Japan is going to do so much more than 10-15, I mean, it's Japan, the crowd at the livestream they did with Ernie Cline a few months back was just eating up every reference dropped. It should be big.
Saw it today, and I think it's on another level than Cap 2, ie best Marvel "solo" movie by far. So much more fun, so deliciously sci fi, witty, emotional.
Yeah...... I don't think they were supposed to look pretty, more realistic looking for sure, I'm a big fan of the Nickelodeon cartoon, but I love how they look in the movie & the CG is really top notch, only saw clips & featurettes for now, but they're as distinct from one another as they should be, and are incredibly expressive.
Why do you think they changed the design? To make them look more "realistic", you can't use the same designs from the cartoon or the old trilogy, this is 2014, it just looks silly in a live action context. Their design actually makes sense for what they're doing, it's easy enough to understand.
Godzilla just got hit hard by the onslaught of blockbusters. It's kind of what happens, one blockbuster comes and replaces the previous one, big drops everywhere except for a few exceptions, move along.....