Godzilla The Motion Picture (Remake)

[Xenorama]

Rankin-Bass licensed the character of King Kong from RKO. then they had a Japanese company (i think it was Toei) do the animation. then they had Toho do the live action version. since Rankin-Bass created Dr. Who and Mechanikong (yep, i have the cartoon with them both in it) Toho could use them.
see? easy!

David

[The Giant Pacific Octopus]

[Danny B]

Okay...Just for the record: .

Thank you.

[Xenorama]

[Danny B]

Yes, I realize King Kong is the grand-daddy of the giant monster on the loose genre and I give him his proper respect. Last thing I need is to anger an overgrown ape. He'd probably end up throwing gigantic turds at me or something.

While we're on the Kong subject: Does anybody know if and when there are plans of releasing King Kong Escapes on DVD? I love that movie!

[The Giant Pacific Octopus]

[kiryugoji04]

Screw. Hollywood.

I don't want Gojira remade and I sure as hell don't want Americans making it.

[Gfan54]

[Kaiju Nexus]

Just thought I'd share my idea for a remake...


Note: I would want this made by Toho, NOT Hollywood.


GODZILLA GENESIS


A period piece set in the early 1950s. A remake of the original Godzilla more or less. Set mostly in Tokyo. Many of the same characters are included. Much of the focus is placed on the radiation worries of the late 50s in Japan, as well as Godzilla's nuclear origins. The film basically follows the same plot as Godzilla. However, the twist at the end is that Godzilla doesn't die. After several minutes of mourning Serizawa's sacrafice aboard the boat, Godzilla rises and destroys it, then swims off towards an Island where we hear the roar of Anguirus. Then the film ends.

It has a severely mature and dark tone. Death are quite graphic and special effects are done extremely well, to portray Godzilla as something of a radioactive demon of a beast. Preferably, Godzilla's horrific face would not be shown in full view until the scene when he rises up after Serizawa's demise to destroy the ship. Also, the majority of shots of Godzilla would be from ground-view, giving a real sence of scale. There would be only one or two semi-full body shots. Suitmation and miniatures are used for the most part, with CGI intermixed for polishing.

The film is meant to set up a new series of Godzilla films, hence the cliffhanger of sorts at the end with Anguirus's roar.

[Gfan54]

[Kaiju Nexus]

[Gfan54]

[ebirahsmeg1]

[quote="danbag302"]It's a relief that Jackson is going to keep King Kong as a 1930's period piece. This is gonna be a great movie.

Yet, suppose this new King Kong does not turn out to be a great movie and also becomes a box-office failure? If so, then Peter Jackson, (very much like Devlin and Emmerich) I feel, should get the blame, yet it’s a good bet that many (mainly his hard-core fans) would not want do such a thing but rather blame the whole King Kong scenario as a rather ludicrous one (a scenario which of course has made the 70+ King Kong a classic).

If it’s not a great film, then will there be a some sort a backlash on everything that has King Kong? When GINO came out, I do recall that there was that same emphasis on Godzilla. I highly doubt that any backlash will have much of an effect on the original since it’s really stood the test of time and has already withstood one bad remake.

I don’t want Jackson to fail, but filmmakers are human as well. There is no such thing as “he can do no wrongâ€

[Ultraseven]

[Gfan54]

[quote="ebirahsmeg1"][quote="danbag302"]It's a relief that Jackson is going to keep King Kong as a 1930's period piece. This is gonna be a great movie.

Yet, suppose this new King Kong does not turn out to be a great movie and also becomes a box-office failure? If so, then Peter Jackson, (very much like Devlin and Emmerich) I feel, should get the blame, yet it’s a good bet that many (mainly his hard-core fans) would not want do such a thing but rather blame the whole King Kong scenario as a rather ludicrous one (a scenario which of course has made the 70+ King Kong a classic).

If it’s not a great film, then will there be a some sort a backlash on everything that has King Kong? When GINO came out, I do recall that there was that same emphasis on Godzilla. I highly doubt that any backlash will have much of an effect on the original since it’s really stood the test of time and has already withstood one bad remake.

I don’t want Jackson to fail, but filmmakers are human as well. There is no such thing as “he can do no wrongâ€

[walshbeme]

[Gfan54]

[GhostMachine]

[Danny B]

[Gregzilla]

[Temjin]

Remakes suck, I know, but remodeling an old classic so that new audiences could appreciate it for what it really is, is something else.

Gojira was a period piece-war film that warned us of the dangers of using nuclear weapons and the hell humanity'd go through for it.

It stands as a movie that teaches and at the same time, entertains and amazes.

For its' time, Gojira was a horror film, and a new one should be treated as that, but with more respect and maturity than horror films at present, but with war overtones.

Now, you could remake Zilla 98, but again, what would that prove? That we know it was a mistake and we really want to make up for it by covering it up like nothing's happened and redo it?

Zilla had ,and still has, potential as a monster - only that they(Centropolis) felt they needed to show that he was vulnerable, unlike japan's monster. If he were portrayed like Godzilla, I bet we would'nt be talking about it like we do today, and would consider him just another kaiju. It might've been a bettere movie as well, even with the annoying cast members.

Remodel Gojira for present-day audiences and make new godzilla fans that might want to look into the source material, and join the kaiju-movie fandom badwagon we're all on today.

Cast good actors from both countries and have the screenwriter watch the original and read up on WWII, Hiroshima, and Atomic Bomb testing during that decade. Base the story on the creature itself and, in a risky move, make him JUST LIKE his japanese counterpart. Use CG when necessary and rigs for human interaction. Make Godzilla a beast. Not just any beast, a smart, tactical monster who portrays the pure evil that war is and exemplifies fear and power.

I believe that, if Sony and Toho could come to terms, co-produce, release, write, and release, we could probably have the definitive Godzilla movie, and quite possibily a true testament of what Godzilla is.

[mrbluehair]

[Gfan54]

[Temjin]

[MouthForWar]