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New Review from Pre-screener with Negative Feedback (no spoilers)

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junkerde

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:27 AM

I've taken out all the spoilers:

One thing I have to say is Bryan Cranston is a phenomenal actor, he steals each scene whether is is crying, shouting, or even looking around. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is one of the worst actors I have ever seen.

He just lacks charisma and when he tries to convey emotions it is without any conviction in his eyes and combine that with Elizabeth Olsen who I adore but overacts in every other scene, it was cringing experience.

The worst part of it all was how slow the plot was moving in the whole movie. They should of just Axe Aaron character all together and have Bryan be the main protagonist. With that being said, the visual affects of this movie was amazingly well done. The outskirts of Tokyo, Hawaii and San Fan was beautifully depicted. The destruction and chaos of cars, buildings, and planes falling everywhere had me on the edge of my seat.

When there was fighting, it was captivating and I cheered hard for the king of monsters. If they were able to just edit out all of Aaron Taylor's parts and reduced the movie to one hour and 30 mins then it would of worked much better. The pacing was great in the first 40 mins and fell apart in the 3rd act. I loved the film even with its minor faults, I would def recommended to everyone who is a fan of the beast. Jaden Smith and Aaron Taylor should have a battle on who have the worst "acting" ability.

 

A little disheartening when we know ATJ is our lead character.....but we'll see.

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JohnSmith

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:44 AM

Is a link possible ?...

It seems that this guy really hates Aaron Taylor-Johnson. I think that what the guy said about Aaron Taylor-Johnson's acting could be true as I don't think Aaron was even remotely passionate about being part of a godzilla movie, Judging from an interview I've seen. It probably was just for the paycheck.

junkerde

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:46 AM

@johnsmith

this guy was at the pre-screening the past days they were showing, be warned this is spoiler filled!

http://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/24vabi/godzilla_review_spolier_alert/

npinkham19

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:47 AM

I think we all would have loved for Cranston to be the main character but it's necessary to have a young military man as the main character to have a reason to fully be involved in everything thats going on. I'm only familiar with ATJ from the kick ass films so I'll have to wait and see.

I could care less if the plot is slow moving as long as it hits all the emotional notes and constantly builds tension/establishes tone. However if the reviewer is right and all this rests on an uncharismatic lead than we could be in trouble. Guess well find out for ourselves in just over a week.

cspyro21

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:49 AM

Was expecting our man Bryan Cranston to storm away with the "best actor in Godzilla" award because he is phenomenal :P

 

With regards to Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen I'm not expecting too much: firstly I've not seen either of them in anything so I don't knowe what to expect to be fair! Based off of the trailers and sich they don't look like they're gonna blow me away, but as long as their characters serve purpose in the film it'll all be gravy.

 

Not to mention that, when acting, Godzilla wasn't around - I'm not sure how I'd react if a director said to me "okay so there's this colossal monster stood in front of you. Have fun!" - getting that realistic could be, well, difficult xD Though the part about ATJ's lack of emotion can't really be explained aside lacklustre acting.

 

Regardless,there is only one 'actor' in this film that I think we all want to see ;) I imagine I will still love the film, poor acting or not, owing to being a Godzilla fan xD

 

9 days chaps!

junkerde

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:50 AM

Im just glad we have an honest review, and again it could be just his style of viewing but atleast we have a different opinion now. Still gonna watch it and see for myself.

TarrellZilla

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:51 AM

^ This. For some reason some people have an unnatural hate of Aaron Taylor Johnson and his acting ability based off of Kick Ass.

I'm just gonna have to see the movie for myself. One person says that there's not enough Godzilla yet this implies other wise and vice versa. There was an AMA that a viewer of the movie did on Reddit and he said the ATJ was decent but Bryan Cranston was excellent.

After all the leaked reviews I've read I've had yet to see someone say the movie wasn't good or had huge negatives. Most people are liking/loving it.

Evan123

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:52 AM

I think I'll wait and decide for myself. At least he said the cgi was incredible and from what we have seen, Aaron Taylor Johnson looks like quite a competent actor. That is the critics opinion and I think you should all make your own judgements. Thanks junkerde from the news.

How far can we push nature before it pushes back?

Duratok

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 10:58 AM

I knew this was coming ever since I saw the trailer and he said 'Can we kill it'. Horrible delivery on such a simple line. Them focusing entirely on Bryan Cranston for the trailers was also indicative that they weren't confident on ATJ's performance.


At the end of the day though, most Godzilla movies are terrible from beginning to end but I still love them, so if this movie is only a 7/10 I'd still consider it one of the best entries to the franchise. 

JohnSmith

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 11:09 AM

Thanks for linking it JUNKERDE. I must say I'm not bothered by spoilers, In fact it's a good thing that I got to find out the thing about Bryan Cranston's character, I would be probably more annoyed seeing it happen in the theatre. As for the rest of the review, we will have to wait and see for our selves.

zaffzilla

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 11:23 AM

this guy just bashes aron taylor johnson like its his job. I find him  very negative only over taylor johnson. He states the rest of the movie was so good it kept him on the edge of his seat. How the hell is this a negative review? he hates aron, and love everything elese? he made a horiable review, and you need to change the topics main senteance to idiot review guy who hates aron taylor johnson, but loved the rest of the film.

-Treveasy-

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 11:26 AM

I s there another link for his review i can't see it because its blocked

 

Moses

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 11:41 AM

Well hey, not everyone is gonna like this movie.

Personally I quite like that he was honest with his review.

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."

Duratok

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 11:41 AM

@Zaffzilla,

He didn't state he loved the rest of the film. He also mentiond Olsen's performance was underwhelming, and that the movie fell apart during the third act.

We can't say he's wrong or he's an idiot because we haven't seen the movie yet. For all we know, he's absolutely right on all counts.

I'm just glad he still liked it, despite its issues.

Murph Dog

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 11:45 AM

i'm still going to see it if this movie has a 50-60% range

Sparkzilla14

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 12:09 PM

Movies have survived even with a terrible actor as the main character, they basically either strip the character out of the story in the next film or replace the actor. Now in Star Wars Prequel case, they just kept shooting themselves in the foot lol. I'll be comparing Aaron's performance to Matt "Ferris Bueller" performance in Zilla1998, simply because both are deemed US Godzilla films. I pretty sure Aaron performance will be better than Matt's

zaffzilla

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 12:16 PM

Durtoak or what ever your name is. He said right up their that he loved the movie besides Aron Taylor Johnson and  olsen That they made the plot slow. Your honstley going with this guys opinion? If you are your an idiot, and needs to follow your own instincts and not just one.  Their will be a group of reviews that will think this movie will suck, and you need to live with that. He loved the action, the suspence, the monsters, brion Cranston. He did not like olsen or Johnson or ken, but he loved the rest. Open your fu##king eyes.

Duratok

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 12:34 PM

@Zaffzilla,

Before insulting someone else's intelligence, it's generally a good idea that your spelling, grammar, and facts are in order.

Never once did I say that I 100% agree with this reviewer. I'm saying that he's stating his opinion, and we can't say he's biased or an idiot because we have no way of knowing if he's right or wrong. He's seen the movie, and we haven't, that's all we know.

You should calm down before posting further. It seems that this topic has gotten you really riled up.

Godzillasaurus

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 12:47 PM

He said the movie had its flaws, but yet he still loved it. Guys, let's be real here, we WANT an honest reviewer, because they did not love it just because it was Godzilla. The guy said the film has minor flaws but yet he still said explicitly that he LOVED IT

junkerde

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 12:50 PM

@Godzillasaurus

 

Correct.  We cant expect "11/10 movie of the year, the next citizen kane!" everytime there is a prescreening, it's good to see honest reviews. Plus again I BOLDED the part about him LIKING THE FILM despite its flaws.

 

@zaffzilla

settle down there

zaffzilla

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 12:54 PM

dident I just say that godzillsuaras? Thank you!

G. H. (Gman)

AdminGodzillaMay-06-2014 1:02 PM

@Zaffzilla

You have a private message. You need to take a look at it before you post anwhere else here.

"'Nostalgic' does not equal 'good,' and 'standards' does not equal 'elitism.'" "Being offended is inevitable. Living offended is your choice."

ratedrex

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 1:26 PM

Listen, ALL 28 Godzilla movies, up to this point, had some horrible acting.  ALL OF THEM!.  So this is nothing new.  I could tell the acting was bad when  I saw the commercial with Taylor and Olsen on the phone.  You could tell they were acting.  Still, I'm not going to see Godzilla for the acting.  If I want to see great acting I'd go see "Belle", the new movie from England.

junkerde

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 1:38 PM

Here's some clarification from the reviewer:

I am the op in the post he link to. I might of over exaggerated how bad Arron is but it was because how much screen time he got compare to all the other actors. For a lead he was weak and the movie was 2 hrs long. If he was a side character I wouldn't of mind him.

So yeah.

Dragonlord Tevin

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 2:11 PM

Guys dont worry, this guy seems close to being a critical reviewer, just close tho.

I bet a Gfan will give the most positive review on this movie so Im not listening to this review yet till I see the movie

Something Real

MemberGodzillaMay-06-2014 2:41 PM
JUNKERDE - I very much appreciated the honesty imparted within this gentlman's review. That being said, I find his grasp on diction to be a little...strained. He uses phrases such as "should of" (in lieu of "should have") and leaves out quite a bit of connective words that would make his sentences more cohesive. Other than that, I greatly enjoyed reading it! Thank you for bringing this to us! :)

Daikaiju Danielle

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 3:44 PM

Why is everyone flipping their spit? This is  great for a "negative" review. I think the other actors seem bad becuase they're in comjparson to Bryan Cranston.

 

I am very happy to hear the fight scenes are intense, and that the audience is rooting for the big man. :)

"Daddy's home- cake every night,"

-Treveasy-

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 3:47 PM

I can't go to the  link

 

The-True-Batman

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 5:02 PM

The assumption of the matter is that the reviewer seems to be the type of person who doesn't like long story filled movies and prefers the modern shortness trend. I on the other hand, like a lot of other people, recall the glory days when movies were filled with enough content that you didn't leave feeling like the movie was too short, which seems to happen with a lot of modern movies I watch these days. I'm not even sure if we can take his word for Aaron's acting. I also find it obsured that people think to be a good actor you have to have a specific emotional personality, when in real life situations there are people who react to terrible events in a calm manner while freaking out inside, which seems to be Aarons character. His character also seems to be more of the rational type, meaning you're not going to see his emotions taking control of him as much as other characters who are driven by feeling. There's a good reason for this: you can't have the hero freaking out and getting so emotional he can't complete his quest. He needs to remain level headed. 

ratedrex

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 5:30 PM

@The-True-Batman:

I don't know what movies you have been going to see.  The movies these days are a little longer, on average, than they were 20 years ago.  The Lord of the Rings trilogy had three 3-hour movies.  The Batman movies were 2 1/2 hours.  Most Marvel movies are 2:15 plus.  Hell, animated movies are pushing two hours.  I think this reviewer just wanted to be done with the actors, during the third act, so he could get back to Godzilla.

The-True-Batman

MemberMothra LarvaeMay-06-2014 5:33 PM

@RATEDREX Ah, that's a good point. I also suspect that's how a lot of fans will be. They'll prefer monster action over human drama. 

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