Godzilla: Enter the Monsterverse

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  • @CommunistCreeper
    @CommunistCreeper Рік тому +15008

    I hope this becomes a series and you cover all of the Monsterverse.

  • @PauaP
    @PauaP Рік тому +1785

    I like how you drew Godzilla. Dude is just chilling and vibing in a burning city, and him blinking is just a cherry on top.

  • @SWHalo2
    @SWHalo2 Рік тому +7390

    The fact that the husband and wife in this movie were also brother and sister in Avengers 2 will always be very funny to me.

    • @jimmyseaver3647
      @jimmyseaver3647 Рік тому +742

      The Coffin of Aaron and Elizabeth.

    • @nick_4972
      @nick_4972 Рік тому +55

      Nice Maiden pic

    • @thebestscientificmethod9304
      @thebestscientificmethod9304 Рік тому

      Aint no way 💀​@@jimmyseaver3647

    • @SparrowIZ
      @SparrowIZ Рік тому +16

      Não, não, não, não... ela nos largou e foi buscar o bebê, quando voltou queimou o frango, ai um cara chegou perguntando pelo bebê, ele disse que era Mario o pai do bebê, quando ele foi embora ela voltou e o bebê não estava aqui, ela foi buscar o bebê, a mãe dela chegou procurando por ela e pelo bebê, a Ivete disse que iria morar com Mario, quem é Mário? Ai quando ela voltou começou a trançar o cabelo da Tônia, Drew é quem viu o jogo, aí então vocês voltaram pra casa, e agora ela está tentando fingir que ocorreu tudo bem, MAS NÃO CORREU...

    • @ClixWizard
      @ClixWizard Рік тому +149

      I hope he doesn't watch the American version of Oldboy.

  • @thomaspunt2646
    @thomaspunt2646 Рік тому +4332

    I love how the Monsterverse has mirrored the progression of the original Godzilla series. It starts off with a dark, gritty, serious disaster movie with a giant monster as the disaster, then slowly devolves into batshit insanity.

    • @christianmaurer6579
      @christianmaurer6579 Рік тому +140

      Exactly!

    • @Sgt.Dornan117
      @Sgt.Dornan117 Рік тому +421

      Showa era may be chaotic and dumb but its fun as hell and one of the most memorable Godzilla eras

    • @NieR.Amanda
      @NieR.Amanda Рік тому +269

      @@Sgt.Dornan117 There was even a Godzilla spy movie. You could fit the big guy into almost any genre so long as you could keep the effects within the budget.

    • @GallowayJesse
      @GallowayJesse Рік тому +57

      Monsterverse went cringe
      After 2014 they just went for low-hanging-fruit fanservice & nostalgia instead of actually trying to make good movies

    • @thecollector4332
      @thecollector4332 Рік тому +21

      When are they rebooting into an equivalent of the heisei era? (Also known as best era)

  • @_Jay_Maker_
    @_Jay_Maker_ 5 місяців тому +50

    The parachute drop scene is a work of art. The muted audio, the sense of descending into a city that's essentially turned into an apocalyptic landscape in real time, the deliberately understated presence of Godzilla amidst the smoke and chaos... it's basically the best scene in the entire film for me. Too bad most of the film is just "Blueballs: The Movie."
    At least the Monsterverse made up for it via the Rodan reveal in King of the Monsters, as a lifelong Rodan simp. My boy finally got his due.

  • @Metaretru
    @Metaretru Рік тому +1471

    Godzilla series always goes back and forth from "The atomic disaster horror" to "goofy ass lizard saving the town", and i love it!

    • @fobinc
      @fobinc Рік тому +31

      I only remember the silly lizard ones.

    • @nicolasriveros943
      @nicolasriveros943 Рік тому +118

      Yep. I love some political drama with a Scary ass monstear tearing everything appart like in Shin, but i can't deny the awesomeness of a goofy lizzard dropkicking a giant bug

    • @RageAgainstTheDyingOfTheLight7
      @RageAgainstTheDyingOfTheLight7 Рік тому +57

      ​@@nicolasriveros943 yeah shin godzilla and Godzilla minus one are big scary lizard but it's just entertaining to see him flying upside down

    • @aidangordon2713
      @aidangordon2713 Рік тому +31

      ​@@nicolasriveros943Feel like this is me with the MonsterVerse. 2014 is grounded and introspective, 2019 is batshit insane. Yet I love 'em both, and can't wait for the even more batshit GxK in April!

    • @nicolasriveros943
      @nicolasriveros943 Рік тому +10

      @@aidangordon2713yeah same! I get what some people dislike the 2014 version, and i certainly was a bit dissapointed, as PointlessHub say here, when i first watched, but the tone and sense of scale of that movie is so unique that i can't help to love it, as much as i love seen a Giant Monke in zero gravity in the Center of the Earth in GvK lmao

  • @申月営無営月無営有申
    @申月営無営月無営有申 Рік тому +767

    That Godzilla airport reveal was impeccable

    • @SparrowIZ
      @SparrowIZ Рік тому +4

      thats your mom....

    • @reddeadspartan
      @reddeadspartan Рік тому +10

      Shame they undercut it but cutting away

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio Рік тому +60

      ​@@reddeadspartanCutting away wasn't the problem, it was that they never cut back.

    • @knightmare5097
      @knightmare5097 Рік тому +28

      @@OtakuUnitedStudio I think Edwards wanted to take his time with the final battle. Not give too much fighting in the earlier parts of the film because people may get tired of seeing it. It’s disappointing, yes, but I understand why he did it

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 6 місяців тому

      @@knightmare5097 Still would have been nice to see what happened there at least for a second. But still, it's a great movie.

  • @bloopboop9320
    @bloopboop9320 9 місяців тому +376

    I would strongly argue that MUTO is probably one of the best designs in the series and I'm surprised it doesn't get more love. They really understood the assignment of making something that feels new and old at the same time.
    For instance, MUTO has the now cliche "Cloverfield legs" that all JJ Abrams movies have and is basically a staple of modern movie monsters... BUT it also has very large and simple geometric shapes that are also akin to Space Gyaos from the Gamera movie series and then the eyes look like Gigan's eyes. To top it off, the proportions and designs of MUTO legs and Torso are... the same as those of a man in a suit walking on short stilts.
    It's just brilliant that they made it feel new, old, and like a man in a suit but not too much like a man in a suit. It just works on every level.

  • @skyefox
    @skyefox Рік тому +278

    The HALO drop is still one of the best scenes in any monster movie ever. The sound design is so incredible.

    • @ectoerror8527
      @ectoerror8527 Рік тому +4

      ONGGGG

    • @ManSeekingMeaning
      @ManSeekingMeaning Рік тому +7

      An almost haunting moment. So well done.

    • @marialourainebanosia26
      @marialourainebanosia26 6 місяців тому +1

      That scene gave me goosebumps even to this day

    • @FrazerEddy
      @FrazerEddy 6 місяців тому +1

      Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Run are both absolute geniuses! They also did Transformers, as well as Kung Fu Panda and Monsters vs Aliens.
      And Ethan Van der Ryn also did work on Lord of the Rings, so that's saying something.

  • @da_plug13
    @da_plug13 Рік тому +2432

    Despite its flaws, i think the cinematography of the 2014 godzilla movie is great. The HALO jump scene still gives me chills

    • @kira-dk2mx
      @kira-dk2mx 11 місяців тому +75

      It was a very well done scene.

    • @firemaker1258
      @firemaker1258 11 місяців тому +119

      The cinematography of the MonsterVerse in general is great. Every film has excellent cinematography. They pulled off the scale of everything perfectly.

    • @thejaded
      @thejaded 10 місяців тому +58

      I love the pure claustraphobia and dread the whole scene feels. A dark palette, only lit up with red flares and seeing that from first person was pretty innovative. The Monsterverse has always done scale greatly.

