Godzilla (2014)

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55 years and 28 movies later, the Japanese monster Godzilla is looking to make his return to big screens everywhere.

Making his first appearance in 1954 (Gojira) Godzilla is a giant monster that lives in the sea that comes from the ocean to feed on mankind.

Legendary Pictures is looking to do another major movie with the iconic horror monster (they are in early discussions), although there are NO details at this point other than this should be a reboot.

In 1998, TriStar Pictures produced a remake set in New York City, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Matthew Broderick.

More details as they come in.

[phantomstranger]

Awesome news. Let's just hope these filmakers know what their doing and they don't screw things up like the last American Godzilla movie.

[Doc Faustus]

No interest. Bring on Godzilla vs. Deathla instead.

[roshiq]

No interest. Bring on Godzilla vs. Deathla instead.

yeah...or, Godzilla Vs Transformers!:D

[cheebacheeba]

I might be one in about a thousand it seems, but I didn't dislike the US remake...I mean it's not something I'd buy personally but the creature was pretty cool, and well, I liked it when he/she chomped a helicopter.
A bit too "jurassic park" was all I thought.

That said I don't really think it should've been part of the franchise, as it was clearly nothing like the original in terms of the creature, why it attacks, storyline etc.

I haven't seen all that many of the godzilla films, watched some with my little brother who got quite into them.
"vs mechagodzilla" was a bit of fun. There was also something set in space for part of it as I recall, something with invading aliens, and the mothra one.
So yeah haven't really followed the series.

Saw a newer one a little while ago, with the EDF characters in it, the "mutants" that were born to combat the monsters, a shitload of other big monsters (and something that looked suspiciously like the "nu-godzilla") some aliens that were taking peoples bodies over, and Jesse Ventura?
Now that, I enjoyed more'n the US remake by far, great fun.

[Doc Faustus]

Final Wars. Very fun stuff. And the thing was the US Godzilla. Toho got permission to use it and have the real Godzilla thrash the thing in seconds. Very cathartic to see.

[The Mothman]

Final Wars. Very fun stuff.
agreed that film was an absolute blast.

[phantomstranger]

Legendary and WB to Bring Back... Godzilla!
Source: Legendary Pictures
March 29, 2010


Legendary Pictures announced today they are ready to start developing a new movie based on the legendary Toho Studios monster Godzilla, having acquired the rights to the character Toho created over fifty years ago in the 1954 film, which has since become a genre classic. Legendary is producing the movie through their deal with Warner Bros. with hopes to announce a director soon to helm the movie with the intention of having it ready for a 2012 release.

Toho has kept Godzilla alive through two generations of movies, many of which were only released in Japan. The last time Godzilla arrived on these shores, it was for a 50th Anniversary re-release of the original movie. Before that, Toho released one of the Japanese films in the United States as Godzilla 2000, and in 1998, director Roland Emmerich and his partner Dean Devlin tackled a reinvention of Godzilla for Sony, a summer blockbuster that grossed $379 million worldwide despite generally tepid reviews and disfavor from the long-time fans of the character.

The official press release from Legendary includes quotes from the three key players in the deal.

Thomas Tull, Chairman and CEO of Legendary:

"Godzilla is one of the world's most powerful pop culture icons, and we at Legendary are thrilled to be able to create a modern epic based on this long-loved Toho franchise. Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop-culturally relevant for as long as it has."

Hideyuki Takai, President of Toho Co., Ltd.:

"Godzilla is a signature Japanese character which we have nurtured over the years. It is a great honor to reach an agreement with Legendary Pictures, the parent to many a blockbuster film, and we are delighted in rebooting the character together to realize its much anticipated return by fans from all over the world. We are anxious to find out where Godzilla's new stomping will take us."

Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group:

"Godzilla is emblematic of the kind of branded, event films for which Warner Bros. and our partners at Legendary are best known. We have enjoyed a great deal of success together to date and this newest opportunity represents yet another chance for us to collaborate on a property that is very clearly in their wheelhouse."

[Doc Faustus]

Lies. It will suck.

[The Krell]

I have no credibilty in regards to any discussion of Godzilla.I am an unabashed and totally biased lover of all things G! So,I will be in line for this one if it hits the theater.

[lowlife]

Pass on this one:eek::cool:

[Deimos]

55 years and 28 movies later, the Japanese monster Godzilla is looking to make his return to big screens everywhere.

Making his first appearance in 1954 (Gojira) Godzilla is a giant monster that lives in the sea that comes from the ocean to feed on mankind.

Legendary Pictures is looking to do another major movie with the iconic horror monster (they are in early discussions), although there are NO details at this point other than this should be a reboot.

In 1998, TriStar Pictures produced a remake set in New York City, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Matthew Broderick.

More details as they come in.

Great news!!! We need a total Godzilla complete boxset dammit!

[roshiq]

...We need a total Godzilla complete boxset dammit!

Ditto....:)

[friday13thfan]

I love how people are saying it sucks/will blow but havent even seen it. How can you judge a movie before filming has even begun?Give it a shot. Not like it will ruin Godzilla by any means, He is to Iconic to ruin with one movie.

[trx1]

godzilla vs SATAN

[ferretchucker]

I didn't my the US Remake of Godzilla. Like Cheebs said, it wasn't really the same thing but viewing it as a film in it's own series it's quite watchable. And to be honest, with half of the sequels Godzilla has faced it was hardly one of the worst.

Fucking Minilla...

[cheebacheeba]

Coen Brothers directing this time so that already makes it 100%
So it'll be kind've weird, semi funny, and end with like Godzilla just standing there on his way to what you thought was a plot point.

[friday13thfan]

So it'll be kind've weird, semi funny, and end with like Godzilla just standing there on his way to what you thought was a plot point.

Haha nice misquotation Cheeb.

[massacre man]

So it'll be kind've weird, semi funny, and end with like Godzilla just standing there on his way to what you thought was a plot point.

