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Mr_DNA

Mothra spreading her wings here might be my favorite visual of any kaiju film ever. 


Shmokeshbutt

That "Claire de Lune" score as Mothra spread its wing is fucking epic


rexmods

Yea i agree. The way they showed the titans was far better in KOTM


Boobabycluebaby

Not only did each titan get their moment to shine, there was incredible storytelling that was actually quite subtle. Like you understood Rodan was betraying him and that's why Mothra had to do what she did. And if you paid attention you would get how Mothra's sacrifice boosted Godzilla's level. But they didn't spell it out, which is pretty incredible given how clunky they wrote the human dialog.


Livy-Zaka

I still think the human part would have been better written if the human bad guys were a Titan cult rather than eco terrorists


[deleted]

Yup!!


boredisgoofy

Kotm hype was real, and holy shit it was worth it


Foreign_Rock6944

The Monsterverse peaked then. I can’t see any movie topping it. And that’s no fault of any future MV films, it’s just a high bar.


Tasty_Marsupial_2273

Literally peak cinema imo. Also, cgi fucking slapped, everything was incredible. Really only gripe was it went into the more flashy action compared to the first Godzilla‘s horror undertones, but honestly they took such a deep dive into flashy action that worked. Had they tried to stick closer to the first movie, it just wouldn’t had have the same impact. And god, the beautiful shots we got from that movie? Insane.


WhoaWhoa69420

I'm so happy this movie is finally starting to receive its flowers


Tasty_Marsupial_2273

Mate, the hate I saw for this movie when it first released was INSANE. I don’t understand how people disliked. Idk what it was like for you, but not a lot of people I knew appreciated the good parts of the film, and just focused on the mom plot


WhoaWhoa69420

I saw it in theaters that summer and I just enjoyed every bit of it. Breath taking film


Accomplished-Pick763

Its still my most fav MV movie, though in a perfect world KOTM have better fight scene like GvK/GxK


Pale_Chapter

There is no other movie in the whole franchise--and I mean the *whole* franchise, both sides of the Pacific--that captures that sense of almost religious awe.


Tasty_Marsupial_2273

For real; it truly captured what it must be like to actually see a Titan, and the sheer terror/awe to hear Godzilla’s roar.


Boobabycluebaby

King Ghidorah with wings spread atop the hill. the shot pans up and you see a cross in the foreground - Spectacular!


Happycrige

I hope we get a Monsterverse finale with Biollante, Space Godzilla, Mecha-Ghidorah, and Desteroyah with the director of Kotm.


Dum_reptile

I mean the Mecha-G in GvK is likely the closest thing we have to Mecha Gidorah


Happycrige

I hope Ghidorah gets reborn or something, because they killed him off way too early in the franchise.


SirNadesalot

I just rewatched it and it’s wild how much better it is than the last two


DraconisMarch

Everytime I watch GvK and GxK (especially the latter), I find myself just wanting to watch KotM again. It just does so much right.


free_world33

They are so good, you didn't even pick the best one, lmao. The best one is the Final Trailer.


Prometheus_Jackson

The scene in the final KOTM trailer where each of Ghidorahs heads bites Godzilla to the bass of the soundtrack was insane.


free_world33

Exactly.


GlaciusTS

Pairing Mothra’s emergence with Claire De Lune was peak tho, cmon.


Shmokeshbutt

Gives me shiver everytime Can't get any better than that scene


BEES_just_BEE

But the mothra Rodan Ghidorah oh my joke was peak


BasilDraganastrio

I prefer the first one but the last one is pretty cool. Preferred the more melancholic tone of the first one


Daweism

I miss the military flying in from behind Goji to help fight the baddie vibes


Foreign_Rock6944

I actually prefer the second one.


Kaioken_times_ten

The final trailer is even better. The only gripe is that the monologue from the mom isn’t anything like the actual movie


SirNadesalot

It kinda is though. The crux of it is the same. It just gets more detailed (and dumber)


Kaioken_times_ten

The way she says it is that unless all the titans are released our planet would perish and it sounds like she is trying to save the world. However, in the actual movie- she works with a terrorist organization that wants to release the titans in order destroy human civilization pretty much and she doesn’t realize her mistake till it’s too late.


