I didn’t just see it, but this article is super interesting. It’s all about the making of the movie Street Fighter and the many issues the studio faced. All this talk of the new Mortal Kombat movie remained me I stumbled across this.
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Sadly not yet, it’s hard to find the Japanese original. It’s already a cult/niche film with a limited release, often it lacks which version your are buying. Also I haven’t been able to find it on Blu-ray, watching anything under 1080p is rather hard.
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You can see it on Amazon Prime for free now, it was added recently (at least here in Germany) 
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It’s not really a huge difference between the two versions. There’s a few more scenes of the fishermen at the beginning of the film thinking it’s nuclear testing, a few scenes in the political gatherings to talk about what’s happening in the ocean, and a few more scenes at the end showing the aftermath and death toll, but you already see brief snippets of those in the American version and they don’t really add much except emotional toll, and it’s not likely to affect a modern viewer that much. You’re more likely to feel sorry for the people as Godzilla is actively killing them.
I personally prefer the version with Raymond Burr as Steve Martin’s newsman, as the way he presents the events are meant for the rest of the world to understand what’s happening as it’s happening, and you know it’s getting closer to him.
My opinion of course, but after seeing both versions, neither one is really any “better” than the other, they both get the point across the way they need to, and Godzilla is the real star either way.
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No disrespect for Raymond Burr, but i think the American Version is the inferior of the two.
I think it takes away from the impact of the Movies meaning, the removal of the scenes in the beginning for example.
Its made so American Audiences wont feel too bad for nuking Japan twice and the “Lucky Dragon 5” incident, imo.
But even with the “pro” American alterations its still a good movie, but the original cut is better.
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Always nice with opinions, but personally I want to experience the original first and foremost. Then down the line one can always watch the US version to compare the two.
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Oh, sure. I’m just saying that if it takes you a while to locate a decent version to watch, you’re not missing out on anything too crucial.
True, but the scenes that aren’t present in the American version don’t really have the same resonance today that they would have being viewed way back when. It’s more filler than anything. The American version adds more in than it takes out.
And this is not to disrespect the message being made with what was in the original version, it’s just that all the talk I’d heard about the original version that was so much better than the American butchered version, that I was expecting something significantly different and spectacular, and it’s really just a few more scenes of people talking about things viewers of the American version already know is going on, or scenes of more people dying of radiation burns.
I was expecting far more from the original version when I saw it, but it was more like an extended version of the Japanese scenes already in the version I’d seen, and without the Steve Martin commentary during the attack, it seemed if anything that it had less than more. To me.
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Ok, haven’t seen it yet, but I’m hoping someone here has see Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City (stupid title, btw). Anyone who has, while I know that the director said there are no Tyrants in the movie (stupid decision, btw), can someone tell me if there are at least some honest-to-God Hunters in the movie and not just Lickers.
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This was a very good read. Didnt know Van Damme was such a diva and a cokehead haha! So many things going wrong and they still managed to finish the movie is an impressive thing!
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Honestly, I have no clue what the appropriate thread would be to put this information, but the Spider Man: No Way Home soundtrack has leaked and is in the wild.
While Sony and Kevin Feige are sniping down these leaks at a pace where they are hard to obtain and hear. They are also very spoiler heavy. I say this cause I had the displeasure or pleasure (depending on how you view it) to hear the said score that leaked.
I’m not gonna confirm anything since the film is coming out soon and the hype surrounding it is up to par with endgame atleast in my opinion. Just take this as a warning while using the internet.
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The soundtrack has spoilers in it?
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Probably the titles. Like “___ Dies” as the title of the track that plays when a certain character dies, or something like that. My guess.
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I forgot that’s how alot of scores are titled. Thanks. It’s 5am here and I haven’t had my coffee yet.
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Hey, could be worse: it could be 3AM and you could be lonely .
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Tracks are numbered, it’s a controlled leak. But Track 19 is a big focus point that people who listened to it.
I’ll simply say this but mark it with Spoilers and various Hide details so I’m not liable if you spoil yourself.
Spoilers Ahead
Super Serious Spoilers Coming
Last Chance
Fine I warned you
The ☕️
Ok Last One I Promise
Tobeys theme and the amazing spider man’s theme is in track 19
no comment no home no way - YouTube this is something I threw together so Kevin doesn’t snipe me down
So take this information how you may, just Sony/Marvel have been striking this stuff down which confirms the legitimacy of this leak.
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If certain spider rumors about certain spider actors are true, then it would probably also mean that the main themes from those actors movies would be intertwined into the score, as a callback. And fans would know it when they hear it.
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I saw Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City over the weekend. I don’t think I can say it was good but I absolutely loved it! I think it captured the camp and schlock of the early games really well. There were references everywhere, including to some spin off games, and it mainly felt almost like watching a cut down and combined play through of the first two games; some scenes almost seemed like they were just upscaled shots from the games. Those scenes were great by the way and there some slight twists but if you know the first two games you generally know the story.
Yes, unfortunately, some monsters didn’t make the cut but they probably would have bogged down the movie either by trying to cram way too much into under the 2 hour runtime or by increasing it by 20-30 minutes and making it too long in the process.
The performances were good and it seemed like all the actors enjoyed being there. The director wants to adapt Code Veronica and RE4 in the future and Chris’ actor wants to punch boulders so I hope they get to do a sequel or two. All in all it was a fun time.
Personal highlights included: “it’s a Jill sandwich now” and deus ex rocket launcher striking again. 
There were so many references, though, it almost requires multiple viewings on that alone.
I thought so too going in but the title card transition was so slick I’m okay with it now.
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I’d have preferred then that they leave out some monsters, like Lickers, and bring in some that need attention, like Hunters, therefore not messing with the runtime.
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Yeah I dont get why Lickers are so popular tbh, i think their design is kinda boring and they are just not as dangerous as the Hunters.
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I actually couldn’t even remember what Hunters were until you posted the picture. Then, I was like, “Ohhhhhhh! THOSE bastards!”
Anyway, they really only (sort of) focus on one monster and it’s not Lickers (though they are there). Should (a) sequel(s) happen, there’s plenty of room for (some) monsters that didn’t make the cut in this one.
Tbh, my only real gripe is that Kaya Scodelario didn’t wear her hair in a ponytail. Otherwise, I thought she looked a lot like Claire.
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