New action movie is dubbed ‘one of the greatest films of the year’ as it scores 96% Rotten Tomatoes rating
Godzilla Minus One is being hailed as “one of the best films of the year.”
Set in post-World War II Japan, the action film sees a monster, fueled by the power of the atomic bomb, wreak havoc across the country.
The film was released in Britain on Friday and has already received a 96 percent approval rating on the critic website Rotten Tomatoes.
This makes it the second-highest rated Godzilla film of all time, beaten only by the hit Godzilla vs. Destroyah from 1995.
The viewing figures are well ahead of other Godzilla films in recent years, such as Godzilla vs. Kong – which scored 72 percent in 2021 – and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which only managed a 42 percent approval rating when it was released in 2019.
Hailed as “one of the best films of the year,” Godzilla Minus One is released in Britain on Friday, December 1
Its Rotten Tomatoes rating has blown the previous films out of the water and is now the second-highest rated Godzilla film on the reviews website
Set in post-World War II Japan, the action film sees a monster, fueled by the power of the atomic bomb, wreak havoc across the country.
The film also has a 97 percent audience rating and has a positive critical consensus on the website.
It reads: 'With compelling human stories anchoring the action, this is a Kaiju film that remains truly compelling between the scenes of mass destruction.'
Forbes named the film “One Of 2023's Greatest Films,” while The New York Times noted that “Japan's famed monster franchise returns with a hunger for destruction, but also a remarkably sober outlook.”
Verge said, “As much as the film is, it's worthy of standing alongside the original as a seminal piece of the Toho canon,” while Den Of Geek shared, “Godzilla Minus One remains convinced that people working together be even stronger. and gives us compelling, fully drawn human characters to make us believe it.”
The film is directed by Takahi Yamazaki, who helmed films such as The Eternal Zero and Dragon Quest: Your Story.
He recently explained that the franchise was his inspiration to get into filmmaking. Even though it took fifty years, he
He told Godzilla.com: 'The really fun part was making a Godzilla movie! There's nothing more fun than making a Godzilla movie.
“For me, as soon as I saw my first kaiju movie as a kid and realized there was such a thing as kaiju moviemaking, I knew where my life was going to lead.
“We've been on that path for over fifty years and I feel like we're satisfied. I have given a lot. So maybe I gave more than a little piece of myself. (Laughs) I gave a lot of myself.
'I have a big hole in my heart and it's like 'Oh. It's the people who made Godzilla movies who are left with this feeling.
“While I'm filming, I don't expect any of this, but after the film is done, when it comes out into the world, I feel a little empty place.
The 1998 film starred Matthew Broderick (pictured) in the role of Dr. Niko Tatopoulos alongside Maria Pitillo, but failed to impress the critics.
The 1998 film has become something of a cult classic in the years since its release
This time, Ryunosuke Kamiki takes on the lead role of Kōichi Shikishima, a former pilot, and explains how he “gave his soul to the film.”
He said, “For me, I gave my soul to this movie.
'When I was cast, I was 28 years old. I'm 30 now.
“I've been an actor for over twenty years and with this role I really wanted to give my soul to the film, but also give everything to fight Godzilla and capture that.
Godzilla Minus One was released in the UK and US on Friday, December 1