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Jun 5, 2014 - 7:24 AM
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jackfu
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Epix just aired Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964, not the 90s version). I hadn't seen it in many moons. I caught the finale.
Okay, if you want something to really complain about in a Godzilla movie, this is it.
Godzilla gets owned at the end by two giant larvae. They hose him down with endless streams of silk and they don't seem to be affected too greatly by his atomic breath or the huge boulders he hurls at them with his tail. Granted, there's an element of magic at play, but it's not even a battle.
And just like at the end of the next movie (Godzilla vs. Monster Zero, the first appearance of King Ghidorah), Godzilla ends up rolling off a cliff into the ocean, making a huge splash before the larvae swim back to the mainland. Bad writing all around.
That was the first G movie that I ever hated. It came out when I was 9 and it was titled here as Godzilla vs The Thing. I was furious at the idea that the larvae were impervious to G’s ray/spray. I guess I should watch it again to give it a fair chance.
But you have to remember that as popular as G was in Japan, he wasn’t necessarily #1 there. There was quite the fascination with King Kong. Like millions of others I went for years believing the myth of the two different endings of KKvG, only to find out that only King Kong was originally portrayed as the winner, at least in that Godzilla didn’t resurface after the fall into the water. When you look at G’s fight record it really isn’t that impressive.
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TO EACH ONE'S OWN , but I believe, but of course you can disagree, that viewpoints should have some degree of compromising logic. It just makes the person look more intelligent and approachable within a discussion. Since I was young I always got a kick out of ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN-58. just always found it fun to watch. But in my wisdom I knew no matter how much I like it[I NOW] I knew it was limited in talent, creativity etc. If I would rate the film I would after saying it is a warm enjoyable film to me , give it maybe 2 stars, because I knew and was honest with myself when it came to a critique. Maybe you find GODZILLA'S REVENGE OR GAMMERA, OR MONSTER ZERO wonderful fun entertainment. But how can you compare in critical manner them to the immense talent involved with the new Godzilla film. I can't really understand that. Let me give another example- baseball fans. I remember years ago there were a bunch of fans who on SATURDAY afternoons would come down to watch softball games being played in Central park in New York and they would say. You know I am getting tired of watching Major league baseball games, I enjoy coming down here and watching these games more. We understood but I said to him they surely are not as good players as the major league players. He said, OF COURSE NOT. You see it is not I am disagreeing with people's opinions as much as how they maybe are saying their opinions Not being honest with themselves what you like is not the same as what you think is good. With again the wise comment there is a difference between an opinion and a learner opinion.
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Jun 5, 2014 - 10:58 AM
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drop_forge
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Epix just aired Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964, not the 90s version). I hadn't seen it in many moons. I caught the finale.
Okay, if you want something to really complain about in a Godzilla movie, this is it.
Godzilla gets owned at the end by two giant larvae. They hose him down with endless streams of silk and they don't seem to be affected too greatly by his atomic breath or the huge boulders he hurls at them with his tail. Granted, there's an element of magic at play, but it's not even a battle.
And just like at the end of the next movie (Godzilla vs. Monster Zero, the first appearance of King Ghidorah), Godzilla ends up rolling off a cliff into the ocean, making a huge splash before the larvae swim back to the mainland. Bad writing all around.
That was the first G movie that I ever hated. It came out when I was 9 and it was titled here as Godzilla vs The Thing. I was furious at the idea that the larvae were impervious to G’s ray/spray. I guess I should watch it again to give it a fair chance.
I remembered the ending, but having seen it again, it makes no sense why Godzilla just stands there and lets them jizz all over him like that. He doesn't even run or dive for the water. And for crawlers, the larviks move impressively fast, LOL. But the atomic breath having no effect is an eyeroll because minutes earlier, G was melting metal on contact with it. It was funny to watch, but it's obvious G could've gotten out of that (this was before he was able to "pulse" blasts, as well).
You'd think those f**king slugs could whup Ghidorah, too. LOL.
But you have to remember that as popular as G was in Japan, he wasn’t necessarily #1 there. There was quite the fascination with King Kong. Like millions of others I went for years believing the myth of the two different endings of KKvG, only to find out that only King Kong was originally portrayed as the winner, at least in that Godzilla didn’t resurface after the fall into the water. When you look at G’s fight record it really isn’t that impressive.
I understand the Japanese ending of KKvG added Godzilla's roar at the very end, to suggest the battle would hypothetically continue. King Kong's very popular, but a match-up's silly because they're not supposed to be anywhere near the same size. Even the '76 Kong, who was bigger, wouldn't be as big as Godzilla. And all G would have to do is fry his simian gonads.
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Saw it a second time and I loved it even more. a fantastic genre film that delivers the goods in nearly every way.Seeing it a second time it really is a wonderful suspenseful monster/war epic worth checking out.
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It had all the ingredients but failed to put them together quite right. Between this and X-Men I can't help but wonder whether I'm actually seeing the same movies everyone else is seeing. 
