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dk,
It wrapped principle photography September, 2017. A few minor reshoots happened mid-April.
IDK. If the movie was done shooting mid November (2017?) and has a mid January release- that seems pretty dang reasonable. If they need to do re shoots and lots of CGI after that date, then there could be trouble. It should be fine.
Given the generous timeline, it is really hard to see a focus on CGI will really matter to the average viewer.
Hm... I think I used dibs incorrectly. Oh well
Completely understandable. I personally enjoy picking apart trailers and trying to figure out their secrets. However, I call dibs if I'm right! If I'm wrong, then we can just add a tally to the scoreboard against me.
Anything is possible, but I tend to be skeptical about burnt form Godzilla unless we see more hints of that.
G. H. (Gman): I just don't think we should be conclusive about the CGI just yet whether it's "finished" or not. Seeing it on the big screen vs the computer screen can provide a big difference, with many details that otherwise can't be seen clearly. So I don't think it's fair to judge the CGI as better or worse just yet.
Godzillatheking123,
Michael Dougherty said the film was "done" November 16th. I suppose they could always go back if they wanted to, but with November 16th being the post-production wrap date, that gave Godzilla: King of the Monsters 14 months of post-production time. That is an incredible amount of time for any movie and quite expensive. (Having worked on various films, time is money.) Avengers 4, for example is only getting 5-6 months. Spider-Man: Far From Home will get 8-9 months, etc.
Also consider footage is typically edited/worked on during a film's shoot--So post-production crew members have actually been cobbling these films together since before their wrap date.
The ultimate point being that post-production is an expensive process and the longer it takes, the more money studios have to shell out. I just have a hard time believing they'll continue to shell out that money after the movie has been worked on for 14 months beyond its wrap date. It's had a shockingly generous amount of post time.
Agreed. Though, I do have a theory as to how it could play out. Say Rodan and Mothra are either terminated or incapacitated and Godzilla's is earths last defense against Ghidorah. The two Kaiju appear to be evenly matched at the begging, but then Ghidorah gains the upper hand. In an attempt to help Godzilla or to annihilate both Kaiju they fire a Thermonuclear Bomb at them. Godzilla then absorbs the blast/energy/radiation and becomes Burning Godzilla. With the power up, he gains the upper hand and sefeats Ghidorah.
What do you think?
Let's not jump the gun on the CGI just yet. There are still a few months before it's release, time enoough to perfect the CGI.
G. H. (Gman) We saw two Alien prequel movies with stunning visuals and effects, but the story and characters really polarized fans. I am confident that Godzilla will do it right given its history.
dk,
Largely agreed. I feel like we as the general audience tend to do that with a great many blockbusters these days anyway.
If the story and characters are good, I can easily ignore any visual short comings.
Yes, it certainly looks like Godzilla there. Although I doubt we'll be seeing the full burnt form Godzilla like in "Godzilla vs Destroyah". G might simply be walking through some flames. That could be a homage to his burnt form, but I'm not sure we will actually see him go "super saiyan" burnt form in the film.
TarrellZilla,
I tend to agree. The effects aren't quite as polished as the 2014 film, but I don't find it bothersome or distracting. I think shifting the attention to more bonkers visuals is worth sacrificing a little realism. In fact you could say it goes hand-in-hand.
2:00-2:01 omg is Godzilla in burning mode. Knock on wood.
Looking really good!
Rodan is smart too. Notice how he dodges the missiles? These aren't just big dumb animals, they are intelligent too.
I have heard rumours there will be more than Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Rodan and Mothra kaijus in the film. The trailer might hint at that. Notice those claws coming out of the ground at one point? Or the moving mountain? Doesn't look like all those kaijus we already know in the film. So could there be more kaijus?
YES!!!!!!!! Looks awesome. I love how Godzilla fights King Ghidorah at the end. Simply incredible.
Looks great!
King Ghidorah forever.
I was blown away. But wow they revealed a LOT...
Been through the trailer a bunch now, and it's a glorious piece of advertising, but I have one complaint...take a stiff drink every time that MONARCH dude says "Titan" during the Senate meeting and you'll feel a little buzzed by the end of the trailer ;)
I'm so excited for this movie.
YEEEESSS! MY FIX!
Also, dear Godzilla, he's a FAST BOI!
While we haven't seen the film yet I must respectfully disagree from what we've seen so far. Gareth's Godzilla was well realized in how it tried to portray things from the "human level" and make the monsters move visually, but it was muddy, dark and I didn't feel like a lot of their action was very compelling, it was just big animals doing what you'd expect big animals to do.
I've rather like Dougherty's style and use of visual effects in the films I have seen from his library, and I think he has the potential to bring a really well crafted, artistic action piece to the big screen that will take full advantage of the visual spectacle these beasts can deliver. It's a fine balance between "real" and "compelling".
Looks awesome! There wasn't too much of the story spoiled thankfully, and I can't wait to begin speculating what monster was coming out of the ground!
From a VFX standpoint I don't think Mike quite has the eye and finesse that Gareth had in the first film to make it feel "real", but the action scenes do still look very exciting.
I even found an easter egg. When Godzilla and Ghidorah were confronting each other in Antartica, it was a nod to Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (1991) when the two monsters confronted each other before fighting.
And those legs coming out of the ground. Kumonga? Something new? Mothra looks beautiful. I love the blue mixed into her wings. I'm not sure from the trailer but it looks like Ghidorah might be a wing walker a little bit in regards to some of his movements. Either way, I'm excited. Long Live the King.
Oh no, there goes Tokyo!
Go Go Godzilla!
I think that just single-handedly made up for every disappointing element in the 2014 film. Awesome
Nothing will ever beat that first trailer for it's pure atmosphere and emotional punch to the gut, but this one was pure adrenaline. Long live the King
That was awesome!!!! The best look at the main four in action. And it looks like there will be more monsters! Was that Anguirus coming out of that mountain? Too much hype right now.
Oh no, they say he's got to go!
Go Go Godzilla!
It's out there!
Rodan, you're doing great sweetie
Don't put your work down, it looks great especially considering the medium being used here. The more fan art the better.
12 noon EST today.
Dangit, still nothing! I'm getting antsy, ants in the pants!
Thank you for the update.
Ghidorah looks simply terrifying. Lovin' it.
Great poster, shows the big G very well, I particular like the glowing dorsal plates, I guess he is ready to unleash his atomic breath. Although one minor critique is the lacking of the other monsters. But I am confident we'll see all the monsters in later posters. I'm assuming the character facing the big G is Eleven...I mean Millie Bobby Brown's character. Sorry man, Brown's character from the trailer comes off like just she is playing Eleven in Stranger Things. Not a dig at Brown.
