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edgaguirus wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:48 pm
Al Diplodocus wrote: Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:48 am HWYFA Godzilla's dance was bought back as a courtship dance?
You mean the MZ dance? If there was a plot featuring a mate for Godzilla, then it would be a nice easter egg.
I'd rather see a human character do it instead of Godzilla himself.

Anyways, HWYFI :

1. Toho made their own kaiju-fied version of Dracula?
2. The plot to a Godzilla film revolved around the feudal-era warrior classes of Japan, such as the Samurai, Ninja or even Sohei warrior monks?
3. Toho featured a second opponent for Godzilla in the sequel to Minus One to throw everyone off guard?
4. Godzilla killed an opponent by ripping them in half?

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edgaguirus wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:48 pm
Al Diplodocus wrote: Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:48 am HWYFA Godzilla's dance was bought back as a courtship dance?
You mean the MZ dance? If there was a plot featuring a mate for Godzilla, then it would be a nice easter egg.
Correct.

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HWYFA
- A Whodunit film where on detective tries to solve a murder even as the kaiju attack the city?
- They made Godzilla into an actual god, able to control the weather in additon to atomic breath?

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Al Diplodocus wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 7:47 am HWYFA
- A Whodunit film where on detective tries to solve a murder even as the kaiju attack the city?
- They made Godzilla into an actual god, able to control the weather in additon to atomic breath?
1. I like that.
2. No. If Godzilla was the personal weapon of some god figure, I could go for that.
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HYWYFA if Michael Giacchino scored the MonsterVerse, complete with punny track titles? I can see "M.U.T.O.A.S.T" as one such for 2014.

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Al Diplodocus wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 4:25 pm HYWYFA if Michael Giacchino scored the MonsterVerse, complete with punny track titles? I can see "M.U.T.O.A.S.T" as one such for 2014.
I hope he gets to at some point. His scores for the Spider-Man trilogy, Rouge One, and JW trilogy to name a few are fantastic.

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HWYFA a disease striking most of the world kaiju (mostly the good ones) and humans having to cure them?
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edgaguirus wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2025 10:52 pm HWYFA a disease striking most of the world kaiju (mostly the good ones) and humans having to cure them?
It could make a good thriller, especially if the antagonists were those trying to thwart the cure so the kaiju can die out.

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HWYFI :

1. A human underwent a transformation into a kaiju?
2. More traditional Japanese folklore and or ancient history was incorporated into the plots future Godzilla films?
3. The Cold War was incorporated into the plotline of the sequel to Minus One?
4. Bear McCreary returned to score the next Monsterverse entry and brought back more traditional Ifukube themes?

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LegendZilla wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:30 pm HWYFI :

1. A human underwent a transformation into a kaiju?
2. More traditional Japanese folklore and or ancient history was incorporated into the plots future Godzilla films?
3. The Cold War was incorporated into the plotline of the sequel to Minus One?
4. Bear McCreary returned to score the next Monsterverse entry and brought back more traditional Ifukube themes?
1. I've thought that would be a good way to reintroduce/reinvent a kaiju like Frankenstein or the Gargantuas.
2. I would like to see that.
3. It seems like the next logical step.
4. I wouldn't mind.
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LegendZilla wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:30 pm HWYFI :

1. A human underwent a transformation into a kaiju?
2. More traditional Japanese folklore and or ancient history was incorporated into the plots future Godzilla films?
3. The Cold War was incorporated into the plotline of the sequel to Minus One?
4. Bear McCreary returned to score the next Monsterverse entry and brought back more traditional Ifukube themes?
1. That wpould be horrifying yet awesome.

2. Yes please. I'm a sucker for mythology.

3. The logical next ste, perhaps as US tries to kill Godzilla but makes things worse.

4. Yes please.

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HWYFI :

1. A new origin for Ghidorah in which he started out as a benevolent creature, only to be warped and corrupted?
2. Ainu culture and language was explored in a Godzilla film?
3. Zone Fighter received a reboot?
4. The Tokyo Skytree got destroyed by Godzilla or another Kaiju?

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LegendZilla wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:00 am HWYFI :

1. A new origin for Ghidorah in which he started out as a benevolent creature, only to be warped and corrupted?
2. Ainu culture and language was explored in a Godzilla film?
3. Zone Fighter received a reboot?
4. The Tokyo Skytree got destroyed by Godzilla or another Kaiju?
1. Sounds cool.

2. Ditto. Maybe the monster in the story could serve as a metaphor for Yamato japanese oppresion. There coild also be a reference to Half Human.

