ABSOLUTELY ****ING INCREDIBLE WOWOW Saw it on ScreenX at Cinemark too. That helped make this an even more badass effect.
FWIW I've never seen a Godzilla movie I didn't like, and I loved this one as well. Liked it a lot more than Shin. Spoiler I've gotten used to it over the years with all the godzilla movies, but with Godzilla visually moving into the modern era it's a little off putting to see the same hammy acting from the japanese actors....dial it back a little. MC was honestly the best human character I've seen in the series...the overacting was just a bit much. CGI looked amazing for the most part, save for Godzilla's completely static upper body when he's walking. I also could have used a little more destruction from Godzilla, him making 2 raids before the finale would have been nice. Him f**king up the destroyer was absolute peak
Not only is this the best Godzilla movie ever made, it's in my top 5 war dramas of all time, I'll go: 1. Tae-guki 2. Saving Private Ryan 3. Casualties of War 4. Au revoir les enfants 5. Minus One
Finally saw it this weekend. I really enjoyed it other than the ending being obviously this for a while: Spoiler
Interesting just how well this thing has done in the US, it's now outgrossed the performance in Japan. I wonder how much have the recent American Godzilla movies played into it's success. Shin Godzilla had a small niche run back in 2016, but this one has been so successful it's demanded a full wide release theatrical run. All I can say is as a guy who grew up a fan of the silly Godzilla movies and have remained a fan ever since, I've been eating good the last decade. We've been getting the best of both worlds, serious villian Godzilla movies and the silly Kaiju movies with modern production.
Just wait until the black and white version comes out next week. It will surpass IMAX and D-box experiences.
I really didn't know if it was going to live up to the hype, but it actually is the best Godzilla movie and a full tier above the others imo. I was actually invested in the characters and story, which never happened before and it was basically a war drama.
a major step down from the previous and much more interesting, shin godzilla. this one is more of the current hollywood trend for horror/creature feature movies where it's more teen soap styled romance. the director takashi yamazaki said he was influenced by hayao miyazaki's film when he made this godzilla movie. he's trying to do a remake of nausicaa which he has tried to for years. i don't think the success of this movie will help that cause. miyazaki went full old man shouting at clouds over the nationalism in his movie, the eternal zero. i don't know if it was self-referencing or the director repeating himself but some of that nationalistic streak carried over to this godzilla film.
this coming out on blu ray anytime soon? believe it was released in japan... not sure where i can catch this otherwise
Saw it a few days ago and enjoyed the story. I liked young Godzilla much better. He was faster and more focused in his destruction. In many ways, more terrifying. Older Godzilla is lumbering and indiscriminate. Think prime Ali against the largest Sumo wrestler. The youngster is a true monster, the older is like a disaster in the sense of a big earthquake or a, you know, nuke going off in a populated area. One thing that bugs me: If the fish die because of Godzilla's radiation, whey did young Godzilla cause fish to die and float to the surface in the same way? Plus, after all these movies, I still don't understand how you can track Godzilla with any certainty while he's underwater and definitively proclaim that he's headed for Tokyo or a harbor or town and will get there at a certain time. I also wonder what the size limit of Godzilla, Kong and the others might be? They've been growing over the years and if they keep it up at the current rate, a walk across Texas will soon only be a few steps. (Could Godzilla survive in a desert environment far away from any ocean?)
I love the fact that Minus One was only produced for around 10 million. Several movies recently have followed that trend and it's awesome to see them do more with less. I wish these big tentpole franchises would take note (I'm looking at you Marvel).
I watched this and Godzilla times Kong yesterday. Godzilla times Kong equals dogshit. Their first crossover wasn't good, but this was somehow worse. I went in expecting big, dumb fun. But it was just dumb (and kinda big, I guess). Almost every scene was only for the purpose of getting to the next scene, with insanely convenient things being explained away with some bullshit like, "Kong must have sensed her." What? From the other side hollow earth? He sensed her exact position? But that's just one example. I laughed out loud multiple times at this type of thing happening. Would not recommend. Godzilla Minus One, on the other hand, was completely different. I actually cared about the characters and things happened for a reason. Would recommend.
Just watched it last night. It's the best godzilla and Kong movie for me. I couldn't hear **** they were saying about the science stuff but I knew it didn't matter. The fights were good.
