I think we can officially say that Japanese directors, writers, producers and even actors lately are surpassing Hollywood in all aspects of filmmaking. (Not to mention manga/anime of course, but that's obvious). I mean.... this film is awe-inspiring. EVERYTHING (and I really mean everything) American filmmakers mess up in Godzilla films and big budget popcorn films, Yamazaki does better and with a beautiful artistic flair. THIS is ART.
I saw it day one a couple of days ago, and being a lifelong fan, this is one of the best in franchise! I think this is the beginning of a GRAND new era for Godzilla, and I believe the spirits of the forefathers of Godzilla are looking down with proud smiles of approval! Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, Shigeru Kamaya, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Takeo Murata, Akira Ifukube, Taichi Taira, Masao Tamai, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura and even Raymond Burr!
I grew up watching Godzilla movies on the local Creature Features show on Sunday afternoons. There was also a Godzilla cartoon at the time and I would read the old Godzilla comic books from Marvel. I even had a really big Godzilla toy that would battle my big Shogun Warriors figures. Needless to say Godzilla was a big part of my childhood and I cannot wait to see this film. I've heard nothing but good things about it. Gonna catch it over the weekend for sure 👍😎
This film is terrific. I cried three times again! My wife and I watched the in color release last month, so we couldn't miss this black & white release. She even cried too this time. She said that she was surprised how the B&W improved a lot of the non-Godzilla scenes having it take place during 1946.
As many you, I grew up on the Showa films (although I saw them at Toho theaters in Tokyo as I grew up in Japan during the 60's and 70's). Since then, if there was a Godzilla film available in theaters, I would excitedly go see them. Godzilla 1985, Godzilla (1998), Godzilla 2000, Godzilla 2014, Godzilla KOM, and Shin Godzilla. Even though I enjoyed each on somewhat (yes, even 1998), there was always a sense of disappointment. It just never captured that childhood enjoyment, obviously because of growing up and seeing everything with a little more cynicism. This film was the first film in which I was thoroughly entertained and satisfied. It is by far the best Godzilla film since the original and in many ways, surpasses the original because of the technical advances in 70 years. There's just no way to recommend it high enough.
I'm glad you liked it as well! Yes I know your feeling of never being fully satisfied by the films. That childhood excitement is hard to capture and this new one definitely comes the closest. I think it's the way it's filmed and how it makes Godzilla seem more terryfying and real.
My favorite Godzilla, prior to this it was Shin Godzilla. Saw minus one in Dbox at Cinemark so each roar and step caused the seat to shake. The seat swayed and tilted with the waves on the ocean. A must see in Dbox or IMAX. It’s that great!
Wow, Man i found your channel and i really like your videos, i am sad that your videos dont have more views but, life is not fair. Still watching your videos made me happy, thank you for that ❤
Huh didn’t know you where a fellow G fan I’ve been loving Godzilla since I was four he’s the reason why I love Japanese entertainment I started in the mid Showa era with ghidorahs the three headed monster and became a full blown kaiju fan from gamera to Ultraman pacific rim and old Ray harryhausen monsters glad you loved it
I was a fan of Japanese films before I even realized what it was apparently. There's something highly entertaining about a giant monster causing destruction, and I can't get enough of it. Did you see Minus One yet?
@@bushidoblues9302 yes with my best friend we loved it I would love more city destruction but the characters where so good but nothing is gonna beat nick adams and the controller of planet x’s dub voice but yeah the movie was good unfortunately I cannot say the same for legacy of monsters hopefully toho and legendary will make even better or at least equal films in the future
Just saw Godzilla minus one today ( had to drive 70 miles to see it ) you where not wrong this film is Brilliant, ( cried though most of it, what can I say..I'm 64) thanks for both of your reviews on this film ( was it three ? ) all your other great reviews
This is absolutely, far and away, the single greatest Godzilla film I’ve ever watched. I, too, enjoy the campy boxing matches of classic kaiju fun-fests, but this film really does embody the true spirit of the titular creature in a way that we haven’t seen since either Shin or the o.g. 1954. The genuine element of human emotional gravity is just as much a force of nature as Godzilla himself.
It was a GREAT movie. I wish I could share the fan's enjoyment, which I can't because the main actor's lack of charisma damaged in my eyes a lot of potentially great dramatic moments, but still, it manages to work, thanks to the supporting cast, and ALL Gojira scene are fucking sensational. In any case, it's a thousand times superior to that dreadful joke of a movie that is Anno's Shin Godzilla.
To be honest, the Monsterverse movies are now just cash grab movies with pointless humans in a tired superhero movie framework. I am looking forward to a Godzilla movie that is not American made movie.
