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Huge-Ben

MemberBaragonMay-12-2014 12:38 PM

hey guys since everyone has pretty much seen the film now you all may start sharing your thoughts on the new film. :)

Thank you all for being patient. :)

 

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**AL** : Hi guys, please check also this threads.

WHEN YOU'RE READY TO REVIEW GODZILLA (2014) *PLEASE READ*

OFFICIAL HOME FOR UNIVERSAL CRITIC'S REVIEWS THREAD

thanks.

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GeekZilla9000

MemberMothra LarvaeJun-07-2014 10:45 AM

I tried to post my review but got an error message, mybe it's because it's quite long.

 

Anyway, if anyone wants to read it then it's on amazon.co.uk here: Godzilla 2014 - a review!

 

It doesn't seem that popular a review as "0 out of 2" people found it helpful! So if you do like it, even if you don't agree - feel free to comment or leave a friendly "found this helpful" click!

Unktehila

MemberMothra LarvaeJun-07-2014 1:16 PM

There is only one word for experiencing a kaiju up close cinematically, and that word is AWESOME. I hate how that word is so overused that it has lost most of its meaning and impact, so I will define awesome again: a mixture of fear and wonder. 

Think upon that carefully. What other word do we have in the English language for feeling both so afraid as to soil yourself, simultaneously with a desire to stay and marvel at what you are seeing? That is what awe means. That is what a kaiju should be, and (in this film) definitely is. 

Nowhere other than in a movie theatre can you use a huge screen and truly thunderous speakers to reproduce the experience of a kaiju and Godzilla in particular. It is for this reason I will be a shill for seeing this film cinematically, and not waiting for a video release. You simply lack a sufficient entertainment center to recreate the experience of a kaiju up close and personal. Godzilla delivers 3, including the titular monster.

--Unktehila Iksar

Robotron

MemberMothra LarvaeJun-16-2014 10:07 AM

I liked it a lot. Good entertainment value. The downers, sort of, is the "hiding" approach to portraying the monsters and Godzilla's rather weak beam breath. But still a good watch. 

Huge-Ben

MemberBaragonJun-26-2014 2:26 PM

at least the movie was successful. :)

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Jamaal

MemberMothra LarvaeJul-02-2014 4:29 PM

Godzilla passed, what is for me, a kind of litmus test. There were times during the several showings I went to that I actually forgot that I was watching a movie.

The film's story is rich and textured. The whole idea of the nuclear tests in the Pacific actually being attempts to kill Godzilla is brilliant. The exposition and back story provided by Dr. Serizawa and Dr. Graham was riveting. I hope Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins return. I would also like to see the character of Admiral Stenz in the sequel. David Strathairn was convincing as the decisive, yet thoughtful military leader. Sally Hawkins did a lot with not only her lines, but with her facial expressions and even body language. Watanabe's Serizawa is the Japanese link to Godzilla and the human reminder of Hiroshima and the atomic origins of the Godzilla mythos.

Bryan Cranston was brilliant as the driven, but tortured Joe Brady. He carried the burden of what he knew, but could not prove with a pain that was palpable and easy to feel and relate to. He made the film personal and of easy access, and in the process, allowing us to travel with him on his part of the film's narrative and journey. And Godzilla feels like a journey. The film literally (and physically) takes us west to east across the Pacific Ocean, leading to the Great Reveal in Honolulu, and then the climatic and decisive battle in San Francisco. 

Despite the disparate elements, the film feels like an organic whole, integrated with a semi-documentary feel to it. I've enjoyed it immensely each time I've seen it, which has been (so far) eight times.

It's satifying to see someone embark upon the actualization of a vision and then fulfill it.

Kudos to Gareth Edwards, Thomas Tull, the Cast and Crew and everyone at Legendary.

And thank you.

 

Huge-Ben

MemberBaragonJul-03-2014 1:47 PM

@jamaal,

nicely put there my friend you hit the nail right on the head with what you just stated. :)

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Jamaal

MemberMothra LarvaeJul-05-2014 4:30 PM

@bigbadben

Thank you for the kind words.

The riveting nature of the exposition given by the Monarch scientists, Dr. Serizawa and Dr. Graham was matched by the persona and presence of Godzilla. He was given a definite and compelling role in the film’s narrative. Godzilla was hunting the MUTOs. He was, for the most part, oblivious of mankind. There was the exception of The Look between him and Lt. Ford, a kind of mutual recognition, exchanged between two warriors, fighting, as it were, the same fight. But this was an exception, because Godzilla was driven, with a purpose.

In some ways Gareth Edwards’ portrayal of Godzilla was reminiscent of Gamera in Shusuke Kaneko’s Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. Godzilla allows the Navy to track and follow him across the Pacific Ocean. His focus is the MUTO’s. He demonstrated a singleness of purpose in his pursuit of them. Similarly, Gamera was obsessed with wiping out the Gyaos.

At the Golden Gate Bridge, it seems that Godzilla absorbs the Navy’s surface to surface missile attacks, shielding in the process, the traffic on the bridge. He could have swam under the bridge. It reminded me of Gamera shielding Officer Yonemori, Dr. Nagameni and the little boy from the sonic beam of the Gyaos on the pedestrian bridge.

The massiveness of Godzilla is convincingly realized. He has a personality without being anthropomorphic. An example of this is the way he stands up completely and rears back before he uses his atomic breath weapon.

However, during the first viewing, I wasn’t completely convinced that Godzilla wouldn’t turn on the military at some point. He seemed rather sentient. Perhaps he was somehow aware that they were planning to use nuclear weapons on him. Again.