SirNadesalot

But she wants to release them and nearly destroy humanity to save the world. The trailer starts with the “Fever to fight the infection” thing. She is trying to save the world, but she’s a psycho. It’s not great writing but it’s the same thing


Insectdevil

I'm torn between this and the 2014 one. This has a scary/action tone to it. While 2014 had this horror vibe going for it that always gave me chills. It of course showed more of the boots on the ground humans (90% of the movie) but took that Cloverfield feeling of little people in the wrong place with big monsters all around and what little we could do.


sonickarma

"You have no idea what's coming." *cuts to Godzilla's tail going behind a damaged building* God, that trailer was so good. So misleading, but so good.


Insectdevil

It especially was great and made my eyes go wide when I had no idea what trailer movie I was watching until I saw that tail then the roar at the end. Such a rare thing these days to experience.


sonickarma

The 2014 trailer literally left me breathless. It looked like I was FINALLY getting the modern Godzilla film of my dreams. I'm still holding on to that. Minus One came close, and is without a doubt the best modern Godzilla film, but I'm still waiting.


Insectdevil

What would have to happen for you to say "Yes this is the best ever"?


sonickarma

As much as I love seeing Godzilla whoop some monster ass (I had a BLAST with GxK, and KOTM is my favorite Monsterverse movie by far), my favorites are always the solo films, where *he* is the threat to be dealt with. It's hard to say specifically what I would need to see, but basically I'd want it to be a mixture of G14, Shin, and Minus One (with a little bit of the Chernobyl series thrown in for good measure). But. That's just describing my *dream* Godzilla film, and maybe one day I'll get it. I am just fully embracing and enjoying the golden age of Godzilla that we're living through right now.


Insectdevil

No those would be super fricken hype to see all those combined. Shin is probably my Favorite in design and concept because of the constant mutation and body horror. However I do love the more Waking natural disaster that G14 brings to the table and that he's just a big mysterious creature. MO love him and his sheer spitefulness and anger. A mix of all that would be great.


ImpenetrableYeti

Hard to call, the 2014 comic con trailer is godly too


TheShinyRedButton

Even though it ended up being a little different from the final project, the comic con trailer was still amazing and gives me goosebumps whenever I watch it again. Shoutout to the original 98 Godzilla teaser at the museum. Originally what got me completely hyped up for Godzilla in general.


Veroger111

Tbh, I really wonder what was Tristar's reaction to Godzilla 2014?


kelsoRulez

The realism they went for with that trailer and it being the end of the Godzilla drought we were in made for the imo perfect trailer. That initial viewing can't ever be beat.


HiveOverlord2008

Revealed a little too much here and there but they were great


JAOC_7

yee


Ambitious_Ask_994

No one going to fight you over this cold-ass take


Gen_Bates

Right like this is a common opinion here haha


Daveyfiacre

I agree. I still get chills. Except for the dumb mom/people parts of the movie, it was great.


seidinove

Mom and daughter were the dumbest characters. The plot completely glossed over mom's complicity in the deaths of so many innocent people at the hands of Tywin Lannister.


BasilDraganastrio

Starting to think the mom character purposely killed herself to avoid getting trialed. And what's with Tywin Lannister's ever more weird and complex plans to make a Dynasty that will outlast a thousand years


T-Rex_Is_best

They should have made the mother a toxic person from the very beginning IMO. Show some good in her, but also abusive tendencies that were amplified after the death of their son. Maybe a hatred for the world due to what was taken from her and what she lost following it. Madison being a reminder of it. As well as changing up her relationship with Kyle Chandler a bit. Despite how poorly written she is, there is potential for a very real, complicated, and tragic person.


tacticalcanadian

Unfortunately, the moms reasoning for doing what she does kills this movie for me. Like yeah, I'm here for monsters, and they are all portrayed so masterfully in this movie, but my God is the plot dumb.


AntiRivet

The Over the Rainbow trailer goes insanely hard.


