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I'm not shy to admit I teared up several times during the movie. It's so beautifully written and acted. I actually feared for their lives every time Godzilla showed up.

I'm from Poland, and our cinemas did not plan to air Godzilla MInus One, but after stunningly good reviews it got one cinema network decided to air it after all, for one week. At this point Godzilla's airing was prolonged for the fourth week and people still coming to see it. I had difficulty getting tickets the first time.

I went into Minus One expecting a good Godzilla move, what I ended up with was a masterpiece of a film the Godzilla happened to be in. Truly perfect

I’ve seen this movie 7 times in theaters so far. Yes, 7. I know, I’m a lunatic. This movie is PHENOMENAL. I can’t praise it enough. I hope Hollywood learns a lesson, but they probably won’t

Godzilla legit has to be the most versatile character in fiction. From being a movie with a serious tone to something more action packed. Overall just super happy to see soo many people get into the franchise

This movie really showcases how important, yet underrated sound design can be. Unsurprisingly, Hollywood movies have dropped the ball with impressive sound design as of late.

Took my son to see Godzilla at the weekend. We both absolutely loved it. It takes a massive, kaiju-sized dump all over Hollywood's recent offerings.

My favorite part in the movie was the line that the technician said to the main koichi which was to live, if you watch the movie we saw how koichi was ashamed to be alive and couldn't bear the shame or guilt of not fulfilling his job as a suicide pilot, that he chose to live without happiness not commenting fully to his role as his new adopted daughter not accepting her calling him dad, and not marring his girl who he loved and knew loved him, all because he believed he wasn't worthy of happiness and to be alive so when the only surviving member of the first godzilla attack say live to koichi was just power, which was telling koichi its ok that you are a live and you can find happiness and live, just beautiful.

Saw it twice so far. Amazing. And I’m not even a Godzilla fan.

I actually identified immensely with the mc, so much so i cried 3 or 4 times because alot of the things he was going through were the same things I went through when I got out of the army, and it really just shook my core because i hadnt rehashed though thoughts in almost a decade

I was not expecting to tear up at a Godzilla movie, but damn… It’s a masterpiece

The boat scene was a crazy tension builder in IMAX and it's a shame you didn't get to see it in it. What makes the scene so impactful is that in the absence of music, the scene is 'scored' by the sound of the siren going, and the water crashing on both Godzilla and the boat. A controlled lack of music, deciding when silence fits a scene better than with music, is still something that western media struggles with in my opinion.

I am a theater manager and went to a different premium XD to see G-1 and was so blown away that I wept for everyone in the film including G. I have been dipping into my theater's G -1 movie as much as I can every day at work since 11/30's Fan Screening event. I cannot get enough of this movie.

That most Westerns can’t relate to Koichi is really prevalent, and it shows whenever they call his episodes as “melodramatic” or “overacted.” It really shows how rare it can be to find someone who understands what it’s like to have PTSD. US veterans and some prior servicemen can probably really relate.

And now Godzilla Minus One will come out in black and white! This movie is a masterpiece.

I just like how Grace Randolph tried to say conservatives were the ones boosting Godzilla Minus One lol. What a reach.

In all honesty, I cried during this movie. I felt sympathy and sorrow for the characters, not to mention crying after the movie about the deaths of the original suit actors.

Disney "celebrated" 100 years with just fail after fail, Godzilla celebrated his nearly 70 with a GLORIOUS return

I’ll never forget my first time seeing the atomic breath aftermath scene. It was just breath taking seeing the cloud and watching Godzilla roar at his destruction. Seeing Koichi lose one of the few things he ever had causing him to scream was imprinted on my memories.

My theatre was filled with bros and you know when the scene goes silent as the plane is flying towards Godzilla’s mouth? Every man was whimpering. A perfect film.

When I went to go see the FNAF movie in theaters, the trailer for this got me HOOKED. At first I was like, “Oh, another Godzilla movie” but then I saw that it was a Japanese production and not American. My hopes are sky-high and I hope this gets Oscar nominated.

