Godzilla 2014 - with spoilers!

[Bubba]

Im going tomorrow night but a friend of mine saw it Monday at an prescreening and said and I quote" dude your are going to freak out! its unbelievable , totally insane cool , this movie will make zillions! biggest thing to hit the theaters in a long time. im not kidding , the trailers tell you nothing you are going to be soooo surprised man" end quote.

Shane's friend is not wrong. Might as well buy more tickets now, as you WILL want to see it again!!! (And yes, you have NO idea what's coming. As much as the trailers and assorted videos have shown, they have been very cleverly edited, composited, or taken from deleted/ unused scenes)

As much as I loved it, I'm kinda disappointed though... It has made it nearly impossible for me to get excited about other movies.

One more thing. At the showing I was at, there was no 'stinger' or post credit scene, but there was rumored to be one, so your mileage may vary.

[DynamicMenace]

Im going tomorrow night but a friend of mine saw it Monday at an prescreening and said and I quote" dude your are going to freak out! its unbelievable , totally insane cool , this movie will make zillions! biggest thing to hit the theaters in a long time. im not kidding , the trailers tell you nothing you are going to be soooo surprised man" end quote.

Im going tomorrow night but a friend of mine saw it Monday at an prescreening and said and I quote" dude your are going to freak out! its unbelievable , totally insane cool , this movie will make zillions! biggest thing to hit the theaters in a long time. im not kidding , the trailers tell you nothing you are going to be soooo surprised man" end quote.

Shane's friend is not wrong. Might as well buy more tickets now, as you WILL want to see it again!!! (And yes, you have NO idea what's coming. As much as the trailers and assorted videos have shown, they have been very cleverly edited, composited, or taken from deleted/ unused scenes)

As much as I loved it, I'm kinda disappointed though... It has made it nearly impossible for me to get excited about other movies.

One more thing. At the showing I was at, there was no 'stinger' or post credit scene, but there was rumored to be one, so your mileage may vary.

oh this is so encouraging hearing this from other renowned G fans such as myself. some other folks on other forums are saying how horrible it was.. obviously they are not avid G fans.
my 8yr old son and I will be going to see this at the Imax theater tomorrow at 1pm.

man i can wait.

[zibbazabba]

My wife and I saw this tonight - she said she really liked it - I thought it was a very well made film and thought the CGI was great for the most part - definitely better movie than Godzilla 98 - A lot of people will probably enjoy it.

[monsterjones]

My wife and I saw this tonight - she said she really liked it - I thought it was a very well made film and thought the CGI was great for the most part - definitely better movie than Godzilla 98 - A lot of people will probably enjoy it.

My plan is lowered expections and just get into the groove as if I was 8 years old. ..............
(BTW....Rotten Tomatoes is at 82% audience approval....not bad for Rotten To-Mutos)
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_2014/

[raydrz]

IMAX 3D blew me away...as bubba stated, it's not what you expect...pretty good kaiju backstory...good human parts of the story...

awful lotta use of nuclear ordinance

not enough views at the kaiju...battles in the dark...fire/smoke obscuring the views...

don't know how the MUTOs survived so long...shoulda been quick work for G...them getting the shiznit kicked outta them were 2 of the high points of the film

[DenZilla]

Thank you Gareth Edwards for giving us fans the Godzilla movie we've always dreamed of.Saw it last night and loved it. Good cast, great story, awesome cgi and a brilliantly realized Godzilla with the most incredible oral atomic ray I've ever seen.

[raydrz]

i just read the ain't it cool review and have decided i don't like gareth edwards...at all...he got lucky here

I mentioned above that Edwards teases Godzilla and I think he does it so much and so well I can easily see him catching #$#$#$# from fans for cutting away from the action too much. If you've seen Monsters you know that Edwards' strong suit is putting something big and epic into a real human context and he does that a lot here. So much so that it almost feels like he's #$#$#$# with us on purpose when he cuts from a big action build up moment to seeing most of it play out on a TV somewhere in the background.

The more distance I get from the movie, the more I respect that choice and admire what it does in setting up a truly epic final act, but I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't a little annoyed while watching that the action kept happening off camera.

i friggin HATED 'monsters"

[Bubba]

... and a brilliantly realized Godzilla with the most incredible oral atomic ray I've ever seen.

Momma-bird, anyone?

