Godzilla 2014

[Jake the Sage]

I mean, we knew they were going to fight, but there's a lot of people that didn't know... some probably didn't even know about the other monsters.

On top of that, she actually showed all the monsters... You know that part in the movie where everything is tense and scary right before the monster shows up? That's the feeling they should try to get the entire movie to have, at least until the climax, cuz after that, it's kind of like "meh"

 

Well anyone who knows about the movie is most likely a fan of Godzilla, obviously, so they'd probably keep track of any news about the movie. I mean I HAVE and none of it has disappointed me a bit.

 

I even went to Toys-R-Us and got the "Destruction City" set which HAS ONE OF THE MUTOS. So I know what it looks like and that it is going to fight Godzilla. Again I'm not disappointed.

 

If someone doesn't want to be disappointed then they shouldn't view any content related to the movie to avoid spoilers. If they do then it is just their fault. It's not like anyone forced them to do it.

[Flame Dragon]

So, two of my friends were able to go to an early screening of the movie. Both said the movie was really good. So, if you had any fear, be at ease. We got something good to see in a week.

[Jake the Sage]

So, two of my friends were able to go to an early screening of the movie. Both said the movie was really good. So, if you had any fear, be at ease. We got something good to see in a week.

 

Screw your friends! Screw them to Hell! Especially for not inviting ME!!!

 

On another note I got the Godzilla cup that is in AMC theaters for their ICEES (X3)

[D.A._Sakuyamon]

So, who has seen it and what did you think of it?

[vla1ne]

It comes out tomorrow where I live, and I plan on getting at least 1 viewing in before going to work. my mood at work shall be based upon the outcome of this movie

[Jake the Sage]

So, who has seen it and what did you think of it?

 

Luckily for me my cousin managed to get us in to an advanced screening today so I got to see it a day early. Not only that but he got us seats that shook and moved along with the movie- which made some of the scenes actually make me JUMP. Let me put that into perspective for you. I do NOT JUMP at ANYTHING. NO scary movie has ever made me jump.

 

Godzilla 2014 did.

 

As for the actual movie I'll keep any and all comments I have about it to myself until more people have seen it that way I don't spoil a thing for anyone. We've all been in the dark about the movie so I want to keep it that way for everyone else.

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

I'm going to see it on Saturday. Cannot wait at all for it.

[Flame Dragon]

Luckily for me my cousin managed to get us in to an advanced screening today so I got to see it a day early. Not only that but he got us seats that shook and moved along with the movie- which made some of the scenes actually make me JUMP. Let me put that into perspective for you. I do NOT JUMP at ANYTHING. NO scary movie has ever made me jump.

 

Godzilla 2014 did.

 

As for the actual movie I'll keep any and all comments I have about it to myself until more people have seen it that way I don't spoil a thing for anyone. We've all been in the dark about the movie so I want to keep it that way for everyone else.

 

 

You could say if you liked it or not. Though, your post leads me to think you did. lol

[G.B. Sparticus]

i am gonna see it on sunday. also, big news, tommorow, on chiller theres going to be an all day marathon of godzilla movies, hope you have lots of popcorn.

[Makο]

So I caught it in theaters today at 11 am.

 

[spoiler=Yup]

It was pretty dang good. Left me with a bit of a Pacific Rim feel to it, but since it was less Giant Fighting Action and more Human Drama, I felt rather docile a lot of the time, when I'd rather be twitching with hype.

 

Characters were fine, scenes were spectacular, and it felt pretty well paced.

 

I think my biggest complaint is that Godzilla didn't get enough screen time. Like 50 minutes in, he FINALLY roars. And it's a shame too, because they made a REALLY GOOD GODZILLA. My biggest fear was that it wouldn't be faithful to what he actually is and was, but they did a spectacular job. Tail swipes, grapples, and BOY can I just say how FLIPPIN' HAPPY I GOT when, through the dust and debris of a ruined building, you could slowly see his spikes glowing blue, right before he unleashed his LASER BREATH. Up until this point, I thought they actually left OUT this.