I went to watch it the other night and it's genuinely the first film I've seen for years which had me walking out of the cinema feeling actual human emotions and still talking about it days later. Favourite movie of the year but a loooong way.

They went fecking hard with the atomic ray scene and yet still gave the whole destruction some meaningful depths. Superb movie-making all around.

Been a while since I’ve seen such harrowing, jaw dropping action. His frickin laser beam struck the fear of god in me. Add the great characters on top of that. And then add the great look into post-war Japan on top of THAT? Movie resonates a surprising amount.

Can’t say enough about this movie. It brought me back to the theaters from a 5 year hiatus. Life long Godzilla fan but damn a great storyline and development overall. Everyone I dragged with me were astounded at how much they felt invested even though they didn’t know the language being spoken. 10/10

I dragged my wife to this. I've made her watch the over-the-top Legendary films, and I don't think she understood why I was SO excited for this one. I think she loves this movie more than I do. And I LOVE this movie. Edit: I still consider 2014 Godzilla a good film. I really enjoy it. The others, to me, are just popcorn flicks.

I was more gripped with the main characters inner turmoil due to war trauma than godzilla himself. and the fact he ran from the battlefield. The survivors guilt and the way they portrayed his suffering! My God just a fantastic job from the the entire production company. Please go watch this film! Show Hollywood we want good stories!

Easily the best film of 2023 if not in years and my absolute favorite film in a LONG time. I saw it twice in theaters and am DYING for the blu ray release.

I loved this movie but feel kind of bad because me and my friends all roared with laughter at the end when the protagonist flies his plane right into godzilla's mouth and it just kind of stuck there for a second before exploding. 😆

You're so right about not needing superficially "relatable" characters. Koichi Shikishima's story isn't very relatable, but it's so compelling.

I agree. I liked this movie way more than anything I’ve seen this year. Honestly way more than anything I’ve seen in the last 4 years.

The characters were great The captain had a heart of gold, The young sailor that wants to prove himself. The scientist that used logic and cared about not wanting people to die and made a point of how cheap it was during the war. Many good lines in the movie. Especially when the scientist and captain who fought in the war told the young sailor he should be proud not have fought in the war really struck me where in talking about it today.

The female lead… does a heroic selfless act… that has impact… a female hero in a Godzilla movie That act changes the male lead… it’s an emotional scene

Godzilla Minus One is fantastic. It feels like a community of people (Godzilla fans) knew a secret a general audience is just discovering. That Godzilla is an amazing character, an icon. I think you're missing on one point. Godzilla is 70 years strong. Most fans in the US became fans from watching the all-out kaiju fights on our television screens. They were kid friendly, which turned many of us kids into fans. We're seeing this play out again. Legendary's Monsterverse is taking that same path to draw in a new generation of fans. Sure, it's not the dark and serious tone we would like. If we care about the King of the Monsters and the enjoyment we got from the Showa era, then let us support the Monsterverse. It's a modern-day Showa Era. It's a great time to be a Godzilla fan.

One thing I really noticed about this Godzilla was that his gaze looks intelligent. And it makes him so much more menacing. Like Shin Godzilla was scary but he had those dead mindless eyes so it kinda made him look a little goofy too. Minus One Goji looks like he is FUCKING MAD! and I love it!

Just got back from seeing the movie and oh man... I'm a very happy chappy! I'm not a hardcore Godzilla fan by any means, before this movie I'd only seen the 1998 Godzilla and the 2014 Godzilla but I heard a lot of good things about this movie and I'm so glad I saw it! It absolutely lived up to the hype! It's also my first time actually seeing Godzilla on the big screen in a cinema which is kinda strange but hey, better late than never! For me though this movie was excellent, it gets the balance right with just enough Godzilla destruction, a simple yet interesting/engaging plot and actually giving you a cast of characters that are like-able, you care about and want to see live! It actually gets a bit heavy and emotional in a couple of scenes which surprised me a bit too. Again without getting too into spoilers, there's that one scene where Shikishima just breaks down in front of his not-wife and it got to me a bit! It really made me empathise with him and made me want to root for the lad even more to get the redemption he was looking for! Another thing that I love about this movie is that it's only two hours long! It's nice to finally go and see a movie that isn't a bloated two and a half to three hour long slugfest where my arse falls asleep and/or I feel like I'm going to piss myself by the time the credits roll! 😂😂😂 Anyway I'll stop because this comment is long enough. If you haven't already... GO AND SEE THIS MOVIE!

