There are many ways to screw up a sequel to a great film. Perhaps the most common is to simply rehash the previous film without adding anything to it, resulting in a stale and unsatisfying retread. Some sequels are follow ups to very singular movies, and struggle to bolt on a continuation of the narrative…
The success of Gojira (1954) resulted in Toho fast-tracking a sequel. And I do mean fast. Gojira was released in Japan on November 3rd, 1954. Godzilla Raids Again (1955) premiered in Japanese cinemas on April 24th, 1955, not even six months later. The rushed production schedule is occasionally evident in the final film, but the…
Probably the most unusual thing about Godzilla’s first film is that for several decades the majority of Western Godzilla fans had never seen it. The first film in question, of course, is Gojira, released in 1954 in Japan. What American audiences had seen instead was Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, a recut version of the…
D23: all is well in the land that Disney built. That’s the gist of a full-day’s visit to D23 2013. To be fair, D23 is an unusual experience if you’ve never been, and probably if you’ve been before, as it continues to evolve. Not quite a general pop culture convention, and yet something more than…
With word out confirming Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the core writing & producing team behind the 2009 reboot of Star Trek and its sequel, Into Darkness, will be back for a third installment, the question immediately comes up for filmgoers: is this really a good thing? I may be in the minority here, but…
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