Is THIS THE BEST GODZILLA MOVIE?

The idea of Akiko's actress growing older and realising that she played a part in one of the greatest Godzilla movies is amusing to me.

I wacthed this movie on IMAX ... amazing!!!! This movie cost $15M and The Flash cost $300M 💀💀

To explain the title, since the film doesn't: The idea is that Japan, having lost WW2 and suffered greatly as a result of it, were essentially put back to 'one' following it's end, back to the very fundamentals of a society. Everyone was starving, sick and living among rubble, they had virtually nothing at all. Godzilla's appearance is now threatening to take them to 'MINUS one', to take away the tiny scraps they've managed to cling onto, like Noriko was 'taken away' from Shikishima. Post-war Japan had almost nothing left, and Godzilla is going to take even that 'almost nothing' away from them. Hence: 'Godzilla: Minus One'

"I'm sorry, Shin Godzilla is like the best version we've seen." Minus One: "Hold my atomic breath"

This movie won an Oscar for best visuals, making it the first Godzilla film to win an Oscar. It definitely deserved it.

To explain the dying fish: Godzilla scares the deep sea fish so bad that they swim up to get away from him, but end up imploding from the sudden pressure change of swimming up too fast

I saw it in the theater and cried like a baby. Not what I expected to do at a Godzilla movie. It was only supposed to be in the US for a week and ended up being extended for over a month because it did so well.

"I didn't know I could feel this way in a monster film" REAL

This is the scariest Godzilla has ever been. I've watched it here in Germany 3 weeks after it's opening release, and the cinema was STILL fully packed. When Godzilla came on screen 3 minutes in, the audience visibly reeled back. What a start to probably the best Godzilla film ever, even surpassing the original. There were several moments in the film where I was moved to tears, something I haven't expected from a Kaiju movie ever. The story and the human element in this are outstanding, that I might dare say this is one of the best movies I've ever seen in my almost 40 years of life.

I was born in 1964 (not that that really has anything to do with anything), and I grew up with all the Godzilla movies and loved them all. the scariest one I ever saw at the theater was Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (a.k.a. Hedora). In the mid 1980's I served in the Navy and visited Japan a few times, and of course, knowing the history between the U.S. and Japan since WWII. and considering the relationship America has had with Japan since then, I was always struck with the Godzilla movies; how Japan used Godzilla as a metaphor for Atomic/Nuclear weapons at the beginning, and how Godzilla eventually became an ally with Man as he fought against other Kaiju (especially Hedora; as a metaphor for pollution) in later movies. and since the first ever Godzilla movie, Americans not only love the movie(s), but also cheer for Japan's victory against any kaiju that attacks them. Only those geniuses at ToHo could think of the idea of using such a destructive force as atomic weapons, and turn it into a "monster" for them to deal with! And something else: this Godzilla's atomic breath was such an unexpected surprise! not just his breath melting whatever he uses it against, but CAUSING an atomic explosion with it himself! Fantastically done!

That last atomic breath scene before he dies gives me chills every time. The bulging eyes just made him look even more pissed 😭

i like the ingenuity at trying to defeat Godzilla with something other than sheer firepower. the sudden compression and decompression injury would be devastating to any creature, so it was refreshing to see a chemistry and buoyancy idea

They played this in theaters in the US and honestly one of the best movies I’ve seen on the big screen. Even my friend with me who’s never seen a Godzilla film before said it was great

"Somebody's got to do it." *sees Godzilla* "OK, never mind." Legitimately the funniest moment in the whole movie, I swear.

The spot on noriko’s neck is actually Godzilla’s cells. That infected her after the nuclear explosion…likely giving her some insane regeneration that saved her life. It’s not explained well and people are critical about it…

The care taken by director, writer and visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki is impressive, with an extremely low budget and a small team to take care of post-production, they deserve all the praise, one of the most impressive films I've ever seen, this is the real Godzilla that I always wanted to see. In an interview Yamazaki said that he would like to have a budget of 15 million as many websites said about the cost of the film. I'll definitely start keeping an eye out for your next projects seen! ❤

I actually caught this in my local cinema and it was 100% one of the best cinema experiences ever.

its very satisfying to see Seb watching a subbed gojira film rather than a dubbed one.