    • @ZetroFox9274
      @ZetroFox9274 10 місяців тому +27

      Yeah. Say what you will about the monsterverse, but the only really bad thing in these movies is the writing and acting for the humans.

    • @darkshat3077
      @darkshat3077 10 місяців тому +11

      @@firemaker1258definitely not gvk. 2014 and Skull island did this best

  • @Naz-xk6hq
    @Naz-xk6hq Рік тому +2406

    Godzilla minus one proved to me that you can make a great Godzilla movie with human stories as being the main focus of it. I genuinely gave a shit about the main character and his redemption arc while battling his guilt over his cowardice.

    • @SparrowIZ
      @SparrowIZ Рік тому +5

      thats your mom..

    • @yourtimetraveleralara
      @yourtimetraveleralara Рік тому +8

      Yeah.

    • @KaoticKwan
      @KaoticKwan Рік тому +273

      It was such a great and emotional story. And it really did a great job showing that the imperialism of japan wasn’t just hard on the allies but even on its own soldiers and people. Bro was feeling depressed and bad PTSD because he didn’t kill himself for a leader that didn’t even care about him. That’s fucked up

    • @JayGatz4
      @JayGatz4 Рік тому +10

      I wish I could've had the experience you did. I'm a big fan of the human element in Shin Godzilla, felt like I was on the edge of my seat the whole movie- while with Minus Zero, I struggle to even remember what happened outside of 'Godzilla appears'. I know for a fact both my roommate and I fell asleep during the slow bits... in the theatre! I dunno, something about Minus Zero just does not scratch the same itch for me as Shin did. @@KaoticKwan

    • @androyus
      @androyus Рік тому +126

      ​@@JayGatz4 I don't know what movie you watched but "Godzilla Minus Zero" doesn't exist. We're talking about *Godzilla Minus One* here 😏

  • @kira-dk2mx
    @kira-dk2mx 11 місяців тому +113

    I'm so happy that the Monsterverse took off. The fact that they went about building up the universe organically instead of shoe horning in a sneak peek in the middle of the movie (looking at you The Mummy, you know what you did).

    • @FrazerEddy
      @FrazerEddy 6 місяців тому

      Yeah, The Mummy 2017 was pretty forced.

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 Рік тому +1790

    I think the Monsterverse managed to avoid the same fate as every other cinematic universe by simply.. taking its time. Rather than rushing as many films out in as quick a timeframe as possible, pretty much every installment so far has had a gap of 2-3 years between them.

    • @Samsonfs
      @Samsonfs Рік тому +47

      But most of them aren't good 😂

    • @hplovecraftcat
      @hplovecraftcat Рік тому +30

      Unfortunately only 2 of them are good.

    • @purplehaze2358
      @purplehaze2358 Рік тому +334

      @@Samsonfs Okay? I'd say the standard of quality is still higher than a lot of the other CUs.

    • @Samsonfs
      @Samsonfs Рік тому +22

      @@purplehaze2358 the point is they didn't avoid the same fate lol, they are all over the place and rarely watchable, sure they didn't completely flop but people saw them because it's Godzilla 💀

    • @purplehaze2358
      @purplehaze2358 Рік тому +292

      @@Samsonfs Nah. I'd take the Monsterverse over phases 4 and 5 of the MCU, the DCCU, about 90% of Disney Star Wars, and the Dark Universe any day.

  • @Malysitos
    @Malysitos Рік тому +1278

    I don’t know if a lot of people talk about this, but I appreciate the work you do in drawing and sometimes even animating the backgrounds for each review. Godzilla even blinks here

    • @ROUGEBLOCK
      @ROUGEBLOCK Рік тому +3

      I'm guessing you have the criterion collection of the showa era of Godzilla? There's a goldmine for a good series in that!

    • @zippy2058
      @zippy2058 Рік тому +20

      It’s the smallest details that really make something feel alive.

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  • @tootiredforyou_6399
    @tootiredforyou_6399 Рік тому +1699

    the sound design for mutos in 2014 Godzilla is honestly bone-chilling. those clicking noises and the total alien creaking/groaning of a creature the size of a small mountain is top notch stuff. if the visuals had been better overall when it came to the nighttime scenes and the main character had better motivations...it would be such a legendary movie.

    • @tjarkschweizer
      @tjarkschweizer Рік тому +92

      But... it *is* a _legendary_ movie.
      XD

    • @joshuakimmich9536
      @joshuakimmich9536 Рік тому +33

      I really loved the human perspective in this movie, especially when they paraglide to the middle of the fight in the end. It had a sense of dread to it. But, like single cut scenes these are often difficult to shoot so it make sense when there are few of them

    • @undercookedtoast1479
      @undercookedtoast1479 11 місяців тому +5

      Honestly all of monsterverse’s sound design and music is top tier.

    • @MandelbrotMetalhead
      @MandelbrotMetalhead 11 місяців тому +6

      I still get chills from the MUTOs every time I watch it

    • @louismarlow53
      @louismarlow53 11 місяців тому +8

      Tell me about it. Going to see that film when I was 12 is a major core memory for me. Bonechilling is the word. But to be honest all those merits are pretty much lost in the other films…
      Ironically, I’m still more invested in whatever became of Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s character) than any of the other human characters.

  • @Shockwave_987
    @Shockwave_987 10 місяців тому +400

    "This is actually the M.U.T.O. movie, guest-starring Godzilla"
    You could never have described this movie more accurately.

    • @JurassicKM
      @JurassicKM 6 місяців тому +12

      That's how most Godzilla movies are, though. If he's the only creature in the film, it's more about the people. If he's fighting another monster, it's mostly about the other monster until Godzilla has to come in and smack 'em around.

    • @FrazerEddy
      @FrazerEddy 6 місяців тому +5

      @@JurassicKMThing is though, most of the people are pretty boring in this film in my opinion. I mean, Bryan Cranston delivers an incredibly amazing performance in this film, but he literally gets killed off at the end of the first act.

    • @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479
      @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479 3 місяці тому

      That's ALL Godzilla films, even the good Japanese ones have boring af characters. ​@@FrazerEddy

  • @jurassicattack01
    @jurassicattack01 Рік тому +641

    I think it's wild to think that this movie (and in a way Pacific Rim) brought us into a new renaissance of Godzilla movies. There's no better time to be a Godzilla fan with all the projects we're getting

    • @Venom3254
      @Venom3254 Рік тому +31

      We just need a fighting game like before

    • @MinecraftWorld1954
      @MinecraftWorld1954 Рік тому +1

      @@Venom3254Gigabash.
      Though, yeah. Hell, even if it’s a remake of the Pipeworks Trilogy, I’d be fine

    • @Venom3254
      @Venom3254 Рік тому +3

      @@MinecraftWorld1954 I've seen gameplay and it's not the same and Godzilla is a dlc

  • @sortaspicey9278
    @sortaspicey9278 Рік тому +633

    I love how grounded this movie is you feel like you're actually a person who's just been caught between these two forces

    • @theankotze1292
      @theankotze1292 Рік тому +47

      Same. It feels like you’re in a calamity, not watching it from afar.

    • @Eodasa05
      @Eodasa05 Рік тому +9

      I miss that too.

    • @isaacdeanda3364
      @isaacdeanda3364 Рік тому +10

      I really like how it felt like a real reaction to how our world would react to giant animals we can kill. The very sudden jump to space ships and hyper personified monsters who have wars and also have slaves is such a far cry

    • @AJACHACK
      @AJACHACK Рік тому +4

      Yea, I miss this feel in the newer monster-verse films. Godzilla really felt like this imposing wild animal acting on instinct. It’s just weird in the newer ones where he feels like this action hero character with a moral compass

  • @HopefulHominin
    @HopefulHominin Рік тому +323

    Godzilla’s airport reveal is still a magnificent scene, gave me absolute chills when I first saw it in theaters.

