>2nd attempt at an American movie gets the design right, but suffers from constant cutaways and little screentime of the monster himself. Kills off the only interesting human character, forcing the audience to follow a bland soldier trying to get to his family.
>First Japanese movie since Final Wars is met with criticism of the new design and the human element of the film(a lot of beurocratic jargon and talking as I understand it)
>First ever attempt at a Godzilla anime is met with criticism and derision from both Japanese and Western fans
>Sequel to American movie tries to address the mistakes of the first film with more monster scenes, fanservice and action, only to make new ones with neglecting the plot and human element, which results in it being absolutely slamed by critics
>Only related film that had somewhat positive reception on all fronts was one where Godzilla wasn't even in it(Kong Skull Island)
Starting to think pulling Godzilla our of hibernation was a mistake
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Godzilla isn't even cool
>Nearly every movie is panned by critics and seen as campy shit by normies
>Character still goes on to become a pop culture icon that's recognized worldwide
How did they do it? If they tried pulling off Godzilla today, it would've failed miserably.
It's not fair Kaijubros. This was supposed to be a great time to revive the kaiju genre, to see it remade in the age of modern movie effects where they could do things with the genre that couldn't be done before. So far the only film that's managed to be successful is Pacific Rim
Shin Godzilla is a fucking masterpiece and easily the best film in the franchise since the original.
Edward's Godzilla is a fine blockbuster that takes risks, the decision to keep godzilla out of sight for most of the film is a good one.
In both cases anyone who doesn't like the films is an ADD riddled smooth brain.
Kong is a good adventure film.
Haven't watched the anime.
Seeing KOTM tonight.
The anime was fucking garbage, didn't like the new American one, but Shin Godzilla was absolutely based. Tentatively excited for King of Monsters.
Agreed, the franchise should've retired after Final Wars.
Got the design right!? Are you fucking kidding me? He looks absolutely terrible in the new American ones. Like god awful, almost laughable. I drew better Godzillas in elementary school.
Also 2014 was a horrible, boring film. I honestly don't know what you guys expected from this one. Dougherty's previous films are all mediocre at best. Even Krampus, his best one, sucks for the most part but the genuinely spooky and unnerving ending pulls it up a notch. Dude's a shit director, of course he makes a shit film. I'll be seeing it anyway I guess, nothing else to do. I only go to the theater once a year and I love Godzilla so even if I'm just gonna piss myself off I'll have fun getting drunk at the Cheesecake Factory first.
Shin Godzilla was amazing but its 3rd act falls short. The design of Godzilla in it is amazing though, just about my favorite ever. The human side is great, brilliant political satire with super slick editing and a breakneck pace that ironically only slows down once the monster action gets intense. I watched the first of the anime films and hated the fuck out of it. Godzilla looked ridiculous. The concept of a Godzilla apocalypse though is super cool, wish that had worked out.
I don't even hate Godzilla 1998 either, I think it's a fun little late 90s NYC setting with decent characters and some cool set pieces. I mean I understand the criticism that "it's not a GODZILLA movie waaahhhh" but it's still a comfy movie. Way too long though, and kind of dumb.
Just leave it to the nips to make good live action kaiju films. Can hardly even call this one live action since it's all cartoons anyway.
Oh yeah, fucking Kong Skull Island was the worst film of 2017. On a story and thematic level it was total bullshit but also and especially on a technical level. I have never seen so many editing mistakes and continuity errors in a big budget film. In one scene characters reference and event that they don't learn about until like 20 minutes later.
Pacific rim 2 was great
>In one scene characters reference and event that they don't learn about until like 20 minutes later.
What event?