I'd pay to see "Razing Arizona"

[phantomstranger]

This just might work:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68255

[trx1]

THAT would b a AWSOME 3 foot poster for ANY big G fan

[DeadKlown]

bring on The Host 2

[Horror4ever]

Gareth Edwards, who wrote and directed indie sci-fi movie Monsters, is close to signing a deal to develop and direct Godzilla for Legendary Pictures (Inception, The Dark Knight).

Legendary picked up the rights to Toho Co.'s famous giant lizard in March 2010. It was around that time that Edwards� Monsters made its premiere at SXSW (where WME quickly signed him for representation) before moving on to the Toronto International Film Festival and a U.S. release by Magnet Releasing in October.

Since Monsters, Edwards� has won three British Independent Film Awards including nods for "best director," "best achievement in production" and "best technical achievement". It also landed him work with Timur Bekmambetov on a secret sci-fi project that he is writing as a directing vehicle.

Source: www.quietearth.us (http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2011/01/05/Monsters-director-Gareth-Edwards-will-direct-GODZILLA)


Monsters was more of a human drama in a PA setting with romantic overtone than an usual sci-fi/monster feature. Monsters in the Monsters rarely get seen in the screen but overall it was pretty well made according to the budget, but still...if G. Edwards get the project to direct then will we get the chance to see some live Godzilla actions properly in the screen this time? If he tries to give it a realistic look then the fun would be ruined I guess.

[phantomstranger]

Exclusive: Gareth Edwards Talks Godzilla Reboot!
Source: Ryan Turek, Managing Editor
February 2, 2011


Fledgling filmmaker Gareth Edwards has a behemoth task ahead of him. He's rebooting Godzilla on American shores for Legendary Pictures. For some, Edwards and Big G are a natural fit given the former's feature debut Monsters - a movie that is decidedly heavy on human drama and light on the "monsters." Still when the tentacled beasties of that film rear their heads, there's a delicious sense of spectacle that's fighting for domination with the budget Edwards had to work with.

Many are curious to see what Edwards can do with Godzilla and the money that he's allowed to play with on his sophomore effort.

"I'm a big fan," Edwards tells Shock, palpably choosing his words wisely when it comes to talking about his latest endeavor. "I guess I will say I'm highly aware - and everyone involved is incredibly aware - of everyone's opinions on what this film has to do and what it has to be. And no one will do anything but the right thing. Without addressing anything specific, everyone knows how important is to get it right."

He can't talk about the scripting process (he did reveal he's not writing the film), however, he recalls his introduction to the long-running franchise. "My earliest memories was channel 4, they showed them every Friday night. As a kid I wasn't quite sure about the dubbing, the English-dubbed versions. They threw me for a bit. I love science fiction and, well I call them B movies but they're not, but I love '60s and '70s sci-fi. But these would come on and be dubbed and it would take my kid brain to adjust to the dubbing. It took me some time to get through that."

Look for Godzilla in theaters in 2012. Monsters is on DVD and Blu-Ray this week!

[neverending]

IMO they should just leave Godzilla alone. You can make a giant monster movie on your own terms and have it be successful- Cloverfield proved that.

[roshiq]

IMO they should just leave Godzilla alone. You can make a giant monster movie on your own terms and have it be successful- Cloverfield proved that.

I think they're planning for a new franchise where they'll eventually regenerate all the classic foes of Godzilla(!) as they were having a 'dubbing problem' in all those original movies.:D

[Professor Matt]

IMO they should just leave Godzilla alone. You can make a giant monster movie on your own terms and have it be successful- Cloverfield proved that.

I also agree..
besides, Godzilla was brought back and ruined in 1998..

[spooky1138]

I hope this Godzilla looks normal and that they don't tinker with his appearance too much like they did on the last American Godzilla film.

[phantomstranger]

David Goyer to Write Godzilla Script
Source: Deadline
July 13, 2011


Deadline reports that David Goyer will write the screenplay for Legendary Pictures' Godzilla from a draft by David Callaham. Goyer has worked on Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy and the upcoming Zack Snyder-directed Superman movie.

Toho's "Godzilla" franchise boasts one of the most widely recognized film creatures worldwide, resulting in a series of books, television programs, video games and more than 25 films worldwide. Legendary Pictures intends to approach the film and its characters in the most authentic manner possible.

Gareth Edwards will direct the Warner Bros. Pictures release, to be produced by Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni.


Read more: David Goyer to Write Godzilla Script - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=79791#ixzz1S1vkbYhG

[The Villain]

Good choice for a writer i guess, not so sure we need another Godzilla remake after the last travesty but im always up for a good giant monster movie. I'd ask why doesn't Hollywood make new original giant monster movies but then i remembered that it's because no matter how good it is, people will find some way to complain about it just like they did with Cloverfield.

Might as well remake Godzilla....whatever.

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New Godzilla Movie To Be Made With A Guy In A Rubber Suit?


It's funny to think of anyone being afraid of the old Japanese Godzilla movies. Sure, the thought of a giant monster destroying a city isn't pleasant, but the low-budget rubber suits make the films look comical by modern standards.

Roland Emmerich tried to fix this by going with an entirely CGI beast in his 1998 version, but hardcore fans were unhappy with the design and the movie surrounding the monster was complete crap. Fortunately rumors now say that the next American-made Godzilla movie won't be making the same mistakes.

InfamousKidd is reporting from an unnamed inside source that the next project in the long-living franchise will feature a man in a rubber suit. As a result of Emmerich's failures, Toho Company, the studio that owns the rights to the character, is being much stricter about how the monster is being brought back to the big screen.

