Watched the trailer last night and wasn't all that impressed. Thought a couple of the shots of Godzilla were a bit ropey considering the budget. But nice to see a monster that attacks during the day. Maybe Hollywood are abandoning low-light.
And why does Godzilla not attack Tokyo anymore?
There's only two shots of Godzilla in the trailer, in the pacific before the atom bomb explosion and at the end when the bunker doors are closing. The other monsters are an unspecified creature being referred to on-line as the Muto monster, and one that is reputed to be Rodan seen diving into the sea. The tentacle (that isn't a tentacle according to the director) monster may be yet another un-named monster.
But there are so many more places en route to New York. Bali is nice. <rolleyes>
Its not New York, its Las Vegas in the trailer. There is a Statue of Liberty there and that is the one that is featured as being destroyed in the trailer.
There's only two shots of Godzilla in the trailer, in the pacific before the atom bomb explosion and at the end when the bunker doors are closing.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think that atomic bombing in the trailer takes place at Bikini Atoll, a U.S. nuclear testing area during the 1950s.
If the film does include an implied reference to Bikini Atoll, I'm impressed because the real-life panic in Japan over the Lucky Dragon Number 5 Incident was the inspiration behind creating Godzilla.
But I still don't know if that bombing in the pacific scene in the trailer has anything to do with the origins of Godzilla, though. Does anyone know?
Purely based on him being the only director that I know of who has actually created CGI effects themselves.
When I saw 'Monsters' I knew nothing about it. I really enjoyed it and just assumed that it had a large production team behind it.
When I then read up on it, I was totally astounded.
I'd agree that the FX work in Monsters was very well implemented, and, to be objective, the film was a tremendous accomplishment for him. But coming from such a small production to being placed at the helm of such a major one? Hmm...doesn't always run smoothly in Tinseltown.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think that atomic bombing in the trailer takes place at Bikini Atoll, a U.S. nuclear testing area during the 1950s.
If the film does include an implied reference to Bikini Atoll, I'm impressed because the real-life panic in Japan over the Lucky Dragon Number 5 Incident was the inspiration behind creating Godzilla.
But I still don't know if that bombing in the pacific scene in the trailer has anything to do with the origins of Godzilla, though. Does anyone know?
If you watch that segment of the trailer again they mention waking something up in the pacific with a photo of Godzilla's back coming out of the sea. It then cuts to a photo of an atom bomb with a Godzilla picture painted on the side and then to the actual film footage of the first picture of Godzilla's back rising out of the water, then there's an atomic explosion. The talk over of this segment says that the tests were not really tests but attempts to kill whatever the woke up, i.e. Godzilla.
Not entirely convinced by the trailer but I'll probably still go and watch it. I must be one of the few that actually liked the 2001 film so if this is an improvement on that I'm sure I'll like it too.
I'd agree that the FX work in Monsters was very well implemented, and, to be objective, the film was a tremendous accomplishment for him. But coming from such a small production to being placed at the helm of such a major one? Hmm...doesn't always run smoothly in Tinseltown.
I know what you mean.
imo, his biggest talent is to be able to take very little and make it into something big. He won't need to use that talent on this project.
Saying that, maybe the studio put him on a tight budget in order to get the best out of him
I must be one of the few that actually liked the 2001 film so if this is an improvement on that I'm sure I'll like it too.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is a pretty good movie from the Millennium series! Godzilla back to being not very nice and Ghidoriah being one of the Guardian monsters is an interesting turn for that particular kaiju.
imo, his biggest talent is to be able to take very little and make it into something big. He won't need to use that talent on this project.
Saying that, maybe the studio put him on a tight budget in order to get the best out of him
Oh, money won't be the problem. On these sort of productions the director shouldn't have to worry about that. It's a question of how much creative freedom he's allowed to make the film he wants. And that's an age-old problem in Hollywood.
Btw - this Snickers promotional tie-in suggests Godzilla is somewhat lighter in tone than we thought:
Did they ever kill Godzilla in the Japanese movies, all the ones I remember as a kid he always waded off into the sunset. I even remember one with a baby Godzilla, totally cute attacking another monster who was having a go at his Dad.