Raydrz, cut him some slack. Godzilla was only his second movie. If he's improved that much between Monsters and Godzilla, well, he's worth keepong an eye on. (Monsters was pretty good for having all the effects done by him on basically a souped-up home pc)

[GEOFF MARTIN]

..Just seen it (2D)... WOW....Going to see it again in 3D....
The only other film I've watched at the cinema multiple times was STAR WARS (ok,I was 13...!! )...recommended

[DynamicMenace]

move was great. was just like watching a classic Godzilla flick.
it was as Toho themselves made the film but with modern techniques. as though Hollywood and Toho teamed up.
Godzilla was in it more than what most are letting on. it might have only been bits and pieces of him but he was in it enough up until his full reveal.
ill agree the acting could have been better for the film. but hell, every single Godzilla film the acting is horrible anyway. so comparing this to what is the norm for G films. its was ok.
best part of the film was def the monsters and Godzilla himself.
i actually like the way it built up to where Godzilla came in with only showing a little bit of him here and there until his full reveal.. but i thought his entrance was kind of unannounced if you know what i mean. would have liked to have seen more thought put into it. like the specific thing that summoned him and why he showed up. and would have liked to have known what happened in 54 when they nuked him (although my boy needed to take pee break during those scenes so i might have missed somethings).
maybe there will be some directors cut with deleted scenes.

Cranston was incredible though and kind of wish he would have made it till the end. some of the scenes with the live actors seemed to be just fillers when the monsters weren't around. but what i liked about the film the most on the acting standpoint there was no comic relief.

the ending was by far the best part of the film. or i should say what he dose to the female Mutos. the theater blew up when that happens. one thing i noticed too when Godzilla used his radio active breath it seemed to weaken him after he used it. so when they made it appear that G was dead after killing the last Mutos i about blew a gasket. i was saying to myself "this better not be how it ends".. so glad that it didn't. i would have been so super pissed.

def worth the price of admission and if you have a chance to see this on the Imax screen i would recommend it.

i give it a 9/10 for the the special effects were killah and the way they made him look so huge. loved how the ships would move in the water.

def a G film i had been waiting for to see. i so hope they make another one.

[Bubba]

Dude, we appreciate your enthusiasm, but maybe edit, or 'spoilerify' your post...

[Heavy Metal Spike]

I wondered why there were so few comments about the movie - then spotted these on this part of the forum.

Unusual as it may be for Brad, John & I to disagree - it's happened here

Do NOT make a trip to the "Screening Room" guys

(* all down to personal taste . . . *)

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[timetraveler]

Overall, it appears this film is successful enough to relaunch the Godzilla franchise. This is a good thing. The many years of complete dormancy was starting to become worrisome. Godzilla is now definitely back as a pop icon, respected cultural reference and movie star. Sounds good to me.

As far as posts on the Clubhouse for this film, I sure would like to hear more from the perspective of modelers, like how the wreckage looks, scene composition, military vs monster, creature design and such. You know, the inspirational stufff. I plan on getting the DVD as a modeling guide, not an acting lesson. I'm not an actor, or a film critic. I am modeler. That's what I do. For fun at least.

[Nerv31]

I quit the screening room months ago and I ain't going back.

I love the Godzilla parts of this movie! People parts eh, just ok, but that is how it's always been. Wish there was more Godzilla though, seeing the fight in Hawaii conclude on tv was a shame, biggest misstep of the film I thought.

Loved the atomic breath reveal.

My favorite part was the big F U to King Kong at the end, I can do what you can do, and breathe fire down it's F'n throat...

I loved the movie monsters, so to each their own I guess.

[tay666]

Ok, just saw it this afternoon.
I both loved it, and disliked part of it. If that makes any sense.

I felt great leaving the theater. I was happy. I liked the story, and how it played out, and how Godzilla was the hero and saved the day.
But I can't call it an awesome Godzilla flick.
It's a good film with Godzilla playing a main role, but he wasn't the star.
That army dude was the star of this movie.
Godzilla should be the star of his own movie, it's kind of a law I think.

That, and the way we got to see so little of the actual action were the things I disliked.

Now, with that out of the way, I will say I will own this as soon as it comes out. And I will watch it several more times. It is a good movie, and being able to slow down and pause parts of the fight scenes is gonna be kind of fun.
There was a lot to like. G looked pretty good on screen. Though I do have to agree with a comment my daughter made on FB. She said all through the movie she kept thinking he's gotten pretty fat in his old age.
But the angles the showed, and the power he exuded on the screen really counteracted a lot of complaints about the design. I could read a lot of intelligence and attitude in his face. Not sure if that was something they purposely did with the CGI, or I was just reading more into the scenes than there was. But it was there for me, and it made me happy.

And someone (hopefully here in the states so I can afford it) better make a kit of that victory scene with him roaring to the sky while holding the MUTO head in his hand.

Speaking of the MUTO. Better than I hoped.
Granted they weren't awesome designs, but they were better on screen than I feared they would be. And the parts they were in, helped give them a bit of a personality and 'realness' that I didn't think we would get. I figured they would be some kind of generic monster for the plot device and that would be about it.

