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Marc Hampton
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I thought "Shin" was okay and the acting was definitely the best yet for a Japanese Godzilla film...with the exception of the gal who tried to pass herself off as an American. She did well...except for her accent...that was a fail. Nevertheless, I completely disagree with the reviewer saying that all recent Godzilla films are not memorable. The most recent American film blew the box office away and was by far the best Godzilla ever made, with the sole exception of the 1954 original. There, I've had my say.
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John Thacker
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Huh, didn't take you for a fan of Make America (or Japan) Great Again type right-populism, Gabriella, but there you go. It is a good film that I enjoyed, but there's no doubt that it has a particular agenda and that agenda is right nationlist populism that taps into the same sort of themes that has boosted Trump and others around the world. |
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Codeanime93
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I'm sure some like them subbed and some dubbed, some of the dubbed ones they sometimes cast voice actors/actresses you usually hear in anime to dub over a particular actor or actress. Toshiyuki Morikawa for instance pretty much has been doing every Tom Cruise movie since 2005/2006 and before that Hirotaka Suzoki (before he died of cancer), both anime voice actors. Depending on if they like the voice actor's or actress' performance as an Hollywood actor or actress they might want to watch it dubbed or if the voice actor or actress is popular I guess. Then again they might want to watch it subbed in it's natural language. |
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Jayhosh
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I just wanted to comment to say that Animegomaniac and John Thacker's comments both gave me a big hearty laugh. The former mainly because of how much I feel he missed the entire point of the politicians intentionally being so daft, the latter just in a bit of disgust because of how eye-rollingly presumptuous and passive aggressive his comment is, based entirely on his relative interpretation of the film. Never change, ANN, never change (though at least don't stoop down to the level of MAL).
Also, Shin Godzilla actually did quite well in its US and Canadian run, especially for a foreign film that didn't even run with a dub. It made nearly two million in a mere 31 day run. Pretty decent I'd say, especially compared to other extremely limited and low-grossing theatrical releases of Japanese films. And lastly, Shin has a phenomenal soundtrack courtesy of Anno's partner in crime Shiro Sagisu. The track Persecution of the Masses is definitely one of the most haunting and foreboding in Godzilla's history, and really made the scene it played in that much more burned into my memory. |
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Nordhmmer
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Gabriella - (the result of US nuclear testing this time)
The shorter list of when the US is NOT the cause of Godzilla's creation or his re-appearances. Shin-Godzilla should be considered an altogether different kaiju than Godzilla,more akin to Zilla ...As Animegomaniac commented "Godzilla in name only." Perhaps Anno's political axe grinding and his heavy use of Evangelion overshadowed whatever small bits of Godzilla were in the movie. Godzilla movies with a cause or thumbing its nose, give us flying Godzilla or a Godzilla that is possessed by vengeful souls. Seriously Godzilla morphing into multiple humanoid-like Godzilla's;Godzilla like no,Evangelion. like yes. |
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AsuraTheDestructor
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I know this seems rude but All I see in this post is pointless high amounts of nitpicking and saltyness. |
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