The Added Sound Effects Are What Really Make This Great.

The added sound effects are what really make this great.

Hmm, I don’t remember this in the DVD English option I saw.  It may have been a proprietary dub.  I’ll watch the movie again and try to find it.

Original Japanese dialogue.

International English dub.

I've always wondered.

When did the Godzilla fandom start using the nickname "Big G" to refer to Godzilla.

First Teaser Poster Released For TOHO’s 2016 GODZILLA Reboot

Can anyone identify the Godzilla shown in the poster?  The size and spacing of the eyes resemble one of the Heisei versions, but there too little shown to make a definite identification.  It couldn't possibly be a suit for the new film, could it?

I’ve never been a fan of Final War’s top heavy, anthropomorphized, overly slim DBZesque design philosophy, notably in Gigan and Monster X.  However, I was fine with the Godzilla suit because while it streamlined him it didn’t go too far.  He’s less bulky but he’s still basically the same mountainous shape, and there’s a lot of the late Showa spirit in the design.

These designs reveal that it was originally the same as the others, with arguably worse execution.  The first one looks downright emaciated.  I’d wouldn’t trust a regular sized dinosaur to hold up its own weight on that tiny waist, let alone one the size of a skyscraper.  I’m having a genuinely hard time deciding whether this or Zilla is a worse redesign of the King of the Monsters (Sure would have made their fight scene awkward).  I’d be interested to know how far these made it into the design process, or if they were ever genuinely considered (The style is definitely similar to some of the other designs).

Concept art for a redesigned Godzilla, for Godzilla: Final Wars (2004).

They did the same with Destoroyah's final form, though it could be argued that his earlier forms weren't impressive enough for marketing.

A lot of the GvsBiollante publicity spoils Biollante's final form, wich in the movie is supposed to come as a surprise. I guess they couldn't resist.

True. It’s no surprise though, Toho have/had a habit of completely spoiling their own films during their development. I remember following Final Wars and knowing what happened through practically the whole film before even seeing it. It would have been cool if they’d kept at least Keizer Ghidorah a secret!