Your fears for Godzilla King of the Monsters
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Re: Your fears for Godzilla King of the Monsters
Given how we know the plot I'm pretty sure I'll love it, but I am pretty afraid of more fandom infighting.
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I honestly thought they fleshed out Godzilla just fine given his screentime. I could tell that he's basically an old, tired man who has to do what it takes to defend his territory. Skullcrawlers, I can agree with.Godzilla2000Zero wrote:Main thing I'm afraid of is that they won't be able the balance the monsters out in terms of story and maybe screentime. G14 clearly focused on the Mutos as a threat and they drove the story but at the expense of Godzilla basically being there just fight although I certainly think it could have been worse but it could have been much better. KSI is pretty much a reverse in which they focused on Kong but this time the Skullcrawlers weren't as fleshed out and seemed bland in comparison to the Mutos. GKOTM has to flesh out Godzilla's personality since it didn't get elaborated much the last more and now you have three other iconic Toho kajiu in they're first American film appearance as well as the first appearance in 10 years disregading the anime trilogy. Each as either had their own film or appeared in a movie without Godzilla along with a fanbase for each of them I just hope they didn't bite off more then they could chew.
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I liked what they did with Godzilla but I thought it could have been better but it certainly could've been worse but I do like the idea of Godzilla being this old weary veteran who past his bring but still among the most creatures on Earth.Gojira18 wrote:I honestly thought they fleshed out Godzilla just fine given his screentime. I could tell that he's basically an old, tired man who has to do what it takes to defend his territory. Skullcrawlers, I can agree with.Godzilla2000Zero wrote:Main thing I'm afraid of is that they won't be able the balance the monsters out in terms of story and maybe screentime. G14 clearly focused on the Mutos as a threat and they drove the story but at the expense of Godzilla basically being there just fight although I certainly think it could have been worse but it could have been much better. KSI is pretty much a reverse in which they focused on Kong but this time the Skullcrawlers weren't as fleshed out and seemed bland in comparison to the Mutos. GKOTM has to flesh out Godzilla's personality since it didn't get elaborated much the last more and now you have three other iconic Toho kajiu in they're first American film appearance as well as the first appearance in 10 years disregading the anime trilogy. Each as either had their own film or appeared in a movie without Godzilla along with a fanbase for each of them I just hope they didn't bite off more then they could chew.
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And considering when he WAS in his prime, he still needed help fighting Ghidorah. Now that he's old af, well....Godzilla2000Zero wrote:I liked what they did with Godzilla but I thought it could have been better but it certainly could've been worse but I do like the idea of Godzilla being this old weary veteran who past his bring but still among the most creatures on Earth.Gojira18 wrote:I honestly thought they fleshed out Godzilla just fine given his screentime. I could tell that he's basically an old, tired man who has to do what it takes to defend his territory. Skullcrawlers, I can agree with.Godzilla2000Zero wrote:Main thing I'm afraid of is that they won't be able the balance the monsters out in terms of story and maybe screentime. G14 clearly focused on the Mutos as a threat and they drove the story but at the expense of Godzilla basically being there just fight although I certainly think it could have been worse but it could have been much better. KSI is pretty much a reverse in which they focused on Kong but this time the Skullcrawlers weren't as fleshed out and seemed bland in comparison to the Mutos. GKOTM has to flesh out Godzilla's personality since it didn't get elaborated much the last more and now you have three other iconic Toho kajiu in they're first American film appearance as well as the first appearance in 10 years disregading the anime trilogy. Each as either had their own film or appeared in a movie without Godzilla along with a fanbase for each of them I just hope they didn't bite off more then they could chew.
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To backtrack to the ATJ discussion real quick. I would absolutely say it was either the script or the directing choices from Gareth. ATJ can emote and such if needed. I initially didn't think ATJ could act well but then when I saw the new film Outlaw King, I was proven wrong. ATJ plays the historical Scottish noble James Douglas. He looks and acts so different then how he was in Godzilla or Ultron. He acts like a mad man, screaming like a lunatic at his enemy at one point; "What's my f***ing name!?" It's just the complete opposite of his performance in Godzilla, protraying a man who's passionate, driven and insane. Even if you don't care for historical films, do check it out to see the difference lol.
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Most likely the script. As under Gareth's direction, Cranston and Watanabe gave it their all in different ways and were miles ahead of ATJ.warman222 wrote:To backtrack to the ATJ discussion real quick. I would absolutely say it was either the script or the directing choices from Gareth. ATJ can emote and such if needed. I initially didn't think ATJ could act well but then when I saw the new film Outlaw King, I was proven wrong. ATJ plays the historical Scottish noble James Douglas. He looks and acts so different then how he was in Godzilla or Ultron. He acts like a mad man, screaming like a lunatic at his enemy at one point; "What's my f***ing name!?" It's just the complete opposite of his performance in Godzilla, protraying a man who's passionate, driven and insane. Even if you don't care for historical films, do check it out to see the difference lol.
