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

[KRYPTON INC.]

I see other people mentioning Pacific Rim in here. I am going to be honest: GDT is likely one of my top 5-10 favorite filmmakers. I love the man's work. But that said, I would actually say I enjoyed 2014 Godzilla more than Pacific Rim. I've never thought Pacific Rim was a particularly strong film. I like the monster action, the lighting, etc. But it doesn't really offer me much else. 2014 Godzilla at least had Cranston and I think it worked better for what it was going for stylistically.

I am sure many will argue with me on this opinion, but it is my opinion.

The visuals and the action in PR are just astounding... And everywhere else I just feel it's all over the map. Is it being an irony filled near satire? Is it being squared jawed and serious? Now... Bringing those tones and vibes together isn't totally impossible. It can work but in PR it came together rather tin eared to me. They didn't blend they sort of jutted up against one another, often in the same scene.


Does it want to stradle lines like Ghostbusters or Men In Black? If it's supposed to ape a mecha anime with a cast of pilots with colorful and over the top styles and backgrounds why do those types of characters in the film get so little play? And why, why, WHY did I have to find out incredibly important back story information about central characters by reading information contained in the Blu-Ray Extras?!!

 

[Pennywise]

I have a feeling the fans will respond to this more positively than the critics. Of course, I can't speak for everyone but I have a feeling about most will enjoy this more than Godzilla 2014.

King of the Monsters just seems to have more of the things that I wanted, aside from a good human story.

 

[Spider-Fan]

50%

• Average Rating: 5.44/10
• Total Count: 54
• Fresh: 27
• Rotten: 27

We're now at an even 50/50

 

[Another_Fool]

I'm not going to lie. The negative reviews are definitely tempering my expectations a little- which I guess isn't a bad thing. I greatly enjoy the Godzilla franchise as a whole but while I recognize the franchise's shortcomings and can wonder if the critics just don't understand the franchise, until I see King of the Monsters I can not definitively say that they don't. Because what if they do get it and it was Dougherty's indulgence that's a true flaw for me?

We'll see. I still got my ticket for opening day and looking forward to it.

The visuals and the action in PR are just astounding... And everywhere else I just feel it's all over the map. Is it being an irony filled near satire? Is it being squared jawed and serious? Now... Bringing those tones and vibes together isn't totally impossible. It can work but in PR it came together rather tin eared to me. They didn't blend they sort of jutted up against one another, often in the same scene.


Does it want to stradle lines like Ghostbusters or Men In Black? If it's supposed to ape a mecha anime with a cast of pilots with colorful and over the top styles and backgrounds why do those types of characters in the film get so little play? And why, why, WHY did I have to find out incredibly important back story information about central characters by reading information contained in the Blu-Ray Extras?!!

I'm kind of with you. Also the key issue I have with Pacific Rim is unique in that I couldn't give it the leeway I do with most kaiju films and that was not being able to really connect with the human characters. I don't ordinarily care about the humans in a kaiju or monster movies. I know they're usually fodder. However, I think for Pacific Rim, because the humans were controlling the Jaegers, they were the personality of that "mech" or "monster" if you will. And because the humans fell flat I ultimately didn't enjoy the movie all that much.

I get why people like Pacific Rim, and absolutely can see GDT's love for the genre, just didn't do it for me.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

I'm not worried about fans I'm more worried about the GA

I read a youtube video headline claiming the tracking for opening weekend went down after reviews went live.

 

[Ninjablade]

Shame about the reviews. But... John Wick 3 has almost a 90% on RT. And I’m sorry, that movie barely had a story, and while the characters were fun, they were also paper thin. Wick himself barely has a personality in this one; he’s basically just a blunt instrument who can’t die. And I guess that’s okay but unless Godzilla KOTM is just straight-up garbage in the story and character department, I wonder if maybe some of these critics are being too hard on this movie when they’re giving other weak action films a pass. Just an observation though; I need to see the film before I can accurately make this assessment.

A lot, if not most, of John Wick 3's reviews criticize the story and characters though. Most of them just say that the fantastic action and the technical aspects made up for some of the weaker writing. Based on some of the reviews I've read, it sounds like that isn't the case with KOTM for a lot of people.

 

[Spider-Fan]

53%

• Average Rating: 5.57/10
• Total Count: 57
• Fresh: 30
• Rotten: 27

Got several freshes in a row.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Reviews aside, I still don’t see any reason for this movie not to reach #1 this weekend. It’s only real competition is Aladdin if he miraculously rubs Will Smith again and makes a wish.

“Ma” doesn’t have the same buzz for it that “Us” had going for it so there’s that also.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

it will #1 but this movie looks really expensive

 

[killface]

Just saw the movie. I don't understand the flak that it's receiving. It was a solid 7/10 for me. The writing was serviceable although it didn't really give any of the human characters anything to do.

The visuals were good with a few shots that were awe-inspiring.

 

[NotNickFury]

Just saw the movie. I don't understand the flak that it's receiving. It was a solid 7/10 for me. The writing was serviceable although it didn't really give any of the human characters anything to do.

The visuals were good with a few shots that were awe-inspiring.

IMAX screening?

 

[a user]

it will #1 but this movie looks really expensive

$200 million budget.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

oh boy

 

[Deck Rickard]

A lot, if not most, of John Wick 3's reviews criticize the story and characters though. Most of them just say that the fantastic action and the technical aspects made up for some of the weaker writing. Based on some of the reviews I've read, it sounds like that isn't the case with KOTM for a lot of people.

Ah I see. Hmmm. I was hoping that this was at least better than the last Godzilla movie. It wouldn’t be hard to top that, in my book. But it would really suck if it somehow manages to be worse.

 

[Moreira 99]

LOL, just look at this, I can't take these critics and Rotten Tomatoes seriously anymore.

 

[Spider-Fan]

49%

• Average Rating: 5.47/10
• Total Count: 65
• Fresh: 32
• Rotten: 33

Under 50% now

 

[MahvelBaby!]

sigh

 

[Spider-Fan]

LOL, just look at this, I can't take these critics and Rotten Tomatoes seriously anymore.

Yeah, I don't buy that at all, LOL! I know people are more harsh or feverishly in love with with things that are fresh in their minds (always one of the two), but come on...there is just no way this is a worse disaster than the Emmerich film. I cannot take that seriously.

 

[Arachnerd]

LOL, just look at this, I can't take these critics and Rotten Tomatoes seriously anymore.

It's stuff like this that makes me ignore Rotten Tomatoes altogether. So mindnumbingly stupid and hyperbolic. Then again, I guess that defines a good porton of the Internet nowadays.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

LOL, just look at this, I can't take these critics and Rotten Tomatoes seriously anymore.

Yeah they’ve jumped the shark.

Enough’s enough.

 

[Ninjablade]

Ah I see. Hmmm. I was hoping that this was at least better than the last Godzilla movie. It wouldn’t be hard to top that, in my book. But it would really suck if it somehow manages to be worse.

Yeah, I'm not really sure what to expect from the movie now. Definitely a lot more cautious than I was before.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

How can every review say we get tons of godzilla then this guy say they don't show him? did he watch the 2014 version by accident? lol

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

The reviews won’t hamper my excitement for the film.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

The reviews won’t hamper my excitement for the film.

 

[Ninjablade]

I read the full review that quote is from, and it's an overly hyperbolic way of saying the movie was too dark and you can't see anything of the stuff happening on screen. The full review was still kinda crap, but he did raise a lot of points that I've seen across the board.