Godzilla Minus One - Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- The King of All Monsters stomps back into theaters in a timeline-resetting new movie from Toho Studios, the original home of Godzilla.
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This literally might be my favorite movie of the year, it is genuinely fantastic. Can't believe it was made for 15 million
The Marvels was made with $220 Million and it was utter slop. Godzilla Minus One was made with $15 Million and was a masterpiece
When you have writers who focus on writing a good story you can do that.
Japan yo. I drive an Acura Integra, play games on the PS5, using a Sony TV while eating sushi. Japan does things right, especially Godzilla King of The Monsters
This is Star Trek 2 Wrath of Kahn all over again. A follow up to huge budget bombastic film which ultimately ended up crashing and setting up a franchise for failure only to be rescued by talented people working in limiting circumstances financially without intervention on an amazing sequel.
I still like spider verse more
One of the rare Godzilla movies that transcends from being not only a great Godzilla movie but a great movie in general. It's one of my favorites of the year.
I second that
Godzilla Minus One is the movie American studios wish they made this year - looks great, reasonable budget, strong story and characters, and part of a storied franchise.
Yup. While not perfect, it blows almost every other western blockbuster that came out this year out of the water (pun intended)
This movie blew me away, and I’m going back to see it again in AMC prime tonight… The sound design was a force that had me on the edge of my seat, especially for the last act. Hoping and praying that Hollywood can find a way to deliver this kind of cinematic glory on smaller budgets like the 15 million budget for this one. 9/10🎉
I saw it last Wednesday in tampa
AMC imax : amazing 🤩 experience
@@davidguarin358 glad to hear you had a wonderful experience. I’m coming to Tampa for Christmas break… What AMC do you recommend over there?
@@kevinfraser7815 amc 24 veterans
@@davidguarin358 awesome- thanks a lot and happy holidays
@@kevinfraser7815 same to you brother
See, this is how you make a movie. $15M budget, well written and well executed. It should have no issue being a hit at the box office and not only recover its investment, but turn out a good profit. Big studios need to rethink how they’re making movies and tanking the industry along with their current model. No need to fluff a crappy script with expensive FX, to the point that the movie has no chance at the box office.
They just extended the screening in USA. It was that unexpected success
@@stevemuzak8526 So happy to hear. I want to see it in the big screen.
Or overpaid celebrity actors
Saw the movie last night (saw a 9:30pm EST viewing) and it was *ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!*
At almost 51 years of age I have seen every Godzilla film released (use to even watch the 1978 Saturday morning cartoon) and Minus One is hands down and bar none *THE BEST* GODZILLA MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN (zero exaggeration)‼️‼️
A Kaiju movie *masterpiece* IMO
No disrespect to the monsterverse (I enjoy Legendary Godzilla too), but *Toho* just reminded EVERYONE that Godzilla is *THEIR* monster and that nobody (and I mean nobody) can do Godzilla better than they can. 👍
1973?
I saw it tonight and it was incredible. I loved it!!!
Life Long Godzilla fan here of 47 years. It is truly amazing to see the general moviegoers support for this film. Especially with all the ups and downs this franchise has had. I love seeing all the positive comments. Thank you all for giving this film a chance. And thank YOU Mr. Murrell for your review.
Did you see the trailer for the new Kong X Godzilla movie? I’d like to know the opinion of someone who’s a big a fan
@@MrJesse546 as a big fan myself, the newer Godzilla stuff is schlocky fun, Minus One is how destructive Godzilla is, deff not the anti hero Godzilla we get nowadays
Godzilla made Hollywood movies look like toy commercials. It is more intense and emotionally engaging than the best of the late 70s blockbusters. Only a Hollywood advertorial agent would downplay the strength of this movie.
GODZILLA MINUS ONE had a budget of $15 million and looks this good. Meanwhile, Hollywood is spending $200 m - $350 m per movie and losing bank in 2023. Maybe they should try to lock down a good screenplay and plan out VFX in advance and quit trying to rewrite movies in post and rush them out before they're ready.
THIS needs to win some academy awards. Great flick! I was smiling the entire movie
Second that!
The movie brought me to tears a few times. I find it odd to be smiling through the whole movie. 😂
To be honest I doubt they have budget for those PR campaigns for Award Season in the US😅
Just got out of the theatre. The best Godzilla movie I’ve ever seen. Crazy Good. Even cried a little.
Hehe i teared up a little but managed to blink them away before the lights came on. Agreed awesome movie. Still talking and thinking about it days later.
