Legendary Pictures' 2014 Godzilla Reboot - Directed by Gareth Edwards - Part 5

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http://www.godzilla-movies.com/news/1496 Final toy designs.

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More or less what we have seen before.
 
Something about that model looks disproportionate. The feet are too elephantine, the back spines are too short, and the head looks too small. It's still recognizably "Godzilla", but I kind of hope the actual monster in the movie doesn't look exactly like that. From the glimpse in the trailer, I think the spines are bigger than what the toy shows.
 
Schlosser85 said:
Something about that model looks disproportionate. The feet are too elephantine, the back spines are too short, and the head looks too small. It's still recognizably "Godzilla", but I kind of hope the actual monster in the movie doesn't look exactly like that. From the glimpse in the trailer, I think the spines are bigger than what the toy shows.
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It's probably a "safety issue" with the short spines on the figure.:whatever:
 
Schlosser85 said:
Something about that model looks disproportionate. The feet are too elephantine, the back spines are too short, and the head looks too small. It's still recognizably "Godzilla", but I kind of hope the actual monster in the movie doesn't look exactly like that. From the glimpse in the trailer, I think the spines are bigger than what the toy shows.
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Ya, his spines in the trailer look a lot bigger.
 
Yeah it's been implied that that this is an actual toy for kids (for once) rather than a high end collectors figure or whatever.

The feet though, that may just be how the feet look these days.
 
They said the Interstellar trailer would be released on a Saturday... and they were correct.
 
I'd like a new shot of Godzilla besides the "silhouette in the smoke" one from both trailers and the overhead one from the halo jump.

I don't need 5 minutes of him stomping around in broad daylight, I just really want something new, even a glimpse of him.
 
That would be sweet if it was a new version of the Comic-Con trailer. I really wanna see one of the Mutos!
 
Godzilla man you have no neck, you must work those traps five times a week!!! Dude looks big bulky and monstrous, I'm curious to see how nimble he is during battles, quite a clunky chap if I do say so.
 
redhawk23 said:
If Comicon reactions were a reliable predictor of future success, Scott Pilgrim and Pacific Rim would be billion dollar films.
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In terms of being a gauge that shows potential interest and anticipation, they serve well in being reliable because if you can't even get geeks or nerds excited then you don't even have a product with any worth at all to its existence.

Of course while gauging interest and anticipation is one thing, the finished film in question being actually good or worthy investing into is another matter.
 
A new trailer has leaked on YouTube!!!

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Liking the figure fairly much, although I liked the other Godzilla figure much more.

Seeing some complaints from people about the spines. Remember, toys like these don't always mirror every detail properly.(Depending on the company producing them)

Also with this being a toy for the younger audience, expect safety measures to be molded into the figure. This case would be the spines. Although that tail looks like it could have been molded better for safety measures as well.

There is nothing to worry about. I mean most of us here have already pretty much seen what Godzilla will look like within the film from the leaked Lights and Sound figure.
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Within the movie he has larger spines and he's going to be better(An aspect that the official teaser trailer also showed), so there's nothing to worry about in that aspect. The feet are here to stay, there's no changing it and they are pretty much Toho Godzilla feet, same structure and toe count, just more animalistic similar to the Apatosaurus feet. If you look several pages back to my comparison, you'll see what I mean.
 
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Trailer Talk: Can 'Godzilla' 2014 Top 'Godzilla' 1998?
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I’m of mixed minds over the fact that this first teaser for Gareth Edwards’s Godzilla reboot flat-out shows the title creature. The pre-reveal teaser was effective enough in establishing real-world dread and showing off its human stars (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, and David Strathairn ) that you arguably didn’t need the reveal. So yes, on one hand I would have preferred that Warner Bros. tease a bit more for at least the first teaser, perhaps gradually revealing the monster in all of its glory either closer to the release date or perhaps not at all.

On the other hand, and presuming that there aren’t other surprises not yet revealed at this juncture, Sony tried the same “hide the monster” trick with their Godzilla in 1998 and it was an infamous flop, partially because audiences didn’t care for the somewhat lizard-like look to the infamous creature. Warner understandably has to reassure fans that Godzilla will in fact look like Godzilla. I understand, but it still feels like a slight loss.

But was Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla really a flop back in the day? I of course dissected the box office performance of Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla back in May for that film’s 15th anniversary. Long-story short, the film grossed $138 million domestic and $379 million worldwide on a $125 million budget. By today’s standards, those kind of numbers get you a sequel, as evidenced by Snow White and the Huntsman HUN -3.07%($396m on a $170m budget = probable sequel).

Adjusted for inflation, those numbers would be about $230m domestic and $633m worldwide, and that’s not even accounting for fifteen years of overseas expansion and the 3D and IMAX bumps that of course didn’t exist in 1998. Pacific Rim barely crossed $400m worldwide on a $180m cost yet we may (possibly) get a second go-around there too, although I wouldn’t bet on it unless they can get a major star this time.

Point being, it will be interesting to see how we measure the success of this new Godzilla compared to the older one. Obviously we can hope that Edwards’s version is a better film than Emmerich’s version, and this trailer certainly looks like a step in the right, terrifying direction. But the whole “Godzilla = 9/11″ gimmick was already done pretty effectively with Cloverfield back in 2008, at least on a localized scale. It will be interesting to see what new thematic material this can bring to the table.

What we’re probably going to see box office-wise, barring an earthshaking success, is a new Godzilla that is hailed as a major win for merely out grossing the previous version even if it in fact sells far fewer tickets. Inflation is a tricky business, as audiences had far fewer ways to see a film outside of a theater even back in 1998 and had far fewer distractions for their entertainment dollar.

But this is a clear comparison case where it will be worth watching the old “tickets sold” stat, even if only for curiosity. The two films will make good comparison points about the growth of the international film market as well as a host of other variables that have changed over the last fifteen years. Godzilla opens in 2D, 3D, and IMAX on May 16th, 2014, or sixteen years and four days to the day of Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla. As always, we’ll see.
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I wouldn't be shocked if this has an 2008 Incredible Hulk type performance. Ya know overall good feedback and reviews and made a healthy amount but ultimately not a big theatrical run.

Hulk 2008

Domestic: $134,806,913 51.2% + Foreign: $128,620,638 48.8% = Worldwide: $263,427,551

Maybe tack on another $100 Miloverall but in that ball park.
 
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