Just saw this in IMAX, it's freaking unreal!! What a movie!! A+ all the way. 100% agree with all the praise this move has received, it's a cinematic masterpiece! The way those characters are written, how invested everyone - and I mean everyone - in a packed IMAX theatre were in those characters is a testament to how good this movie is. You could hear a pin drop in the quiet moments... And then there was the roar of Godzilla. OMG, the sound is next level!! Absolutely loved this movie. 10/10! Also, take a tissue with you, trust me, there's a couple of parts where this movie really pulls at the heart strings...🥺

this movie moved me to tears, not only because of characters and emotion but it's been so long since I've seen a good movie released.

I'm glad you acknowledged that it's mainly Lazy, Hollywood character writing that were the main problems with the "Monsterverse" films rather than bashing the entirety of the MonVerse films outright like some other critics do. They do have their own charms to them but they're not perfect, I treat those films more like an entry way for new fans to Godzilla. After watching the whole video, you're definitely a fan of the series, I'm definitely subbing to you.

They are releasing a high-quality Black and White Version now can you imagine how amazing that's going to be

I watched it with my Dad and brothers, and we loved it. Plus, my dad isn't a big fan of Japanese movies, but this one made him smile

I saw it 5 times so far. I could not stop ruminating the film and characters, and needed to keep going back. It's a start contrast to even the shit Hollywood films shown in previews before this masterpiece.

I saw it over two weeks ago and I can’t stop raving about it! So much so I am about to see it yet again tonight! EASILY the best movie of the year, and my favorite theater experience in years. I have an inherent love for all the Godzilla films, even if some are much better than others, and this one cruised in and stole the top spot. Hollywood can’t hold a candle to this.

Ive always thought Godzilla was out dated and not entertaining, but this movie changed my mind. Easily one of the best movies I’ve seen in awhile.

This is the last movie you should see in theaters before 2023 ends!

I've seen some of the American Godzilla films and this is hands down one of the best, and agreed best movie I've seen this year! It's better than Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt. 1 and I'm a fan of that franchise (TBH it was a letdown from Fallout, but still some good action). The human story is what got me, and this can be directly compared to Jaws, another favorite. I say this about Jaws all the time, "It's not about the shark, it's about the 3 guys on the boat." And this is what Godzilla Minus One is. The characters are so strong and their motivations are clear, how can you not feel for them? This movie has something that's also been severely lacking in Hollywood in recent years: good male characters with arcs, showcasing not toxic masculinity, but honor and responsibility, and the emotional burden in having to "step up" because society and your own self-worth demands it.

I had zero interest in this movie until the reviews between both critics and audiences exploded recently. I just got back from the theater and I have to say, this movie truly lived up to and exceeded the hype. I had no idea a Japanese low budget Godzilla movie could make me cry, make me scared, and feel as epic and high stakes as it did. Godzilla 2014 was good, but Minus One is actually what that movie tried to be. This is the greatest Godzilla movie ever made, and I fully expect it to win at the Oscars.

Have never seen nor wanted to see a Godzilla movie in my life ... until today!!! It only just came out here and I went to the biggest best Dolby cinema I could... Wooowwww, I just loved it!! I cried!!! I wanna go again tomorrow!!! Is Shin Godzilla the next one I should seek out??

Dont forget about Godzilla Shin, also very good made by Japaneses with very realistic approach to Godzilla attack, from government and policital point of view

Hollywood is about content, not quality. On the other hand, Japan means quality.

