Godzilla Rises

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I guess myself and Ranger had the same feeling about the theatrical version of this movie. I liked the theatrical one when I saw it in theaters but that's it, I just liked it. I wasn't blown away as I felt I should have been after viewing the trailer for it. So coming Into this I was very excited and anxious to check it out. Everything you did with this edit I feel is better than the theatrical cut of this Godzilla movie. People can argue about the power plant scene and shows the emotion of the Dad and son part in the movie, but I feel the whole sequence in the fathers apartment pretty much explained everything. All the emotion was there and you knew it without having to see it (power plant scene that is). This edit flowed very well with me and gives me another alternate version to go and watch again. The visuals were gorgeous and the editing top notch. I really enjoyed this edit Excellent job Ranger! I will definitely check out your other edits for sure.

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8.2
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The problem is, I didn't care about anyone. Not even Godzilla. That's OK really - it's a monster flick. I've been entertained by many a monster movie just for the action, and certainly the technology these days makes for effects only dreamed of in bygone Godzillas. But writing this a couple weeks post-watch, I can't remember one detail of the battles. Another case where I don't think any edits would work toward your goal, for me anyway. I blame the purist in me partially, because I can't help thinking some franchises should be left alone - Godzilla should be a dude in a suit wandering through a model city! Nice effort though, and it deserves a thumbs up - I'm sure many others will have more positive experience.

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(Updated: October 19, 2014)
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I'll start off by saying that much like the theatrical version, this edit has some good and some not so good. The audio and visual quality were top notch and there was just one instance where the visual editing felt abrupt but not enough to deduct any points (the scene where Serizawa is asked what other team members he needs). The opening credits were very cool and well executed.

The narrative is where I have the most issue with this edit. I understand why the scene at the nuclear plant was cut, but the acting by Juliette Binoche and Bryan Cranston in that scene is very good and it also is an important factor to Bryan Cranston's character development. Cranston doesn't get enough screen time as it is, along with the titular character Godzilla. By cutting out that scene it introduces Ford as the main antagonist but because his scenes in the theatrical cut are lackluster, most of them have been cut in this edit, which causes some structural issues.

Cutting Ford out of the monorail in Hawaii and cutting him from the train tracks in somewhere USA was a great decision but this causes some confusion about how the character is getting around and makes Ford even more generic and uninteresting when compared to the original version. His family suffers similarly. Cutting the scene where Ford's wife pawns off their son to a friend has wisely been removed as well as some other "character developing" scenes, this causes a disconnect between the audience and the character, which again exists in the original version but are exacerbated in this edit.

That being said, this is a short edit and once the action starts it doesn't really stop until the end and it does feel like a more Godzilla centric movie overall in this case. I would tell most people who haven't seen Godzilla to watch the theatrical cut, but the people who were disappointed in the original versions and just want to see Godzilla kick some ass, I would have them watch this edit.

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(Updated: October 18, 2014)
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8.6
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I was a bit underwhelmed by this edit. I actually enjoyed nu Godzilla, despite agreeing with a good amount of the criticism against it. It wasn't the strongest film it could have been, but it was still pretty kickass. This edit keeps the action intact and dispenses with as much of the human story as possible. I felt this was a big error on Ranger's part, specifically deleting the power plant opening act and lessening Cranston & Son's screentime. I feel that the audience needs to see those events leading up to the main story. Sure, the way the characters were written was sloppy and disrespectful, but now there's barely anything of substance in this flick.

The editing itself was perfectly fine, in that nothing felt jarring. But the editor went too far and chopped it down too much. Sorry Ranger, I didn't think this one worked for me.

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9.4
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Let me preface this by saying that I'm a fan of the original theatrical release. However, it's not the kind of movie that I'd rewatch, nor did I have any intentions of rewatching it. The buildup is too slow and the payoff, while satisfying, is too brief for me to want to watch it more than once. Of course I make an exception for fanedits, and I was not disappointed. I think this is closer to the movie that people were expecting based on the trailers.

It moves at a nice clip, with less bloat and unnecessary stuff. I really like how neatly Aaron Taylor Johnson's character was cut from the majority of the movie. I very much appreciate that the human drama was toned down from the original movie, I think just about everyone agrees that was the worst part of the film. In terms of cut quality, I only noticed one sharp/awkward cut, where originally the scientist fellow (I don't remember his name :P) pointed to Bryan Cranston's character when asked what people he needed. I don't think there was much else the editor could do, it was either make the sharp cut or leave in that fake drama, and I'm personally glad ranger613 chose the former.

The audio/visual quality is fantastic, I watched it at 1080p and didn't notice any visual artifacts or audio stuttering.

Despite all that, I can't give it a perfect 10 in terms of enjoyment, because I feel like there's more that can be done. I'd elaborate, but I can't place what it is. It's a fantastic edit to be sure, but I wouldn't quite call it the definitive cut of Godzilla. In the meantime though, this is the version I recommend.

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