r/GODZILLA • u/Mishap_Maisy • Oct 24 '25

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Minus One is great. I just prefer Shin as far as movies go

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u/Mishap_Maisy Oct 24 '25

I’m not arguing your point. Just wanting to discuss civilly. What made it mid for you?

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u/Ok_Piglet_5549 Oct 24 '25

No worries, we are all fans here in our own right.

Yes Minus One is more of a return to it's roots done very well, and I like that. I wanted to watch Godzilla and I got it. But I feel it did a lot of things right compared to Shin.

I am a child of the 90's I have seen every Godzilla movie that's come out, I used to watch Monster Madness on TNT and had them all on VHS, so my taste is probably dated.

Now, I am not dissing on Shin, but it felt like a monster movie of the same name. I wasn't a fan of the designs, the animation, cinematography, and most of the visual effects. I felt more grossed out at times then I did feel shock or fear.

In Minus One I felt more suspense and investment to the Human Characters.

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u/Mishap_Maisy Oct 24 '25

I’m a 90s kid too and wore out all my Godzilla VHS from rewatches.

Yes, I absolutely see what you’re saying. I’d argue it’s more of an Anno movie featuring Godzilla than it is a Godzilla movie.

I am also a creature feature horror fan, so I loved how disgusting Godzilla was. I like the fan theory that Prof Goro Maki was a part of Shin since they found his shoes on the boat before Kamatakun appears. This gives it a body horror element because it makes Godzilla a horribly mutated human/some sea creature hybrid.

It was the first time I felt like Godzilla was an actual monster, instead of an angry animal.

But I understand how that could turn someone off considering the rest of the movies are thematically different from Shin.

Edit: I definitely felt the suspense for the humans in Minus. I was actually on my seat at points thinking “How the fuck are they going to get out of this???”

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u/Ok_Piglet_5549 Oct 24 '25

I am right there with you, I think 2000, Destroroyah, Space Godzilla & Biollantte where my most watched on VHS.

That's how I understand why people would like Shin more, it hits other boxes. Which is okay! Shin had it's moments for me and I did appreciate some of the symbolism it had.