 

I guess the two Muto's were pretty cool. And it was actually... kinda cute when they rubbed noses before the Male Muto passed the nuke off to the Female Muto.

 

But, of course, the highlight of the Muto's was when Godzilla fired his laser breath into the Female's mouth. Man, that was cool.[/spoiler]

 

7/10. Would see again.

[vla1ne]

[spoiler="Pretty much the above post, but"]
The scene in the police station wit the father and son was funnier than it had any right to be.

Did anybody catch the homage to mothra?

The early death caught me off guard, but I guess he played his part quite well (the father).

Also, I was slightly confuesd at how a that 2nd muto grew so large without anybody noticing(but I guess it was in the middle of nowhere so it can be forgiven)

After the drop into hell scene the movie picked up pace considerably, and I loved every moment of it.

The breath to me felt a bit weaker than the older godzilla and took longer to appear than I would have liked, but the moent it was used was GLORIOUS.

Godzilla leaving a ruined town and 2 dead mutos to the praise of an entire city left my heart warm and fuzzzy inside.

[/spoiler]

Without saying too much, it stayed entertaining, and had a good pace but there was a something that felt slightly off. not sure what it was, but it wasn't off in a bad way, so I gave it an 8/10. I'm going to see it again tomorrow just because I want to see the difference between regular and 3d version.

[Agro]

Will see it tomorrow night. Then will likely see it for free 10 more times.

[Toffee.]

[spoiler=Yup]
It was pretty dang good. Left me with a bit of a Pacific Rim feel to it, but since it was less Giant Fighting Action and more Human Drama, I felt rather docile a lot of the time, when I'd rather be twitching with hype.
 
Characters were fine, scenes were spectacular, and it felt pretty well paced.
 
I think my biggest complaint is that Godzilla didn't get enough screen time. Like 50 minutes in, he FINALLY roars. And it's a shame too, because they made a REALLY GOOD GODZILLA. My biggest fear was that it wouldn't be faithful to what he actually is and was, but they did a spectacular job. Tail swipes, grapples, and BOY can I just say how FLIPPIN' HAPPY I GOT when, through the dust and debris of a ruined building, you could slowly see his spikes glowing blue, right before he unleashed his LASER BREATH. Up until this point, I thought they actually left OUT this.
 
I guess the two Muto's were pretty cool. And it was actually... kinda cute when they rubbed noses before the Male Muto passed the nuke off to the Female Muto.
 
But, of course, the highlight of the Muto's was when Godzilla fired his laser breath into the Female's mouth. Man, that was cool.[/spoiler]

[spoiler=To be fair...]
They only showed bits and pieces of Godzilla fighting here and there before actually showing it, was just a random means of building tension. Like, you knew s*** was going to get real when you finally see Godzilla fighting; OH BOY WAS IT EVER SOMETHING..... Seriously, the way he killed the female one was so f***ing awesome, and the monster fights in general were amazing.
Though, they did try to be a little Cloverfield-esque with the presence of the movie, and it's fine, seeing as how the perspective was mostly from Adrian Brody. So of course you would expect slightly less Godzilla scenes. That aside, though, again, the scenes where Godzilla actually was fighting, were outright fantastic. Not to mention, they were a little more brutal then how Godzilla typically defeats things, so having a slightly 2edy4me Godzilla adds more to his personality, and basically tells you that Godzilla doesn't take s*** from anyone. Which is appropriate, considering that this movie is kinda' sorta' rebooting things.[/spoiler]

I'd give it an 8/10.

[Makο]

[spoiler="Pretty much the above post, but"]
The scene in the police station with the father and son was funnier than it had any right to be.

It was hysterical. So much for touching lol

 

Did anybody catch the homage to mothra?

Only after I read about it on Reddit. :I

 

The early death caught me off guard, but I guess he played his part quite well (the father).

A lot of people didn't like his early demise, as he was one of the better characters. But yeah.

