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45% critic rating seems about right for a monster movie. Not bad at all. Godzilla sure is not made for critics. Seems weird for them to judge a monster movie with their yard stick really. They take themselves so seriously.
The key is staying power. With mixed reviews, while this movie may do well over opening weekend, my prediction is that it will fade fast with a huge second weekend drop off.
Those reviews can kiss me arse. People complained of too little monster action in the 2014 film. Naturally, with the ante way, way upped, they're going to complain there's now too much and not enough "human drama"...pfah!
And by people, I do mean the so-called critics.
It's a MONSTER movie. More accurately, it is a KAIJU movie.
I saw this today, the 2nd day after it's opening, in KC suburbs. It was a 4:30 matinee showing with about 50 people in the audience. I don't go to the movies that often anymore. I forgot how many commercials and previews they show before the feature film. It seems like I sat through around 10 previews. Anyway...
I'm an old Godzilla fan and still a fan of all things Godzilla so I wasn't going to miss this one. I have mixed feelings about the film. It was a bit hectic and overblown, meaning a LOT of action, explosions, special fx, you get the idea. Certainly, there was a lot more effects and action than 2014. Sometimes, it was a bit hard to make out exactly what was happening onscreen amidst all the chaos. At times, all I could make out were roars, explosions, thumping, booming, etc.
Probably too many human characters as well. Millie Bobbie Brown was included, supposedly as a draw for millenials, but her character seemed a little pointless although she did add a touch of human drama. Then, you had the japanese scientist, the british lady scientist, and the general all reprising their roles from 2014. The ex-spouses playing the main roles, the british guy who was the villain, a bunch of military and monarch folks. Throw in a bunch of monsters and all the pyrotechnics and it was kind of dizzying. Of course, I'm old, so younger folks, who the movie was designed for, probably could handle all that better than I could.
Don't get me wrong though. Like I said before, I love all things Godzilla. I did like KOTM. I hope it does great box office and the sequels keep coming. I'll see them all and then come home and play with my Godzilla toys.
Millie Bobbie Brown was included, supposedly as a draw for millenials, but her character seemed a little pointless although she did add a touch of human drama.
Oxford Living Dictionaries describes a millennial as "a person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century."
although there is some debate about the exact meaning, Millie Bobbie Brown (born 19 February 2004) is not covered by any of them.
The oldest millenials are in their mid 30's and have cars, houses and children.
Estimated Friday numbers are around 19 million, which leads to a weekend estimate of around 49 million.
If this was some independent movie that cost 5 million to make, sure, that's a great number. But it did only half the Friday number that its predecessor did.
I know Legendary had grander aspirations for the monsters universe, but let's face it, this is not a comic book/super hero property which audiences never seem to tire of. People are burned out of kaiju/monster CGI type movies, and it tells you something that these types of box office grosses are considered a failure. I wonder what is on Warner Bros. mind as filming on the Kong vs. Godzilla movie wrapped up in April of this year for a release next year.
Estimated Friday numbers are around 19 million, which leads to a weekend estimate of around 49 million.
If this was some independent movie that cost 5 million to make, sure, that's a great number. But it did only half the Friday number that its predecessor did.
I know Legendary had grander aspirations for the monsters universe, but let's face it, this is not a comic book/super hero property which audiences never seem to tire of. People are burned out of kaiju/monster CGI type movies, and it tells you something that these types of box office grosses are considered a failure. I wonder what is on Warner Bros. mind as filming on the Kong vs. Godzilla movie wrapped up in April of this year for a release next year.
200 million production cost.
It looks like it made 53 million USA box office and 130 million overseas. So at least it will break-even with its cost and probably will make a little profit.
I feel like they should have done a partnership with Youtube and done some sort of mini-series introducing the other monsters. The trailers were amazing but a good portion of people do not know any of the monsters beside Godzilla.
It looks like it made 53 million USA box office and 130 million overseas. So at least it will break-even with its cost and probably will make a little profit.
I feel like they should have done a partnership with Youtube and done some sort of mini-series introducing the other monsters. The trailers were amazing but a good portion of people do not know any of the monsters beside Godzilla.
As for people not knowing other monsters "beside Godzilla," that doesn't matter. Godzilla is the main attraction. And many people are indeed familiar with Mothra, Ghidorah and especially Rodan.
It had a good Friday opening. Not sure why the weekend isn't a slam dunk. I'm going later today.
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