  • @Dr-Zoid-Berserk
    @Dr-Zoid-Berserk 10 місяців тому +29

    4:05 made me cough from laughter.
    Toph doing the “you can’t see me” sign while Cody said can’t see sh*t.

  • @NathanS__
    @NathanS__ Рік тому +1150

    Cranston dying unexpectedly had to have been inspired by the Game of Thrones zeitgeist. Nothing more innovative than killing your main character.

    • @dbagette
      @dbagette Рік тому +17

      Kinda hoping they bring him back if Monarch gets another season

    • @thejaded
      @thejaded 10 місяців тому +49

      Dawgg.. Imagine they didn't kill him and his son died instead. I need more Bryan Cranston! 😂

    • @squidlump
      @squidlump 9 місяців тому +3

      I mean as someone who couldn’t stand Cranston’s character I just saw it as a win.

    • @jasonavery8247
      @jasonavery8247 9 місяців тому +10

      Worse than that, Edward's just didn't want Bryan to be standing around reacting in the second half so he just killed him off instead.

    • @jacob4920
      @jacob4920 6 місяців тому +2

      lol... Cranston got "Ned Stark"ed by the MUTO...

  • @ianm1462
    @ianm1462 Рік тому +225

    HALO jump scene in Godzilla 2014 is a top 10 goosebumps movie moment. The haunting choir, striking visuals, sense of dread - parachuting into hell never looked so cool!

    • @simmoisbest1
      @simmoisbest1 11 місяців тому

      It looked cool but that was really it, not sure what they expected to do once they got on the ground except cower.... Because Godzilla is right there...

    • @firemaker1258
      @firemaker1258 11 місяців тому +14

      @@simmoisbest1They were going to try and defuse the nuclear bomb in the city.

    • @kimochiwarui5324
      @kimochiwarui5324 10 місяців тому

      🔥🔥🔥

  • @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
    @Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r Рік тому +215

    Even though Godzilla 2014 wasn't perfect, the way the movie was shot is still amazing to this day. The absolute awe of seeing Godzilla from those viewpoints really makes you feel like a pawn in his game and I love it. I just wish the film was just as good as the visuals and style presented here

    • @hosvet_animation
      @hosvet_animation Рік тому +4

      There are great moments and shots in the movie (the flaming train in the night is one of my favorites) but it's a good academic example of good moments bad movie.

  • @dominicanemperor28
    @dominicanemperor28 5 місяців тому +15

    The best thing about the Monsterverse: Is that it’s like the fast food of the verses. Sure it may not be the fanciest thing, but you can still enjoy it

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 Рік тому +389

    I got to see this movie in theaters early, for free, and if I recall correctly, in IMAX 3D because I won a radio competition where we had to submit our own Godzilla roars. To this day, this film still has a place in my cold, dead heart because of that experience.

    • @SparrowIZ
      @SparrowIZ Рік тому +1

      Não, não, não, não... ela nos largou e foi buscar o bebê, quando voltou queimou o frango, ai um cara chegou perguntando pelo bebê, ele disse que era Mario o pai do bebê, quando ele foi embora ela voltou e o bebê não estava aqui, ela foi buscar o bebê, a mãe dela chegou procurando por ela e pelo bebê, a Ivete disse que iria morar com Mario, quem é Mário? Ai quando ela voltou começou a trançar o cabelo da Tônia, Drew é quem viu o jogo, aí então vocês voltaram pra casa, e agora ela está tentando fingir que ocorreu tudo bem, MAS NÃO CORREU...

    • @Tmt933
      @Tmt933 Рік тому +1

      Cool

    • @the_realconspiracydino
      @the_realconspiracydino Рік тому +8

      @@SparrowIZWhat the-

    • @LordofSadFac
      @LordofSadFac Рік тому

      ​@@the_realconspiracydinoits a bot, just report it

    • @supersourg2922
      @supersourg2922 Рік тому +16

      @@SparrowIZDawg this is NOT the plot of Mario Wonder

  • @lxxy2612
    @lxxy2612 Рік тому +212

    “Let them fight” is the monster verse key to success

  • @danieldickerson4838
    @danieldickerson4838 Рік тому +276

    It’s crazy and awesome to me as a longtime Godzilla fan how well the Monsterverse has done for itself, and how much it’s grown. It quite literally saved the franchise from going under the knife by Toho, and its success got them to start making their own movies again, as well as simply breathing new life into the series at large. Without the Monsterverse, we genuinely wouldn’t have gotten the likes of Shin, Minus One, the Tokusatsu short anniversary films, the anime films, Singular Point etc.
    Toho are publicly extremely happy with the MV, and are just as involved with it as Legendary are. It’s a joint project that has served both entities incredibly well, and it’s amazing to see it flourishing still after 10 years. Hell, we’ve gotten more content from the Monsterverse than we ever did from the DCEU. As 2023 showed, it’s a DAMN good time to be a Godzilla and Kaiju fanatic.

    • @Sgt.Dornan117
      @Sgt.Dornan117 Рік тому +32

      This is what the godzilla 1954 purists forget and end up using MV as a punching bag. Just as you said Toho is very involved in MV....

    • @leithaziz2716
      @leithaziz2716 Рік тому +20

      I guess it's neat to hear things are friendly between the japan side of Godzilla movies. It's not really a conundrum as to why Shin and Minus One are so regarded beyond just fans of the Kaiju genre, but that doesn't mean the Monsterverse didn't have its own appeal.
      They're not really deep, and despite the attempts the human drama usually falls flat (only made worse in contrast with Minus One), but they do a much better job of representing the spirit of Godzilla and what makes him cool than the mess that was Roland Emerich's interpretaton of the lizard. 2014 specifically does a good job with the anticipation and intimidation of Godzilla, and helped earn back the image of him that was lost for a while after the last american G film.

    • @dalekrenegade2596
      @dalekrenegade2596 Рік тому +13

      I think the MV's advantage is because it hasn't been shoving content after content in your face over a short period, it doesn't take itself too seriously, and most of the stuff released had heart and fun put into them at varying degrees.
      Here's my ranking for the Monsterverse visual content released so far.
      1) King of the Monsters.
      2) Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
      3)Kong: Skull Island.
      4)Godzilla vs Kong.
      5) Skull Island Netflix show.
      6) Godzilla 2014.

    • @jeremycards
      @jeremycards Рік тому +2

      Totally true, this movie had its flaws but it gave us SO much more afterwards, we have a lot to be thankful for.

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 Рік тому

      ​@@leithaziz2716 well said

  • @Gattsu_the_struggler
    @Gattsu_the_struggler 9 місяців тому +22

    I absolutely adore 2014. The amount of nostalgia I have for it is insane. The way the film builds up and introduces Godzilla is awesome. The scale makes Godzilla massive and the audience feel like ants

    • @SerialDesignationN-0X00
      @SerialDesignationN-0X00 9 місяців тому

      Partly because the POV was from the humans on the ground which allowed Godzilla to be shown as a towering giant radioactive destroyer and the build up to Godzilla's reveal at the airport was perfect

  • @maltesers1239
    @maltesers1239 Рік тому +241

    I cannot express how much I just love...him...standing there...blinking every now and then.
    I'd kill for him.

    • @L3X1N
      @L3X1N Рік тому +14

      He would kill for you, too.
      ...Just don't get too close.

  • @theankotze1292
    @theankotze1292 Рік тому +268

    I legitimately loved this movie. Yes it doesn't have much fighting. But the atmosphere of the movie was GREAT! It was mysterious and suspenseful and I really enjoyed it

    • @vandelayofficial492
      @vandelayofficial492 Рік тому +3

      I know right?