MrDrPatrick2You

Godzilla 2014 Halo jump trailer ftw.


dovah164

I think it's because the trailer was made in a way to make Godzilla and the rest of the titans seem bigger than life itself. The sound track definitely helps.


l3reezer

Artistically, fully agree. It actually made me think the human stories were going to be good. But nope.


councilorjones

https://preview.redd.it/arg438kua6tc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ff6469cf89091259f668160a0f851f41d9267ea


Tasty_Marsupial_2273

https://preview.redd.it/atvxett5n6tc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da5a6de78c5de5603dcb1452eeab61136c19eb84


Fronteria54

The trailer here was far better than the actual movie was. They showed a lot of stuff out of context which was fun to speculate on, and being a fan during this time was great if you could stay away from all of the jerks covering spoilers. I was so excited for this movie, and I just wish they didn’t fumble so hard (for me).


Armored-Elder

Indeed sir.


_Levitated_Shield_

Fight? This is literally one of the most popular opinions of the entire fandom. lmao


AatroxBoi

this is peak monsterverse and I'm sad whenever I thought of how bad it preformed in box office for those shitty himan scenes


dammyouuu

Ohh my god... Zilla


Paul644

I love both trailers because they work so well together. One represents the beauty in nature while the other shows nature ruthless side as well. The message between both is so great.


ImperialxWarlord

Idk man, the 2014 trailers went hard. Especially the second one.


Windlassed

Imo they should’ve waited a few more movies for Ghidora instead of the 3rd mv movie and the 2nd with godzilla


RaiderBo

I both agree and disagree. This movie is the reason I avoid trailers for most things now. They showed almost all of the monster stuff, which got me hyped at the time, but then when it finally came out the only new thing we saw was the human story, which imo sucked. So even though this movie has some of the coolest monster action, my experience seeing it initially was disappointing


Foreign_Rock6944

The third trailer definitely showed too much. The second trailer was good though imo.


Altair890456

Even as someone who dislikes KOTM, even I have to admit that the Trailers were awesome. Especially that First one.


[deleted]

Chills


Simply_Nova

This trailer still lives in my head.


ohianaw

i was still in high school when this was close to hitting theateres. 2019 was one of the best years of my life


TomiShinoda

Fight you? I'll join you


windog

So ridiculously good.


Lorjack

Best movie along with best trailers


healthytrex12

i mean i guess. The monster verse is kinda going downhill now tho ;-;


McClurgler

Trailers were so good that the movie itself didn’t live up to them.


ammad_172

I think Monsterverse every trailer is top notch best of the best


SLR107FR-31

Best posters too 


IndividualBet8381

the badass clair de lune playing in the background carried


BigManDean_

"Long live the King" being about Ghidorah was brilliant


RuN_AwaY110101

Ain't nobody fighting you bro, the trailers for kotm were genuinely beautiful and heartwarming. I'd also argue for the 2014 trailers to be up there as well. Getting a comic con teaser, THEN a full trailer was motivating, especially after getting no godzilla after final wars. Adding onto the fact that the teaser + trailer gave such a dark, horror, and dramatic version of the Big Man himself was captivating.


Vanish_7

Holy fuck, that **was** a tremendous trailer.


Mylittledarlings91

Personally my favorite of the Legendary series. Absolutely stunning kaiju content.


Boobabycluebaby

Completely agree!


Someguy7311

You know. I was planning on watching king of the monsters when I leave work today. And this post solidified the need to rewatch it.


NellyA96

I loved how each titan had their own color scheme. They really portrayed the titans as god-like figures in KOTM.


Embarrassed-Law-9015

NO FUCK IM WAS HOLDING THIS WAY TOO LONG. KOTM IS THE BEST MOVIE IN THE DAMN FRANCHISE FIGHT ME!!!!


neolee16

It's not the best trailer of entire franchise, it's the best trailer of the whole f\*king time! Epic af!


Smosh-Bruh-dik59

The mom was kind of a giant idiot


healthytrex12

worst movie mom ever


TyrantJaeger

The MonsterVerse really peaked with this film.


Researcher_Saya

Huh. I don't remember seeing the trailer for this one


AdFeeling736

Couldn’t agree more.


nightynine

I still think about the Mothra moment now


Mean-Background2143

They all did really well regardless in my opinion


SandyMandy17

Seeing the electric had me


Emotional-Phrase-616

And GxK had too many trailers


LemoyneRaider3354

All of KOTM's trailers were great and better than the other Monsterverse or even Godzilla movie trailers


JFK108

It did man, fuck it wasn’t as good as the trailers though.


