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First comment,

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@SonicTiger

Not to pick a fight, but U can bring the oxygen destroyer without destroyah.

The Showa continuity, and all the Millenium continuity had the oxygen destroyer without Destroyah.

@Salomon and Gman

Honestly I agree with the scale that G14 brings and the angle shots always being from the view of a person. KOTM did use this sometimes but missed it a lot. I’m not going to get into writing but more of the visual aspect. 14 was grayer while KOTM was more vibrant and booming. I prefer the latter in my opinion, I just find it more appealing. I wish 14 had not done grey but more of yellowish brown, which would really separate the night and day. If you want an idea of the tone color I wanted watch Sin Godzilla.

You can tell I’m biased to Shin.

Godzilla looks pretty cool, Jet kinda looks like a weird clunky 1950's robot

Gman, I don't think it's that fun to have just humans for most of a Godzilla movie and save the real star for the third act.  That's just wrong.

Gabriel, KotM is in no way like Aquaman.

SarcasticGoji, I agree about the outrage part, KotM was the MonsterVerse's Last Jedi

Xenotaris, you can't bring in the Oxygen Destroyer without bringing in Destroyah.

No.........

Both for first comment and Designs

Photoshop at its finest

I love GODZILLA because the 1954 movie represented nuclear warfare because of WW2 and that GODZILLA was a result of that. 

I have changed my stance on Gigan and Hedorah, since Ghidorah turned to be an alien in the monsterverse. Mechagodzilla is practically confirmed so no further gripes

SarcasticGoji

True, it is helpful to take the words of reliable critics/friends if you want to know whether or not you should waste your time on a certain film, but it is impossible to form your own opinion on said film without having even seen it. People are too heavily influenced by the opinions of others nowadays. 

My thoughts exactly, G. H. (Gman). The tone and visuals in G14 are taken with a more simplistic approach with respect to the subsequent films in this franchise whilst simultaneously conveying the sheer grandeur of the on-screen events. That's why I find that film more rewatchable than KotM; it doesn't try to overwhelm its audience with crazy, smudgy visuals, but it does understand how to create a sense of scale, dynamic battles, and even suspense in certain cases (e.g. the Hawaiian airport scene or the halo jump). That's what sets it apart from much of Hollywood's current action flicks, though I do believe certain films prosper with that more overwhelming approach, so long as they remain self-aware throughout. A great example of this is Aquaman, which I think succeeds in all the ways KotM wants to.

they did jet jaguar dirty

Not going to get into my opinions on the first three movies. I've done that ad nauseum, and there are plenty of other opinions here to mull through. I will say you definitely need to watch it before coming to any conclusions, and watch it/them more than once. And then? Let us know what you think!

I may get rocks thrown at me for that, but I'd like not to see Mechagodzilla again, as I never got myself to like this iteration of good ol' Goji.

I'd take the original, biological version any day of the week. But if one of you guys is a die hard Mechagodzilla fan, which movie would you recommend so that I can change my mind? I'm soon going to finish a report about the Spain golden visa https://tranio.com/articles/golden-visa-in-spain/ and wouldn't be opposed to a nice movie to watch after that.

Well other people get influenced by other people’s opinions. So it’s easier to just use someone else’s opinions instead of actually watching it. 

Gabriel Salomon,
Agreed. Godzilla '14's biggest strength is nuance and looking different from most blockbusters these days or at the time. It doesn't pound you over the head with a lot of visual noise or assault your senses in the way King of the Monsters does. (Or even Skull Island in some ways.)

Its weaknesses in carnage and character writing is balanced by its strengths in visceral imagery and nuanced directing. It's not a masterwork, but it definitely works.

As always, watch a film in its entirety before judging it. I see this a lot on this forum for some reason.

I really do think you should give G14 a go and then form your opinion on that film by what you see rather than what you've heard from other people. I do understand the complaints about Godzilla's screen time, but I'm honestly so glad the writers decided to hold it off until the last third, because it's worth it. Gareth's direction is very ambitious, and the way in which he handled these creatures (particularly in the climatic battle) is far better than anything you see in KotM imo. Undoubtedly my favorite in this universe thus far, though I think I need to give KSI a rewatch.

There were 5 movies that each 1 new review. Everything has been updated as of today.

FlankerSu33K,
1993 is pretty specific. The one from Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II?

FlankerSu33K,
As far as I can tell. I'll give it another pass since I have a little time.

That Spanish poster is quite psychedelic, it's almost on par with the Soviet Star Wars posters!

'93 Godzilla for me, because it was the first one I've seen in my early teens.

I was shocked when I learnt that there were regularly new Godzillas in my 20s, I thought there was only one and that other movies were sequels to the 1993 one!

Is the list in the first post up to date?

I don't think it'd be worth remastering the Showa era movies, they have their own charm because of how "classic" they are, if they were remade with modern means, they would lose that charm.

The RPO MechaGodzilla just comes off as too generic. It's like they weren't sure if they could get the license to use MechaGodzilla, so they designed a generic robo-dinosaur they could call something else just in case it didn't work out. It's a boring design.

@Xenotaris, I don't like the RPO MechaGodzilla for a few reasons. 1, I felt that making a new design was lazy and kind of a rip off considering how many easter eggs and cameos from multiple different franchises are in the film. 2, I think the arms on the RPO MechaGodzilla are too long. They don't look proportionally right to me when compared to Godzilla and other MechaGodzilla's. 3, I don't like how many wires are showing on the outside of the body. For a robot designed to fight giant monsters, that many exposed electrical wires just seem like a big weak point. But that is just my opinion.

Trap jaw umbrella faced Biollante hybrid is making Godzilla98 look real good. Sorry Tristar we didn't know how bad it could get.

Worst design besides shin. This is a fucking joke. He looked fine till we got this image. WTF??????

SWEEETTT!!!!!! Almost makes up for singular point's trap jaw parana plant toothed umbrella face... Almost. I love this MG design!

Even as a Godzilla fan, it'd be interesting to see Kong win... if it was done in a believable way.

But unless they're blatantly buffing King Kong or having half of the "Kaijuverse" gang up on Godzilla along with our primate friend, there's no way to achieve that, I think.

damn!

Technically the MUTO were parasitoids but only their young, I think the MUTO were large enough to be considered a natural enemy since both Godzilla and the MUTO feed on radioactive material

Not natural enemies, Parasites. They are not competing for resources 

One win for me..

Cool poster!

What's wrong with the RPO Mechagodzilla?

goji85

Don't worry, I call them dorsal plates rather than spines or spikes

As much as like King of the Monsters, I do have some issues with it. I get Dougherty wanted to homage key points of godzilla franchise but some things I think they should have omitted or at least save it for another time.

1. the massive HQ jet, reminds me of that dumb drill-aircraft from Final Wars. 

2. Ghidorah should of had more build up and should have been a solo monster rather than using an outdated alpha pack structure

3. The Oxygen Destroyer being used as a minor plot device (read: throwaway weapon) rather than a major plot device (read: last ditch weapon) that requires more build up to its importance

4. Burning Godzilla should have been saved for a later movie but that is just me. The Heat Spiral ability would have sufficed.

5. MUTO 3 being subserviently to Godzilla when their species are supposed to be his natural enemies!

oh wait those are the tooth socket bumps beneath his lips, for a second there I thought he had Thanos wrinkles on his chin

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