EY Y04 L10 Terrible Movie!

  1. What is the worst movie you have ever seen? When did it come out? What is it about?
  2. Who stars in this movie? How old were they when the movie came out? Do you like that actor/actress? Why? Have they been in any other movies since this movie came out?
  3. Who was the director? What other movies has that director made?
  4. Why was it so bad?
  5. Tell us about a movie that audiences or critics rate highly but you think is not great.
  6. How do you choose which movies to watch? Are there any upcoming movies that you think will be terrible or that look really good?

Question 1

I usually don't remember movies I don't like, but I can talk about one movie I didn't really enjoy from my favorite movie series. I really love Godzilla and I have watched all of the movies. I basically like all of them, but one or two of them weren't very good, in my opinion. I was really excited to watch Shin Godzilla, but I thought it was really boring. It is a Toho release and came out in 2016. It is about how the Japanese government reacts to Godzilla destroying Tokyo.

Question 2

Shin Godzilla features Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara. They were 39, 45, and 30 when the movie came out. I don't know many Japanese actors, so I don't know anything about them. I heard they are famous, though.

Question 3

Shin Godzilla was directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. Hideaki Anno is famous for working on Evangelion and Shin Ultraman. Shinji Higuchi is famous for working on Evangelion, Attack on Titan, and Shin Ultraman.

Question 4

I think it is bad because the movie is almost completely dialogue and meetings. The only good parts are when they show the evolving Godzilla, but they are few and far between. I would like to see more action.

Question 5

Shin Godzilla received many great reviews and got a score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. It also received the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. Though I think the design for this Godzilla was interesting and the details were shocking, I just can't get over how boring it was.

Question 6

I sometimes watch movies that are recommended by friends, but I usually just decide based on the genre and the cast. I don't really keep up with movie releases since I prefer to watch TV shows instead, but I would like to see the new Shazam movie. I really like Zachary Levi, who stars as Shazam. He was the star of an action/comedy TV series called Chuck, as well.

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