Godzilla Resurgence (2016)

[lhb412]

[MouthForWar]

[MouthForWar]

My concern about Toho insisting on such low budgets for Godzilla is mostly related to seeing how they ARE willing to go higher budget and get other companies to help finance OTHER films. Like why can Attack on Titan or Space Battleship Yamato get these huge budgets and look amazing, but Godzilla is still stuck at $10 million (which by American standards is about as much as your average indie movie)? My only guess is that they DON'T want to share any revenue with other companies on Godzilla, they want it to be 100% in-house at Toho. But because of that, they aren't able to spend as much on Godzilla as they are on their other properties, so the end product is something that simply isn't going to be able to compete, not only with Hollywood, but Toho's other blockbusters as well. I'm not sure WHY this is, but knowing Toho's business practices, I interpret it as an odd stubbornness to not want to share anything, even if it means a movie that could be better or perform better.

[Cookie]

[Benjamin Haines]

[mr.negativity]

[Zack Metoyer]

[Benjamin Haines]

[lhb412]

So... folks are saying that a new trailer has been playing in theaters since the beginning of the month, but it hasn't shown up on the internet?

[Mac]

Yeah, its been playing in theaters the past few days, like the exclusive looks you get at movies here in America. Apparently it contains a new shot of Godzilla charging up a pale purple beam. The beam color and roar in the Shin-Chan trailer probably aren't accurate.

[lhb412]

Purple, eh?

[Benjamin Haines]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

Something tells me this won't be spitty like the G'54 breath. Incoming beam of death.

[DannyBeane]

[Dai]

[Cookie]

Sweeeeet

[Gman2887]

Pretty sure you're looking at a shop job with a recent figure, fellas.

[Mac]

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

Man I bought that image hook line and sinker.

However I am happy that there is something being shown in Japan. Something has to be right around the corner for us to look at.

[Benjamin Haines]

[Rodan]

[lhb412]

[Rodan]

[lhb412]

Well, despite that system of romanization being maybe clunkier and not typically used today it's not like any romanization is a perfect system. 'Godzilla' is the official English name for Toho from the beginning, and with Godzilla's international profile I understand the desire to acknowledge this shared history.

I think acknowledging both names is a happier medium than when some fans (seemingly in their desire to be obstinate) used'ta make a big deal about the 'true' name being 'Gojira' and that 'Godzilla' should not be used at all.

- and hey: remember how the first US distributor spelt 'Gamera' with two 'm's?

[Rodan]