Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Dramatic Cut

Fantastic version of this film. I found the theatrical quite tonally inconsistent and hard to watch. Your edit clarifies much of the narrative and retains a more dramatic tone that isn't watered down by a poor script. Most of the cuts you've made a relatively seamless, but there are a few that feel like they could be trimmed back further where it's evident you've cut around dialogue. For instance: the wide shot of everyone in the elevator at 23:56 before it cuts to Madison and Emma feels unnecessary. Could easily cut from the elevator numbers right to Madison and Emma and feel much tighter.

Additionally the music borrowed from The Dark Knight is quite distracting when mixed down to mono and can often drown out the dialogue channel, though I realize it can be difficult to blend in seamlessly with a wider surround mix.

Other than those small gripes, a great edit overall!

This totally kicks ass and what it should have been from the start!

I won't dive into more technical details as other reviews have done that. I will simply say, it is really, really well done and nothing took me out of the movie.

I get it for the theatrical release, it's supposed to be a block buster and have something for everyone. Quite frankly I enjoyed it. That said, this fanedit is what I really want. Got rid of the cheese and turned it into a serious movie.

Thanks for all the effort that went into this Inightmares and keep up the good work!

A very impressive edit by a first time editor.
I Loved the new intro and credit sequence but it was a strange choice in my book to have the directors name coming first.
In my book it comes in last but it was a nice sequence nevertheless.
There's a scene in the edit that feels rushed and unnatrual to me but I understand why the editor did it this way, but for me the scene still feels a little strange.
Otherwise this Dramatic cut is flawless and very well made.

it's a huge improvement over the original and I'm looking forward to see what INIGHTMARES comes up with next.

As a Godzilla fan from childhood, watching the Saturday afternoon movies on tv in the 70s/80s, I have found that G fans all like certain aspects of the many films. The campy, the serious, the somewhere in between. I myself like the ones that no matter how outrageous the ideas, they still try and play the film as serious and believable. Favorite of mine from way back is Monster Zero.

So with this edit, having enjoyed the film in the theater, INIGHTMARES put together an edit that removed the forced humor that became an outright annoyance to me and drew me out of the film. (the most from one character in particular) But more than just removing humor, in so many little ways it tightens the movie down to a serious take on gigantic monsters!

Watching an edit as a viewer I become more hyper aware if it is a film I already know well. Looking for the subtle ways the editor adjusted aspects of the film. My only critique would be a couple places where I felt the transition from new music felt off to me. BUT... that is only because I am watching and listening so intently. If just watching as a movie and not having the back of my mind trying to figure out each change, I probably would not have noticed. So definitely not something I would suggest be changed. I also appreciate when watching and actively thinking of the edit, it allows me to see the film again through different eyes... and I was reminded how beautiful the monsters/kaiju/titans/stompy-people-squishing creatures were rendered. I know that is credit to the original filmmakers, but INIGHTMARES let me re-appreciate it.

An excellent edit, and to be a first edit, I am highly impressed! And highly appreciative for sharing with us. Will be watching again.

Now... Could Godzilla vs Kong meet a similar dramatic take?

I saw Godzilla: KOTM in theaters and have spent the subsequent years trying to erase most of the Human parts of this movie from my brain (haven't seen it since). I wanted to see a modern Hollywood Blockbuster version of Godzilla monsters all fighting each other. While I absolutely got what I wanted on that front, I also got a super cliché story about a 14 year old girl in a tug of war between her mommy and daddy, complete with horrible dialogue and cheesy one liners.

INIGHTMARES has remedied 90% of that, plain and simple, and I for one am grateful for it!

While I didn't watch this as critically as I've watched other edits, I did read the cutlist, and I watched and listened for big errors. I am happy to report that didn't notice a single one, even when I was looking specifically for a cut!

A fine job here my friend. I will forever pretend that THIS was the movie I saw in theaters, and will remember it as such :) in fact.....was it?