 

Also, I was slightly confuesd at how a that 2nd muto grew so large without anybody noticing(but I guess it was in the middle of nowhere so it can be forgiven)

It was a female. Like a lot of real life species, Female MUTOs grow considerably larger than the males, but they lose their wings in the process. Also, being surrounded by a MOUNTAIN of radiation might have something to do with it.

 

After the drop into hell scene the movie picked up pace considerably, and I loved every moment of it.

It was radical yo.

 

The breath to me felt a bit weaker than the older godzilla and took longer to appear than I would have liked, but the moent it was used was GLORIOUS.

You cannot imagine my EXCITEMENT when that blue glow first appeared.

 

Godzilla leaving a ruined town and 2 dead mutos to the praise of an entire city left my heart warm and fuzzzy inside.

Best ever

 

[/spoiler]
 

[spoiler=To be fair...]
They only showed bits and pieces of Godzilla fighting here and there before actually showing it, was just a random means of building tension. Like, you knew s*** was going to get real when you finally see Godzilla fighting; OH BOY WAS IT EVER SOMETHING..... Seriously, the way he killed the female one was so f***ing awesome, and the monster fights in general were amazing.
Though, they did try to be a little Cloverfield-esque with the presence of the movie, and it's fine, seeing as how the perspective was mostly from Adrian Brody. So of course you would expect slightly less Godzilla scenes. That aside, though, again, the scenes where Godzilla actually was fighting, were outright fantastic. Not to mention, they were a little more brutal then how Godzilla typically defeats things, so having a slightly 2edy4me Godzilla adds more to his personality, and basically tells you that Godzilla doesn't take s*** from anyone. Which is appropriate, considering that this movie is kinda' sorta' rebooting things.[/spoiler]

I'd give it an 8/10.

[spoiler=Well...]

Rather than being technical about it, I was more responding based on my gut feeling. I felt they didn't show him enough, honestly. Like stated elsewhere, he became more of a Support character, even though the WHOLE FILM is named after him.

 

I mean, if the Mutos had an EQUAL amount of screen time, it'd make more sense. But, at the same time, they wouldn't have enough time to build them up as the villains of the flick. So it's kind of a catch 22.

 

But yeah, all the fight scenes were super radical. Loved all of them.[/spoiler]

[Jake the Sage]

See the thing you're forgetting is that, even though Godzilla isn't around, you FEEL his presence. Though, if I could change one thing, it would be swapping the scene where Godzilla dives with Godzilla vs. the Male MUTO in Hawaii- though only enough to wet everyone's appetites until the male flees.

I'll have a lengthy review when I get back home on Saturdaycor Sunday at the latest.

[vla1ne]

[spoiler=Well...]
Rather than being technical about it, I was more responding based on my gut feeling. I felt they didn't show him enough, honestly. Like stated elsewhere, he became more of a Support character, even though the WHOLE FILM is named after him.
 
I mean, if the Mutos had an EQUAL amount of screen time, it'd make more sense. But, at the same time, they wouldn't have enough time to build them up as the villains of the flick. So it's kind of a catch 22.
 
But yeah, all the fight scenes were super radical. Loved all of them.[/spoiler]

[spoiler=yeah]I can perfectly imagine your exitement, when that glow appeared and everything paused including the muto, I'm not sure when, but i stopped breathing for a moment. godzillas pisssed off face and that random soldiers reaction pretty much sealed it for me. not to mention that 2nd finisher was almost straight out of 2000 and as a reboot I find that amazing.

also, after posting that I thought it over and realized that they studied her for a long time and didn't detect any threat, not to mention neither muto moved very much for over 15 years, so it might be plausible. And U.S. probably hadn't discarded any large waste in years (not to mention the airspace was probably quarantined around there since it was a waste facility)so I can swallow that a bit better.

also, there was another scene that reference that I think was a nod towards mothra, but it was in the classroom at the start. I guess gareth decided to either make godzilla the new guardian, or he's saving u to get the rights to mothera.
[/spoiler]

