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Stairmaster posted:why the ufck did the movie go to boston when washington dc had more interesting things for the monsters to smash in their battle god this movies so bad Because the New England Patriots and Boston deserve ruin. They were all drawn to Bill as the Alpha in actuality, not the ORCA. Brady's kinda okay except his politics.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 21:47 |
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Stairmaster posted:why the ufck did the movie go to boston when washington dc had more interesting things for the monsters to smash in their battle god this movies so bad Do you know how small the loving buildings in Washington DC are? 120 meter + kaiju rampaging around would be them just stepping on tiny rear end inconsequential buildings You want Godzilla and Ghidorah to throw down and take skyscrapers with them You don't want them to stub their toe on lego bricks.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 21:49 |
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Mulva posted:It's a Godzilla movie, everyone's drawn to the green monster in the end.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 21:59 |
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I am lurking certain corners of the internet where some fans are upset that other fans are shipping kaiju.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:04 |
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Waffle House posted:I am lurking certain corners of the internet where some fans are upset that other fans are shipping kaiju. Okay Okay Okay Let's take a moment. First I want to say, I do not ship any kaiju any way. I find how the movie handled Godzilla and Mothra cute, but I also have to laugh about it because literally every single time except for Final Wars when Adult Mothra and Godzilla met, they would fight, often with Godzilla killing her or her kicking his rear end. But for most people, they are not going to have seen 33 previous Godzilla films and understand that Adult Mothra and Godzilla being allies has happened all of once prior to this one. Nor should they care. Because people should be allowed to ship and come up with art for whatever dumb bullshit their heart wants to do. No one should get mad that a person is liking a thing 'the wrong way' (unless it's twisting it into hateful propaganda that would harm others but that's neither here nor there) The people that are getting mad at kaiju being shipped together need to grow the gently caress up and shut the gently caress down. Kaiju and romance has been a thing literally since 1933 with King mother loving Kong and has even been a major part of the Toho library since 1956 with Rodan. More, Godzilla and Mothra have been shipped together forever. Probably by Japanese people the moment Mothra came out in theaters. Shippers are going to ship, leave them alone, let them enjoy what they enjoy. They aren't hurting you and you don't have to pay attention to them. Also Mothra and Godzilla's relationship in this movie is loving great.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:19 |
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Mulva posted:It's a Godzilla movie, everyone's drawn to the green monster in the end. Well played, sir.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:21 |
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Burkion posted:<snip> I am 100% ok with people shipping stuff, but it will never not be funny to me that people get mad about it.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:27 |
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Honestly, like, I feel like this movie does totally have flaws in the human aspect, but if you didn't have a big stupid grin on your face for literally every second of monster screentime you might genuinely be a bad person with no soul
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:28 |
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Gatts posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkcfB3z0_-0 Instead of a bunch of exposition telling you that Godzilla is a god, the film simply depicts him that way.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 22:29 |
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Instead of a bunch of exposition telling you that Godzilla is a god, the film simply depicts him that way. Yes. Also, today I learned that "shipping" is a thing. The hell did this come from?
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:11 |
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Gatts posted:Yes. How the gently caress are you a 2001 reg and don't know what shipping is? What do you even use the internet for?
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:19 |
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Gatts posted:Yes. its literally older then the internet, people were doing shipping for og star trek at conventions and poo poo back in the 70's
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:23 |
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Good news: Box Office Mojo says KOTM is #1! Bad news: it's performing at the low end of the studios' expectations. Saw it, pretty decent IMHO, wouldn't refuse a repeat viewing. Hope there's something left of the GodzillaCave if only to see if a Titan version of Alfred shows up next movie (Your slippers, sah? I imagine Godzilla prefers the big fuzzy pair with Mothra heads on them)
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:23 |
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Gatts posted:Yes. It's like discussing characters in a "who would win" contest but instead of fighting they gently caress.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:31 |
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Gatts posted:Yes. Kirk and Spock.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:53 |
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mandatory lesbian posted:its literally older then the internet, people were doing shipping for og star trek at conventions and poo poo back in the 70's Can someone fill and idiot in on what shipping is? I've literally never heard this term. I just realized KOTM didn't have a shot that was as good as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkcfB3z0_-0&t=176s The light piano in darkened silence as a flash of lighting reveals Godzilla's silhouette as he comes through the fog is just god drat brilliant.