I saw this in the movies and one thing I can remember is when the plane is flying to Godzillas mouth and it's all quiet and all you can hear is your own heartbeats. PERFECT.

Most people mentioned the visual effect and the music is perfect, I believe the acting is perfect too, the actor play shikishima, that scene when he found out Noriko is dead, that crying with rage and despair is spot on, perfect acting.

The reason the movie is called Minus One is because Japan was at Ground Zero with her cities flattened to the ground at the end of WW2 and now Godzilla came to put Japan even lower

Oh yeah seb, its called Minus one because japan is already devastated by war and cant get any worse and godzillas attack sets them back back even further (minus one)

Im 30 and have loved Godzilla since I was 5, this movie is amazing!

Fun fact: In the novel it is stated that Godzilla noticed Shikishima at the start of the movie but didn't attack him because Shikishima was not doing anything to provoke him so Goji decided to let him live and ignored him. Godzilla started killing people on the island because they attacked him first. Also the situation with him killing Taki can be easily explained by the fact that Taki used light on Godzilla what provoked the creature. Godzilla could consider this as intimidation tactic or challenge but the most possible explanation is that Godzilla as creature that lives in deep water hates light. Also the novel states that Godzilla had symbiotic relationship with people on the Odo island so he for sure was somewhat accepting humans. I think he became so agressive towards them because he knows they are the ones who dropped a bomb on him which caused him a lot of pain Sorry for bad english...

I’ve been a Godzilla fan for over 50 years. For me personally, I think Minus One is the greatest film in the franchise with the possible exception of the original 1954 Gojira. It took me places emotionally that I wasn’t expecting to go, and I sat quietly with tears streaming down my face as the end credits rolled. For me it’s the perfect Godzilla film.

as a Godzilla fan of almost 30 years, and having own every Godzilla movie and have seen them hundreds of times, i can say without a doubt this IS the best Godzilla movie. good amount of Godzilla screen time and the Human cast was truly amazing.

21:33 I saw it in theaters in the US. Every time Godzilla roared, the entire theater trembled. Every percussion hit during the theme song could be felt in the seats. And the atomic breath scene? I felt my body shake n quake lmao

The heat ray was simply epic in theaters. You could feel the despair, hopelessness and power. I wish movies could do that to me again.

Godzilla Minus One is such an incredible movie!! The visuals are absolutely amazing in this film and definitely deserved to win an oscar!! Not to mention, the atomic breath reveal scene in one of the best moments in film history!!

Saw this movie 3 times in the theater in the US. It was amazing. Best Godzilla movie ever IMO

The moment the mechnic was telling him to "Live" was so touching. The part you were talking

It was actually in UK and I saw Minus One in UK cinemas and it was amazing and 1000% deserves more credit

The reason why it’s called minus one is because the movie puts Japan into a position lower than zero around the time period this movie is set in

A super clever detail is that the ejector seat is actually revealed before the final fight - in the plane you see German writing, implying that this was a German ejector seat given to Japan during WW2 (they were new and super rare) - obviously they don’t say it in the film but it’s a sort of if you know you know sorta fact

i saw this in imax and it was one of the craziest experiences ever. the tension was insane and the sound was amazing, and i cried so fucking hard at the end. and then i went home and cried some more 💀💀

Not only the best Godzilla movie, one of the best movies of all time, easily. The acting was flawless, I actually gave a damn about the characters and their struggles, Godzilla's design was incredible, and there was a genuine concern that he would be able to be stopped. Also, that shotgun-esque way his glowing scales snapped back in all at once when he fired his atomic breath? Absolutely chilling detail. I honestly feel bad for anyone who didn't get to experience it in the theaters.