3. Thrice.

4. Surprised it hadn't been.

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LegendZilla wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:00 am HWYFI :

1. A new origin for Ghidorah in which he started out as a benevolent creature, only to be warped and corrupted?
2. Ainu culture and language was explored in a Godzilla film?
3. Zone Fighter received a reboot?
4. The Tokyo Skytree got destroyed by Godzilla or another Kaiju?
1. It's an interesting idea.
2. I'd like to see that.
3. Other properties have received reboots and films recently, so it could be done. Whether there's enough demand is the question.
4.Taking out the tower would hamper digital communications, which would make things harder to manage during a kaiju attack. It would be scarier for any characters unable to get news or contact loved ones.
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HWYFA Godzilla facing an enemy that could become invisible?
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LegendZilla wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2024 2:12 pm 1. Toho made their own kaiju-fied version of Dracula?
I'd be all for that. Worked for Frankenstein, and I'd love a kaiju film with more Gothic elements. Plus it could have him switch between a vampiric Gargantua-like monster to a kaiju bat like monster in transformation. It's one of the few times where I'd support a kaiju transforming.
Al Diplodocus wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 7:47 am HWYFA
- A Whodunit film where on detective tries to solve a murder even as the kaiju attack the city?
Love it. Actually ever since I saw the scenes from Mr. Holmes where a much older Sherlock visits Japan after WWII I've wanted a Sherlock Holmes Godzilla crossover with this premise.
LegendZilla wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:30 pm 3. The Cold War was incorporated into the plotline of the sequel to Minus One?
Hate it, this was one of the reasons I had hoped Toho would continue the Millennium style "every film is it's own continuity" approach and didn't want Minus One to be the start of a "cinematic universe."
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Vakanai wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:13 pm Hate it, this was one of the reasons I had hoped Toho would continue the Millennium style "every film is it's own continuity" approach and didn't want Minus One to be the start of a "cinematic universe."
Who said it has to start a whole cinematic universe? Even if it does spawn a trilogy, there's always the next reboot just around the corner.

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LegendZilla wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:04 pm
Vakanai wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:13 pm Hate it, this was one of the reasons I had hoped Toho would continue the Millennium style "every film is it's own continuity" approach and didn't want Minus One to be the start of a "cinematic universe."
Who said it has to start a whole cinematic universe? Even if it does spawn a trilogy, there's always the next reboot just around the corner.
I can only hope...but I'm feeling doubtful.
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Vakanai wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:57 pm
LegendZilla wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:04 pm
Vakanai wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:13 pm Hate it, this was one of the reasons I had hoped Toho would continue the Millennium style "every film is it's own continuity" approach and didn't want Minus One to be the start of a "cinematic universe."
Who said it has to start a whole cinematic universe? Even if it does spawn a trilogy, there's always the next reboot just around the corner.
I can only hope...but I'm feeling doubtful.
There seems to be this ever prevalent mindset amongst this fandom that treats continuity between films like kryptonite and that the Millennium-style approach is the gold-standard. I get why people would be burned out over cinematic universes, but don’t treat every sequel now and then like it will automatically lead to such. It’s a very slippery-slope way of thinking.

By that logic, should have Gamera never received a trilogy in the 90’s? I think most people feel said trilogy set the bar so high for continuity in the kaiju genre that no other attempt can live up to it.

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LegendZilla wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 7:39 pm
Vakanai wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:57 pm
LegendZilla wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:04 pm

Who said it has to start a whole cinematic universe? Even if it does spawn a trilogy, there's always the next reboot just around the corner.
I can only hope...but I'm feeling doubtful.
There seems to be this ever prevalent mindset amongst this fandom that treats continuity between films like kryptonite and that the Millennium-style approach is the gold-standard. I get why people would be burned out over cinematic universes, but don’t treat every sequel now and then like it will automatically lead to such. It’s a very slippery-slope way of thinking.
...are you for real? Yeah that mindset exists and isn't going anywhere, but it's not the prevalent mindset. The prevalent mindset treats continuity and a cinematic universe like the Showa, Heisei, and MCU approach as the gold standard, forcing those of us who don't want that to be a bit louder and more frequent in our statements just to keep the idea that not everyone wants such a universe in the conversation at all. And true, a sequel doesn't mean a universe. But when the vast majority of fans are trying to hype it up like it is, you can see why those of us who don't want a shared universe would feel wary.

I think because this opinion goes against your desire it echoes when you hear it so it feels more prevalent than it really is, but it's not. Mine is the minority hope, the majority of the fandom keep bringing up how it's "time" for another Godzilla shared universe. Specifically a Toho shared universe, since the Monsterverse somehow doesn't count to these people or just isn't enough?
By that logic, should have Gamera never received a trilogy in the 90’s? I think most people feel said trilogy set the bar so high for continuity in the kaiju genre that no other attempt can live up to it.
We're not talking about logical deductions here, we're talking about how we all want something different from each other and some of us are worried that we're going to be the ones who'll have to settle and lose.
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