The nuclear metamorphosized giant monster genre was in its infancy when Godzilla was first born. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, the first movie to associate nuclear weapons with giant, destructive creatures, premiered a little over a year before in 1953. Godzilla is back on the big screen and stomping all over the box office with … Read more
Do we need another Godzilla? Do we need more scenes of this primordial, wailing, rubber-suited monster interfacing badly with humankind? Need we witness the ongoing struggles of this beast, as he battles other Godzilla roared to No. 1 at the box office on opening weekend. The latest reboot of the sci-fi blockbuster brings a new … Read more
When I watched Godzilla Thursday with an enthusiastic late-night audience, the crowd broke out in spontaneous applause during two specific moments. The first was when Ken Watanabe's scientist mentioned the legendary When I watched Godzilla Thursday with an enthusiastic late-night audience, the crowd broke out in spontaneous applause during two specific moments. The first was … Read more
Hackers in San Francisco (let's imagine this as a real group of people and not key characters in an Aaron Sorkin pilot pitch) provided the new Godzilla movie with unsolicited viral marketing earlier this week by hacking an Times critics on ““Godzilla,” “The Immigrant” and “Million Dollar Arm.” See all of this week's reviews. Godzilla … Read more
King Ghidorah. King Ghidora. Godzilla's biggest opponent, with three heads and any number of pseudonyms (Kaiser Ghidorah being only the most German). Always fights alone. #sosad. Mechagodzilla. Mechagodzilla. Despite looking like a kitchen utensil, Now that you've seen it, what did you think? "You have no idea what's coming" It's time. The King of Monsters … Read more
Kill All Humans, Or At Least Mute Them: Godzilla, Reviewed. 1. The go-to example for critics complaining about big-budget summer blockbusters today—and how they've devolved from some past, theoretical peak—is Steven (CNN) — It's expected to be a monster of a movie this weekend, but what's the buzz on "Godzilla"? Director Gareth Edwards' film, starring … Read more
The second tailer for Godzilla arrived earlier this week and it was pretty exciting, but there is a lot going on in those two and half minutes. So much so that some it of it may be missed. We're here to go over the trailer and "The great thing with a project like 'Godzilla' is … Read more
The first full-length trailer for big-budget monster movie remake Godzilla has hit the web, offering up a spectacular vision of a world in chaos but only fleeting glimpses of the titular giant lizard which appears to have caused it. Godzilla Yesterday saw the release of another trailer for Gareth Edward's upcoming Godzilla. While the first … Read more
Godzilla, being directed by Gareth Edwards (of Monsters), comes from a screenplay written by Drew Pearce, Max Borenstein and Frank Darabont. The cast is lead by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, with Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth It's no big secret that the Godzilla reboot would have additional Kaiju. Director Gareth Edwards has long been teasing the idea of multiple … Read more
Godzilla, being directed by Gareth Edwards (of Monsters), comes from a screenplay written by Drew Pearce, Max Borenstein and Frank Darabont. The cast is lead by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, with Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth In addition to a blink-and-you-might-miss-it glimpse at Godzilla itself, the film's leading man, "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston, is also featured prominently, summing … Read more