Godzilla

[croyde]

I love brain out movies and I was really looking forward to this one but it just didn't do it for me. Just another in a long running list of boring disaster movies that Hollywood keeps churning out.

Much preferred Cloverfield.

[Quickmoose]

irocfan said:

this ^^^ I much preferred PR. My take to a friend of mine was:
"Godzilla – got to be honest a very accomplished film but… but… but… I just couldn’t care for any of the characters. There were quite a few disaster movie clichés (tied up dog? Check. Kids notices stuff before everyone else? Check. Main character losses mum/dad/both as a kid? Check. Mahoosive destruction of cities/property? Check). Sadly I think I preferred the 1998 version (and I realise that I may well be alone in this!)"

You mean you cared for the characters in the 1998 version? and noticed no cliches in that one??
Clearly, obviously, no-one's perception of it will be altered via random forums users strong feelings either way...
For me this new one was more dramataic, darker, grittier, had much better/more nods to what Godzilla used to be...humans showed up in the 'story' for some scale and 'story' ...but who cares...monster's were heavily teased and shrouded in dust and darkness...volume and destruction turned up to 11 (what else do you serioulsy expect in this regard?) good enough for me.

Actually having written that, it's worth noting "humans show up but who cares"....but they get 98% of the screen time...this might explain some of the negativity..if actors dominate the screen, perhaps, yes, they should have been more developed and worthwhile... for me I was just so keyed into the gloomy crashing crescendo to each set piece I couldn't give a crap!

[irocfan]

Quickmoose said:

irocfan said:

this ^^^ I much preferred PR. My take to a friend of mine was:
"Godzilla – got to be honest a very accomplished film but… but… but… I just couldn’t care for any of the characters. There were quite a few disaster movie clichés (tied up dog? Check. Kids notices stuff before everyone else? Check. Main character losses mum/dad/both as a kid? Check. Mahoosive destruction of cities/property? Check). Sadly I think I preferred the 1998 version (and I realise that I may well be alone in this!)"

You mean you cared for the characters in the 1998 version? and noticed no cliches in that one??
Clearly, obviously, no-one's perception of it will be altered via random forums users strong feelings either way...
For me this new one was more dramataic, darker, grittier, had much better/more nods to what Godzilla used to be...humans showed up in the 'story' for some scale and 'story' ...but who cares...monster's were heavily teased and shrouded in dust and darkness...volume and destruction turned up to 11 (what else do you serioulsy expect in this regard?) good enough for me.

Actually having written that, it's worth noting "humans show up but who cares"....but they get 98% of the screen time...this might explain some of the negativity..if actors dominate the screen, perhaps, yes, they should have been more developed and worthwhile... for me I was just so keyed into the gloomy crashing crescendo to each set piece I couldn't give a crap!

weirdly I didn't mind the cliches as much in the '98 version (maybe I expected them?) I will be fair and say I've not seen it in at least 10 years so I may well have a re-visit to see if I still think it's more enjoyable

[richtea78]

Ok. I think some people need to take some time and go watch the previous 1998 movie. This 2014 movie isn't perfect but its not as bad as 1998 movie. It's pretty much a rip off of Jurassic Park!

I bet the same people moaning about Godzilla are the same people who will moan about Transformers Age of extinction

[Stuck In A Lift]

I saw it today at the Sky Superscreen inside the O2.

I wanted to like it.

I hated it.

[irocfan]

richtea78 said:

Ok. I think some people need to take some time and go watch the previous 1998 movie. This 2014 movie isn't perfect but its not as bad as 1998 movie. It's pretty much a rip off of Jurassic Park!

I bet the same people moaning about Godzilla are the same people who will moan about Transformers Age of extinction

again seeing the Transformers preview I'm quite looking forward to it

[Stuck In A Lift]

irocfan said:

richtea78 said:

Ok. I think some people need to take some time and go watch the previous 1998 movie. This 2014 movie isn't perfect but its not as bad as 1998 movie. It's pretty much a rip off of Jurassic Park!

I bet the same people moaning about Godzilla are the same people who will moan about Transformers Age of extinction

again seeing the Transformers preview I'm quite looking forward to it

I didn't like Godzilla, but I LOVED Pacific Rim. I'm strange.

[007 VXR]

Stuck In A Lift said:

irocfan said:

richtea78 said:

Ok. I think some people need to take some time and go watch the previous 1998 movie. This 2014 movie isn't perfect but its not as bad as 1998 movie. It's pretty much a rip off of Jurassic Park!

I bet the same people moaning about Godzilla are the same people who will moan about Transformers Age of extinction

again seeing the Transformers preview I'm quite looking forward to it

I didn't like Godzilla, but I LOVED Pacific Rim. I'm strange.

I enjoyed the 1998 movie and the Rim
So looking forward to the new film.

I always switch my brain off before watching films like this. It helps

[Stinkfoot]

I just got back from watching the 3d version and although film was good but not great, the picture quality was terrible. The 3d was pointless and it all seemed slightly off focus and not pin sharp. Too many shots had the foreground in focus and the back ground a blur.

Certainly up the quality I expected.

[TobyLaRohne]

Stinkfoot said:

I just got back from watching the 3d version and although film was good but not great, the picture quality was terrible. The 3d was pointless and it all seemed slightly off focus and not pin sharp. Too many shots had the foreground in focus and the back ground a blur.

Certainly up the quality I expected.

You do know its upto the cinema to calibrate the 3D correctly? If its out of focus complain.

[Campo]

Stinkfoot said:

I just got back from watching the 3d version and although film was good but not great, the picture quality was terrible. The 3d was pointless and it all seemed slightly off focus and not pin sharp. Too many shots had the foreground in focus and the back ground a blur.

Certainly up the quality I expected.

Yep, 3d is totally unnecessary for this film. I hate the obsession with offering 3d versions of big movies, they're dark and often the cinema isn't set up properly so slightly out of focus. Plus I hate wearing the glasses to watch a film.

Shame there were no 2d offerings when I went to see it

[Quickmoose]

Campo said:

Yep, 3d is totally unnecessary for this film. I hate the obsession with offering 3d versions of big movies, they're dark and often the cinema isn't set up properly so slightly out of focus. Plus I hate wearing the glasses to watch a film.

Agreed.... I wish cinema would go wraparound as opposed to 3D...moving the head to see stuff is so much more immersive IMO.

[vescaegg]

I saw it at the imax and enjoyed the film as a film.

I didnt however enjoy the imax despite seeing films there before and being fine. I was quite near the back (by choice) but it was still playing havok with my eyes probably due to so much going on at once. I kept having to scan across the screen with my eyes and it definitely ruinied it a bit for me.

Also, it isnt a film that really needs to be 2.5D.

I think the imax perhaps needs to be enjoyed from the actual back row to make it worth it.

[stephen300o]

Is poor old Manhatten under threat again? Poor place has been destroyed so many times! Stop it now, it's just silly.

[Killer2005]

stephen300o said:

Is poor old Manhatten under threat again? Poor place has been destroyed so many times! Stop it now, it's just silly.

New York/Manhatten didn't feature in the film

[croyde]

Saw a destroyed statue of liberty. I'm sure I did.

[Beefmeister]

It was Japan and San Francisco, oh and the Phillipines.

And Vegas - that may have been where you saw the statue?

[KareemK]

Here's the shot you're talking about...

[Beefmeister]

Yep. Vegas. Along with the fake Eiffel Tower.

[irocfan]

can't disagree with this review

http://cool-stuff-you-will-like.blogspot.co.uk/201...