Godzilla

[Morrus]

I quite enjoyed it. Hardly film of the year, but a fun monster romp. And that is how they should do dragon breath in movies!

 

[Zhaleskra]

I really hate the 'lots of people liked it so it must be good' stuff but I've talked about why a lot already. So this time I'll just mumble a bit ... Hitler ... Salem ... Crusades ...

I agree with you, mostly because I usually disagree with movie critics. Video game critics for that matter too. Box office means nothing, Metascore means nothing. Also, you forgot the Ice Capades. ;-)

 

[Ahnehnois]

I didn't like it because of the reviews or box office numbers though. I liked it because I watched the trailer and thought it looked good, and then I went to the theater and watched it and found it enjoyable.

 

[Zombie_Babies]

I agree with you, mostly because I usually disagree with movie critics. Video game critics for that matter too. Box office means nothing, Metascore means nothing. Also, you forgot the Ice Capades. ;-)

Yup. Ultimately it's an individual thing. People tend to forget that. Like, it honestly amazes me that people today like the Beatles or Pink Floyd. Why? Cuz they've been told that stuff is the bee's knees since they were kids.

And how could I forget the Ice Capades? *shudder*

I didn't like it because of the reviews or box office numbers though. I liked it because I watched the trailer and thought it looked good, and then I went to the theater and watched it and found it enjoyable.

Yeah, that's the way it tends to be. My point is simply that 'a lot of people like it' does not mean it's actually good. I just don't like critics' reviews or box office numbers cited as a measure of quality or an indication that it's something likable. You're not a random surveyed person and neither am I. That stuff doesn't mean much ... unless you've got points in that movie.

 

[Ahnehnois]

Yeah, that's the way it tends to be. My point is simply that 'a lot of people like it' does not mean it's actually good. I just don't like critics' reviews or box office numbers cited as a measure of quality or an indication that it's something likable.

I don't like that line of reasoning either. My opinion of its quality and the mass numbers are independent. I think it becomes relevant, however, when you say that you can't believe other people paid to see it, that they did.

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

I honestly can't believe anyone paid to see this.

I liked the old Godzilla movies as a kid. I still like them. They're pure cheese. Monster cheese. This new one, though, want. It was just bad.i was hotel that it would be good in the cheesy way, but it just want. I guess I saw it, and paid for it, because I was going to see something like the old Godzilla movies just with better fx. Also, I was bored, seen ask the other movies I had wanted to see, and had disclosing income I wanted to dispose of.

 

[Zombie_Babies]

I don't like that line of reasoning either. My opinion of its quality and the mass numbers are independent. I think it becomes relevant, however, when you say that you can't believe other people paid to see it, that they did.

Not really. I mean, I value my opinion and all but it's not like I think I'm smarter than the average [insert animal here] or anything so it really doesn't make sense to me. I can see it's gonna be garbage so I assume (many) others can as well.

I liked the old Godzilla movies as a kid. I still like them. They're pure cheese. Monster cheese. This new one, though, want. It was just bad.i was hotel that it would be good in the cheesy way, but it just want. I guess I saw it, and paid for it, because I was going to see something like the old Godzilla movies just with better fx. Also, I was bored, seen ask the other movies I had wanted to see, and had disclosing income I wanted to dispose of.

I liked the old ones, too, but I also know there's no way you could go back. Seeing a new movie for nostalgia's sake is a mistake cuz you'll never recapture that feeling - even if you watch the movies you know you loved as a kid. I looked at this thing based on this thing alone and, to me, it appeared to be simply an easy way to capitalize on the current audience love affair with all things big and monster-y. It's just a Michael Bay film with the Transformer wearing a lizard suit.

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

I liked the old ones, too, but I also know there's no way you could go back. Seeing a new movie for nostalgia's sake is a mistake cuz you'll never recapture that feeling - even if you watch the movies you know you loved as a kid. I looked at this thing based on this thing alone and, to me, it appeared to be simply an easy way to capitalize on the current audience love affair with all things big and monster-y.

Well, I saw it in part because of nostalgia, and part because I hoped they'd be able to make a good movie. They crushed my nostalgia and pooped on my hope.

It's just a Michael Bay film with the Transformer wearing a lizard suit.

How dare you? You could drive a railroad spike, or ten, through Michael Bays skull, and he'd still put out a much better movie.

 

[Kramodlog]

At least with Bay we would have seen kaijus fighting. Sure, blurry esplosions riddled fights, but at least some kaiju fights.

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

At least with Bay we would have seen kaijus fighting. Sure, blurry esplosions riddled fights, but at least some kaiju fights.

And massive explosions. It would have been so much better.