Legendary Pictures' GODZILLA - !!SPOILERS!!

[jrice73]

Cranston's line, "it's going to send us back to the stone age" makes me feel like this film will be the first Godzilla film to really make you ****ing terrified of the kaiju. That's impressive right there.

 

[RIDDICK]

makes me feel like this film will be the first Godzilla film to really make you ****ing terrified of the kaiju.

Original Godzilla was the first.

 

[MaulFan]

Cranston's line, "it's going to send us back to the stone age" makes me feel like this film will be the first Godzilla film to really make you ****ing terrified of the kaiju. That's impressive right there.

Original Godzilla was the first.

Yeah, even though Gojira didn't quite have as deep a dialogue, the people of Tokyo watched Godzilla burn down their city as an electric fence, tanks and fighter planes could do absolutely nothing to stop him. It's a sign of times, cities being destroyed are more common and less impactful these days where in '54 it was scary just to think of a city burning to the ground, now you have to feel like there's no where in the world to run to.

 

[Kuzeh]

The Empire cover is pretty epic!! I hope to see a poster of it w/o text!!

 

[ironwez20]

This is why godzilla is king. I cant even fathom if this happened in real life. Hearing that roar and cranstons dialogue sends chills down your spine. Cant wait for tomorrow.

 

[MaulFan]

The Empire cover is pretty epic!! I hope to see a poster of it w/o text!!

Wouldn't surprise me if that image ended up a fold out poster in the magazine.

This is why godzilla is king. I cant even fathom if this happened in real life. Hearing that roar and cranstons dialogue sends chills down your spine. Cant wait for tomorrow.

I love the seriousness this movie is being taken with. It got me thinking about Godzilla 98, no one was afraid of him whatsoever. Even at some of his campiest points, Toho Godzilla could destroy cities and was something to be feared and respected, but Gino was treated like a pest and the only remote threat was the idea of a growing population, not even that one alone was capable of devastation.

 

[jye4ever]

G98 was too busy with their Siskel and Ebert mayor/assistant mayor cuteness.

 

[jrice73]

Yeah, even though Gojira didn't quite have as deep a dialogue, the people of Tokyo watched Godzilla burn down their city as an electric fence, tanks and fighter planes could do absolutely nothing to stop him. It's a sign of times, cities being destroyed are more common and less impactful these days where in '54 it was scary just to think of a city burning to the ground, now you have to feel like there's no where in the world to run to.

Agreed but that's my point. Gojira 1954 had absolutely no lines like that at all and that's what makes this line of dialogue coupled with what we've seen all that more ominous. That line is chilling and Cranston's delivery is so emotionally resonant it just goes beyond what even I think of the original Godzilla. Cranston's character is absolutely terrified at the moment and that really just takes everything up so many notches and I don't think we've ever seen that in any of these films.

 

[Rotfish]

You can also now hear his roar.

https://soundcloud.com/godzillamovie/roar

So he's a chainsaw now?

 

[jye4ever]

Agreed but that's my point. Gojira 1954 had absolutely no lines like that at all and that's what makes this line of dialogue coupled with what we've seen all that more ominous. That line is chilling and Cranston's delivery is so emotionally resonant it just goes beyond what even I think of the original Godzilla. Cranston's character is absolutely terrified at the moment and that really just takes everything up so many notches and I don't think we've ever seen that in any of these films.

I agree, no offense to Godzilla hardcore fans but this released dialogue is more intense and emotional than all Godzillas combined for over 40 years.

You mention Godzilla to most and they laugh.

 

[ironwez20]

Wouldn't surprise me if that image ended up a fold out poster in the magazine.



I love the seriousness this movie is being taken with. It got me thinking about Godzilla 98, no one was afraid of him whatsoever. Even at some of his campiest points, Toho Godzilla could destroy cities and was something to be feared and respected, but Gino was treated like a pest and the only remote threat was the idea of a growing population, not even that one alone was capable of devastation.

Not to mention he ran from the military and died by the military. Somthing that never happens and if he does die it would be from the first movie and G vs destroyah.

 

[jrice73]

I agree, no offense to Godzilla hardcore fans but this released dialogue is more intense and emotional than all Godzillas combined for over 40 years.

You mention Godzilla to most and they laugh.

That's exactly my point. Cranston kills it in those brief moments. His dialogue makes you feel like Godzilla and whatever else is coming is going to kill us all and the whole damn world is coming to an end. That's never, ever been done in a Godzilla movie, even the original Gojira. It's like the stakes have never, ever been this high. There's more terror in that 20 some odd seconds of dialogue then there is in nearly all of the Godzilla films including GINO.

 

[GodzillaSpawn]

That's exactly my point. Cranston kills it in those brief moments. His dialogue makes you feel like Godzilla and whatever else is coming is going to kill us all and the whole damn world is coming to an end. That's never, ever been done in a Godzilla movie, even the original Gojira. It's like the stakes have never, ever been this high. There's more terror in that 20 some odd seconds of dialogue then there is in nearly all of the Godzilla films including GINO.

I don't know if agree. The Cranston bit screams and shades of Burr's hurricane/typhoons/volcano/mother nature monologue regarding Godzilla in '85. But the way they showed the aftermath of Gojira's attack in 1954 with the children singing/praying in the backdrop was incredibly haunting. And truly felt the world was so damn powerless against the monster. Whoever was next had THAT to look forward too.

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[ironwez20]

Yea that's what made the first movie so good. The aftermath. When the children prayed and you see so many wounded and dead people.

