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03-04-2014, 07:49 AM | #1 |
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03-04-2014, 08:28 AM | #2 |
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Not the best Godzilla design, but I know I'll buy it out of fanaticism.
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03-04-2014, 11:18 AM | #3 |
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I love the crap out of Godzilla but the only character I'll buy is Mechagodzilla. I used to have all the vinyl figures & all the Trendmasters stuff but it took up too much space.
Why doesn't this Godzilla have any feet? Everything looks great except it looks like they forgot to give him feet. It reminds me of Admiral Benson from Hot Shots . Benson: "they ran out of material when they got to the knees, so don't give me any shit!". Godzilla: "They ran out of production budget when they got to the feet, so don't give me any shit!" Last edited by Catatronic; 03-04-2014 at 11:44 AM.. |
03-04-2014, 11:28 AM | #4 |
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Not the best toy rendition of the design, but for being a Bandai toy with a weird gimmick, it looks good. Probably not something I'll get for myself, but it would make for a good gift for my nephew.
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03-04-2014, 01:16 PM | #5 |
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Awww, man! ...Bandai is handling this? Great, now I have to prepare myself for the toys to be Thundercat'd.
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03-04-2014, 04:45 PM | #6 |
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I hate when Godzilla's tail is curled to save shelf space. HATE it. Godzilla's huge, powerful tail is one of his hallmarks. Toy makers should display it proudly as a selling point.
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03-04-2014, 06:59 PM | #7 |
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At least poor toy sales won't get the movie canceled...kinda makes me wonder though...what is WB's fascination with Bandai? They don't make as good stuff as they used to.
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03-04-2014, 08:29 PM | #8 |
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Also, Bandai isn't perfect, but they're no Mattel.
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03-04-2014, 08:32 PM | #9 |
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I'll definitely be avoiding anything Bandai releases. NECA's Godzilla 2014 product will be MUCH better. Besides, Bandai doesn't deserve to even exist as far as I'm concerned.
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03-05-2014, 07:42 AM | #11 |
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Not really a fan of this design, but I'm not sure why. It just looks off, somehow. But I do like it better than that one from the Broderick film.
As for this toy in particular, I have zero interest. I don't collect stuff like this and I see no reason to start. But it does look like the toy did a good job capturing the design, so I wouldn't give Bandai the raspberry just yet.
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03-05-2014, 12:17 PM | #12 |
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Not really a fan of this design, but I'm not sure why. It just looks off, somehow. But I do like it better than that one from the Broderick film.
As for this toy in particular, I have zero interest. I don't collect stuff like this and I see no reason to start. But it does look like the toy did a good job capturing the design, so I wouldn't give Bandai the raspberry just yet. 1. His posture. To me the upright, human-in-a-rubber-suit posture is a defect of the effect used in the old Japanese movies. It's charming, but absolutely distracting. I grew up as a huge Godzilla fan. My oldest memory of Godzilla goes back to about 1990 when I was 3 or 4 years old, so I'm not talking as a newcomer who is indifferent to classic Godzilla. I grew up loving rubber-suit Godzilla. Why it bothers me now is that this is a big budget movie with incredible special effects... and yet they've chosen to preserve the stupid, defective posture of the rubber suit. This annoys me a lot. Godzilla is a dinosaur, even in his original incarnation. Modern science tells us dinosaurs had a horizontal posture, using their tails as ballasts. Ideally, I want to see Godzilla with this posture: But I'm willing to tolerate a compromise like this: Yet, the new Godzilla is completely vertical. I wouldn't mind the new design having the old posture if it was actually a high-tech new rubber suit for a new Toho Godzilla movie. Alas, it's not, so I can't forgive it. This is the main thing that bothers me, but all the following items are forgivable to me. 2. His stumpy feet. Seriously, just give him some freaking toes. Godzilla has always had prominent toes. Now, it looks like he has elephant feet with sharpened hooves. 3. His humble nose. Godzilla's nostrils have always had a prominent appearance. They have their own protuberant shape. Sometimes his nose looks like an Oni's nose (Japanese demon), sometimes it looks like a cat's nose. But in the new design, they're just slits on a relatively flat surrounding surface. 4. His square snout. Once again, like 1998 Godzilla, he has a square snout. Bleh. 5. His dangling arms. Godzilla's arms are always raised at the elbow. This is actually part of what science tells us dinosaurs looked like. They always had their elbows bent. |
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...You did see the pictures above? I have yet to see a line that Bandai America has been behind that hasn't disappointing me, I have more faith in the Neca line.
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03-06-2014, 07:47 AM | #14 |
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I prefer my Godzilla standing up right as he does in this movie.
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03-06-2014, 10:51 AM | #15 |
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(Btw, I've been watching Godzilla movies since the late 70's. Not a toy collector per se, but certainly a movie fan ) Quote:
But I do have some issues with a couple of the other traits that Optimus Neeson mentioned (like the stubby feet and nose).
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03-06-2014, 02:40 PM | #16 |
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It's plainly stated in one of the Toho films that Godzilla is a mutated "godzillasaurus", a dinosaur. He is a dinosaur, and his original design is meant to be understood to be a dinosaur.
I interpret that as the complete opposite. Our current understanding of dinosaurs is precisely why it does matter. We now know dinosaurs stood in a horizontal position, which is exactly why I think this fact should be reflected in the new Godzilla design. Last edited by Optimus Neeson; 03-06-2014 at 02:42 PM.. |
03-06-2014, 03:44 PM | #17 |
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In the original 1954 film he is not referred to as a mutated dinosaur. At most his size is compared to one. You said "originally" and my comment was specifically in response to that. Yes, other films in the series have altered his origin story from time to time, but his design has stayed relatively the same since inception. Also from Wikipedia: Quote:
Inspired by the fictional Rhedosaurus created by animator Ray Harryhausen for the film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Godzilla's iconic character design was conceived as that of an amphibious reptilian monster based around the loose concept of a dinosaur with an erect standing posture, scaly skin, an anthropomorphic torso with muscular arms, spikes on its back and tail, and a furrowed brow.
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I interpret that as the complete opposite. Our current understanding of dinosaurs is precisely why it does matter. We now know dinosaurs stood in a horizontal position, which is exactly why I think this fact should be reflected in the new Godzilla design.
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