According to the rumor, the costume will have an animatronic head touch-ups will be done with CGI in post-production. As for the design of the creature, Hector A. Arce - an artist best known for his creature/fantasy sculpture - has been hired by Legendary to design the new look. Apparently the studio was impressed by Arce's previous Godzilla design (see an image of it HERE (http://www.infamouskidd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/godzilla-reboot.jpg)) so one can guess that the new version will look something like that.

Before you get too excited, it should be known that it may be a while before the movie actually goes into production.

The site says that Gareth Edwards, who was hired to direct the new project earlier this year, is secretly working on a project described as "robot Star Wars" and Godzilla has taken a backseat as a result.

David Goyer, best known for his work on the Christopher Nolan Batman films, was hired to pen the script in July.

[The Villain]

Im actually happy about this and am excited for it especially with David Goyer writing the script. Hopefully it will be good.

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Frank Darabont Rewriting Gareth Edwards' 'Godzilla,' But Film Hit By Producer Infighting

"The Shawshank Redemption," "The Mist" and "The Walking Dead" writer/director Frank Darabont is coming on board to do a final rewrite on the movie.

The original script, by Max Borenstein, has already seen "Iron Man 3" scribe Drew Pearce do some tweaks, but it seems that Darabont might be more involved. Last we heard, the characters were being aged up as the script went out for casting, but it remains unclear what Darabont will be tinkering with. With the logline under wraps, we'll just have to sit tight and see.

Meanwhile, it looks like conflict might be looming between producers and the production company Legendary. Apparently Dan Lin and Roy Lee, who shepherded the project, are being ousted by Legendary who are exercising the pay or play option on their contracts after they refused to take lowered fees on the gig. They would get no credit on the movie, with Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Brian Rogers getting their names on the scroll. Lin and Lee are peeved, and there are inklings this might go to court, but given Lin's longtime relationship with Warner Bros. ("Gangster Squad" is one of his projects), we'd wager the studio might try and patch things up, as they don't want to bad buzz to hit a movie that hasn't shot yet.

All that aside, everything else looks all systems go. "Godzilla" stomps into theaters on May 26, 2014.


http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/godzilla-getting-a-frank-darabont-rewrite-as-legendary-battles-roy-lee-and-dan-lin/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Production Begins on GODZILLA; Ken Watanabe Joins Cast

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced today that filming has begun in Vancouver on director Gareth Edwards’ (Monster) new Godzilla film.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Juliette Binoche lead a cast that also includes David Strathairn and Bryan Cranson. Additionally, the press release notes that Ken Watanabe has now joined the film as well.

Though plot details are firmly under wraps, we know from the film’s brief Comic-Con appearance last year that Edwards is taking a grounded, realistic approach to the classic monster. His take attempts to answer the question, “What would it be like if all of this really happened?”

Edwards is working from a screenplay by Max Borenstein, Frank Darabont, and Dave Callaham.

Godzilla opens in 3D on May 16, 2014.


Press Release & Source Article :- http://collider.com/godzilla-filming-ken-watanabe/

[The Villain]

I can't wait for this. I really hope it doesnt suck

[phantomstranger]

AWESOME!!!! Please don't suck, please don't suck,please don't suck.....

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http://henshinjustice.com/2013/10/04/godzilla-2014-teaser/

Can we say...KICK ASS!

[hammerfan]

Can you say "Another fucking remake"

[The Villain]

That looks so fucking awesome. Really can't wait for this.

[roshiq]

So far it definitely looks better than 98 version but the glimpse of the shape of Godzilla's face looks kinda same.

[neverending]

Lately I've been watching some of the Godzilla films from the 2000s and really enjoying them. Some really creative monsters foghting the big green lizard. I really view Godzilla as something that's uniquely Japanese. He started out as a serious statement on war, and as silly as some of the movies got, the Japanese sensability and outlook always made things interesting to me. I haven't enjoyed any of the American productions. They're just not the same to me. Call me old fashioned or even racist- but I want to see Japanese actors in a Godzilla movie. I'm not interested in this new film at all.

[The Villain]

So far it definitely looks better than 98 version but the glimpse of the shape of Godzilla's face looks kinda same.

I think he looks a lot better then the 98 version. I still prefer the old version though.

Lately I've been watching some of the Godzilla films from the 2000s and really enjoying them. Some really creative monsters foghting the big green lizard. I really view Godzilla as something that's uniquely Japanese. He started out as a serious statement on war, and as silly as some of the movies got, the Japanese sensability and outlook always made things interesting to me. I haven't enjoyed any of the American productions. They're just not the same to me. Call me old fashioned or even racist- but I want to see Japanese actors in a Godzilla movie. I'm not interested in this new film at all.

You know i never thought about that. It does take a lot away from what the movie is supposed to stand for. It definitely won't have the same feel and wont be nearly as good as the old ones especially the original but i'm still really interested in it and i hope it turns out well.

[phantomstranger]

Oh rapture!

[crazy_loot_fan]

I managed to see the teaser and all i'll say is coming from someone who's pretty much grown up with Godzilla my neck hairs stood to attention when i heard that roar and it showed good old Gojira in the smoke and dust, will definitely be seeing this on the big screen !!

Has anyone the other rumoured teaser which shows Godzilla's foot stomping down and a snippet of a fight with the multi limbed monster ?

[Bastion1023]

I used to watch Godzilla films quite a bit as a child. I just recently introduced my boys to Godzilla with some of the old films. After seeing the new trailer I didn't feel a lot of excitement. The one thing that I liked was hearing the roar, otherwise I was left feeling cautious. Hopefully as the new trailers roll out I will get more excited, but right now I don't care much.

[anicat]

The movie was filming a few blocks away from where I was staying in Vancouver in June, they were doing a night shoot and we could hear some small explosion-type sounds. But not much.

Kirk Jaques's martial arts school was right in the middle of the action - Kirk is an expert martial artist, personal fight trainer, stuntman & stunt/fight coordinator who works on all sorts of series that film in and around Vancouver. He was telling me that the streets were all blocked off, there was an overturned, burned out bus, and assorted debris from monster mayhem. LOL! We filmed there in the same area during the previous August, I wonder if that crew had as much trouble with the skytrain noise as we did.

