IDK, when budgets start creeping that high, I don't necessarily assume more is better. I'd like to think you could do just about any movie justice with 150 million or less, nevermind more than that.
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Godzilla |OT| Legendary
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MurkyZebra2417
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The whole group I went with really liked the movie. Ranged from 26 - 61 in age.
My father loved the movie and said it was the best-done giant Monster movie he knows. He loved the music and the "scale" of things.
I was also amazed with many setpieces and the epicness of some shots.
The family thing was a bit overdone, but not that distracting or bad.
Godzilla was superbly done and when you see him the first time and he screams, I think the whole audience got chills.
In my book one of the best Monster movies ever and definetly better than Pacific Rim (which I also liked).
My father loved the movie and said it was the best-done giant Monster movie he knows. He loved the music and the "scale" of things.
I was also amazed with many setpieces and the epicness of some shots.
The family thing was a bit overdone, but not that distracting or bad.
Godzilla was superbly done and when you see him the first time and he screams, I think the whole audience got chills.
In my book one of the best Monster movies ever and definetly better than Pacific Rim (which I also liked).
MurkyZebra2417
Member
I went standard 3D, but the 3D was totally unnecessary and distracting. Don't know about IMAX though.
UnluckyKate
Member
Movie was pretty bad. It has amazing visuals for itself, great sens of scale and destruction, but even if it's surfing on the original and modern thematic of nuclear fear (then the bomb, today, civil reactors) and post 9/11 scenery of destruction in main US cities, I felt it did everything so poorly compared to how good the visual and aesthetics would go.
I hate the amazing build up for Godzilla showing up and... nope. They did it twice. To cut to fucking useless characters and their uselss subplots. Seriously... ugh...
I hate the amazing build up for Godzilla showing up and... nope. They did it twice. To cut to fucking useless characters and their uselss subplots. Seriously... ugh...
The Last Wizard
Member
The one time I want to see a movie in IMAX I can't because there are only IMAX 3d showings
In NYC of all cities lol
In NYC of all cities lol
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
That's certainly true, but I think it might explain why Pacific Rim's CGI has been described as better. I'll find out for myself tonight.
The good thing about Godzilla's budget though, is that it will be easier for it to make its money back for the sequel.
The one time I want to see a movie in IMAX I can't because there are only IMAX 3d showings
In NYC of all cities lol
Same boat here.
Rawket Lawnchair
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Getting off work in 5 minutes, movie is on in two hours.
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Deleted member 22576
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Hi guys. I have a question about the 3D version. I didn't even know there was one? Is it legit, or post processed? Judging from the one trailer I've seen I don't think its a real 3D movie.
dreamcastfan
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Post converted. I will try and see both, if I enjoy it enough (which I am sure I will)
Blue Submarine No. 6
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Taking the whole family - wife, three kids and all their boy/girlfriends - to the 10pm IMAX 3D Premier here in town after a BBQ supper together... this is going to be AWESOME!! I can't wait!
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Deleted member 22576
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Mmm cool. Yeah thats what I thought. I'm kinda disappointed beacuse it looks my theater isn't doing any midnight showings. :[
Oh jeez, they're doing an 8pm and a 10pm.
Fancy Clown
Member
Shit, me as well.
I saw it in IMAX 3D...didn't a single bit of 3D outside of the opening credits. I don't know if IMAX even added anything to it.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
It's more of cockteasing than anything. It's not like they didn't deliver when the actual monster fight happens.
It's a post-converted 3D film. It was not natively shot in 3D.
The 3D falls between Clash of the Titans (horrid) and Avatar (exemplary) for me. I don't think it's essential and would have preferred a 2D showing if one was offered for the early screening I attended.
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Deleted member 22576
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Cool! Yeah I'm gonna check the 8pm non 3D showing tonight I think.
Mengy
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I'd have to agree about the pacing, but the CG looked fine to me.
I saw it last night, and while I liked it alot, I'll just say this: with respect to Pacific Rim, which for reference I loved, I enjoyed myself more during PR than I did with Godzilla. That's not to say that I didn't like Godzilla because I did overall, but after the first 30-45 minutes the movie lost something for me, and frustrated me, and while the end was very nice it just took too long to get there IMHO. Pacific Rim had it's problems I admit, but the pacing of the story felt better to me than Godzilla's did. Godzilla teased the audience so much that I began to lose interest after awhile.
I guess in short, it's a good movie and I'd recommend it if you are a fan of monster movies, but personally I had more fun with Pacific Rim overall. Curb your expectations and you will most likely enjoy watching it.
Liquidsnake
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Hooray!
Youve got movie tickets!
