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Thanks so much SOMETHING REAL! And GMAN2887 it is kind of difficult on an iPad and as I have stated before it is a great inconveniance that the pictures have to be up on another site already, I had to create an album on imgur to get these on here! It would be better if we could post images straight from our camera album etc. but that aside I'm happy you like my drawings SOMETHING REAL and I'll be sure to post more soon!

i thought the godzilla snickers commercial was funny as hell

I feared the new or non-godzilla fan might shy away from seeing the 2014 movie thinking the Snickers G was actaully the same one appearing in the movie. Now THAT would be funny!

Keep in mind that the picture shown by Grand Destroyer above might be just the perspective of the Muto flying over Godzilla, thus appearing larger. This play would not be overruled in NFL football...not enough clear evidence  lol.  However, that statement about something being 400x more exciting during the HALO jump always made me think that maybe hundreds of the smaller Mutos come out of the ground (sink hole?) to join the fight with winged Muto in SF. That probably why there are so many flames seen below during the jump as Godzilla is using atomic breath to wipe out the little bastids....

@Ratedrex

I don't know what being a 20 year marketing executive for a major movie studio has to do with classifying the genres of "blank vs. blank" movies, but as a current marketing executive, I can say it doesn't take being in that position to point out that you're splitting hairs.

You continue saying that the monster vs. monster template has never done well, but refuse to acknowledge King Kong vs. Godzilla was not only the most highly attended Godzilla movie in history, but one of the most highly attended international films of 1963. The Godzilla franchise thrived overseas throughout the 1960s and it wasn't until late 60s/70s it pittered off the grid due to leaps in effects with films like 1968's 2001: A Space Odessey.

Now if you wish to revise your position and claim that monster vs. monster films have not been successful since [blank] that would be more believable and true. But like or not Freddy vs. Jason and Alien vs. Predator (not Predator vs. Alien) are considered monster bounts and are typically lumped in the same category as movies like King Kong vs. Godzilla, Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman...etc...etc... Monster vs. monster does not mean "giant creature vs. giant creature". You might want to revise that as well if you mean otherwise.

Meanwhile, Godzilla 1985 got 40% less attendance than Godzilla 2000. That's a 15 year gap and an obvious rise in appreciation for the Japanese franchise even though the latter had a monster vs. monster rumble in it.

GINO made chump change in profit in 1998 and in a very smart ploy to avoid everything that movie did the Legendary film is adding what it lacked: A monster battle.

Man vs. monster may or may not be a more compelling template, but there is absolutely zero proof the the "majority public" want to see it.

I'm going to just say that the Carl's Jr. commercials are sexist, stupid, and also really weird. They do nothing to get me excited about the food or the movie. I mean, let's use the characters that nobody gives a crap about, instead of the major characters of the film? Oh yeah, the Godzilla Snicker's commercial was much better.

Junkerde, are you questioning my intelligence?

Out of both commercials, both were obviously intended to be funny. But the xmen commercial is just flat out weird.

King Ghidorah and Titanosaurus

@Durpoo4:

I understand where you are coming from, but as an ex 20 year marketing exec of a major movie studio, you are not quite correct.  Freddy vs Jason is not considered a monster movie, it is consider a horror flick.  Horror flicks always do well, even the most stupid ones.  They don't cost that much to make and they have a ready-made teenaged audience.  Predator vs Aliens is considered to be horror/sci-fi.  Horror/sci-fi movies may not do as well as straight horror movies, but with a title like Predator vs Alien it already has a built in audience.  Quick, how many monster vs monster movies have we seen other than the Godzilla franchise (which has never done well showcasing Godzilla vs another monster)... The only one I can think of is "War of the Gargantuans" which I saw way back in the 60s.  Godzilla 2014 vs man would be the ultimate battle.  And I think that's the fight that the majority of the public would want to see.  Godzilla vs MUTOs might be fun for a good percentage of us, but it could just as well be a turn-off for all of those movie-goers who have never taken to the Godzilla franchise.

The Hokmuto is the larger Muto, since it's size nearly rivals Godzilla's. The Muto destroying the airport is the FeMuto.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a good movie, it's just an inferior piece to the 1954 film.

The fact is the film in its original version wouldn't have sold well in the States. The atomic fear and cultural references to post-war anxiety simply wouldn't have resonated with western audiences. And the addition of Raymond Burr gave Westerners a recognizable face to cling to. It wouldn't have worked with Takarada and Hirata.

A lot of the splicing is jarring, but not immediately bad and I thought the way Burr interacted with some of the characters was clever in a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers splicing sort of way. You could tell the footage didn't match, but Burr kept things fairly believable.

Fans should remember that this is the version that made Godzilla an international star, not the Japanese version. It was Godzilla: King of the Monsters that was used as Toho's international foray into world wide success and it even got a Japanese theatrical release for it. It may be an inferior film, but it was always more widely accessible.