[Makο]

[spoiler=yeah]I can perfectly imagine your exitement, when that glow appeared and everything paused including the muto, I'm not sure when, but i stopped breathing for a moment. godzillas pisssed off face and that random soldiers reaction pretty much sealed it for me. not to mention that 2nd finisher was almost straight out of 2000 and as a reboot I find that amazing.

also, after posting that I thought it over and realized that they studied her for a long time and didn't detect any threat, not to mention neither muto moved very much for over 15 years, so it might be plausible. And U.S. probably hadn't discarded any large waste in years (not to mention the airspace was probably quarantined around there since it was a waste facility)so I can swallow that a bit better.

also, there was another scene that reference that I think was a nod towards mothra, but it was in the classroom at the start. I guess gareth decided to either make godzilla the new guardian, or he's saving u to get the rights to mothera.
[/spoiler]

[spoiler=No but...]

When I brought up the waste-in-the-mountain thing, I was more poking fun at it, if anything. She was that size BECAUSE she was a female. It was directly stated by that one Japanese scientist.

[/spoiler]

[Agro]

[spoiler='not even reading most of these spoilers but']

the best part of a horror or monster movie has always been the build up. the second you show the damn thing in its entirety, you lose a lot.

 

I think it's rather impressive how long they decided to hold off on actually showing him. It built the tension and made it into a fantastic movie.

 

Only things I was a bit concerned for was questions over the age discretion in the time jump, as well as a few- albeit minimal- cheesy moments at the beginning and end. (looking at you, long pause before gojira)

 

oh, and questions over why he wouldn't tell her to get out of the city instead of "i'm going to get you out of the city"

[/spoiler]

[Flame Dragon]

Question, what did you guys who saw it think of the acting and character development? I've seen some of my friends complaining about it and I wanted to hear some other opinions.

[Agro]

Question, what did you guys who saw it think of the acting and character development? I've seen some of my friends complaining about it and I wanted to hear some other opinions.

but it doesn't matter

 

Most of the development happens at the start of the movie. It accomplishes what it needs to in that time, perhaps a bit speedy, but character development isn't really what the movie concerns itself with.

 

[spoiler='by the way']

so me and my cousin who went to the movie with me basically looked at Godzilla walking away at the end and imagined it as him going back to his family after a long day at work.

"The kinds of shit I put up with. People shooting at me and shit. I WAS going to just swim under the bridge, BUT NO!!!"

Was kinda funny to think of it that way.

[/spoiler]

[vla1ne]

Question, what did you guys who saw it think of the acting and character development? I've seen some of my friends complaining about it and I wanted to hear some other opinions.

 
[spoiler="As agro stated"]the character development was pretty much done by the end of the time skip and implied throughout the beginning of the main timeline. the characters are pretty solid as far as acting goes, even though the son and his wife get some mostly undeserved hassle by a few critics[/spoiler] I've seen the movie twice now(just got back from the 2nd viewing) and I can say with confidence that while their acting wasn't Oscar winning, It was definitely well done.

 

 

but it doesn't matter
 
Most of the development happens at the start of the movie. It accomplishes what it needs to in that time, perhaps a bit speedy, but character development isn't really what the movie concerns itself with.
 
[spoiler="by the way"]
so me and my cousin who went to the movie with me basically looked at Godzilla walking away at the end and imagined it as him going back to his family after a long day at work.
"The kinds of s*** I put up with. People shooting at me and s***. I WAS going to just swim under the bridge, BUT NO!!!"
Was kinda funny to think of it that way.
[/spoiler]

[spoiler="something interesting to think about"] Godzilla is usually pretty intelligent, and this Godzilla wasn't an exception. I wouldn't be surpised if that was close to his actual thought process. Minus the wife and kids.

With that in mind and seeing as both muto's kind of jumped him previously, that finisher on the female takes on a hilarious light when you think of it as intentional revenge for everything he had to deal with prior. [/spoiler]

Also, the box office news so far on Godzilla http://www.scified.com/site/godzillamovies/godzilla-2014-now-i-am-become-death-the-destroyer-of-box-offices it's simply beautiful.

