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05-16-2014, 02:53 PM | #11 |
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I found myself caring enough for Ford that I didnt mind him but Serizawa was the one character in the movie I wanted to see more of. |
05-16-2014, 03:32 PM | #12 |
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Have to agree that Ford was a pretty lousy character overall. Watanabe gave a great performance so it was disappointing to see Serizawa had quite a limited role.
Happy to see that they absolutely NAILED the King himself. I loved the bulky, dominant predator look and that moment where the spines glowed and he shot the atomic breath was definitely the highlight, as was that glorious finisher. Sucked that he wasn't in it all that much but what we did get was just perfect. The Mutos were a pretty rocking design too, they looked like Gyaos on crack. Come to think of it, the whole Godzilla/Mutos thing gave me serious Gamera: Guardian of the Universe vibes. Overall I enjoyed it a lot, but I think the fact Pacific Rim is still fresh in my mind means I'm perhaps not as wowed as I could have been. Will be going to see it again next week so we'll see how it fares second time around. Quote:
Oh,as for the Mothra reference,it was in the classroom.When they show the teacher,the poster to the right. The biggest bug on there is a moth with the exact same colors as Mothra. Also in the Brody household after the nuclear event in Japan,one of the cases had a gigantic cocoon in it.
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05-16-2014, 05:40 PM | #13 |
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I absolutely loved the movie! Great action. Great effects. I really do hope we can get more if toho allows it.
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05-16-2014, 08:31 PM | #14 |
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Okay, can I just say...WOW, I am in love with this movie. I would totally pay to see it again and again, even in the more expensive luxury theater seats I used to watch it in.
And I heard that apparently Mothra was revealed to be "Queen of the MUTOs" or something like that in select asian theaters in their after credits scene. If this is true, than it would be shocking to see not only Godzilla's initial role being reversed, but Mothra's as well. Her being the bad guy and Godzilla being the good guy. It would make for an interesting Godzilla vs Mothra "remake", though. |
05-16-2014, 08:42 PM | #15 |
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The highlights of the movie for me was a few things.
One was the first confrontation between Godzilla and the MUTO. How right before they started fighting,it cut away so that all you saw was them fighting on the television. It was kind of a "Hey look,to be fair we still showed them fighting early on!" lol. Another was Godzilla's initial arrival in Hawaii. Even if they hid him,you knew shit was hitting the fan when the water went out. The tail lighting up was awesome,but the charging up sound wasn't needed. Would've had much more effect if the whole thing was silent till he let loose with the breath. And the biggest moment for me was how he killed the female MUTO. The crowd erupted with applause when he just opened her mouth and lit her up. #AtomicFrenchKiss Funny,with all the spoilers on the pages of this thread,it's starting to look like the opening credits.lol
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05-16-2014, 08:53 PM | #16 |
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Queen of the MUTOs. No, you just got trolled.
I still need more time - and at least a second viewing - to form full impressions, but I absolutely loved it this first time around. I don't know what exactly there was to dislike about Joe's character, aside from being bland as shit. His determination to somehow make it back to his family while remain true to his duties as a soldier and at least protect their lives worked for me for what he needed to do. The parallel to Godzilla's determination to end the Muto threat was forced for sure, but he sufficed. I don't mind Ford's absence due to his death at the claws of the male Muto but I am in utter agreement that he could've carried the movie in an amazing capacity instead of Joe, obviously as a very different story. A return to a heroic Godzilla is the dream I never fathomed becoming reality. And I actually loved the monster battle teases for the most part! The most glaring exception, I felt, was everything with the female Muto. I either needed to see more of her rampage west or her destruction of Vegas. The Hawaii "fight" looked like it was abrupt no matter what considering the male knew he was outmatched, and the San Francisco battle was lean but not so much that I was left wanting.
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05-16-2014, 09:35 PM | #17 |
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05-16-2014, 09:38 PM | #18 |
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My prediction was correct; in a few hours its settled at 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, I expect it'll stay hovering around there.
I wouldn't have minded the emphasis on human drama had they stuck with Joe. Ford just could not carry a film well. He was extremely bland, I couldn't find myself caring about him or his family. But the final act, that was glorious!
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05-16-2014, 10:56 PM | #19 |
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Just got done with the film.
I. Am. FLOORED. That was simply excellent. Absolutely fantastic. The perfect sense of scale was given to Godzilla and the MUTO's. I felt like they were real from the perspective we saw them from. But the inability to see them fully for most of the film, that lends to their god like prehistoric status making them seem even larger than life than they already are. Ford was just the kind of protaganist it needed for the audience to identify with. I recognize his father and mother were nothing more than plot devices to get Ford involved, but once he was it was a pleasure to watch him grapple with concepts larger than he ever could have imagined in his simple life. The fights were GLORIOUS. I've seen complaints that the lack of full on monster action somehow is a negative to the film. I wholeheartedly disagree. It's the fact that we glimpse the creatures so little, seeing only pieces of them, that creates the spectacle. It builds the tension for their eventual full on battle royal. And what a battle that was. I literally shouted in the theater when I saw Godzilla's tail and spines begin to glow. The first use of his atomic breath was magnificent. But the piece de' resistance of the film, that one moment, was him breathing fire down the females throat and cleaving it's head off. THAT was superb monster on monster action. I read the prequel graphic novel Godzilla Awakening right before my viewing as well and while they move would be aces without it's knowledge, the read greatly enhance my viewing experience. I'll be writing up a full review for the site this weekend.
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05-16-2014, 11:11 PM | #20 |
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So....
I take it that this movie was somewhat better than the '98 movie? |
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