Win Godzilla on DVD

With the release of Cloverfield behind us and the country split on whether J.J. Abrams' monster epic has the right stuff to change the genre forever, the time has come for you to weigh in on who you think is the greatest monster to ever attack a metropolis.

Are you a King Kong fan, or does he have nothing on Godzilla? Is The Deadly Mantis more deadly than The Fly?

Tell us what you think, and enter for a chance to win the two-disc Deluxe Collector's Edition of the original Gojira (Godzilla).

Update: This contest has ended and a winner has been randomly selected. See after the jump for the winner and the comment.

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To Gore or Not to Gore, That Is the Question

So I was reading the blog the other day about gore not saving your independent film and I thought to myself, "Well, it won't save an independent film but it does make a bad one better sometimes". It reminded me of the 2004 film Bone Sickness. It was shot on the cheap on weekends by a guy and his friends. It wasn't groundbreaking or new, but the gore made it the most enjoyable part of the whole thing.

So my question for you Goatlings is how does gore rank for you in a film, does it kill it or help?

Who's Your Favorite Vampiress?

This is a sad week for the undead as we learned of the death of Maila Nurmi (a.k.a. Vampira). Afterwards, we took a moment to give her a proper YouTube retrospective.

And then we realized the only way to properly honor Vampira would be to pay heed to her legacy, her successors, her sisters in bloodsucking. You've already decided which vampire movie is your favorite, now pick Dracula's Bride:

Cloverfield: The Aftermath

The time has come. You've endured months of viral marketing, code-name film titles that turned to real-name film titles, "Ethan Haas Was Right" red herrings and a website dedicated to a fictional Japanese drink called Slusho--I imagine it's like a Slushee, only made from nuclear waste.

Cloverfield has FINALLY hit theaters.

Now that you've seen the movie, it's time to let us know if it lived up to the hype. Did the beastie meet your expectations? Will this movie redefine the monster genre forever? Most importantly, given everything J.J. Abrams and his crack-squad of marketers have put you through, was the movie worth it? Or do you feel a bit let down?