Gareth Edwards and Monsters
May 15th, 2014 at 11:19:28 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Gareth Edwards did a low budget film for half a million dollars called Monsters (3.5 years ago). It was shown in 25 theaters, and it was a critical "near hit". It is available on Netflix. Now he has a $160m budget to rebrand Godzilla. What do you think? Are you going to see it in the next few weeks? |
May 15th, 2014 at 11:46:19 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
I like the old Godzilla movies as B movies. I would like to see a modern version that was actually pretty good, because I haven't seen one yet. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
May 16th, 2014 at 2:45:53 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18212 |
Seems wrong to make a big budget version. The beauty is that Godzilla was always a bad, Japanese movie franchise that was good because it was bad. The President is a fink. |
May 16th, 2014 at 8:30:29 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
The previous remake of Godzilla (16 years ago) with Matthew Broderick was considered critical failure and financially uninspiring. Godzilla (May 20, 1998) Production Budget: $130 million Domestic: $136,314,294 + Foreign: $242,700,000 = Worldwide: $379,014,294 I think they are going to remove any attempts at humor with this remake. |
May 16th, 2014 at 10:58:39 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
That's the way I remember it.
I don't mind seeing a few bits. (Jurrasic Park, though not a favorite. T-Rex in mirror (objects are closer than they appear) when he was chasing them. The annoying lawyer (Jeff Goldblum) was flattened while sitting in an outhouse ---(I may have gotten the details wrong) You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
May 18th, 2014 at 6:49:30 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Actually that wasn't Jeff Goldblum who was flattened. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, was an American version of the 1954 Japanese original released in 1956. This cut of the film removed a sizable amount of footage and added new footage of Canadian actor Raymond Burr, in addition to dubbing most of the existing scenes into English. It runs 80 minutes. It is available on Netflix. |
May 20th, 2014 at 5:53:18 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Frank Scoblete is trashing Godzilla on that 'other' forum. IMDB gives it a 7.5 from over 1000 people that have seen it. I wonder who I'll listen to. Bad movies don't usually take in $200 mil on opening weekend. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
May 20th, 2014 at 6:33:11 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen took in huge sums, and it was almost unwatchable. I think the strength of this version of Godzilla, is that it has no ambitions to be anything other than a decent monster flick. |
May 20th, 2014 at 6:46:40 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
That's why 'don't usually' instead of never. The reviews tell me it does what all movies of this type do. The first hour is boring, the 2nd hour is the money. You can't have too much of the monster in a monster movie, he becomes a sympathetic character if you do. He loses his evil charm. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |