Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
DirtyMack
Having watched pretty much every Godzilla movie there is, I must say that overall I prefer the human-centric ones. Shin and G2014 are probably my favorites, with the 1954 original being in a league of its own. So believe me when I say that on paper, this movie looked incredible to me. A human-centric Godzilla movie in an anime art-style with new interesting lore to go with it? Sign me up!
But no, it's pretty terrible. Let's break it down into a few bullet points because I don't even feel like writing a structured review:
-Characters are so painfully generic that you might as well copy and paste their MAL description from TV tropes and no one would notice the difference. Being cliched is not necessarily an issue in itself, but it either has to support an otherwise good story or the chara…
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Godzilla: Planet Eater was a bat shit insane idea that should have never worked but for some dumbass reason( God cooked up while high) it worked. Do keep in mind that it was all done in CG.
Plot: It actually pretty good even though it sounds like something a japanese Micheal Bay wrote.The plot however in the beginning part seems very unnesscarily complicated. There is also a romance thing that really sucks as the two individuals apart of it have little chemistry and I feel little to none spark with them as it is a one-sided relationship.
Characters: The characters motivations really make sense but the extras are exetremly unconvincing and get inspired way to easily. It's like every character is Deku (My Hero academia) that grew up but still has the mentallity as his 6 year-old self. The…
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Quickie Review:
Glad I fell asleep halfway through this one or otherwise I’d have never seen it.
Very weak anime that doesn’t use its full potential and makes a predictable and weak anime that waste the Godzilla license.
Pros: Animation wasn’t awful, premise was interesting and at least wasn’t a rehash of some other Godzilla story.
Cons: Weak story with predictable storylines and characters, no characterization for anyone, anime itself looks ugly (just a mix of grey’s, blacks, and whites with an occasional blue or orange), animation wasn’t bad but CGI just looks cheap and dated no matter when and how it comes out.
Read at the sourceGiancarloLS
I only bothered to watch this because Kana Hanazawa is in it.
Basically, Godzilla is a story recycled decades ago when Japan went mad with Tokusatsu-esque shows; this is one of them, alongside those other monster-movies (that space-turtle parodied in Yakitate!Japan actually is one of them), and anti-monster children-shows like Ultraman, for example. Then in the 90s, US of A's take went something so Hollywood-ish about a radioactive lizard, and how the US Army and every American arsenal can defeat it.
This, then, is just the true story of Godzilla rehashed into a modern Netflix-y thing: a monster that cannot be defeated (despite again, one of the characters are voiced by KanaHana) and threw the world into dystopia. Decent plot elements like space-time continuum had good decent explanation…
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Godzilla Kaijuu Wakusei is a 3d anime film that aired last year with a screenplay by Urobuchi Gen, yes the writer of Madoka & Psycho Pass. Polygon Pictures led the way for this one. Yes, the studio behind Ajin. So, I'm pretty hopeful. I haven't reviewed anything bad from Urobuchi. Plus, Godzilla is just easy to write for. So, let's see how this goes.
Story:
We open with a space ship. Aboard, we find a young man, Sakaki, threatening to blow a shuttle craft to smithereens because he doesn't want the higher ups to send a bunch of elderly volunteers down to a harsh planet and, most likely, their deaths. His grandfather talks him down and he's arrested. We then go into a painfully long exposition dump about how the humans were forced to flee Earth when Godzilla appeared. And here you thought t…
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I'd say this is more impressive than anything. They managed to make a film about Godzilla into a snore fest. Prepare for massive spoilers if your a massive Masochist and are gonna watch this despite the warnings.
~Spoilers~
This was my first time watching a Godzilla film made by Japanese. So it might be me and my overly high expectations but I was expecting something decent. It was so much worse and I actually enjoy that shitty '98 film Godzilla more than this.
At least with '98 Godzilla, there wasn't just an unending feeling of boredom. I am able to sit down and watch that film while laughing at how bad it is and some of the scenes were actually pretty decent. But this Godzilla film is just boring.
Takes 53 minutes of this 1Hour 30Minute film to actually see Godzilla. Hell, That estim…
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Really sad to see this sequel and the first Godzilla film getting such hate. For anyone put off by the large number of negative reviews it's just worth keeping in mind expectations.
Are Godzilla films supposed to be 'good'? No. They all about a ridiculous monster blowing things up and a ridiculous plot that really shouldn't work but it does and it's bloody brilliant. it's why they became so famous. why Godzilla became so iconic.
This newest incarnation of the Godzilla films do not have mind-blowing plots, super detailed characters with fascinating developments who are memorable.
It has brilliant visuals, awesome soundtracks and a REALLY badass monster blowing s*** up. What's not to love??? Why criticise something for being bad when it's not supposed to be (sarcastic quotes) 'good'? I…
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This is my first review for anything really so im not exactly and expert. This review is also spoiler free.
I just watched the Godzilla Movie part 1 on Netflix and it is actually really good in my opionon, i didnt want to at first since it had a MAL rating of below 7 and the reviews werent exactly the nicest.
However, the movie was really enjoyable and although they did use CGI the art looked great, the story took a while to get started because they seem to have decided that half the movie should be setting it up so it makes sense, which dont get me wrong isnt a bad ideas its just a bit slow. Not "The Hobbit" slow but slow none the less.
The sound was outstanding, there was one moment just before the credits rolled and the use of sound honestly sent a shiver down my spine it was just st…
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So... this movie happened. And, as I had anticipated, I did not enjoy it. It's unfortunate because I love the Godzilla franchise, honestly. Even the goofy movies where he's doing wrestling moves.
Story: 3/10
So, the story is that a bunch of Kaiju popped up on Earth one day, forcing humanity to go into space to seek another planet. Eventually, the last of humanity decides to just return to Earth, believing that Godzilla and Co. would probably be dead by now (like a few thousand Earth years had passed by the time they decided to go back. All in all, it's not a very good story (which doesn't really affect the final score because Godzilla movie plots are deep as a kiddy pool, usually). It's little more than a vessel to move the plot and to allow for some Kaiju action.
Art: 1/10
This movie lo…
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REVIEW WITH NO SPOILERS
This is the first movie from a new Godzilla series. The story is really typical... the monsters came from nowhere and now the humanity is basically extinted.
There are some new elements in the premise... but nothing really innovating. The animation has some pretty scenarios (really beautiful)... but the character's design is ugly... not THAT ugly like in Ajin, but bothers a little.
There is no great character here, but there are some great moments in the story (the last 30 minutes).
If you are looking for a cliché kaijuu apocalypctical story with some good scenarios... here it is!!
Read at the sourceTyrannicswine117
Warning possible Spoilers
Now I'm a pretty big fan for the Godzilla franchise, so I was wondering how an anime version would do, turns out not very good, in fact it was horrible could even dare say it was worse than the American Godzilla movie from the 90's.
Story (3/10)
The story is basically, Godzilla and a bunch of monsters ravage Earth and Humanity flees in a ship. After being adrift in space for what they think is 1000 years they finally go back to Earth and try to kill Godzilla.
Yep it's a very simple, run of the mill story that has absolutely nothing interesting going for it, hell it took more than half of the movie for Godzilla to show up and it wasn't even the original one apparently.
The buildup to the battle is so boring, I was starting to fall asleep numerous times, because…
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I'll keep this simple + no spoilers:
It had a lot of promise but everything was cramped. It should have been extended into a 12 ep series, going deeper into characters, motivations and decisions. My score is as generous as i can bring myself to be. I feel that most people will at leave having felt that this was rushed and should have been expanded. Wasted potential and opportunity.
Worst point i'd say is character development. There is very little in the means of complexity. Many characters are relatable, decisions are understandable and emotions are sympathisable...to a point. It is a very shallow point and, as is a theme throughout, it just needed..more.
Best point i'd say is spit between animation and story. There were some parts of the animation that were better than expected, and…
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A Godzilla movie that doesn't know how to be a Godzilla movie.
This film has a lot in common with Polygon Pictures' last film, the disappointing Blame! adaptation. A whole lot of world building and exposition, some brief, sporadic action scenes involving nameless characters dying in bloodless battles, and then a big, pretty boss fight at the end filled with heroism, explosions and the word "BASTARD!" being yelled a lot.
Unfortunately, Godzilla doesn't really work as an action film the way Blame! (kinda, sorta, not really) does. The best Godzilla films are not action films, they're disaster films. It's fun to watch cities (usually Tokyo, which must have the record for number of filmed destructions by now) get torn down by a giant fire breathing lizard while humanity struggles to find a wa…
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***SPOILER FREE***
Blurb: Long live the King.
