It definitely was. As many, many people have said before, the film works as a giant monster movie, but as a Godzilla movie it's completely unfaithful. The TV series really got back to the basics and made Godzilla what he should've been all along. I'm totally fine with changing the design of Godzilla, but one thing he should never be is a lizard that happens to be 300 feet tall that is scared of humans and ultimately gets killed by humans rather than fighting another monster that is threatening the world.
I pray that one day when/if Americans get the rights to Godzilla again we get a completely serious and 100% faithful adaptation....just without the dancing, kung-fu, and have Godzilla be CGI instead of a man in a suit.
Originally posted by Mr. Rhythmicif you remake a classic it always ends up bad.
I have always been a Godzilla lover, ever since the age of 4. I would always watch the old 60s and 70s Godzilla and Gamera movies. I was incredibly excited for the Tristar film. So it was a major disappointment when I left the theater and realized how shitty it was.Since when does that prove quality?
I loved the movie a ton. I think that it's one of the best films this year. Not because of the marketing. Not because of the age. It's because I thought it was engaging, exciting, and frightening.
I never said that there weren't. You missed my whole point. My point is that why would you remake a movie many hated more than the amount that liked it, when you can remake a universal classic?