol i hear ya
but they are so loud and awesome tho
― deemsthelarker (darraghmac), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:49 (five years ago) link
Just saw the new one. Perfect blend of useless human characters (for the most part) and big huge stomping around, so it wins.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 May 2019 05:21 (four years ago) link
« the basic premise of giant monsters hitting each other over the heads with chairs. »Ahah ! So is this one fun ? Pacific Rim fun ?
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 31 May 2019 06:14 (four years ago) link
Anyway:
https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/2648-godzilla-the-showa-era-films-1954-1975
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 25 July 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
Jun Fukuda, director of many of the Godzilla sequels, reflects on his life’s work (from Cult Movies Magazine, #13) pic.twitter.com/KxoxSMTvqh— Will Sloan, the 6ix Dad (@WillSloanEsq) August 11, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 12 August 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
Now *that's* how you curmudgeon.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 12 August 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
It's August and my son is going for a casual stroll as Godzilla pic.twitter.com/SZuS9GRifJ— GummyFredo™ (@GummyFredo) August 12, 2019
― j., Monday, 12 August 2019 23:10 (four years ago) link
will be destroying some lawn sprinklers
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
rewatched Ebirah aka “Godzilla vs Sea Monster”, and “Destroy All Monsters” today(pluto tv has a godzilla channel!) good timesalso attempted “son of godzilla” but bailed early bc 😑 never could get with that one
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 8 July 2023 22:50 (nine months ago) link
The Ebirah/Sea Monster one is the hidden jewel in the original run. Go Go dancing teens; fun plot. The best of these films make you think that Japan in the ‘60s was a happening place to be.
― Josefa, Saturday, 8 July 2023 23:00 (nine months ago) link
totally. and the surf guitar soundtrack rules so hard!
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 8 July 2023 23:49 (nine months ago) link
Final wars rules so hard.
― Daniel_Rf, Sunday, 9 July 2023 10:17 (nine months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlceGpbGgvE
Set between 1945 and 1947 apparently, which is a great premise but could easily go wrong. Still, I'm excited for this.
― JimD, Tuesday, 18 July 2023 10:38 (nine months ago) link
yeah excited for this
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 18 July 2023 14:40 (nine months ago) link
Finally watching these.
Destroy All Monsters is kicking my ass!
― Formica Jordan (Neanderthal), Thursday, 14 December 2023 03:17 (four months ago) link
Minus One apparently v mealy mouthed in its politics. Set during occupation but no American characters, general sense that war is bad but no guesses on why it might have happened and whether anyone might have been responsible. I'll still watch it ofc.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 14 December 2023 11:01 (four months ago) link
seems like a weird critique? I saw it and the film isn't heavily political, but it does have a clear anti-war message, which doesn't really go beyond surface level. but the film is from the perspective of two very poor survivors, one an ex-kamikaze pilot who deserts to avoid having to needlessly sacrifice themselves, and a woman he meets afterward who is raising a child. the whole film largely takes place during the very early days of occupation and their focus is basically doing what needs to be done to survive. idk if shoehorning in the extra stuff mentioning above would have fit neatly, or at the least, was necessary. could see the critique more if an American company made the film, if they were whitewashing their past, etc.
there's a brief mention of McArthur refusing to help Japan fight Godzilla though due to fears of agitating the Soviets, and that US nuclear testing is what makes Godzilla the behemoth he is
― Formica Jordan (Neanderthal), Thursday, 14 December 2023 15:08 (four months ago) link