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the human characters weren't offensive enough to warrant a terrible film I'm sorry but you guys are far too harsh. I can't name many huge budget films in the last 5 years which were much better, character wise.. The vibe of the film was more important than how people spoke to each other, and to me the entire feel was like a tribute to the monster film. I'll watch it again, but really I'm not fussed. If you're going to watch a monster film, there's no point whining about acceptable cliche's.

I could also list off films that are worse than Godzilla but it doesn't mean Godzilla is not a very bad movie I didn't feel it was a tribute to monster movies because it didn't feel like a monster movie. It felt like a shitty pro-military American blockbuster because that's exactly what it was, only it had monsters in it.

the army didn't bother me either, they didn't do anything special. The film scores very high with how it was shot and I think the flaws only fall down onto giving more grit in people's characters. I wanted to expect more but honestly I never really wanted more than a standard film, it's just a disaster/monster film with soldiers. If the original film is that much better then I'll reconsider my opinion but yeah.

[QUOTE=AK'z;45951869]the human characters weren't offensive enough to warrant a terrible film I'm sorry but you guys are far too harsh. [B]I can't name many huge budget films in the last 5 years which were much better, character wise..[/B] The vibe of the film was more important than how people spoke to each other, and to me the entire feel was like a tribute to the monster film. I'll watch it again, but really I'm not fussed. If you're going to watch a monster film, there's no point whining about acceptable cliche's.[/QUOTE] I can name one from this summer, mate. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. and the characters were fucking monkeys.

[B]X-Men Days of Future Past[/B] It was good, better than a lot of the X-men movies, but I feel like it was missing stuff, the plot felt kinda iffy in some areas, especially at the beginning since it was basically just like The Matrix with but mixed in with X-men and no backstory

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;45951949]I could also list off films that are worse than Godzilla but it doesn't mean Godzilla is not a very bad movie I didn't feel it was a tribute to monster movies because it didn't feel like a monster movie. It felt like a shitty pro-military American blockbuster because that's exactly what it was, only it had monsters in it.[/QUOTE] battleship was a pro-american military blockbuster, battle: la was a pro-american military blockbuster. fuck, even transformers is a pro-american military blockbuster. in godzilla the military did jack shit except continue to fuck up, quit being stupid.

[QUOTE=Pops;45953311]battleship was a pro-american military blockbuster, battle: la was a pro-american military blockbuster. fuck, even transformers is a pro-american military blockbuster. in godzilla the military did jack shit except continue to fuck up, quit being stupid.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I honestly find it surprising that the movie got backing from the Pentagon when the military was not only completely ineffective against Godzilla and the MUTOs, but they made the situation worse a lot of times ([sp]The Golden Gate Bridge probably wouldn't have been destroyed if the Navy's guns didn't keep pounding Godzilla into the side of it[/sp]). Not exactly "pro-American Military Propaganda" if you ask me.

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[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;45952895][B]X-Men Days of Future Past[/B] It was good, better than a lot of the X-men movies, but I feel like it was missing stuff, the plot felt kinda iffy in some areas, especially at the beginning since it was basically just like The Matrix with but mixed in with X-men and no backstory[/QUOTE] It's one of those movies where, since I had seen the previous movies and know about the X-Men, I had no trouble following it* but I can't image someone unfamiliar with the franchise trying to follow it. *even then I had no idea who half the 'future' X-Men were

the Honest Trailer is pretty accurate and highlights only some of the things very wrong with that movie

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;45951949]I could also list off films that are worse than Godzilla but it doesn't mean Godzilla is not a very bad movie I didn't feel it was a tribute to monster movies because it didn't feel like a monster movie. It felt like a shitty pro-military American blockbuster because that's exactly what it was, only it had monsters in it.[/QUOTE] Pro military when the military is getting dumpstered throughout the whole movie if you're gonna pick apart a movie for one reason or another at least use the abundance of legitimate flaws in it ty

sorry if i forgot one of the aspects of that very forgettable movie im trying to forget it u see

the most memorable thing about the movie is how completely incompetent the military are in it they literally cannot do jack shit about anything. hi mr protagonist you are the literal only person in the entire united states army who knows how this bomb works. the only one. we have one guy in the whole army.

Good point th e military were awful I take it back

Jeepers Creepers just watched this at a friends while slightly drunk and I thought it was pretty alright, it didn't have many jump scares, there's only one that I really remember. The film relies on clever camera work and lighting to creep you out and it definitely works. I feel like I'd find it a lot scarier if I was 12 and wasn't so desensitised to hollywood horror and the tropes etc, because there were a fuck load in the film. 7/10 would recommend as a cheesy popcorn flick with friends.