And for those who haven't heard yet, the runtime is about 2+1/2 hours

[宇佐見 蓮子@C94]

[spoiler=stuff]
I have no complaints here, really.
It felt like a true Toho movie. You have no idea what the hell is going on, but damn does it deliver. I did get pissed off when the Male MUTO fight at Honolulu was cut and the other one as well, but that just made the last fight much more enjoyable. The scale was epic, the atmosphere tense, the fight scenes awesome and they made Godzilla the most badass motherfucker in Cinema this year. The atomic breath felt kinda tacked on and was only there for fanservice, but I digress.
10/10 monster flick, maybe 7.5-8 on other scales.

Nice nod to doctor Serizawa too.
[/spoiler]

[Makο]

Why do I feel like I am the one being too critical here?

 

 

 
Also, the box office news so far on Godzilla http://www.scified.com/site/godzillamovies/godzilla-2014-now-i-am-become-death-the-destroyer-of-box-offices it's simply beautiful.

And for those who haven't heard yet, the runtime is about 2+1/2 hours

First of all, HELL YEAH!

 

Second of all, I heard it was actually 2 hour + 3 minutes.

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

[spoiler=My overall thoughts]Overall, I thought it was rather solid all over. There were a few issues that I will discuss however.

Character development was meh. Bryan Cranston's character had the most overall development, but since he was killed off pretty early on, it's obvious that character development wasn't too big a concern. The characters had pretty set roles and most of the focus was on the giant monsters, even if the camera focus was on the destruction of the city and on the people. The only character I had any real issue with was Elizabeth Olsen, mostly for her facial expressions and how little she was truly involved. I realize most people would be disappointed with Bryan Cranston's lack of screentime, but I was actually cool with that since he was a major driving force.

Some of the lack of explanation and story changes kind of disappointed. For example, MUTO was originally a parasite (and is still considered to be parasitic), but none of the action sequence implied anything remotely parasitic about it. Also, Godzilla changing from a nuclear monstrosity to essentially an ancient dinosaur that came out of nowhere was rather odd. However, I think that going more in depth about where this Godzilla came from, how it survived and explaining more as to what MUTO really is in a sequel would completely take away my critiques in this department.

I was a big fan of the action sequence. Having it done as a static shot that showed the destruction instead of seeing everything blown up (Yes, that is a nod to Michael Bay) made it more dramatic and added more punch to the battles. Also, it really showed how clever Godzilla can be, especially using its breath.

 

Overall, I gave it a biased 9/10 and an unbiased 8/10. Pretty solid, left me wanting more, and I hope they do a sequel and I think this ending is a perfect setup for a Pacific Rim crossover.[/spoiler]

[Jake the Sage]

Okay so I KNOW I said I was going to have my little "review" on Sunday and that I'm late, but here it is as well as my responses to any and all of your comments!

 

I thought it over and realized that they studied her for a long time and didn't detect any threat, not to mention neither muto moved very much for over 15 years, so it might be plausible. And U.S. probably hadn't discarded any large waste in years (not to mention the airspace was probably quarantined around there since it was a waste facility)so I can swallow that a bit better.

Also, there was another scene that reference that I think was a nod towards Mothra, but it was in the classroom at the start. I guess Gareth decided to either make Godzilla the new guardian, or he's saving u to get the rights to Mothra.

 

Actually according to the movie they analized the female MUTO for anything they could specifically learn about it. When all of that effort came to naught they had to dispose of the MUTO, since it was radioactive, and did not know that it would absorb the radiation from all of the nuclear waste. It's also stated that the female MUTO HIBERNATED until the Male MUTO had grown into sexual maturity- which is why no one ever knew about the Female until the Male MUTO appeared.

 

And, yes, there are quite a few nods to Mothra in the movie if you look for them- and also a Breaking Bad reference. This is apparently the directors attempt to show what he might do if given the chance to make a sequel to Godzilla.