This film was fantastic, amazing to see what true professionals can create with a sixth of modern hollywood's summer blockkbuster movie budget, i am happily going back to the theater multiple times to support it

I really hope they release a good dub for this. I wanna watch it so badly but my dyslexia makes it very impossible to read and keep up with the text.

I'm honored that this was the first (actual Japanese) Godzilla I got to see in theater. Right from the get-go he's genuinely terrifying... and that's BEFORE he gets irradiated! They show him _just_ enough; plenty of satisfactory screentime, but with gripping build-up. He's not shown bombastically as to not make the CG look unconvincing. But the character builds, the arcs, the very heavy hero's journey... the music... *everything.* This is what fine cinema was before Hollywood devolved its content to 5-second attention-span consumption. There's little that grabs you in today's movies. And that's only to say about all the films that aren't identity/idealism flag-wavers, no; the movies that are meant to be the crowd-pleasers. Toho completely took the core concept of cinema to heart with this one. I doubt I'll see another movie so captivating in a loooong time.

4:37 “NEW TOY…NEVER MIND!” I also like the attention to historical accuracy when it comes to the Japanese warships. I don’t think I could even point out a single inaccuracy when it comes to the warships. This studio deserves to make more Godzilla movies.

The taxi driver is iconic and shows what could be without CG. I really miss those types of movies that actually get you lost in the film. when the credits roll there's slight disappointment being back to reality. Thanks for the update brother keep hearing good things about this one

Just saw it today. It was amazing. My god that moment when that little girl gave him the art she made broke me. Like she knew there was something wrong. It was a good scene. How is tears coming out in a monster movie. Is nod to the story they told. Great movie

took my gf to the movie (she has no real interest in monster/kaiju movies) and i witnessed her leaning forward several tmes during the movie. she was invested. a really good strenght of this movie: it also wins over people that are usually nop fans of the Gman. my favorite thing about minus one is that we dont get some techno mumbojumbo and/or some sci fi weapon to deal with Goji. no we get a broken country with no standing army and a small group of civilians who must come up with a plan to defeat Goji.

With Godzilla 2014, everyone in the theatre got hyped when even Godzilla's FOOT showed up on screen. When he used his laser, people were cheering. It was a game of waiting for Goji to show his beautiful scaled face and stomp on tanks. During minus one, it got DEAD SILENT when you heard Godzilla - because everyone was tense, hoping the characters could make it out, and terrified that he had showed up. When he used his laser, it wasn't cheering, as much as a mix of "holy shit" and "god DAMN" as the audience realized how one-sided the conflict was. It was one of the first times in a monster movie that I actively hoped that the monster WOULDN'T show up. I wanted the family to be happy! I wanted the kid to have parents, I wanted everyone to come home safe. I didn't want to see a heroic sacrifice - the bait and switch being well done, though I realized it in advance during the "upgrade" scene - so seeing the parachute was a genuine relief from tension rather than a generic feel good moment.

One thing that I find interesting, is that Shikishima carries a letter from his mom, which said something like " stay alive" , I always figured that that clashed with him being a Kamikaze pilot.

I absolutely loved the silence before the ‘event’, it perfectly represents that slo-mo when you know something awful is about to happen but it’s too late to do anything about it.

I think of Legendary as the American Showa era; just dumb fun meant to entertain (and I definitely entertained by them). That being said, G-1 is phenomenal and raised my expectations for movies now.

Saw this movie just this past week. I plan to see it one more time hopefully before the new year. It might have been a small audience, but damn it. The movie, the characters both Godzilla and the humans, made me invested into them. The first Godzilla movie that I was rooting for the people to beat Godzilla and for Kochi and his adopted daughter to live happy lives. Once those end credits were rolling, me and my tourist friends lead the charge with a sounding applause that had all the other audience members clapping too. We were teary eyed and one of the audience members, a veteran air force fighter, said to us that this movie truly hit him in the emotional levels. Man was in his 60s or more, but I could tell his eyes were teary but there was a confident smile on his face. It was also what he asked us as we were chatting with him. If we understood both the messages conveyed by this movie and the various easter eggs hidden. Personally I only saw a couple of references, such as Godzilla biting and chewing the train; but I definitely felt the message conveyed through that movie and just kept cheering for the people, the little people, fighting against Godzilla, the absolute force of malevolent nature that he became. Thank for this video review!