Well, as someone who actually liked the 2014 Godzilla movie, I've started binge-watching the entire Godzilla series in anticipation of getting the blu-ray. Of course, starting it today was probably a poorly timed idea considering, y'know, that whole thing, but what's done is done. [B]Godzilla: King Of The Monsters:[/B] Yeah, I started with the Americanized version with Raymond Burr. I'm saving the original Japanese version for last. Anyways, the Americanized version has a lot of things about it that takes away from the power and message of the original version, a lot of cuts and edits made to turn it from a heavy-hitting and character-driven commentary on the horrors of nuclear weaponry to a schlocky monster flick. Interesting to note are the various exaggerated death screams edited in, as if some executive looked at the movie and went "hey, those death screams don't sound 'oriental' enough, can we get some guy to record a bunch of high-pitched shrieking? Maybe we can draw some buckteeth on the main characters, while we're at it, that sound good?" The dubbing is also horrendous. It's even worse than what one would initially expect from a Godzilla dub, at least people in the later films could fucking EMOTE! Still, what's left untouched (mainly, Godzilla himself) is still awesome so the movie still rates as "okay" in my books. The Japanese version is 1000x better. [B]Gigantis: The Fire Monster:[/B] Hey, is that the voice of George Takei dubbing for the main character? IT IS! Spouting hilariously cheesey lines like "Ah, Banana Oil!" on top of the American version's decision to disguise Godzilla's identity by calling him "Gigantis" and changing his roar to that of his (first ever) adversary Anguirus, and this comes out as pretty damn weird. But when "Gigantis" and Anguirus have their fight in the middle of Osaka, all criticism stops. Then after Gigantis wins they tack on another 20-30 minutes of movie after that so criticism can come back up again. Obviously this is where Peter Jackson got the decision to tack on another 30 minutes to Return Of The King after the Ring is destroyed, and therefore this movie is my enemy. Say what you will about the 2014 Godzilla, but at least after the main attraction was over the movie had the decency to END, amirite? [B]Rodan:[/B] Going off on a tangent now, we see the origin story of one of Godzilla's coolest allies, the flying pteranodon-like being Rodan. And George Takei dubs over the main character in this movie, too! The weird thing about this movie is that for the first third of the movie the poor people of Japan are menaced by man-sized maggots before Rodan and it's mate show up to eat all the maggots and take their place as the real bad guys. Their attack on the city (forgot it's name, dammit) was amazing during the parts where you don't see the strings holding the suits in the air. The ending was actually pretty sad, seeing the monsters suffocate and die in the middle of a volcanic eruption. [B]Mothra:[/B] Now this is quite different for a monster movie, in that Mothra is not evil at all. The real bad guys are the slimy, sleazy businessman from "Rolisica" (Obviously a stand-in for both Russia and America. Their capital city is a dead-ringer for New York City!) and his cronies who kidnap the twin fairy princesses and sets off Mothra's rampage. It's also different in that Mothra doesn't get killed. When she gets her fairies back she's perfectly content to go back to her island in the south Pacific (where all the natives are disturbing Polynesian variants of blackface) and leave humanity in peace. The original "Mothra" song is pretty damn good, which shouldn't be surprising since the women who played the twin fairies were a singing duo who were fairly popular in Japan at the time. Everything else was pretty decent. The special effects could have been better, but considering what the main method of bringing these monsters to life was, that really isn't saying much. [B]King Kong Versus Godzilla:[/B] Yes, Virginia, there is a King Kong vs Godzilla movie, it isn't just some joke made when talking about "epic battles". And hoo-boy, does it take absolutely no effort at taking itself seriously (I swear to god, one of the characters literally says "King Kong won't make a monkey out of me!". And I'm not even sure if that was the dub's fault or not). It's more of a Japanese Salaryman comedy with monster fights. And Kong has probably the worst suit design out of any of the monsters in Godzilla history. A lot of the times the suits in Godzilla movies look kinda fakey but goddamn does this look FAKE! Whatever, the fight scenes are still pretty fun to watch. It's interesting to note that the myth that there were different endings for each version is false. In both the Japanese and American versions Kong wins. It helps to know that Godzilla had yet to be as popular in Japan as Kong was (although he was obviously famous enough for this movie to actually exist), so that explains why Japan would have their favorite son actually lose a fight for once, and so early in his career. That's it for today. I have a 3-day weekend and very little homework to do so I should have a bunch more movies done with by tomorrow night.

10 Rillington Place - 8.2/10 Starring the late Richard Attenborough as real life Serial Killer John Christie, 10 Rillington Place is rather quite shocking and rather grim. From the actual murders that took place to the innocence of Timothy Evans and the loss of his family down to Christie. If you've only seen Richard Attenborough in Jurassic Park I recommend giving this one a watch if simply to see him play a completely different person to one he was in that film.

[QUOTE=Rusty100;45957246]the most memorable thing about the movie is how completely incompetent the military are in it they literally cannot do jack shit about anything. hi mr protagonist you are the literal only person in the entire united states army who knows how this bomb works. the only one. we have one guy in the whole army.[/QUOTE] Well actually they had people on it but they just let him come anyway because plot.