 

[jrice73]

I don't know if agree. The Cranston bit screams and shades of Burr's hurricane/typhoons/volcano/mother nature monologue regarding Godzilla in '85. But the way they showed the aftermath of Gojira's attack in 1954 with the children singing/praying in the backdrop was incredibly haunting. And truly felt the world was so damn powerless against the monster. Whoever was next had THAT to look forward too.

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But of course, THEY DIDN'T. TOHO after Gojira made two dozen films that never, ever matched the quality of the original. It was a one and done. After Gojira everything became camp, overly scifi, or for their main target audience, children. The Heisi films from 1984-1995 tried to get back that haunting quality but never really succeeded. Destoryah is the best of that bunch. The Millennium era films were just hit and miss in terms of how good they were with GMK probably being the most serious and poignant of the bunch thanks to Shusuke Kaneko who was coming off the Gamera trilogy with the third film of that series being probably the best damn kaiju film since the original Gojira. Now Edwards has come along and from what I've seen is not only on the right track, he's taking the property and making it deadly serious like the original or Jaws or Alien. And he's adding other kaiju and he's making them just as dangerous as Godzilla. That's got me giddy as a film fan.

 

[olbertfrog]

Movie looks pretty cool.
Loved monsters so i really dig edwards visual approach(even if ive heard in october from a compo working on the movie in uk that he was a bit lost and was not making décisions ) but but i cant take it seriously one second with godzilla's design.
I know its an hommage to the man in suit era and those who grew up with it love it, but to me he s as scary as the stay puff Giant from ghostbusters.
Maybe the backstory, the tone Will make it work.
At least with its size you know that tanks and helicopters Will not make him run between buildings.
Story wise godzilla awakes destroy everything then those mutos créatures show up and are worst he fights them and tadaa hes the savior of the human race wave our Heroes goodbye and goes into the sunset?

 

[MaulFan]

5 hours to go

 

[GodzillaSpawn]

But of course, THEY DIDN'T. TOHO after Gojira made two dozen films that never, ever matched the quality of the original. It was a one and done. After Gojira everything became camp, overly scifi, or for their main target audience, children. The Heisi films from 1984-1995 tried to get back that haunting quality but never really succeeded. Destoryah is the best of that bunch. The Millennium era films were just hit and miss in terms of how good they were with GMK probably being the most serious and poignant of the bunch thanks to Shusuke Kaneko who was coming off the Gamera trilogy with the third film of that series being probably the best damn kaiju film since the original Gojira. Now Edwards has come along and from what I've seen is not only on the right track, he's taking the property and making it deadly serious like the original or Jaws or Alien. And he's adding other kaiju and he's making them just as dangerous as Godzilla. That's got me giddy as a film fan.

The original should be based on its own merits. Like Bond films, the sequels shouldn't be mentioned when talking about the mood and tone of one film. After all, if this Godzilla even gets a sequel good luck they are able to sustain the success that To ho has with their creation. In retrospect yes of course Godzilla didnt make it past Japan in '54 but it took a miraculous invention to stop him. This time everybody knows the formula pretty much. Godzilla will end up being the "hero" against the mutos. That automatically sheds away some of the terror when you know another monster is going to show up, overmatch Godzilla and potentially steal the show in some regards, and then end up biting the dust as Godzilla saves the world (consciously or unconsciously).

Yes, this film looks serious and has a great tone and a cast worth the buzz, but I highly doubt it'll match what the original had going for it as far as imagery, the spirit, and anything as impactful as the kids praying or the mother with the children waiting for Godzilla to come and inevitably take all their lives before reunited with their dead father. This new one might be the second best serious film since as you said many of the sequels don't even try to be dark, but I've seen nothing so far to even assume for a second it will be heavier than the classic.

And Destroyah was very average. Had a great ending and tied things into a nice little knot as well as it could. But from the standpoint of quality, godzilla vs biollante is the best Hesei film.

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[olbertfrog]

Reading you about the original movie makes me wanna watch it.
Definitly gonna give it a go.
Always tought it was camp at day one but if the first movie treat it seriously gotta Check it

 

[RIDDICK]

Gojira didn't quite have as deep a dialogue...

Gojira had absolutely no lines like that at all and that's what makes this line of dialogue coupled with what we've seen all that more ominous. That line is chilling and Cranston's delivery is so emotionally resonant it just goes beyond what even I think of the original Godzilla. Cranston's character is absolutely terrified at the moment and that really just takes everything up so many notches and I don't think we've ever seen that in any of these films.

Must be on drugs or something...

- If my device can serve a good purpose, I would announce it to everyone in the world! But in its current form, it's just a weapon of horrible destruction.
- I understand. But if we don't use it against Godzilla, what are we going to do?
- If it is used even once, politicians from around the world will see. And they'll want to use it as a weapon. Bombs versus bombs, missiles versus missiles, and now a new superweapon to throw upon us all! As a scientist - no, as a human being - I can't allow that to happen!
- Then what do we do about the horror before us now? Should we just let it happen? If... you use the device to defeat Godzilla, unless you reveal what you have done, who will know about it?
- Humans are weak animals. Even if I burn my notes, the secret will still be in my head. Until I die, how can I be sure I won't be forced by someone to make the device again?

- If we don't defend ourselves from Godzilla now, what will become of us?
- And what will become of us if a weapon such as I now have falls into the wrong hands?
- Then you have a responsibility that no man has ever faced. You have your fear which could become reality, and you have Godzilla, which is reality.

Cranston's hysterical monologue about nothing is hilarious compared to these.