Ace Nova Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) The Statue Of Liberty was the one at New York, New York in Las Vegas though, unless there was another Statue Of Liberty shot I haven't seen. I'd bet that'll end up in a deleted scene since the Las Vegas rampage was in the final film.Yeah....how good is that Blu-Ray going to be? If they add a good 20 minutes of Godzilla screen-time in some sort of extended cut, I have a feeling it will satisfy most of the current detractors. Edited May 21, 2014 by Kasanova King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 The Statue Of Liberty was the one at New York, New York in Las Vegas though, unless there was another Statue Of Liberty shot I haven't seen. I'd bet that'll end up in a deleted scene since the Las Vegas rampage was in the final film. Yeah....how good is that Blu-Ray going to be? If they add a good 20 minutes of Godzilla screen-time in some sort of extended cut, I have a feeling it will satisfy most of the current detractors. Is it confirmed there'll be a directors cut, or is that just speculation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) The Statue Of Liberty was the one at New York, New York in Las Vegas though, unless there was another Statue Of Liberty shot I haven't seen. I'd bet that'll end up in a deleted scene since the Las Vegas rampage was in the final film. Yeah....how good is that Blu-Ray going to be? If they add a good 20 minutes of Godzilla screen-time in some sort of extended cut, I have a feeling it will satisfy most of the current detractors. Is it confirmed there'll be a directors cut, or is that just speculation?Educated guess on my part....if you look at the last major monster flick, King Kong....they added a good 20 minutes to it...and it was already 3 hours long. You can tell there were major cuts in this film....there's no way the initial appearance in Hawaii was that brief....and I have a feeling there was more to the Vegas and final fight sequences as well.This is the perfect film for Blu-Ray enthusiasts....I can almost guarantee there will be an extended/director's cut....I'd be shocked if there isn't one, actually.EDIT: Looks like it is confirmed....http://www.godzilla-movies.com/community/forums/topic/34790 Edited May 22, 2014 by Kasanova King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 This was missing from the movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Totts Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) That was from the proof on concept video was it not? Not sure if it was ever meant for the final film.Edit: I am an idiot, the first teaser that was shown had a mix of proof of the concept footage and stuff from the actual film. Edited May 22, 2014 by Tater Totts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 That looks like proof-of-concept stuff (very still imagery, less elaborate special effects). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Totts Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yeah it's from the first teaser trailer which was all proof of concept and shown at Comic-Con.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya38wwuoWxY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I hope the next movie will not be directed by Edwards. I have not seen Monsters, but from what I can tell, he cannot make any of his characters interesting. The only good acting in the film comes from Cranston, Watanabe and Strathairn who actually makes a good career military leader. I understand the concept of teasing us, saving the best parts for the last. But that is only if you have people actually can carry the film and from little screentime the good actors got, it failed.I'd take anyone. Even Zach Snyder. Lets see how he does with Batman/Superman first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) I hope the next movie will not be directed by Edwards. I have not seen Monsters, but from what I can tell, he cannot make any of his characters interesting. The only good acting in the film comes from Cranston, Watanabe and Strathairn who actually makes a good career military leader. I understand the concept of teasing us, saving the best parts for the last. But that is only if you have people actually can carry the film and from little screentime the good actors got, it failed.I'd take anyone. Even Zach Snyder. Lets see how he does with Batman/Superman first.Or you could go with Michael Bay....and have 90% of the movie featuring all things Godzilla with over-the-top special effects. I actually enjoy a lot of Michael Bay's stuff but in all seriousness, I think Peter Jackson would work wonders with Godzilla. Edited May 22, 2014 by Kasanova King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Peter Jackson would make the film even longer and more boring. Michael Bay would be terrible. Don't even think of mentioning Del Toro. Maybe Rupert Wyatt who directed Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Peter Jackson would make the film even longer and more boring. Michael Bay would be terrible. Don't even think of mentioning Del Toro. Maybe Rupert Wyatt who directed Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I don't think Peter Jackson would make the sequel that long as most of the basic storyline/origin has already been told...and I'm sure he would give us a ton of Godzilla screen time...which is what everyone seems to want.Rupert Wyatt wouldn't be bad either though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Peter Jackson should stay the fuck away from Godzilla. http://cinemassacre.com/2014/05/17/godzilla-2014-thoughts/James Rolfe review. Edited May 22, 2014 by Georgy Zhukov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I love James Rolfe, but none of his opinions on things released after 1989 mean much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) I thought the movie was great, and I really enjoyed the pacing.They were obviously trying to play it safe and not go too overboard... Which my only criticism was I wish we saw some of the monster fight in Hawaii, but I thought the final fight more than made up for it.Although I found it strange that the Asian dude mysteriously assumed Godzilla was a good guy from the start, based on absolutely nothing. Edited May 22, 2014 by LiveFromNormal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Although I found it strange that the Asian dude mysteriously assumed Godzilla was a good guy from the start, based on absolutely nothing.I found that part very credible....some Asian cultures believe in the Yin & Yang/Taosim....the "balance" so to speak. It is practiced in Japan as well...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism_in_Japan Edited May 22, 2014 by Kasanova King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickzark Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 the movie was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Although I found it strange that the Asian dude mysteriously assumed Godzilla was a good guy from the start, based on absolutely nothing. I found that part very credible....some Asian cultures believe in the Yin & Yang/Taosim....the "balance" so to speak. It is practiced in Japan as well...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism_in_JapanNo doubt. But they could have mentioned that as an explanation during the film. Or at least have been more clear about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Can't wait to blast that Godzilla roar in my home theater. I loved the audio so I'll definitely get the blu-ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Can't wait to blast that Godzilla roar in my home theater. I loved the audio so I'll definitely get the blu-ray.The audio was killer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Although I found it strange that the Asian dude mysteriously assumed Godzilla was a good guy from the start, based on absolutely nothing. I found that part very credible....some Asian cultures believe in the Yin & Yang/Taosim....the "balance" so to speak. It is practiced in Japan as well...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism_in_JapanNo doubt. But they could have mentioned that as an explanation during the film. Or at least have been more clear about itYeah, "restore balance" okay, this guy is very Asian. Because Westerns don't like balance. We enjoy chaos.I believe the director of the Gamera trilogy and GMK said that in the Zilla film, Americans are hesitant to use their full military power against Godzilla because they don't want to look weak. In this movie they just escorted him, trying to buddy with him. They attacked the MUTO but we never see it. Which I find strange. I agree I wish they showed the Nevada and Hawaii scenes. Briefly of course, save the good stuff for the final act just like Toho does.Nobody has complained about Godzilla himself. This was a very good Godzilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Although I found it strange that the Asian dude mysteriously assumed Godzilla was a good guy from the start, based on absolutely nothing. I found that part very credible....some Asian cultures believe in the Yin & Yang/Taosim....the "balance" so to speak. It is practiced in Japan as well...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism_in_JapanNo doubt. But they could have mentioned that as an explanation during the film. Or at least have been more clear about it Yeah, "restore balance" okay, this guy is very Asian. Because Westerns don't like balance. We enjoy chaos.I believe the director of the Gamera trilogy and GMK said that in the Zilla film, Americans are hesitant to use their full military power against Godzilla because they don't want to look weak. In this movie they just escorted him, trying to buddy with him. They attacked the MUTO but we never see it. Which I find strange. I agree I wish they showed the Nevada and Hawaii scenes. Briefly of course, save the good stuff for the final act just like Toho does.Nobody has complained about Godzilla himself. This was a very good Godzilla. I thought the film was fantastic. My only criticisms(and they're minor) is that I wish they would have written in the 'Godzilla is a good guy' stuff in a little bit of a cleaner way, and I wish we had gotten a little bit more of a taste of the Hawaii action. Which is just a complaint because the film was so good that I wanted more. But they seemed to be very careful with not making any pacing mistakes like King Kong. And they did well, I thought the movie only dragged a little in one spot, and that's pretty good for a blockbuster.But hey, that's pretty fucking good still. The final fight was absolutely perfection, Godzilla looked sexy as Hell, they brought in the atomic breath(I was worried they wouldn't) and the MUTOs looked very cool, if not a little Cloverfield esque.Really hope to see another Godzilla film getting put in production soon. Have any sequels been confirmed? Edited May 23, 2014 by LiveFromNormal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Yes, they confirmed a sequel two days after. Guess they waited to see how it will do.Pretty much agree with everything you've said. All I want in another film, is either a new monster that is not Cloverfield...we had Cloverfield like three times now. If not a new monster a reminage of a Japanese monster. And more interesting characters. In the Japanese films, a lot is focused on human characters and they were actually interesting. And we need more Godzilla time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Yeah, "restore balance" okay, this guy is very Asian. Because Westerns don't like balance. We enjoy chaos.I thought the film was fantastic. My only criticisms(and they're minor) is that I wish they would have written in the 'Godzilla is a good guy' stuff in a little bit of a cleaner way, and I wish we had gotten a little bit more of a taste of the Hawaii action. Which is just a complaint because the film was so good that I wanted more.The underlying message of the film has to do with man's effects on the environment...nuclear waste storage (among other things)....and that nature/Earth will find a way to fix itself with OR without the help of man....nor will it care whether or not it will affect man when it does. Edited May 23, 2014 by Kasanova King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Yeah, "restore balance" okay, this guy is very Asian. Because Westerns don't like balance. We enjoy chaos. I thought the film was fantastic. My only criticisms(and they're minor) is that I wish they would have written in the 'Godzilla is a good guy' stuff in a little bit of a cleaner way, and I wish we had gotten a little bit more of a taste of the Hawaii action. Which is just a complaint because the film was so good that I wanted more. The underlying message of the film has to do with man's effects on the environment...nuclear waste storage (among other things)....and that nature/Earth will find a way to fix itself with OR without the help of man....nor will it care whether or not it will affect man when it does.Yeah I'm not really worried about the messages or political commentary in a Godzilla movie.But like I said, thought it was fantastic with a few minor criticisms. Edited May 23, 2014 by LiveFromNormal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I wonder if Micki Seragusa will be in the sequel??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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