Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) - Part 1

[Sithborg]

Surely WB/Legendary couldn't get license for the other Toho monsters, right?? I still think other kaiju/titans are original monsters and I'm hyped af to see them.

All we know is that Legendary was able to get 5. It could have changed, but I don't think I've seen anything that indicates it. They are most likely original creations.

 

[Schlosser85]

All we know is that Legendary was able to get 5. It could have changed, but I don't think I've seen anything that indicates it. They are most likely original creations.

Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, and who?

 

[HammerDown]

KG looks absolutely phenomenal. I personally love the fiery Rodan.
Godzilla is the one and only. Mothra looks sweet yet a giant menacing beast.

And there's 3/4 more beasts in the trailer that look cool. What a great trailer.

 

[Sithborg]

Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, and who?

That's the million dollar question.

 

[HammerDown]

The imagery is breathtaking. The one shot where KG opens up is insane.
The shot with the fiery "ball" coming from the skies is poetry...

Beautiful stuff.

 

[AResistor]

Awesome effects and looks like it could be epic!

Personally worried from the trailer though showcasing action over story - hopefully the film doesn't as well.

Part of what I loved about the first film was just how "grounded" it was, it was a horror film and character piece which elevated the action.

Some people hated that the first film had character over action - but, for me, the discovery was part of what made it work so well. Hell, even just look at Jurassic Park - the dinosaurs were in it less than people remember since the characters made those moments truly pop - same with Jaws; that's what the first new Godzilla movie did as well (if I remember correctly, so did the first ever Godzilla film).

 

[Schlosser85]

Awesome effects and looks like it could be epic!

Personally worried from the trailer though showcasing action over story - hopefully the film doesn't as well.

Part of what I loved about the first film was just how "grounded" it was, it was a horror film and character piece which elevated the action.

Some people hated that the first film had character over action - but, for me, the discovery was part of what made it work so well. Hell, even just look at Jurassic Park - the dinosaurs were in it less than people remember since the characters made those moments truly pop - same with Jaws; that's what the first new Godzilla movie did as well (if I remember correctly, so did the first ever Godzilla film).

I hope so too. Gareth Edwards in the first movie, however thin his characters might have been, did a great job showing a Godzilla movie from the POV of the people scurrying around underfoot and giving the kaijus a real sense of scale and weight. Hopefully this doesn't completely sacrifice that for more emphasis on spectacle.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[StarLord]

 

[Arachnerd]

I will buy this and frame it, whatever it takes.

 

[Micromind]

That was amazing..where are the gifs ?

 

[Sithborg]

Definitely my faovorite shot. Ghidorah's silhouette is amazing.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Simply breathtaking.

 

[StarLord]

That was amazing..where are the gifs ?

We're waiting on the pros lol.

 

[BrollySupersj]

I need avatar gifs!!

 

[Blitzkrieg]

 

[StarLord]

Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, and who?

Mechagodzilla!

 

[HammerDown]

 

[Greens]

More generic than the first trailer but some cool footage.

 

[Schlosser85]

Yea it lacks the kind of operatic grandeur of the first trailer and goes more just spectacle.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Yes. YES. YESSSSSSSSS.

 

[Arachnerd]

 

[Greens]

Yea it lacks the kind of operatic grandeur of the first trailer and goes more just spectacle.

It's crazy how they can switch up tones with a trailer (see Suicide Squad). The first one felt more carefully constructed while this is an action montage, which is fine.

 

[StarLord]

 

[samsnee]

Everything is just too dark, literally. I know it's to make the FX look better but it gets old. I just hope the human characters are more interesting this time around.