Heres your order summary:
Showtime & Theater Details
Movie: Godzilla (2014)
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2014
Time: 9:30pm-RS
Quantity: 2 Adult
Youve got movie tickets!
Heres your order summary:
Showtime & Theater Details
Movie: Godzilla (2014)
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2014
Time: 9:30pm-RS
Quantity: 2 Adult
Spaceman Spiff
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Got two tickets for tonight, and a group showing lined up for next week. All told, I'll probably see this thing half a dozen times.
Less than 12 hours to go now. See you folks on the other side.
Less than 12 hours to go now. See you folks on the other side.
Miles Quaritch
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Goddamn, this was great.
I love how they slowly build up Godzilla, there's a real sense of tension as you wait to see the bug guy. Didn't much care for the main lead and thought it would have been better to see the entire movie through Cranston's eyes, but that's not too much an issue.
The real highlight was the final twenty minutes or so. The entire cinema (and it almost packed, which was surprising for 11.30am)were in complete silence.
I also really liked how Godzilla moved, there was sense of a guy in a suit, but it wasn't overplayed and it looked fantastic. Not sure if that was an easter egg for fans of the original, but I loved it.
Can't wait to watch it again over the weekend.
I love how they slowly build up Godzilla, there's a real sense of tension as you wait to see the bug guy. Didn't much care for the main lead and thought it would have been better to see the entire movie through Cranston's eyes, but that's not too much an issue.
The real highlight was the final twenty minutes or so. The entire cinema (and it almost packed, which was surprising for 11.30am)were in complete silence.
I also really liked how Godzilla moved, there was sense of a guy in a suit, but it wasn't overplayed and it looked fantastic. Not sure if that was an easter egg for fans of the original, but I loved it.
Can't wait to watch it again over the weekend.
Anton Sugar
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More from MZS's twitter:
Last tweet sounds pretty hyperbolic, but HYPE
Last tweet sounds pretty hyperbolic, but HYPE
IMAX is not really out of this world. Don't expect amazing things.
I really liked it. It's been side time and time and time again in reviews, but it felt like a hybrid of Spielberg films; it had the awe and wonder of Close Encounters, the tension and pacing of Jurassic Park and the fucking nutso destruction of WOTW. Edwards does a real good job of letting the story breathe, and presenting character motivations early on (as much as the characters are getting knocked for not being astonishingly well realised, they're rounded and identifiable through simple but good characterisation, and well acted; if there is going to be small parts like Binoche's or Hawkins, I'm glad they're performed well by good actors).
Gorgeous film as well; it looked superb and sounded just as good. Some real fucking top money shots, there's a level of visual storytelling here that is above a lot of other blockbusters. All the shots have a purpose, they're all designed to exist in the context of what's happening on the screen.
Some flaws; I'm not altogether fond of over focus on military because it's such a trope, and
. But I really enjoyed it.
Gorgeous film as well; it looked superb and sounded just as good. Some real fucking top money shots, there's a level of visual storytelling here that is above a lot of other blockbusters. All the shots have a purpose, they're all designed to exist in the context of what's happening on the screen.
Some flaws; I'm not altogether fond of over focus on military because it's such a trope, and
the MUTOs were kicking Godzilla's ass before they got distracted, which weakened his character a tad; indeed I thought the MUTOs were presented as more threatening (although loved how Godzilla just ignored the boats right next to him the whole time he travelled :lol
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
btw I heard this Godzilla has Toho's blessing?
But you asked if we'd see him in the day time... and we clearly do sooooooooo...
Got my artbook, hardcover Awakening, and Destroya blu right before I left for work. Hype at maximum levels. It's been a long time since I've had this type of excitement for a movie. It feels like an old friend is finally coming back. These movies meant so much to me as a kid, keeping me company when I spent weekends at my grandma's house and it's exciting to see how a new take on them will turn out.
super-heated plasma
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From a review at AICN:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/67271
I ended up talking with producer Thomas Tull and while I was thanking him for helping me out with the tickets a Japanese man came up and Tull immediately looked nervous. So, what did you think? The man answered that he and his colleagues were amazed with the movie and couldn't believe how perfectly Godzilla was captured. This is the Godzilla from my childhood. He said this with a hand over his heart, I swear to God. Tull looked taken aback, both relieved and amazed at the same time. After the man left, Tull leaned over to me and said, He's the head of Toho.
Premiere after parties are always a place of much pleasantry, but you could tell both the Toho guy and Tull were really emotional about the experience and that moment was something special to witness firsthand, let me tell you.
I saw the IMAX screening this afternoon and if you have the chance to see it on a regular 3D screen, go do that. The IMAX picture quality almost looked like an upscaled version. Not nearly as crisp as other IMAX screenings I've seen and I'm almost certain they've used some kind of edge enchancement filter.
