Godzilla Resurgence (2016)

[Psycho Soldier]

FUNimation scores!

http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2016 ... esurgence/

[lhb412]

HELL YEAH!

[DannyBeane]

YES!!!

[klen7]

2016 release sounds good to me

[lhb412]

The Funi twitter specifies theatrical! It's just what a lot of us hoped!

[tbeasley]

[Psycho Soldier]

I'm just elated the movie is coming to Canada. I would've been pissed if the kaiju squishbait* at New World had gotten the US rights while we were left out in the metaphorical cold.

* Defined as, "A person or entity whose character suggests that Godzilla would try to stomp on them."

[Hybrid Gojira]

Whatever reservations I have about the movie - this is awesome news. I'll still be seeing it opening night in the closest theater to me.

[Rodan]

Fantastic news. FUNimation does a good job.

...Not quite sure where they pulled "32nd" from though. Going to have to track down this mysterious third foreign Godzilla film.

[Dr Kain]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait!!!!!!

[Benjamin Haines]

[Mexigojira]

Well, this makes me happy.

[lhb412]

[JordanGLC]

Any word on whether they will also do IMAX screenings?

[Benjamin Haines]

[jellydonut25]

Coolio.

[TerranigmaFreak]

I like the sound of what they're doing for the release. That is very cool.

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

So here is the new roar...

https://www.facebook.com/SuperGodzillaG ... 988443102/

I listened to it through 1 ear bud so I needed to hear it with better head phones/speakers since I am at work, but I'm slightly disappointed. It is a modded 60's roar.

I really wanted the original. Ah whatever. Can't have everything.

Also Ben... LOL wtf at this picture...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/ ... dzilla.jpg

[jellydonut25]

So, I really don't think this Godzilla is going to have any real mobility aside from that tail. Through two trailers, 3 TV spots, and now a clip from the animated crossover, it's the only thing that moves. The arms are evidently locked in position.

That's honestly really disappointing. It's 2016 and we're potentially getting the Godzilla with the least range of motion ever, and that's when there have been suits that have weighed hundreds of pounds while this is a CGI creation with limitless potential. You can spin it however you want: I'm blind because I don't see the subtlety, it's an homage to the original, it helps the CGI look better because Toho can't do more on their budget; to me, it's just bad.

I'm glad though that I'm getting plenty of time to get used to the idea. Even though I don't like it, it will allow me to focus on the story instead of getting bogged down in staring at what thus far looks like the worst Godzilla design and execution to ever come out of Toho. Best comparison I can give is how I knew well in advance that World War Z would be NOTHING like the book, so I went in just focusing on what it WAS on its own merits, rather than what it WASN'T.

What it appears Shin Gojira WON'T be (for me) is a movie with a good Godzilla design or execution; perhaps what it WILL be (at least I hope so) is a movie with compelling characters, a decent amount of tension and atmosphere, and a good story.

[Dr Kain]

I actually fully agree with you Jelly.

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

[klen7]

[jellydonut25]

[jellydonut25]

[Rodan]

Per the SciFi Japan main page, it's going to be released as Shin Godzilla in at least the U.S., which I'm quite happy about.