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How popular is Godzilla in your area?

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Devianteist

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:13 PM

With the new movie growing close, and the anticipation mounting ever higher, let's relieve ourselves a little and talk about just how popular Godzilla is in the area you live in, if you know that is.

Around where I live in 'Murica (honestly, that is the dumbest thing I've heard of since everything kids do and say in my generation),  Godzilla is relatively well known, but not well liked, as most of the kids, tweens, teens and adults here are die-hard comedy fans, and laugh at the, no lie, dumbest things. Where there are fans of Godzilla, they are loud, proud and have been bugging the hell out of our local theatre for early ticket sales.

In other areas in which I've lived, Godzilla has had varying degrees of popularity. As a smaller child, Godzilla was everywhere! There were very few kids who didn't run around the weekends yelling about how they were "Godzeewa" or "King Gidah." How I remember that is beyond me.
When I moved, it was much more tame, but Godzilla was still looming. A lot of kids talked about him... And about how much the '98 movie sucks, as we (as a group) had finally retrieved a copy and watched it together. I, having watched it during my "Godzeewa" days, loved it. Everyone else was heartbroken.
After that, Godzilla stopped looming and lumbered off to be replaced with the emergence of the new mainstream. Not gonna get into detail there.


Enough about me, though. Share with us, how popular is Godzilla in your area?

NOTE- Don't tell us exactly where you live. The country would be nice, to get a general idea, but major specifics are... Y'know.

Deviation is not shameful. Conforming is.
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Sicoepath

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:17 PM

Not. Popular. At all.

FordBrodyLover99

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:19 PM

(Denmark) Godzilla? Who is Godzilla? Is he like an Avenger, or somethin`.

dinoboy22

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:20 PM

not popular in my area either. theres only one other person besides me who like godzilla

Devianteist

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:21 PM

@Sicoepath-ZillaHater-DinoBoy22- Ah, now that's depressing news. I'm sorry to hear that. :(

Deviation is not shameful. Conforming is.

gfan182

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:26 PM

Not very popular in my area either. I don't really talk to a lot of people and they didn't know that there was a new movie coming out till I showed them the trailers. They seem pretty hyped for the movie though

Madison

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:32 PM

Yeah I'm the only Godzilla fan that I'm aware of where I live. That's part of what makes this forum so awesome. Finally a place where I can actually talk about Godzilla and people know what I'm saying :-)

Most around here think he's cheesy and stupid. 

A few are open to the idea of seeing this new movie though. I've told dozens of people about it coming out, showed many the trailer, and they seem willing to give it a shot at least. 

 

junkerde

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:38 PM

not popular where i am either

 

edit: although my friends who are non-fans absolutely love the halo-jump scene in the first trailer. that's what made them go "cool". THey are hyped for it, but again other than that not popular

Devianteist

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:39 PM

@Madison-Gfan182- You two have definitly given me a sigh of relief. I'm glad people are up and ready to give the Big G(uy) a chance. I'm gonna start doing that. See if I can "convert" a few people.

Deviation is not shameful. Conforming is.

Evan123

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 3:47 PM

Ireland?.....IRELAND?.....It would be a miracle if some of the people in my village knew what a cinema was!, so ya my point is, IT'S NOT AT ALL POPULAR but I think I've brainwashed my friend and girlfriend who now tolerate it! 

How far can we push nature before it pushes back?

Murph Dog

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 4:06 PM

not that popular here in utah

petedj06

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 4:07 PM

Everyone I know has heard of him, most even know something about him (seen a movie when they were younger, or at least know about the 98' version). I have yet to meet anyone who just doesn't know who he is. In my office building, I know of at least 3 others who are excited to see the movie (and actively talk about it), and 4 more who are at least interested in the movie from trailers and such.

Smaug The Magnificent

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 4:11 PM

Godzirra? He's like a lizaared or somthin

I Believe In Harvey Dent

DannyBlazor

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 4:51 PM

Friend: that japanese guy? You're so lame kid 😂

KingKaijuGojira

MemberTitanosaurusApr-15-2014 5:08 PM

Springfield, NJ, Godzilla is not popular at my school (and neither is Alien vs Predator). I am the only diehard fan here as far as I can tell. Although one of my friends likes Godzilla and another one respects him. Both of those friends are excited for the new movie. I think I'm the only Godzilla and AVP fan here is because the others at my school who say Godzilla and AVP is stupid are too much of a jackass to give it a try. I hate bullies.

\"SKREEONGK!\" -Godzilla

gamespider22

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 5:37 PM

i think im the only godzilla fan in my country when i told my friends about him and his new movie coming out they just watched pacific rim and they said a gipsy danger and kill godzilla in 5 seconds....:(

ゴジラ 2014 Rules

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 5:58 PM

in texas idk but in austin dang the toys are already sold out no Atomic roar, no chibis, packs of destruction the only thing left is the Tail strike and arm stirke or what ever you call it so in texas not popular but in austin tx it is idk know about dallas,houston, san antonio or el paso where i was born.

4Kaiju

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 10:49 PM

I lived in IRAN one time for 8 yrs and believe it or not Godzilla is quite popular there the Channel there use to show Godzilla films alot. so Im suprise by the other comments saying that Godzilla aint quite popluar in their place : /

KaiJuuFin

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-15-2014 10:49 PM

I knew few Godzilla fans in Finland and I've seen few Godzilla statues in videogame/boardgame shops. We've had few movies released here on VHS and DVD (every Heisei film and few from Showa) and they've showed about 10 different Kaiju films in TV. That's pretty much it. 

The saddest thing happened when I was watching Paranromal Activity - The Marked Ones with my friends and when the Godzilla trailer played before one teenager in front (around 17-18) asked from his friend: "What is Godzilla?" 

I cried and I was pissed.

trickkelly

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-16-2014 12:40 AM

In Toledo, Oh Godzilla is known, but for the most part there doesn't seem to be a really visible fanbase. I've met only a small handful of people who I would discribe as fans (though there seems to be a number of people interesting in seeing the new movie). Fortunately, of all the people who have seen my recent tattoo, only one mistook Big G for a generic dragon design -_-

Gojifan

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-16-2014 2:43 AM

In my town, a tiny place in Australia filled with farms, there is me, one other diehard fan and three idiots who think '98 is the shit and the original is a ripoff.

Devianteist

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-16-2014 5:37 AM

As saddening as a lot of this news is, we are seeing quite a lot of news that people are interested, at the very least. Keep your heads up guys.

@GojiFan- That sounds a lot like what another user on here said about their area of Mexico. I can only sigh in dissappointment.

@KaijuJira- Now that is absolutely spirit lifting! I love that!

Deviation is not shameful. Conforming is.

Manolisspaik

MemberMothra LarvaeApr-16-2014 6:14 AM

Well in santorini (greece) most of my classmates have heard about godzilla but believe that the 98 is the original. I am the only one who knows his history... however a lot of them are eager to see the movie

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