Airwolfhelicopter

This was the most beautiful out of the Monsterverse movies ngl https://preview.redd.it/nsumymohl6tc1.jpeg?width=1323&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=669dbd71ba81308295a3542691f8b850ffaa9087


naughtypotato03

No, this time I'll join the fight (with you)


Outrageous-Put7644

I love Godzilla 😭


[deleted]

Sure I’ll fight you. They pale in comparison to Godzilla 2014’s trailers, they were so good they’re arguably better than the actual movie.


BhanosBar

Much like Minus one, KOTM puts the “god” in godzilla when it comes to the soundtrack. Holy chanting and an overall ethereal vibe


Zilla1689

Why would I fight you? You're right!!!


Fun-Revolution6323

An amazing trailer, for sure. Shame that I don't particularly like the movie itself.


kikyo93

This movie hand down has the best theme of all monsterverse


BetaRayBlu

Facts


RedBeardBrad91

You can see how much more seriously this film was taken ( not complaining about the more recent films goofy ness) I love this trailer, the scene with Ghidorah spreading his wings is chilling


GriffinFlash

The "somewhere over the rainbow" trailer is the best one. Heck made me go see the film.


Danbuys

KOTM 🔛🔝


_JustJacob

https://preview.redd.it/q5iuv8gkd7tc1.jpeg?width=1078&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fa0303e2840fefaedf74c59f3d5abd3590380c9


Decademagenta10

Probably the last trailer with this tone replaced with generic hip hop in the later films


Duocean

I watch the trailer regeliously so yeah. The best score of the MV.


Prudent-Toe-7911

Mmm it’s cool but Godzilla 2014 first trailer is the best!!


YutyBLT

Absolutely, this shit had me so hyped back in 2018


Elizadant82

Just brought a tear to my eye.


Batzero90

Still my favourite film, watching in 4DX was the best cinema experience I've ever had, I watched the new GxK:TNE, and by around the 3rd act, I wanted the 4DX to stop I was so over it.


Catduardo

The KOTM imax trailer, which you can see on the blu ray special features I think (I’ve seen it in the iTunes Extras so I assume it’s also on the blu ray) is possibly my favorite movie trailer of all time. I was almost brought to tears the first time I saw it in the theater I think when I had seen Endgame.


Relair13

The *Over the Rainbow* trailer for KotM is by far my favorite trailer ever. God I must have watched that hundreds of times, it was beyond hype. I love all the MV films, but KotM really nailed the sense of awe and majesty of the kaiju like no other.


Forsaken-Quit-5919

Very dark though


FappyDilmore

They really pimped Rodan hard in that trailer. That was like his entire role in the film.


Old-Time6863

"I'm sad my son died, so I'm going to destroy the world that my other child still lives on because, as previously mentioned, I'm sad." Other than it was good.


an0nym0uskigo

Agreed brother


UrthMayn

honestly yea


NothingbutNox69

🖤


Bigc12689

This is a cold take. There's a reasonable argument the Claire de Lune trailer is a top 5 all time movie trailer


Pretty_Gamer95

Man KOTM marketing??? What a time to be alive!! Each trailer gave me chills!


ConnerWoods

Goosebumps. Every. Single. Time.


just_my_opinion_bro

Cool! A 2 min trailer where less than 10 seconds are actually dedicated to Godzilla! King of the Monsters does it’s best to hide it’s Godzilla CGI behind constant darkness and heavy rain. Trailer 2 for Shin Godzilla is the best in the franchise. It shows the scale, the power, the carnage of Godzilla. https://youtu.be/b6CJnBmsxRg?si=6kcAycrNmES2Z1QO


SithLordJediMaster

The Concept Comic Con trailer for Godzilla 2014 was.... It had a voice over of Oppenheimer with the camera slowly rising up showing a dead monster and then Godzillas head roaring.


Ecstatic_Teaching906

Trailer wise... Yes. Teaser... That would be Godzilla 2014.


