GODZILLA MINUS ONE May Be the BEST Monster Movie EVER!
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Here's my review and thoughts on Toho's latest: Godzilla Minus One. I have also updated my Godzilla ranking at the end of the video.
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Wow, what a movie.
If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s my full Godzilla ranking video:
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I saw it twice at the cinema, which never happened to me before! It's absolutely a masterpiece that worth seeing at the cinema where IMAX is available.
It was incredible. Absolutely worth paying the admission more than once. I got literal chills both times I saw it.
I watched it again in IMAX before it lost that screen, and dam was it good a second time. The second viewing allowed me to investigate the characters more rationally, and this movie deserves multiple viewings.
@@michaeldonaldson6923
I can't agree with you more. The more you see it, the more you notice new things. When I saw the film for the first time, I didn't understand how Noriko survived a situation where she probably shouldn't. But I noticed the THING on her neck the second time I saw it, which chilled my spine and made me love the film more.
Best movie of the past SEVERAL years
It’s definitely up there for sure.
Saw it last night, I legit had tears in my eyes... absolutely one of the best
Definitely. I cried multiple times during both of my viewings.
We had the same reaction after watching Godzilla Minus One. This wasn't a movie, but an actual experience. We saw it in 4DX (highly recommend it) which made you feel like you were on the boat with those men. I went with my brother who is barely a Godzilla Fan. We both agreed this was one of the best films we've seen in our lifetimes.
That’s amazing. I would have loved to make this my first movie in 4DX, but unfortunately we don’t have one where I live. Oh well, IMAX was insanely epic as well.
Minus One has been amazing, because it’s one that you watch as a Godzilla fan and wonder that it can’t be just because you like the ol Goji that you thought this was one of the best films in recent years.
And then you go online and see so many other people, Godzilla fan or not, saying it’s one of the best films in recent years.
So it’s just an incredible film.
I'm laughing because your out of theater reaction is exactly how I felt. Emotional and just rocked. Never had a film exceed expectations like this before. I've been babbling to everyone all week about it. We saw it a second time tonight. Best movie ever. It rivals first time experience of Jurassic Park, but this is probably better as I was a kid then.
That’s amazing. It was truly an experience like no other, I’ve never been so bewildered by how good a movie was before.
Literally was thinking the same thing lol, this may be the best theatrical experience I’ve had since seeing the original Jurassic Park as a kid, it’s an incredible film
Are you, my twin!? I've been writing this very thing everywhere, 'I haven't been so obsessed with a movie going numerous times, since the first jurassic park when I was 18!' 😂😂😂
Yo! Count me in too!
I'm not old as I'm still a freshman in high school but damn that movie was so good, I couldn't even grasp where to begin when trying to recommend it to my friends. I just can't recommend this enough to anyone really.
Ryunosuke Kamiki is also the voice actor of Taki from Makoto shinkai’s masterpiece “Your Name - Kimi No Na Wa”.
What a talented man he is.
Yeah he’s an extremely talented actor. When going through his filmography, I was amazed by how many things I’ve seen or heard him in, and then I could immediately hear his voice as those characters in my head. Crazy.
And I didn’t focus on it, but the clip I used from Rurouni Kenshin was also Ryunosuke Kamiki’s character.
Saw it 4 times. I could literally watch a tv show all about Koichi and his boat crew, what a fabulous ensemble cast.
Right? They’re not just good enough characters, they are outstandingly written characters.
As a monster movie watcher for nearly 55 years, I had the exact same thought when I left the cinema. This film is definitely in the top 5 best monster movies of all time, and should be in any conversation about the best of all time. Perhaps the thing that surprised me more was the film managed to be even better than all the hype surrounding it. Especially when mainstream critics universally praise a film, its never a good sign
Yeah, it’s always a role of the dice with critics. And the audience reception was also amazing, so it’s insane that it was even better than people were already saying.
I’ve gotten literal chills every time I’ve watched it, it’s amazing.
It was really good. Better than I could have ever hoped.
I saw it the first time November 29th in IMAX and OMG, the sound was so epic! I would compare his roar to being at a military airshow, when an aircraft goes into full afterburner and it's so loud, you feel it resonating in your chest. Saw it the 2nd time in 4DX, and didn't like it so much. Now there are no IMAX showings within less than an hour drive, so I guess I'm going to see it in standard one more time while it's in theaters. It's truly one of the best movies of any genre that we've seen in many years, and I'm so happy to see the Big G return to his mercilessly evil, destructive self.
That’s awesome.
Yeah it was insanely epic.
