That's funny how different people's opinions can be (and that's ok). I loved the movie.Vakanai wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 11:54 pm I know my opinion of this film has been expressed elsewhere, and is frankly not popular here, but might as well put it up on the official thread for it - I didn't like it. The story/plot/script was one of the worst in the genre to date. And the characterization...well, to call it shallow would still imply depth that this lacked. Godzilla was completely inconsistent with the way he was portrayed in his previous MV appearances.
Basically the only pluses of this film is the sheer CGI spectacle of this, the best kaiju fights ever put to screen, and if you don't give a damn about him going from hero to total psychotic villain, or even prefer that over how he'd been portrayed before, then yeah Godzilla wins (though honestly, him being such a colossal murderous jerk towards Kong for no given reason makes this win feel wrong to me). So, if that is literally all you care about then you might love this film. If that's not enough for you and you need a little more than just cool fights and Godzilla winning? Then this movie is crap. Sadly I fall in the latter group - this was my most anticipated movie, but my script expectations were still very low and reserved, and yet it still completely disappointed me. The writing was poop. There's no getting around that.
I legit hated this movie whenever the fights weren't occurring. It was a waste, and it didn't have to be. There's no reason they couldn't have delivered these same fight scenes wrapped up in a solid story like Kong: Skull Island did. It was a deliberate choice to go dumb, and boy howdie did they.
I know that 90+% of you probably think that this was the greatest Hollywood Godzilla movie you could have ever asked for and believe it should go down and be heralded as one of the greatest films of all time, and you probably think I'm some bum with a stick up his butt who hates fun. But you know what? I don't care anymore. This was a bad film.
Godzilla still saved the planet, again. If Kong didn't tire him out, there would have been some smackdown on MG. Though he powered up Kong's axe enough to defeat MG. Not to mention, without Godzilla, MG would have destroyed Kong.
Also, Godzilla is not a murderous jerk. If he was, he would have killed Kong as he lay on the barge, both looking straight at each other. Did Godzilla go in for the burning kill? No. When Godzilla removed his foot from Kong's chest, he could have incinerated him like he normally does all his enemies. Did he? No. The murderous claim is something I don't understand. Perhaps if you read the novelisation or Dominion, you'll understand Godzilla's motives for this movie. And yes, they count. Godzilla is the balancer of nature. If something comes between him and balance, it gets destroyed. He doesn't really ask questions or set up a court interview.
Is this movie preposterous and brainlessly fun? Yes. It's a giant radioactive dinosaur fighting a giant gorilla. And it wasn't meant to be Skull Island. It was meant as more of a pop spectacle in the same vibe as Spielberg would do. I certainly have complaints with a lot of the story. HE being at the core is simply not scientifically possible or cool to establish; should have been between the mantle and the crust. The beasts move too fast. There's lots of disabling of reality needed here, even for a sci fi film. But Godzilla was just such a showstopping attention whore that it somehow makes it endearing. He saves the day again, even if it's indirectly. He's the badass anti-hero that is always misunderstood.
And MG was just so incredible. Even though they should have had Godzilla land a good tail-swipe at least.
Anyway, I get your dislike and I can totally accept why you hate it. I'm just completely not in the same boat because Legendary's Godzilla is the one I've waited for all my life and they've nailed it beyond my greatest dreams.
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CyberZilla wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 11:23 pm I’d buy Kong with IVs. Would be a hell of a collectible to bring to doctor’s visits
You'd be a lot of fun on the playground with that toy.
Maybe they can also sell Rodan with a bandaged up head and a leg cast, and Behemoth on a stretcher.