Not a big Godzilla fan. But this was by far and away movie of year .. oscars and Hollywood take notice

I find this comparison with American Godzilla funny, because it seems like people are filling these films as if Hollywood had abandoned everything that Godzilla was before, whereas Toho has already done this, like, being a hero, anti-hero, villain, victim, Godzilla has been all of this in Japanese films, from the Showa era, Hensei, Millenium, recent short films, and the fact that Toho is enjoying it and even has total respect for the Monsterverse only makes this situation even funnier, because both are lagendary ( Americans) and Toho (Japanese), are doing the same thing currently, reliving the past with current technology, the only difference is, that the Americans are reliving the showa hensei Millenium era etc., while the Japanese are reviving the solo films, serious and heavy that if you compare it to the entire franchise is made up of 5 films or more, I know that the script and the humans (some at least) are very weak, but that doesn't make the film rubbish (at least for me ), especially GvK in which the proposal, the focus of that film was the obvious one in the title, and they delivered, what will come in this next film may not have a serious tone like the one in 2014 or the minus one, but perhaps for the The story of monsters, from Kong's perspective, can be quite heavy, I mean, have you seen the origin of this Kong? It's sad man, so let's not go all out and say that the next film is going to be silly just because Godzilla is doing the same thing he did 40 films ago, running. (detail, I'm not saying that minus one is bad, quite the opposite, it's Oscar worthy, but you know, it seems to have gone to people's heads a lot)

This was the first monster movie to give me goosebumps. As a new father, the story between a man not ready to be a father; fighting his own war and a daughter who needs a father really touched my soul.

It’s upsettingly sad that the biggest takeaway from how well this movie did is that”make better movies”.

Took my 21 and 11 year old sons to see it, and even the younger one said reading subtitles was no barrier to enjoying such a great film.

I have to say it, this Atomic Breath is the most satisfying thing to watch. Its like watching an old revolver fire in slow motion. Whoever came up with that idea on the team is a genius.

I liked it. I understood the survivor's guilt felt by the main guy. I enjoyed the ominous Godzilla score. I liked how it gave you time to read the subtitles. I was bummed that Godzilla did not reach Tokyo.. I didn't get to sing.. Oh no, there goes Tokyo! Go go Godzilla. Kong the OG kaiju RULES!

I just wanna say that this might be my favorite Godzilla design of all time! It's got that badass design of heisei godzilla, just in a more realistic form! In my opinion, it's PERFECT!

I couldn’t help wanting to go watch it again so I seen it twice. And when walking out the 2nd time I heard ppl saying “I didn’t think this movie was going to go that hard” , felt really nice hearing it , bringing in new a audience to the franchise. Keep supporting it and show what a good movie deserves.

I honestly got serious 'Letter From Iwo Jima' vibes from this film, and 'Grave of the Fireflies' about the girl. Movie had me bawling. I like how you mentioned how the original story embodied Japan's uncertainty of the future. It is a concept no other Godzilla film has really bothered to address, and I think this film is the true successor to the original. This took place just after the American occupation ended and the original story was about something entirely different, a Japanese Soldier. It got scrapped and this story was born in the ruins. Just some fun facts.

Hey can’t wait to see it, I remember the OG one via videotape…love your content bro

Brilliant video dude . I am now subscribed. Just watched it last night here in ireland . I’m not a Godzilla fan but this film blew me away.

I was so blown away by this movie. I went in thinking it was going to be another Hollywood disaster. But I was blown away. Easily the best of 2023, and the best I've seen in theaters for years.

Toho has announced a black & white version of this movie launching on Jan. 12, 2024 in Japan. Hopefully the black & white version may be screened in other markets as well.

