[movie] Godzilla 2: The Godzillining

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:44 pm

No? Godzilla 2: Radioactive Boogaloo? Godzillas?

Anyway, looks like we're getting our money's worth in the sequel.

(spoilered in case folks want to be surprised when they see it in 2019)

Spoiler:

I can't help it. I love me some giant monsters. I even enjoyed the 2014 Godzilla.

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:18 pm

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:19 pm

BTW, not to thread hijack, but what's the story on the Pacific Rim sequel? That's another one I was eagerly awaiting.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:24 pm

Kurth wrote:BTW, not to thread hijack, but what's the story on the Pacific Rim sequel? That's another one I was eagerly awaiting.

February.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:30 pm

Kurth wrote:BTW, not to thread hijack, but what's the story on the Pacific Rim sequel? That's another one I was eagerly awaiting.

Indeed, as the Isgrimbot indicated, the Pacific Rim sequel is due to open on February 23, 2018.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:33 pm

#TeamMothra

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:33 pm

No Gamera? Count me out.

DD* · Post by DD* » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:46 pm

Anonymous Bosch wrote:
Kurth wrote:BTW, not to thread hijack, but what's the story on the Pacific Rim sequel? That's another one I was eagerly awaiting.
Indeed, as the Isgrimbot indicated, the Pacific Rim sequel is due to open on February 23, 2018.

A movie that could have been great, but upon more viewings just get worse and worse. Makes me sad

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:56 pm

Pacific Rim was a fun movie, but in no alternate universe could a movie about giant robots and monsters be "great."

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:01 pm

Pacific Rim isn't horrible, it just suffers from the same thing that Crimson Peak did: del Toro can sometimes get lost in the visuals to the detriment of the story. When he has a lower budget, I think he does a better job because he's forced to limit himself. Which usually means he gives more thought to the story.

I still consider him one of my top 2 or 3 directors currently working. But I admit to having a soft spot for del Toro because of his unabashed love of horror, fantasy and Science Fiction. If you ever listen to his commentaries, or even interviews, he's like a giant kid. He brings a level of sincerity to his work that almost makes up for the factory line works of folks like Bay and Ratner.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:03 pm

Del Toro was just way ahead of his time in making a movie about how futile it is to rely upon the construction of a massive wall.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:11 pm

El Guapo wrote:#TeamMothra

#TeamJetJaguar

gameoverman · Post by **gameoverman** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:50 pm

I thought Pacific Rim had a couple of major issues. One is the story, it's as barebones and generic as you can get. The other is not enoough giant robots fighting giant monsters. The last Godzilla had the same problems.

Dammit! If you're going to do a 'giant whatever' movie, cram it full of giant whatevers. I don't go to a Godzilla movie because I want to know if some family will reunite after the attack, I go to see Godzilla stomping the crap out of everything.

These filmmakers have no confidence in their material. You have Godzilla, you have these 3 other monsters, go crazy! If it's another 100 minutes of human drama, 15 minutes of monster action, I'm done with them.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:52 pm

There was a hell of of a lot more than 15 minutes of monster on robot action in Pacific Rim.

Just one of the baddies had more than that.

Leatherback, the bouncer-like Kaiju which spews electro-magnetic charges, is a favorite of del Toro, who conceived it as a "brawler with this sort of beer belly"; the lumbering movements of gorillas were used as a reference.[73] The Kaiju Otachi homages the dragons of Chinese mythology. The director called it a "Swiss army knife of a Kaiju"; with almost 20 minutes of screen time

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:28 pm

Long live the king.

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:25 pm

that looks like the kind of Godzilla I grew up with.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:34 pm

I was just coming to post the trailer. Hell yes!

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:50 pm

never cared for godzilla, king kong and the like. I don't think I'll be seeing it. Trailer didn't do it for me.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:19 pm

8 year old me just saw the greatest movie trailer ever.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:10 pm

Yup, that looks like pure, unadulterated fun on a bun. It’s a day one ticket from me, that’s for sure.

I also just found out Adam Wingard, one of my favorite indie horror filmmakers, is directing Godzilla vs. Kong. I honestly don’t know how he’s going to work out considering his filmography, but at least it won’t be formulaic.

