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Gojira18 wrote:Does Mothra have her more traditional Showa roar too, like in the ORCA marketing?
Yes. She has several different calls that I can remember, at least one of which sounded a lot like her more traditionally roar.

The best way I can describe Rodan, Ghidorah, and Mothra's roars are "Showa-like, but way deeper".

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Pkmatrix wrote:
Gojira18 wrote:Does Mothra have her more traditional Showa roar too, like in the ORCA marketing?
Yes. She has several different calls that I can remember, at least one of which sounded a lot like her more traditionally roar.

The best way I can describe Rodan, Ghidorah, and Mothra's roars are "Showa-like, but way deeper".
Rodan and Ghidorah have their traditional sounds as well?
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So does the fighting cut away to the human characters in the middle of the fight, or is the camera angle and cinematography just simply from a ground level perspective?

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How was the cinematography of this movie and how is it compared to G14?
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Hokmuto wrote:How was the cinematography of this movie and how is it compared to G14?
It's G14 one steroids ultimately a much bigger film that many will enjoy

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Both
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Hokmuto wrote:How was the cinematography of this movie and how is it compared to G14?
It's G14 one steroids ultimately a much bigger film that many will enjoy
Dope, were there plenty of easter eggs planted that could potentially play out in future films?
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Hokmuto wrote:How was the cinematography of this movie and how is it compared to G14?
It's G14 one steroids ultimately a much bigger film that many will enjoy
Dope, were there plenty of easter eggs planted that could potentially play out in future films?
Yes including some things abkut Skull Island Kong is actually mentioned alot
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MorgolKing wrote:So does the fighting cut away to the human characters in the middle of the fight, or is the camera angle and cinematography just simply from a ground level perspective?
Like I said, the intercutting between the human action and the monsters is more like what we're used to from the Japanese films. If what you're asking is "Is there another Godzilla vs. Muto in Hawaii again?", then no there isn't that.

The first fight between Godzilla and Ghidorah is VERY reminiscent of the first fight between Gamera and Legion in Gamera 2, if that helps clarify. There's a lot of monster action here, some of it is seen from the human perspective (comparable to Gamera vs. Legion in G2 or Gamera vs. Gyaos in G3, IMO) and some of it is from the monsters' perspective.
Hokmuto wrote:How was the cinematography of this movie and how is it compared to G14?
There's some similarities to G'14 and K:SI, in how when you see the monsters you SEE them and when we're focusing on the monsters you get good solid shots with clear action. No shaky cam or blurry messes with the action, the only time you see anything like that is a couple of points when following the humans when they're trapped in the middle of the fight.

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Pkmatrix wrote:
MorgolKing wrote:So does the fighting cut away to the human characters in the middle of the fight, or is the camera angle and cinematography just simply from a ground level perspective?
Like I said, the intercutting between the human action and the monsters is more like what we're used to from the Japanese films. If what you're asking is "Is there another Godzilla vs. Muto in Hawaii again?", then no there isn't that.

The first fight between Godzilla and Ghidorah is VERY reminiscent of the first fight between Gamera and Legion in Gamera 2, if that helps clarify. There's a lot of monster action here, some of it is seen from the human perspective (comparable to Gamera vs. Legion in G2 or Gamera vs. Gyaos in G3, IMO) and some of it is from the monsters' perspective.
Hokmuto wrote:How was the cinematography of this movie and how is it compared to G14?
There's some similarities to G'14 and K:SI, in how when you see the monsters you SEE them and when we're focusing on the monsters you get good solid shots with clear action. No shaky cam or blurry messes with the action, the only time you see anything like that is a couple of points when following the humans when they're trapped in the middle of the fight.
Utimately the pacing is faster but still enjoyable and epic sometimes a little too fast but just a nitpick
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Gojira18 wrote:
Pkmatrix wrote:
Gojira18 wrote:Does Mothra have her more traditional Showa roar too, like in the ORCA marketing?
Yes. She has several different calls that I can remember, at least one of which sounded a lot like her more traditionally roar.

The best way I can describe Rodan, Ghidorah, and Mothra's roars are "Showa-like, but way deeper".
Rodan and Ghidorah have their traditional sounds as well?
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Are you guys going to see it again?

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Kaiju-King42 wrote:
Gojira18 wrote:
Pkmatrix wrote:
Yes. She has several different calls that I can remember, at least one of which sounded a lot like her more traditionally roar.

