Red Mosquito

McParadigm wrote:I think part of the problem with these types of movies is that, when they were first imagined, the idea of a giant monster attacking cities was probably semi novel. It also had a larger scope than a lot of movies risked to go, and were something of a precursor to disaster film stories.

Now, we do "giant thingamabob breaks shit and makes us look small" movies like every week. So whatever novelty or brand they had is lost. But at the same time, Godzilla HAS to be treated as the central component of the movie, because it is the entire draw of the film. So invention, creative rethinking, and brand evolution are lost. We get a few human characters, who have their own subplots or little dramas, but the movie is about GODZILLA because in order to sell it it has to be worked as a movie about GODZILLA...again.

And when "giant monster thing so look out," is your entire premise for your movie...well, that's kind of tiring to even think about, because we're so inundated with that kind of image by movies that often have other things going for them, and just happened to include a "giant monster thing" as part of their story or as the basis for a single action set piece.

BurtReynolds wrote:It does not appear that the public's desire for giant things eating people has lessened.

Heathen wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:It does not appear that the public's desire for giant things eating people has lessened.

Not necessarily true. Maybe, like McP, the millions of people who go see that shit actually hate it but for some reason have to watch them all.

stip wrote:Pacific Rim was REALLY disappointing

stip wrote:Pacific Rim was REALLY disappointing