    • @gratuitouslurking8610
      @gratuitouslurking8610 Рік тому +2

      It's great for what it is, having watched it myself a bit ago without any trailer hype, but I can understand the deflation if you're used to like mid-gen Godzilla content or Pacific Rim going into it and expecting to see a kaiju brawl. And it's such an anomaly in comparison, the only one that seems close to it's mood is Kong Skull Island. I'm glad that the teams decided to go more focused on the kaiju, even if the story reaches even more ludicrous levels.

  • @乂
    @乂 Рік тому +1515

    Just when I thought Godzilla couldn't get any cooler, this review makes me want to rewatch the entire Monsterverse series with fresh eyes

  • @goORIOLES236
    @goORIOLES236 9 місяців тому +3

    This movie came out around one of the biggest checkpoints of my life so far, so no matter how “just good enough” it may be, I will love it unconditionally.

  • @nicodemusedwards6931
    @nicodemusedwards6931 Рік тому +135

    Somewhere between 2014 and King of the Monsters, Legendary realized something.
    “This is a movie about a giant radioactive dinosaur fighting dragons and moths. We’re allowed to be stupid so long as we say it with a straight face.”

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga Рік тому +879

    The start of a Cinematic Universe that actually managed to pass its first film, quite impressive if I do say so myself.😁👌

    • @SparrowIZ
      @SparrowIZ Рік тому +4

      thats your mom..

    • @Tmt933
      @Tmt933 Рік тому +1

      Yup

    • @JayGatz4
      @JayGatz4 Рік тому +18

      It's fairly fun to watch! Though I'll always like the second one more, that's just wall-to-wall monstery fun~

    • @HuffinStufff
      @HuffinStufff Рік тому +1

      Well it was so bad that ain’t saying much.

    • @nathanial8587
      @nathanial8587 Рік тому +1

      yep, and it's still decent-good!

  • @sliceofham3737
    @sliceofham3737 Рік тому +225

    I must admit that my love for this movie is maybe 80% because I loved the MUTOS. They were such a unique and unheard of design for 12 year old me at the time. Bizarre and out there monster designs are what got me into spec evo, and the MUTO lifecycle compounds that further. They were unique in that they were great villains for Godzilla to kill without remorse, and still felt like animals, because they were parasites. Monsterverse has managed to make their villain monsters still seem so weirdly natural in the craziness because they exploit that real but still bad category. Ghidorah and the skull crawlers in Kong are invasive species, which makes their defeat less sad, while still making them feel strangely grounded in premise.

    • @gr33nsk1n
      @gr33nsk1n Рік тому

      The monsterverse feels anything but natural.

    • @sliceofham3737
      @sliceofham3737 Рік тому +2

      @@gr33nsk1n It’s much much more grounded than Showa Godzilla at least.

    • @antisora13
      @antisora13 Рік тому

      Cloverfield ripoffs

    • @gr33nsk1n
      @gr33nsk1n Рік тому

      @@sliceofham3737 Still not a fan of the new stuff. I liked Shin Godzilla and Minus One though

  • @cocofashosho
    @cocofashosho Рік тому +83

    The “Jesus Christ” at 12:30 absolutely killed me 💀😂

  • @nightbreed9305
    @nightbreed9305 Рік тому +125

    I know people hate this movie for understandable reasons, but it might be my favorite movie in the monsterverse. The way the movie makes Godzilla feel terrifying and ominous still works for me. Godzilla feels so massive and intimidating, more so than the films afterwards.

    • @northropi2027
      @northropi2027 Рік тому

      Yeah, I'd rate this one as my personal favorite. I think Skull Island was the overall best, most recommendable movie from the MV though because this one *is* slow. Iunno how much PointlessHub is gonna say on that because I'm doing the thing where I read a few comments first but I stand by that.

    • @klanny22
      @klanny22 Рік тому +7

      Yeah same here - maybe I’m just not a monster verse fan, but this movie felt the most believable to me. It had the best soundtrack, best visuals, and to me the best action as well.
      It wasn’t some OTT fight scene which took me out the action, or some questionable physics or CGI. It just felt like a v good action movie. The kong film was also pretty damn good but the rest of the Godzilla films, just don’t live up to the original to me.

  • @usegamey
    @usegamey Рік тому +1430

    I love how the Monsterverse has mirrored the progression of the original Godzilla series!

    • @WhatDillionYT
      @WhatDillionYT Рік тому +53

      Who tf is this

    • @navii2e
      @navii2e Рік тому +9

      Bruh😂😂😂

    • @yxrackman2397
      @yxrackman2397 Рік тому +25

      😭😭😭😭 random ass mf bots

    • @ConquestadorExplore
      @ConquestadorExplore Рік тому +11

      Damn some random ass channel with mln subs and nobody watching it

    • @bubbachomp4674
      @bubbachomp4674 Рік тому +6

      I can kind of see this but in a slightly different order from the original series. 2014 was similar to the original film by bringing a sense of ominous fear. Skull Island and King of the Monsters match the serious but fun energy of the Heisei era. And GvK went more the goofy Showa route. I suspect GxK will follow Millennium era given the pink dorsal scales and over the top monster fighting teased in the trailer. 😂

  • @TheSkaOreo
    @TheSkaOreo Рік тому +206

    The thing about Godzilla ‘14 is that it’s less a Kaiju film and more a horror film. What the movie captures really well is that the scope of these monsters are so incomprehensible to the human eye.
    It’s literally watching Gods war with each other. So in terms of atmosphere and scope, Godzilla ‘14 is the bees knees

  • @Just_Some_Ice
    @Just_Some_Ice Рік тому +8

    You passed through my recomendeds today and now I've done gone and watched damn near everything you've uploaded. I gotta say, great job man! The way you present your stuff and the dumb fun wit you use has put a grin on my face. Hope you continue to find joy in making these and I wish you all the best!

  • @nick_4972
    @nick_4972 Рік тому +169

    Seeing a Godzilla movie in theaters is always an amazing experience. Seeing this in theaters for the first time was insane.

  • @islaydragons1563
    @islaydragons1563 Рік тому +338

    As a fellow Monsterverse enjoyer, you gotta cover the next few movies and chart how crazy this series gets over time

    • @xenn4985
      @xenn4985 Рік тому

      Step one: expose a government coverup
      Step nine: kill god

    • @castleguard_of_xbox360
      @castleguard_of_xbox360 Рік тому

      He's just gotta. This is gonna be like the Transformers series all over again. I'm here for it.

  • @gwit4051
    @gwit4051 Рік тому +151

    I find it so strange how legendary made the mutos, a fully original kaiju, made them the main focus of 2014, and then barely ever mentioned them again. Even the monarch show, which is supposed to be a follow-up to the events of 2014, never mentions them by name once, only showing them in recycled 2014 footage alongside godzilla. Like, one of them rampaged across the western united states, but everyone only talks about godzilla? It felt like they were ashamed of the mutos, which sucks because I genuinely think they're one of the coolest kaiju designs ever made. I hope they eventually come back in some other media; I feel like they could become a household name.

    • @BlaaankOwl
      @BlaaankOwl Рік тому +41

      Yeah, even their direct relationship to Godzilla gets glossed over in the later movies and shows. _Godzilla 2014_ makes it very clear that the MUTOs were parasites who used Godzilla’s species as hosts, and that this is the core reason why they and Godzilla have it in for each other. But come _King of the Monsters_ in 2019, and there’s a MUTO bowing down to Godzilla with all the other Titans that show up after he does the Alpha Titan call, as if there’s nothing special about it. Godzilla and a MUTO were supposed to have a biological imperative to try and kill one another, and yet it’s *Kong* that Godzilla has an ancient ancestral rivalry with?
      Also, another point as to how Monarch: Legacy of Monsters in particular neglects the MUTOs: early on in the show, Shaw says that every Titan he’s ever seen is unique, a sui generis entity. This is despite the fact that the show is set after the events of _Godzilla 2014,_ where the whole world got a pretty good look at the MUTOs, two distinct Titans that belonged to the exact same species (albeit of different sexes). I mean, we literally get to see him watching news coverage of the MUTO attack in Hawaii in a flashback, and the Battle of San Francisco (“G-Day”) is repeatedly referenced by half the characters in the show.