Freeze the video at 1:19. I don't know if that's another monster or a plane. I'm viewing this on a phone so I can't quite get a good image.
That's one of the Muto monsters, apparently there are three. A flying one, the walker seen in the trailer and a caterpillar one which you see has left a trail at around 24 seconds into the trailer.
Looking forward to this even if some over the overly dramatic voiceover bits from the trailers sounded like tongue-in-cheek lines from some South Park characters.
Did they ever kill Godzilla in the Japanese movies, all the ones I remember as a kid he always waded off into the sunset. I even remember one with a baby Godzilla, totally cute attacking another monster who was having a go at his Dad.
My memory might be rusty.
The very first Godzilla movie ended with it being killed by a ray gun which reduced Godzilla to bones.
However, in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (this movie is a gas and should be made available on Region 2 in the UK) the creature is not killed and is last seen drifting away amongst the waves.
Currently, most of the Japanese/American versions of the original Godzilla movies, and there are a few, are Region 1 and can be bought from Amazon. It is annoying because a multi-region DVD player is required.
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There's only two shots of Godzilla in the trailer, in the pacific before the atom bomb explosion and at the end when the bunker doors are closing. The other monsters are an unspecified creature being referred to on-line as the Muto monster, and one that is reputed to be Rodan seen diving into the sea. The tentacle (that isn't a tentacle according to the director) monster may be yet another un-named monster.
Its not New York, its Las Vegas in the trailer. There is a Statue of Liberty there and that is the one that is featured as being destroyed in the trailer.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think that atomic bombing in the trailer takes place at Bikini Atoll, a U.S. nuclear testing area during the 1950s.
If the film does include an implied reference to Bikini Atoll, I'm impressed because the real-life panic in Japan over the Lucky Dragon Number 5 Incident was the inspiration behind creating Godzilla.
But I still don't know if that bombing in the pacific scene in the trailer has anything to do with the origins of Godzilla, though. Does anyone know?
Edited:
The Lucky Dragon 5 Incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daigo_Fukuryū_Maru
If you listen closely to the dialogue under the music you hear them say:
If you watch that segment of the trailer again they mention waking something up in the pacific with a photo of Godzilla's back coming out of the sea. It then cuts to a photo of an atom bomb with a Godzilla picture painted on the side and then to the actual film footage of the first picture of Godzilla's back rising out of the water, then there's an atomic explosion. The talk over of this segment says that the tests were not really tests but attempts to kill whatever the woke up, i.e. Godzilla.
Not a Breaking Bad fan then? Trailer looks good. I'll probably go see this, purely because Bryan Cranston is in it. The man is a legend.
I know what you mean.
imo, his biggest talent is to be able to take very little and make it into something big. He won't need to use that talent on this project.
Saying that, maybe the studio put him on a tight budget in order to get the best out of him
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is a pretty good movie from the Millennium series! Godzilla back to being not very nice and Ghidoriah being one of the Guardian monsters is an interesting turn for that particular kaiju.
Btw - this Snickers promotional tie-in suggests Godzilla is somewhat lighter in tone than we thought:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bpwmiuwjLo
My memory might be rusty.
Freeze the video at 1:19. I don't know if that's another monster or a plane. I'm viewing this on a phone so I can't quite get a good image.
Thanks for ruining the film by giving the greatest lizard ever a face like a hound and wings
That's one of the Muto monsters, apparently there are three. A flying one, the walker seen in the trailer and a caterpillar one which you see has left a trail at around 24 seconds into the trailer.
That isn't Godzilla.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9hJxEG-etE
You do realise that in the Godzilla mythology, he isn't the only giant creature in that world right? So go figure and do some research before posting.
The very first Godzilla movie ended with it being killed by a ray gun which reduced Godzilla to bones.
However, in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (this movie is a gas and should be made available on Region 2 in the UK) the creature is not killed and is last seen drifting away amongst the waves.
Currently, most of the Japanese/American versions of the original Godzilla movies, and there are a few, are Region 1 and can be bought from Amazon. It is annoying because a multi-region DVD player is required.