Oh yeah. Almost brought a tear to my eye in the stadium scene when the crowd applauded and cheered when G got up and walked away.

[timetraveler]

This film seems to be not so much a "re-boot" as a "re-appreciation" for Godzilla. May there be many more including the classic kaiju.

Remember fellow Stompers, we knew kaiju when kaiju wasn't cool.

[Zeiram]

I quit the screening room months ago and I ain't going back.

This sums up how I feel about most film threads on the Interwebs anymore...

[DynamicMenace]

Ok, just saw it this afternoon.
I both loved it, and disliked part of it. If that makes any sense.

I felt great leaving the theater. I was happy. I liked the story, and how it played out, and how Godzilla was the hero and saved the day.
But I can't call it an awesome Godzilla flick.
It's a good film with Godzilla playing a main role, but he wasn't the star.
That army dude was the star of this movie.
Godzilla should be the star of his own movie, it's kind of a law I think.

That, and the way we got to see so little of the actual action were the things I disliked.

Now, with that out of the way, I will say I will own this as soon as it comes out. And I will watch it several more times. It is a good movie, and being able to slow down and pause parts of the fight scenes is gonna be kind of fun.
There was a lot to like. G looked pretty good on screen. Though I do have to agree with a comment my daughter made on FB. She said all through the movie she kept thinking he's gotten pretty fat in his old age.
But the angles the showed, and the power he exuded on the screen really counteracted a lot of complaints about the design. I could read a lot of intelligence and attitude in his face. Not sure if that was something they purposely did with the CGI, or I was just reading more into the scenes than there was. But it was there for me, and it made me happy.

And someone (hopefully here in the states so I can afford it) better make a kit of that victory scene with him roaring to the sky while holding the MUTO head in his hand.

Speaking of the MUTO. Better than I hoped.
Granted they weren't awesome designs, but they were better on screen than I feared they would be. And the parts they were in, helped give them a bit of a personality and 'realness' that I didn't think we would get. I figured they would be some kind of generic monster for the plot device and that would be about it.

Oh yeah. Almost brought a tear to my eye in the stadium scene when the crowd applauded and cheered when G got up and walked away.

you make some very valid points here. and i agree with everything you said. and now remembering back you hit the nail right on the head. i would have been much better if G was the star of the film. lets how they do it in the next one. sometimes you dont notice all of those things until someone else points them out.


oh and you hope someone makes a kit? how about a maquette? with the pose your suggesting?
check this video out by Sideshow collectables. they are doing a maquette. and its Huge.. oh and you can enter the contest ot win it also.
http://www.sideshowtoy.com/whats-new/godzilla/

[raydrz]

Ok, just saw it this afternoon.
I both loved it, and disliked part of it. If that makes any sense.

I felt great leaving the theater. I was happy. I liked the story, and how it played out, and how Godzilla was the hero and saved the day.
But I can't call it an awesome Godzilla flick.
It's a good film with Godzilla playing a main role, but he wasn't the star.
That army dude was the star of this movie.
Godzilla should be the star of his own movie, it's kind of a law I think.

That, and the way we got to see so little of the actual action were the things I disliked.

Now, with that out of the way, I will say I will own this as soon as it comes out. And I will watch it several more times. It is a good movie, and being able to slow down and pause parts of the fight scenes is gonna be kind of fun.
There was a lot to like. G looked pretty good on screen. Though I do have to agree with a comment my daughter made on FB. She said all through the movie she kept thinking he's gotten pretty fat in his old age.
But the angles the showed, and the power he exuded on the screen really counteracted a lot of complaints about the design. I could read a lot of intelligence and attitude in his face. Not sure if that was something they purposely did with the CGI, or I was just reading more into the scenes than there was. But it was there for me, and it made me happy.

And someone (hopefully here in the states so I can afford it) better make a kit of that victory scene with him roaring to the sky while holding the MUTO head in his hand.

Speaking of the MUTO. Better than I hoped.
Granted they weren't awesome designs, but they were better on screen than I feared they would be. And the parts they were in, helped give them a bit of a personality and 'realness' that I didn't think we would get. I figured they would be some kind of generic monster for the plot device and that would be about it.

Oh yeah. Almost brought a tear to my eye in the stadium scene when the crowd applauded and cheered when G got up and walked away.

you make some very valid points here. and i agree with everything you said. and now remembering back you hit the nail right on the head. i would have been much better if G was the star of the film. lets how they do it in the next one. sometimes you dont notice all of those things until someone else points them out.

DITTOZ

[raydrz]

Dude, we appreciate your enthusiasm, but maybe edit, or 'spoilerify' your post...

dis be a spoiler thread