Let me point out that if you're not someone who enjoys monster/kaiju movies, then you'll probably end up giving this film a 6-7 mainly because of the animation. However for other Kaiju fans, this film promises to be the start of something definitive when it comes to the MonsterVerse. The film shines with it's crisp animation and voice-acting. I highly recommend watching the Subtitled version with Japanese audio, as the English audio has more than a few issues with both translation, and syncing with lip-movements.
When it comes to the story, one does get a sense that too much as been added into the pot too early. In particular, the introduction of two extra-terrestrial humanoid races, who's motivations and rather convenient timing of arrival…
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Godzilla has had it rough since his reawakening. With the boringly slow pace of the Legendary Godzilla, to the blazing fast pace with no real motivation that was Shin Godzilla, none of the recent Godzilla movies have really been all that good lately.
Will this Movie make the difference and usher in a new age of excitement and kaiju goodness for Godzilla and all his fans?
No… no it won’t.
To be honest… the trailer was enough to make me want to avoid this movie. The CG looked god awful, and I wasn’t entirely impressed with the premise… I don’t even really understand what motivated me to watch it. I should have skipped it as I had originally planned
The movie was poor on all accounts, but the thing I want to complain the most about is the visuals… they are awful. Nothing looks good. Ever…
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polygon have done very well to set up a flop like this, with their last 3 ventures into 3D animation all having been quite exceptional, with this I had high hopes but a good theatrical kick in my supportive nads has been dealt..
story (hurts self in confusion/10)
i honestly don't know where to begin with this,
building off the confusion in blame polygon have once again dropped you in the middle of a situation with no data and expect you to get whats going on, the pacing is iffy and there are actually moments when the exposition will talk about something irrelevant to the plot during the time it should be filling in blanks...
Art (failed to render/10)
the art's ok... not polygons best... but they have done worse... one thing that caught my eye was the copy pasted space suits and the pre-…
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After watching this movie, I feel while it was just bad and was compiled to writing a review for it. It held potential to be a lot better. For everything that happens, I didn't feel like I was rewarded or really that surprised, even with the ending events. Although it does open it up nicely for part 2 and 3 in the future. This movie is a glimpse at what the whole series could have been but never quite gets there.
Note - This review will be spoiler-free so I won't go too deeply into it
As for the story, it was one of the movie's biggest letdowns. While I admit I have not seen any Godzilla films before, I could tell this was a change from what I have heard about other Godzilla movies. With the premise of the film being the monsters have invaded Earth, destroying everything and Godzilla ri…
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I wish I could enjoy this movie in its entirety, but alas, that's only the last 30 minutes of it. For all it's elaborate setup, it's still a simple, cheesy kaiju movie. Have the monster appear out of nowhere, cause carnage and destruction, work out a solution, proceed to the cheesy action. It's a shame such a simple sequence of events had to be made convoluted mostly because the screenplay had to fill the alloted 1:30h hour mark for a full on movie to be released in theaters.
The story is the worst part of it. Gen Urobuchi could never make exposition dumps natural or compelling in any way. So the 1st whole hour is just a grueling trudge through pointless politicking and technobabble all alluding to the final fight and the character of our MC. It is blatant, obvious and patronizing, on top…
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Amazing movie. I love Godzilla movies and I love Sci-fi and mecha.
Overall: 8
This is great in terms of a movie but since it is a movie things will be rushed. I feel that this would've been better split into episodes. But everything felt really rushed. The story progressed way too fast to be really enjoyable. If this were made episodically then I'm sure the rushed feeling wouldn't be there but would throw something off. If it were made into a series of movies like the Break Blade series then there would be enough time for everything without the feeling of being rushed.
Story: 7
I believe there could've been more in terms of background information and substance it felt a bit lacking but with what it had I believe that the story was adequate enough not to be too troubled by it.
Art and Anima…
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Overall, this movie was great, though it could have went deeper into the backstory of the main character, other than "i hate all the titans, i will kill them" type of attitude.
My enjoyment of the film was pretty fulfilled, i waited and received what i expected, nothing too fabulous, but at the same time it wasn`t unsatisfying to watch.
so as i would say, this movie gets a clean 7.5, though out if 10, even though i
marked it a seven
Art: the few Godzilla scenes there blew me way, though it was mainly because of the feeling of size coming off of him (Gojira)
Sound: The sound was very expertly done, with all the bass used during Godzilla`s dub-step cannon attack, tiss wonderful
Characters: the characters where very lacking, though they had enough action with these characters to make t…
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