  • @GentM2015
    @GentM2015 11 місяців тому +6

    This movie is quite amazing. The directing is great, Gareth Edwards knows how to film action from a human's perspective. The visuals have aged perfectly. The human characters are fine enough, it's easy to care when thousands of people are dying and millions more could potentially die.

  • @MIDNITE69
    @MIDNITE69 Рік тому +301

    One of my favorite things about Godzilla 2014 is the lack of a background soundtrack in many scenes. It added soo much more immersion to my experience. The airport Godzilla reveal, the Muto casually chatting it up with each other while skyscrapers collapse around them to the amazing Muto scene with the soldiers on the train tracks. All that stuff in IMAX completely knocked my socks off!

    • @thebighurt2495
      @thebighurt2495 3 місяці тому +1

      The Novelization added some good stuff, too.
      Examples include the leader of the "Drag the Bomb down to the docks" team being awestruck by Godzilla and realizing they were seeing a real life Dragon in action and that anything they did paled before it and how he doubted they actually had a chance of killing either him or the MUTOs. He didn't voice any of those doubts in front of his men.
      Also, in the book, the train they used to move the bombs was actually a steam train they pulled out of a museum (to get around the EMP problem).

  • @jaysonstyles2808
    @jaysonstyles2808 Рік тому +29

    My dude, that cut from the GZ roar at Honolulu airport to a TV news report about the devastation of Honolulu is one of the ballsiest edits I've ever seen in a creature feature. The confidence of Edwards to pull that moment away from his audience. 'Not yet... not yet...'

  • @MrStath1986
    @MrStath1986 Рік тому +156

    Completely agree on the trailers; I love that they managed to pull off hiding the fact that other monsters would be involved *at all*. It really helped layer in some mystery about exactly what kind of role Godzilla would be playing in the film, given the hugely diverse approach across movies.

  • @DR.slzzzp
    @DR.slzzzp 5 місяців тому +5

    zilla 14 is such a banger, that airport scene still rocks my bones to this day when he finally appears. i love the serious grounded tone and viewpoint, i really wish they wouldve stayed w this style. i love the MV but its become everything it swore not to be.

  • @bastisantiago9789
    @bastisantiago9789 Рік тому +48

    I like how the Monsterverse has been out here just, respectfully chugging along lol. they come out every few years, they're always a fun watch at the movies, they don't take themselves too seriously anymore.

    • @alexgomez6723
      @alexgomez6723 Рік тому

      I didn’t find Kong vs Godzilla fun tbh, the opposite really. Like the cinematic equivalent of stepping on dog doo doo and getting in between the right spices to clean out the kibble leftovers.

  • @Idontknowwhattoputhere-m9d
    @Idontknowwhattoputhere-m9d Рік тому +144

    I love that you mentioned the whole, two distinct godzilla franchises going into two different directions
    Because i think that is one of the strongest points. It gives people multiple ways to enjoy the franchise and I hope it sticks around like this
    On one side you have carnage and just, imo fun spectacle fights
    On the other you have gripping emotion and a movie that shows the true terror of Godzilla
    Bother work
    And both are great

    • @Still.the.best.2021
      @Still.the.best.2021 Рік тому +1

      Why in wfc movies dosen't have emotional or dramatic? Have you seen KOTM? There's this, Hensei also has this, Kong from 2006 also, they just pay so much attention to the monsters that they end up leaving it aside and it seems that it's only now that they discovered this in minus one, even though it already existed

    • @____Carnage____
      @____Carnage____ Рік тому +19

      @@Still.the.best.2021 Godzilla had a stroke trying to read your comment

    • @JeditheScribe
      @JeditheScribe Рік тому

      Well, I would argue that the current Toho films are not apart of a single franchise as Cody had put it in his video. They’re just stand alone movies and projects that just happen to feature the same character, but wildly different takes on it. The Reiwa era (that’s what the fans usually refer to it as) is the least connected series or era of the “Godzilla” series in Japan 🇯🇵. They’re really just a test bed where Toho allows filmmakers from the outside to experiment with the character, and try different things with him. Sometimes these experiments work, sometimes they don’t. I won’t tell you which I thought worked and which ones didn’t. But, they’re always trying to do something new and different with the character and his mythology than what has been done before in the previous “Godzilla” films. That’s what makes the Reiwa era different from the Showa era, the Heisei era, and even the Millennium era of Toho “Godzilla” films.

    • @Still.the.best.2021
      @Still.the.best.2021 Рік тому

      @@____Carnage____ (⁠눈⁠‸⁠눈⁠)

    • @finn42337
      @finn42337 Рік тому +2

      "two distinct franchises" Son, Toho has put out 5 Godzilla movies since the US 2014 movie. You have barely scrapped the surface. They are all literally different a cater to all sorts of people. It's literally been this way since the first Godzilla vs Kong.

  • @JusticeMildenberg
    @JusticeMildenberg Рік тому +50

    "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" referenced in the first 30 seconds. You know it's gonna be a good video.

  • @liamphibia
    @liamphibia Рік тому +6

    I always love how you put yourself in different but crazy locations, Cody. You went from being in a room like you were stuck in your parents basement to traveling across globe. That's neat.
    Anyway, let's bring on the batsh!t insanity of the MonsterVerse.

  • @ddostella1
    @ddostella1 Рік тому +93

    1998 Godzilla was the first and only movie I got to see with my father. It holds a very special place in my heart and also made me a Godzilla fan for life.

  • @Otokogoroshi
    @Otokogoroshi Рік тому +43

    2014 Godzilla was the last movie I saw in theaters with my father and I'm a huge kaiju fan so it holds a super special place in my heart and always will. Flaws and all.

  • @PyroBun_2844
    @PyroBun_2844 Рік тому +70

    4:58 is the most batshit insane Godzilla clip I have ever seen.
    I love it so much.

    • @emperor5919
      @emperor5919 Рік тому +10

      Final Wars is a gift

    • @Moakmeister
      @Moakmeister Рік тому +9

      The special effects crew was instructed to make Zilla look as absolutely fake and terrible as possible with the CGI

    • @leithaziz2716
      @leithaziz2716 Рік тому +7

      You know how the Godzilla fandom now represents two different spectrums of either something on the tone of Shin and Minus One, and the other is "balls to the wall Kaiju fight insanity"?
      Final Wars is the most extreme interpretation of the latter spectrum. And Godzilla is so OP in that movie. Shoutouts for having the best Gigan design as well.

    • @walrusArmageddon
      @walrusArmageddon Рік тому +4

      When I was little in 2007, I used to watch this clip over and over 😂

  • @GalvatronRodimus
    @GalvatronRodimus Рік тому +54

    I think I like G14 a lot more than most people. I totally get why it's not the most beloved, though I still personally think it's the best *directed* Godzilla movie, or at least one of the best. Edwards' style works perfectly for the tone they were going for.

