Legendary Pictures' GODZILLA - !!SPOILERS!!

[greygoose]

The airport action sequence didn't need to be epic, the opening battle in Pacific Rim was great and that was short and it was effective to set up how these things do battle and how it effects the pilots. Could of done the same with Godzilla without costing to much more, they didn't need to wreck Hawaii.

They didn't even need to destroy Las Vegas (it would have only been effective if Godzilla had wrecked it and not the Muto).

 

[GodzillaSpawn]

To be fair to Pacific Rim, it was marketed exactly how it was, robots fighting monsters and it never took itself too seriously. They could have marketed it differently and potentially made a lot more money but regardless of whether it made more money it wouldn't change peoples view on it now. It's a love or hate it movie.

Good point but I expected even the acting to be better with Elba and the guy from So A.

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[GodzillaSpawn]

They had a perfect opportunity at the end if Godzilla when he wakes up and growls and everybody gets startled for him to end on a very "Gojira" note. If not that then give me his retaliation at the golden gate bridge. But neither?

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[jnmx2000]

Good point but I expected even the acting to be better with Elba and the guy from So A.

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Elba was awesome, he didn't disappoint, Hunam was ok, but I really liked his relationship with Mako, that really drew me in and made them relatable. The scientist were weird but atleast they were fun to watch and follow. I didn't get anything like that from Godzilla.

 

[jye4ever]

Great point!

Everyone clapping, proclaiming our savior.

Godzilla then starts destroying US!

End Credits!

Bam!

Btw, watching SOS, Godzilla just took out an american nuclear sub.

Why?

Because he wanted too, that's why!

 

[greygoose]

Good point but I expected even the acting to be better with Elba and the guy from So A.

Elba's a great actor and everyone's acting in Pacific Rim was either over the top or cringe worthy in some areas but it was still fun to watch. Cranston was great in Godzilla but ATJ was neither fun, cringe worthy or great, his acting was all on a one dimensional level.

 

[rjszar]

Hey guys, sorry if this was brought up already. Didn't have time to read every post in the last couple of days. Did anybody who saw this happen to notice Anguirus in the movie, or was I just seeing things? When the halo jumpers are attempting to remove the nuclear device from the MUTO nest, there is a slow panning shot of some rubble and there is a decorative head lying there somewhat buried. At first it looked like it might be a Chinese dragon head from a restaurant or something, but I swear it was Anguirus. Just paying homage to the past or maybe a glimpse of the future? Afterall, Anguirus was the in the second Godzilla movie. anybody who hasn't seen it yet, please try to pay attention to it and see what you think.

 

[Bezzerkerr]

Pacific Rim, disappointing for the studios box office profits, but in my opinion the better of the two films. If we're basing how good a film is on their box office success than by that theory Transformers 2 & 3 are two of the best movies of all time.

I agree

DREDD great movie. Bad box office

 

[Bardoon]

The movie did well to restore "respect" to the American film version of Godzilla.

Considering how it already has the largest box office opening of the summer and is probably on track to make a lot more, it's likely we will see a sequel. The movie did well in what it spiritually "set out" to do with Godzilla. And considering ALL the various interpretations of Godzilla we've seen in Japanese film (anti-hero, force of nature, villain, wraith monster of WW2 deceased Japanese pilots, etc.), there's plenty of room to turn Godzilla into a disaster beast like he should be. Just get rid of Johnson in the sequel, bring back Watanabe in a more "inclusive" role (as opposed to his wide-eyed scientist) and cast a STRONG main role actor. Considering the movie might get a bigger budget, obviously there will be many more monster scenes/battles.

 

[greygoose]

DREDD great movie. Bad box office

Agreed. Great movie!

 

[GodzillaSpawn]

We are all in agreement about Johnson hurting this film. I like him too I hate that he was so bad in it.