If I hadn't been slammed with my own work, I would have considered trying to go hang out around the set to see if I could watch any of the scenes. :)

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Brand new official Asian trailer:

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Bite your nails and wait impatiently for the release now.

[roshiq]

looks damn good! Really waiting impatiently. ::cool::
Great news is..here's a new multiplex theater in Dhaka (http://www.blockbusterbd.com/) bringing my favorite monster to our city! Hope to catch it at first day-first show!!

[totem]

looks damn good! Really waiting impatiently. ::cool::


Seconded

[HorrorHound9]

This will be way better than the 98 version, nothing can be worse than that ::big grin::

[MichaelMyers]

The horror film of the summer? Or Purge 2. ::wink::

[roshiq]

Officially releasing here on MAY 23rd...one entire week after most of the international releases::sad:: ...but "little" satisfying thing is my brother just got me a premier show ticket for May 19th!::smile::

According to IMDB, surprised to see that Godzilla's official release date for JAPAN is JULY 25!::roll eyes::

[hammerfan]

I'm going on Saturday. Can't wait!!!!

[newb]

Already saw one "lukewarm" review.

reviews ain't gonna stop me anyway

[hammerfan]

reviews ain't gonna stop me anyway

Hell no!!!!

[ferretchucker]

Very excited for this - seeing it tomorrow evening. I think Godzilla himself looks incredible and the little snippets about the plot interest me - particularly the 1950s stuff. I like the angle they've taken on it (possible spoiler?: sounds like he isn't created by nuclear testing, that was in place to kill him. I'm glad they didn't take an easy way out)

However, I do agree somewhat with Neverending. It's certainly an appropriation. The original Godzilla really is deeply resonant with the state of Japan post-war, with the mixture of shame for their actions and the horrors they then endured. It's really quite harrowing to watch and whilst, yes, it did go down a very different route it's still very much rooted within their culture. Transposing that to America somewhat misses the mark. Still, I'll wait - perhaps they have managed to inject some socio-political commentary into it. Looking at the apparent plot, there's definitely something to be said for the irresponsibility of intentionally using one extreme power against another - lesser of two evils and such.

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First few reviews by HDC-ians can be found here (http://horror.com/forum/showpost.php?p=969646&postcount=1887) (Ferretchucker), here (http://horror.com/forum/showpost.php?p=969659&postcount=1890) ( V )and here (http://horror.com/forum/showpost.php?p=969690&postcount=1897) (hammerfan).

[Sculpt]

This seems like the right thread for Godzilla reviews...

I saw Godzilla at the IMAX theatre in 3D yesterday. Excellent and appropriate venue for the film. It cost $15! Most I've ever paid for a film, but I don't go to the theatre all that often anymore, nor the IMAX. So it's a special treat.

The film was solid, and the visuals and immersion was top notch.

It stayed true to Gojira/Godzilla orthodoxy, had a traditional Godzilla storyline, and at the same time manage to take a fresh perspective on the King of the Monsters.

I won't go into any spoilers at this point. Yes, there's some small details of the story I would "correct", but overall, it was a Godzilla movie experience. Like many modern "action" films, it lacked some character development particularly with the son/soldier, and as a result, lacked some heart. Also, it lacked a bit of the Japanese Kiaju spirit -- that is giving the kaiju's a fantasy film spirit and mythos.

Rating out of 10: 7/10

[Baron Von Marlon]

Just read the sequel is confirmed.

[MichaelMyers]

Just read the sequel is confirmed.

Would you say you looked like your sig watching part one?

[ferretchucker]

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[The Villain]

Saw this yesterday.

Once i got over my disappointment that it wasn't the movie i wanted it to be, i really enjoyed it. The monster designs were really good and the fights were awesome. I liked that the humans storyline was all about them trying to fix the mess they made and having nothing to do with defeating the MUTO's.

It wasn't without it's flaws though. Aaron Johnson's acting was terrible, the reasoning behind Godzilla's awakening and him fighting the MUTO's was a little weak IMO. Godzilla wasn't featured enough however i thought the build up to his reveal really good. The movie dragged in some parts too but all in all i really enjoyed this and am excited for the sequel.

One last thing which i'll include as a spoiler just in case

SPOILERS:
When Godzilla used the atomic breath, i got super excited like a little kid
END OF SPOILERS

[Sculpt]

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One thing that bugged me was, the story presented the theory that Godzilla was the top predator to the Muto. But they never showed Godzilla eating the Muto. Predators eat their prey.

The fact Godzilla didn't eat the prey made Godzilla honing in on, and killing the Muto, rather odd, confusing, and begging the question.

Also, the original Godzilla had no Planet-X connection. I wondered if this film would. With the Godzilla universe, I'd expect space aliens to come up eventually.

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The fact Godzilla didn't eat the prey made Godzilla honing in on, and killing the Muto, rather odd, confusing, and begging the question.

Remember the skeleton and the parasite attached to it? That shows a natural enemy sort of thing (although referring to Godzilla as an "alpha predator" is a mistake).

There's the territorial angle as well. "Stay away from my turf!"

Also, the original Godzilla had no Planet-X connection. I wondered if this film would. With the Godzilla universe, I'd expect space aliens to come up eventually.

With the sequel now greenlit, all sorts of possibilities have opened out. We might even see Jet Jaguar!

[ferretchucker]

With the sequel now greenlit, all sorts of possibilities have opened out. We might even see Jet Jaguar!


Might even be really lucky and get the song in too


Whilst realism certainly isn't an issue in the Godzilla world so I don't consider this a real flaw of the film so much slight oversight, I guess I did wonder about the predator idea - mostly that it's suggested Godzilla, the MUTOs and the creatures from that time feed on radiation emittedfrom Earth - for Godzilla it comes from deep in the Ocean etc. In this situation...why would anything need to develop a predator prey relationship?

