"Is your war finally over?"
I loved seeing that Toho logo on an IMAX screen. I was hoping for a Shin Godzilla sequel, but I am thrilled to get Godzilla any way I can, regardless, except for that anime trilogy nonsense. I was not expecting this to hit as hard as it did. Was the ending a bit emotionally manipulative? Yeah, it was. Did it totally wreck me? Absolutely. If you strip-mine the small amount of Godzilla elements out of…
"GODZILLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
While I enjoyed the crazy Millennium era of Godzilla, I do think its first entry is a bit lacking. This tries to walk a line between Hollywood and traditional Godzilla to appease the fans after the disaster of the 1998 movie while making moves for the future. There is a wide range of different effects going on that capitalize on the old-school models and guys-in-suits action. But now add in blue screen and some pretty eye-sore-looking CGI. The creature…
"I am become death. Destroyer of worlds."
Only Christopher Nolan could put out a teaser trailer a year before building up hype. You'd think the movie's climax would have been the detonation of the nuclear bomb, but then it just kept going. And it ends with a reveal of what was said in a conversation. You'd think, in comparison to a nuclear explosion, that would be very anticlimactic. But that conversation was everything and ended with an image I found…
"There is no God, so I stepped in."
To say that the MCU is saved is premature; I mean, Marvels is next, and that trailer didn't excite me one bit. And this is James Gunn's final entry into this universe. And he is this movie's saving grace. The way he is able to make a complete and exciting package with stakes, drama, humor, and, most importantly, heart gives his work a wonderful touch. I trust Gunn with whatever project he…
