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Interesting name since I don't find any of these particularly experimental--I find the 1970s to be more experimental by virtue of the cut budgets. The filmmakers had to get creative and weird to do something new/fresh--Or hell even finish the story.
These films, by and large, are fairly well made. Son of Godzilla is an underrated gem and I'd call Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster one of the best in the series. Easy.
Destroy All Monsters, by virtue of it being the first Godzilla film I ever saw.
I've been hooked on the Big G ever since. :)
Tiamatzilla,
Because it's a great movie, it won countless awards and was a massive box office success in Japan.
Get over it.
Won't let fix the comments so I look like a chode but any Godzilla was better than broken jaw statue shin. Wasn't even Reptillian with a face on its tail shitting walking dead. Like did these dudes even know who Godzilla is or did they just get forced into using his shadow to blow Destroyah?
Why? That movie was the worst and it makes me puke. I made a way better Godzilla than that.
https://youtu.be/OC-bHuj_AVU
Why? That movie was the worst and it makes me puke I made a way Godzilla than that.
https://youtu.be/OC-bHuj_AVU
The second film has a myriad of problems, from the design work to the slow pacing, the abysmal special effects work - the fact it has only one primary and relatively cheap miniature set - the horrid acting (though none of them had a lot to work with, granted) - the painfully hamfisted environmental message - There's a difference between the children's films of the mid-70s and absolute kiddie-fodder. This is the latter.
My main problem is the weird furby thing in the second film. It’s... I can’t find the right words
who can relate......
I consider them among the worst movies of the kaiju genre. The second film in particular is almost unwatchable.
Now, based on that curve, I find the third film the most enjoyable. Koichi Kawakita did the effects for the first two movies and they were quite bland. Kenji Suzuki took over by the third movie and his effects had a new feel to it. I don't think they were particularly great effects by any means, but his techniques breathed some much needed fresh air into the trilogy's visuals. (Especially after watching 10 years of Kawakita's work.)
And no, the Mothra trilogy has nothing to do with the Heisei Godzilla series or the original 1961 Mothra. The monsters are much smaller in the Mothra films and the trilogy stands alone in its own continuity.
Their attention to detail, and how accurate it is to the movie.
Whether you like this version of Ghidorah or not, you've gotta admit that Spiral Studios knocked this one out of the park. Can't wait for the other three of the Big Four...
Comparing him to Gigan seems... Odd. Apt, but off. What else could really be asked for? The best bug design imo, Gamera's Legion, wouldn't come out for another 23 years.
Looking at Megalon as its own thing, not comparable to Gigan (remember Godzilla vs Megalon didn't initially include Godzilal), I like the design. It manages to feel familiar without rehashing elements. Drill hands create enough difference from Gigan, plus Megalon actually has ranged abilities in the movies beyond posters. It's solid, stands up better than many, many Ultra Kaiju anyway.
Or some random factor that makes Bond shine more in the eyes of the public
im a bit torn on this debacle, on one side, you got two franchises with a long track record (altho Bond would be longer due to Fleming stories being from the 40s), but on the other, there is a posibility of GvK being overshadowed
Altho Spectre wasn't exactly as warmly received as something like say Skyfall or Goldeneye (mostly due to the giant plot holes and retcons regarding Retcon Boi AKA Blofeld, that affect Casino, Quantum and Skyfall plots )
Both can end up overshadowing the other, either because of the internet making another Birds of Prey VS Sonic thing with these two (Making GvK big while attacking NTTD using the controversies it had even before the first trailer released)
Some of these are actually in the movie extras
It wasn’t a trailer, just a 50th anniversary short film
Actually, even in America, early tokusatsu was heavily praised for its "realism". Specific reviews for Mothra vs. Godzilla and Battle in Outer Space praised Tsuburaya's effects.
However, by the late 60s, tokusatsu effects directors had shifted focus to the style of miniatures and shots used to showcase them, rather than focus on realism--A shift that would keep the style alive and kicking today.
@SarcasticKaiju
yeah just a little, the eyes right?
Anyone else think he looks a little like megagiurus?
I know, but it still bugs me
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well for Tokusatsu, yeah back in the day, but it still didn't hold a candle to stop motion around the same time. Which wasn't limited to a human-like body frame.
Also the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park were genetically engineered hence the "inaccurateness"
That was a while ago, but I am still a new fan.
Art is always dependent on the creator.
Also, back then, Tokusatsu was considered realistic. Hence Gojira won best special effects, and many films later. And the wrists on all the dinosaurs in Jurassic park are wrong. They should be sideways. But I digress.
SarcasticKaiju Welcome to the fandom. :)
SarcasticKaiju It may not be my personal favorite, but it is, without a doubt, the best one.
My brother, introduced to Godzilla. I had already seen Pacific Rim, which I thought was cool. Then I saw Godzilla 2014, and my life went in a new direction.
Personally, I like the original. It feels like a more serious movie. Which is not what most people want from a Godzilla movie, but it is a metaphor and warning. That is what Godzilla is to me.
Spain's poster for Destroy All Monsters, entitled Invasión Extraterrestre. (Extraterrestrial Invasion)
King Kong vs Godzilla is mine.
Mothra vs. Godzilla for me.
Still holding out hope one of the unannounced figures is Godzilla 1974 or 1975. I'm also not too upset about a potential hiatus because NECA's been giving us some really good figures lately and I'll be very satisfied for a while after 1989 and 2003 come out.
I've heard Sony let their rights lapse so most of the Heisei and Millennium films should be up for grabs about now. That being said I don't expect Criterion of all people to pick them up, but it would be nice if some other distributor decided to consolidate all of the Heisei and Millennium films and release them in box sets. The outliers are The Return of Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Biollante, the latter of which I know is without a distributor. I know Kraken let their other Godzilla titles go, so it's probably a matter of time before their rights to The Return of Godzilla expire as well. I don't know what if any company would be willing to pick all of the films up though.
I love all the films of the period, save for Raids Again, but my favorite has always been Mothra vs. Godzilla, with Invasion of Astro-Monster close behind.
Damn that's a bummer. I was going to promote my toku/comic Kaiju so hit up my site:
DragonLizardLord.com
Interesting you're including the Americanizations.
But Monster Zero--By far.
