Unpopular Godzilla Opinions

[edgaguirus]

Shin Godzilla has a mainly positive view here, but I have heard a few criticisms of the music score.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Many of the most popular films of all time are overrated to an extent. Gojira is overrated. King Kong 33 is overrated. Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost Arc are overrated. That's does mean they're not good well made films but they are overrated. Comes with the territory.

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

They still didn’t have to play decisive battle 5 times.

It's not like they repeat the song ad nauseum for no reason. It's a leitmotif that only plays during the briefing/planning scenes. As the plans become more and more batshit, the song itself escalates.

Also why do you think Shin of all things is underrated? You can’t go anywhere and say you dislike it without straight up being crucified.

Maybe it's just where I'm looking, but wherever I go everyone is either dunking on the design, dunking on Godzilla's lack of movement, dunking on the music, or dunking on the characters.

[SoggyNoodles2016]

Shin Godzilla isn't underrated, the issue imo is it became the BIGGEST film in the franchise that got hit with the "this is the only piece of content we have/this is really popular and enough time has passed from it's release that everyone is now going to bring up every problem they have with it to the point it's damn near impossible to tell WHAT the intial reception" experience of film discourse. Just like all the "is Avatar REALLY good?" memes, just like all the people who are now complaining about NWH, and so on.

Not critiquing anyone, yall's complaints are valid, subjective opinions, it's just something I see over and over again and Shin is the film in the franchise I see hit with it the most.

[gottatalktothefake]

Shin Godzilla isn't underrated, the issue imo is it became the BIGGEST film in the franchise that got hit with the "this is the only piece of content we have/this is really popular and enough time has passed from it's release that everyone is now going to bring up every problem they have with it to the point it's damn near impossible to tell WHAT the intial reception" experience of film discourse. Just like all the "is Avatar REALLY good?" memes, just like all the people who are now complaining about NWH, and so on.

Not critiquing anyone, yall's complaints are valid, subjective opinions, it's just something I see over and over again and Shin is the film in the franchise I see hit with it the most.

The initial reception was that the fanbase got really, REALLY upset at any review that gave it less than a perfect score. I remember 8/10 reviews getting brigaded with angry fans.

I welcome the fact that people are more allowed to criticize it now. You can’t go too far into it, but you can now bring up some issues you had with it without an angry mob attacking you.

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On this topic I’ll say I’m having an opposite reaction to everyone else.

As in while everyone else seems to have more issues as time passes, I went from hatred to shin to just finding it mediocre, but appreciating what it tries to do.

[SonOfGorgo]

I like Shin, MonsterVerse, and Singular Point equally.

Is that unpopular or not?

[miguelnuva]

I haven't liked Shin since day 1 and still don't. Cool design but I don't care for the movie.

It's going to be interesting to see how G14 and Shin are looked back on by the 75th anniversary.

[Spuro]

I like Shin plenty, but it’s always been an 8/10 Godzilla film to me. It’s good, but it has problems here and there; it’s not quite a masterpiece. Now for comparison’s sake, the only Godzilla films I rate higher than 8/10 are Gojira (10) and Mothra vs Godzilla (9), and other 8/10 films that sit alongside Shin include King Kong vs Godzilla, Monster Zero, Son of Godzilla, Godzilla vs Hedorah, Return of Godzilla, GMK, and Godzilla 2014, so as far as I’m concerned Shin is still pretty top tier. It’s just… not the flawless masterpiece everyone says it is, at least to my eyes.

The Godzilla design itself, now that I don’t like. Never did. It doesn’t fit the film at all, neither matching with its tone or its lore, and the proportions are too exaggerated. And his “He just walks” personality is pretty dull. It’s the worst live action Godzilla incarnation.

So, good, albeit flawed movie (lots of high highs and low lows), terrible Godzilla.

[Cryptid_Liker]

I like Shin, MonsterVerse, and Singular Point equally.

Is that unpopular or not?

Seems to be very unpopular. I agree, though. They're all pretty god for their own unique reasons.

[shadowgigan]

I like Shin, MonsterVerse, and Singular Point equally.

Is that unpopular or not?

Where do you rank them in the grand scheme of things? But yes, I would say this is an incredibly unpopular opinion lol.

[darthzilla99]

Why is SP Godzilla design hated? He looks like a normal Godzilla other than maybe the jaws opening and even then python's and boas have that kind of jaws. It's still a reptilian look for Godzilla and the teeth all over the mouth looks cool.

[Cryptid_Liker]

Why is SP Godzilla design hated? He looks like a normal Godzilla other than maybe the jaws opening and even then python's and boas have that kind of jaws. It's still a reptilian look for Godzilla and the teeth all over the mouth looks cool.

The problem isn't the way the jaw opens but the jaw itself. It looks like a shovel with teeth.

[Spuro]

Why is SP Godzilla design hated? He looks like a normal Godzilla other than maybe the jaws opening and even then python's and boas have that kind of jaws. It's still a reptilian look for Godzilla and the teeth all over the mouth looks cool.

For me, personally, who considers it to be the worst Godzilla design?

It's all in the wonky proportions. Even if we're ignoring the ridiculous shovel-jaws, he's got a tiny upper body sitting on top of a MASSIVE lower body. Each of his legs are bigger than his torso, and his tail is as big as Shin's (who also suffers from the wonky proportion issue). Not helping matters are his arms, which are set in a really odd position on his body that almost makes them look double-jointed.

And the bad Anime CGI textures on the monsters really doesn't help things. That's the reason the Monsterarts toy looks better.

Edit: Look, I can handle stump feet and pupiless eyes and small spines and digitigrade ankles and thunder thighs. But when the body proportions start getting blown up or shrunk to ridiculous sizes, that's when the Godzilla designs quickly turn ugly for me.

[edgaguirus]

I agree with the legs. Heisei Godzilla has big thighs, but SP Godzilla's thighs and legs are too big compared to the body. I don't mind the head and tail, but the lower half could have been reduced a bit.

[ShinGojira14]

Why is SP Godzilla design hated? He looks like a normal Godzilla other than maybe the jaws opening and even then python's and boas have that kind of jaws. It's still a reptilian look for Godzilla and the teeth all over the mouth looks cool.

For what it's worth, I think SP Godzilla has one of the top four best Godzilla designs ever.

[Voyager]

I mean, if we compare it to everything that came before, it’s a contender for the worst design for me. The horrible head shape and proportions make it among the lesser designs, to say the least.

[Voyager]

A Godzilla with the same vibe and energy as the Post-G54 Pre-GTTHM Showa Godzilla would be an awesome addition to the series. Just an animal (an intelligent one at a that) with malicious intent to destroy and kill. Likes to slowly wade through cities but is a ready fighter who can fight rabidly. Those early 60s roars would be great too.

[Cryptid_Liker]

Not sure if non-Toho opinions are allowed here but I prefer Gyaos being a singular creature like in the Showa era instead of the tiny swarm beast we've gotten ever since.

[Voyager]

Not sure if non-Toho opinions are allowed here but I prefer Gyaos being a singular creature like in the Showa era instead of the tiny swarm beast we've gotten ever since.

Ditto.

[Legion1979]

Not sure if non-Toho opinions are allowed here but I prefer Gyaos being a singular creature like in the Showa era instead of the tiny swarm beast we've gotten ever since.

Yes, I love the original Gyaos. A solitary creature living in a mountainside with a thirst for human blood and a terrifying, ear-piercing screech, able to easily slice Gamera apart is a much more memorable foe than the more realistic, easily killable, flock of gremlin birds the monster later turned into.