Dr. Serizawa and Dr. Graham seemed to be relieved when SPOLIER ALERT

Godzilla came to after appearing to be down for the count. This reminded me of Asagi’s relief at Gamera having survived the plunge into the petrochemical complex.

So, there was some interplay between the humans and Godzilla, although not on the level in the Heisei Gamera trilogy. It was well done, believable and not overdone. It was hinted at, with a subtlety that contrasted quite well with the brute force and visual onslaught of the giant monsters.

Who knows, perhaps in the sequels, Godzilla may not be so friendly. After all, the H-Bomb ‘tests’ in the Pacific in the 1950’s weren’t really tests, were they?

Huge-Ben

MemberBaragonJul-06-2014 9:57 AM

Jamaal, dead on man. The gamera trilogy has had a huge effect on these monster movies. Looks like Godzilla is taking the same path. :-) 

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Huge-Ben

MemberBaragonJul-06-2014 10:02 AM

Also Jamaal you might want to take a look at this. :-)  

http://www.godzilla-movies.com/community/forums/topic/36031

You might be glad you did. :)

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MP-40 Schmiesser

MemberMothra LarvaeSep-23-2014 9:04 AM

My review  of   2014's Godzilla. It  has  the  darkness of  Rodan,  Varan, Gorgo, Reptilicus, and  Gigantis  the Fire  Monster. It lacks  the idiocy  of GMK, Godzilla vs.  the  Smog  Monster,  and Godzilla's  Revenge. 

 

A ten  out of  ten. See it,  you  will not  be disappointed.

GG

ModeratorGiganSep-23-2014 11:13 AM

With just enough human drama to sweep the spectacle of giant monsters destroying everything in sight, Godzilla restores the franchise's Atomic breath breathing glory.

My second favirote Godzilla movie

My favirote Godzilla design.

Good grief.

Reaper_3-1

MemberMothra LarvaeSep-23-2014 12:07 PM

i saw the film a day after the release and it was great it started out slow but as the movie progressed it got better edwards did a great job with bringing the monster back to life and im looking forward to the next 2 films.

dinofreak22

MemberMothra LarvaeSep-23-2014 8:42 PM

I loved the animation, the story's premise, and the monsters. But the acting (aside from Bryan Cranstan and Ken Watanabe) and movie as a whole was horrible. Though we all obviously didn't come to see story in a Godzilla film.

Jamaal

MemberMothra LarvaeOct-25-2014 1:42 PM

I don't know if this has been posted (and I apologize if it has), but here is a rather interesting review of Godzilla from Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Review:

http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/godzilla-2014.htm

The reviewer makes some interesting comments about the film and it's relationship to Gareth Edward's Monsters, reviewed here:

http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/monsters-film-2010.htm

The review of Monsters has made want to watch it again. 

Huge-Ben

MemberBaragonOct-27-2014 1:26 PM

@Jamaal,

Here check this out.

http://www.godzilla-movies.com/community/forums/topic/37920

http://hugeben.deviantart.com/  check out my gallery of Godzilla artwork! Follow me on Twitter@thebigbadben90.

Darker

MemberMothra LarvaeJan-06-2015 3:45 PM

It was pretty good.

hbkdewd89

MemberMothra LarvaeOct-27-2016 12:03 PM

Edit: I'm throwing my comment away.

Godznews

MemberMothra LarvaeNov-23-2017 6:42 PM

I liked the movie only complaint would be the limited monster screen time

 

Mr. Movie

MemberMothra LarvaeJun-06-2019 6:54 AM

I love this movie. I know there wasn't as much fighting as the new one but there were many great scenes explaining Godzilla. Also I thought the end was a great finish to the whole movie. The famous line "let them fight" really was a great finisher. Also the scenes were they are just trying to find Godzilla were a key part to the film. Also it was just starting the series off. Most of the time the first movies in the series are just saying what will happen for the rest of the time. Like Captain America: The First Avenger or Star Wars A New Hope. Both of those films did a great job of starting off the series for a new more exciting sequel. 

upstatenyGfan

MemberMothra LarvaeJul-23-2019 1:52 PM

I've seen it many times and have let it gel for a few years so I have a settled opinion. It's a mixed bag for me. To get the bad out of the way I'll mention two things. The first is that ATJ is a horrible actor and cannot carry the lead in a movie. The second is that I agree that Edwards played it too cute by mostly showing Godzilla through windows, or by using a two second clip of his tail swish. I get that he was trying to show the MUTOs from the perspective of the characters but it tended to trivialize the presence of Godzilla who was the real star of the show and not the grunts running around using small arms on a Titan. How many shots did we get of soldiers running around anyway? Now for the good. The model of Godzilla was excellent. He looks serious and substantial. Great presence, detail and sounds just not enough of all three. It felt like even less than in the 70's and 80's ToHO movies and yes, I've seen those. The other main positive for me is that Godzilla was treated seriously and not as camp. At least Edwards attempted to ground the MUTOs on a real and contemporary Earth and that creates suspense and drama. I think that Watanabe was great and that Monarch's presence was established. I understand too that it was the first step in at least a trilogy so all in all a decent start to that effort.

M.U.T.O.

MemberMothra LarvaeOct-03-2021 5:50 AM

I saw this movie 1 week before, and it was amazing.

Loved two Mutos fighting to godzilla. 

But I was disappointed when Mutos all died, especially femuto.
We never saw Muto's child, and Muto's adulthood. It may be a great scene at future when adult muto and godzilla fought each other. Also, there are babies, grown up, then it will be Godzilla team vs Mutos.

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