Me too. Seeing the main character make his emotional arc hit me harder then I expected.
@@winslow1159i ran out right before the lights came on so no one would see my face
Wimp.
I've seen 25 out of 37 of the Godzilla movies. This was the best one I've seen.
I'm so happy to see all the love for this movie! I live it in Japan and saw it on release day here and was blown away! Definitely one of my favourites of the year!
It’s a high SEE IT NOW for me. My favorite of the year by far. He didn’t even talk about the impressive destruction Godzilla does. I was in awe. Best blockbuster In decades I’d even go as far as to say.
it's bluescreen. don't worry, it's all on computer cgi
@@herohour6496👏👏👏 yea, no duh, and still does it a trillion times better than anything disney is doing ..
I dragged my girlfriend to the IMAX with me today, and although she was reluctant to see a monster movie, she was drawn in by the storyline and plot. As amazing as the actual Godzilla scenes are the human themes were much more powerful.
Godzilla is the embodiment of war, Atomic War. And the entire movie is an allegory of that. The harder they fought Godzilla the larger and more powerful he became. While Godzilla might’ve been killable on Oda Island by the plane (unlikely, but we like to convince ourselves that one well placed bullet can prevent a war) he was unstoppable after the Atomic bombing of the bikini atoll. To the average person war is a monster that arises from nowhere (the sea for Japan), and it’s horrible and monstrous.
It was amazing seeing how fleshed out the human experience was written. Themes like PTSD, Survivors guilt, the youthful eagerness to run into battle, finding love during war, suic!de, how all wars begin with lies and secrets by the government, and finding purpose and meaning through love and family. We even see themes about the medical side effects of war like cancer from Atomic bombings.
I've seen a few other rave reviews from trusted critics. The budget shouldn't matter, but yes, hard not to be struck by a high-quality blockbuster like This being turned out for a relatively meagre $15m. If true, Hollywood should take note of both how to deliver awesome but cheap effects, and, more importantly, what well-written characters who Aren't played by globally known names bring to the table. All the best to this film for a very successful run - I want to see it.
Edit: At this stage, I've seen reviews popping up everywhere - and Everyone *loves* this film, with it very clearly getting marked as one of the best films of the year. That's a pretty impressive ranking for a foreign monster film, even if it has the culture cachet and recognition of Godzilla. Still best of luck to it, seems to be getting a lot of love...
I had to google why it's called Godzilla Minus One, with the title meaning Japan was at a state of zero after the war, and Godzilla took it to minus one. It only seems appropriate for Godzilla to be a very personal Japanese story.
I thought it was called minus one cuz it took place before the 1st Godzilla film.
I saw it for the second time tonight. Both times the theater applauded at the end. Everyone was raving about it walking out
This movie absolutely blew me away. My mom who hates monster movies even loved it.
Got to see it in IMAX last night, and it is excellent! One of the best of the year
Saw it on Wednesday and loved it. Possibly my favorite film of the year as of now. I honestly would cheer it on if it was submitted for best foreign film at the academy's this year.
I just saw Godzilla Minus One in the 4DX effects theater. Was blown away by this one.
My biggest Wish is that they'd do Godzilla right for the 70th anniversary. It seems my Wish came true for such a landmark year. Thanks, Dan!
Seen it yet? Ifnot, go asap! You'll love it!
@@darianstarfrogin the theater right now!
I loved this movie and am seeing it again tonight after seeing it Wednesday in IMAX. One of my favorite movies of 2023 for sure.
One of the best Godzilla movies I’ve seen! (I’ve only seen a few)
The human story had me invested! Was really interested to watch when the humans were on scene! Wasn’t in a rush to see Godzilla in action, but when he was in action, oh boy it was great!
The ending made me start to cry. This movie is incredibly emotional and well made
Dan has become my go to review guy. He’s got a gift
Probably the best Godzilla movie I've seen. Was waiting for Dan's review the moment I left the theaters last night!
Movie was incredible. Perfect balance of story and action.
This movie is phenomenal. Outstanding story, acting, & remake of 1954. Go see it. (I've heard it's only showing in America for two weeks) Also wait until the end of the credits rolling on the screen before you leave the theater.
Toho, you raised the bar super high on this one & thank you for giving us old hard core Godzilla fans what we've been waiting for, for many years. I grew up in the 70's a huge Godzilla fan. This is the best by far that I have seen.