I mentioned the GMK influences, but I didn’t really touch on how Godzilla himself is reminiscent of GMKGoji with, as you said, being “mercilessly evil.”
They did such a good job on this movie, I’m still amazed by this one.
I cried like a lot, that little girl made me cry .
Same here, same here.
I concur with your analysis and ranking. While the original Gojira is impressive, it falls short in character development, particularly in giving adequate screen time to characters like Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, whose struggles needed more exploration. Godzilla Minus One takes a streamlined approach, concentrating on a single, well-fleshed-out protagonist, resulting in a more endearing and powerful narrative.
I don’t know if I’d say the original falls short, it’s more so the differences and evolution in filmmaking from today versus 70 years ago.
@@ShinGlassman054 Everything starts with a seed, and even I preferred T2 over T1 because, narratively, T2 has the better story, in my opinion.
For me, this movie is 10 out of 10 and the second best Godzilla film in history, right after Gmk from 2001. Godzilla looks great, literally a hybrid of Goji from the Monsterverse and Heisei, and his atomic breath is terrifying.
GMK is awesome. Love that movie.
Yeah I love that you can see all the different influences in the MinusGoji design, especially noticing the somewhat cat-like face like some of the Millenium and heisei designs take on.
@@ShinGlassman054 His character and behavior is also a combination of two Godzillas in my opinion. Gmk and 54
@@kingofmars153 For sure.
Best Godzilla Since 1984 🇯🇵
Yeah it was so good!
i understand the not wanting to dethrone the original 54 bc of it's place in history, it's message and the effect it had in cinema over all. But the fact -1 is being compared to the 54, says a lot about -1. it's a must see. i agree at the end of your review where you put it on your list. This is one of those movies you do not want to watch on a tv and wish it would stay at a theater for ever.
It was easily one of the best movies I’ve watched in a theatre.
Not only is it the best *MONSTER* movie, but it’s *DEFINITELY* the *BEST* movie in *CINEMA AND WORLDWIDE HISTORY!!!!* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It’s up there, definitely 🔥
After seeing practically the entire stable of movies that have come out in cinemas this year I got to say this Godzilla movie is the best film of 2023
Likely one of the best films of the past decade. That's not to discredit other great films like Oppenheimer but G-1 is a pinnacle of captivating emotional storytelling That inspires the audience with terror, awe and pity.
Agreed. Oppenheimer was fantastic, but I’ve never been as captivated or stunned after a film than I was watching G-1.
Goodbye my ear drums 9:00
I turned the volume down by quite a bit, but like 2 hours of editing didn’t save properly one day and I forgot to go back to that part since in my mind I already fixed it 😂.
My apologies to everyone wearing headphones.
You put great effort in making this absolute valid thumbnail
I've seen it twice and I have to admit it hit me in the feels each time. What a concept, making a movie that the fans want that has a compelling story and for less than $15 million. And it doesn't have all the modern identity politics crap. But I don't see Hollywood ever taking a hint.
I've read that next month a black and white version will be released in Japan. I hope it comes to the US. From the preview I've seen, it makes Godzilla look so much more menacing!
I made my way out to see it a third time the other day and you know what, you know it’s a good movie when you get chills at the same moments everytime you see it. Incredible.
I am so excited about minus one minus colour. And the fact that it’s not just monochrome, but they actually went back and completely edited the colour for each moment to be an actual artistic black and white film, and not just a colour film that’s in black and white now.
Even if it doesn’t come to North America in theatres, I hope they include it on the blu ray.
I’ve read that many folks have shed a tear or two by the end of this film. The time that I felt a lump in my throat was when the child suddenly started crying. I have to wonder how the director got that child to cry on cue like that. It wasn’t a fake cry, it was heart wrenching.
I cried on multiple occasions. I’m the type that cries at anything “horror of war” related, so I knew this movie was gonna be an experience in that area.
Aside from literal chills whenever the music would swell and the acting and destruction would intensify, I can say that many tears were shed.
I wondered the same thing about the child crying. Akiko crying about her mom also reminded me of that scene in the original 54 film after Godzilla ravages Tokyo.
What gets me everytime is Shikishima’s reaction in Ginza, just the utter shock and disbelief turned into anger and sorrow, the yelling, the music, the fear, the black rain. My goodness, one of the best moments in the movie.
@@ShinGlassman054 I know the scene in 1954’s GOJIRA that you’re referring to, and it’s absolutely heart-wrenching. The scene was toned down in the Americanized version, the mother’s death was not so apparent. The original film stands as the template in which all other Godzilla films are measured against, nothing can touch it, though GODZILLA: MINUS ONE certainly does it more justice than any other.
