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Medium of Death wrote: Been reading this thread, but I seem to have taken away that Mothra is "good"...
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Historically, Mothra has been the 'closest' to actually defeating Godzilla.
Mothra has had psychic powers and can communicate with humans via controlling a human and having them speak which has allowed intent to be communicated to the human race.
Also, Mothra seems, to rely on being 'reborn' which means you get the larvae, cocoon then Moth mode over and over again, and can 'go away' when back in the egg which makes her pretty convenient to put back in her place, much how Godzilla just goes to the bottom of the ocean.
Another big rival is Rodan, which can be multiples like MUTO...
This assumes they bother with regurgitating classics and don't just make new ones like MUTO.
Just don't let Michael Bay near Mechazilla.
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If you look closely when the father and son return to their old home, you can see a fish tank with a broken cocoon in it. The name on the tank is "mothra".
Ask yourself: have you rated a gallery image today?
Also, everyone in SF will die from Firefighter's Lung in a few years, anyway.
Am I bad for not immediately thinking thats a bad thing
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
hotsauceman1 wrote: Maybe I should end my moratorium on seeing movies alone. None of my friends want too see it with me
Seeing movies alone is the best way to see them.
I saw Godzilla in IMAX 3D alone on Monday and I quite enjoyed. A few things:
Spoiler:
As a former resident of Las Vegas, I was happy to see the MUTO carve a path of destruction through that city. Though it did bother me that everyone in the move pronounced Nevada incorrectly... it isn't Nev-ah-duh people!.
There were plot stupidities and the film definitely suffers from everything-happens-to-the-main-character cliche but I can overlook that.
I also enjoyed the buildup instead of starting out with Godzilla everywhere. That being said, I didn't care about the main character though... at all. I would have much preferred Brian Cranston to have taken his place. Oh well.
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Not bad enough that I won't go to the sequel, but not good enough that I'mma buy it on DVD.
Godzilla was awesome, and I did like the build up instead of "RAAAAAH GODZILLA!", along with the fight scene, but the main character was poorly written, the radiation fallout was non existent, and the fact that the Japanese guy felt absolutely token......
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Because it would need to be are rated. Then teens can't get in. And with Lovecraft being public domain, studios can't get a accurate measurement of audiences, which is bad for them
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How does it being Public Domain make it difficult to get an accurate measurement of audience?
Its still a thing with a following, which can be measured.
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Grey Templar wrote: How does it being Public Domain make it difficult to get an accurate measurement of audience?
Its still a thing with a following, which can be measured.
That doesn't mean they think it is a marketable thing, or at least not marketable to a large enough crowd to justify its budget*. People have tried to get a Lovecraft movie off for years to varying success, usually just smaller budget horror films like Dagon or the silent throwback The Call of Cthulhu. Del Toro has been trying to do At the Mountains of Madness for years, and was working on that before it fell through (again) and he went to Pacific Rim. You can always watch John Carpenter's In the Mouth Of Madness.
*I'm not saying that is true, I'm saying a bean counter somewhere is saying that is true.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
from a movie review that I found in an Amazon email wrote: It turns out that Godzilla is the Earth’s protector, created to bring “balance” whenever other scary, giant monsters turn up and ruin vacation spots like Hawaii and Vegas. Godzilla emotes far more believably than the human cast, although Watanabe deserves credit for delivering the film’s best line (“Let them fight,” in answer to the U.S. military’s convoluted plan to knock out all three monsters at once).
Snark aside, this is nevertheless a blast with high tension throughout--and when the monster fights do happen, the audience would be wise to clear their throats of any excess popcorn. There are cheer-worthy moments when Godzilla comes to the rescue, and the scope of destruction is immense and impressively managed.
Be advised that this film features more of the destruction that the monsters cause than the monsters themselves. This is a classic Godzilla approach, as the Kaiju retain their terror and mystique without overexposure. And when he is given ample screen time, Godzilla is a wonder to behold; his new film is best viewed on as big of a screen as possible and with eyes open wide.
paulson games wrote: Maybe Godzilla is just a baller and killing is his thing, doesn't need a reason outside being an ice cold killa-zilla.
Other monsters roll up in his hood without proper respect and he's gotta show them just how OG he is really is.
(Image of rapping Godzilla hanging his micro Uzi out the window of a chump chort and dusting a mob of monsters is now in my head)
Thread win.
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As to Mothra being a good guy ... er, gal, that seems to be a central aspect of her character. It's hard to imagine how she or the shobijn could fit into the super seroiusness tone of contemporary Hollywood movies. The comparison between her and Caesar Romero's Joker is inapt. Between Romero and Ledger, there was Nicholson (who is arguably scarier than Ledger). There's no step like that for Mothra. I have a feeling Hollywood would just butcher her.
Manchu wrote: As to Mothra being a good guy ... er, gal, that seems to be a central aspect of her character. It's hard to imagine how she or the shobijn could fit into the super seroiusness tone of contemporary Hollywood movies. The comparison between her and Caesar Romero's Joker is inapt. Between Romero and Ledger, there was Nicholson (who is arguably scarier than Ledger). There's no step like that for Mothra. I have a feeling Hollywood would just butcher her.
There is being a 'good guy' and then there is being a 'good for her' guy. Perfect balance at the hands of mind control may be a perfect society and protect mother earth but would be seen as a terrible thing for humanity. I could see a malevolent creature of balance saying 'humanity has done too much' and trying to take over everything via her telepathy. Even causing political strife to help humans self annihilate or something. One can be pursuing a path of 'good' while being at odds with humanity, cuz humanity sucks in general.
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paulson games wrote: Maybe Godzilla is just a baller and killing is his thing, doesn't need a reason outside being an ice cold killa-zilla.
Other monsters roll up in his hood without proper respect and he's gotta show them just how OG he is really is.
(Image of rapping Godzilla hanging his micro Uzi out the window of a chump chort and dusting a mob of monsters is now in my head)
Thread win.
While writing that, I had this playing in the back of my mind, with an image of Godzilla cruising in a low rider sporting a bandanna and a flannel buttoned at the neck.
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While writing that, I had this playing in the back of my mind, Godzilla cruising in a low rider sporting a bandanna and a flannel buttoned at the neck.
Hahah, Well he could be more like this:
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Just saw it, it was pretty sweet, some problems with it. Like how children where way to much of the focus, The main as a kid, The Kid on a train, the Mains Son and the little girl.
I also loved Muto, it looked very modern, compared to the older design of zilla.
One big problem, It is obvious that muto can sense radiation along way away, it going for the reactor. Why did they move the bomb by train? Did they not put two and two together that it would come for the bomb?
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