I love this movie so much, it's got such a pure soul and so much heart. I've gotten used to films always doing horrible rugpulls in some misguided attempt at being "mature" and "high art" that just feel desperate and borderline sadomasochistic, like being yelled at by a very troubled and vitriolic person, and it always ruins the experience and makes me wish I'd never watched the film in the first place. A few films are able to tackle grim and bleak realities of life effectively, like Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon, but I feel like EVEN FEWER films these days are able to make an audience genuinely happy with well-made action and a story that isn't clamoring to shock/annoy the viewer for maturity points. Godzilla Minus One and films like Avatar The Way of Water and Suzume are the rare exceptions that remind me of how great films used to be, and honestly fill me with hope for the future of blockbusters. What matters most in films like this isn't the writing or predictability or the acting, it's the soul, and Minus One has that in spades. Absolutely didn't expect this would end up being one of my favorite films of the year alongside Suzume, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Killers of the Flower Moon, etc, but it is absolutely going to be on my list for how much heart it has and how satisfied it left me feeling, and I'll be going back to watch it with my family again.
Avatar 2 made me despair for the future of movies. Pretty cartoon trash. If that is what people want, why bother.
@@Badficwriter oh its quite simple, I don't suffer from your strain of terminally online brainrot. this allows me to enjoy avatar 2 the same way that legendary filmmakers like Wim Wenders do - by appreciating the film for all its soul and artistry, rather than seething about how it doesn't boost my fragile ego. it's all very easy for people that don't rely on twitter/reddit/4chan for their identity, that's why those films are so popular with normal people 🤭
Not just a great Godzilla movie, but a great movie in general. Probably the best the movie of the year in my opinion.
This was the first Godzilla movie where I felt that this dude had to go. He was way OP (true nightmare!) and the human characters were the best part of the movie. U cared about them didn’t want them to die. Even the dudes on the island at the very beginning u felt bad for them.
Seen this film twice now and am still giddy from excitment by how wonderful it is. Second time viewing it made me appreciate how powerful the score is. You know a film is confident in itself when all of the marketing material uses the actual movie score. Also! I'm not sure if you write your video scripts ahead of time or if it's impromptu but of all the "smaller" film critic channels I've seen the last few years yours is really a standout. Well-worded reviews, calm and intentional delivery. You have my sub, sir
Definitely my favorite movie all year. Great human characters that you actually care about and a terrifying Godzilla.
"Godzilla is a primal scream from the depths of the sea" -- Dan Murrell. Great line!
I saw it Wednesday and definitely did not expect to like it as much as I did and get get emotional at parts.
This movie is great. I went in with no expectations and came out with a great character drama with heart and a scary Godzilla. Gonna see again in imax next week.
This Godzilla movie feels like Miyazaki's movie in a Jaw's movie. I LOVED IT!
The big screens like IMAX and Cinemark XD aren’t showing this but the Beyoncé concert movie instead and man I’m bummed. Excited to hear more box office breakdowns dan!
Yeah, I couldn't care less about Beyonce. Bad timing for sure. It's only playing for a week in NYC... I hope they extend it another weekend so I can go
Did it extend? I saw in the UK this weekend and booked the bfi iMax in January. Beyonce isn't on ours, luckily.
I can't believe I just got out of seeing a Godzilla movie and I'm wondering if i just watched my favorite film of the year. I'm not a big fan of the American Godzilla movies, they're whatever but holy hell was this movie incredibly entertaining.
This movie was so incredibly good. It's easily the best Godzilla movie in the past decade and I enjoyed the Legendary films as well. But this is the root of how you make a great Godzilla movie, you still need to write a good script and then you sprinkle in some incredible monster sequences and it comes out so fucking good!
@dannytv12Two things
1) Recency bias, I don't want to jump the gun and be like ZOMG ITS THE BEST EVER cause it just came out and I'm riding high on it and have only seen it once.
2) The original 54 movie. I love the original movie it's so well made and how much thought went into the idea/story/design and the details of things like how the costume for Godzilla was meant to reflect some of the body maladies of those who survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's an amazing piece of cinema.
I saw this in an early IMAX preview Wednesday night. Hands down the best Godzilla movie I have ever seen. Just go see it. It’s that simple. It’s that good.
I just got done seeing it, and It was well taking the day off to enjoy it. I have a feeling I am going to see it one more time in theaters. Probably a home release double feature down the road with this and Shin Godzilla (my personal favorite)
Finally, a Godzilla movie that rivals the original Japanese version. I loved it!
It's so good to see you back. After a long deserved break.