子供の気分に合わせて撮ったそうです。子供の機嫌が悪くなり泣きそうになった時に泣く場面を、機嫌が良く笑った時には笑う場面を撮ったそうです。
I agree with you Godzilla minus one is 100% tops
The sound design alone is worth the IMAX experience
Thank you i’ve been waiting on this, i love seeing how other peoples reactions to this movie were the same as mine🙌
That’s awesome! I hoped the movie would deliver, and it exceeded my expectations beyond what I thought was possible.
You know a movie is great in the U.S. when the entire audience is dead silent and they clap after the credits roll. Too often nowadays my movie experience is ruined by people talking out loud, phones flashing on and off because people rather check their phones then see the movie they paid for. I've seen Godzilla 3 times now at different theaters and you could tell the audience was zoned in. If you can keep the attention of an American audience like that you know it's a great movie.
Absolutely. I was absolutely zoned into the movie as well. I had a drink with me, I took a sip after the first Godzilla attack, then completely forgot about it until the credits😂
I loved the film. It was great.
It pulled a lot from
54
Raids again
Return of Godzilla
Gmk
Godzilla vs megaguirus
Godzilla against mechagodzilla
Shin Godzilla
The monsterverse
And the anime trilogy but only a few camera angles
I’m surprised no one’s bringing up akane and the megaguirus lady's survivors guilt. Akane improved the concept. Minus one really took the concept and perfected it.
Right? In fact no one really talks about Akane when bringing up good Godzilla human characters, or at least I haven’t seen anyone mention her. That’s why I had to put her picture in the video when discussing the human characters Godzilla movies have done well.
sounds like a good video, Ill have to look it up! @@ShinGlassman054
Before I went to the theater, I watched the Original Godzilla, The Return of Godzilla, and Shin Godzilla. I feel more than comfortable agreeing that Minus One is the best Godzilla film ever.
Even with the old style effects, this movie had a STORY!!
👍👍👍good review👍👍👍
Right on. Thanks for sharing.
It's really hard for me to not put Godzilla Minus One as my favorite as I feel I would re-watch it more than any of the other Godzilla movies. It's really hard to give it the top spot because without Godzilla 54 there would be no other Godzilla movies, without Godzilla 84 there would be no Heisei era which for me was peak Godzilalla. I thought Shin Godzilla was the best modern update for Godzilla set in the at that time present day. I think I'd have to sit with the movie more to really determine where I put it on my ranking, but it's arguably the best Godzilla film no question.
Yeah, good points. I thought that way after seeing it the first time, so I went again and I honestly just liked it more. It was insanely good.
54 is still special to me, being my first Japanese Godzilla film as well as the first in the franchise. and it’s still my second favourite movie of all time, and seeing minus one hasn’t changed that, but at the same time I stand by ranking it above 54, so I’m just confusing myself with my own opinions😂
And the fact that we are even talking about it next to the original is a testament to how good Minus One was.
Absolute masterpiece of a movie, i travelled to another city to go watch it and it was totally worth it. I hadn't watched any godzilla before this and i have to say i wish i didn't start with minus one. No other godzilla movie except the original and shin came even close to this one
It’s just on another level.
Yes! Kamiki played Koichi Hirose in 'JoJo' and Sojiro Seta in 'Rurouni Kenshin'. Also voice acting for animation 'Your Name'.
It’s crazy, when going through his filmography, I could hear his voice as all the characters I had never realized were him before.
ゴジラ-1.0で敷島が典子に「君の名前は？」と聞くセリフがありました（笑）
ここは「君の名は」を知っている人はニヤリとするシーンです。
@@shingo3692 面白い😂
Going for 3rd viewing tonight. Amazing film. A triumph for Toho and I hope it gives them the confidence in their films and that the West wants to consume films like this. I want Japan to be on the level that South Korea is now.
It will certainly be a challenge to follow this one up, but I have faith they can keep giving us high quality films like this.
This movie surpassed GMK as my all time favorite Godzilla movie. I saw it twice.
7:59
"didn't even have ejector seats."
In WW2 what aircraft, that saw combat, DID have ejector seats? A quick look at wiki only shows two - and there were few of those built.
True, they did exist.
But this topic in the video is around specifically the planes used by kamikaze pilots as discussed in the film by the character Kenji Noda (the doc).
Its just part of the movie to bring you even closer to the characters and their struggles. You didn't have to get so literally about history.
The depiction of military weapons in this movie is surprisingly consistent with historical facts. This has been fact-checked by some military enthusiasts in Japan as well.
