Godzilla Returns!

Godzilla Returns!
Brace yourselves, y’all … Hollywood is planning to reboot the Godzilla movie franchise and used 2010 San Diego Comic-Con to break the good (?) news. Legendary Pictures used augmented reality at this year’s Comic-Con to hype up the planned release of Godzilla in 2012 … here is our first look at what the new version [...]

Brace yourselves, y’all … Hollywood is planning to reboot the Godzilla movie franchise and used 2010 San Diego Comic-Con to break the good (?) news. Legendary Pictures used augmented reality at this year’s Comic-Con to hype up the planned release of Godzilla in 2012 … here is our first look at what the new version of Godzilla will look like:

Legendary Pictures unveiled a first look at the new Godzilla using Augmented Reality at the San Diego Comic-Con. Attending the convention to celebrate the beginning of production on the film, Comic-Con attendees were able to receive a T-shirt with this image of the new Godzilla. When they looked at themselves in a webcam at the Legendary Pictures booth, they saw a superimposed animation of Godzilla’s “atomic breath” shooting out into the air in front of them from Godzilla’s mouth, complete with black smoke rising from the flames and the ground-shaking bellow of Godzilla’s instantly recognizable roar. Talking Dog Studios designed the immersive experience for the film, which Warner Bros. Pictures is targeting for a 2012 release.

Firstly, I have to say, I am a HUGE fan of the classic Japanese Godzilla films … pretty much all of them, the cheesier and badly dubbed the better. Secondly, I have to say that I hated the 1998 US remake of Godzilla like the fiery pits of HELL. When I think about the all-time worst movies I’ve ever had the misfortune to endure, Godzilla ’98 is right up there with the worst of them … therefore, I’m a bit worried about plans for another remake. That being said, by the time the new version of Godzilla comes out, 14 years would have passed since the last film and it’s very possible not many young viewers will remember the last horrid film. Technology has advanced considerably and Warner Bros. Studios is very capable of making a very good film. I’ll have to reserve judgment on this plan for a Godzilla reboot but at this point, I’ll be cautiously optimistic. As long as Matthew Broderick has nothing at all to do with this new film, I’m all for plans for a reboot. What do y’all think … is this a good idea or another tragedy waiting to happen?

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Lily Allen
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