[roshiq]

As V said, referring Godzilla as an "alpha predator" thing was mistake or just to put a reason to create "Let them fight" scenario. I think the territorial dispute would be more reasonable one or for their limited amount of 'food' source availability. But I'd like to mention, besides all of these flaws, one thing they did clever was making one of the MUTO monsters 'fly', cause without that flying MUTO, I've doubt on how much exciting the war between Godzilla & MUTO couple would look like. When Godzilla arrived at San Francisco and at the same time as the flying MUTO showed up, the jets were dropping around & thus the pilots were Parachuting to save their lives...I loved those scenes! Great build up...that eventually ended up just at the peak of the moments..MUTO attacked Godzilla & the screen goes black as some door/gate was shut right in front of our view/the camera!


With the sequel now greenlit, all sorts of possibilities have opened out. We might even see Jet Jaguar!


Found this 1 on a facebook Godzilla fan group...::big grin::

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/GodzillaTheriseofJetJaguar_zps095842c9.jpg

[Angra]

Would you say you looked like your sig watching part one?

::big grin::

I should hope not.

[Sculpt]

Remember the skeleton and the parasite attached to it? That shows a natural enemy sort of thing (although referring to Godzilla as an "alpha predator" is a mistake).

There's the territorial angle as well. "Stay away from my turf!"



With the sequel now greenlit, all sorts of possibilities have opened out. We might even see Jet Jaguar!
Oh... at the beginning, that was Godzilla bones, and the 1st Muto was a parasite that fed off a Godzilla? I didn't really get that the Muto was a parasite from that. I'm not saying it wasn't, it just went over my head. Well that makes more sense, but I think the movie should have made that more clear for the remedial audience members.

And please, no Jet Jaguar!
Might even be really lucky and get the song in too


Whilst realism certainly isn't an issue in the Godzilla world so I don't consider this a real flaw of the film so much slight oversight, I guess I did wonder about the predator idea - mostly that it's suggested Godzilla, the MUTOs and the creatures from that time feed on radiation emittedfrom Earth - for Godzilla it comes from deep in the Ocean etc. In this situation...why would anything need to develop a predator prey relationship?
Good question. I thought about that too. If they feed on radiation released in the ocean depth, why come up at all. If that was the key situation, why not say climate change has stifled radiation in the depths so they are looking for new sources, or something like that.

As V said, referring Godzilla as an "alpha predator" thing was mistake or just to put a reason to create "Let them fight" scenario. I think the territorial dispute would be more reasonable one or for their limited amount of 'food' source availability. But I'd like to mention, besides all of these flaws, one thing they did clever was making one of the MUTO monsters 'fly', cause without that flying MUTO, I've doubt on how much exciting the war between Godzilla & MUTO couple would look like. When Godzilla arrived at San Francisco and at the same time as the flying MUTO showed up, the jets were dropping around & thus the pilots were Parachuting to save their lives...I loved those scenes! Great build up...that eventually ended up just at the peak of the moments..MUTO attacked Godzilla & the screen goes black as some door/gate was shut right in front of our view/the camera!
Yes, that's true. If godzilla and Mutos are in competition for radiation sources, then after Godzilla was done killing the Muto, godzilla should have started attacking and feeding on nuclear power plants in the area. That's what I was expecting Godzilla to do. He's dead. No, he's alive. Ah, now he's going for some nuclear power plants...


Found this 1 on a facebook Godzilla fan group...::big grin::

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/GodzillaTheriseofJetJaguar_zps095842c9.jpg
Ah! LOL! that's hilarious!

[roshiq]

So...there's some Frank Darabont treatment in the movie!

"And Frank Darabont, he came in and gave a pass of the screenplay about two or three months before we started filming. A lot of his work remains in the film, but a big part of it is when the doors close on Juliette Binoche – this whole idea that there’s a gateway or a check point they have to get through, and that it would close, and you would see her die, and we’d have that very emotional moment. That was his biggest contribution. It’s the emotional peak of the film, potentially. That’s why he’s Frank Darabont." -- Gareth Edwards, the Director of GODZILLA (2014)

And even from Andy Serkis:

"We called Andy Serkis very late in the day, towards the end of post production. [Effects house] MPC did pretty much all the Godzilla effects shots in the movie, and there’s a limited time to get everything right, and hand animation is a slow process. To do back and forth reiterations… it takes at least a day or longer to animate something well. So using a real actor, and having a conversation with one, taking their performance and saying, 'Copy that, we'd like that!' was a fast way to reach a solution.
So Andy came in for the key, soulful Godzilla moments: when he fell, when he looks at Ford, things like that. So we could use the same eye movement, the same eye darts, to try and give it some soul."-- Gareth Edwards


Source: empireonline.com (http://www.empireonline.com/features/godzilla-secrets-gareth-edwards/p7)

[ChronoGrl]

This thread is KILLING me. I'm avoiding it until I see Godzilla - WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY BE TONIGHT!! ::cool::

[topfoundfootagefilms]

Yeah I didn't think the original was that bad at all. Matthew Broderick is a decent enough actor and the CGI was well up to standard. I get what people are saying about the Jurassic Park element - the ending with all the baby Godzilla's was a little pathetic but overall the film was alright. I do wish they would up some of these movies in age rating though - letting in 12 year old's to watch these types of movies removes the option to make them more 'shocking'.

Heard about the new movie ( the guy off breaking bad's in it apparently! ) but haven't seen any decent reviews on it yet!::confused::

[The Villain]

Yeah I didn't think the original was that bad at all. Matthew Broderick is a decent enough actor and the CGI was well up to standard. I get what people are saying about the Jurassic Park element - the ending with all the baby Godzilla's was a little pathetic but overall the film was alright. I do wish they would up some of these movies in age rating though - letting in 12 year old's to watch these types of movies removes the option to make them more 'shocking'.