At that time, some German aircraft were equipped with ejection seats. In the movie, there is a scene where a mechanic installs a seat with German markings.
Furthermore, the Shin-Den, also portrayed in the film, was a real prototype designed for a hit-and-run style takedown of B-29s, making it Japan's only heavily armed aircraft. It was never deployed in actual combat, but it would have been perfect against Godzilla.
Additionally, the scene at the beginning of the movie where the Zero-Sen lands, showing its wheels opening one after the other due to weak hydraulics, is a distinctive feature of the Zero-Sen.
Also, the warships destroyed by Godzilla in the movie were all either seized or scuttled by the victorious nations after the war. However, the Japanese warships "Yukikaze" and "Ushio," which survived post-war, also survived the battles with Godzilla in the film.
Director Yamazaki is well-known in Japan for making films about war.
Thanks for the great content, oh boy I watched this + your tier list before watching all the Japanese ones for the first time ever. I will do all Kong Movies first, then all the Japanese Godzilla Movies including Minus one and then I'm gonna do the Monsterverse (again) preparing for the new one coming so soon...
I'm truly excited for this Marathon, I plan to do 4 Movies a day and basically do this for about two weeks. I just completed to collect all of them physically including the animated ones.
I've only watched all the American ones, but I'm already prepared to love the Japanese ones mostly a bit more. Especially cause I even hated the '98 one as a kid and I kinda hate the fact it was my first experience with this great monster like it probably was for so many others. And that movie is truly not a good way to hook you to watch more. I'm glad that Gareth Edwards awakened that appreciation for me with his movie. Feel about the same in every detail with each of the Monsterverse Movies. Lately I've been surprised seeing Godzilla vs Kong up higher in many lists than King of the Monsters, sometimes I even see people placing it in a better spot than the 2014 Reboot. So far I only seen it once, but I definitely had some issues with it when I saw it, even if it was tons of fun at the end.
Oh that’s awesome!
I’m so happy Godzilla is gaining more and more popularity and relevancy across the world.
Ah yes, the first time Godzilla binge, memories. Well I hope you enjoy experiencing them all. It’s certainly a fascinating franchise to go through its history.
I’ve collected most of the Kong movies, but for some reason I still haven’t watched the 70s one. I likely will soon, though.
Yes, the monsterverse definitely varies in (not to sound stuck up, but…) the quality of the film itself. But at the end of the day they serve their purpose as a fun two hours. Although I do genuinely think Godzilla 2014 is good as a movie. It has its issues for sure, but I recently rewatched it and there is actually a lot of artistic intent put into it.
I'm glad a lot of people are enjoying it. I thought it was just alright.
And that’s OK too.
Was there something specific about it that just didn’t hit home for you?
Or was it a situation of “Just a highly praised movie that when you watched you didn’t get the hype?”
Because I get that, not for this movie specifically because I personally loved it😂, but I’ve experienced that with other movies before.
@@ShinGlassman054 I went in expecting a lot from all the crazy hype. People made it sound like the best movie of all time. It was good, don't get me wrong. I felt it was just slightly better than Shin Godzilla.
@@thehalfricanguy I think a big part of the hype, other than the movie itself, was because we’ve been getting so many mainstream movies that have been less than good, to put it nicely. And now that we’ve gotten a theatrical experience that’s reminded everybody of the magic of movies, people are getting excited again.
@@ShinGlassman054 Sure, I get that. Hollywood hasn't had a great year and had a lot of flops. After seeing it, some of the hype was hyperbolic in my opinion.
I would put it as my top Godzilla film. However, I wouldn't say it was 2023’s best picture, the best VFX, etc., like some have. It's a good film. ‘The Creator’ still tops 2023 for me.
@@thehalfricanguy I mean the Creator was a fantastic movie. So I wholeheartedly respect that.
I agree I like it better than Shin and in some ways I like the as much as the original 54 Godzilla. I agree with what people are saying that it would be great movie even if there was no Godzilla. I like the Godzilla movies where even when the big G isn't on screen he still pushes the movie forward . and I also agree with those saying it is the best film of 2023
It was truly an experience. Easily one of, if not the best movie of the year.
It’ll be difficult for toho to follow it up, especially if they want their new connected Godzilla universe to come from Minus One.
I'm Japanese and this Godzilla was very interesting! By the way, when I read the comments section here, the story of Oppenheimer comes up a lot.
Actually, Oppenheimer is banned in Japan and there are no plans to release it yet 😭 I would like to see it.
