prowler4 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Great trailer! But... Did I see a mountain behind the busted-up Statue of Liberty? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerdling Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Great trailer! But... Did I see a mountain behind the busted-up Statue of Liberty? It's actually the Statue of Liberty at the New York New York Hotel in Las Vegas. You can see part of the Big Apple coaster in the background. Edited February 26, 2014 by nerdling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrGlueblob Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 ..Pleh. I'm not feelin' the love for this movie. I still have several Godzilla kits to build. I learned diorama basics as a kid with the Aurora issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Textless version of the Empire cover art. They've done a few tweaks to the design but not overly so, it's still recognisable as the Toho character. Unlike this... Edited March 8, 2014 by Jonathan Mock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
famvburg Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hmm. A life-long friend whom I grew up with and we are still close friends over 50 years later were talking about this movie the other day. I told him I had heard of it and figured it was a sequel to that so-called Godzilla contraption a few years ago and shrugged it off. As kids in the '60s and '70s we saw our share of real Godzilla movies. However, thanks to this thread, I'm modestly excited about this one. Maybe a decent Summer for movies, this Godzilla and another Planet of the Apes. My buddy and I will have to re-live our childhood..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I am not 100% happy with the design, but it is acceptable. I would prefer at least some recognizable maple leaf in the fins vice the spikey look, and I think the head/snout is too short and the neck too thick. But I will live with it as long as they take a serious approach to the movie and do a good job. They better have his nuclear ray breath AND the back fins lighting up or else I will not be happy. I am always concerned that artistic license in remakes will result in a too radical departure from an iconic character. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Just noticed that those airplanes falling out of the sky in the trailer are F-35's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishthe47guy Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Any news on the newest trailer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zerosystem Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I saw 300 today and there was a preview. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Any news on the newest trailer? The newest trailer (#2) has been out for about three weeks now. Just go look around the internet a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 I am not 100% happy with the design, but it is acceptable. I would prefer at least some recognizable maple leaf in the fins vice the spikey look, and I think the head/snout is too short and the neck too thick. But I will live with it as long as they take a serious approach to the movie and do a good job. They better have his nuclear ray breath AND the back fins lighting up or else I will not be happy. I am always concerned that artistic license in remakes will result in a too radical departure from an iconic character. Rest easy, the ray is in the movie and its the traditional blue colour. And the movie is, by all accounts, very serious - I get the feeling from those who saw a 20 minute preview in London the other week that the overriding sense of grimness and body count may push a the limits of what would be a 12A in the UK. As for the design, the problem you have is that the actual Toho design over the years has changed between films and eras, everything from head size and shape to the look of the back plates. This one very much harks back to the 1954 original and the 1989 "biogoji" in terms of build and proportions. This montage provides a nice rouges gallery! http://www.godzilla-movies.com/community/forums/topic/29520 And unlike the 1998 pregnant iguana wimp, this one is - accordin to Edwards - an unstoppable force of nature, the punishment mankind deserves. I think Honda, Tsbyraya and Tanaka would recognise their baby and approve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 This is one I am excited for... Can't wait. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I wonder if someone can help me with the name of a GZ movie. I saw this movie when I was very young and only remember a few scenes from it. It was from the 70's GZ films and was dubbed. I remember... There were some aliens that made a tower/building in the shape and likeness of GZ. No one went near it thinking it was the real GZ. A good cover-up. I remember the ending where GZ comes and destroys the GZ building/tower down. At the end of the movie, the aliens then turn into roaches!?? and scurry off into the woods. That's all I remember. It was so long ago, I'm surprised I remember it at all. From the brief description, does anyone know what the name of this GZ film was? I tried Google, but did not find anything match my description. This has been bugging me for a while now. Thanks for your help. Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Godzilla vs. Gigan?: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068371/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Spot on, Godzilla vs Gigan. http://godzilla.wikia.com/wiki/Godzilla_Tower Available on DVD from Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Vs-Gigan-Hiroshi-Ishikawa/dp/B0002V7OEC In other news, it's now official that Ken Watanbe's character will be Dr Serizawa, an update of the eye-patched boffin in the 1954 original played by Akihito Hirata. http://i.imgur.com/7bzYVvU.jpg Chuck in the cameo by Akira Takarada and references to 1954 and its this clear this film embracing Honda's original, not rejecting like the 1998 crapfest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 New trailer! New posters! New toys! Bear in mind for the toys they've had to scale back the size and pointyness of the back plates for safety reasons. The feet are a bit of elephantine but I can live with that. Face looks mean and reports from the footage that was screed at SXSW last week say his more bad fool than ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) I don't particularly like the new look, especially if that toy is accurate. The whole look is just stockier than it should be in my opinion. Again, just like in G98, it just does not look like Godzilla. I realize there was variation from film to film with Toho's, but the basic look stayed the same throughout, with the exception of the larger fins from 2000 on, which I sort chalked up to it being junior, even thought the scripts were never written that way. Why people feel like they need to make wholesale changes to iconic looks is beyond me. It is almost as if the art production folks have to make sure that it is so different that it is clearly THEIR unique and identifiable design so that they will get professional recognition (credit) for it. Spikey fins again? No maple leaf? Just give us our classic Godzilla more or less, and then just make the production top notch around it......just like they did with the newer Batman movies. I guess this will grow on me in time, but you would think they would have learned from G98 about wholesale redesign. Edited March 23, 2014 by DutyCat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 In that respect though the look of batman has been changed every time there's a new movie. I don't mind it so much as they stick to an ideal they need to achieve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Stark Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) I am not 100% happy with the design, but it is acceptable..... I don't particularly like the new look... We get it. You don't like it. What do you want, a cookie? Godzilla, like any other form of art and fictional writing is up for interpretation by the creator. Sometimes these changes don't work, other times they work brilliantly and attract audiences to a property that they normally wouldn't have been interested in. Now, go and call the DHS and complain... Just give us our classic Godzilla more or less, and then just make the production top notch around it......just like they did with the newer Batman movies. 1939 1940s 1960s 2008/2012 2014 Hmm. That those 2014 ones look familiar. I'd better call my copyright lawyers. Edited March 23, 2014 by Tony Stark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 As well you should! Canada has a colorful history of monsters... Since when was "peckerwood asshat" classified as a monster species? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Unlike this... Oh crap, I didn't know that they were going to do a remake/reboot/restart to Gremlins....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) I am not 100% happy with the design, but it is acceptable. I would prefer at least some recognizable maple leaf in the fins vice the spikey look, I can see what your getting at......the Canadian look...... Roooooaaarrrrr......eh... We get it. You don't like it. What do you want, a cookie? Godzilla, like any other form of art and fictional writing is up for interpretation by the creator. You better tell that to the Star Trek TOS crowd before nerds dressed up as red shirt Starfleet officers start beating up on cosplay Klingons and tearing down San Diego during the next Comic-con :thumbsup:/> Edited March 23, 2014 by Johnopfor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trigger Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) You better tell that to the Star Trek TOS crowd before nerds dressed up as red shirt Starfleet officers start beating up on cosplay Klingons and tearing down San Diego during the next Comic-con :thumbsup:/>/>/>/> I've never wanted to go to SDCC, but I'd go just to watch that. Edited March 23, 2014 by Trigger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I've never wanted to go to SDCC, but I'd go just to watch that. I wanted to go back when it was uncool and about the comic books ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 The fellow on the bottom-right... Why does he look so familiar?... I just can't place him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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