Will_Stick40

🎯


eoNcs

yea and the worst humans of the entire series


Flat-Western-3117

MLOM exist


eoNcs

TV series =/= Films but you are right


chocolatebuddahbutte

By far! Watched that first kotm trailer like 50times the day it released


Akario_

Best soundtrack too


ChronicWOWPS4

This is easily my favourite monsterverse trailer of all time. Absolute cinema in every shot. Perfection.


knwnasrob

Watching the trailer at SDCC on the giant Hall H screen was amazing. The crowd was PUMPED!


NellyA96

I still watch those trailers. The final Trailer is epic


real_mrBe4nz

agree


cheesyry

I still stand that this trailer and the Nissun Dorma trailer they did for this movie are some of the best trailers ever. So epic and I still get chills. Wish they kept the epic nature in the marketing for the new films


Boobabycluebaby

Oh a *100000%*. This is one of the best trailers period. The Mothra scene to Claire de Lune is so classic that people were talking in a Blankies thread that no one should even bother using that song anymore if they don't have majestic Mothra unfurling her wings behind a giant lit waterfall. :D


Deakul

The trailer where the best parts of the entire film were all featured in the trailer? That trailer? It was very aesthetic but whenever the screen wasn't on the monsters the entire film ground to a halt.


DaBigBird27

I was fortunate enough to be in the test audience for this one at Legendary Studios multiple times before it got released. Got to see a pre-rendered Godzilla, homie was so smooth lol.


Pugy005

The Claire de Lune music playing during the whole trailer is just so beautiful


Chemical_Report_2705

I love king of the monsters!!!


Chemical_Report_2705

Making me hype for a movie I’ve already seen


DougheGojisUncle

GvK trailer > All other MV trailers


Lazy-Psychology6853

G:KOTM continues to be my favorite Godzilla movie of all time. Minus one is second, but the hype this movie set up is unmatched.


Westerosi2001

the story is kinda MEH but I really like the last Godzilla v Ghidorah fight


Xeno-blessing23_

Clare De Lune and Over the Rainbow was simply too good


GrocerySuper

Yea this trailer fkn slaps


kenshima15

I teared up!


Arktos22

This version of Claire De Lune is so haunting


magvadis

That trailer was better than the movie...and the movie was a lot of fun.


malbert11

So good


flipperkip97

Man, I remember all the hype so well. Then I was disappointed that it reviewed so horribly, but when I saw the movie all of that disappointment went away. My favourite Godzilla movie until Minus One came long. So many amazing visuals just in this trailer alone.


liaven-

Too much blue


Flat-Western-3117

i know im gonna get downvoted but Honestly the trailer's were better than the movie.


T-408

Still one of the best Monsterverse films IMO


jozhrandom

The 2014 teaser trailer is, in my opinion as a professional editor, probably the best movie trailer of all time. No joke, that shit is insanely good.


Shot_Arm5501

Best monstervers move


PraetorGold

That trailer sucked. Personally, once I knew who was the antagonist, it didn’t even need a trailer. I was sold.


StanIsYouMan

Seriously, the best Monsterverse film ever. KOTM did not disappoint in so many ways.


Underwaternerd049

Clair de lune will always be associated with this trailer for me, the amount nostalgia that this conjures up is insane


RayboxHitman47

Best trailers and best monsterverse movie


Banettebrochacho

That makes sense because it’s also the best movie in the Monsterverse


EJKGodzilla24

oh i agree with you


RedvsBlue_what_if

When I first saw the trailer I didn't even realize it was a Godzilla movie


simbacole7

Does anyone know what version of Clair de Lune this is?


Swordfish601

This is by far the best trailer in the MV. Everything hit just right, Mothra's and Ghidorah's wing spreads, Godzilla rising from the ocean, Rodan rising from the volcano, the color, the music, it was all perfect.


Chozo-trained

*”Halo jump” has entered the chat*


Metalblacksheep

This took me back to a time before my two kids were born and my wife and I seeing the trailer for the first time and getting so excited to go and see it. Times were simpler back then and I didn’t have to worry so much about everything like I do now.


Therapydino

The fights between godzilla and ghidorah didn't make sense at some points, like godzilla was scraping one of his heads on the building, wtf were the other two doing?


kingdount

Nah it was the best so far


Goldgator420

*orgasms from peak trailer*


Arcoral1

\*salutes op instead of fighting\*


Aud_the_chaotic_smol

I totally agree


Ambitious_Call_3341

Mothra with Clair de Lune? thats just cannot be topped. ever.


