Godzilla Resurgence (2016)

[Rodan]

[GiganGoji]

I hardly see anything, and I'm actively looking. I went to another Seven Eleven to get a Godzilla Ramen cup (because at least it's SOMETHING) and they didn't even have a section for it - it was all ONE PIECE stuff.

I went to dinner in Shinjuku with a few Japanese friends, and they had zero clue that a new movie was coming out. They thought I was talking about the US.

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

One Piece makes me physically ill. Lots of yelling and stuff.

At this point I don't know if Toho is aware another Godzilla movie is coming out.

[jellydonut25]

[Jim Ballard]

[jellydonut25]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

[lhb412]

[DannyBeane]

[Gman2887]

[lhb412]

Well, with three weeks out maybe they'll start bombarding the Japanese public with TV spots and posters soon. Maybe they felt too much coverage spread out would get lost in a crowded season and are saving for a big eleventh hour push? Who knows?

[GiganGoji]

I think, as fans, we WANT and EXPECT more. In a week, I've seen the trailer playing in a little display in a book store, a poster in a 7-11 that also sold Godzilla ramen cups, another store had Godzilla spicy rice crackers, a Tamashii Nations display featuring the trailer on a large screen...when I think about it, that's more than I see for a regular movie in the US. (Star Wars doesn't count as a regular movie - the marketing for that was absolutely overboard).

With the giant footprints and the statues going around that you can take pictures with, maybe the bulk of the advertising campaign is over? Like, if you care about it, you know when it's coming out, and if you don't know by now, you probably aren't interested anyway?

I guess, in sum, I (we) are just hoping for a whole lot more than there is, but that doesn't mean that there isn't enough.

[Hybrid Gojira]

The weird thing is the total lack of a second trailer. That's just uncommon, probably stemming from the movie not being completed yet (I mean, I would guess). The first trailer sucked. The teaser sucked. At this point, I'm just hoping for a decent movie.

Also - if Godzilla's beam is purple, I wouldn't be entirely shocked, but I thought Shin Chan more or less confirmed they were using an accurate version of Godzilla from the movie and have already shown a blue beam.

[Godzilla21]

[lhb412]

[mr.negativity]

Cinema Today:

[GiganGoji]

And then of course: I'm staying with a family in Hikone for a few days, and the sister of the mom sent a whole Shin-Godzilla pamphlet for me, and a commercial for ShinChan vs. ShinGodzilla came on. I'll see if I can catch it on the 22nd when it airs.

[lhb412]

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G14 did NOT have this type of advertising. Did you walk in your main town and see posters in your mall? A giant Godzilla statue in train station. Poster on a bus? No. A lot more visuals. I'm sure more trailers will be popping up on TV before release...

August Ragone just went on a very sarcastic "there's no advertising" rant on Facebook. Hes in Japan now...

[jellydonut25]

G14 was advertised such that people were aware it was being released. That's the measure of success in a marketing campaign and more than one user here (including Jim Ballard) has said that people aren't aware of it.

[Geno]

[Specium Ray]

Three sentences is not a rant. And that's my rant of the day.

[lhb412]

August also said that in his experience the Millennium films only had TV spots about two weeks before. We could end up arguing in circles about statues and displays versus public awareness among acquaintances (if we haven't already).

I suppose the only way we'll know about the effectiveness of the advertising is when the movie actually comes out!

No one wants to talk about that potentially very intereseting article from a few posts back?

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

Google translate isn't helping much but it seems I know where the



The rest of it comes across as gibberish.

also this popped up on reddit

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