Mazinger Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 57 minutes ago, TangledThorns said: Best Godzilla film yet. There I said it Mothra needs her own movie too! I’d love to see a Monarch prequel series focusing on the twins grandmothers and Mothra. In the historical footage at the start of the various movies, we see monarch operating as far back as the late 1940s, but even by then it was very American in orientation. I think there could be a neat story with the West found out about monsters from the East before WWII and how it would have to focus on them in my mind. Quote
Dynaman Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 As for why the negativity for this film. It can be summed up in one scene. Ever since Austin Powers (?) had the evil guy showing his evil plans via power point the idea of actually doing something like that on screen is laughable - and this film did the equivalent. Sure the human bits in most Godzilla films are filler but they were not, usually, laughable. Quote
mikeszekely Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, Dynaman said: Sure the human bits in most Godzilla films are filler but they were not, usually, laughable. I take it you've never seen Final Wars? Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 I think film could have used better lit daytime scenes like the 2014 film had. The sense of scale and danger makes it one of the best Godzilla film scenes ever IMHO Quote
Bolt Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 I thoroughly enjoyed it and my son walked out of the theater humming the action music. Lol. Man, they must’ve mentioned Skull Island like 5 times..and all the while were wondering, where is Kong while all this is going down? Quote
kajnrig Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Bolt said: Man, they must’ve mentioned Skull Island like 5 times..and all the while were wondering, where is Kong while all this is going down? Not sure if others have shared it already or not, but Quote
TehPW Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) Well, I saw the movie yesterday evening with my Kid and his posse of fellow High schoolers. It was better than I thought. Yes, the humans were not as good but I totally enjoyed the mindless blink and they are dead moments. The one-sided air battle vs Rodan, where all the pilots die one by one ID4 style was a nice touch... 8 out of 10 Halflings. Lots of things to chew over for the next film (assuming there is still interest or time left on the contract)? Edited June 18, 2019 by TehPW Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, TehPW said: Well, I saw the movie yesterday evening with my Kid and his posse of fellow High schoolers. It was better than I thought. Yes, the humans were not as good but I totally enjoyed the mindless blink and they are dead moments. The one-sided air battle vs Rodan, where all the pilots die one by one ID4 style was a nice touch... 8 out of 10 Halflings. Lots of things to chew over for the next film (assuming there is still interest or time left on the contract)? The next movie has already finished filming with Godzilla vs Kong coming next year. Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Finally got a chance to see this and I thought it was very satisfying! Much more than the last go around anyway. I know that it was not objectively a great film but I enjoyed it more than some (more highly rated) MCU films; looking at you spider-man. Haha Definitely a must see for Godzilla fans. Made me feel like I was 6 years old watching monster matinee, hooting and hollering at every punch, kick, and blast Quote
kalvasflam Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 I eventually expect the two to team up, and beat up on the king again. After all, there was a left over head from the King. I refuse to acknowledge Godzilla as the king, it's just so unseemly. Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 2 hours ago, kalvasflam said: I eventually expect the two to team up, and beat up on the king again. After all, there was a left over head from the King. I refuse to acknowledge Godzilla as the king, it's just so unseemly. Yeah well Ghidorah was never a king untill the 1991 film. Quote
tekering Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla: King of the Monsters has suddenly reappeared on Amazon.jp, at a pre-order price ¥8000 below retail. Go go go! Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 ^Great looking piece, but waaayyyy too rich for my blood. -b. Quote
anime52k8 Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 I love it, but I could never afford it. Quote
sqidd Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 I came for a monster movie that would make my feel 9yrs old for 2hrs. I wasn't disappointed. Quote
TangledThorns Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 4 hours ago, anime52k8 said: I love it, but I could never afford it. Just put it on your credit card. Quote
Tking22 Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 Got my 4K copy, such a fun film, I enjoyed the hell out of it. Can't wait for MonsterArts Rodan and Mothra to drop, Ghidorah and Godzilla are pretty great. Quote