  • @luckysevenow1872
    @luckysevenow1872 Рік тому +146

    I hope you cover Shin Godzilla at some point. That movie was really good, and contrary to what you might expect from a Godzilla movie, was actually made so much more interesting with its focus on the human side of things, and how humanity responded to Godzilla's emergence. I was admittedly a teensy bit bored on my first watching, as I kind of felt like there wasn't enough Godzilla in a Godzilla movie, but having learned more about it, it's actually pretty damn good for what it's trying to do.
    As I understand it, it was sorta meant to be commentary on the response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, and how ineffectual the Japanese government was in responding to something that otherwise should have been fairly straightforward. Godzilla spends most of the movie just passively plodding along through the city while the government is mired in red tape and is slow to respond, and only really starts to fight back seriously towards the end of the movie, when the military starts sending squadrons of attack helicopters and bombers with JDAMs after him.
    Even until the very end, it's not really clear what Godzilla is even trying to do, and it paints this picture of a government really struggling to even respond to this giant lumbering _animal_ that's wandered into a city, and doesn't seem to have any real goals or ill-intent until he's been attacked multiple times. He's just a giant lizard boi, and wanted to see what the little monkey peeps are doing, so he comes out of the water, and immediately gets attacked by the humans (understandable though, considering how dangerous he actually is). It's like if a black bear was the size of a mountain, and wandered into a city looking for a mountain sized garbage can to tear open.

    • @BeyondDaX
      @BeyondDaX Рік тому +3

      @@zogwort1522 It was literally using evangelion as a crutch. It was ok but they only really redeem themselves to an extent with Minus one.

  • @nickcrispino1873
    @nickcrispino1873 Рік тому +99

    Nostalgia is a big reason why I love G-2014. I too went absolutly batshit when it was confrimed it was happening. I recognize the many flaws this movie has but frankly I don't really care cause when I watch it, it brings me back to when I saw it opening night and how good it felt seeing a Godzilla movie after years of no new movies.

    • @SparrowIZ
      @SparrowIZ Рік тому +1

      Não, não, não, não... ela nos largou e foi buscar o bebê, quando voltou queimou o frango, ai um cara chegou perguntando pelo bebê, ele disse que era Mario o pai do bebê, quando ele foi embora ela voltou e o bebê não estava aqui, ela foi buscar o bebê, a mãe dela chegou procurando por ela e pelo bebê, a Ivete disse que iria morar com Mario, quem é Mário? Ai quando ela voltou começou a trançar o cabelo da Tônia, Drew é quem viu o jogo, aí então vocês voltaram pra casa, e agora ela está tentando fingir que ocorreu tudo bem, MAS NÃO CORREU...

    • @walrusArmageddon
      @walrusArmageddon Рік тому +2

      That airport scene tho, holy moly 👌

  • @joa1035
    @joa1035 Рік тому +44

    Despite all of its flaws Godzilla 2014 still has a special place in my heart, being my first Godzilla movie after already being somewhat of a fan of the big guy made me really excited about it and although it could be much much better the things it did do right were fenomenal, the sense of scale, the designs of Godzilla and especially the MUTOs and the final fights (as short as it was) were all incredible to me. My favorite part of the movie is how they made the kaiju actually feel like real animals, Godzilla wasn't the good guy and the MUTOs the bad guys, it was just a bunch of animals doing their thing while being absurdly massive, which is why this is still my favorite monsterverse movie to this day.
    That being said I've enjoyed the other movies quite a lot and am very excited to see where the franchise goes with all the wacky stuff they're doing, I'm always excited for more Godzilla.

  • @thetowerofbabble6307
    @thetowerofbabble6307 3 місяці тому +40

    3:15 me as well.

  • @ftdaj
    @ftdaj Рік тому +43

    Man, I appreciate how you give love to Pacific Rim. It's quite honestly my favorite movie. Like ever. Shame they never made a sequel.

  • @theashman7836
    @theashman7836 Рік тому +33

    This movie was my first intro to Godzilla, personally it’s probably one of if not my favourite movies of all time and it’ll hold a special place in my heart.

  • @sealthrux
    @sealthrux Рік тому +196

    I recently rewatched godzilla 2014 and I loved it. It actually made godzilla scary and HUGE. In the japanese movies Godzilla tends to look small, except Shin and minus one, and even in the later monsterverse movies godzilla starts looking smaller when compared to the world cuz of the angles. In this movie when he stomps, HE STOMPS. The shots from the human perspective really make it awesome for me

    • @franzoloranzo7302
      @franzoloranzo7302 8 місяців тому +7

      My main problem with the later monsterverse movies is that the hollow earth is just so incredibly big that the monsters feel small now. Like, look at scar king‘s introduction, might as well be planet of the apes

  • @EtherealDoomed
    @EtherealDoomed 5 місяців тому +2

    The Godzilla roar in that movie sent chills down my spine. Absolute phenomenal sound design.

  • @Nightlizard1564
    @Nightlizard1564 Рік тому +208

    2014 to me really is a solid 7/10 film. It has its issues mainly with the lack of screentime for Godzilla and barely getting to see him or the fighting due to the lighting but overall it was really a solid movie. Kinda crazy how we go from this to what GxK is imao

    • @SparrowIZ
      @SparrowIZ Рік тому +2

      thats your mom..

    • @Samsonfs
      @Samsonfs Рік тому +11

      Godzilla x Kong looks so fucking bad lmao

    • @kade-qt1zu
      @kade-qt1zu Рік тому +18

      2014 was a good introduction and an alright movie, but I personally like aspects of KOTM better, like the tone and the ost.

    • @destroyerzilla7634
      @destroyerzilla7634 Рік тому +31

      @@Samsonfs Godzilla x Kong looks so fucking awesome

    • @Samsonfs
      @Samsonfs Рік тому +2

      @@destroyerzilla7634 Godzilla fan account- worthless opinion because you love slop

  • @fr0ck360
    @fr0ck360 Рік тому +49

    Out of all cinematic universes, Monsterverse is that niche cinematic universe somehow manage to pull itself through where MCU and DCEU (not really lol) reigned movie theaters until they either fell off (Ant Man 3) or died unceremonously (Aquaman 2)
    I'll still watch Monsterverse movies/shows despite the human characters problem. It also sucks being Anguirus fan when his skull has been shown in KOTM

    • @trisz72
      @trisz72 Рік тому +5

      Somehow, Anguirus has returned...

    • @Virjunior01
      @Virjunior01 Рік тому +6

      I liked Rodan and that's just about it. Oh, and Ghidorah's idiot head/multiple personalities were an awesome touch!

    • @pmpowalisz
      @pmpowalisz Рік тому

      It’s not the MCU or DCEU failing in the Movie theaters, it’s the entire movie theater model that is failing. This is because the causal audience (the actual drivers of box office successes), got a real taste of watching stuff at home during Covid 19, and two years later many decided they liked watching content at home more. Don’t believe me, look up how many movies actually made a profit in 2023 (it’s a very low number). Only highly anticipated movies (such as Deadpool 3 or Dune Part two) are likely to make a profit in the box office these days.

  • @TuShan18
    @TuShan18 Рік тому +14

    I love the Godzilla in your background just hanging around. I even love that he’s blinking.

  • @ipmk6313
    @ipmk6313 9 місяців тому +4

    I really grew to appreciate this movie. As a lifelong Godzilla fan, this is mostly what I had been wanting once I got older. Is it perfect? Nah but you said it best, it really, really tried. And that effort is palpable. This movie takes itself really seriously and asks us to as well. This movie (go with me) reminds me of Transformers 2007. There was a vibe to that movie. Its tone was the baseline set for the rest of the movies to devolve from, but there was this extra level of menace the decepticons had. They were supposed to be scary, intimidating. They were jokes starting in the next movie. Godzilla 2014 just has a certain vibe. It’s ominous, it’s bleak. The cinematography, and maybe effects to this day, are bar none the best in the entire franchise. And yes I mean all of them. There’s shots in this movie that are all time faves of mine. I love this movie

  • @caffreydavis218
    @caffreydavis218 Рік тому +87

    Let's not forget how the new hit Apple TV show "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" builds upon 2014 Godzilla alot more so than the prequel moves have.. surprisingly.

