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I figured I'd jump on the bandwagon, since everyone ELSE seems to be doing it
Not to mention it makes a nice New Years treat!The early reports of the new Godzilla design described it as "fat." A crude description at best, but when I saw the blurry photograph at the top-right there, I imagined that the design direction wasn't so much corpulent as it was "thick."
"Monstrously thick" were the words that came to mind. A mountain of a creature, unbelievably powerful and undeniably unstoppable. I approached this hypothetical design in a similar fashion to a paleontologist's anatomical reconstructions - using the little information I had, not to mention the previous works of as inspiration, this is what I'm anticipating to be lurking behind all that blurr and smoke.
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It does scare the hell out of me. I'm not a pessimist, and I am excited for this film, but to say that I'm not a bit concerned with certain choices Legendary has made concerning current writers and people involved would be lying.
I have hopes, just not high ones, I'd rather have a realistic vision of what this movie is probably going to be instead of floating around like a lot of fans are, thinking its going to be everything they ever wanted simply because Godzilla is going to be CG in it.
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Understandable. Honestly, my bar for sci-fi cinema is more/less fixed at 'middle,' and has been since I hit up G '98 in theaters...twice. If Legendary!Goji is a step or three up from that, more power to the crew & fanbase; if not...hell, two decades and some markedly lukewarm offerings haven't killed Godzilla for me, so another American-produced debacle sure wont.
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Can't argue with that.
But as with Final Wars and Super Hero Taisen, I really hate to see debauched potential. That would be my only anxieties.
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I could totally live with this design on screen for LPG.
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Awesome! I'd be totally fine with that design. ^_^
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LOL He actually ended up being sort of fat.
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they should have made you the art directer you do and would do such a great job.
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Very good, I'm so hyped up for this movie.
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The King of Kaiju is back and he is going to show Cloverfield and Pacific Rim How to do a giant monster movie right.
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Certainly hope the new one looks like that. looks amazing
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AWESOME!!! I REALLY hope the upcoming Godzilla will look like this. This is very BADASS!!!!!!
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I think the word "Badass" is the only description of this new design.
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...It still pisses me off that I have yet to see this friggin trailer.
But - it does seem proper that Godzilla's size would be bulky - as the crude 'fat' term was used. Zilla was far too thin and a bit gangly - perfect for swift movements, but not fit for the Brawling Reputation of the King of the Monsters.
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Even though Zilla jr managed to pull it off in the cartoon
(sighs as he remembers it)
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Well Zilla Jr. was a unique case. He seemed to be smarter and more courageous than his father. I feel like Zilla Jr. was a mutation in a mutation. He was born different from his 200+ siblings - something unique; a mutation. It would explain his heightened intelligence, and ability to use an Atomic Heat Beam.
He also showed to be a lot stronger as well. He had a bit of a proper balance to be a fighter. He used his speed to outmaneuver his more typically heavier opponents.
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Sad thing is Godzilla the series was one of the last good shows on Fox kids before it went out
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If this is what the new Godzilla is looking like; I'm dying to see that movie NOW! This is awesome!!
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Oh please oh please oh please let this be what he looks like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Spike- GO GODZILLA GO
Garble- DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNG Why Can't we get Him to guest Star on the show?
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Spike- We have no nuclear materials to pay his check.
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Artwork, as always, is fantastic. I also think this design is pretty good. Massive and thick, but still looks like he can haul ass and charge at a enemy. While I doubt the final version of the reboot's design would truly look like this, it is indeed a very well thought out design for the King of the Monsters.
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I REALLY hope IDW does some tie-in comics for this movie.
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Awesome Fan Prediction and I expected you to have seen the trailer? Didn't you go to Comic-Con?
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Hey Matt do you know when a trailer will ever be released?
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Reminds me of that model they showed in G-Fan. The one dubbed Stoutzilla.
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Astoundingly, I can't recall a single prior Alternate!Goji rendition which applied those nifty tail-segments to Big G's neck as well. Combined with the unusually well-integrated secondary spikes (i.e. all that bric-a-brac on the upper arms/legs & tail) & damn near spot-on dorsals, it lends this guy a fair share of rugged appeal.
On the slightly less positive side...call me a heretic, but those hypertrophic ankles, short arms & stubby skull seem a skosh too Heisei-derived. Imposing looks are well & good, but a bit of boxing reach & flexibility-to say nothing of slightly chompier jaws-would go a long way toward spicing up whatever claw-to-claw combat Legendary!Goji sees. Royalty does not live on nuke-zapping every foe as the first, last & only option.
Anyhow: quality speculation, and here's hoping the film itself approaches this standard.
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I'll be honest: I always felt Toho made his bottom jaw too thin, and of course Zilla's bottom jaw was WAY too thick. So it's nice to see a more substantial jaw without him being "Goon-zilla".
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Excellent point, sir. Big G can indeed get bitey without going full-bore gator.
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nice looks like a combination of Heisei Godzilla and Millenium Godzilla.
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