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# ? Jun 2, 2019 23:56 |
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s.i.r.e. posted:The light piano in darkened silence as a flash of lighting reveals Godzilla's silhouette as he comes through the fog is just god drat brilliant. Second to the absolute silence from everyone the moment he steps into frame at the airport.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:00 |
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Shipping is pathetic.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:01 |
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s.i.r.e. posted:Can someone fill and idiot in on what shipping is? I've literally never heard this term. It's from "relationship", basically fans fantasizing/producing fan content/rooting for unofficial romances between fictional characters. It's a weirdly huge part of some fandoms.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:03 |
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s.i.r.e. posted:Can someone fill and idiot in on what shipping is? I've literally never heard this term. Basically really wanting two fictional characters to hook up.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:03 |
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It’s popular fanfic pairings (relationshipping) - it’s also called “slash” - Spock/McCoy, et al (and this goes way back - Shakespeare’s Falstaff was such a popular character with London audiences that he basically wrote his own fanfic, Merry Wives of Windsor, in response). Also, as it turns out I stepped out to go to the bathroom right before the mom’s televised speech, which explains some of the confusion for me. On the other hand, I’ve gone pee during important moments in other films, and I’ve never had this much trouble piecing together what I missed. Magic Hate Ball fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Jun 3, 2019 |
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s.i.r.e. posted:Can someone fill and idiot in on what shipping is? I've literally never heard this term. "Ship" as in "relationship"; it originates with old Star Trek fan fiction that, well, paired characters up in relationships and stuff, and I guess people started using it as a verb and it entered the general lexicon. I'm kind of surprised that there are people who post here who aren't familiar with the term; it's been around for a while, particularly on the Internet. Also, just saw the movie. I enjoyed it, even if I think some parts could have been done better. Might post more detailed thoughts later.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:09 |
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People can get really loving intense about it too, getting into flamewars over which ship ongoing franchises should make official and throwing fits when they fail to materialize. Add to that that a lot of them try to paint their particular ship as more progressive or somehow better in some immaterial way and it makes you really hope that they're all teenagers because the alternative is too sad to contemplate.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:10 |
Saw this movie and thought it was loving incredible, and I really gotta give the animators credit for being able to communicate so effectively that Gidorah is the single smuggest piece of poo poo in the known universe. also extremely happy they kept his original origin of being a Terraforming alien hellmonster, was worried they might chicken out on that.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:19 |
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s.i.r.e. posted:Can someone fill and idiot in on what shipping is? I've literally never heard this term. All three monsterverse movies have amazing shots. KOTM is just cut like a JJ Abrams movie so you never really get a good look at them.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:22 |
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:23 |
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With how much movies cost it astounds me people pay to go and then walk out at all. Like I get having to piss during a movie every once in awhile because that’s how it goes. Falling asleep or going to get food though seems like it’s at odds with caring enough to have an opinion at all.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:25 |
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2014 was better.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:35 |
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Peacoffee posted:With how much movies cost it astounds me people pay to go and then walk out at all. I paid 5 dollars for my ticket.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:36 |
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I had two thoughts about this movie: 1 Needed more Mothra. 2 Drake should be in prison for texting Millie Bobby Brown.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 00:39 |