    • @NemoNoomin
      @NemoNoomin Рік тому +8

      you have successfully sold me on that show better than any of their ads

    • @chervynlapince5268
      @chervynlapince5268 Рік тому +1

      yeah it's really fun and intriguing to see the build of monarch and some mystery unfolded!! I really liked the 50's part and even the modern one is enjoyable (when the "kids" doesn't act like some which really felt put out of place too many time but still made it enjoyable!)

  • @brettthebest3978
    @brettthebest3978 Рік тому +23

    I’m not a fan of disaster movies but for some reason I can’t get enough of giant monster movies
    They all have a special place in my heart

  • @kooidude
    @kooidude Рік тому +37

    I have really fond memories of this movie because me and my friend watched it over COVID for my birthday when I couldn't have anyone else over. It may have some flaws, but it is a real fun movie anyway.

  • @MKIS_33
    @MKIS_33 Місяць тому +3

    not a hardcore godzilla or kaiju fan overall, like knowing all the lore and stuff. but the animated series that came from godzilla 1998 movie is still my favorite of all godzilla content, probably because of nostalgia because I watched it as a kid even before the movie lol. then I came to know about the classic ones waaay later, but I just could not get behind the wide waist bear-like design of godzilla, but minus one definitely became one of my most favorite movies ever, liked the design of godzilla too. really hoping there is a sequal.

  • @mr.goblin6039
    @mr.goblin6039 Рік тому +33

    I love the Monsterverse. It brought back Godzilla into mainstream and gave Kong a much needed change. So much cool stuff came out of it.

  • @mlgodzilla4206
    @mlgodzilla4206 Рік тому +70

    Honestly, I miss how gigantic feeling the monsters were in the early Monsterverse(14 and KSI). They were heavy and slow yet looked unstoppable and powerful. It set itself apart from other Godzilla and even other Toku franchises. Making them more agile and fast just made the monsterverse blend it and lose what made in unique
    Minus One did the human-Godzilla ratio very well. Good characters and a good Godzilla
    3:05 yooo S1 Thomas

    • @Still.the.best.2021
      @Still.the.best.2021 Рік тому +3

      Monarch legacy of monsters: miss me?

    • @dalekrenegade2596
      @dalekrenegade2596 Рік тому

      @@Still.the.best.2021
      I'm still shocked how well that show actually is. This along with a long with Minus One having human story that you can get behind. It's not as strong as Minus One's but it doesn't need to be. I'm mostly happy that the Monsterverse is getting more coherent world building.

  • @maxxjapan619
    @maxxjapan619 Рік тому +10

    I used to live in Fukuoka, the main setting of Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla.
    My apartment got destroyed. This made me so happy as a Godzilla fan.

  • @soulnvictus
    @soulnvictus 10 місяців тому +3

    Unpopular opinion, probably: this is my favorite of the Monsterverse films. Even more than Skull Island.
    I wish they kept the same tone for the next movies as they did here.

  • @Paul-t9x5d
    @Paul-t9x5d Рік тому +38

    Whenever I hear the words "Let Them fight." I get chills, the good kind.

    • @stillcantbesilencedevennow
      @stillcantbesilencedevennow Рік тому

      RIP Ken.

    • @dalekrenegade2596
      @dalekrenegade2596 Рік тому

      @@stillcantbesilencedevennow
      You had me there for a second. Apparently the actor actually had a "death hoax" around him.

    • @stillcantbesilencedevennow
      @stillcantbesilencedevennow Рік тому

      @@dalekrenegade2596 oh he's alive? That's nice. Could a sworn they said it was like with Norm, and he didn't say diddly to anyone. Hope he's retired though either way. Modern movies aren't conducive to sanity.

    • @Paul-t9x5d
      @Paul-t9x5d Рік тому

      @@stillcantbesilencedevennow Name one thing that is conductive to sanity.

    • @stillcantbesilencedevennow
      @stillcantbesilencedevennow Рік тому

      @@Paul-t9x5d conducive, not conductive.

  • @merphul
    @merphul Рік тому +45

    Can't wait to see your take on minus one.
    It's so great. And you actually give a damn about the humans. It's not just a "waiting until Godzilla shows up" experience.

  • @Banjo_Was_Taken
    @Banjo_Was_Taken Рік тому +80

    I rank Godzilla 2014 up with Superman Returns for a movie where the first teaser is better than the whole movie.
    I vividly remember sitting in a theater. Watching these soldiers look freaked as they drop through the clouds. Red smoke trailing behind them.
    The choir building as it's revealed the city they are dropping into looks like hell itself.
    Thinking "What is this?"
    And then you see him move through the smoke and let out a roar that shook the fucking theater.
    I will NEVER forget how that trailer made me feel.

    • @Still.the.best.2021
      @Still.the.best.2021 Рік тому +3

      I mean, some teasers were "fake", but the movie was better in some points

  • @newwwdle
    @newwwdle Рік тому +3

    Despite the obvious flaws in that original 2014 movie I can’t shake off my first viewing of it in theaters. It truly was one of the best moments of my life as an insanely huge Godzilla fan. To this day I wish the monsterverse was less sci fi given that sci fi has always been the downfall of Godzilla. Even just his roar in the movie was something barely used and every time it was it shook people to their core. Now it’s just everywhere and godzillas lost his mystery in that universe.

  • @MADMAN-eg3um
    @MADMAN-eg3um Рік тому +18

    The wait between each video is so worth for the amazing quality of work you put out, just amazing. Thank you

  • @BOS_C.O.
    @BOS_C.O. Рік тому +12

    A great time to be a Godzilla fan, peak cinema in -1, batshit shenanigans in the Monsterverse movies, grounded 2014 vibes in Monarch.
    The Deshaun Watson reference had me rolling

  • @amirwheeler2842
    @amirwheeler2842 Рік тому +22

    Fun fact: godzilla technically started the cinematic universe trend with the showa films. Godzilla(1954-1964), rodan(1956), Mothra(1961-1964) had been building up to ghidorah the 3 headed monster (1964).
    So godzilla started the idea of a cinematic universe or at least is one of the first to start it.

    • @trashboat5388
      @trashboat5388 Рік тому +1

      Also toei with their Kamen Rider and Super SENTAI crossovers and Vs movies

    • @amirwheeler2842
      @amirwheeler2842 Рік тому

      @@trashboat5388 I don't know that much about Kamen rider so I'm going to take you word for it.

    • @reddeadspartan
      @reddeadspartan Рік тому +5

      What about the Universal Monsters? Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman came out in 1943

    • @amirwheeler2842
      @amirwheeler2842 Рік тому +1

      @@reddeadspartan that's counts

  • @jacksonstone5130
    @jacksonstone5130 8 місяців тому +3

    As a fellow lover of the monsterverse (only difference is that I love all including 2014) I hope u make this a series and that Legendary never stops making it these movie

  • @HeroNotFound05
    @HeroNotFound05 Рік тому +102

    Honestly the human parts of Shin Godzilla are some of the best parts for me and that just speaks volumes to how good they were done

    • @Sifeus
      @Sifeus Рік тому +11

      I agree. We should move this discussion to the Appreciating Shin Godzilla Humans Conference Room.

  • @franklinkinmartin
    @franklinkinmartin Рік тому +10

    The fact that no matter what video Pointless is making, he will always manage to fit Mark Wahlburg’s “I’m an inventor” scene or shot in the video is something I greatly admire. Bravo, you got me. Take my subscription funny well articulated man

  • @alexkogan9755
    @alexkogan9755 Рік тому +24

    Despite its very annoyingly easy to fix flaws, I still appreciate Godzilla 2014 and what it brought to the table.

