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Saw it today. Good, but not great. Although I will say I want to see it again--another matinee--just to hunt for more easter eggs. The human element of the story was a bit of a letdown. There were a fair share of what I felt were "wasted" moments that could have been much more powerful, served to draw the audience that much more to the characters; but came across as paint-by-numbers storytelling. Good enough to keep things moving until time to see another monster; but I couldn't help but think it could have been better in places. By the end of it all, I was like: okay, so just why are we following Aaron Taylor-hey-I-don't-have-to-act-I'm-Kick-Ass-Johnson again? Hell, they coulda just used supermarionettes for the human cast and it wouldn't have detracted a helluva lot from the movie. Now, I understand that living up to, much less surpassing the legacy of this character (Godzilla) is a tall order--about 300 ft tall, I'd say--and there's no way this 'mericuhn Godzilla is going to be able to be all things to all people. He's just so many things, to so many generations; and to try to somehow include facets from the varying incarnations, from 60 years of history is bound to exceed the expectations of some, while coming up short for others. Still, it was a great popcorn flick. But as to picking an all-time fav? I'm sticking with the '54 original. The walking death-sentence; the manifestation of the atomic bomb; the (suprisingly) indifferent bringer of death and destruction for any and all who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time; the true King of the monsters... ed: and yeah--this Godzilla's still got stumpy godda*n feet. -
Pretty sure she's been mentioned on previous page(s), but figured: for non-human villians, Vermithrax Perjorative is certainly deserving of a bump, to stay near the top of the list... Bit*h was so bad, she made water burn...
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Indeed, the force is strong with this one...
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Hehe, it looks like there is absolutely no chance of anyone slipping, tripping up and fallin' into some pu**y at this event...
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Today's the day! *RRRRAAAAAAWWWWWWGGGGH!* I hope he stomps a mudhole in the x-men's a$$es at the box office... (never really liked the x-movies save for First Class, and it was kinda *meh*)
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Man. I can't remember the last time I was actually stoked to see a movie at the theaters; but I'm wanting to see this one on the big screen.
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Hah! *This Batman has small ears...* seriously--I'm surprised no one else beat me to it... ed: I was thinking the suit is a nod to the Frank Miller era/version of Bats?
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I found a website a few days ago that has emulators allowing online play of a whole slew of classic arcade games: game oldies dot com. The keyboard controls are a bit awkward, but it's still a hoot to see and be able to play so many old games. Ah, the memories... I finally was able to do what I never had enough quarters for when I was a kid: I finally beat Double Dragon and Double Dragon II [woot! ]. Had to give up on Ninja Gaiden though. Good thing it doesn't cost per-play this time around; that damn thing was a quarter-taker!
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First Snickers. Now Fiat. Didn't take 'em long to strap that matress on ol' ['murican] Godzilla's back, now did it? I liked it so much better when you were able/wanted to go out and buy Godzilla stuff for it's own sake; cause you wanted a cool ass figure or toy, etc of Godzilla--and not because he was getting pimped to sell you some unrelated placed-product crap. ed: perhaps I'd better quit while I've only got a toe or 2 in mouth, eh? The big guy probably gets used to peddle all sorts o' stuff, from noodles to backpacks to who knows what else on Toho's turf in Japan?
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To paraphrase: according to film's effects supervisor Jim Rygiel, Godzilla's fighting style will be based primarily on that of Komodo dragons and bears... http://www.godzilla-movies.com/news/1462 Will be interesting to see if that will give it a more 'realistic' feel; make it look more like a giant monster battling another giant, instead of like just some guy trying to do judo in a big rubber suit, per se...
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Easter egg alert! [i think?] According to imdb cast listing: Akira Takarada, who played Ogata in the original Gojira, makes a cameo appearance in this film.
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1:01 - oh, that was noice. I like how Godzilla shrugs off the missles on the bridge, as if to say: "man, fu*k yo' little rockets..." Little thumb of the nose to '98 Zilla, perhaps?
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ed: Mommar's really much closer to the mark, I'd say. Ishiro Honda & co. wanted their monster to be slightly taller than some of the prominent Tokyo buildings he'd be smashing, hence the scale chosen for his initial appearance in '54. Subsequently, the producers of the more recent installments didn't want the King to seem dwarfed by the skyscrapers of modern Tokyo's skyline, thus necessitating the boost in his dimensions. All that pseudo-scientific fluff is just; well... "okay, McClain. You need to take another hit off your regulator. Or purge your lines. Or something."
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Dafuq? Okay. Yet another someone [this Craig McClain, is it?] that needs to be told: go siddown somewhere and shut the fu*k up. What's all this "Cope's Rule" and "sexual display" bullsh*t? Dafuq you been putting besides oxygen in your diving tanks, man? Of course, maybe I'm missing something? Guess that's what I get for skimming, instead of actually reading stuff...
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Hah! I just had a mental soundbite; those 2 guys from Monsters, Inc. "Shut up! You're making it worse!"
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Bloody Hell. Well. This certainly took on an unintended and unexpected tone, with the feet thing. Let me be the first to attribute it to: a) a fair bit of naivety on my part, and b) having grossly underestimated the tendancies for crude debauchery with this bunch here. I'm actually a little surprised and embarassed that I didn't forsee this slewing so wildly astray. It was actually an allusion to... I suppose this calls for a revision. I'd better go back and edit my references to say "stumpy feet," eh? Meh. I'm sure it's already too late for that...
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Believe it or not, this is the first movie in a very long time that I actually want and look forward to going to a theater to pay and see... But yes; I'm not letting go of the small feet thing. You see where I'm going with this, eh? eh? That'd actually make a cool printed T; with a pic of the new Godzilla and a caption: "I saw Stumpy, 2014"
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That Charger is tits, myk. Love it.
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Ah, the new Mustang. Better in almost every way than previous models. Capable of truly world-class performance, so the pundits say... did they have to make it look so f'ing bleh? "Introducing the new Accord V8..."
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Hehe, I didn't want to see his [del Toro's] movie, period. I'm still on the fence with this scaly-shaved-small-footed-bear-with-a-tail iteration with Godzilla; I sure wouldn't want to go muddling that with other properties I already know I don't like. Heck, I'm trying to give ol' Stumpy the benefit of the doubt, before I sharpen my pitchfork and oil my torch...
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From the wiki article: "For Empire magazine's April 2014 issue, the magazine cover featured a picture of Godzilla, revealing the monster's design. According to director Edwards, elements of the faces of bears, dogs and eagles were incorporated into the design of Godzilla's face." That explains a lot. I remember thinking at seeing the first trailers: from many angles, his face reminds me of nothing so much as a shaved, scaly grizzly bear. Sooo: you used mammals. and birds. to design your dinosaur. -,- And further down: "At WonderCon 2013, Guillermo del Toro expressed enthusiasm for a potential crossover between Godzilla and del Toro's Pacific Rim--another Legendary Pictures kaiju film--but stressed that no such plans are in place." Okay. Somebody needs to tell del Toro: go sit down somewhere and shut the fu*k up.
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I think I'll always prefer the original, walking "manifestation of the atomic bomb" as intended by director Ishiro Honda. But I'm still a bit stoked to see how ol' Stumpy here'll stack up to his low-tech progenitor...
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0:37 - Meh, this Godzilla's got little feet...
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Won't lie, I'm kinda stoked to see this one in theaters myself. But still... meh. this Godzilla has small feet.
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Hah! I guess the SFX and soundtrack can appropriately change the tone of just about any movie...