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Second to the absolute silence from everyone the moment he steps into frame at the airport. Hell yeah, it's so good. The pan up to his super pissed off face before his iconic roar was dope as all hell. They really built up Godzilla well and demonstrated his size and power when poo poo gets quiet, the whole film goes "Shut the gently caress up, it's Godzilla." Roland Jones posted:"Ship" as in "relationship"; it originates with old Star Trek fan fiction that, well, paired characters up in relationships and stuff, and I guess people started using it as a verb and it entered the general lexicon. I've heard of the concept, since it's everywhere, I just didn't know it had a term. Ya learn something new everyday, and now I'm sure I'll see it all over the internet.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:01 |
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"Godzilla: King of the Monsters" seems to be the most American possible take on the kaiju genre. I read it as having the thesis that Man Is The Real Monster, but in a particular way. Specifically, following its atomic apotheosis, humankind has grown so powerful that it can stand coequal with the monsters, and even be seen as a possible claimant to the throne (recall that the voice that Ghidorah most wanted to destroy was coming from the Orca, a blending of Godzilla's voice with a human voice). Humans have the power to fight the Titans with their Oxygen Destroyer, which is not even a secret or anything, and they have the power to shape the environment for good or bad like Titans do. It exhorts that we must take seriously the responsibilities of dominion - that we should be a benevolent protector-king like Godzilla, upholding the order of nature, rather than a tyrannical destroyer-king like Ghidorah, destroying all in arrogant rapacity. Everything the Titans do to heal the planet in the end titles is something we could do today, if we chose. The perspective of a capital of an empire is embedded in it, right down to the way all the disaster scenes are choked with thick gray dust. Could do with a hell of a lot less Estranged Alcoholic Dad Mainpain but I had a good time.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:11 |
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We felt like it would have worked a bit better if mom's powerpoint presentation had been part of the Monarch inquiry earlier on - avoids having her lecture Monarch's top researchers on kaiju biology, introduces the motivation before she undertakes radical action to execute it, maybe have the authorities laugh it off to show that there are other avenues she's exhausted before teaming up with Jonah, etc. Cut the dad entirely. I think the movie's a bit of a mess, but I really appreciate how the Legendary universe feels like it can accommodate a lot of the Showa-style wacky stuff - lost civilizations, mystical Mothra twins, superplanes, hollow earth, aliens, whatever - while still acting on the top level as if it's got a grounded, realistic palette. Like, we're going to have a giant gorilla punch Godzilla soon but we'll comport ourselves as if this is still Earth-as-you-know-it. It feels a bit like Ellis's Planetary - the world has always been a very strange place, and we just haven't noticed yet.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:14 |
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I thought the 2014 godzilla was a pretty good movie but i left the theatre about an hour into this one. They really dumbed it down in an obvious way
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:23 |
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I had two thoughts about this movie: As someone who hasn’t watched Stranger Things and therefore has never seen MBB act in anything this definitely crossed my mind. She’s like, 15! And looks like she’s 15. The thought of “that’s the girl a grown-rear end man with a bastard child from a stripper has been texting about boys. Holy poo poo” definitely crossed my mind.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:25 |
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I had two thoughts about this movie: Lol I had the same thought about Drake. It kills me how much NBA talk during the finals has been about that perv. I also agree on Mothra, but what we got was pretty great. When she takes out Rodan I cheered haha
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:27 |
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I had two thoughts about this movie: Best review I’ve read yet tbh
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:27 |
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SD87 posted:I thought the 2014 godzilla was a pretty good movie but i left the theatre about an hour into this one. They really dumbed it down in an obvious way Peacoffee posted:With how much movies cost it astounds me people pay to go and then walk out at all. Like I get having to piss during a movie every once in awhile because thats how it goes. Falling asleep or going to get food though seems like its at odds with caring enough to have an opinion at all.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:28 |
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I live down the street from an amc theatre and I have their movie pass so if i am seeing a movie solo and it sucks i am jettin and its nbd
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:32 |
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MacheteZombie posted:Lol I had the same thought about Drake. Wasn't feeling Rodan being turned into a Starscream type jobber but Mothra owns, the kids especially went nuts for her.
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# ? Jun 3, 2019 01:33 |