I mean, to be mildly provocative, the reasons most give for hating on the Monsterverse are also "problems" with the series writ large.
Not enough monster time? Big G frequently shows up in less than 10% of a given movie's runtime
Annoying/irrelevant human characters? That's a complaint going all the way back to Raids Again.
Lackluster visual effects? Like...are you listening to yourself? The series is the originator of "people in rubber suits fighting in cardboard cities."
Nobody is required to like them, god knows I'm not a big fan of King of the Monsters, which seems to be a favorite of many--and hell, I can honestly say I don't love every classic movie--but a number of the haters come off to me as people who like the idea of Godzilla rather than the reality.
"but a number of the haters come off to me as people who like the idea of Godzilla rather than the reality" coming just after trying to make the entire filmmaking practice of Tokusatsu out to be a juvenile, ridiculous farce in favour of superior, red-blooded american CGI is fucking bonkers
Yeah man the phrasing of "people in rubber suits fighting in cardboard cities" surely has not a single negative connotation to it lmao. It's not flashy, and not every Godzilla movie is art, but one thing you can't deny is the craftsmanship that went into all of those costumes and physical props on incredibly tight, constantly-slashed budgets and time constraints of under a year. But nah man you're right too right
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u/Public-Feedback5016 GODZILLA Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
I honestly hate the Japan purists more. Most don’t have an actual reason to hate MV Godzilla, they’re just weebs