Re: Upcoming Sideshow GODZILLA Collectibles
Yes, I also greatly preferred PACIFIC RIM to GODZILLA, possibly because I like using the metaphor of G as a nightmarish Destroyer of Humanity, a figure of retribution to punish us for our nuclear folly... rather than presenting him as the Protector of Humanity, which is what he eventually became over the years (along with Gamera). He's more like a big wimpy lug of a superhero in this new movie, who is nice to people, rather than the full-fledged walking nuclear bomb monster I fell in love with. This new Godzilla will never turn his radioactive breath against us or our cities, because they'll soon be pitting him against other crazy monsters and aliens in a series of expensive TRANSFORMERS-like movies, aimed at kiddies and their what-the-hell daddies. Wanted this to be more like a smart DARK KNIGHT or Marvel movie, dammit, not something in the lesser, dumber tier of TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, etc. Oh well... we'll always have those trailers, which suggested a far better finished experience. Meanwhile, the big beast itself looks great and a cool maquette probably can't be avoided, no matter what we think of GODZILLA 2014's cinematic worth.
