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What exactly is with all the hype of Godzilla 2016?

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MemberGiganJune 29, 2015

I have been observing a lot of comments from certain members, and they all seem to be hyping up Godzilla 2016 as if it will be a god among Godzilla films.

The film has a great director? Yes, the film looks to be an awesome take on Godzilla? Yes! Is it going to be the best Godzilla film ever? I don't really know, but a lot of people are making it seem like it will equal Godzilla 1954 in darkness and brooding.

Godzilla 1954 will never be equaled, really enough said. It will never be equaled because of the reason of the Atom bomb, and the darkness at the time it was made. And some fans do not understand that Godzilla 1954 was not about Godzilla killing people, it was about the consequences of Nuclear Weapons, not a killing machine.

Now to be clear this is not intended to insult anyone, i am just wondering why a lot of people are overhyping this film. It is not like Godzilla has never returned too Japan, take the 98 disaster. If that had been a success they're would not be the Millenium series most likely, but it was a failure and Toho brought back the pretty much dead in Japan Godzilla, and that gave us some pretty good movies, but none of them were extremely fantastic were they?

What is too say this film will not be the same type of movie as Godzilla 2000? Which was overall fantastic and loved by fans, but really was not one of the greatest G films of all time.

Good grief.

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Something Real
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GORILLAGODZILLA - I believe the hype is brought about by one very simple factor: no matter the yeaqr, generation or country, we will always want Godzilla! His stature in film and culture far exceeds even the reach of his mighty shadow. Regardless of who brings him to the screen, Godzilla possesses a unique trait that most film stars would sell their souls to possess: an absolutely unwavering fan-base and unshakable position within the motion picture industry. Regardless if some of his performances have left something to be desired, we G-Fans will always come back for more - and cheer as we hear the approach of our beloved monster! :)

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^This really is actually another pure way to look at it. Lets say the old guard WAS coming back for a moment. No Anno. No Higuchi. And they hadn't been planning it for the last 3 years.

Instead Tomiyama is still the producer. Okawara or Tezuka are the directors. Say... Suzuki is the special effects director and they only decided to do it months after the release of the 2014 film.

While the crew may not be that exciting it's STILL another Godzilla movie. Worth every ounce of hype as the last. 2014, Final Wars... you name it. It's no less of a movie and hard work, scripting, casting, planning, etc, has gone into it.

Even without the miraculous exceptions I listed on the previous page, a Godzilla movie's a Godzilla movie.

But as for why specifically fans are hyping it in such a different way? Well, that goes back to the reasons on the previous page. This is so far away from the same situation as Godzilla 2000 that to compare the two is to admit not having all the info. (Or to not have an understanding of the people behind it.)

Also, moved to Upcoming Godzilla Movies Forum. Not sure why this is in the fan forum.

"'Nostalgic' does not equal 'good,' and 'standards' does not equal 'elitism.'" "Being offended is inevitable. Living offended is your choice."
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Thanks to everyone for the topic, the discussion and the posted video, Gman.

You know, after seeing the trailer, I may able to see my way through to being comfortable with Shinji Higuchi has director of special effects ;). If he works hard, he may just have a future in tokusatsu filmmaking. 

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^Yeah, ashame the guy hasn't found work until now.

"'Nostalgic' does not equal 'good,' and 'standards' does not equal 'elitism.'" "Being offended is inevitable. Living offended is your choice."
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GMAN2887 and JAMAAL - Hear, hear! :)

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Ugh! I dod not spell "year" correctly in my second to last post! What in the blue bloody blazes is "yeaqr"? I am such an oaf! :(

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