There was a time in the past when I told my friends there that I wanted to see it while studying abroad in Australia, but they stopped me 😆
What do you think about Godzilla Minus One compared to other Godzilla films?
@@user-zx2hi1mc5x Apparently Oppenheimer will be released in theatres across Japan sometime next year. I don’t think there is a specific date yet.
Godzilla finally has even footing with his colleague Kong whose 1933 film(35 cent ticket, took time with no TV & Internet) put him INSIDE our soul. Minus one is the Godzilla more than a monster movie soul saving turn we need today as King Kong was needed back then ❤. Think about what happen after WWII, we rebuilt it instead of enslave it as the United States could have. Minus one is to prevent WWIII esp. internationally(quicker with TV and Internet) because with Nukes there will be nothing to rebuild 🎉 ? -poigg
My personal top 5
1. Godzilla - 1.0
2. Gojira(1954)
3. Godzilla Resurgence(Shin Godzilla)
4. Godzilla vs Destroyah
5. Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
Dont ask about 5th place. I just like it
Don’t worry, I love it too.
Personally, I think shin had the best Godzilla, but fell short in other ways. The movie lost so much momentum every time it cut to board rooms of people talking. They made Godzilla truly horrifying (an achievement that cannot be understated), and I am in no way saying that a Godzilla movie needs constant action (minus one had an incredibly engrossing story), I just never felt myself caring much for the human characters.
I would change the colors on your thumbnail. At first glance, I thought you were talking about Godzilla X Kong.
I am conflicted. Is gmo the best movie “ever”, or have modern movies been so bad recently that anything not half bad seems like a masterpiece? Wondering what you think. I have a biased opinion so I can’t tell.
I wouldn’t say Godzilla Minus One is the best movie ever. But I also wouldn’t say any one movie is the best movie ever. I mean really, when you pile together a list of the best films of all time, it’s all subjective and you can’t really say what makes something like Schindler’s List better as a movie than the Godfather part 2, other than personal preference at that point. Godzilla Minus One is a fantastic movie and somewhere in my top 100 movies of all time easily. But that could very well be a mind boggling statement to someone else.
Do modern movies suck? I mean no. A lot of the mainstream movies have been pretty mediocre to bad lately. But a lot of people mostly just watch the mainstream movies (which isn’t a dis or me saying I’m better, watch what you want. Like what you want). so say 80% of the movies they watched in 2023 were mainstream and maybe sucked. So to them it feels like 80% of movies sucked that year. There’s still phenomenal pieces of film being made, and sometimes they breach the mainstream barrier, but sometimes they remain unnoticed.
Be honest.. You wanted more awesome Godzilla at the end, and all they gave you was standing in the water Godzilla, roaring, and flailing arms .. am I right? That is my big criticism of the movie - it looks like they ran out on money or time .. or just didn't want to put much effort into the big Godzilla takedown scene at the end. That sequence at the end was ... weak as hell. I had fun watching Godzilla Minus One, but it ultimately falls short of being a GREAT movie.
I thought the ending was incredible. The final moments were some of the most tense in the movie. I loved Godzilla rising from the depths and roaring in pain on the surface, reminded me of the ending of the original. Very well made.
9.8
Just wish Godzilla would’ve won in the end.😂
I have top 3, and not 1 is better than another:
Gōjira 1954
Shin Gōjira 2016
Godzilla Minus One 2023
Would you want this godzilla to fight another monster?
I’m not sure. I worry that it may be to much of a jump in tone from Minus One, but maybe if it is something like the heisei era where Godzilla is still the same mean Godzilla, but just happens to fight other monsters for reasons not connected to protecting the earth. Maybe keeping this Godzilla as the villain and introducing a Mothra plot would work, but who knows. Maybe it’d feel like a stretch compared to the more serious and grounded first movie.
But honestly, I have faith that not matter what direction they decide to take the sequels in, they’ll be able to make it work.
I guess we will just have to wait and see.
What are your thoughts?
@@ShinGlassman054 I just love this Godzilla and wanna see him do more cool shit. I understand what people mean by only wanting him in this universe but maybe they can introduce anguirus in the next one because he's not too crazy.
@@balonypony8408 yeah. At the end of the day I’m just happy to see what the filmmakers do with ol Goji next.
Minus one is definitely better than shin
Very different and I love them both
i got pretty upset 9:01 So unnecessary. I was gonna dislike the video and back out. but I got over it lol I forgive you
Looking forward to Minus One to shit all over Hollywoods Godzilla x Kong lol. Spoilers, Kong transitions to a Queen and becomes a lesbian power couple with Godzilla, and together they explore their new found sxuality to take down the patriarchy