  • @crcoghill
    @crcoghill 10 місяців тому +2

    I personally like we took our time with the Monsters in this series and started with one about the humans knowing about these things being a thing. The trauma, the secrets, and the solutions they make and go through all felt good to watch along cause I wanted the humans to succeed alongside Godzilla. I feel I was one of the few fans who liked that aspect.
    Not to say it was better than the future films.

  • @staidenofanarchy
    @staidenofanarchy Рік тому +44

    This film holds a special place in my heart cause when I went to see it, there were three other people there and I ended up getting laid. Good times.

    • @SparrowIZ
      @SparrowIZ Рік тому +4

      thats your mom..

    • @staidenofanarchy
      @staidenofanarchy Рік тому +19

      @@SparrowIZ What wit! What creativity! You must surely be a professional comic!

    • @Theindianapatriot
      @Theindianapatriot Рік тому +4

      At the theater?

    • @Windwalker88
      @Windwalker88 Рік тому

      Imagine cumming just when the first roar happens

    • @Jack-sy8mr
      @Jack-sy8mr Рік тому +8

      So the movie and your theater experience ended with someone getting blasted in the throat?
      ...I’ll see myself out

  • @flyingknee9554
    @flyingknee9554 Рік тому +8

    Godzilla destroy all monsters was my introduction to Godzilla as a franchise as well! I'm a lifelong fan now, used to go to blockbuster with my grandpa to rent all the old Goji flicks, thanks for bringing back those memories!

  • @leonardofeitosa4103
    @leonardofeitosa4103 Рік тому +29

    This was the movie that introduced me to godzilla, I still really like it even as my taste in films has matured. Naturally, nostalgia plays a big role but I'd be lying if I said that was the only reason. Each of the monsterverse movies excel in one aspect to magnificent effect and for G 2014 it was clearly aesthetics. Gareth Edwards' way with grittyness and scale is hard to overstate, even though I have no issue with the Sci-fi and batshit action we're getting for the monsterverse a part of me still wishes we had gotten more instalments with this grounded more disaster movie esc approach. I mean, hell, could you imagine what King Ghidorah would have been like in Gareth's style of directing, the sheer presence he would have given that three headed abomination as it touched down with whole hurricane following it.

    • @dragb9284
      @dragb9284 Рік тому

      That would have been awesome. That movie still my favorite style of out all the monster verse movies it just that the story and characters sucked. So many missed opportunities and squandered talent but I digress the style was awesome. I really do miss being in that perspective but the others do at least has Godzilla in the movie more than 15 minutes and actually lets you see some fights. Plus I do like the premise of the titans and Godzilla being a literal force of nature/ old man tired of everyone’s shit. It lessons the nuclear message but it does feel nice to have this natural force that is humans just can’t fully comprehend or compete with usually.

  • @iLLWiLbar91
    @iLLWiLbar91 10 місяців тому +1

    I want the new movie to be the biggest, I’m just thankful for their consistency and making Godzilla and Kong badasses

  • @Vaaluin
    @Vaaluin Рік тому +11

    I'll say it, I really enjoyed Godzilla 2014 on release and I continue to today and it's entirely because of the cinematography. I love the way it's shot.

  • @toeray5864
    @toeray5864 Рік тому +78

    I absolutely love this movie. The atmosphere and the cinematography are incredible. The human subplot is whatever but if it was just two hours of Godzilla and the MUTOs fighting you wouldn't feel any stakes. Ford Brody isn't very exciting, I don't think they wanted him to distract from the monsters too much, but he is trying to save his wife and son which most everyone can relate to. I didn't mind them killing off Bryan Cranston 30 minutes in. It tells the audience nobody is "safe" in this movie. I much prefer the grounded feeling of this movie to the wackyness of the later films though I do enjoy them too.

    • @SWDude2710
      @SWDude2710 Рік тому +7

      It's 50/50 on what you like more tbh. I do enjoy the newer movies because they have more kaiju action and screen time for them, but I also do hold a soft spot for this movie too.

    • @aidangordon2713
      @aidangordon2713 Рік тому +8

      Honestly, I always liked Ford Brody. Maybe I'm just a normie, but it was interesting to see the Navy's response from a boots-on-the-ground POV. Make him and Mark Russell co-leads, damn it!

    • @tristanmabbitt9828
      @tristanmabbitt9828 11 місяців тому +2

      I mean, whatshisface is *supposedly* spending the majority of the the movie with the motivation of trying to get back to his family, but then he always takes makes the decision that would get him back home in the most roundabout way possible.

    • @SWDude2710
      @SWDude2710 11 місяців тому +1

      @@aidangordon2713 give him better scripts as well as to make him actually have emotion, not the expressionless bore we did get.
      Shame Cranston got killed as well, as his character should have stayed on.

    • @SnidgetAsphodel
      @SnidgetAsphodel 11 місяців тому +2

      I love this movie, too. For many reasons including the ones you just listed. It's my favorite Godzilla movie and I will die on that hill.

  • @LateNightTableCo
    @LateNightTableCo Рік тому +23

    14:07 One of the most hype kill shots in cinematic history. I saw this movie at home and was screaming like a 14 year boy seeing Tony Hawk nail a 900 for the first time. I'd easily put it at #1 in a top ten list of movie kill shots.

  • @chancegivens9390
    @chancegivens9390 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the high quality Anguirus screenshot at the end! It makes crafting figurines a whole lot easier!

  • @brianwalsh1339
    @brianwalsh1339 Рік тому +5

    Monsterverse is the best cinematic universe going right now. Genuinely

  • @VirusRider
    @VirusRider Рік тому +88

    This is one of my favourite movies. I understand the perspective you talk about here, but I guess I just prefer the more grounded style. I really enjoy that human perspective view of the monsters. Also I think this movie was excellent at building up tension and suspense when the monster fights happen, providing more of a payoff when it happens. Also, the sound design is amazing. Someone mentioned this in a comment here too, the HALO jump scene is so cool. Love your videos mate, looking forward to your next one.

    • @jordanp7961
      @jordanp7961 Рік тому +9

      Same I’ve watched it nearly 10 times and it never gets old

    • @VirusRider
      @VirusRider Рік тому +4

      @@jordanp7961 yeah I’d say about the same haha. I watched it twice in the cinema and I usually watch it once a year with some of my other favourite movies

    • @polsdofer
      @polsdofer Рік тому +5

      ​@VirusRider it's nice to know I'm not alone with this. I watched Godzilla 2014 3 times last year 😂 I love this movie and I don't mind any of the characters, they all felt like real people. And even though I like all the monster verse movies I prefer the realistic movie compared to the wacky movies.

    • @VirusRider
      @VirusRider Рік тому +2

      @@polsdofer likewise mate haha totally agree with you

    • @jordanp7961
      @jordanp7961 Рік тому +1

      @@polsdofer 2014 gave that realistic feeling of panic and destrutcyion that you want when watching gigantic monsters cripple everything so effortlessly, the new ones for me is a bit cringey and too hollywood. Also 2014 made godzilla look actually big compared to a human

  • @toddster2721
    @toddster2721 Рік тому +18

    I love 2014. The final fight was just that much better with all of the strip teases. I also really enjoy the almost horror aspect they added to this one. It was a very nice one off type of movie, kind of like clover field almost. Now, it definitely needed to move to something else for the sequels, but 1 movie like that was great. As far as Cranston, I was too young to know anything about breaking bad when it came out, so I never had any expectations for that so that never left a bad taste in my mouth

  • @Temudhun
    @Temudhun 7 місяців тому +2

    Ok, you know what? I just subscribed to your channel only because of this "Next film's gonna go bananas" line. I hope you're proud of yourself.