SPOILERS:
As a kaiju fan, I remember being excited when they announced a remake of Yonggary: Monster from the Deep. And it was not going to be an American remake, but a Korean update of their own film. I figured that it would not go the same route at the 1998 Godzilla.
I was not totally wrong, but the film was severely lacking. The characters have little impact on the story, and most of them are unmemorable (save a few hammy performances). Yonggary has a good design, but the CGI is pretty bad for a production this expensive. I know that the VFX team had limited experience, but they were clearly hoping for it to compete with Godzilla 1998, which had state-of-the-art VFX at the time.
What this film does have over Godzilla 1998 is plenty of monster action and city destruction. Yonggary felt like a real force, which was one aspect I liked. The alien invasion plot was something that could have been developed much further, but alas was left lacking.
I feel that only hardcore kaiju fans would appreciate this. The casual viewer would probably despise the film.
As a kaiju fan, I remember being excited when they announced a remake of Yonggary: Monster from the Deep. And it was not going to be an American remake, but a Korean update of their own film. I figured that it would not go the same route at the 1998 Godzilla.
I was not totally wrong, but the film was severely lacking. The characters have little impact on the story, and most of them are unmemorable (save a few hammy performances). Yonggary has a good design, but the CGI is pretty bad for a production this expensive. I know that the VFX team had limited experience, but they were clearly hoping for it to compete with Godzilla 1998, which had state-of-the-art VFX at the time.
What this film does have over Godzilla 1998 is plenty of monster action and city destruction. Yonggary felt like a real force, which was one aspect I liked. The alien invasion plot was something that could have been developed much further, but alas was left lacking.
I feel that only hardcore kaiju fans would appreciate this. The casual viewer would probably despise the film.