raven56706

fucking awesome movie... i mean this movie is about a monster fighting other monsters based off a movie franchise with a guy playing the lead character in a rubber suit...

with that said, the only thing i will be upset with is a sequel.... this should be it. I mean if this is meant to be how modern time godzilla would be in a real world setting, than there should be king ghidoroh or any other monsters come in. it would be really cheesy.

still awesome movie and great special effects

Rex Power Colt-Robot Man

Most of my problems with the flick have already been stated, so I'll throw out a dumb complaint. So these monsters are ancient, right? Then why is the MUTO's Eff-off move an EMP? Did I miss something?

Solid Snake

I think more fan favorite Kaiju could work in a more naturalistic setting.

Shannon Nutt

This hasn't really been brought up yet, but did anyone else have a problem with the complete lack of 'joy' this movie has...there's no humor and virtually no sense of fun throughout. It's as if the filmmakers were so afraid of coming off as 'campy' that they didn't allow any jokes at all in their movie.

However, when you look back at really great 'monster' movies like JURASSIC PARK or JAWS or even ALIEN (which is pretty 'dark'), those movies are filled with great one-liners and jokes. They serve to connect the audience with the characters and the story - there's no such thing in GODZILLA, which is one of the reason the humans come off as 'flat'.

Ash Ketchum

This is why the Transformers films worked so well (at least #1 & #3)--because of their sense of humor. You need laughs to break up the tension.

Solid Snake

Have you seen this yet, Ash?

There was some humor in it but it was a serious film. I liked that.

TomOpus

Not sure which version they used but I just now pulled out the Criterion Blu-ray of Godzilla and a stopwatch. I counted anytime that a body part showed up on screen as part of his total screen time. If all you saw was atomic breath, it did not count. Here's what I came up with:

First appearance occurs at the 22 min point.

At the 44 min point, total screen time is 10 seconds.
At the 54 min point, total screen time is 1 min 45 sec.
At the 1 hour point, total screen time is 4 min 13 sec.

Total movie time 1 hr 36 min. Total screen time 8 min 55 sec.

Traxan

WTF is this, why are my posts being deleted?

Neil M.

Since I enjoyed the human story, I didn't have a problem with it but I do agree that some lighter moments might have made the film better. Not necessarily jokes but moments like in Jaws where Brody's son is mimicking him or Quint telling the story of the USS Indianapolis. Having read the prequel novel, I would have liked Serizawa to tell the story of his father, who played a big part in the story back in 1954.

kvrdave

I kept thinking that either. Didn't realize she was a sister. She was the only redeeming quality of the movie other than the cool factor of Walter White.

I weep for humanity. This was such a turd. If this passes for entertainment, our species should just give up.
I assume the sign was placed in front of a movie theater as a warning to moviegoers.

No shit. They evolved it in case there was ever a day that electrical devices might be used to stop them. What a turd.

Jules Winfield

The horrid humor in those Transformers are a big reason why they suck!

Hokeyboy

What? Jive-talkin' ghetto-fabulous gold-toothed ramrod-schwartzing transforming robots aren't hip and what the young kids enjoy these days, what with their Beatle wigs and pet rocks and parachute pants?

mike7162

I thought this film was hugely dissapointing. Once Walter was gone, it did not recover, and the title monster was literally a cameo in its own film. It was cinematically non-compelling.

Solid Snake

Not exactly.

Giantrobo

Yeah, I've been wondering the same thing. Now, if the EMP would scramble a living thing's electrical system...say, give heart attacks...then I could see it. In Pacific Rim, the creatures were created by modern "aliens" so EMP's made sense.

Unless....these MUTO's were created by Aliens too.

TomOpus

Maybe to them it's like burping. Or coughing. To us it's an EMP.

Giantrobo

I still have to ask...other than G-54... when has the human story in a G-film ever been all that great? Even in G54 the story was standard generic Japanese Drama. It followed this typical formula:

-Dark Tortured Misunderstood Scientist with a huge secret
-Handsome Naive Young Hero
-Weak Virginal Emotional Female
-Wise Old Man

I swear, Japanese Sci Fi/Anime has followed this same stupid formula for 60 years with just minor variations on the theme. I've been complaining about this overused formula since the 80's when I figured it out as a teen.

I'm not saying the beefs some on you have with G2014's Human story isn't legit, but I do think it's a bit unfair.

Neil M.

EMP's make as much sense as blue atomic breathe.

Giantrobo

Oh stop. People have been enjoying marginally well done G-films for 60 years. Everyone is just fine. Plus this is actually better than most of them...especially when you factor in the better done/acted Human Factor in G14.


On this we agree. Made no sense.

rexinnih

I'd hate to see the result if he eats a Taco Bell.

Traxan

GODZILLA & JURASSIC PARK TRAILERS COLLIDE

Do movie trailers for summer blockbuster movies featuring giant reptiles share a formula?

Judging by this glorious creation, which overlays the audio track from the latest Godzilla trailer atop footage audiences were once teased with for Jurassic Park, it ostensibly seems the case.

Everything from echoed thuds, nerve-grating roar, biological research and even the use of flares has been shrewdly matched by video editor Zach Prewitt, serving to highlight the eerily similar money shots the two blockbusters share.

If you've a cup of water nearby, you may want to turn your speakers down...

Solid Snake

Meh.

hanshotfirst1138

It would help of the jokes were actually funny.

TomOpus

It would resemble the Death Star exploding.

Traxan

None of this is in 'Ghost in the Shell,' except maybe Aramaki in the Wise Old Man role.