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[Adolfo]

I tell ya they could make a great sequel if they wanted too. Find a undiscovered island of Mutos with indigenous humans worshiping them, especially two hot twins and a really big moth. I enjoyed PR but not as much as Godzilla. I related to Cranston more than anyone else in both films. My main problem with PR was that the characters were just cold and not relatable like the Cranston guy was

 

[The Amazing Spider-Man]

yes, Iron Man 3 just had a bad guy swap and I'm not sure what you mean with Dark of the Moon, I felt I got the movie that was advertised. Godzilla is completely different from the trailers we got. We were advertised the monster of death and destruction but we got this

I thought Transformers: The Dark of The Moon advertised Shockwave as the main villian of the movie, yet he was a minor villian with hardly any screen time. Sentinel Prime and Megatron were far bigger lead villians from what I remember.

EDIT: Actually, megatron was a minor villian as well.

Shockwave


Sentinel Prime

 

[The Amazing Spider-Man]

So who is Godzillas version of Green Goblin or The Joker? King Ghidorah?

 

[Biojex]

So who is Godzillas version of Green Goblin or The Joker? King Ghidorah?

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Ghidorah or.......Hedorah.................................

 

[Niltusk]

I guess I'm behind on my monster lore... I thought Gamera was the big badass of monsters.

 

[Ultron-7]

This film was in sore need of more daylight shots imo.

 

[The Josh]

Pacific Rim, while I didn't hate it, was a let down. Godzilla was far better. Granted of have preferred more Godzilla and Cranston.

Agreed

 

[axecutioner18]

They already confirmed a sequel to happen... thats what I read somewhere.

 

[Rotfish]

Considering how it already has the largest box office opening of the summer and is probably on track to make a lot more, it's likely we will see a sequel.

We will.

https://www.deadline.com/2014/05/godzilla-2-sequel-warner-bros-legendary-gareth-edwards/

‘Godzilla’ Sequel In The Works At Warner Bros. & Legendary

EXCLUSIVE: After opening to $103M internationally — the biggest opening of 2014 so far — and grossing $93M domestic stateside this weekend, it should come as no surprise that Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.‘ are already developing a sequel to the monster hit. It was confirmed to Deadline this morning that a Godzilla sequel is underway. The beast is currently stomping across international markets to take No. 1 spots in most territories.

The picture was directed by Gareth Edwards, a young British director who grew up on Star Wars and Steven Spielberg films. Godzilla has been made into features before over its 60-year history. The first being in 1954 when the Toho character appeared to be nothing more than a man in a rubber suit, but still fascinated both Japanese and American audiences. It was also made into a film in 1998 by Dean Devlin and director Roland Emmerich but had no where near the opening of this current one. In 1998, the film which starred Matthew Broderick, opened to $44M and went onto gross $136.3M. Worldwide, it grossed $379M. This one could double that.

Edwards has talked about what he would do with a sequel, saying he would use the same kind of restraint that he did for this one. He learned well from watching Spielberg films as the monster was only talked about for the first part of this film. And, of course, there were those reaction shots that added to the suspense. Edwards was given the chance by Legendary’s Thomas Tull who put faith in him to pull this off, having previously done Monsters which only grossed $2.6M in total. Tull has played coy in the media on the subject of a sequel, waiting for Godzilla‘s monster opening to confirm sequel plans. As Dan Fellman (WBros. head of domestic distribution) pointed out, they made more in one night (probably one late night run at 7 PM) than Edwards’ movie did in its entire run. Legendary’s Jon Jashni developed this along with Brian Rogers and Mary Parent. Max Borenstein scripted from a story by David Callaham. Alex Garcia at Legendary was instrumental in the development of this film working, closely with both the director and writer.

It should be noted that there is an ongoing legal dispute over payments/credit on Godzilla winding its way through the courts with filmmakers Roy Lee, Dan Lin and Doug Davison who brought the property to Legendary.

The marketing on this film was excellent, with Legendary Pictures in-house team of Emily Castel, Barnaby Legg, Matthew Marolda and Peter Stone working closely with Warner Bros. and those folks who cut the trailer and did the key art and outdoor, namely vendors Trailer Park and Ignition. The promotional spots — really thought the Fiat one was great — were overseen by Gene Garlock who worked with all the Legendary team as well. Kudos all around.

Godzilla surprised everyone right out of the gate in late nights Thursday with a $9.3M haul and continued to rake in the bucks through the weekend. It is the highest IMAX opener so far this year with $14.1M (or 15%) of the domestic gross and IMAX screens brought in 51% of the international gross.

So everyone wants to know: Will Mothra be in the sequel?