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Tony K.
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Cool. Now it sounds terrorizing like Cloverfield, but without the hatchlings, found-footage approach, and tacked-on romance. I'm getting more and more curious to see this.
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Sleverin
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Wow, he dropped "bromance", that's freaking hilarious. Also, let's be glad they are staying away from the hatchlings who give a generic CG-fest of a movie a lame attempt at possibly having more CG-laden movies get cranked out but never do.
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Escaflowne2001
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...and that's there first mistake trying to make a serious Godzilla film.
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the skinny
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When I hear/read "bromance" mixed in with "Godzilla" for some odd reason I am suddenly reminded of this guy: http://youtu.be/3jbj8lLspac
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Relairknight
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So excited for this, most of the best godzilla movies have been the serious ones, like the original, Godzilla vs Biollante and GMK. There needs to be time travel invented already damnit, I want to skip the next year and a half and see this right now
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Tenchi
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No "camp", no interest.
I'm not a big Godzilla fan, but most of the appeal from what I've seen of it is guys in rubber suits smashing up fake buildings. I doubt I'd have seen another attempt at an American Godzilla in the first place, but if I know it's trying to be dead serious, that's all the warning I need to not bother watching it. |
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Mr Adventure
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'No Camp' doesn't mean 'dead serious'
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lostrune
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I agree, that kind of thinking got us the '98 Godzilla movie last time.  A-Directors do seem to have this thing against campiness. Look at how serious Christopher Nolan took a superhero comic book about a guy dressed up as a bat fighting a clown. Godzilla and other Toku should not be treated the same way. Their charm is their blend of seriousness with camp to create a unique and unparalleled atmosphere and presentation.
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mdo7
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Yeah read about this IGN, I believe Darabont, I know he's not going to repeat the 1998 film or screw up this film in anyway.
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Gyt Kaliba
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I dunno, I enjoy the camp of certain Godzilla titles as well, but my favorite film is the original one which was meant to be taken pretty seriously - probably more seriously than it is taken. They seem to be aspiring to deliver something a lot like that again, so I'll be happy if they suceed.
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Mesonoxian Eve
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Huh?
It's a movie about a giant lizard and they're stating it won't be campy. Well, this movie had better have the giant lizard or I'm out. |
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penguintruth
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Will Morgan Freeman be in it?
"I find I'm so excited that I can barely resist breathing atomic fire or clutch a tower in my hands. I think it's the excitement only a giant monster can feel. A giant monster at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can devestate the city. I hope to see my fire and shake the ground. I hope the blood of the people is as red as it has been in my dreams. I hope." |
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Soundmonkey44
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I'm still not sure what to think of this, I do hope at the very least it will be better then the 1998 film. That can't be too hard to do...Right? *Oh lord its going to be horrid isn't it?*
On the bright side theres always the classic 1954 version to fall back on. |
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KradvonWeiss
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His trying to reassure us, is not reassuring in the least. I get the feeling I'll be cringing a bit when it finally comes out. Trying to add human drama into the movie? Sure the original had the love triangle between Serizawa, Emiko, and Hideto, but with Hollywood's record of drama in a monster movie...
I think we should just leave Giant monster movies, and live action anime adaptations to Japan. Hollywood doesn't have a good track record afterall. |
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enurtsol
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*cough*PacificRim*cough* Actually, they don't really have much of a track record at all. Only a few, like the original giant monster, King Kong. |
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