Godzilla vs Kong (2021)

[Venom75]

 

[Sithborg]

Why couldn't we have gotten this in KOTM...

 

[#root]

The redesigned kaiju look great . Especially Gabara. What an update. The designs and animation look way better than in those other Netflix Godzilla anime movies.

 

[Arachnerd]

The trailer itself is miles better than the mindnumbingly dull anime trilogy.

 

[Sithborg]

The arrival of Ghidorah was amazing, though...

 

[Arachnerd]

The concept for Ghidorah in that movie was good, but like what they did with MechaGodzilla, they flushed any potential down the toilet.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

That garbage anime was just a huge waste of potential overall IMO. Even if there were a few cool moments like the arrival of Ghidorah it still didn't do much for me because they never focused enough on the monsters and instead those boring, annoying ass human characters.

 

[Gold Samurai]

That garbage anime was just a huge waste of potential overall IMO. Even if there were a few cool moments like the arrival of Ghidorah it still didn't do much for me because they never focused enough on the monsters and instead those boring, annoying ass human characters.

Their MechaGodzilla was so abstract it should have been in an art gallery.

 

[Arachnerd]

And that model wasn't even used. He was just a freaking city.

Who thought that was a good idea?

 

[Roose Bolton]

MechaGodzilla wasn’t really a character in that iteration, he was more of a concept if anything. It’s a weird trilogy.


That said, it’s probably one of the best examples in this franchise of depicting these Kaiju as genuinely unnerving. The Monsterverse version of Ghidorah might be my favourite take on the character, but the anime one is by far the most horrifying.

 

[Albright]

I really hope, there won‘t be a Godzuki

 

[Zantera]

Even though I have been burnt more times than I would like to admit, I'm still casually excited for this.

Godzilla 2014 - I like a lot of what the film tried to do in theory. In execution it was a bit messy. They did tease Godzilla too much without paying it off enough, but I did like the idea of following what was happening more from the human perspective of a few main characters. Unfortunately those characters weren't very interesting.

Kong: Skull Island - IMO the best out of the 3 and had some fun colors, some solid action and some enjoyable characters too. I have a soft spot for 'going to a secluded island' type plots though but this one was pretty solid IMO.

Godzilla: King of Monsters - The monsters themselves were cool but the movie itself was one of the most stupid I've seen (even for a movie of this type) and the movie was either boring human stuff OR CGI monsters fighting which could be cool if I cared about what was happening in the movie. Sadly, the worst one for me.

But yeah Godzilla vs Kong... should be fun. I just hope they can get a B-tier level story and characters because when you can't even get a passable foundation, the monsters fighting just feels so dull and hollow. Like if there's actual stakes and characters you care about, that will make the difference.

 

[kaijukurt]

MechaGodzilla wasn’t really a character in that iteration, he was more of a concept if anything. It’s a weird trilogy.


That said, it’s probably one of the best examples in this franchise of depicting these Kaiju as genuinely unnerving. The Monsterverse version of Ghidorah might be my favourite take on the character, but the anime one is by far the most horrifying.

Speaking of concepts, I really like how the main monsters reflect the human/alien races in the film. Godzilla = hubris of man, MechaG = technological "transcendence" as the ultimate goal of the Bilusaludo, and KG = nihilism for the Exif, Mothra = coexistence/submission to nature for the Houtua.

Its not a perfect trilogy, but it definitely had a lot to say about monsters in general and I thought it was a nice break from the usual formula.

 

[Roose Bolton]

Speaking of concepts, I really like how the main monsters reflect the human/alien races in the film. Godzilla = hubris of man, MechaG = technological "transcendence" as the ultimate goal of the Bilusaludo, and KG = nihilism for the Exif, Mothra = coexistence/submission to nature for the Houtua.

Its not a perfect trilogy, but it definitely had a lot to say about monsters in general and I thought it was a nice break from the usual formula.

Yeah, I totally get why people didn’t take to it, since it was the first big anime Godzilla project and people were expecting glorious anime action and what they got was a Gen Urobuchi existentialist trilogy using the Kaiju to tell the story. But there are ideas and concepts in that trilogy that I honestly think are franchise heights.

I genuinely think the scene near the end of the third film, when Haruo asks Maina if she hates Godzilla, and her subsequent response did a better job of the getting the “coexistence with nature” theme across than any of the recent live action efforts.

 

[djsunyc]

i dont know if anybody else mentioned it but i'm gonna say we arent gonna see mecha godzilla, i think we are gonna see mecha gidorah as the main villian instead.

 

[Schlosser85]

i dont know if anybody else mentioned it but i'm gonna say we arent gonna see mecha godzilla, i think we are gonna see mecha gidorah as the main villian instead.

I think that would make more sense tbh.

 

[Arachnerd]

Spoiler

It's MechaGodzilla. Toy has been leaked a while back and you can see him in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot right at the beginning. Not to mention schematics of his design in a later shot.

 

[djsunyc]

Spoiler

It's MechaGodzilla. Toy has been leaked a while back and you can see him in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot right at the beginning. Not to mention schematics of his design in a later shot.

fake news

 

[kaijukurt]

Yeah, I totally get why people didn’t take to it, since it was the first big anime Godzilla project and people were expecting glorious anime action and what they got was a Gen Urobuchi existentialist trilogy using the Kaiju to tell the story. But there are ideas and concepts in that trilogy that I honestly think are franchise heights.

I genuinely think the scene near the end of the third film, when Haruo asks Maina if she hates Godzilla, and her subsequent response did a better job of the getting the “coexistence with nature” theme across than any of the recent live action efforts.

I think (and hope) the passage of time will be kinder to the trilogy’s standing among the fanbase.

fake news

Even if

Spoiler

Mecha-King Ghidorah is the ultimate secret villain, the signs of the toy leaks and trailer hints are clearly pointing to a MechaGodzilla appearance, at the very least. Whether he’s the main villain or a co-antagonist with Mecha-King Ghidorah I have no idea for now.

With the evidence this strong even this early I don’t think its something that be easily waived off as “fake news.”

 

[Arachnerd]

fake news

If you want to be in mindboggling denial, sure.

 

[Flash525]

The other mecha - not the Zilla one actually makes more sense as far as continuity goes. This does however pose the question as to why Zilla and Kong are fighting in the first place.

Unless...

Spoiler

Zilla is pissed that we (humanity) didn't let Ghidorah rest in pieces, and Kong is either caught in the crossfire, or he's brought in to occupy Zilla as the rest of humanity isn't aware of what we've supposedly done wrong.

I'm sure there's still going to be a few surprises for us, as there's still some aspects and plot details that don't quite add up, but I'd be content if we didn't see mecha-zilla.

The only inconclusion here though is that scene in the trailer where it definitely looks as though there is a mecha-zilla in the scene where those civilians are running down the stairs.

 

[kaijukurt]

The animation looks really great & smooth, plus more Jet Jaguar & Rodan!

And it looks like we're getting a Jet Jaguar vs Anguirus fight!

 

[Spider-Fan]

Mechagodzilla is the more iconic monster. Even if Mecha Ghidorah makes more sense continuity wise, you want to use the more popular one.

 

[Galactus123]

I watched Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah today. The story wasn't very good and I didn't like the time travel stuff but it was still fun to watch. I have a dvd box set that has every Heisei era movie except Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II and Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla. I really liked Godzilla vs Biollante.

 

[TheVileOne]

Spoiler

Is he made out of Space Titanium?