Heard about the new movie ( the guy off breaking bad's in it apparently! ) but haven't seen any decent reviews on it yet!::confused::

Did you just refer to the 1998 Godzilla as the original?

[topfoundfootagefilms]

Did you just refer to the 1998 Godzilla as the original?

The original modern-day remake mate! The Asian category is a whole different ball game

[The Villain]

The original modern-day remake mate! The Asian category is a whole different ball game

OK that worried me for a minute. In the future you should clarify better

[roshiq]

The original modern-day remake mate! The Asian category is a whole different ball game

I wouldn't say that was "original modern day remake"; calling an 'attempted remake' would be more appropriate, IMO.

[ChronoGrl]

So. Godzilla.

For the most part, I pretty much entirely align with Ferret's well-written review, both in my disappointment and opinion of the myriad of missed opportunities here...

I'm just going to dive right into it, so - ***OBLIGATORY SPOILER WARNING***



The only humans that I remotely cared about were Bryan Cranston's Joe and Juliette Binoche's Sandra - I actually loved the beginning of the movie, thought they had good chemistry and was truly heart-broken when he essentially had to shut the door on his wife and watch her die. I totally bought into the tragedy and thought to myself, "Wow, finally an action movie where I feel feelings..."

But I was wrong.

Joe is really the only compelling character in this movie, which made his death all the more upsetting to me (I knew he wasn't going to last long, though, so I was at least slightly prepared) - I really loved the disgraced scientist who was crazy and obsessive and desperately trying to uncover the "conspiracy" - In fact, why wasn't THAT the core human element of the movie? I thought the rest of the Brody clan to be cookie-cutter, boring, and poorly-written, and it turns out that Aaron Taylor-Johnson, on top of all that, is just not that great an actor at all. I LOVED the scenes where Joe and son were in the quarantine zone; so very creepy and full of promise... I also like Ferret's idea of Ford being the one who dies so that the story centers around Joe seeking some kind of revenge - That would have been a fantastic foil for what (I believe) Dr. Ishiro Serizawa was supposed to stand for (nature, balance, etc.) -

I only say "I believe" there because Ken Watanabe was so incredibly wasted. Serizawa was desperately under-written and, quite frankly, a bit of an idiot... I mean, WHAT, you've been studying this thing for YEARS but it takes a CRAZY GUY ten minutes to get you to realize that it's echolocation? SERIOUSLY?! That's super-lazy writing. So is Serizawa asking the lame Ford to stick around BECAUSE HE MUST KNOW SOMETHING - HE'S THE SON OF THAT SMRT SCIENTIST GUY.

*facepalm*

Ford's whole path is filled with too many coincidences and that just drove me crazy - The Monster just HAPPENED to be where his wife and son are... He just HAPPENS to be a bomb-disarmer who just HAPPENED to survive... Ugh. Again, lazy writing.

And I really just didn't care about his wife and kid. I really didn't. Giant Monsters are seriously decimating America and I'm supposed to care if this snot-nosed brat and waif survive? Really??

That was another thing - It was confusing to me how we're supposed to feel about all of the INSANE AMOUNTS OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION happening because they seem to be treated as though we're trampling through a paper doll's house... But I digress...

Enough about complaining about the HUMANS - One might argue that IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT THE HUMANS... Ok, then, let's talk about Godzilla...

Godzilla.

Uhm - Well, he looked pretty cool and I loved scale and especially the scenes of him swimming... But unfortunately we don't get a whole lot of that. What we DO get a lot of, however, are the MUTOS... Also, I thought that they looked pretty cool, they were interesting, and I suppose were pretty threatening, but here's my problem...

We really see a LOT of the MUTOs. Ferret brings up that it plays more like a MUTO movie featuring Godzilla and not the other way around, and I couldn't agree with him more... We see a lot of the bugs... We see them emerge from the ground... We see them destroy stuff... We see them fall in love! We see them follow their biological imperative and "mate" (I put this in quotation because it's not clear to me if they have sexy time to create the egg sack or if he just pollinates it like a fish... I probably spent waaaay too much time thinking about that after the movie)... As a matter of fact, we see so much of the MUTOs THAT I ACTUALLY FELT BAD WHEN THE EGG SACKS WERE DESTROYED.

Seriously.

Mamma MUTO was heart-broken when her baby eggs are torched and I was too - Outside of Joe and Sandra, the MUTO relationship is really the only interesting familial relationship in the movie... If this movie is about New World Order, then it's the MUTOs that are just following their biological imperative in order to breed and survive... I mean, they don't MEAN to go and destroy cities! They're animals! They just want to eat radiation - In fact, you don't really see them chomping on humans; just metal - Which leads me to believe that we are not prey to these creatures, just incidental casualties.

Ferret made the appropriate connection that Ford was told to "Save the family at all costs," well, that's what these MUTOs are trying to do too.

Yes, I was oddly invested in the MUTOs. Heck - I didn't see them as Monsters - It's not like in Aliens when you CHEER for Ripley to torch the queen's eggs - I felt BAD when the MUTO eggs were torched.

And perhaps Ford should have paused too.

Which brings us back to Godzilla I suppose... Unfortunately he's really just a bit part in his own movie... Between the MUTOs and the Brady family, Godzilla gets so little screen time that mourning at his supposed death didn't feel very earned; it felt false and bizarre... And when he woke up, I didn't feel relief either; I felt very conflicted because even though I am interested in the concept of Godzilla being Earth's protector, I wanted there to be SOME kind of horrifying monster... The MUTOs weren't horrifying because they're not like a Xenomorph that explicitly targets people... They're just two big clumsy bugs trying to settle down and make a family (daaaaw)... And Godzilla, well, early on it was made clear that he was going to be taking on his protector role instead of destroyer role, so where's the explicit threat there? Sure, there was lots of damage, but it's just portrayed as unimportant and collateral. The only time where I thought that post-"monster" damage was impactful was when we were in the quarantine zone.