The movie itself was pretty good. Not something I'd want to see again in the near future, but a fun ride nonetheless. I'd have prefered
After
, basically the entire movie turns into a story about people being evacuated and the army being powerless all the while Ken Watanabe stands around saying stuff like "People-u think-u we the boss-u of nature. Is-su the other-u way around-u"
I guess the story material demands a lot of CGI or else the movie couldn't have been realised at all, but this almost made The Hobbit look like an old-fashioned theatre play when it came to the lack of practical effects and real sets. Everything looked so incredibly shiny and rubbery. I'm no Godzilla purist whatsoever and only saw the 1997 movie so that's where my Godzilla-knowledge ends, but he
It was in no way a bad movie but on the pure badass scale I found Pacific Rim to be much more satisfying. The music was pretty cool though.
The movie itself was pretty good. Not something I'd want to see again in the near future, but a fun ride nonetheless. I'd have prefered
Bryan Cranston being the lead actor instead of the dude from Kick-Ass, since he basically gets to the end in one piece by sheer luck while Bryan's character actually had the persistence to do some research and think about the whole situation. His son stumbles, falls and crashes his way to his daughter and kid. Which obviously wasn't enough because he also saves an Asian kid on the side in a very contrived subplot.
Cranston's character dies
I guess the story material demands a lot of CGI or else the movie couldn't have been realised at all, but this almost made The Hobbit look like an old-fashioned theatre play when it came to the lack of practical effects and real sets. Everything looked so incredibly shiny and rubbery. I'm no Godzilla purist whatsoever and only saw the 1997 movie so that's where my Godzilla-knowledge ends, but he
just ruined an entire city and in the end he just swims off with everyone standing between rubble and burnt bodies going "awwwwww... our hero!".
It was in no way a bad movie but on the pure badass scale I found Pacific Rim to be much more satisfying. The music was pretty cool though.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Welp, going to my local theater then.
Only going to 3-D showing because I hate crowds.
I can't believe there's some many Pacific Rim haters. I loved that movie.
Expendable.
Member
I wrote these two features, thought they might be of some interest to GAF. The short is neat, cool to see where Edwards began.
Watch: ‘Godzilla’ Director Gareth Edwards’ Award-Winning Short ‘Factory Farmed,’ Produced In 48 Hours
8 Films to Watch Before Seeing ‘Godzilla’
Btw that Zoller Seitz review is great, nails it.
Watch: ‘Godzilla’ Director Gareth Edwards’ Award-Winning Short ‘Factory Farmed,’ Produced In 48 Hours
8 Films to Watch Before Seeing ‘Godzilla’
Btw that Zoller Seitz review is great, nails it.
Deified Data
Banned
I've been waiting for too long.
It's almost time!
It's almost time!
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Deleted member 22576
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OMFG I am such an idiot. I bought my ticket online expecting to print it out. But I have to pick it up at the kiosk so I figured I'd go down there and pick it up right now so I can just walk directly inside tonight... well so I drive down to the theater and they're not open yet.
How can I have failed so harshly trying to get this ticket. Ugh.
How can I have failed so harshly trying to get this ticket. Ugh.
Nah.
Seen seven of those movies, haven't seen Atonement. Thanks for the link!
Expendable.
Member
Nice! Yeah, Atonement is a bit of a stretch but it's the first time I admired Seamus McGarvey's cinematography, one of the best aspects of Godzilla.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I don't know if I'd directly compare it to Pacific Rim, but in a pure monster flick comparison, Godzilla is the better of the two.
The monsters have a better sense of weight and impact on the world compared to Rim. They feel believable in how they move, act, etc. The ones in Rim, not so much. I did like the designs in Rim a lot more though.
The monsters have a better sense of weight and impact on the world compared to Rim. They feel believable in how they move, act, etc. The ones in Rim, not so much. I did like the designs in Rim a lot more though.
TheJollyCorner
Member
190 million is estimated budget. Legendary wanted a big franchise, while Godzilla already has name recognition.
It mainly had to do with a very expensive 3D/conversion. GDT finished the movie well under budget and was against 3D conversion, but Legendary wanted 3D and opened the checkbook and spent a lot of money (much more than your regular conversion) in having GDT oversee all of it, and it took twice as long as the process regularly does. That's why it ended up being so expensive.
chickdigger802
Banned
now that its out, anyone want to put up a spoiler thread, or is there not much to discuss? Does it have seeds planted for sequels?
Is there any post credit scene i should stay to see?
Is there any post credit scene i should stay to see?