Godzilla Minus One (2023)
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it's funny, i was watching the latest monarch trailer and it has some brief snippets of the actors and writers/directors talking about it and one of them goes "the best part, for me, was telling a human sized story in a godzilla sized world" and i'm like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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MrHolland420
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I saw Shin Godzilla in Tokyo in 2016 and that was great! Unfortunately, I am not in Japan atm, so I will be waiting until Dec. 1 to see this, but from what I have watched and read, this movie is damn good! I Have been a huge fan of Shin Gojira, especially the music score in that movie. The MonsterVerse has been OK but more of just closing your mind and watching the fights and lights.... Hopefully I can get a nice Imax ticket for this... I have loved Godzilla since I was a child, and all my sisters hated it when I wanted to watch Godzilla instead of stupid Wild Hearts Can't be Broken. blah. KRA KRA!
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MrHolland420
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Have to agree, I loved Shin Godzilla as well. Hey not doing too bad on RT.
Godzilla Minus One | Rotten Tomatoes
Japan is already devastated by the war when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster.
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TheNozz
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This was easily the best Godzilla film I’ve ever seen and the best film of 2023 for my money.
I didn’t think Shin Godzilla could be surpassed, but everything that was good about Shin was even better in Minus One.
the audience applauded when it was over
I didn’t think Shin Godzilla could be surpassed, but everything that was good about Shin was even better in Minus One.
how obvious the ending was going to be, it was so well acted I cried. During a fucking Godzilla film
the audience applauded when it was over
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TheNozz
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To further elaborate, Shin Godzilla made G a credibly intimidating threat.
Minus One builds on that by showing the horror affecting the individual rather than society as a whole
also good metaphors for ptsd, loss, rebuilding and hope.
if Godzilla wasn’t even in this, it still would have been a wonderfully acted and directed film
Minus One builds on that by showing the horror affecting the individual rather than society as a whole
also good metaphors for ptsd, loss, rebuilding and hope.
if Godzilla wasn’t even in this, it still would have been a wonderfully acted and directed film
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Miguex
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agree with the last few posts. Saw it today and it is pretty fantastic. They manage to avoid making Godzilla just a spectacle and its pretty terrifying most of the time its on screen, especially the second time, which its really nicely spread throughout the film. Great human story as the main storyline as well.
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Mahes
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Yeah I saw that as well. They use slave labor to make this? The previews alone would have been 30 Mil. If true and everything was legit, that is incredible all by itself. I have yet to see any negative review for this movie. I had no intention of seeing anymore movies this year but I might have to make an exception.
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Koushirou
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Goddamn, it is so refreshing to see film that has such love and care and detail put into it. This was great. Wonderful character drama, Godzilla is used well and he’s scary, the actors did great, and it’s also a fantastic period piece with classic Japanese character tropes within.
It’s crazy what they did with this budget. Yeah the effects didn’t quite hold up in some scenes, but didn’t take away from the movie at all. Also cool was the plane used at the end was an actual prototype that they made two of a few days before the bombs were dropped. The OG fuselage is at Dulles airport at the air and space museum display there.
Overall, wonderful movie with a wholesome message as well. Sadly I’m sure most folks in the US will think it’s supposed to be the usual flashy monster fight shit. I really hope it does well here, though.
It’s crazy what they did with this budget. Yeah the effects didn’t quite hold up in some scenes, but didn’t take away from the movie at all. Also cool was the plane used at the end was an actual prototype that they made two of a few days before the bombs were dropped. The OG fuselage is at Dulles airport at the air and space museum display there.
Overall, wonderful movie with a wholesome message as well. Sadly I’m sure most folks in the US will think it’s supposed to be the usual flashy monster fight shit. I really hope it does well here, though.
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Siliconemelons
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I know zero about Godzilla other than he comes up from the sea and is mad, I have never watched any of the films in completion or anything
was thinking this would be a good one to watch, guess it is
was thinking this would be a good one to watch, guess it is
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Fully CGI.
Just got in from this. What a near masterpiece of cinema. Can't recommend this enough. The whole cast and production crew deserve all the good things for bringing this vision to life.
Excited to see if they will green light another.
Only gripe I had.
The CGI break apart was so terrible during the aftermath scene.
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Angerz
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As I understand it, the simple answer to that is "yes". From what I've heard, if you took the complaints US firms have about crunch, time, pay, etc as it pertains to working for studios like Disney and WB, and crank it to about 1000, that's what it is like to work in Japanese effects and animation.
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