Eh - I'm been typing about this enough I think. Ultimately, I was confused and disappointed. There should have been more Brian Cranston and more Godzilla. Trash the story of the younger Brodys and family. Make Serizawa a foil to Brian Cranston and make the Monsters really be monsters.

HUGE disappointment.

2.5/5

[The Villain]

Wow great points Chrono. Really well thought out and interesting. I pretty much agree with all of it. I enjoyed it, i really did. I just wished it had been better because it really had the potential.

[roshiq]

Which brings us back to Godzilla I suppose... Unfortunately he's really just a bit part in his own movie... Between the MUTOs and the Brady family, Godzilla gets so little screen time that mourning at his supposed death didn't feel very earned; it felt false and bizarre... And when he woke up, I didn't feel relief either; I felt very conflicted because even though I am interested in the concept of Godzilla being Earth's protector, I wanted there to be SOME kind of horrifying monster... The MUTOs weren't horrifying because they're not like a Xenomorph that explicitly targets people... They're just two big clumsy bugs trying to settle down and make a family (daaaaw)... And Godzilla, well, early on it was made clear that he was going to be taking on his protector role instead of destroyer role, so where's the explicit threat there? Sure, there was lots of damage, but it's just portrayed as unimportant and collateral. The only time where I thought that post-"monster" damage was impactful was when we were in the quarantine zone.

2.5/5

Great review, Chrono! Agree with you but like Villain, I still couldn't left the theater with only disappointment. I guess, for fans like us even that limited amount of Godzilla showoffs resulted bit of satisfaction also.

Anyway, certainly you've made plenty of very reasonable points like FC did but I'd like to share some views about THE THREAT. I understand & agree with your views & sympathies about the MUTOs (you can open a facebook page: 'SAVE THE MUTOS' :D) and about their "horrifying appeal" but I think any giant & destructive monsters should certainly be consider as a threat for us (whatever their intentions are). We just can't let any man-eating (though MUTOs are not, just saying), giant or destructive animal/monster to move around & breed freely in any human establishment; can we? Whatever their intentions are, that may stimulates huge public panic & chaos as well as deaths & destruction at any point of time. But if their premise for nesting, feeding & fight for survival was different...let's say, in a remote island or jungle, abandoned or untouched by human civilization (i.e. Skull Island) then that would be totally different.
2014 Godzilla is kind of a homage to those Japanese sequels where Godzilla played the good guy role & intentionally or not, fought alongside humanity against common threats but yeah...I'd definitely more like to see an unpredictable, badass Godzilla like in the very first & original film. And the thing that often bugged me is why in any of the Godzilla sequels as well as in this American revive they didn't go with his "metaphor for nuclear weapons" concept, I think that would give more perspective & much more darker & interesting angles into a movie(s) which would also generate a great human story easily. Not in a great length may be but I'd love to see more closely destroyed cities & devastated human lives fighting for survival after Godzilla or any other monster's rampage. And last but not the least, when there are monsters who feeds on radiation then it'd be better to see some radiation poisoning things in an aftermath scenario more or less like the way the original depicted...and this all, as a whole could offer a great deal of threatening scenarios which even could lead into an apocalyptic warfare premise for any later sequel.

[Sculpt]

Mamma MUTO was heart-broken when her baby eggs are torched and I was too - Outside of Joe and Sandra, the MUTO relationship is really the only interesting familial relationship in the movie...

That's the HDC quote of the year so far. Well said, I felt the same way. That pretty much sums up the negative on Godzilla 2014.

I agree Cranston should have been the star throughout the film. It's fine enough that we follow his son into the military actions, but keep his wife and son the minor part it was. Let Cranston and Watanabe take center stage.

[ChronoGrl]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/Chronogrl/mutos_zpscb2b3996.jpg

[Argestis]

I like the background explanation for the origin of the monsters. Gives a sort of sense of wonder, although less of the horror as in the original Gojira.

[Doc Faustus]

I would liked this movie better if Aaron Taylor Johnson were not a vacant, lifeless puppet and if the trailer had actually informed the viewer what it was going to be about. This looked like a reimagining of Gojira but ended up as a movie about Godzilla the savior. Ken Watanabe was so damn good and so was Bryan Cranston. I wish Hollywood didn't do the shallow thing and assume that even in a movie with a giant goddamn firebreathing dinosaur we still need sexy young people to pay attention to. The point of this film is that Godzilla is better than people so maybe the filmmakers should have prioritized the narrative accordingly.

[emmacook]

its a good movie to watch,,,,,some times scene seems like to be real..

[Baron Von Marlon]

Saw it today.
I think I agree with all of your reviews and remarks.
Here are some of my additions:

+There was a wink to Mothra. When they enter the old house for the first time there's a dirty (broken?) terrarium with a label that says 'something mothra something'. The somethings are faded words. My guess it was the full scientific name.

-The MUTOs come from spores found in the remains of a godzilla.
This would mean a MUTO lays spores/eggs in its pray.
Since it was a godzilla I guess it was dead before the spores/eggs were layed. So why would it put them there? Is the carcass radioactive?
And if a species uses spores to reproduce how come it also lays eggs?
Or were the spores grown eggs?

-The train/bridge scene:
The train was carrying the nuke to lure all creatures back to the ocean.
The bomb later used for the nest.
But the female MUTO destroying the train didn't seem to care for it at that time. Weird mating ritual perhaps?
She also seemed loaded with shiny eggs before she even met the male.
And they don't really imply they mate. The female just receives the bomb and starts nesting.
If they need radiation for nesting, why don't just pick a power plant?
Again, maybe part of the mating ritual.

