First, go see it. It's an 8/10 for Kaiju movies.
Don't sweat the reviews talking about the early battles. There's a logic to it, it just wasn't clearly explained when they easily could have with Wattanabe's character.
Godzilla is pretty close to perfect. It all comes down to preference. He has a very 90's Heisei face and the build is incredibly bulky, but in a sea monster way. He really has a dragon feel to him, which is great.
The Muto are based on Gyaos from Gamera, which is an odd choice, but makes sense since this movie has more in common with Kaneko's 90's Gamera movies than any Godzilla movie. The appearance/battle logic for Godzilla is pretty close to the Gamera.
Saw the 3D IMAX version. IMAX was worth it, 3D was alright. Seems to fade off throughout the duration to where it's not as noticeable by the last act.
Lot of small nods throughout. The first time you see Wantanabe he's dressed how Ishiro Honda used to when directing. A little boy is a nod to the kid in Godzilla's Revenge. A number of shots are pulled from Gojira to 90's Gamera. There's even a brief pull from Rodan.
There's also a few references to Jaws, like the Brody family, and a number of shots from Spielberg's War of the Worlds.
The only weak points for me are the score, which is too modern Hollywood for a Kaiju flick and the Muto designs seem more alien than insect-dinosaur. You could easily believe the Muto's were from space which works against the idea they're parasitic proto-dinosaurs.
It's wide, wide open for a sequel. Ghidrah would be a breeze to fit into this continuity. Most Kaiju could fit and they've even given themselves an opening to include Monster Island.
Don't sweat the reviews talking about the early battles. There's a logic to it, it just wasn't clearly explained when they easily could have with Wattanabe's character.
Godzilla is pretty close to perfect. It all comes down to preference. He has a very 90's Heisei face and the build is incredibly bulky, but in a sea monster way. He really has a dragon feel to him, which is great.
The Muto are based on Gyaos from Gamera, which is an odd choice, but makes sense since this movie has more in common with Kaneko's 90's Gamera movies than any Godzilla movie. The appearance/battle logic for Godzilla is pretty close to the Gamera.
Saw the 3D IMAX version. IMAX was worth it, 3D was alright. Seems to fade off throughout the duration to where it's not as noticeable by the last act.
Lot of small nods throughout. The first time you see Wantanabe he's dressed how Ishiro Honda used to when directing. A little boy is a nod to the kid in Godzilla's Revenge. A number of shots are pulled from Gojira to 90's Gamera. There's even a brief pull from Rodan.
There's also a few references to Jaws, like the Brody family, and a number of shots from Spielberg's War of the Worlds.
The only weak points for me are the score, which is too modern Hollywood for a Kaiju flick and the Muto designs seem more alien than insect-dinosaur. You could easily believe the Muto's were from space which works against the idea they're parasitic proto-dinosaurs.
It's wide, wide open for a sequel. Ghidrah would be a breeze to fit into this continuity. Most Kaiju could fit and they've even given themselves an opening to include Monster Island.
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