Million percent agree -- this is my favorite movie of the year, and I don't even don't generally LIKE monster movies.

I love the end credits roar and the steps before the roar. Amazing!!!!

I’m glad to hear you speak with accurate knowledge about the franchise (I didn’t know you were also a lifelong fan till now). But not only do I appreciate your thoughtful review of the movie and the series as a whole, I really liked how you highlighted what j think is Godzilla’s greatest superpower: his plasticity. He can become whatever you need him to become in order to meet the needs and/or demands of the times. Whether a nuclear allegory, a political satire, an environmental message, a thoughtful reflection on the human condition or modern cultural concerns, an anti-hero, action hero, or superhero, a friend of all children, a or just mindless popcorn schlock, Godzilla can and does do it all. With nearly 40 movies over 70 years, I always say: “there’s a Godzilla movie for everyone-even for those who hate Godzilla movies.”

Crazy when people who give a damn about story over agenda can make a compelling watchable movie. Chew on that Hollywood.

I've seen G-1 twice and actually enjoyed it more because I was focusing on the human drama of the story rather than watching for the next Godzilla appearance. Fantastic film, and I hope to see it again in the theater.

3/4 of the way through and I had to jump to the comments to let you know this is fantastic work. Great job on breaking down the story and characters. I see lots of new subscriptions in your future, myself included 👍🏽

Ey, great video! The best I've seen of yours yet. Keep it up!

Seen it 3X and hope to get one more in theaters. I've told everyone ad-nausea to go see it. It's my favorite of 2023. MI-Dead Reckoning as well as Sound of Freedom are my second place movies.

It's honestly a very underutilized trope for movies, where you have a villain that is just a villain based on their inherent dangerous nature and not necessarily any villainous intentions. Other examples being Alien, Terminator, Jaws, Jurassic Park. There's something appealing about the idea of being in danger from some incredible unstoppable force of nature, rather than the pedantic bullshit we face in real life like car accidents or climate change.

Glad you got your technical issues figured out

The Godzilla scenes, especially the scene where Godzilla is bearing down on the wooden boat are pure artistry. Not sure if people will appreciate the immense talent of the director and designers that created these unforgetable moments.

GODZILLA MINUS ONE was the first Toho movie I got to see in the cinema. On my ranking list, GOJIRA 1954 & SHIN GODZILLA were tied at the number 1 spot as best movie in the franchise. Then I saw this, and, it knocked them down into the number 2 spot. A close number 2, but 2nd none the less. The two things I loved about this the most was, how much of a savage Godzilla was in this film, and, the human characters. Never have I seen human characters in the film series so well acted, and well written as they are in this one. The only other time the human characters in the series were this well written and performed, was in the 1954 original. Now, on my rankings, I am only ranking Toho, as, I rank the Monster Verse separately. I was already chomping at the bit to get the Blu-Ray when I was halfway through the end credits.

I saw this film the other day, I was genuinely surprised about how good the characters were and how much I was invested in them, Godzilla was a real force of nature but impersonal, the actors really crushed it and made me care about them

The fact that Toho has Chief Godzilla Officer(CGO) says a lot about how much they actually care about this asset called Godzilla.

Hilarious homelander cuts made me sub. And your mic quality. Thank you for that.

This movie was fucking awesome!!!🔥

Great movie! One of the best this year! Great review. But why so late?

I never expected to be weeping like a small boy at a Godzilla movie 😭. Having said thay, I couldn't help laugh my arse off at those noises he was making right at the end. 😂. Both of them were superb, in fact everyone was.

The parts that really got me were the ones where there is no background music and it is just people talking. Makes it feel so real.

Saw it twice I liked it so much.

This turned out to be a good film. The characters were really done well in the film. Honestly, just Super Mario Bros and Godzilla minus one were the only films I really enjoyed this year. Both films were "surprisingly" entertaining.

Toho is so iconic, they put out some of the best black and white samurai movies ever, im not surprised they did well with this

Great review and commentary! My hope is that word of mouth will push this film to $200 million. It won't be ignored then.