[QUOTE=Scot;45959118]Well actually they had people on it but they just let him come anyway because plot.[/QUOTE] iirc they had people on it who didnt know what they were doing, thankfully the protagonist did!!!

2001 A Space Odyssey - 10/10 trippy as fuck, the slow pacing and intense focus on visuals/music felt very nostalgic, overall incredible film.

Transcendence 3/10

Eating Cookies and Samurai Cop 10/10 Wanna fuck? [editline]12th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Scot;45959118]Well actually they had people on it but they just let him come anyway because plot.[/QUOTE] Nah there's a scene where they argue and the turn is when someone says that he's a dearming specialist. He doesn't dearm anything and just stares on stuff though.

[QUOTE=ElectronicG19;45950927]im a huge breaking bad fan but i dont think Cranston was that good in Godzilla. I don't get the hype.[/QUOTE] watch drive he's really good at acting characters who you can sum up in a sentence

[QUOTE=Rusty100;45959188]iirc they had people on it who didnt know what they were doing, thankfully the protagonist did!!![/QUOTE] yeah well if Henry Fonda didn't say Not Guilty then 12 Angry Men would have been over in 2 minutes.

[QUOTE=Xenomoose;45957592] [B]King Kong Versus Godzilla:[/B] Yes, Virginia, there is a King Kong vs Godzilla movie, it isn't just some joke made when talking about "epic battles". And hoo-boy, does it take absolutely no effort at taking itself seriously (I swear to god, one of the characters literally says "King Kong won't make a monkey out of me!". And I'm not even sure if that was the dub's fault or not). It's more of a Japanese Salaryman comedy with monster fights. And Kong has probably the worst suit design out of any of the monsters in Godzilla history. A lot of the times the suits in Godzilla movies look kinda fakey but goddamn does this look FAKE! Whatever, the fight scenes are still pretty fun to watch. It's interesting to note that the myth that there were different endings for each version is false. In both the Japanese and American versions Kong wins. It helps to know that Godzilla had yet to be as popular in Japan as Kong was (although he was obviously famous enough for this movie to actually exist), so that explains why Japan would have their favorite son actually lose a fight for once, and so early in his career.[/QUOTE] You might have a ball with Frankenstein vs Baragon (or Frankenstein Conquers the World). It's exactly what it says on the tin.

[QUOTE=AK'z;45959982]yeah well if Henry Fonda didn't say Not Guilty then 12 Angry Men would have been over in 2 minutes.[/QUOTE] not this argument ak'z you are not that dumb. that makes sense wheras the military not having any other bomb experts doesn't. you need to create a conflict that makes sense. you can't just create one that doesn't, and be like 'IT NEEDS TO NOT MAKE SENSE TO EXIST!!!' [editline]12th September 2014[/editline] thats called are you ready for this hot diss get ready thats called bad writing

[QUOTE=AK'z;45959982]yeah well if Henry Fonda didn't say Not Guilty then 12 Angry Men would have been over in 2 minutes.[/QUOTE] lol but that argument doesnt work at all dude, the military could have had other bomb dudes who the MUTOs wrekt on the way to the bomb but noooope it had to be Brody because he's a super special snowflake its just bad writing (as Rusty said) trying to make the protagonist important and special

[QUOTE=AK'z;45959982]yeah well if Henry Fonda didn't say Not Guilty then 12 Angry Men would have been over in 2 minutes.[/QUOTE] Henry Fonda played a complex character, a man standing up against his peers who were content to let a kid fry just because they want to get out of a hot, cramped room. He reaches each and every one of the other jurors, overcoming prejudices, racism, and a whole lot of ambivalence without ever raising his voice. He deconstructed entire lifetimes of hate, by using ethos, pathos, and logos. The dude from godzilla was a super special military man who just so happened to be the integral person for the only plan the U.S Military had, he just so happened to be at that train station they were stationed at, just so happened to make direct eye contact with two of the three monsters, just so happened to be the one to destroy the eggs, just so happened to be the one to rescue the little asian kid on the train, just so happened to just so happened to just so happened to. No other human characters mattered in that movie. if the U.S military didn't do anything, and let the monsters do what they had to do, there would literally be LESS casualties at the end. The bomb didn't even get used on the monsters, not even sure why it's part of the plot whatsoever besides giving the main character a reason to stay close to the monsters. There's no point in rescuing the little asian kid on the subway, because the kid literally just fucks off to his parents the next scene without so much as a "thanks, kickass." It's not fair to compare 12 Angry Men, arguably one of the best films ever made, to Godzilla 2014, which is arguably one of the most "yeah it was cool" monster movies in recent memory.

oh come on it was clearly a joke... but in all seriousness it's one of those flaws where I can forgive and forget. I was intrigued to see what possible miliatary tactic were used but the film didn't really flow that way. [editline]12th September 2014[/editline] I was bothered by how little time certain characters had on screen, e.g. the wife. She shows up for literally 3 seconds and vanishes then comes back for 3 seconds.