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Since we’re listing

1. Gojira

2. Shin Gojira

3. Gojira Shingyura Pointo

4. Gojira 14

5. San Daikaijū Chikyū Saidai no Kessen (I quite like this one)

monsterzero9

I have been saying that for years.

sonictiger

Given that it was mainly the Godzilla fan base fueling this movies success, I highly doubt Millie Bobby Brown had much affect at all on the performance.

At least people knew who Millie Bobby Brown was or this movie would've made less money...

i would really like an ridley scotts alien-like movie but with the destroyah larva.

1. gojira

2. gmk

3. godzilla vs. destroyah

4. singular point

5. godzilla vs. biollante

a nuke?

monsterzero9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-mP3KydZ_4
 
this isn’t the same one I saw but it’s close.

what was the kaiju killed by?

SasquaDash Pretty much said it.

me to.

is it supossed to be a comedy? a political drama?

ethical journey???????????

I think that may have been part of the reason. I also think the fact that it received really mediocre reviews from critics (with some, unfortunately, being overly harsh and mean spirited towards the fanbase), may have deterred people from seeing it. That and the fact that it came out close to movies like Avengers: Endgame and the Aladdin remake, which were some of the highest grossing movies of that year, because of that Godzilla was unfortunately overshadowed. I do think the fact that the general audiences aren't as familiar with Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidorah did play somewhat of a role in the movie not doing as well, with Godzilla vs Kong being more successful due to it having more appeal, due to the fact that both Godzilla and Kong are big names. So overall I think it was a mix of different factors that lead to King of the Monsters underperforming. 

I saw the Kaiju cleanup trailer a while ago, and didn’t know what to make of it

monsterzero9

Actually time doesn’t go anywhere, we’re falling to the future

...Bruh.

I mean, Destroyah would be cool though.

time keeps on slippin, slippin, into the furtrure...

none of those. i just want DESTROYAH

HinikunaGoji

I know, I think it would be really cool if they expanded on that idea by bringing in more well know cryptids. They sort of made references to some cryptids, such as Titanus Leviathan being located in Loch Ness, but I would love to see them bring in some smaller scale cryptids, like Yeti and Sasquatch. It would be interesting to see them link Monarch with some of the more famous reports of cryptids throughout history, like the Point Pleasant Mothman and Puerto Rico Chupacabra incidents. 

@HinikunaGoji: Why do you dislike aliens being in the MonsterVerse? 

I’ve said this before, but I really dislike the idea of aliens in Monsterverse. 

SasquaDash

Monarch itself is a cryptozoological organization.

I think that that would be a really cool concept

I think that they might explain unknown elements that created Ghidorah

That would be awesome!

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Unfortunately Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Creature From the Black Lagoon wouldn't show up in the MonsterVerse due to Universal wanting to use them for their own series (though I can't really see monsters like them fitting in the MonsterVerse either).

The MonsterVerse has a big focus on mythology and has already linked some of the new Titans to mythological creatures (such as Scylla and Behemoth) so I can see them expanding on that idea.

Cryptids would also be a really cool addition to the MonsterVerse. I'm a huge cryptid enthusiast, so I would love to see some in the series.

Like, what if the MonsterVerse was a universe that delved into mythology and cryptozoology, and just happened to include Godzilla and other kaiju. A literal “monster-verse.”

Ah, ok

I technically meant have both Japanese and American filmmakers team up, but that works too.

I would keep Gareth Edwards for more films.

1. Symbionts Dragon

2. Knull

3. Mega Shark

Well, I feel like maybe get one of the Marvel producer’s like the Russo brothers for a Monsterverse film

Actually make the human characters interesting and not like they have to be their. Like I enjoyed MBB in GvK, but it made me feel like I was watching Stranger Things, which I don’t want to think about or be reminded of while watching a film about giant monsters fighting

Keep Eiza Gonzalez in it

and like sonictiger said, involve both Japanese and American actors or have actors from different backgrounds and cultures 

- Longer movies

- Get actually good scriptwriters

- Horror Directors only

- No World-Building, just an anthology-based cinematic universe

- Involve both US and Japanese people in the making of the movie

- Make actually good human characters

- And finally, keep Millie Bobby Brown and Ken Wantanabe but replace EVERYONE ELSE.

W E L C O M E!

G. H. (Gman)

I think saying animals was an exaggeration so I understand. I just don’t like the flippety floppety nature of the monsterverse at this point. It’s not really something I get excited about anymore. It doesn’t really have to be Godzilla anymore is the thing. I mean I don’t dislike the way they’ve portrayed him up to this point, it’s just the monsterverse seems so caught up on being marvel it forgot it was about Godzilla. 

I know I’ve said before that Godzilla movies should be able to work without him, but I mean this in a different way, Monsterverse has gotten generic to me. It hasn’t try anything new that hooks my interest. If it continues (which if it does, I don’t expect Goji) and Goji is still in it, I’d probably go watch it, but other than that my excitement is dead at this point. It’s like marvel, fun, but I don’t really think about it. Sometimes can be really good and has a great message but not thought provoking in any way. It tries to seem epic, by having epic events and has so much, but forgets that being epic and pretending are different things.

Its literally at the point where people ask, “Wouldn’t it be CoOL If BIoLante we’re in new films. And the only response is “Sure.” Any elaboration beyond that seems pointless to me.

Another thing I’ve noticed is Monsterverse feels finished, Wingard really nailed this in. I think it was a good choice, GvK didn’t get caught up in trying to be a Cinematic Universe, but just threw monsters at each other. That ending just ended it. 

Oh well this just ended up into a rant about my frustrations with the Goji franchise at this point. It seems what most people want from it is a fun fight, but that’s not what I wanted

HinikunaGoji,
I had no issue with the shifting tones of how the monsters are treated. The Showa series did it to, albeit, more gracefully.

I've always felt they were too consistent. I don't particularly care for the idea that they come from the Hollow Earth. Giving them all the same origin instead of allowing them to be unique byproducts of human arrogance reduces what the monsters can say about us thematically. Which is kind of the point to begin with.

I don't want kaiju being animals. I want them being monsters--Which is a mirror for humanity. In that respect I certainly agree with your last paragraph.

G. H. (Gman)

I what meant in it is that KOTM and G14/KSI treated monsters differently. While  14 and KSI portrayed them as animals and such, KOTM and GvK tried to heavily reframe them as mythical. And while I get giant animals could inspire myth, literally having Mothra in the temple was weird. It was cool, but it didn’t quite fit. It felt to perfect and not like an animal. Monsterverse keeps trying to flip flop from science to divine creatures that it’s really inconsistent in tone. 

Honestly I’d like to see a god Godzilla, and The polygon trilogy and Singular Point gave us that. But G14 had a nice tone going for it, having a Godzilla leaning more into a Fantastique world would be nicer.

HinikunaGoji,
I guess I should clarify. Internal world building I don't mind. But I'm pretty over the whole "cinematic universe" thing. It was cool at first, but after all the world expanding/nostalgia baiting going on in films, I'd be much happier with the reduced world building we see in, say GMK or the Gamera Trilogy. Or even the Kiryu Saga.

I get that the Showa series' fly off the seat of your pants canon won't work today. But we've gone a little too far with the continuity thing.