tekering Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Tking22 said: Got my 4K copy, such a fun film, I enjoyed the hell out of it. Well, it couldn't hold a candle to Gareth Edwards' work on the first film, but there were genuine moments of awe and wonder -- despite the perpetual storms and perpetual darkness -- but it would've been so much more fun if the CGI hadn't been obscured with particle effects and smothered in color grading. The Blu-ray supplementals show off the incredible design work that went into the visuals... ...before they were rendered invisible in the finished film. If I were this guy, I'd be royally pissed. Quote
Tking22 Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 8:26 AM, tekering said: Well, it couldn't hold a candle to Gareth Edwards' work on the first film, but there were genuine moments of awe and wonder -- despite the perpetual storms and perpetual darkness -- but it would've been so much more fun if the CGI hadn't been obscured with particle effects and smothered in color grading. The Blu-ray supplementals show off the incredible design work that went into the visuals... ...before they were rendered invisible in the finished film. If I were this guy, I'd be royally pissed. His work still looked fantastic, the big G's lair was pretty badass. With HDR and everything going, the movie is a bit dark at times, I made a small adjustment to my TV settings for just this film, I bumped the backlight up just a tad, nothing degraded or washed out, and it made a lot of the darker scenes background detail pop a bit more. Quote
kalvasflam Posted September 19, 2019 Posted September 19, 2019 So hilarious, especially about the part with Godzilla can't fly.... Quote
mechaninac Posted September 21, 2019 Posted September 21, 2019 The first Godzilla movie was a far superior one, that I thoroughly enjoyed; after finishing GtKoM I was left with the biggest "meh" feeling due to its -- purely my own personal opinion -- formulaic sequel-itis mediocrity. Quote
tekering Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 I very badly wanted to love King of the Monsters, but it puts me to sleep every single time. "Mediocrity" is exactly how I'd describe it, which is a huge step down from Michael Dougherty's previous work (and Gareth Edwards' as well, of course). Mind you, if you look back at its most direct antecedent, 三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦 (Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster), it's a miracle that KotM turned out as well as it did...! Suffice it to say, there are many, many worse Godzilla films, including the ones featuring Ghidorah. Quote
mikeszekely Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (1991) is still my favorite Godzilla film. Was KotM formulaic? Sure... it followed the formula of maybe a dozen other Godzilla films. The Godzilla formula if you will. I'll give the Edwards film credit for trying something different. And it did a better job of showing the scale of the monsters. But almost every time Godzilla did something in the movie The camera cut away, leaving the movie focused on a human story that wasn't all that great (after Bryan Cranston died). Quote
tekering Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 2019 has stomped his way into my city diorama! Most expensive figure I've ever bought. Quote
sqidd Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, tekering said: X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 2019 has stomped his way into my city diorama! Most expensive figure I've ever bought. Oh boy, that's a few bucks!!! Awesome though. Edited December 16, 2019 by sqidd Quote
electric indigo Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 ZOMGodzilla! Does it come with a bucket of rubble or did you make that yourself? Quote
tekering Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 3 hours ago, electric indigo said: Does it come with a bucket of rubble or did you make that yourself? I make my own rubble, thanks. Constructive criticism is always welcome! Quote
sqidd Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, tekering said: I make my own rubble, thanks. Constructive criticism is always welcome! Fun fact: The the job satisfaction rating for demolition work is one of the highest of any job. Quote
peter Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, tekering said: I make my own rubble, thanks. Constructive criticism is always welcome! You...made that? Holy $hit, it looks like it goes on forever. How big is that set?? Quote
Mazinger Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, tekering said: I make my own rubble, thanks. Constructive criticism is always welcome! Only criticism I can offer is that I don't see the actors on set waiting for the next take. Also, when's this movie coming out? Toho needs to give you a raise to get it out faster. Quote
Mommar Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, tekering said: I make my own rubble, thanks. Constructive criticism is always welcome! Destructive criticism seems more applicable. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 3 hours ago, tekering said: I make my own rubble, thanks. Constructive criticism is always welcome! Rubble is sector 1-A isn’t rubbly enough. Quote
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