The best way I can describe Rodan, Ghidorah, and Mothra's roars are "Showa-like, but way deeper".
Rodan and Ghidorah have their traditional sounds as well?
I too would like to know this.
Ghidorah roar is similar with cackles but that's about it Rodan's is pretty different kinda more similar to Angurius
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Gojira18 wrote:Rodan and Ghidorah have their traditional sounds as well?
Kaiju-King42 wrote: I too would like to know this.
Like I said, they sound similar but are WAY deeper in tone. Listen for them especially for those two when they each first roar, I think you'll understand what I mean then. Like, if the traditional roars were trumpets, these are tubas. Not quite sure how else to describe it.
MorgolKing wrote:Are you guys going to see it again?
Absolutely. I've already bought another ticket, I'll be seeing it again next Thursday. :)

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MorgolKing wrote:Are you guys going to see it again?
Gotta support the box office so yeah I'll probably enjoy the pacing better second time
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Godzilla2000Zero wrote:Utimately the pacing is faster but still enjoyable and epic sometimes a little too fast but just a nitpick
Yep. I didn't mind myself. :)

It's definitely fast paced, faster than either of the other two MonsterVerse movies, so if you liked the slower paces of G'14 and K:SI be prepared for that. The best comparison for the pacing is probably The Avengers or a movie like that.

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Godzilla2000Zero wrote:
Kaiju-King42 wrote:
Gojira18 wrote: Rodan and Ghidorah have their traditional sounds as well?
I too would like to know this.
Ghidorah roar is similar with cackles but that's about it Rodan's is pretty different kinda more similar to Angurius
Rodan sounds like Anguiras?

Good grief, what’s the point of the director saying they had their classic roars? Why lie?

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Lmfao... It's gotta be like a parody account

He said all the kaiju have their classic roars. He related Rodans roar to Anguirus' due to being deeper in tone.
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Gyaos wrote:
Godzilla2000Zero wrote:
Kaiju-King42 wrote:
I too would like to know this.
Ghidorah roar is similar with cackles but that's about it Rodan's is pretty different kinda more similar to Angurius
Rodan sounds like Anguiras?

Good grief, what’s the point of the director saying they had their classic roars? Why lie?
How scandalous!!!!
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Pkmatrix wrote:
Godzilla2000Zero wrote:Utimately the pacing is faster but still enjoyable and epic sometimes a little too fast but just a nitpick
Yep. I didn't mind myself. :)

It's definitely fast paced, faster than either of the other two MonsterVerse movies, so if you liked the slower paces of G'14 and K:SI be prepared for that. The best comparison for the pacing is probably The Avengers or a movie like that.
Yep overall everybody at my screening loved it and clapped twice and I did too certainly worth the 5 year wait

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Ghidorah roar is similar with cackles but that's about it Rodan's is pretty different kinda more similar to Angurius
Rodan sounds like Anguiras?

Good grief, what’s the point of the director saying they had their classic roars? Why lie?
How scandalous!!!!
Rodan and Angurius have always sounded similar to me not a big deal.lol
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Gyaos wrote:
Godzilla2000Zero wrote:
Kaiju-King42 wrote:
I too would like to know this.
Ghidorah roar is similar with cackles but that's about it Rodan's is pretty different kinda more similar to Angurius
Rodan sounds like Anguiras?

Good grief, what’s the point of the director saying they had their classic roars? Why lie?
Another point where I'm going to disagree with Godzilla2000zero: Rodan sounds NOTHING like Anguirus. Rodan's roar in KOTM sounds like if you took Showa Rodan and gave him a super-deep voice. He only does the classic style warble a couple of times, the main one I remember being when he first emerges from the volcano.

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Godzilla2000Zero wrote:Utimately the pacing is faster but still enjoyable and epic sometimes a little too fast but just a nitpick
Yep. I didn't mind myself. :)

It's definitely fast paced, faster than either of the other two MonsterVerse movies, so if you liked the slower paces of G'14 and K:SI be prepared for that. The best comparison for the pacing is probably The Avengers or a movie like that.
Yep overall everybody at my screening loved it and clapped twice and I did too certainly worth the 5 year wait
Same! People applauded and cheered a bunch of times throughout the movie. :D

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