Truly the best IMAX experience I've ever had here in the US

This movie is so perfect and so well-done and it's also so heavy. I love that this godzilla and monsgerverse exist alongside one another so we can have the two personalitites work for the character and they're both so amazing and faithful

This Godzilla is about 50m which is the normal size of the more classic Godzillas, meanwhile the Monsterverse Godzilla and Shin Godzilla is about 120m

“Imagine if Godzilla didnt need to charge up his beam” yeah..its a really good thing that heisei godzilla and millennium godzilla arent real..

Legendary Godzilla is all about balance. Yes, minus one is back to the roots of Godzilla.. a metaphor for Nuclear war, a consequence, a god, sent to kill everything because of the choice to use nuclear weapons, gxk is amazing cant wait for your reaction seb, also they made -1 smaller to make it more personal, he's only 50 meters in thid movie Also, that stuff you saw on her neck is godzilla DNA.... that means most likely, Biollante, yeah, go ahead and search that on the internet

This film ABSOLUTELY won 2023 for me. I never thought I'd be shedding tears on a Kaiju film, but here we are. It's an utter masterpiece and watching it twice opening weekend was worth every penny.

Few things: Yes, Godzilla is originally a villain, created as a representation of a nuclear bomb following the end of WWII, being a creature of pure destruction, but strangely also a symbol of life as well. Hollywood's Godzilla is made to be a monster that keeps balance in the world by attacking other monsters. They don't explain it very well, but that's their wording that he is the protector of earth. This movie did play in America as well in theaters, I don't know about other countries. It played normally, and also in black and white, named: Godzilla minus one minus color. Godzilla averages in size between 50 meters to 100 meters in size, sometimes going up to 120 meters. There are different sizes as well, like the Godzillasaurus or Godzilla Earth, but that's the average size range for all the Godzilla movies. The group planning the defense against Godzilla are happy that this time they can actually make a difference and not just be facing certain death like in the war. It's a message on how little the Japanese military cared for their soldiers and just needlessly threw them at America to do as much damage as possible despite the war clearly ending in their defeat. This time the plan is to fight Godzilla and keep them alive as well, so with a chance of victory and survival they are eager to defend their country and loved ones. Yes, that original music is Godzilla's theme. Shikishima was planning on kamikaze diving into Godzilla's mouth, but he wasn't going to do it until the plan with the ships went through, he wasn't going to do it unless the plan failed, though he figured it would. The plan to sink Godzilla to the bottom was to crush him under the sudden change in pressure from sinking so fast. If they left him down there then he'd have time to adjust to the pressure, so they had to rise him fast to de-pressure him at the same intense speed. When he chewed through the balloons he was simply trying to recover from the damage he received. The 'neck thing' is never explained in the movie itself, but it's theorized (and possibly confirmed by the creators, haven't looked for any statements.) that it is a G-Cell that infected her body. (G-Cell = Godzilla DNA) It's one of the plausible theories as to how she survived since G-Cells have incredible regenerative properties in most every Godzilla movie. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

Minus One’s Roar literally made me go deaf for half a day after when I say this in theaters

One of my favourite Godzilla designs

Here’s a fun fact I heard about this Godzilla: when he attacked the soldiers on Odo island, I think it was only because he was provoked doing it because you see, Godzilla during that time lived in harmony with the Odo island locals, who would give him food like fish. When that soldier shined a light on him, he got aggravated and attacked, he also didn’t kill Kōichi while he was in the plane even when he saw him and only attacked because everyone else shot him. This all changed of course due to the nuclear test which the radiation caused him to mutate.

We had this film in the cinema's in the UK came out the start of December and it was an incredible experience watching it in the cinema

That was fast…but…THIS IS THE BEST GODZILLA MOVIE EVER MADE!!!!!!!!!!!

I only saw it once it theater, but i feel like ive watched it a million times by how well it stuck in my head

The title of “Minus One” is that Japan was in a state of zero after the atomic bomb was dropped on them and when Godzilla showed up, he brought them to a state of minus one or negative.

This is not just the best Godzilla movie, it's to me, one of the best movies. It was incredible in the theaters; I've seen it a few times and always makes me tear up a few times. As for the black on her neck, apparently she somehow got some of Godzilla's cells or DNA when the tanks shot Godzilla and the regenerative power allowed her to survive.