So happy you're back - hope it was a lovely and restful time off! For so many of the latest movie news the past few weeks, I have been so curious on your thoughts, great to have you back.
Seeing Godzilla Minus One tomorrow - excited for this one!
Welcome back Dan!!! Thanks for the review.
It was so fun watching an enjoyable blockbuster for once! It’s crazy how “simple” feels so fresh!
I’ve always enjoyed movies even the bad ones but every once in a while I watch a movie where I can truly say I had fun. From beginning to end I was invested. I was scared. I was shocked. I was emotional. I was waving my hands and begging people to run away. I was rooting against Godzilla.I didn’t just watch this movie,I experienced it. Amazingly thrilling 10/10
Your review really made me want to see this movie
The last time a movie blew me away like that was the 2019 Joker movie. Godzilla Minus One is a damn masterpiece.
Glad to have you back, and seeing this movie tomorrow. Beyond excited!
Ive watches a lot of Godzilla movies, and i think this might be the best one. It is definitely the best human characters in a godzilla movie.
Thanks Dan, it was great. Some of the music and sounds took me back to when I was a kid watching monster movies on the UHF channels.
Everyone is amazed by this movie. As a fan of Big G I just CAN'T WAIT!!
This movie reignited my love for movies that I experienced beginning in the mid-70s. It's almost perfect.
This is how you make a good film with a good budget, Hollywood. Take notes!
Welcome back! So glad you enjoyed your trip!
Man, you sure picked a heck of a time to be away, I've been really curious to see your thoughts the financial situation with all the latest bombs.
I am SO glad I saw this in the theaters. The movie brought me to tears during those emotional scenes. Great job in getting the audience to care for the human characters.
Godzilla 2014 was one of the best theater experiences I ever had. It's not a perfect movie by far, but some of those moments were just crazy to see for the first time. My audience cheered and clapped at the end too. Good times in a good year for movies.
I remembered being dissapointed with that movie. And then, the sequels came... and I realized I overlooked its merits.
Yeah I really liked that movie on the big screen too. It always works better for me when Godzilla is used sparingly, you get more of a sense of the power and destructive force of the creature when seen through the eyes of the human characters. When they go heavy on the monster fights and rampages it ends up feeling a bit cartoonish.
@TWDubStrongly agree with this take. ESPECIALLY in regards to KOTM's absolutely horrendous writing and annoying human characters. It's a terribly written CGI-fest with a million cutaways from the monster action in favor of terrible human characters.
ive seen every single godzilla movie ever made and this is by far the best one ive ever seen.
I want to know how they pulled this off on a 15 million dollar budget. This movie's visuals are on par with Godzilla vs Kong, a film with 10 times the budget and that's not including advertising or inflation. It makes you wonder where the money goes on these big-budget studio films.
Great film overall. And on made for 15 million! Holy heck!
I am amazed by this movie. Great quality .With just 15 mil dollars budget. Hollywood needs to learn from this great movie. I love old school godzilla vs humans. This is not friendly neighbourhood godzilla. He is danger and you need to fight him to survive.
saw it today. Thrilling. It was so amusing seeing godzilla on land. But in water, its just madness. The action sequences were wow.
Great to have you back Dan, wow I can't remember missing a channel so much. So happy you got to enjoy a great trip (but equally happy your back)😁
Saw it yesterday. What a damn movie, to think this was done on a $15 mill budget really makes you wonder how Hollywood can have $200 mill budget films be absolute garbage in comparison. Godzilla was the old school real Godzilla in this one, the metaphor of the fallout of the nuclear bombs, the PTSD of the war, etc. Not some nice monster who comes and helps the humans fight other bad monsters like in the US Monsterverse. Absolutely loved the human storyline.
This movie was amazing.
Another fantastic video thank you!
DAN. I can't wait for you to cover The Marvels and Wish's performances. Welcome back!
I am totally watching this Sunday. I am TOTALLY HYPED! Cannot wait!
Glad to have you back & you enjoyed your well deserved honeymoon/vacation, Dan!
This movie was absolutely outstanding. Easily the best Godzilla film in recent years. The best I've seen to date. [Any recs for Zilla films other than the Monsterverse ones?]
I want to thank you for taking the time to give Godzilla a little love.
I have to say that this is my favorite movie of this year. This is the first Godzilla movie that made me actually care about the humans and not want to just see Godzilla destroy stuff
If you are a Godzilla fan, you’ll love this movie. If you are a WW2 history buff, you’ll love this movie.