-Back to the nuke. You can see the flash from the explosion.
Wasn't the city in the blast radius? Or at least within radiation/fall out radius?

-And speaking of radiation. I suggested earlier the dead creatures might be radioactive. Wouldn't that mean the dead MUTOs are too?

[_____V_____]

+There was a wink to Mothra. When they enter the old house for the first time there's a dirty (broken?) terrarium with a label that says 'something mothra something'. The somethings are faded words. My guess it was the full scientific name.

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A code, then "Moth" written on a paper, stuck over the original word on the glass which ended in "RA". A moth gestating in the pupal stage can be seen inside the glass cage as well.

Just a wink to the classic monster.

-The MUTOs come from spores found in the remains of a godzilla.
This would mean a MUTO lays spores/eggs in its pray.
Since it was a godzilla I guess it was dead before the spores/eggs were layed. So why would it put them there? Is the carcass radioactive?
And if a species uses spores to reproduce how come it also lays eggs?
Or were the spores grown eggs?

Female Scientist: Is it him?
Ken Watanabe: No.

Eggs laid dormant because of lesser radiation on/around earth's surface. Male MUTO in it's caterpillar state dragged itself to the Janjira plant and fed on it through it's pupal stage, before hatching.

Original, long-dead MUTO might have been asexual. Would explain the eggs.


-The train/bridge scene:
The train was carrying the nuke to lure all creatures back to the ocean.
The bomb later used for the nest.
But the female MUTO destroying the train didn't seem to care for it at that time. Weird mating ritual perhaps?
She also seemed loaded with shiny eggs before she even met the male.
And they don't really imply they mate. The female just receives the bomb and starts nesting.
If they need radiation for nesting, why don't just pick a power plant?
Again, maybe part of the mating ritual.

Nest of eggs were destroyed by Ford Brody, using fuel from downed oil tanker trucks.

Female MUTO attacked train and took bomb, which was later fused with the giant egg nest to let the eggs feed on it's radiation.

Eggs were shining after Male MUTO met Female MUTO, and Male MUTO "gifted" a nuke to the Female MUTO upon first meeting.

Asexual reproduction, since both MUTOs fed on radiation.

Janjira nuclear plant was exhausted. Hence the target was the California bay.

-Back to the nuke. You can see the flash from the explosion.
Wasn't the city in the blast radius? Or at least within radiation/fall out radius?

Ford started the ship on AUTO and it sped beyond the San Francisco broken bridge into open ocean. He fell down exhausted, watching Godzilla fall over the city in the distance. Nuke showed timing of 5 minutes and 40-something seconds. Couple minutes later, he was airlifted by a passing chopper, and the nuke exploded when he was in the chopper, flying away. Safe to assume it was beyond any harmful radius of the city/navy ships.

-And speaking of radiation. I suggested earlier the dead creatures might be radioactive. Wouldn't that mean the dead MUTOs are too?

Feeding on radiation doesn't mean necessarily they might be.

[Baron Von Marlon]

Female MUTO attacked train and took bomb, which was later fused with the giant egg nest to let the eggs feed on it's radiation.

Eggs were shining after Male MUTO met Female MUTO, and Male MUTO "gifted" a nuke to the Female MUTO upon first meeting.

Asexual reproduction, since both MUTOs fed on radiation.

Janjira nuclear plant was exhausted. Hence the target was the California bay.

I'm not sure.

Female MUTO attacked train and ate a bomb because it's food for them.
While she passed the bridge, you could see the eggs glowing already.
That was before she met the male MUTO.

The nuke survived. It later on stolen by the male who than gave it to the female. Then she used it to build the nest around it.

The Janjira nuclear plant was exhausted, yes.
But I think it would seem more logic the female would look for another nuclear plant as a nesting ground.

Thanks for clearing everything else up. Wasn't quite sure.

[_____V_____]

I'm not sure.

Female MUTO attacked train and ate a bomb because it's food for them.
While she passed the bridge, you could see the eggs glowing already.
That was before she met the male MUTO.

The nuke survived. It later on stolen by the male who than gave it to the female. Then she used it to build the nest around it.

The Janjira nuclear plant was exhausted, yes.
But I think it would seem more logic the female would look for another nuclear plant as a nesting ground.

The train (night sequence) was to deliver the nuke to a location where all 3 monsters were converging. The Female MUTO attacked the train and ate a bomb, because her eggs were glowing and were ready to be removed from her body (like in fishes), and she needed radiation replenishment. Unfortunately, the bomb wasn't enough, as we find out later. (the sheer number of eggs needed much more)

The nuke survived the train accident, and was airlifted back to a boat in the next morning.

The Male MUTO then picks up the same nuke from the boat (during the composite attack) and "gifts" it to the Female MUTO during their first meeting. Until then, the egg-sac of the Female MUTO is glowing faintly, but as soon as she takes the nuke near it, it glows brighter.

The same nuke is seen hanging below the huge eggs nest in the center, powering the eggs all around the soldiers, which is then removed by them and taken to the ship for the final climax.

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The Female MUTO had chosen to meet the Male MUTO first due to the mating call - in San Francisco Bay. It was because she came from the second egg which had been transported to the Nuclear Waste Repository, inside the Yucca Mountains. She was walking all the way (through Vegas), while Male MUTO flew all the way from Janjira to the same destination.

Maybe after they had met and the eggs were safe, she would have looked for the nearest nuclear plant. Till then she were feeding on bombs and nukes, which was sustaining her.

[Baron Von Marlon]

Seem we're on the same page.
I always fun to have adult conversation about things like this.

Cheers!

[Baron Von Marlon]

Mothra, Rodan and Ghidorah will rear their several heads in the sequel.

http://www.mtv.com/news/1880162/godzilla-2-confirmed-mothra-rodan-ghidorah/

Don't know if it's been posted before but I just read this.