This film is a monster movie, but it is also an anti-war film. It is estimated that of the 2 million Japanese servicemen who died in World War II, about half died of starvation or disease, and about 100,000 civilians were burned to death in one night during the Tokyo Air Raid of March 10, 1945; many lives were lost. And now, in Gaza and Ukraine, many are dying. In fact, Godzilla is not the main character in this film. The main characters are the soldiers who returned home alive but with deep emotional scars, and the citizens who survived the horrific air raids.
This and the original 1954 films are much deeper than people realize. Indeed they are anti war films. And the 1954 film even had a message about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction.
Foreign films should be more widely available. There is nowhere to see this movie in Ireland. The only place is some theatres in Dublin. Of course the spoilt Dubliners get everything. Whose bright idea was it to screen a Japanese movie in a city full of violent racists just after a riot?
As a long time Godzilla fan [(I've seen every U.S. theater released Godzilla since Godzilla 1985 (the movie that made me a fan)] that is also believes the 3 solo Godzilla movies are the best of the franchise; I find this movie very overrated. Don't get me wrong it's a good movie in fact one of the best written ones (orginal & Shin top it in writing) but I thought I'd get a balance from the human characters and the threat of Godzilla. This one I didn't get as invested in the whole cast as I did with the original (I only felt for Noriko & Akiko). Also Godzilla was more like a slasher villian. Yes imposing when on screen but when not on screen I didn't feel his presence lingering as with other movies. I'm glad people like it and maybe the world will take Godzilla more seriously. But personally it didn't leave the impact afterwards on me that the original and Shin did.
This was a technically competent Godzilla feature but it is also the one I despise the most for being revisionist nonsense disseminating victimization propaganda. The WW2 Japanese military was the most democratic institution in the history of the country. The Imperial Army and Navy were the first organizational meritocracies ever. Military service was the most common and effective way a Japanese subject could serve the Emperor. The people and the soldiery were of one mind and body. They would have been insulted by any insinuation that there was a moral division between soldiers and civilians. They were all equally in service to the Emperor, sharing a common duty and mutual fate. G-1 is so ahistorical it intellectually insulting. Rather than WW2 survivors, the characters behave like Gen-Z Japanese raised on a diet of J-Pop, anime, video games, plushy toys and pachinko who can’t find gainful employment (which is a relatable though misguided theme within the film).
@@bushidoblues9302 I am not a Japanese person raised in either the early part of the Showa Reign or the late part of the preceding Taishou Reign. However, I am 100 X 100% positive that I would have been more than enthusiastic about dying for the Emperor. That disposition did not begin at time of military induction. It began in infancy as societal and cultural conditioning. It was as normal a part of being a Japanese person as drinking sake. ua-cam.com/video/6NgIlvuWe1s/v-deo.htmlsi=HBTddiiqSirSTqZj
Actually, let me add something. I will explain to you how the relationship between nation, people, and state was understood in the Imperial period. By removing the position of shogun (generalissimo), full state control passed to the Emperor. Following the Confucian model, an emperor and his state are one and the same. Japan (Nippon) is not a nation because the Japanese people are living there. Japan is a nation because the Japanese Emperor has his domain there. The people of Japan are not Japanese because they live in Japan. They are Japanese because they are subjects of the Emperor of Japan. If the Emperor would benefit by having his domain expanded, then it is the duty of his subjects to expand his domain on his behalf. Now, here is the weird thing. The Japanese Emperor was treated as almost ethereal being. One would never hear him speak in public or communicate one’s will openly. The factional anarchy of the early Showa reign with the many political assassinations was due to younger military officers believing the older generation of professional soldiers and diplomats were faithless apostates not acting in the Emperor’s best interests. The YOUNGER generation of soldiers were the ones anxious to begin the conquest of East Asia.
Just got back from seeing it a second time, I absolutely loved it!!!
Haha glad you liked it! Yes it's so good, I plan on seeing it again too!
I think we can officially say that Japanese directors, writers, producers and even actors lately are surpassing Hollywood in all aspects of filmmaking. (Not to mention manga/anime of course, but that's obvious). I mean.... this film is awe-inspiring. EVERYTHING (and I really mean everything) American filmmakers mess up in Godzilla films and big budget popcorn films, Yamazaki does better and with a beautiful artistic flair. THIS is ART.
No argument here
@@Colidape Thanks! :)
@@marconeves1979 Check out and review ANIMAL released this week
Best R rated film this year
I saw it day one a couple of days ago, and being a lifelong fan, this is one of the best in franchise! I think this is the beginning of a GRAND new era for Godzilla, and I believe the spirits of the forefathers of Godzilla are looking down with proud smiles of approval! Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, Shigeru Kamaya, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Takeo Murata, Akira Ifukube, Taichi Taira, Masao Tamai, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura and even Raymond Burr!