That being said, I don't really revisit it very often. The original Godzilla is a movie I watch all the time and I'm constantly finding new things to love about it year after year. Meanwhile there is a sort of shallowness Godzilla: King of the Monsters that goes beyond the atomic anxiety of a nation. The movie has no tension and it's immediately obvious due to the film's opening: Martin's prologue gives away everything. We know what happens to Tokyo from the get go. We know people died. And we know a monster probably did it.

Granted this was done to alliviate the atomic anxiety throughout the film, but as a filmmaker I'm perplexed by Morse's decision to make the majority of the movie a flashback. Perhaps it gives the movie an American film noir feel, but it doesn't hold up. Meanwhile, Ogata might as well have been omitted from the film entirely as the love triangle subplot is thoroughly tarnished. I recall one reviewer calling the love triangle omission, "marginalized racism" with the idea that the editors didn't want to promote the idea that Japanese are capable of love. I don't know where he got that and I don't think I agree, but it's an interesting opinion non-the-less.

At the end of the day I look at Godzilla: King of the Monsters as a very unique companion piece to the original movie. It's not too weak of a standard monster movie and it should be recognized by fans, and film historians, as the cut that introduced Godzilla to the international market.

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Until we see the movie, no one can be certain. But, they look like they can hold their own. For now, lets just see if they are worthy to face the King.

Perhaps it will just be a deleted scene.

awesome work dude!

@ Duratok- This is just my interpretation, but it looks like the Muto is having to make a sudden turn. Plus it's obviously the winged Muto, which the footage has shhown holds it's wings up when walking around.

we'll have to wait till after the movie. But i'd wager it would have a rough time of it. If it is THE ancient enemy of Godzilla, then it runs the risk of overspecializtion. It could be so well suited for fighting Godzilla that it would have difficulty fighting anything else. Especially if it does have a parasitic relationship like many have suggested. Perhaps that small pair of arms on it's underside are claspers meant to help it attatch to Godzilla...

Chris will be uploading HD screencaps once he's tweaked some things with the site.

Moved to fan works.

And guys, everyone should really figure out how to post images. It's honestly not that difficult. But here's the instructions:

http://www.scified.com/community/forums/topic/2

At the expense of sounding like a broken record: King Ghidorah. He was THE nemesis of the Showa era. And the space monster background was the monster's best and most mysterious backstory.

Not happening and I'm not sure it needs to...

Here's the deal guys, no disrespect to the petition or the great talent that Mr. Takarada is, but this kind of thing happens all the time. We don't even know what this scene was. If the film makers cut it because it didn't mesh with a scene or it threw off the pacing that means it was cut to improve the movie.

I'm glad this movie is being edited without bias to create the best possible movie for audiences. If cutting Takarada's scene does that, then I'm all for it. At best we'll get to see his cameo on the DVD / Bluray release.

I don't expect this to stop anyone from signing the petition. By all means sign it. I enjoy the passion. But at this point I don't believe that it's something that will or should to happen.

not happening

ummm, im not sure if you understood tha the snickers commercial was a joke....

I'm going to try and put this in the nicest way possible.

There's not much of a point for a petition if you know your going to fail.

I'd really just recommend waiting for an extended edition on DVD for Akira Takarada's scene.

I'm obviously going to be biased here but whatever.

Yeah, the X-men commercials was more odd then funny.

The Snickers Godzilla commercial was just comedy.

The X-men commercials were funny at some points though.

^Go to your member profile.

amm.....I did.

^Nail on head. On all accounts.

Anguirus, he rocks some awesome sauce.

I'm finding the pose to be a little confusing, but I'm loving the colors! Definitely the most accurate representation thus far in that regard.

This would be a great post-release topic. 

Ya might want to post something ;)

Awesome!

very cool! Nice work! 

I'll tell you after I see the movie

Like you I would like to see updated Toho monsters and some new monsters.

Here are some pretty good fan made trailers. They're made in a news-reporting documentary-esque style.

Why are we comparing Pacific Rim to Godzilla. Yeah they're similar movies but that's not what matters what matters in name association. Why do you think there are superhero movies that blow others away, it's because of the superheros getting used have different levels of fanbase and spotlight to compare Godzilla to unnamed new monsters and robots is like comparing a movie with Superman in the title to one with Micron(this is another DC super hero for those who don't know)

As for this crossover, monster vs monster not doing well is laughable. Freddy vs Jason made more than any movie in either franchise before it, and if that's not monster vs. monster enough, Alien vs Predator did well enough to get a sequel because of the profit it made despite almost every1 hating it. Name association is what matters. Pacific Rim made a profit with no names or prior fanbase. Godzilla has both marquee value and a long history that spans worldwide. Even the english trailers show other monsters, it's not like some1 is watching the trailer sees a muto and goes, "oh 2 monsters fighting? Not interested in that movie anymore."