Summary
Stephen Kingoffers a succinct endorsement of Netflix’s new #1 movie, which shot up the charts after a surprise streaming release. Jennifer Lopez’sAtlashad been perched atop Netflix’s movie chart, until being displaced this week by a new title to the streamer. Toho Studio’sGodzilla Minus Onehit Netflix on June 1 after a $115 million theatrical run, followed by an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, and wasted no time rampaging to the top spot.
Among the millions catching Toho’s latest installment in theGodzillafranchise was horror novelistKing, who immediately took to social media to give his succinct assessment of the kaiju movie, calling it “So good.” Check out his X posting in the space below:
Nolan, Carpenter And Del Toro Also Praised Godzilla Minus One
King is not alone in his love forGodzilla Minus Oneand its throwback approach to theGodzillafranchise. In March, Oscar-winner Christopher Nolan heaped love upon the film, praising director Takashi Yamazaki for his story and characters, and for the film’s sense of history (viaBitters End Inc):
I watched Godzilla Minus One and I thought it was a tremendous film. I though it was so exciting, I mean obviously it was beautifully made, the mechanics of it was so involving, it was so exciting. I felt it had a lot of the spirit of your earlier film, The Eternal Zero. It had a depth around the issues surrounding the main story, even though the main story is Godzilla, and he is an entertainment and an exciting one. There was wonderful depth to the characters and a wonderful sense of history that I really appreciated.
Godzilla Minus Oneitself made history when it became the first film in the long-running kaiju franchise to win anOscar for Best Visual Effects. DirectorJohn Carpenter, who is no stranger to making monster movies, took to social media to express his excitement at the long-awaited moment, saying “Incredible! GODZILLA MINUS ONE wins an Academy Award for special effects. In my lifetime. Fantastic!”Guillermo Del Toro, another filmmaker with a soft spot for classic monsters, also took to social media to celebrateGodzilla Minus One’s historic Oscar win, saying “Oscar winner Godzilla. I feel so moved.”
Godzilla Minus Oneis available to stream on Netflix
Netflix’s streaming stats suggest that Del Toro and his fellow film directors, not to mention King, are not the only ones getting a thrill out of director Yamazaki’s return to old-school heartfelt kaiju action.Godzilla Minus Oneis very different from the recent American franchise entry,Godzilla x Kong, and it seems clear where monster-loving creatives come down in the debate over which approach works the best. When critics sounded off on the matter, the race wasn’t even close, withGodzilla Minus Onesporting a 98% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, andGodzilla x Konglimping home at 54%.
Godzilla Minus One
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In Godzilla Minus One, set in postwar Japan, an unyielding Godzilla emerges in a landscape already ravaged, leaving survivors to unite against the monstrous threat. With no aid from military forces or government, the community must confront their fears to fend off the escalating peril.
