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I'm comfortable to place Minus One amongst the top 3 best Godzilla movies.
The Godzilla Thread - Plus other giant monsters, no matter how popular or obscure
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Matt McMuscles is seething and coping over Minus One getting more praise than typical Hollywood slop:
here's a nitter link since Archive is acting up: https://nitter.net/MattMcMuscles/status/1742629239101288654#m
here's a nitter link since Archive is acting up: https://nitter.net/MattMcMuscles/status/1742629239101288654#m
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It's a funnier read when you take into account his lispy voice.
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Lol fuck this guy, he's sounds about soy as I expected him to. Anyone with a twitter account wanna hop and tell him to cope, sneed and dialate?
Same here. Minus One is also placed on my list in a happy number three spot for the best Godzilla movies.
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While I still think the original is still the best in the series, Minus One is a definite close second.
Also, but random, but it is funny how, similar to how the Rambo series progressed, Godzilla started out with an extremely dark and philosophical entry that dealt with the horrors of war and nuclear devastation, only to immediately turn into straight up cheesy B-Movie action flicks as soon as the first sequel.
Nice to see though that Minus One returned to the roots. And unlike Shin Godzilla, also didn’t let the themes overtake the characterization (a flaw of nearly all of Hideaki Anno’s work).
Also, but random, but it is funny how, similar to how the Rambo series progressed, Godzilla started out with an extremely dark and philosophical entry that dealt with the horrors of war and nuclear devastation, only to immediately turn into straight up cheesy B-Movie action flicks as soon as the first sequel.
Nice to see though that Minus One returned to the roots. And unlike Shin Godzilla, also didn’t let the themes overtake the characterization (a flaw of nearly all of Hideaki Anno’s work).
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I loved Minus One. We only got four scenes or so with Godzilla in it, but you know what? I wouldn't have it any other way. The human story was great. The character development of Tachibana was great to see, and I really liked how Koichi was willing to do whatever it took.
I'm a sap for happy endings so I'm glad the movie did end how it did with crumbs for a potential sequel. There were so many moments that got me teary eyed in this film. My only regret was not getting an imax viewing (Regal sucks).
I could see myself watching this again in imax. I've only ever done so for King of The Monsters, which was my favorite Godzilla film before Minus One (still my favorite monsterverse film though).
I'm a sap for happy endings so I'm glad the movie did end how it did with crumbs for a potential sequel. There were so many moments that got me teary eyed in this film. My only regret was not getting an imax viewing (Regal sucks).
I could see myself watching this again in imax. I've only ever done so for King of The Monsters, which was my favorite Godzilla film before Minus One (still my favorite monsterverse film though).
I've decided my screening was going to be a regular screening (specifically, my regular Cinemark viewing and not something fancy like big screen viewings).
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The Cinemark locations where I'm at used to be Century Theatres until late-2006 when Cinemark bought it as its name brand. Ah, but I'll always remember its feature presentation policy trailer.
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I got two episodes into Monarch and I can't see myself marching on to the end of it.
Episode 2 opening spoiler upcoming, I guess...
First scene, set in the 1950s: "wow, a girl scientist?!?!" American GI acknowledges that a Japanese woman faces stereotyping that he, as a white male, can never really understand. Bruuuhhh she's a Japanese woman born in the early 20th century, she ought to be able to give you lessons racism, sexism, and xenophobia. Characters are written like Twitter replies and can't pass for actual humans of the period, or any other period.
Next scene, modern day: our heroine is cold approached in a public place by a doughy, nerdy, older white guy who awkwardly attempts to strike up a conversation. The subtext here is that this is the most terrifying thing that could possibly happen to a young woman, so it doesn't even qualify as a plot twist when he turns out to be evil.
Next: mandatory panic attack/PTSD scene, these are in everything now. Really important to spread awareness of how normal it is to have hysterical breakdowns in public.
Next: loser asianguy goes tries to get his secret hacked kaiju videos from his ex-gf. Even though this is of cosmic life-or-death import and he didn't even really do anything to her and they are in fact HIS, it's played like he's trying to get back his xbox controller after cheating on her.
tl;dr it's kind of like watching a mandatory HR training video except with some monsters in it. Identity power levels: Black > woman > asian > white male.
Episode 2 opening spoiler upcoming, I guess...
First scene, set in the 1950s: "wow, a girl scientist?!?!" American GI acknowledges that a Japanese woman faces stereotyping that he, as a white male, can never really understand. Bruuuhhh she's a Japanese woman born in the early 20th century, she ought to be able to give you lessons racism, sexism, and xenophobia. Characters are written like Twitter replies and can't pass for actual humans of the period, or any other period.
Next scene, modern day: our heroine is cold approached in a public place by a doughy, nerdy, older white guy who awkwardly attempts to strike up a conversation. The subtext here is that this is the most terrifying thing that could possibly happen to a young woman, so it doesn't even qualify as a plot twist when he turns out to be evil.