Couldn't agree more!
I grew up watching Godzilla movies on the local Creature Features show on Sunday afternoons. There was also a Godzilla cartoon at the time and I would read the old Godzilla comic books from Marvel. I even had a really big Godzilla toy that would battle my big Shogun Warriors figures. Needless to say Godzilla was a big part of my childhood and I cannot wait to see this film. I've heard nothing but good things about it. Gonna catch it over the weekend for sure 👍😎
Great work great video my friend, sincerely Jose Silva from Tijuana BCN Mexico 🇲🇽 we love Godzilla.
Excellent movie review Bushido Blues I absolutely love Godzilla!
This film is terrific. I cried three times again! My wife and I watched the in color release last month, so we couldn't miss this black & white release. She even cried too this time. She said that she was surprised how the B&W improved a lot of the non-Godzilla scenes having it take place during 1946.
As many you, I grew up on the Showa films (although I saw them at Toho theaters in Tokyo as I grew up in Japan during the 60's and 70's). Since then, if there was a Godzilla film available in theaters, I would excitedly go see them. Godzilla 1985, Godzilla (1998), Godzilla 2000, Godzilla 2014, Godzilla KOM, and Shin Godzilla. Even though I enjoyed each on somewhat (yes, even 1998), there was always a sense of disappointment. It just never captured that childhood enjoyment, obviously because of growing up and seeing everything with a little more cynicism. This film was the first film in which I was thoroughly entertained and satisfied. It is by far the best Godzilla film since the original and in many ways, surpasses the original because of the technical advances in 70 years. There's just no way to recommend it high enough.
I'm glad you liked it as well!
Yes I know your feeling of never being fully satisfied by the films. That childhood excitement is hard to capture and this new one definitely comes the closest. I think it's the way it's filmed and how it makes Godzilla seem more terryfying and real.
I agree, I loved it. I was brought up watching these when I was a kid in the 60's AND 70'S AT THE Broadway theater in South Boston.
Best film of the Year. This film deserves the praise, accolades, and awards. Well done!
If it doesn't at least get Best Picture nominated, then the academy is a joke.
Just saw it in the theater here in Finland. Great film. There seems to be only a few screenings of it in some cities over here and that's it.
AND: it was made for 15 million dollars!!! NOT the usual 250 million they spend here. I mean.... wow, just wow
Wow! That's insane!!
@@bushidoblues9302 Right??
Can't wait for this to come out in Thailand.
My favorite Godzilla, prior to this it was Shin Godzilla. Saw minus one in Dbox at Cinemark so each roar and step caused the seat to shake. The seat swayed and tilted with the waves on the ocean. A must see in Dbox or IMAX. It’s that great!
That sounds awesome! Though the wave swaying might give me nausea.
Wow, Man i found your channel and i really like your videos, i am sad that your videos dont have more views but, life is not fair. Still watching your videos made me happy, thank you for that ❤
At least I got your view! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
BEST Godzilla movie ever!!!
Looks great, now I need to purchase this when it comes out. Great video sir 🎉
Thanks! You shouldn't definitely see it!
@@bushidoblues9302 I'm seeing 2 movies this weekend and one of them is 3 and a half hours long. I'll be lucky to survive lol
Huh didn’t know you where a fellow G fan I’ve been loving Godzilla since I was four he’s the reason why I love Japanese entertainment I started in the mid Showa era with ghidorahs the three headed monster and became a full blown kaiju fan from gamera to Ultraman pacific rim and old Ray harryhausen monsters glad you loved it
I was a fan of Japanese films before I even realized what it was apparently. There's something highly entertaining about a giant monster causing destruction, and I can't get enough of it.
Did you see Minus One yet?
@@bushidoblues9302 yes with my best friend we loved it I would love more city destruction but the characters where so good but nothing is gonna beat nick adams and the controller of planet x’s dub voice but yeah the movie was good unfortunately I cannot say the same for legacy of monsters hopefully toho and legendary will make even better or at least equal films in the future
Just saw Godzilla minus one today ( had to drive 70 miles to see it ) you where not wrong this film is Brilliant, ( cried though most of it, what can I say..I'm 64) thanks for both of your reviews on this film ( was it three ? ) all your other great reviews
From Return of Godzilla to Godzilla vs Destroyah are the best old school ones .Minus One is hands down the greatest zilla movie ever
Can this be watched online?
Good question. It'll probably be on Amazon Prime in a few weeks
@@bushidoblues9302 Roger that thanks Bushi
This is absolutely, far and away, the single greatest Godzilla film I’ve ever watched. I, too, enjoy the campy boxing matches of classic kaiju fun-fests, but this film really does embody the true spirit of the titular creature in a way that we haven’t seen since either Shin or the o.g. 1954. The genuine element of human emotional gravity is just as much a force of nature as Godzilla himself.
