Godzilla Minus One

Original title: Gojira -1.0

2023
12A
2h 4m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

158K

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POPULARITY

610

Terry Chen, Richard T. Jones, Eric Keenleyside, Sally Hawkins, and CJ Adams in Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Post-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.

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Post-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.Post-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.Post-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

158K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

610

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 43 wins & 58 nominations total

Trivia
Instead of creating a new roar, the crew simply played the original Godzilla roar over loud speakers and recorded the audio.

Goofs
Pay close attention to the people during the rampage in Tokyo and you'll see various CGI doubles start floating as animation errors.

Quotes
Noriko Oishi: Is your war finally over?

Crazy credits
At the end of the end-credits, there are sounds of Godzilla's stomping and rubble crumbling down, ending with a Godzilla's roar.

Alternate versions
A black-and-white version of this film, titled "Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color", was released in the United States on 26 January 2024.

Connections
Featured in Cobra Cast IRL: CobraCast 199 (11/3/23) (2023)

Soundtracks
Return of Godzilla
From King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Written by Akira Ifukube
Arranged by Naoki Satô

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Never expected a Godzilla movie to be this deep

I love monster movies. I enjoy big, dumb, fun action movies. So it shouldn't be difficult for me to like Godzilla-related movies. Let's look at what Hollywood has put out (with my rating):

Godzilla (2014) - 7 stars.

Kong: Skull Island - 5 stars.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters - 3 stars.

Godzilla vs. Kong - 4 stars.

Aside from the 2014 version, all of my reviews mention decent action surrounded by a terrible movie. But I can't remember a single action scene from them. Comparatively, the action scenes in Godzilla Minus One are INCREDIBLE. They are fully memorable and had my jaw dropped as far as it would go.

BUT... this movie is 90% drama, only 10% Godzilla scenes. So you will fail unless you have a great story with fully developed characters and arcs, with full investment in those characters, with deep themes of trauma and remorse, and with emotionally powerful setups and payoffs.

Who in the world would have expected that to be the case.

This movie isn't just BEASTLY, it's sooooo good. Nearly every filmmaking aspect is well-done.

Hollywood, please learn from this. I'm begging you.

(1 viewing, 1/18/2024)