Next: mandatory panic attack/PTSD scene, these are in everything now. Really important to spread awareness of how normal it is to have hysterical breakdowns in public.
Next: loser asianguy goes tries to get his secret hacked kaiju videos from his ex-gf. Even though this is of cosmic life-or-death import and he didn't even really do anything to her and they are in fact HIS, it's played like he's trying to get back his xbox controller after cheating on her.
tl;dr it's kind of like watching a mandatory HR training video except with some monsters in it. Identity power levels: Black > woman > asian > white male.
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I don't know when it happened, but I stopped feeling obligated to watch/read everything in a franchise that I like.
Shit like the Monsterverse TV shows bear this mentality out.
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Unfortunately you have to. Otherwise it can get too frustrating to watch great franchises with an established lore be butchered by laziness and the compulsion for writers to narcissistically insert themselves into any storyline.
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Reminds me of Matt Frank sperging out and lashing out at Godzilla fans for liking Minus One over The Marvels.
The same fan who buy your art work which is mainly Godzilla related.
I really do love how people rejecting MCU slop and embracing Godzilla has broken so many soyboy's minds.
It's because Matt is a sad soyboy consoomer who is afraid of any sort of criticism towards his precious Marvel slop.
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There are day even I'm surprised at how much mileage that I get out of my vtuber shitposts:
I'm here for giant monsters, not nip or cracker 'lore'.
Majestic.
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As soon as I saw that one of the main characters in Monarch was a dyke, I knew it was going to be dogshit. I don't need faggots in my silly ass monster fighting series (or any media for that matter.) It's not like the movies are ever going to acknowledge what happens in the show anyways.
Plus, if I really want to watch the monster scenes, I can just find them all on YouTube.
Plus, if I really want to watch the monster scenes, I can just find them all on YouTube.
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holy shit Minus One is still in the normal movie theaters around me
Same here. And it's the original language with English subs, and a B&W version is set to be released this month
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Well, I finished Monarch so you all didn't have to. Let's just say the amount of wasted opportunity here actually made me mad/sad. Ok abbreviated review incoming since I had a big long autistic screed all planned out in my head.
The Good:
Kurt and Wyatt Russell playing the same character is pretty good and I enjoyed both of their performances.
The foundations of Monarch and almost all of the story set in the 50's/past is really good, this should've been the entire series.
At the very least the explained why Shaw looks the way he does i.e. time dilation effects in the underworld.
The Bad:
Way too much girl power from the get-go, the Japanese doctor is a total girlboss and a complete bitch. There was no reason for this the black "hacker" girl is also a bitch for no reason, the lesbian teacher lady is a bitch...for no reason. She somehow converts the black "hacker" girl to turn lesbian as well?
Almost everything with the main characters in the present is teen drama tier writing for no reason, these characters were just such awful people to each other. Even the dad is kind of shit but I can understand his reasoning.
Massive blue balling with the monster appearances. Godzilla's fight with the ion dragon is like one minute in which he handily rips it apart after getting acid spit in his face, ya I'd be pissed too.
The portals kind of mess with the lore of the hollow earth, but they did theorize that the world they were in wasn't actually hollow earth but some sort of intermediary world, not sure maybe they'll explain in the second season. Why are there portals when there are physical tunnels that lead to the hollow earth?
Kurt and Wyatt Rusell were criminally underused and should have had way more screen time. Kurt Russell also sacrifices himself so the women can all survive.
I won't drag it out but the wasted potential here is a travesty so don't waste your time, the only upshot to having watched this is that I didn't have to spend a penny on an Apple TV sub.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
The Good:
Kurt and Wyatt Russell playing the same character is pretty good and I enjoyed both of their performances.
The foundations of Monarch and almost all of the story set in the 50's/past is really good, this should've been the entire series.
At the very least the explained why Shaw looks the way he does i.e. time dilation effects in the underworld.
The Bad:
Way too much girl power from the get-go, the Japanese doctor is a total girlboss and a complete bitch. There was no reason for this the black "hacker" girl is also a bitch for no reason, the lesbian teacher lady is a bitch...for no reason. She somehow converts the black "hacker" girl to turn lesbian as well?
Almost everything with the main characters in the present is teen drama tier writing for no reason, these characters were just such awful people to each other. Even the dad is kind of shit but I can understand his reasoning.
Massive blue balling with the monster appearances. Godzilla's fight with the ion dragon is like one minute in which he handily rips it apart after getting acid spit in his face, ya I'd be pissed too.
The portals kind of mess with the lore of the hollow earth, but they did theorize that the world they were in wasn't actually hollow earth but some sort of intermediary world, not sure maybe they'll explain in the second season. Why are there portals when there are physical tunnels that lead to the hollow earth?
Kurt and Wyatt Rusell were criminally underused and should have had way more screen time. Kurt Russell also sacrifices himself so the women can all survive.
I won't drag it out but the wasted potential here is a travesty so don't waste your time, the only upshot to having watched this is that I didn't have to spend a penny on an Apple TV sub.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.