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:22 am

I thought King Kong was supposed to be in the next Godzilla movie, so I'm a little bummed that it looks like we aren't getting that. Still, I'll be in the theatre opening weekend for this. My wife loves big monster movies.

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:34 am

msteelers wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:22 am I thought King Kong was supposed to be in the next Godzilla movie, so I'm a little bummed that it looks like we aren't getting that. Still, I'll be in the theatre opening weekend for this. My wife loves big monster movies.

King Kong is in the Godzilla movie scheduled for 2020.

Freyland · Post by **Freyland** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:44 am

Looked like the girl from Stranger Things. With more hair, and about as many lines.

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:41 am

Freyland wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:44 am Looked like the girl from Stranger Things. With more hair, and about as many lines.

It was

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 2:24 pm

Just inject Godzilla and King Ghidorah charging at each other directly into my veins.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:31 pm

Schwing!

...yes, I'm that old.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:44 pm

Party on!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:49 pm

Appears to be Zilla and Mothra vs King and Rodan ...or maybe the turtle is on the good guys side.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:57 pm

I don't believe Gamera is in this.

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 5:13 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:57 pm I don't believe Gamera is in this.

Unless it's going to be some kind of surprise appearance, he is not.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 5:32 pm

pr0ner wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 5:13 pm
hepcat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:57 pm I don't believe Gamera is in this.
Unless it's going to be some kind of surprise appearance, he is not.

He should be, though.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 11:17 am

I'm guessing he'll do a Stan Lee and show up as a cab driver or a hot dog vendor.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:11 pm

hepcat wrote:I'm guessing he'll do a Stan Lee and show up as a cab driver or a hot dog vendor.

Being the Friend of All Children, he'll probably be driving an ice cream truck. But not in a creepy child abductor way since he is the Friend of All Children.

Roman · Post by **Roman** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:02 pm

I thought I read somewhere that one of the reasons that King Kong movie was released was to also include Kong w/ Godzilla?
Maybe he'll make an appearance too?

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:25 pm

Roman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:02 pm I thought I read somewhere that one of the reasons that King Kong movie was released was to also include Kong w/ Godzilla?
Maybe he'll make an appearance too?

If he shows up in this movie, I would imagine it'll only be during the end credits.

Godzilla vs Kong is set for 2020.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:43 pm

pr0ner wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:25 pm
Roman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:02 pm I thought I read somewhere that one of the reasons that King Kong movie was released was to also include Kong w/ Godzilla?
Maybe he'll make an appearance too?
If he shows up in this movie, I would imagine it'll only be during the end credits.

Godzilla vs Kong is set for 2020.

If Kong wins again I'm going to be pissed. No way that King Kong would beat Godzilla.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:13 pm

El Guapo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:43 pm
pr0ner wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:25 pm
Roman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:02 pm I thought I read somewhere that one of the reasons that King Kong movie was released was to also include Kong w/ Godzilla?
Maybe he'll make an appearance too?
If he shows up in this movie, I would imagine it'll only be during the end credits.

Godzilla vs Kong is set for 2020.
If Kong wins again I'm going to be pissed. No way that King Kong would beat Godzilla.

I went looking for a good image from Rampage showing George beating the giant croc (gator?). But I couldn't find one that was any good.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:14 pm

El Guapo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:43 pm
pr0ner wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:25 pm
Roman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:02 pm I thought I read somewhere that one of the reasons that King Kong movie was released was to also include Kong w/ Godzilla?
Maybe he'll make an appearance too?
If he shows up in this movie, I would imagine it'll only be during the end credits.

Godzilla vs Kong is set for 2020.
If Kong wins again I'm going to be pissed. No way that King Kong would beat Godzilla.

Exhibit A: Kong knows kung fu

Exhibit B: Kong ain't afraid to choke a bitch

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:18 pm

On a separate note, will "choke a bitch" ever not be funny? (Though strictly when it invokes memories of the Wayne Brady sketch!) Now I suddenly feel like going to youtube to watch that skit.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:19 pm

I had hoped that phrase would be taken in context of that skit.