Godzilla Minus One

[Drunk Monk]

Godzilla Minus One. Full Trailer. Dec 1

 
Happy Godzilla Day for all those who celebrate!

Best Godzilla film I’ve seen in decades. Might be the best Godzilla film of all.

It’s a period piece, harkening back to Godzilla’s post-WWII roots. It reclaims the atomic nightmare metaphor with a vengeance, coupled with a more profound sense of PTSD. It’s paced like the original, thoughtful slower scenes in between wanton destruction.  The human story is astonishingly poignant, and there’s some war wise gems dropped like A-bombs. An authentic rebirth of the essential of Godzilla. When that classic Godzilla theme sounded, it was like how the Bond theme came in the end of Craig’s Casino Royale claiming the crown for a new generation.

And when Godzilla attacks, it’s awesome. This is the Godzilla I remember, only updated its modern day special effects. I want to see this again in IMAX in the front row. 

Such a powerful statement, beautifully told. I got misty at the end.

Top D00M recommendations. Treat yourself to this on the big screen.

[Greg]

Raymond Burr?

[Drunk Monk]

If you’ve only seen the Americanized Steve Martin version, that was diluted from the original.

[Greg]

Maybe this Godzilla craze is getting out of hand.

Exhibit one: Rita Ora at the British Fashion awards.

[Drunk Monk]

That kinda works for her.

I was reflecting on the film on the commute to svale yesterday and got a tad misty again. It is very effective telling its story about the fallout of war. It's edging towards the goat Godzilla film in my mind but I feel I need to see the original and G v the Smog Monster again because those remain my favs.

[Drunk Monk]

SEE IT!!!

I would see this in IMAX if I could.

[thatguy]

I’m waiting for the live action remake of Gojira v. Bambi

—tg

[Drunk Monk]

I’m waiting for the live action remake of Gojira v. Bambi

—tg

In monochrome!

[Drunk Monk]

Minus 1
Minus C

[thatguy]

Go, go, Godzilla!

https://gizmodo.com/godzilla-minus-one-j...1851321387

[i]Godzilla Minus One[/i] Just Made Kaiju History With Its Oscar Win
[i]Godzilla Minus One[/i]'s historic Best Visual Effects win at the 2024 Oscars breaks a number of records, for the King of Monsters and otherwise.
By
James Whitbrook


Image: Toho

Godzilla is a titan of moviemaking, but now he’s toppled his loftiest goal yet: award season. Just announced at the 2024 Academy Awards, [i]Godzilla Minus One[/i]—io9's favorite movie of 2023—has won the Oscar for best VFX.

The movie overcame strong competition from the likes of Disney—with Marvel’s [i]Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3[/i] and 20th Century Studios’ [i]The Creator[/i] up for nods—and other Western studios to take the prize, one which makes history in a number of ways. It’s the [i]Godzilla[/i] franchise’s first nomination (and now win) at the Academy Awards in its nearly 70-year history, and the first Japanese-made film to take the Visual Effects trophy. With director Takashi Yamazaki among the credited nominees, it’s also the first time in 55 years a director has won the FX award since Stanley Kubrick took home the 1969 Academy Award for [i]2001: A Space Odyssey.[/i]

The latest re-imagined continuity for the monster series, [i]Minus One[/i] is set in post-war Japan, and follows a haunted young man named Koichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) who fled from his fate as a Kamikaze pilot in the waning days of World War II, and the horrors of an emergent Godzilla, only for kaiju and past alike to catch up with him as the country works to rebuild and reunite. An unprecedented box office success around the world, [i]Minus One[/i]’s original planned week of theatrical release in the U.S. extended due to popularity, ballooning into a months-long theatrical run that culminated with the release of a special black and white edit of the film, [i]Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color[/i]earlier this year. 

No sequel is currently in the works, but Yamazaki—whose award-season circuit has seen him court the potential of directing in the West, including a dream desire to work on [i]Star Wars[/i]—has floated the potential in the wake of its monumental success. A success made even greater with this historic win.

—tg

[Greg]

The VFX crew from Godzilla minus One were ecstatic they won the VFX award. They also brought Godzilla toys with them to the ceremony.

[Drunk Monk]

Didja see their shoes?

[Greg]

I did not.

[Greg]

And now I have.


And I just learned a thing after only using the forum for twenty years. I can just put in a backslash rather than typing in the whole address. Greg Lynch: Putting the Dumb in Dumbass for Two Decades.

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