GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS - Legendary Pictures' Godzilla 2

[Centurion]

 

[jinkazama]

When is this due for release in the cinema?

 

[MaulFan]

When is this due for release in the cinema?

March 22, 2019.

 

[Biojex]

March 22, 2019.

God, that's far...

 

[RIDDICK]

Not really. Time flies fast these days.

 

[MaulFan]

God, that's far...

Well if you think about it, you have the 4 most iconic monsters in this frachise all appearing in this film, 3 for the very first time, there is going to be tremendous pressure to get their designs and animation correct.

 

[Centurion]

Hoping it's worth the wait.

 

[Biojex]

Not really. Time flies fast these days.

Well if you think about it, you have the 4 most iconic monsters in this frachise all appearing in this film, 3 for the very first time, there is going to be tremendous pressure to get their designs and animation correct.

It seems farther when I keep thinking it's next year

 

[Centurion]

It seems farther when I keep thinking it's next year

Yeah, that makes it feel like an eternity. LOL!

 

[MaulFan]

Regardless of story and plot and acting, I feel the both Kong and Godzilla 2014 has been very respectful of character history and design, so I'm sure Rodan, Mothra and Ghidorah will be fitting interpretations of their previous designs.

I'm hopeful that the story will be more engaging and involve more ordinary characters that add emotion to the story. I still don't think Ford was poorly acted, just a poorly designed character to be your lead, a soldier trained to set his emotion aside to focus on the mission, you need people who don't do that and will cry and scream and tug at the audience's heart strings.

 

[GodzillaSpawn]

Whether it was writing or acting, Ford Brody was dull whenever he was onscreen. They have to learn from that.

And I still think that godzilla 2014 disappointed in the character history department. They really changed his backstory. He wasn't a man-crafted radioactive mutant. He wasn't a lesson to be learned by mankind. He wasn't vengeance or a warning. Hell, he barely ever was even ever a threat to humans.

Godzilla was a giant, intelligent animal that lived in the days before dinosaurs and ate radiation. That's it. He helped balance out the ecosystem. He would have been the same creature had atomic bombs never gone off.

It's like Wolverine without the adamantium or the animal instinct. And if they were going full 70s showa-like with Godzilla being a friend to man and not a mutated terror, fine, but don't advertise a movie with the "destroyer of world's" speech over it and imply this is anything, at all, like a modern interpretation to Gojira--which Edwards did.

They got aspects of Godzilla's character right, but it was more akin to the late Showa era. That's no tragedy if that's the intention, but don't call it an adaptation of one of the darkest classic monster movies ever made. Call it a hallmark to the fun, guardian/protector Godzilla film's.


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[xipotec]

I think most of the comments here are spot on.

I really like 2014, I find myself watching it often, especially as a background film.

Cranston gave the film the emotions punch it needed. They should have killed off Brody and let Cranston finish the film.

Other than that , I like the tone and idea. Godzilla being indifferent to humans was ok, but it felt a bit forced.

The best thing they can do, as said before, go with some regular people views and how they are terrorized by G and his effects on their town.

Be nice to see a suburb get trashed also.....and what it did to people there....cities are getting boring.


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[MaulFan]

Whether it was writing or acting, Ford Brody was dull whenever he was onscreen. They have to learn from that.

And I still think that godzilla 2014 disappointed in the character history department. They really changed his backstory. He wasn't a man-crafted radioactive mutant. He wasn't a lesson to be learned by mankind. He wasn't vengeance or a warning. Hell, he barely ever was even ever a threat to humans.

Godzilla was a giant, intelligent animal that lived in the days before dinosaurs and ate radiation. That's it. He helped balance out the ecosystem. He would have been the same creature had atomic bombs never gone off.

It's like Wolverine without the adamantium or the animal instinct. And if they were going full 70s showa-like with Godzilla being a friend to man and not a mutated terror, fine, but don't advertise a movie with the "destroyer of world's" speech over it and imply this is anything, at all, like a modern interpretation to Gojira--which Edwards did.

They got aspects of Godzilla's character right, but it was more akin to the late Showa era. That's no tragedy if that's the intention, but don't call it an adaptation of one of the darkest classic monster movies ever made. Call it a hallmark to the fun, guardian/protector Godzilla film's.


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Well first of all, 100% agree that marketing painted this to be Gojira and the actual film was more like Terror of Mechagodzilla.

I do think his origin was respected and well retained despite going with the more heroic depiction. I've read fan theories of how Godzilla was scarred or deformed by nuclear tests in Gojira, but nowhere in the exposition of the film does that come up, just like Godzilla 2014, they say he's an ancient creature no one knew of that paid the world no mind until playing with nuclear materials stirred him. Where 2014 differs from 1954 is that Godzilla is our punishment for these actions in '54 where it is the MUTOs in 2014.

While not as impactful, the MonsterVerse is carrying the thematic idea that started everything, which is that man's mettling with dangerous forces can only result in horrors, and so far, the emergence of Rodan, Mothra and Ghidorah seem like they may continue this idea that if we just left the earth alone, these monsters wouldn't come back.

 

[GodzillaSpawn]

Well first of all, 100% agree that marketing painted this to be Gojira and the actual film was more like Terror of Mechagodzilla.

I do think his origin was respected and well retained despite going with the more heroic depiction. I've read fan theories of how Godzilla was scarred or deformed by nuclear tests in Gojira, but nowhere in the exposition of the film does that come up, just like Godzilla 2014, they say he's an ancient creature no one knew of that paid the world no mind until playing with nuclear materials stirred him. Where 2014 differs from 1954 is that Godzilla is our punishment for these actions in '54 where it is the MUTOs in 2014.

While not as impactful, the MonsterVerse is carrying the thematic idea that started everything, which is that man's mettling with dangerous forces can only result in horrors, and so far, the emergence of Rodan, Mothra and Ghidorah seem like they may continue this idea that if we just left the earth alone, these monsters wouldn't come back.

I agree with every word. They do respect the monster and the legacy, that was very apparent. I appreciate that, but I was souped for an American-made dark Godzilla film. I wanted the theme of atomic horror combined with modern-day, big budget Hollywood FX. I wanted a new, twisted adaptation of Godzilla to be the vessel of the atrocities that nuclear bombs have on the face of this planet. And the marketing and directors comments led me that way--and Edwards is a big enough nerd to understand that you don't compare a remake to a classic original in tone or in spirit and come out with something on the line of ToMG, like you said.

Maybe King of the monsters might re-establish Godzilla as mankind's greatest fear, but I doubt it with the studded cast.

They can certainly do far worse than the product that came out in 2014. After all, Skull Island to me was devoid of the tragedy of the story or some of the characteristics that is King Kong and I thought it was a great monster flick.

But, I suppose my wait for a scary, big budget #gojira film continues. In that regard, I love Shin. Although the end confrontation is weak, the whole radioactive blast scene with the bombers and the chilling music is exactly what is want to see from a modern day Godzilla--vengeful, unstoppable, horrific, and a little bizarre. Like the behind-the-scenes notes suggested in creating Gojira in 1954, the monster is supposed to be covered in scars and burns. I picture him looking more like Shin than any other Godzilla before him...sonething that no other animal can compare to.

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[Biojex]

Hopefully they market this one properly so we can avoid the disappointment factor that seems to have scarred so much of the previous films audience.

Just play Blue Oyster Cults, Godzilla song over a lot of quick cuts and and witty quips. That's the ticket!

There goes Tokyo! GO GO GODZILLA!

 

[jye4ever]

While I see where MF is coming from I would have to agree with GS.

They done ****ed up with 14.

 

[MaulFan]

 

[Biojex]

Clearly just a reference shot for the actors to play against....but I'm still REALLY excited

 

[MaulFan]

Apparently they did some actual filming in Boston yesterday, had I known I'd have tried to get there.

https://northendwaterfront.com/2017/09/godzilla-filming-comes-north-ends-prado/

 

[MaulFan]

https://t.co/kkNGd4flvx

Exciting to hear a battle between Godzilla and Ghidorah will happen.