Godzilla Minus One - Film of the decade

[simons123]

Just wow! Absolutely incredible....just the way it makes you care about every character, the build up, the redemption arc....truly is a masterpiece and I can't think of many better films then this made in a LONG LONG time....puts Hollywood to shame.

It's on Netflix now....go watch it!!

[Patio]

Tried watching the other week but the subtitles put me off and sacked it after 10 mins

If its that good I might try again

[normalbloke]

It certainly seems to polarise opinions….

[parabolica]

I watched this last night and really enjoyed it; felt like a proper old-school Godzilla movie from the 60s/70s with the obvious-but-functional CGI. Apparently the film only had 1 small boat set they could use and had to dress it up a dozen different ways to film several different scenes supposedly set on different boats.

I really liked it, wouldn’t say FOTD though.

[hondajack85]

Agree with the op. This is a great film.
The subs are not really an issue as there is very little you wouldnt understand even without them. Not that much dialog either.
Quite frankly it puts a bit of a bad spotlight on hollywood efforts which seem high on gleeful distruction and gloss over the consequences.
You have to wonder if thats by design.

[zspere]

For balance - I thought it was absolute ste

[mickythefish]

Care about Godzilla, never noticed that. I mean he was just chilling.

[simons123]

Tell me a Hollywood film in the 2020's on par?!..I'm struggling....only ones I can think of is Parasite, Dune, All Quiet on the Western Front.....don't think there is anything else.

[simons123]

mickythefish said:

Care about Godzilla, never noticed that. I mean he was just chilling.

No one cares for Godzilla but the film certainly makes you care about the human characters. The character development was just superb....a proper classic story of a troubled failed character who overcomes obstacles to redeem himself....unlike the STRONG FEMALE characters Hollywood ram down our throats

[Tindersticks]

Oh. You’re one of those.

[simons123]

Tindersticks said:

Oh. You’re one of those.

One of those who doesn't get excited by Transformers and Avengers films like you?!........

[mickythefish]

Godzilla was misunderstood.

[eltawater]

simons123 said:

Tell me a Hollywood film in the 2020's on par?!..I'm struggling....only ones I can think of is Parasite, Dune, All Quiet on the Western Front.....don't think there is anything else.

Oppenheimer?
Everything everywhere all at once?
Nobody?
Top gun: maverick?

Plenty to choose from.

[Tindersticks]

simons123 said:

One of those who doesn't get excited by Transformers and Avengers films like you?!........

Yeah. That’s exactly it.

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS in capitalised tells us all.

[BunkMoreland]

I always suspect that people who are put off by subtitles and hearing a foreign language, are the same sort of people that just end up shouting English at some poor Spanish waiter at a tourist spot.

"I said una beera per fa vor!"

[leef44]

Indeed, excellent film!

It was not what I was expecting (me thinking - all out action kill the monster thingy) but I loved it. Beautifully made, brilliant in the build up of the characters and the details in the set for the poor village life.

Godzilla film made brilliant.

[Honourable Dead Snark]

Thought it was alright, started to lose my attention towards the end before the final set piece.

Not even joking when I say RRR is actually film of the decade so far

[simons123]

Honourable Dead Snark said:

Thought it was alright, started to lose my attention towards the end before the final set piece.

Not even joking when I say RRR is actually film of the decade so far

What's RRR?

[Beati Dogu]

simons123 said:

What's RRR?

It’s an Indian film. Supposed to be good, but I haven’t seen it.

I enjoyed Godzilla (at the cinema). It’s very Japanese in style (unsurprisingly), but they did a really nice job on a very limited budget.

[DMC2]

I thought Minus One was terrible. Boring, terrible acting etc. Turned it off as I just found the characters so annoying.