Godzilla-WB/Legendary production, on DVD/Blu-ray Sept. 16, 2014

[Gakken85]

Maybe he doesn't give a frakk about the planes... because he's a giant radioactive dinosaur.

[DarrinG]

Had the family watch the trailer last night.

The 6 year old twins and 4 year old had never heard of Godzilla before, and the 11 year old and never seen a movie yet - so they were all entranced.

We watched the trailer probably 8x. Its very well done. Hope the movie proves as good as it looks so far...

[reddsun1]

So long as this one takes a moment to sh*t on [any representative incarnation of] the Devlin/Emmerich ver. of Gojira by the end of the final credits, I'll be happy.

That clip from Final Wars never gets old, for me...

Edited December 12, 2013 by reddsun1

[Mommar]

Why does it have to take a moment to crap on the old movie? It just needs to be good.

[DarrinG]

Which was the one with Mathew Broderick? If that is the one he speaks of it does not deserve a moment to even be crapped on IMO.

One of the worst movies I have ever seen - totally wasted great special effects. I had to be restrained from walking out.

If I had worked on the great effects for that movie and had to see what they did to it I would have wept like a child.

Almost as big a waste of a great idea and money as Independence Day . . .

[DuelGundam2099]

I thought Tristar Godzilla was awesome and I say that as someone who has seen all the Goji movies.

[mikeszekely]

Almost as big a waste of a great idea and money as Independence Day . . .

I liked Independence Day. Yeah, it was stupid, but it was fun, too.

[DarrinG]

Yep - just my opinion, but in generally don't like stupid -- unless its the 3 Stooges or Dumb and Dumber.

Some tool flying an F-16 up into a mother craft yelling yahooo - or Broderick and gang driving a car out of Godzillas mouth has no redeeming value for me. I do realize that many like ID4 though.

"To much is given, much is expected." They were given much budget, marketing push and great special effects - and returned, well, stupid . . .

But I am quite hopeful that this new Godzilla will avoid that and go the more serious route, a la Cloverfield . . .

Edited December 12, 2013 by DarrinG

[renegadeleader1]

I liked Independence Day. Yeah, it was stupid, but it was fun, too.

I agree, and its hard to call it a waste of money when ID4 made back over 10 times what it cost to make.

As for the American Godzilla, I know I'm in the minority but I liked it as a pure giant monster film. As a Godzilla film its utter garbage, but that blow has been softened by ToHo firmly establishing Zilla isn't the same as Godzilla. To be honest I would rather watch 98 Godzilla than some of the other Japanese ones. Godzilla All Monster's Attack(Godzilla's revenge) is sheer torture, Godzilla vs King Ghidorah is convoluted with way too many crappy references to hollywood films, and Godzilla vs Megaguirus is boring at best. Also whoever the **** designed Godzilla Jr in Godzilla vs Space Godzilla needs to be shot.

[Dangard Ace]

I agree, and its hard to call it a waste of money when ID4 made back over 10 times what it cost to make.

As for the American Godzilla, I know I'm in the minority but I liked it as a pure giant monster film. As a Godzilla film its utter garbage, but that blow has been softened by ToHo firmly establishing Zilla isn't the same as Godzilla.

^This.

[derex3592]

I'll probably wait to hear you guys review this first, I might be up for a rental on VUDU, but not in the theater. People rag on it, but I actually like Abram's Cloverfield as a giant monster movie.

[Dangard Ace]

I sure hope they don't use "shaky-cam": Hated that crap.

[DuelGundam2099]

Shakycam only works in spy movies anyway.

[DarrinG]

Did not care much for 'Shaky Cam' in Cloverfield -- but ended up really liking the movie despite that.

Seemed like a natural for a sequel - where is the Cloverfiled sequel?

Or better yet a Godzilla vs Cloverfield sequel . . .

[DuelGundam2099]

Clover was just a baby and only about 70 meters tall, this Godzilla is rumored to be twice that size.

[peter]

Went to look for the original teaser, found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lS_VQA1NkA

I can't find the original teaser anywhere, the one with the Oppenhiemer quote....damn, that was one of the most epic teasers I've ever seen and sadly, it's gone.

Edited December 17, 2013 by peter

[Jefuemon]

Went to look for the original teaser, found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lS_VQA1NkA

I can't find the original teaser anywhere, the one with the Oppenhiemer quote....damn, that was one of the most epic teasers I've ever seen and sadly, it's g

uuuummm, OK. I don't know what the original was, but what's showing now is actually the beginning of one of the "Ａｌｗａｙｓ三丁目の夕日" series movies. Godzilla had just been released, and the main boy character was having a dream. Someone spliced in the WB/Legendary logo at the beginning, and that stupid crap at the end.

[renegadeleader1]

uuuummm, OK. I don't know what the original was, but what's showing now is actually the beginning of one of the "Ａｌｗａｙｓ三丁目の夕日" series movies. Godzilla had just been released, and the main boy character was having a dream. Someone spliced in the WB/Legendary logo at the beginning, and that stupid crap at the end.

Yeah, this thing.

http://www.tohokingdom.com/kaiju/godzilla_mill6.html

[peter]

uuuummm, OK. I don't know what the original was, but what's showing now is actually the beginning of one of the "Ａｌｗａｙｓ三丁目の夕日" series movies. Godzilla had just been released, and the main boy character was having a dream. Someone spliced in the WB/Legendary logo at the beginning, and that stupid crap at the end.

Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I was trying to find the original teaser with the Oppenheimer quote, but it's gone. I've seen a couple of fans dub the Oppenhiemer quote over the new current trailer, and it's pretty cool, but didn't have the same understanded effect as the original. There was a link to it back on post #46, but it's gone.

[Mommar]

Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I was trying to find the original teaser with the Oppenheimer quote, but it's gone. I've seen a couple of fans dub the Oppenhiemer quote over the new current trailer, and it's pretty cool, but didn't have the same understanded effect as the original. There was a link to it back on post #46, but it's gone.

WB/Legendary really clamped down on that original teaser. I'm not sure it's anywhere anymore. I couldn't find it.

[Dangard Ace]

It's on my harddrive.

[peter]

Any way to share it?

[reddsun1]

To understand where you're going, one should have an appreciation for where you have come from. The review itself is well, too damn long (hell, the original movie wasn't even as long!) and it over-complicates some points where it just doesn't need to. But still gets an A for the sheer amount of detail and info on the original Gojira films.

Edited December 24, 2013 by reddsun1

[azrael]

Trailer, reportedly, will come on Valentine's day (Feb 14).

https://twitter.com/GodzillaMovies/status/430774275197267969

[Gakken85]

Thought you guys would enjoy this:

2014: Godzilla Vs Big-O! A web exclusive!! (With captions)

http://imgur.com/a/FNaLZ#0

[Dangard Ace]

[Mommar]

That's a pretty cool looking poster.

[CoryHolmes]

Everything about this movie is looking pretty cool.

[Retracting Head Ter Ter]

If that poster shows him to scale, he would be nearly 350m tall. The Transamerica Pyramid is 260m.

[renegadeleader1]

If that poster shows him to scale, he would be nearly 350m tall. The Transamerica Pyramid is 260m.

Its not to scale, its a throwback triibute to the original Japanese poster for Godzilla Returns(Godzilla 1985).

[reddsun1]

All of this inspired me to get the original (and US ver) on DVD. I always knew the R. Burr version was re-edited--but I never knew just how much so. The Japanese original is so vastly different, but a true classic of the genre. I'd say it easily earns a spot in the top 5 all-time classic sci-fi films, right up there with Forbidden Planet and The Day The Earth Stood Still.

Makes me seriously doubt this new version--with it's Americanized sentiments & viewpoint--could ever hope to fill the colossal footprints of the '54 original, no matter how fancy the CGI may be...

Edited February 22, 2014 by reddsun1

[renegadeleader1]

All of this inspired me to get the original (and US ver) on DVD. I always knew the R. Burr version was re-edited--but I never knew just how much so. The Japanese original is so vastly different, but a true classic of the genre. I'd say it easily earns a spot in the top 5 all-time classic sci-fi films, right up there with Forbidden Planet and The Day The Earth Stood Still.

Makes me seriously doubt this new version--with it's Americanized sentiments & viewpoint--could ever hope to fill the colossal footprints of the '54 original, no matter how fancy the CGI may be...

It is way to early to be commenting on "Americanized sentiments & viewpoint", but I take it you would be the type to call the film a travesty if Godzilla spoke with speech bubbles, danced, flew, and had more wrestling moves than the entire roster of WWE Smackdown, because you know that's the Japanese sentiment and viewpoint most often seen with Godzilla.

Let me tell you why I have faith in this film. The Director and script writers are big Godzilla fans, they understand the original material, and understand how classic the original film is. This is a labor of love to them which is why I think they will get it right.

[Retracting Head Ter Ter]

Me, I am just hoping that not too many minutes of this film will be devoted to the usual Hollywood tropes of old officer reminiscing with hero about his dead hero father, hero worries of his wife/girlfriend/kid, unrealistic (yes there is a radioactive dinosaur I know) car chases and peacenik greenie trying to stop the army from nuking Godzilla. Damnit I want that nuke to hit!

I want to see A-10s throw 30mm and Hellfires at it! I want to see AC-130s strafe the bugger! I want to see MLRS, ATGMs, bunker busters, howitzers and tanks and naval railguns at work! Non of that 98 Zilla crap with those pilots and soldiers missing something 100 times the size of a barn.

In short I want to see the entire Honeywell/Boeing/General Dynamics/Raytheon etc catalogues thrown at Godzilla.

[Dangard Ace]

In short I want to see the entire Honeywell/Boeing/General Dynamics/Raytheon etc catalogues thrown at Godzilla.

And laugh as Godzilla just laughs it off.

[christ]

Me, I am just hoping that not too many minutes of this film will be devoted to the usual Hollywood tropes of old officer reminiscing with hero about his dead hero father, hero worries of his wife/girlfriend/kid, unrealistic (yes there is a radioactive dinosaur I know) car chases and peacenik greenie trying to stop the army from nuking Godzilla. Damnit I want that nuke to hit!

I want to see A-10s throw 30mm and Hellfires at it! I want to see AC-130s strafe the bugger! I want to see MLRS, ATGMs, bunker busters, howitzers and tanks and naval railguns at work! Non of that 98 Zilla crap with those pilots and soldiers missing something 100 times the size of a barn.

In short I want to see the entire Honeywell/Boeing/General Dynamics/Raytheon etc catalogues thrown at Godzilla.

Goddamit- that sounds like a MOVIE!