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I’m just praying there isn’t much forced humor like many blockbusters these days.
Hey, G14 is my favorite of the three, especially over Kong Skull Island.Living Corpse wrote:
I know opinions are different but when I see people praise 2014 like it's a masterpiece but call KSI and Shin crap I have to wonder what they are smoking.
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What a movie simply just needs is levity. Logan definitely shown that. There's a difference between that and forced humor.
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If humor matters, then that will be an issue if they didn’t cut them out. The jokes in the test screening were horrendous.Anguirus wrote:I’m just praying there isn’t much forced humor like many blockbusters these days.
Hey, G14 is my favorite of the three, especially over Kong Skull Island.Living Corpse wrote:
I know opinions are different but when I see people praise 2014 like it's a masterpiece but call KSI and Shin crap I have to wonder what they are smoking.
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Hmm, I suspect we will know about the tone for the finished product from the second trailer, like Kong Skull Island’s second trailer. Thanks for the info.Hokmuto wrote:If humor matters, then that will be an issue if they didn’t cut them out. The jokes in the test screening were horrendous.Anguirus wrote:I’m just praying there isn’t much forced humor like many blockbusters these days.
Hey, G14 is my favorite of the three, especially over Kong Skull Island.Living Corpse wrote:
I know opinions are different but when I see people praise 2014 like it's a masterpiece but call KSI and Shin crap I have to wonder what they are smoking.
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There is no way in hell anything can compete with Disney nowadays.
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If you're referring to Aladdin, did you see how many people are making fun of it right now? I think KOTM will be fine.LegendZilla wrote:There is no way in hell anything can compete with Disney nowadays.
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Do you think that a lack of quality with be enough to hinder box office?Dr. Professor wrote:If you're referring to Aladdin, did you see how many people are making fun of it right now? I think KOTM will be fine.LegendZilla wrote:There is no way in hell anything can compete with Disney nowadays.
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If it continues to show in the promotional material, yes. Even if Aladdin does well, I think it'll get outperformed. Especially considering most people seem to think KOTM looks really good; I've only seen people say negative things about Aladdin today.LegendZilla wrote:Do you think that a lack of quality with be enough to hinder box office?Dr. Professor wrote:If you're referring to Aladdin, did you see how many people are making fun of it right now? I think KOTM will be fine.LegendZilla wrote:There is no way in hell anything can compete with Disney nowadays.
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People said universally negative things about Grown Ups 2. Despite that it out-performed Pacific Rim.Dr. Professor wrote:If it continues to show in the promotional material, yes. Even if Aladdin does well, I think it'll get outperformed. Especially considering most people seem to think KOTM looks really good; I've only seen people say negative things about Aladdin today.LegendZilla wrote:Do you think that a lack of quality with be enough to hinder box office?Dr. Professor wrote: If you're referring to Aladdin, did you see how many people are making fun of it right now? I think KOTM will be fine.
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Pacific Rim doesn't have the name recognition of Godzilla.LegendZilla wrote:People said universally negative things about Grown Ups 2. Despite that it out-performed Pacific Rim.Dr. Professor wrote:If it continues to show in the promotional material, yes. Even if Aladdin does well, I think it'll get outperformed. Especially considering most people seem to think KOTM looks really good; I've only seen people say negative things about Aladdin today.LegendZilla wrote:
Do you think that a lack of quality with be enough to hinder box office?
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Pacific Rim had some horrible marketing.
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Aladdin looks absolutely dreadful. Everything from Will Smith as the Genie to the guy cast as Jafar and for a dude who's supposed to look like a street rat, just remove his hat and he could be a pimp lolDr. Professor wrote:If it continues to show in the promotional material, yes. Even if Aladdin does well, I think it'll get outperformed. Especially considering most people seem to think KOTM looks really good; I've only seen people say negative things about Aladdin today.
Seriously that film looks awful.
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For real dude lmao.XxComablack1937xX wrote:Aladdin looks absolutely dreadful. Everything from Will Smith as the Genie to the guy cast as Jafar and for a dude who's supposed to look like a street rat, just remove his hat and he could be a pimp lolDr. Professor wrote:If it continues to show in the promotional material, yes. Even if Aladdin does well, I think it'll get outperformed. Especially considering most people seem to think KOTM looks really good; I've only seen people say negative things about Aladdin today.
Seriously that film looks awful.
Also I just remembered that Akira Takarada played Jafar in the Japanese dub of the original Aladdin. Kind of funny that Godzilla has to compete against a remake now.
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Re: Your fears for Godzilla King of the Monsters
While not a fear, I would be a bit dissipointed if this movie didn't break past the $600 million dollar mark.