Godzilla (2014) Part Three (NON-SPOILER DISCUSSION)

[lhb412]

[jellydonut25]

[MekaGojira3k]

[XvGojira]

[metal_bryan]

[TerranigmaFreak]

[XvGojira]

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

I was 15 when GINO came out. I was really hyped up because of the Godzilla toyline from Trendmasters a few years before and followed it.

._. then I saw the design. Was so damn pissed.

Then I saw those fighter planes take down GINO.

I would constantly get into arguments with my other friends over who was stronger, between THE Godzilla and Iguana mousedick scrawny pants.

And the argument would always go

"Godzilla would annihilate that big iguana"

"No way!"

"That iguana got killed by fighter plane missiles. THE END."

"Yeah but they were 'Murrican fighter plane missiles."

"Same "OH GODZILLA! WHAT TERRIBLE LANGUAGE!". Godzilla no-sells that like Goldberg!"

"Well we'll never know since they'll never fight."

I never ever ever let them live that down, ever.

I guess seeing the Heisei Godzilla movies on AMC for the first time on Roger Corman's marathon was something cool though. I did get that.

[MouthForWar]

I hate to drag this back up... but since when was the Bio-Goji suit like, the be all end all of Godzilla suits?

I liked it, don't get me wrong, but it isn't my favorite. I like 54, 62, and 64 much more... and as far as Heisei suits go, my favorite is the 92 suit.

G'89 is cool and all but I dunno, he always just looked like an angry otter to me.

[DannyBeane]

And even among Heisei suits I thought the Ghido-goji suit was best.

[MouthForWar]

[Hybrid Gojira]

[lhb412]

'64, '54, and '62 are my favorite Godzilla looks.

All three are really different, aren't they? For the rest of the original series they kinda went with a softer, friendly play on the look they started with '64.

[Irish Gfan]

Well since we're swapping stories about GINO, I was in 8th grade when the movie came out. The hype was INSANE. The only thing I had to compare to it was the 89 Tim Burton Batman. For those of us that were around back then, remember what it was like seeing the Bat Signal everywhere you went? Well in 98, you couldn't walk down the street without seeing Godzilla. The marketing campaign, the merchandise, the commercials (remember the teaser they showed right after the ball dropped at New Years?) all combined to make this movie seem larger than life and it looked like it was the can't miss movie of the year. It wasn't just a big movie. It was THE movie.

Unlike the Burton Batman film, which blew my mind, changed my perception of how the title character could be portrayed, and lived up to its hype and then some, GINO was the movie that ruined me. After seeing how that movie turned out, I learned never to get my hopes up for a movie again. It was not a good feeling at all. Alot of people describe that level of disappointment towards Phantom Menace, but honestly, I never wanted a Star Wars prequel, so my expectations for that film, even in its planning stages in 1997, were low. Godzilla was the movie I wanted to see. That was the movie I waited my whole life for and I couldn't wait for it. So to get served that turd on a platter with all that hype and such a high level of expectations was pretty disheartening.

It isn't even that GINO is among the worst movies I have ever seen. Lord knows Emmerich have served up much worse. Heck, Godzilla might be one of his better ones, which is pretty sad. It is just that there was a huge discrepancy between what was promised and expected and what we actually got. I have never been that disappointed in a movie before or since this came out. Go down the list. I already mentioned Phantom Menace. Yeah, I never wanted it to begin with, so I wasn't disappointed. Last Airbender? I knew that was going to suck. Spider-Man 3 & X-Men 3? Heavenly classics compared to GINO.

I wanted a movie that presented Godzilla as the epic force of destruction that he was in 1954. A big budget spectacle that covered the scale of such a disastrous event. What I got was a low rent Jurassic Park knock off that felt like it was made by people who had never watched a Godzilla movie before. Why does "Godzilla" run away from the military? Why does the military cause more damage to the city than "Godzilla" does? Why does "Godzilla" have raptor babies in MSG? Why is "Godzilla" so vulnerable and easy to kill? And how on this freakin' planet is "Godzilla" able to HIDE in one of the largest cities in the world?! That last one will always floor me. So a 200ft tall monster is able to HIDE in New York City. Movie, you took the suspension of disbelief I am willing to give this movie and threw it in a blender with that one.

Because of that massive disappointment, I am trying to keep my expectations for this new film reasonable. However, I like what I've seen so far and at the very least, I can say that Edwards and those involved with the film want to make a faithful reboot to our favorite movie monster that will make us happy. To that end, I can at least say the heart is in the right place and I can respect the effort. Hopefully the final product lives up to those good intentions and clear passion for the project.

[MouthForWar]

The three American Godzilla maquettes all side by side.

[jellydonut25]

[TripMasterMunky]

I think the GINO design is dope. I just think everything else about the movie and it's character is what sucks. But I always thought the design was cool. Different for sure, but cool.

[Hybrid Gojira]

The GINO design was terrible.

And I'm still digging bearzilla.

[mrbluehair]

Yeah, my 6 year old found The Gino DVD and put it in. He came running up to me and said "dad when is godzilla going to be in this movie? Does he fight that monster?" Then I said no they thought that would be a cool different godzilla and my 3 year old said "that's not godzilla, that's a lizard that sounds like an elephant" and my 6 yeAr old said "and he breathes fire and doesn't die" so we took the DVD out and threw it away.

Now I showed him the 3 maquettes of American Godzillas and the window video and he said pointed out the window video, and bearzilla were Godzilla and asked why Gino was dancing and the Winston looked like an allosaurus.

Can't fool a kid unless they are between 15 and 25

[ebirahsmeg1]

Just saw the YouTube video with the hazy footage from the Godzilla exhibit....Obviously, it's rather blurry, and I want to see clearer, more definitive photos before making a final judgment. Judging by this video alone, my feelings are a little mixed...it actually looks like Godzilla (gee, imagine that Hollywood ) so that's a relief at least. Something about the head looks "off" and I'm not digging it too much...same goes for the brief glimpses of the dorsal fins. Again, my opinion is based solely on he blurry YouTube video, so I don't want anybody to get their panties in a bunch as is often the case around here...

[jellydonut25]

[sachiel]

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

[Destroysall]

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