Tony Stark 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. He's a handsome devil, isn't he. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 He's a handsome devil, isn't he. Tony look-a-likes everywhere these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modelguy2 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 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. Looks like Raymond Burr is in this design a bit :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 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. You mean that Batman design and look that never changed over the years? I don't see quite what they've changed this time round that is any different to how Toho messed around with the design over the years anyway - or to put it another way, there's over 20 distinct variations Toho did themselves, from the shape and size of the head, eyes, ears (or not), number of toes, size of back fins, colour, teeth etc... They have "given us our classic Godzilla more or less", the design very much echos the 1984 and 1989 suits in terms of proportions. The toys have had to have the back fins scaled down and softened for safety reasons, the ones in the film are larger and more jagged echoing the "maple leaf" look. You point out something they changed and I can point to something similar that Toho did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Well, if we're looking for something Canadian and monstrous... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Official prequel graphic novel due out May, cover artwork by Arthur Adams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Well, if we're looking for something Canadian and monstrous... Those guys are the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) New image! Edited April 2, 2014 by Jonathan Mock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 And another! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 The publicity machine is in overdrive right now, so mucy happening hard to keep up but this new IMAX poster gives a nice idea of how the 2014 version looks - very true to the Toho original so no worries there! Someone leaked the six minutes of footage shown at Wondercon last weekend (since taken down) and it's pretty intense and has more classic moments than the entire 1998 movie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 "Let them fight" Awesome ahoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Haven't been this amped for a movie in forever. Maybe last time was when episode 4 was being rereleased in theaters in 97? Also independece day was pretty exciting. But this Wow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Looks like old San Fran is in for a world of hurt... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Stark Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Fresh clip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) So, finally a closer look at the bird monster. Although the MUTO monster has what appears to be wings, the creature in this clip looks like something different. Maybe it is an evolved form. Supposedly there are two other monsters in this film...something new, and something from the past. The flying thing looks like an updated Rodan, but word on the interwebs is that the only monster that TOHO granted a license for was Godzilla. If that it true, this would have to be a new creature. We shall see. Edited May 14, 2014 by DutyCat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Inquisitor Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 On the subject of the 2014 Godzilla shape. Does it reallly look so awful or so different from the many different japanese designs? Here's a comparison image of the different Godzillas over time with relative sizes accounted for. Body shapewise the 2014 Godzilla seems inspired by those from the Heisei era without the cat-like face. And people complaining that 2014 looks fat and bulky? Look at those thunderthighs! A couple of my friends who are really hardcore Godzilla fans haven't even complained but rather praised the design and are excited to watch the movie when it comes out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) And people complaining that 2014 looks fat and bulky? That really was a non-story wasn't it, parroted by media outlets completely unfamiliar with not only the evolution of the Goji suit down the years, but also how it bulked up at times - look at the weight gain between the Showagoji and the Kingoji! DutyCat, there are no Toho monsters in the film, Gareth Edwards has stated that in other interviews. I've seen six minutes of the airport sequence and the MUTO there does have wings so it appears to just be the one creature(s) albeit perhaps different stages. One thing that is confirmed is that Godzilla does have the blue radioative breath and glowing spines! Alas, also confirmed is that Akira Takarada's cameo had to be trimmed. :-( Check out this Fiat advert, it gives a nice look at the 2014 design - and the advert has more of the Toho spirit than the two hours of the 1998 horror! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKpzU2GSVC0#t=10 Edited May 7, 2014 by Jonathan Mock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 DutyCat, there are no Toho monsters in the film, Gareth Edwards has stated that in other interviews. I've seen six minutes of the airport sequence and the MUTO there does have wings so it appears to just be the one creature(s) albeit perhaps different stages. One thing that is confirmed is that Godzilla does have the blue radioative breath and glowing spines! Alas, also confirmed is that Akira Takarada's cameo had to be trimmed. :-( Check out this Fiat advert, it gives a nice look at the 2014 design - and the advert has more of the Toho spirit than the two hours of the 1998 horror! https://www.youtube....KpzU2GSVC0#t=10 Perhaps there are no other Toho monsters officially, but the Pternanodon looking thing is clearly an updated Rodan, despite what they end up calling it for legal purposes. Regarding the look of Godzilla...I would have liked it to be a little closer to the original, with a little less truncated "stumpy" limbs. However, I am not really complaining. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Stark Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtCE_v_4CYU Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Four days and a wake-up. But also-about size. Those Arleigh Burke class destroyers are 509 feet long. How big would you guys estimate Godzilla is in the video sequence? Edited May 12, 2014 by DutyCat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Perhaps there are no other Toho monsters officially, but the Pternanodon looking thing is clearly an updated Rodan, despite what they end up calling it for legal purposes. There were no legal reasons - Toho are on board this movie and there were talks with them about using some of the other famous kaiju from the canon, but for this movie the producers wanted something original that fit the story rather than trying to create another origin for something like Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah etc... That's not to say the MUTOs don't reference past Toho kaiju, and the film apparently has quite a few easter eggs in there for fans. Reviews are coming in now, mostly all positive, holding a 90% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. My tickets are book for Thursday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CyNaKyL Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) I'm seeing it later on this evening (tomorrow for those in the states) at IMAX in exactly 7 hours :woot.gif:/> . I will try to log on and give my opinion of it (which I'm sure will be good)after I get home again. Edited May 14, 2014 by CyNaKyL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CyNaKyL Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Epic. Best way to describe Godzilla, especially if you see it at IMAX. Much more like the originals and it completely makes you forget about the 1998 travesty. There are a few small muckups but nothing that breaks the movie. The Muto's were interestingly done, reminded me of a few monsters from several other movies. Godzilla himself was awesome, especially what he does near the end. I won't spoil any of it but I would have to say I think it is the single best "monster" movie ever done. 10 out of 10 from me. Edited May 15, 2014 by CyNaKyL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Going early next week. Can't wait. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mock Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Saw it today and while not perfect, it's a movie made with more love and care than anything Roland Emmerich, Michael Bay, Zak Snyder or Gore Verbinki have done in their careers. There are a few stumbles, but there are also some glorious Easter eggs for Toho aficionados and the film steers clear of impossible camera moves and weightless CGI in favour of some often beautiful imagery and breathtaking action. If this were Christmas, the film teases at what presents you may be getting but doesn't let you see them until Dec 25th - the result is far more satisfying and emotionally rewarding that bludgeoning the audience into submission with one empty set piece after another (I'm looking at you 'Man of Steel'). It also highlights how 'Pacific Rim' gave the audience too much too early and then - the various plots threads here are tied together to bring the film to a satisfying climax. There are some great (often quick darkly comic) visual gags in the film, but no silly Matthew Broderick wisecracks or one liners. Of the title character himself? He's the Toho bruiser of old, technology has imbued a greater scale and realism, but when he turns around and roars at an opponent, you could almost imagine Haruo Nakajima or Kenpachiro Satsuma doing the motion capture. The spirits of of Honda, Tsuburaya and Tanaka live on in this movie. As I said, not perfec and it has it's faults - but the plusses more than make up for the occasional lapse. Given this is only Gareth Edwards' second film and his first Hollywood feature, he shows a deftness of touch and confidence in what he does, style of film making is very much against the current Hollywood vogue and all the better for it. One last thing that did make me nearly spit out my popcorn, in one shot the camera pans around a characters bedroom and amongst the toys there's a made up Airfix Saturn V rocket - I did the decals for that kit and there, up on the big screen was something I'd done, a bit of me in the Godzilla movie! The grin is still a mile wide! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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