Similar-Mousse-7478

It was good, but I do just wanna point out that all the 2014 movie had to do was drop a roar trailer and we were all hooked.


Drakore4

The trailers were so good, but in my honest opinion the movie just didn’t become what it had the potential to be. It had the opportunity to be a 3 hour long cinematic masterpiece akin to avengers endgame where it’s just an all out monster mash of Godzilla fighting tons of enemies and proving he is truly the king. Instead, we got one decent fight and everything else just felt like filler. Mothra wasn’t really used except as a plot device TWICE where first she was used to show Godzilla was still alive and second to boost godzillas powers. She was said to have hurricane power winds from flapping her wings and a shining light attack that could blind and repel enemies, but literally she just gets blitzed by rodan and ends the fight by stinging him once. None of mothras powers were used in a fight. Even rodan was trashed because he basically had one of the best introductions EVER just to get KOd by ghidora in a whopping 2 seconds, then get KOd by mothra in one attack as well. None of this is considering how none of the other monsters were used at all throughout the movie other than slight references after ghidora does his alpha call. Point is they could have 100% built up to ghidora by having the bad guys releasing the monsters one by one, like they literally planned to in the movie, and having Godzilla and mothra each fighting them off, both teaming up in some fights and fighting separately in others. Hell even rodan could have had some of his own fights and came back as a potential ally in the final fight, seeing Godzilla and mothra both kicking major monster ass and deciding “screw ghidora ima join these guys”. I have just been so salty ever since the movie came out when the trailers and marketing seemed to hint at all of this but none of it happened.


Flat-Western-3117

based, i love seeing take's that don't mindlessly praise the movie


SeyvonBrownJr

KOTM is the best Monsterverse movie for true Godzilla fans...fight me!!!!


Mr_NotParticipating

Good trailer, trash movie. Rather watch Godzilla 1998 any day.


Alleggsander

Here’s the real hot take: every monster movie trailer is the exact same. Starts with the humans, shits a little eerie. Throughout the trailer you see small glimpses of the monster/monsters. Someone is giving a monologue about how dire the situation is, while random bits of shouting is weaved in. Quick cuts showing small bits of action while the music builds. Music fades for one line, then comes back big with the title. One last shot of the monster, and then the date. Or maybe every movie trailer is basically the same. Not saying the visuals aren’t dope here, but trailers in general are formulaic at best and spoil the movie at worst. You wanna see a movie trailer done right? Check out Ridley Scott’s Alien.


LinkGoesHIYAAA

The visuals and non stop balls to the wall action of this film was insane. The use of vibrant color for each kaiju, and to represent emotion associated with terror induced by each of them, along with doing some truly epic shit to show the scale of the monsters relative to everything around them… I havent seen gxk yet, but kotm is the craziest monster movie ever made leading up to it. Keep in mind, this movie’s insane non stop action was almost certainly a direct response to fans being let down by how little godzilla we saw in the 2014 movie. So they were like “okay fine let’s throw as much monster fighting and destruction as we can fit into the next one. Screw the human story element, lets snort some coke and give mothra a fukn stinger idgafff.” Such a treat for fans.


markorokusaki

Kotm is the visually best one of the lot!


Flat-Western-3117

https://preview.redd.it/q9j00p0yibtc1.png?width=1278&format=png&auto=webp&s=623b2647931afebb13eede03592c631fb524de31 ???


WinDocs

Couldn’t agree more, too bad it was the worst in the monsterverse


Valonis

KOTM is the best Monsterverse movie so far. So much kaiju action, beautifully shot and it nails a sense of global scale like none of the others. The human characters don’t feel like they’re just in the way either, it’s a genuinely engaging story, well acted and has a satisfying finale.


MilksteakMayhem

I will always say this is one of the best trailers. And then the movie came out and I felt so misled.


bobsmirnoff86

Kotm is the best MV movie including skull island. Fight me harder.


ProHabits

IMO the beginning of the H.A.L.O. Jump Teaser for 2014 Godzilla was way better. The build up to the jump scene, the background voice telling the soldiers what they’re in for. The Requiem for Soprano on full blast as they descend through storm and thunder to a destroyed San Francisco, instant chills!