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Rhuen
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| Void_Master wrote: | If any of that is for any sort of giant monster movie, sign me up. It's always cool when movies try to integrate a "real life" tie in like this (makes me want to watch Cloverfield quite badly). Though the locations would possibly argue against it, could it be for Pacific Rim?
On the Cloverfield note, I know a lot of people would probably be against it, but I'd love some more human POV on a monster battle in a future Godzilla movie. Personally, I feel that not only does that give a better sense of scale and danger to the fight, but it would let us see the fight from the way we would really see it. However, this does not mean by any means that I am against the accepted ways we've seen battles in the past. It would just be cool to get some shots in from human POV every now and again.
If it's not related to anything though, then that's quite odd. Perhaps the Mayans foresaw a kaiju invasion in 2012? Somehow I doubt it, along with the rest of that bologna.  |
Honestly, I think Cloverfield works best as a single movie. That one time, where you see a giant monster attack from the point of view of the people trying to escape the carnage. Personally I think it would have been better with out the handheld youtube camera bit they played into it. While those types of films have gotten popular, most do it in a way where at first you may go, "well that's neat" but any deeper thought and you see how flawed it is.
I re-watched my copy of Cloverfield, and this last time since I knew everything that was happening I was able to soak in more details; and it really stood out how much of a spaz the camera operator would have to be to get those angles at those times (try to think of the situation in the usual third person point of view and how he'd have to be moving around and where he'd have to be standing).
Apollo 18, for me died at concept because the camera type needed for the whole premise didn't even exist yet and they would have needed a whole space pod full of film.
On the Mayan thing...well...actually they kind of did.
what most people seem to forget, or conviently leave out of the doom prophesy stuff is the part where the Mayan's god is supposed to show up and pass judgment on everyone, Quatzelcuatle, a giant green feathered snake, basically a very dragon like, and huge Kaiju like entity. |
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Don't worry, I don't want every shot in the film to end up that way, I just thought it would be an interesting new thing to include. If it doesn't make it, it's no big deal. I just enjoy shots that give us a sense of how large these creatures are supposed to be.
Honestly I forget that stuff like Paranormal Activity and Apollo 18 fall into the same group as Cloverfield with camera techniques. When I think of that, it does lessen my enjoyment of that method. 
As for the Mayan thing, that's an interesting tidbit. However I was just using the internet to vent my doubts about such an idea, not being serious at all. A cool look at Quatzelcuatle though.
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Monsters director Gareth Edwards talks to MSN
| Kerri-Ann Roper wrote: | It's the stuff every movie maker dreams of: your movie project is spied by the big guns in Hollywood, snapped up and suddenly you're on the movie map. British director Gareth Edwards knows how this feels, after his 2010 independant sci-fi movie, Monsters, became an overnight success.
Now rumoured to be working on the re-make of Godzilla, MSN Movies sat down to chat to him for a few minutes at the Jameson Empire Done in 60 Seconds global semi-final, which he was judging. The competition challenges aspiring filmmakers to remake any big hit in exactly 60 seconds. No small feat.
Gareth's tight-lipped when it comes to letting any Godzilla details slip, so when asked what he's been up for the past year, says gingerly: "I've been trying to make a film... It's all really good, if you look at people, if I look at people whose careers I've looked to emulate, if you do that IMDB game (of looking at their projects) they do tend to have had a two or three year gap - there's not much you can do about it. There's just a long process before it all goes ahead."
Talking about his own experiences as a young director, he told us: "I guess, in terms of, when I was a film student, and trying to make films, I was always emulating the big films. The first thing I ever did at college was Terminator. The next thing I did was like Cape Fear... So, if you can tell a story in a minute, then it means the story works. You often say to the editor when working, you say 'try and do a one minute version of the film', because it teaches you what you can get rid of."
Another one of the judges in the competition is movie critic Alex Zane, who we grabbed a few minutes with to chat about the movie he'd make in 60 seconds.
"I'd probably try and do Jaws purely because it's my fave film of all time and I have a bath in my house," he quipped.
Talking about movies and being a critic, he said: "It's very mood-depedent watching movies. I've reviewed films badly, I've sat back and hated myself, and gone, you know what it wasn't that bad, you were just in a bad mood. So I have to catch myself. Conversely though, I'll be in a really good mood. Like, you know, the movie MacGruber (a 2010 action comedy). I watched that and I laughed from start to finish."
"I gave it four stars and then it comes out on DVD and I get friends round, to come round and watch it and I put it on, and for about 40 mins people just sat in silence looking at me going 'Is this a joke?' I must just have been giddy with life on the day I saw it first!"
The winner of the Done in 60 Seconds competition is being announced at the Jameson Empire movie awards on Sunday 25th March. MSN Movies will be there on the red carpet bringing you all of the action, news and gossip!
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kaijukurt
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| At least we have some sort of update. |
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I wonder why it is taking so long?
My best guess would have to be script and concept art approval by Toho maybe? |
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I don't know, but I hope we get an update soon, at least some kind of confirmation that the script is finally finished. When we hear that, I'll breath a sigh of relief.
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| "I've been trying to make a film.." isn't any sort of update. It sounds pretty negative to me actually. |
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| chaosound wrote: | | "I've been trying to make a film.." isn't any sort of update. It sounds pretty negative to me actually. |
I'm getting the same vibe 
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Godzilla And Supercrooks Directors For KAPOW!
| Dave Golder wrote: | Visitors to KAPOW! – taking place over the weekend of 19 & 20 May at London’s Business Design Centre – will have a chance to hear from two of Hollywood’s hottest current directors, Gareth Edwards (Monsters, the new upcoming Godzilla) and Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes, upcoming Supercrooks).
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 2:38 am Post subject: |
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| Interesting...hopefully we'll get an update of some sort. |
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Mr.Negativity
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From CBM:
KAPOW '12: Gareth Edwards Offers GODZILLA Update
| Quote: | | "It's going great and I'm genuinely excited about it. We're just working really hard with Legendary, who have been fantastic. Thomas Tull has just been an absolute pleasure and nothing like the experience they warn you about when you go to Hollywood. I can't say much other than I hope that we'll have some proper news soon. So you won't have to wait too long at all." |
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject: GODZILLA MOVIE NEWS |
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| Mr.Negativity wrote: | From CBM:
KAPOW '12: Gareth Edwards Offers GODZILLA Update
| Quote: | | "It's going great and I'm genuinely excited about it. We're just working really hard with Legendary, who have been fantastic. Thomas Tull has just been an absolute pleasure and nothing like the experience they warn you about when you go to Hollywood. I can't say much other than I hope that we'll have some proper news soon. So you won't have to wait too long at all." |
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There's a video interview with Gareth Edwards on Godzilla from Kapow here but it's clear he still can't say a lot about Godzilla
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO8U1THH8a8 |
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