One criticism I have of GMK (the only one, actually) is that the release of the film really polarized the Godzilla/kaiju fanbase. Thanks to a certain individual, it also became a very "politicized" subject and really brought out a lot of nastiness from Godzilla fans. I know it's taboo to bring it up but I can't help how incredibly low and manipulative that event was. There is definitely a difference between giving a critique and expressing one's opinion on a particular film and spreading misinformation, disparaging a man with snarky, childish, condescending remarks on a magazine, and deliberately lying to to fans about events that never occurred during production or on the set. Even more insulting was that when there were those who expected some sort of accountability and responsibility for what happened, the "Kaneko fanboy" meme reared its ugly head and anyone who (rightfully) expressed their displeasure regarding the incident with G-Fan and Shusuke Kaneko, folks were dismissed simply as butt hurt fanboys who couldn't handle legitimate criticism of their beloved GMK. Worse yet, by spreading misinformation of that movie, you alienated potential fans by allowing them to come up with their conclusions before ACTUALLY seeing it. If weren't for all that negativity, I'm sure the film would've been a lot more positively receipted, in the sense that the following would've been much bigger.
Sorry for the lengthy posts and the dramatics but it's become some what difficult to separate the G-Fan drama from GMK. In some twisted away, you thank them for making a seemingly successful, well receipted, critically acclaimed film into a the biggest scandal ever and for ruining a series that was pretty much in shambles to begin with (slight exaggeration, but you get the point).
