It's going to eat Los Angeles!
Posted on 05/05/2014 9:00:16 AM PDT by llevrok
TOKYO — Fans of monster movies or big Hollywood blockbusters are no doubt aware that a reboot of the famous Godzilla franchise is due to hit theaters this summer. As you might imagine for a movie featuring one of their most beloved pop culture icons, the Japanese are deeply interested in how America is going to bring their national monster to the screen.
When clear pictures of the creature hit the Internet this week, the response was probably not what studio execs were hoping for. Some Japanese fans are apparently calling this incarnation of Godzilla “fat”.
The pictures, released by Warner Legendary through the Los Angeles Times, were immediately picked up by fan sites here in Japan. While some commenters said this Godzilla looked stronger than his ancestor, others were not as impressed.
“He’s so fat, I laughed.”
“Where’s his neck?”
“He’s gone and supersized himself!”
“I’m not surprised. A spare tire is expected in middle age.”
“Gee, even Godzilla has metabolic syndrome these days…”
He’s just got big bones. Besides that suit makes him look fat.
Can he help it if he has slow metabolism??
Fatzilla!!!
Global Warming takes it’s toll. I expect to see this headline somewhere.
Well, he is WAY too big. He’s like 50 regular Godzilla’s.
King Kong would be his foot.
Michelle can chase him back right into the ocean with one of her special school lunches.
Too much McDonald’s and not enough sushi?
From the shots I’ve seen of it, my impression is that the director/producer has opted to take the Godzilla visage to one of the abject fear and apprehension from the small perspective the simple human, and to bring home the terror of something like this to relatable personal situations.
I could be wrong, and in the case fat or skinny, the size and destruction and the individual impact on a personal level would be what’s told here.
I actually don’t know jack about it beyond that. I’ll wait until Netflix gets it, though.
Quote from Godzilla: “Does Tokyo make my butt look big?”
Blame the Kobe beef.
That means he can date Okra, er I mean Oprah.
saw the preview at the theatre on Friday night—i want to see this! i had gone to see The Grand Budapest Hotel—which i loved!
Don’t say “yes.”
it looks to me like they payed homage to the day when the monster was a suit on a man and therefore had to look like that.
It's going to eat Los Angeles!
Godzilla’s spending too much time at Macodonoldo.
Godzilla’s spending too much time at Macodonoldo.
The main reason I’d like to see is that Brian Cranston is in it. I remember watching him in “Malcolm in the Middle” and THEN following him in “Breaking Bad” and marveled at his transition and ability - he turned from a HS Chem teacher to a BMF with flair.......
I hope his transition from BB to this is equally thrilling.
Could be. Time and watching will tell.
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