there was basically no theme music which i did NOT like. no compelling characters and even godzilla was a bit meh in this one. i solemnly believe that godzilla’s theme would’ve made the movie more enjoyable. that one guy in the restaurant in shijuku was my fav.

there was basically no theme music which i did NOT like. no compelling characters and even godzilla was a bit meh in this one. i solemnly believe that godzilla’s theme would’ve made the movie more enjoyable. that one guy in the restaurant in shijuku was my fav.

Wow, what a great way to start off a new era of godzilla! From very early on, the impact of advances in filmmaking technology in the years between terror of mechagodzilla and this film can be felt viscerally, this movie makes great use of a number of full sets that they can move, flood, or otherwise manipulate to really make the action in the film feel more real.

The tone of the movie also leans back into the more horrific tone of the original movie, which is a smart play. It really makes what would have been pretty silly sequences in the previous set of films hit much harder. The new Godzilla suit also has a lot more articulation and is much more expressive, and (aside from the fact that Godzilla is now constantly rolling his eyes 🙄) conveys a lot more intensity and predatory energy than the older suits could. This also contributes to Godzilla feeling like a much more real threat than some of the previous films had achieved.

Also a lot of the human plots were interesting as well! Whereas the prior films had quickly shifted to an international coalition of nations dealing with the kaiju, this film much more singularly valorizes the Japanese government while justifiably making the US and the USSR seem like nuke-happy psychopaths, which, to be fair, they were, especially the US in the 80s.

Lots of fun miniature work too, the Super X design was cool and its whole duel with Godzilla was rad as hell. I particularly liked that after the ship crashes, Godzilla drops an entire building on it just to be sure. The movie's ending sequence is also surprisingly emotional. Overall, I'm really excited to get into this next era of Godzilla movies thanks to this reintroduction!

Wow, what a great way to start off a new era of godzilla! From very early on, the impact of advances in filmmaking technology in the years between terror of mechagodzilla and this film can be felt viscerally, this movie makes great use of a number of full sets that they can move, flood, or otherwise manipulate to really make the action in the film feel more real.

The tone of the movie also leans back into the more horrific tone of the original movie, which is a smart play. It really makes what would have been pretty silly sequences in the previous set of films hit much harder. The new Godzilla suit also has a lot more articulation and is much more expressive, and (aside from the fact that Godzilla is now constantly rolling his eyes 🙄) conveys a lot more intensity and predatory energy than the older suits could. This also contributes to Godzilla feeling like a much more real threat than some of the previous films had achieved.

Also a lot of the human plots were interesting as well! Whereas the prior films had quickly shifted to an international coalition of nations dealing with the kaiju, this film much more singularly valorizes the Japanese government while justifiably making the US and the USSR seem like nuke-happy psychopaths, which, to be fair, they were, especially the US in the 80s.

Lots of fun miniature work too, the Super X design was cool and its whole duel with Godzilla was rad as hell. I particularly liked that after the ship crashes, Godzilla drops an entire building on it just to be sure. The movie's ending sequence is also surprisingly emotional. Overall, I'm really excited to get into this next era of Godzilla movies thanks to this reintroduction!

This feels like worthy sequel to the original. Takes itself seriously and Godzilla is the villain. From this point on every other movie beyond the first don’t happen. This era is a sequel to the original Gojira from 1954 and it feels appropriate that it’s this good. From a production prospect they had 10 years to plan out, write, and produce this one and you can feel all of that work in the movie. The effects are better the suit is better the story is better than almost all of the other sequels we’ve gotten up to this point. The human characters actually have personalities and you’re rooting for them the whole time. The prime minister made me nostalgic for a political leader that actually gave a shit about his people. Moscow and America immediately jumping to the nuclear option and the prime minister calling them out on their bull shit was a scene I felt so inspired by given our current state of the world. The little bugs in the beginning of this movie are neat looking but really don’t amount to much, they’re just a way to drive the plot forward. I think this is the longest Godzilla destruction we’ve seen so far and it’s almost entirely entertaining the whole way through. It does start to drag a teeny bit at the very end but I do really like the conclusion of how they stop him. It makes sense and isn’t just a bunch of technobabble nonsense. It has logic and reason to it and feels as realistic as you could possibly go at the time and with such an unrealistic monster. I don’t know I loved this and throught it was a great start to this new era for Godzilla.

This feels like worthy sequel to the original. Takes itself seriously and Godzilla is the villain. From this point on every other movie beyond the first don’t happen. This era is a sequel to the original Gojira from 1954 and it feels appropriate that it’s this good. From a production prospect they had 10 years to plan out, write, and produce this one and you can feel all of that work in the movie. The effects are better the suit is better the story is better than almost all of the other sequels we’ve gotten up to this point. The human characters actually have personalities and you’re rooting for them the whole time. The prime minister made me nostalgic for a political leader that actually gave a shit about his people. Moscow and America immediately jumping to the nuclear option and the prime minister calling them out on their bull shit was a scene I felt so inspired by given our current state of the world. The little bugs in the beginning of this movie are neat looking but really don’t amount to much, they’re just a way to drive the plot forward. I think this is the longest Godzilla destruction we’ve seen so far and it’s almost entirely entertaining the whole way through. It does start to drag a teeny bit at the very end but I do really like the conclusion of how they stop him. It makes sense and isn’t just a bunch of technobabble nonsense. It has logic and reason to it and feels as realistic as you could possibly go at the time and with such an unrealistic monster. I don’t know I loved this and throught it was a great start to this new era for Godzilla.

The city destruction was cool, but the movie didn’t stand out to me.

The city destruction was cool, but the movie didn’t stand out to me.

Woohooooo Heisei era time. A pretty solid start, gojis design isn't amazing but it's cool seeing him with a darker tone again, really great human characters, showa characters reaaaaally fell off so was nice to see some heart in a Godzilla film again.

Woohooooo Heisei era time. A pretty solid start, gojis design isn't amazing but it's cool seeing him with a darker tone again, really great human characters, showa characters reaaaaally fell off so was nice to see some heart in a Godzilla film again.