How a foreign monster movie with subtitles was able to generate such a range of emotions and childlike awe in me was astounding. It is a superb character study with multiple messages that happens to have a giant lizard in the background. But it's the fulfilling arc of the characters that drives the story. So refreshing and satisfying to see just a great story from start to finish. If Disney made this, Godzilla would be the hero. And they would make her gay.
DAMMIT! Now I HAVE to go see this. I wasn't even considering seeing this movie.
I missed you Dan. Congrats again.
It's been a week and a half since I'd seen Minus One, and I'm starting to think it's my favorite movie of the year. It had been between this, Oppenheimer, and Spiderverse in the end.
Oppenheimer dragged a lot but had a very well-done story.
Spiderverse was wonderful, but ultimately felt like I'd left the movie halfway through (it's the first half, so it's kind of to be expected).
Minus One is a rollercoaster the whole way through, and everything had a lot of weight (except for a specific "death" which I'm still dumbfounded they didn't stick with)
Proof you don’t have to spend an absurd amount of money on a movie for it to be a genuinely entertaining and enjoyable time. Disney, take some notes over there.
Not just Disney, but the entirety or most of Hollywood.
Aside from a Labor Day teaser, I stayed away from trailers, and I'm really glad I did... some of the visuals are truly spectacular and best saved for the big screen, so if you're in the dark, stay in the dark and just go check it out. I think TOHO absolutely knocked this one out of the park. It was very refreshing to watch a movie that felt like it had a creative voice that wasn't being stifled or "guided" by some corporate branding overlord.. It is easily the most "Recommendable Godzilla movie" for me. Great review Dan!!! You've always had a terrific sensibility in your movie analysis, and it's on full display here!
This film is the Pulp Fiction of our time. An unforgettable movie experience.
First off, congrats on the wedding and honeymoon. I truly hope u got to enjoy it becaus it's the only one u get (hopefully). No question, just glad to see u back Dan the man!
I really want to see Dan compare the top grossing godzilla movies in charting!
It was a pretty good movie. Our protagonist was a very likeable protagonist. I believe he is the one that made movie even better. Without this strongly written protagonist, this godzilla movie would've been weightless. 8/10. I would say it's the best Godzilla solo movie. As for Godzilla vs his opponent movie, that has yet to be decided for me.
Welcome back! Never easy to come back from holidays especially long ones regarding to work! ^^
Dan, WELCOME BACK! you are literally the second reviewer in the last 30 minutes to make Jaws comparisons. So, I think there is something to that.
I'm planning to see Godzilla minus one tomorrow or next week and yeah it does have the jaws vibe in the scene and I love 2014 Godzilla and I already bought tickets to see Silent Night on Tuesday which it does have John Wick, Die Hard and last year Violent Night vibe
Shin and BIollante were my two favorites G movies and thought they'd never be beat but Minus One not only proved me wrong but it absolutely blew me away and dare I say this is one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time.
I think this should be a “see it now”. A solid movie with good human characters.
Watched it today. Fabulous movie.
Welcome back Dan!
The charts have been very missed!
this movie was an absolute joy to watch!
Weclome back and it´s nice to hear that you could enjoy your honeymoon. Really looking forward to all the videos you plan on putting on the channel.
This movie is SO. WORTH. IT. It's not just "oh it's an indie budget movie so we gotta support the little guy" good. It's seriously LEGIT blockbuster very good complete with a fulsome human drama story and very impressing production set pieces and action, with CGI.
Welcome back! And best wishes to you both ❤
Actually, the majority of the Godzilla movies have been very continuity based. The Godzilla franchise is full of multiple timelines/continuities. All of the Showa Era Godzilla movies, Godzilla (1954) through Terror of MechaGodzilla (1975), take place in the same universe/continuity. Then the franchise was rebooted in the '80s and a new continuity was established, which comprises the 1954 original film and the all movies that were made from 1984 through 1999. Another example is the Kiryu Saga, which is a trilogy of films that begins with Godzilla (1954), continues with Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002), and concludes with Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003). Godzilla (1954) probably has more alternative sequels than any other movie in history.
I was saying that the series has never been focused on building one master chronology, as you’ve pointed out.
Welcome back, Dan! We're glad you're back! :)
Glad to see you back Dan, hope your honeymoon was a dream.
I've not seen many Godzilla films outside the first one but this sounds really good And I'll check it out.
If you're able you should see the Boy and The Heron, it's a new Miyazaki movie and I'm curious to see what you think about it