Favorite Godzilla Design

[Rody]

The Godzilla in your avatar is basically an improved version of the Mire-Goji, as far as I'm concerned.

I second this notion.

[tymon]

The Godzilla in your avatar is basically an improved version of the Mire-Goji, as far as I'm concerned.

It comes damn close IMO, and the face is better in that angle (though the frontal angle is even worse than Mire-Goji's frontal). Mire-Goji seems a bit more lively to me, and I think the more extreme colors match the extreme design better than traditional colors. Also, I like Mire-Goji's larger head, whereas Kiryu-Goji has a bit of a pinhead.

[skuzzy-punk-kid]

The Godzilla in your avatar is basically an improved version of the Mire-Goji, as far as I'm concerned.

It comes damn close IMO, and the face is better in that angle (though the frontal angle is even worse than Mire-Goji's frontal). Mire-Goji seems a bit more lively to me, and I think the more extreme colors match the extreme design better than traditional colors. Also, I like Mire-Goji's larger head, whereas Kiryu-Goji has a bit of a pinhead.

[lol]
Heh-heh, 'pinhead.'

While the KiryuGoji did have a nice appearance (definitely better than the SokogekiGoji in my eyes), a lot of the features seemed too minimized versus the MireGoji. SokogekiGoji was a close attempt at going back to the Heisei, but that pot-belly seriously killed it in my eyes. At least in the Heisei, the shoulders had a little more mass. The SokogekiGoji at the shoulders was a little too narrow in my opinion. Okay, this is exactly what was going on in my brain the first time I saw the SokogekiGoji:

[sees the front view of the head] Okay, this one seems imposing. I like the whited-out eyes; gives him this unnatural-demonic feel to it.
[sees the neck] Good, good; I like where this is going.
[sees the shoulders] Um...something's not quite right here.
[finally pans out to see the entire suit in one frame] Okay, those shoulders are definitely too narrow.
[sees the side view of the suit] That pot-belly needs to go!

[Disclaimer]Okay, once again, please take into account that these are personal opinions, mind you. I do not speak for everyone here, so please take it with a grain of salt. Remember, everyone here is entitled to an opinion, and as opinions go, you're never be able to please everyone.[/disclaimer]

[Rody]

The first time I saw GMK, I thought it looked a lot like Heisei Godzilla too. As time has progressed, however, and I paid closer attention, I've found it bears a much greater resemblance to Shodai-Goji and the early 60's suits.

[skuzzy-punk-kid]

The first time I saw GMK, I thought it looked a lot like Heisei Godzilla too. As time has progressed, however, and I paid closer attention, I've found it bears a much greater resemblance to Shodai-Goji and the early 60's suits.

The head does have the imposing quality to it; I won't argue with that one. The fangs at the front of its snout definitely calls out loud "ShodaiGoji."

[JAGzilla]

I agree that the GMK suit's body is badly proportioned. The head looks pretty good, with the fangs and dead, white eyes, but everything else is just odd-looking.

[Goji]

God forbid we have a Godzilla that looks different from the norm? Ohh nooooooooooooo's! What a horrible, horrible thing!

[Ethan]

I'm convinced that if people didn't know about the history of GMK Godzilla (being supposed to stand like a dinosaur, not fitting the suit actor, etc) they wouldn't bring such criticisms on the design/execution. This not unlike people saying the 1984 suit barely moved, when they learned about Kenpachiro Satsuma having much trouble with the size of the suit. It's practically a psychological thing.

[skuzzy-punk-kid]

God forbid we have a Godzilla that looks different from the norm? Ohh nooooooooooooo's! What a horrible, horrible thing!

I hope it's not another Zilla...oy vey.

[Tyler]

God forbid we have a Godzilla that looks different from the norm? Ohh nooooooooooooo's! What a horrible, horrible thing!

Well he never said anything about that. He just thought it was oddly proportioned.

[JAGzilla]

^ That I did. And having re-watched the movie the other day, I stand by that opinion. Again, the head looked great. I also liked the large, bone-white claws. The body itself, though, needed work. The pot-belly should've been slimmer, the shoulders needed more bulk, the over-sized spines gave him a weird 'hunchback' sort of look from the side, and the neck was slightly too long and thin.

It wasn't terrible, though. There are certainly a few worse suits out there.

[Goji]

What exactly is "thin" about the neck? That particular complaint doesn't make any sense to me.

[HayesAJones]

^I love that picture.

Just thought you guys should know that.

[skuzzy-punk-kid]

Well, to me, the neck isn't at all bad. What does look disproportionate is the pot-belly and the shoulders. Everything else can stay on the SokogekiGoji, they just needed to lessen the belly and add more bulk to the shoulders; that's all.

[Shadow]

What exactly is "thin" about the neck? That particular complaint doesn't make any sense to me.

That kid has a few complaints, I'm sure.

[skuzzy-punk-kid]

What exactly is "thin" about the neck? That particular complaint doesn't make any sense to me.

That kid has a few complaints, I'm sure.

I don't think the kid was ready for it. I think it's a case of sensory overload. To him, the suit looked frightening; to be that close to such a frightening thing, one can already imagine what happens to a child should the panic button be pressed...

[JAGzilla]

Okay, the neck looks fine from most angles. There were a few shots from the side where it looked weird, though. Really, the whole suit is like that. Looks okay from every angle but the side.

[Rody]

Sokogecki-Goji's neck slants forward awkwardly, and it's made even more noticeable by the broomstick-straightness of the back. This, along with the over-sized lower body, are the only real issues with the suit in my opinion.

^That picture reminds me how BIG that suit was.

[Tyler]

Still not as scary as Santa or the Easter Bunny in the mall.

[Rody]

I think that's a different kind of scary altogether.