Saw this excellent movie in IMAX. Worth every penny. It was an amazing early Christmas gift. Got a free poster also. This is on my top 5 Godzilla list. I was so happy this received an Academy award! This was only supposed to play in cinemas for about 2 weeks, it did so well, it played up until February!

This movie in 4DX was sooooo cool

The release pattern for this movie was so strange. It was scheduled for only the first week of December in the US (in IMAX!), but the reviews and the word of mouth was so good Toho scrambled to extend the run as far as the first week of February. Yet there were so many markets that never got a theatrical release, and from what you are saying, it sounds like it never made it to the UK till now. But then again, we in the US don't have it on streaming or physical media at all yet. No matter when/how you see it, it's a pretty damn awesome movie!

Minus One Godzilla is 50.1 meter tall and Monsterverse Godzilla is 120 meters tall. Minus One's design is based on Heisei Godzilla, Monsterverse Godzilla, Shin Godzilla and Millennium Godzilla. The Director of Godzilla Minus One Takashi Yamazaki likes the Monsterverse and took some inspiration from scenes from those movies.

This is still one of my favourite Godzilla movies of all time after seeing it in IMAX. And I’ll tell you, Godzilla Minus One is an absolute masterpiece, no doubt about it.

Best Godzilla Movie Ever!

You need to watch the 1954 gojira as it was the first movie godzilla was in and shows him as the true villain and the reason this is called godzilla minus one is because Japan was in its zero after America had nuked it twice

I remember going to see this movie multiple times in theaters, the visuals and sound design were impeccable, Godzilla’s roar almost seemed to shake the theater every time. 15/10 movie.

I think because people endlessly dropping bombs into the ocean, Godzilla thought that they're trying to attack his territory, so he counter-attacked to show he is the boss. Much better than MV's savior of planet dude.

The fact dis masterpiece came out on my birthday just makes me love it even more

It was here in theatres in the USA I saw it 3 times. Once in color, one in black and white and once in 4dx

Let's gooooo! We're watching minus one!!! My Favorite Godzilla film for sure! Shin Godzilla is definitely a close second to this one!

This film was in UK cinemas and in front row it felt and sounded so much bigger and intense it was amazing

Finally, another great Godzilla movie Seb gets to react to.

Unlike most of the american godzilla movies, this movie actually does a good job at making us feel emotional for human characters and also gives perfect amount of screen time to the kaijus, but hey, if anybody knows godzilla the best *it's TOHO, the ones that started it all*

This movie blew me away. I did not expect to cry several times from a godzilla movie...

Seeing this in theatres was such an experience. Then seeing it again in the classic black and white rerelease added even more on top! So glad this movie got the praise and recognition it deserved!!

I was never going to miss this in the cinema being a massive Godzilla fan and what you experienced quadruple it on the big screen. It was that good. What an awesome and epic telling of this legendary monster and those Godzilla scenes swimming after the boat - WOW!!! Definitely my favourite of all the Godzilla movies

The black thing on her neck(Noriko) is a godzilla cell or G-Cell and also the G cell gives her healing factor similar to godzilla

2:39 The original method of achieving Godzilla's roar was done by rubbing a rubber glove soaked in in pine tar across the strings of a contrabass. The first form of Godzilla in this movie uses this sound, while the second forms roar was achieved by recoding the same sound being played over loud speakers, creating a bigger, more distorted effect.

16:38 the british baby expression killed me😆🤣

This is the Friday night creature feature I grew up with in the 60's, it's the only movie to capture that experience.

Director Yamazaki's deep respect for Spielberg is also evident in the scenes that seem to be homages to "Jurassic Park" and "Jaws." In fact, Spielberg thinks so highly of Yamazaki that he watched "Godzilla Minus One" three times.