I do watch " American " Godzilla movies but honestly they are a Joke. I'm not young .So I grew up on real Godzilla,
I just like them for the special effects and easter eggs lol godzilla 2014 had great 3D
It was a GREAT movie. I wish I could share the fan's enjoyment, which I can't because the main actor's lack of charisma damaged in my eyes a lot of potentially great dramatic moments, but still, it manages to work, thanks to the supporting cast, and ALL Gojira scene are fucking sensational. In any case, it's a thousand times superior to that dreadful joke of a movie that is Anno's Shin Godzilla.
To be honest, the Monsterverse movies are now just cash grab movies with pointless humans in a tired superhero movie framework. I am looking forward to a Godzilla movie that is not American made movie.
The MonsterVerse movies are the equivalent of Marvel unfortunately.
This film is a monster movie, but it is also an anti-war film.
It is estimated that of the 2 million Japanese servicemen who died in World War II, about half died of starvation or disease, and about 100,000 civilians were burned to death in one night during the Tokyo Air Raid of March 10, 1945; many lives were lost. And now, in Gaza and Ukraine, many are dying.
In fact, Godzilla is not the main character in this film. The main characters are the soldiers who returned home alive but with deep emotional scars, and the citizens who survived the horrific air raids.
This and the original 1954 films are much deeper than people realize. Indeed they are anti war films. And the 1954 film even had a message about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction.
Foreign films should be more widely available. There is nowhere to see this movie in Ireland. The only place is some theatres in Dublin. Of course the spoilt Dubliners get everything. Whose bright idea was it to screen a Japanese movie in a city full of violent racists just after a riot?
As a long time Godzilla fan [(I've seen every U.S. theater released Godzilla since Godzilla 1985 (the movie that made me a fan)] that is also believes the 3 solo Godzilla movies are the best of the franchise; I find this movie very overrated. Don't get me wrong it's a good movie in fact one of the best written ones (orginal & Shin top it in writing) but I thought I'd get a balance from the human characters and the threat of Godzilla. This one I didn't get as invested in the whole cast as I did with the original (I only felt for Noriko & Akiko). Also Godzilla was more like a slasher villian. Yes imposing when on screen but when not on screen I didn't feel his presence lingering as with other movies. I'm glad people like it and maybe the world will take Godzilla more seriously. But personally it didn't leave the impact afterwards on me that the original and Shin did.
This was a technically competent Godzilla feature but it is also the one I despise the most for being revisionist nonsense disseminating victimization propaganda. The WW2 Japanese military was the most democratic institution in the history of the country. The Imperial Army and Navy were the first organizational meritocracies ever. Military service was the most common and effective way a Japanese subject could serve the Emperor. The people and the soldiery were of one mind and body. They would have been insulted by any insinuation that there was a moral division between soldiers and civilians. They were all equally in service to the Emperor, sharing a common duty and mutual fate. G-1 is so ahistorical it intellectually insulting. Rather than WW2 survivors, the characters behave like Gen-Z Japanese raised on a diet of J-Pop, anime, video games, plushy toys and pachinko who
can’t find gainful employment (which is a relatable though misguided theme within the film).
I get what you're saying, but would you personally be willing to sacrifice your life for imperial ww2 Japan?
@@bushidoblues9302 I am not a Japanese person raised in either the early part of the Showa Reign or the late part of the preceding Taishou Reign. However, I am 100 X 100% positive that I would have been more than enthusiastic about dying for the Emperor. That disposition did not begin at time of military induction. It began in infancy as societal and cultural conditioning. It was as normal a part of being a Japanese person as drinking sake.
ua-cam.com/video/6NgIlvuWe1s/v-deo.htmlsi=HBTddiiqSirSTqZj
Actually, let me add something. I will explain to you how the relationship between nation, people, and state was understood in the Imperial period. By removing the position of shogun (generalissimo), full state control passed to the Emperor. Following the Confucian model, an emperor and his state are one and the same. Japan (Nippon) is not a nation because the Japanese people are living there. Japan is a nation because the Japanese Emperor has his domain there. The people of Japan are not Japanese because they live in Japan. They are Japanese because they are subjects of the Emperor of Japan. If the Emperor would benefit by having his domain expanded, then it is the duty of his subjects to expand his domain on his behalf. Now, here is the weird thing. The Japanese Emperor was treated as almost ethereal being. One would never hear him speak in public or communicate one’s will openly. The factional anarchy of the early Showa reign with the many political assassinations was due to younger military officers believing the older generation of professional soldiers and diplomats were faithless apostates not acting in the Emperor’s best interests. The YOUNGER generation of soldiers were the ones anxious to begin the conquest of East Asia.