Godzilla 2014

#54
#54
As a kid I always wanted to see something like this in downtown Knoxville:

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As an adult I still wanna see it...

...preferably heading toward the damned Sunsphere
 
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#56
Wow!

Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull "says Godzilla will break even "if it [does] $450 million worldwide. Anything above that would be pretty good." Tracking suggests a $60 million-plus opening in the U.S., much bigger than Pacific Rim's $37 million. Still, the film is a gamble -- Godzilla's previous big-screen incarnation, released by Sony in 1998, did only $379 million worldwide. Legendary is shouldering 75 percent of the budget and the cost of prints and advertising on the new film."
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#57
#57
I saw this last night at a sneak preview....It was....ehh. Not great, not horrible at all, but not something I'd go see again in the theatre. The acting was good, the action scenes/special effects were fantastic. The story left some things to be desired and the military decision to deal with the situation was quite comical, to me. I don't want to give anything away but you'll see what I mean if/when you see it.

I'm not saying it's terrible, definitely the best Godzilla movie I've seen but that's not hard to beat considering the last few tries, but temper your enthusiasm prior to going a little bit, that's all.
 
#61
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Ryjam282 said:
I saw this last night at a sneak preview....It was....ehh. Not great, not horrible at all, but not something I'd go see again in the theatre. The acting was good, the action scenes/special effects were fantastic. The story left some things to be desired and the military decision to deal with the situation was quite comical, to me. I don't want to give anything away but you'll see what I mean if/when you see it.

I'm not saying it's terrible, definitely the best Godzilla movie I've seen but that's not hard to beat considering the last few tries, but temper your enthusiasm prior to going a little bit, that's all.
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This. Saw it tonight.
 
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#64
rpvol said:
saw it at IMAX last night. the one word comes to mind, disappointing.
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Same.

I guess I've just outgrown Godzilla or something, but I didn't have a good time. Didn't have a bad one, but didn't have a good one either.

The film was just too dry, completely devoid of humor. I mean the '98 movie had maybe too much, but this is on the wrong end of the spectrum.

There was also a few ripoffs of other movies. Like in the first 20 minutes alone, they managed to "borrow" from Star Trek II and VI. And then there was some "borrowing" of the Dark Knight Rises later on. And Transformers as well.

Also as I feared there was too much human stuff. Which wouldn't have been bad, if it was interesting or funny, but it was neither. I mean, in Transformers the humans at least had some funny stuff.

When I walk away from a movie thinking "I could've wrote that", then I am not satisfied.
 
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#65
#65
I must have watched a different film then everyone else. I absolutely loved it. Acting was great special affects was awesome Godzilla was legendary and some nice surprises. It had the Perfect amount of action and drama.....trailer was also one of the best ever. It showed a good amount but kept the story a secret.
 
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Volwark said:
Same.

I guess I've just outgrown Godzilla or something, but I didn't have a good time. Didn't have a bad one, but didn't have a good one either.

The film was just too dry, completely devoid of humor. I mean the '98 movie had maybe too much, but this is on the wrong end of the spectrum.

There was also a few ripoffs of other movies. Like in the first 20 minutes alone, they managed to "borrow" from Star Trek II and VI. And then there was some "borrowing" of the Dark Knight Rises later on. And Transformers as well.

Also as I feared there was too much human stuff. Which wouldn't have been bad, if it was interesting or funny, but it was neither. I mean, in Transformers the humans at least had some funny stuff.

When I walk away from a movie thinking "I could've wrote that", then I am not satisfied.
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lol
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Transformers.
 
#67
#67
The best Godzillas are campy in a good way. When they try to make it serious it sucks.
 
#69
#69
I just returned from seeing the movie on an IMax screen. I thought it was very entertaining. Sure there were flaws in how the military handled things. They could kill any of those monsters with phosphorous bombs to the eyes and mouth. But, that is why they make movies-to entertain you and allow you to forget about reality for a couple of hours.

Go see it at an IMax. I spoke to a guy who saw it both 3d and IMax. He said it changes everything.
 
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Ready for more?

‘Godzilla’ Sequel In The Works At Warner Bros. & Legendary

‘Godzilla’ Sequel In The Works At Warner Bros. & Legendary

EXCLUSIVE: After opening to $103M internationally — the biggest opening of 2014 so far — and grossing $93M domestic stateside this weekend, it should come as no surprise that Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.‘ are already developing a sequel to the monster hit. It was confirmed to Deadline this morning that a Godzilla sequel is underway. The beast is currently stomping across international markets to take No. 1 spots in most territories.

The picture was directed by Gareth Edwards, a young British director who grew up on Star Wars and Steven Spielberg films. Godzilla has been made into features before over its 60-year history. The first being in 1954 when the Toho character appeared to be nothing more than a man in a rubber suit, but still fascinated both Japanese and American audiences. It was also made into a film in 1998 by Dean Devlin and director Roland Emmerich but had no where near the opening of this current one. In 1998, the film which starred Matthew Broderick, opened to $44M and went onto gross $136.3M. Worldwide, it grossed $379M. This one could double that.

Edwards has talked about what he would do with a sequel, saying he would use the same kind of restraint that he did for this one. He learned well from watching Spielberg films as the monster was only talked about for the first part of this film. And, of course, there were those reaction shots that added to the suspense. Edwards was given the chance by Legendary’s Thomas Tull who put faith in him to pull this off, having previously done Monsters which only grossed $2.6M in total. Tull has played coy in the media on the subject of a sequel, waiting for Godzilla‘s monster opening to confirm sequel plans. As Dan Fellman (WBros. head of domestic distribution) pointed out, they made more in one night (probably one late night run at 7 PM) than Edwards’ movie did in its entire run. Legendary’s Jon Jashni developed this along with Brian Rogers and Mary Parent. Max Borenstein scripted from a story by David Callaham. Alex Garcia at Legendary was instrumental in the development of this film working, closely with both the director and writer.

It should be noted that there is an ongoing legal dispute over payments/credit on Godzilla winding its way through the courts with filmmakers Roy Lee, Dan Lin and Doug Davison who brought the property to Legendary.

The marketing on this film was excellent, with Legendary Pictures in-house team of Emily Castel, Barnaby Legg, Matthew Marolda and Peter Stone working closely with Warner Bros. and those folks who cut the trailer and did the key art and outdoor, namely vendors Trailer Park and Ignition. The promotional spots — really thought the Fiat one was great — were overseen by Gene Garlock who worked with all the Legendary team as well. Kudos all around.

Godzilla surprised everyone right out of the gate in late nights Thursday with a $9.3M haul and continued to rake in the bucks through the weekend. It is the highest IMAX opener so far this year with $14.1M (or 15%) of the domestic gross and IMAX screens brought in 51% of the international gross.

So everyone wants to know: Will Mothra be in the sequel?
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#72
#72
I enjoyed it. I watched in 3-D/RPX. Certainly not a "classic" or anything I expect to add to my DVD collection, but I was entertained. Lots of really cool CGI. A good monster apocalypse flick.
 
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#73
Regulator said:
I enjoyed it. I watched in 3-D/RPX. Certainly not a "classic" or anything I expect to add to my DVD collection, but I was entertained. Lots of really cool CGI. A good monster apocalypse flick.
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Saw it tonight. Very similar to my reaction.
 
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#74
coug said:
So basically it was too serious and heavy for the concept?
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There is something amusing about watching a Muta tear into a Russian nuclear submarine and eating nuclear missiles like Joey Chestnut eats hotdogs.
 
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