One of the best godzila movies and the best monster and toho movie and that atomic breath scene was fireee

この反応はほんとに日本人として嬉しいよありがとう

It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects

It’s just perfect. Amazing attention to detail, clever writing, top tier actors, Godzilla was used just the right amount and the design was the best. He’s never looked that menacing. Hollywood should be ashamed. Also, yes we did get it here in the States in theaters and IMAX and then a rerelease for one week in black & white.

there is a theory that the black mark on the back of her neck at the end, was a part of Godzilla. when the black rain fell after Godzilla's atomic breath the radiation from it gave her some of Godzilla's regenerative abilities which explains how she recovered so fast

I’m glad you posted this on my birthday, I’m so happy!

Where can you watch it in uk

During the movie, the news casters who were giving live coverage of Godzilla's attack are a homage to the first Godzilla movie, but the live recordings they risked their lives for were later used as loudspeakers to summon Godzilla, so their deaths were not in vain. The location is also a well-made part of this movie.

YES FINALLY, Godzilla Minus One is my fav godzilla btw

HI Sebscreen Ive been watching you ever since your first video Im a huge fan of your movie reactions keep up the amazing work pls😁😃😄

You are the first reactor I am watching for Godzilla Minus One!

I saw this in the theaters with my brother in-law and my brother. It was the best cinema experience i've had in years.

You said it man, proper character development, characters you truly care about which raises the stakes and space given to Godzilla to let it be fucking Godzilla!

Bro this movie is soooooo good!

This movie truly blew me away when I saw it in theatres. Undoubtedly, it is the Best Godzilla Movie I have ever seen, and it blew my mind knowing the budget of this movie was $15 million; compared to big-budget blockbusters today, that's incredibly small for such an incredibly good-looking movie. Yet, the visuals, writing, acting and cinematography are absolutely masterful. Everyone who worked on this masterpiece 100% deserved the awards it received. I love how the movie tied into the grim and horrific aftermath of WW2, plus the fallout of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Godzilla is an allegory for the consequences of tampering with nature with atomic warfare, and seeing how this film made you care for the characters and story was truly powerful.

The remarkable thing here is that in this film, Godzilla is about 50 meters tall. That’s the same size he was in the original 1954 film. Shin Godzilla on the other hand by stage 4 was about 118 meters tall. The way they shot it is what makes this movie work so well. We see him for high angles next to buildings around him and see him from low angles so he actually appears huge.

Watched it in theaters with my dad and I remember after watching it I just sat there reflecting on it. It brought me to tears and I didn’t even have the words to describe how amazing it was. Easily one of the best movies I’ve ever seen

My favorite looking Godzilla is the 2014-2024 Godzilla just his roar and how his face looks so gangster

Those who saw the upload 17 minutes earlier 😂 Edit: Well a bit more than 17 mins but u know what I mean lol

I saw this back in November of last year and it’s really one of the few monster films that made me tear up

Yeah, took my Mom with me for the 4DX version, phenomenal. It’s truly an amazing journey of redemption. If he’d died when he wanted, when he was ordered to, he wouldn’t have been there to save his friends or defeat Godzilla. The saddest part is his guilt and PTSD made him pretty much blind to all the good he still was able to do by still living: building a safe home for Noriko and Akiko, giving Sumiko a reason to live (though partially out of spite for Akiko’s sake) and minesweeping with the boys. Ugh, such an amazing movie and characters. Bring back human stories!

If this movie gets a sequel. I hope it’s going to be a remake of the sequel to first Godzilla movie called ‘Godzilla Raids Again’ where Godzilla comes back and fights another Kaiju called ‘Anguirus’ which is a mutated ankylosaurus from Siberia. I hope they give it a redesign and everything and make it fight Godzilla who will come back by regenerating itself as we saw in the post credit scene of this movie, all while destroying a city! This is just my idea for a sequel though, what do you think? Also, let me know what this movie should be called. :)

I love the detail that Godzilla’s atomic breath actually damaging himself every time he uses it. It’s such a perfect metaphor for Shikishima’s PTSD: every breath he takes just damages him more and more.

YEEESSS!! FINALLY!! I saw this on the premiere on imax, and it's the best film ever. I'm so glad you finally got to react to this masterpiece of a film.

The black thing on her neck could mean a few thing. She's infected with the thing that makes Godzilla regenerate. Or it's a reference to Nuclear bomb victims where they get black spots from side effects of radiation.