The upcoming Godzilla remake is hotly anticipated by me and many other kaiju enthusiasts because of the teasers, concept art and production models we’ve seen thus far. The movie retells Godzilla’s origin and firmly re-establishes him as a terrifying, unstoppable force of nature rather than a friend of humanity.

Naturally, as second American-made Godzilla movie, this brings to mind the truly awful 1998 effort, Ferris Bueller’s Jurassic Park masquerading as a Monster Movie, but as all the material we’ve seen so far has shown us, this is being handled by people who know what the hell they’re doing, namely Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.

“Let’s take a look at the trailer!” is what I would be saying if any version of the leaked teaser trailer last more than 5 minutes on YouTube before being pulled by Warner Bros. but there’s plenty of screengrabs knocking around so we can take a look at those instead! If you’re resourceful enough, you can find it online somewhere

Supernatural Disaster

The atmosphere is heavy in this teaser, showing only the destruction left in the wake of the terrfiying titan stalking the land. The teaser has such a haunting, desolate tone accompanied by a sombre quote from Oppenheimer, an apt metaphor for Godzilla’s origins as a result of the Atomic Age. It’s a very stark portrayal.

Monster Mash

It’s been confirmed that the Big G will fight two other monsters in this movie. Who will they be? Only time will tell but we do get a glimpse of some other kaiju amidst the rubble, clearly incapacitated or dead. The look of the creature(s) doesn’t overtly hint at any of Godzilla’s usual opponents but whoever they are, I’m sure we’re in for a slobberknocker!

The Money Shot

Awwwwwww yeah. That’s the good stuff. There’s no better way to finish this teaser off than a shot of the Big G himself. The monster effects will rendered in CG but from what I’ve seen, match up to a suit actor’s bulk and movement style very effective but with just a little added flair.

I am extremely hyped! Just as hyped as I was for Pacific Rim! I freaking LOVE giant monster movies and this has whet my appetite just enough to last me til next year.

Godzilla is due for release May 16, 2014.

Remember last year how the GI Joe: Retaliation trailer was like an early Christmas present, offering us a glimpse of the action adventure that STILL HASN’T APPEARED! Well this year, we got one that’s even better than The Rock and Bruce Willis. Seriously, it’s way better. Let’s go fishing for goodies in the Pacific Rim!

It should be no surprise that along with all manner of giant robots, I also have a fondness for giant monsters and no one does that better than the Japanese! The Kaiju genre includes the likes of Godzilla, Gamera, Mecha-Gordon and other giant monsters beginning with ‘G’ but today’s movie comes from acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro as a homage to those classics. When giant monsters known as Kaiju begin rising from the bottom of the ocean, humanity’s only defense are the colossal Jaegers, giant robots built for combat. But when they get overwhelmed, it’s up to a washed-up pilot, a rookie and an obsolete mecha to do the impossible and win the day. Let’s check out the trailer!

Why the long face?
The first real monster we get a look at is this beast attacking a bridge as jets buzz all around it. It instantly reminds me of the classic Gamera villain, Guiron who also has a massive blade for a face! Brilliant!

Aperture Science
The clean white pilot suits, ludicrously large robots, Ellen McLain voicing the AI… Are we sure Cave Johnson hasn’t gone into the monster fighting business? But seriously, this is a unique set-up for piloting mecha that I haven’t seen before. Pilots with a neural link and walking their robots around is pretty cool. I also love the sly Robot Jox reference in the trailer too.

Open the Bifrost!
Idris Elba is great in everything, that’s a fact and if anyone disagrees, kindly send them to my office and I will punch them in the throat because WE ARE CANCELLING THE APOCALYPSE! Best line of the trailer, right there!

It’s Showtime!

I’m getting real Big O vibe from the Jaeger named Gipsy Danger. Hell, all of the robots have something of the Big O aesthetic about them and I’m loving it.  Check out this rocket punch!

POW! Right in the kisser!

We’re gonna need a bigger boat.
The big bad of the movie or just another monster? Who knows but it looks damn impressive all the same. I hope we get a variety of monsters as well as robots.

Are you as hyped as I am right now? I hope so! This movie came out of nowhere to me, having only seen the teaser a couple weeks ago but now I think I might be looking forward to this more than Iron Man 3, and that’s saying something! Pacific Rim is due to rise from the ocean in July 2013!