 

I think it's rather impressive how long they decided to hold off on actually showing him. It built the tension and made it into a fantastic movie.

 

Oh, and questions over why he wouldn't tell her to get out of the city instead of "i'm going to get you out of the city"

 

FINALLY!!! I've read/heard so many God d*mn complaints about how little screen time Godzilla gets that it's getting f*cking annoying as Hell! No one seems to be thinking about the tension it builds by mentioning him, showing glimpses, and then finally revealing Godzilla in all of his destructive glory!

 

As for why Lieutenant Broady didn't tell his wife to get out of the city is beyond me. My best guess would be he thought he'd be able to get to her in time to escape together, but that plan went no where the moment he decided to join the mission to lead the three monsters away from San Francisco.

 

Question, what did you guys who saw it think of the acting and character development? I've seen some of my friends complaining about it and I wanted to hear some other opinions.

 

I'll get to that . . . .

 

I did get pissed off when the Male MUTO fight at Honolulu was cut and the other one as well, but that just made the last fight much more enjoyable.

 

The atomic breath felt kinda tacked on and was only there for fanservice, but I digress.

 

I'll agree. If there was ANYTHING I'd have changed in this movie, after giving it literally days of thought and stewing in brainstorms, would be that singular fight. All of the other transitions are subtle enough that I don't mind them, but the first one was so quick and unwarranted that I got whiplash from it! I'd have taken out the scene where Godzilla goes to dive and the marines are talking about how they're going to lose him because he's swimming after than them, because the only purpose that entire scene serves is to let us [the audience] know Godzilla is picking up speed to catch up to the MUTOS- I don't NEED IT EXPLAINED on HOW Godzilla got there in time, I'll just accept HE DID. So instead of using time for that I'd have tacked on a bit more of the fight in Honolulu until the Male MUTO decides to up and leave.

 

Because let's face it. The Male MUTO isn't interested in fighting Godzilla. He's interested in getting to his honey and getting laid.

 

The atomic breathe, which I've accidentally started to dub "the corona ray" since that is essentially what it is, is basically mandated to be honest. One of the major complaints about the FIRST American Godzilla was that he didn't breath his trademark atomic breath. So there was NO WAY IN HELL it wasn't going to be included in this movie.

 

Some of the lack of explanation and story changes kind of disappointed. For example, MUTO was originally a parasite (and is still considered to be parasitic), but none of the action sequence implied anything remotely parasitic about it.

 

Also, Godzilla changing from a nuclear monstrosity to essentially an ancient dinosaur that came out of nowhere was rather odd. However, I think that going more in depth about where this Godzilla came from, how it survived and explaining more as to what MUTO really is in a sequel would completely take away my critiques in this department.

 

Okay on the topic of the MUTOs being parasitic. My cousin and I had a lengthy discussion about that because he noticed it as well. Hell, his exact words were, "If MUTOs a parasite then why didn't it show any parasite traits?"

 

We came to this conclusion- the Female MUTO had NO HOST in which to correctly deposit her offspring into. As a nuclear parasite the MUTO would naturally search out a convenient, and close, source of radiation for her offspring to feed on once they hatch. With Godzilla not only being too dangerous of a target and no other sources of radiation nearby the ONLY choice the Female MUTO had was to take the bomb the military had been planning to use to lure them away and use it instead. That's what we came up with at least.

 

Technically Godzilla is explained as BOTH a nuclear monstrosity AND an ancient dinosaur. They basically stated he is a nuclear creature, of gigantic proportions, that lived in prehistory. All of this was done to explain away how Godzilla, or something of his size, could still exist in this day and age. In the past people were able to get away with something like "Oh it was a dinosaur that lived on an island and nuclear radiation turned him into Godzilla." This not only explains how an ancient dinosaur/monster can exist in this day and age with some believably but also leaves the question open- are there MORE Godzillas we don't know about?

 

[spoiler=My ENTIRE Thoughts on "Godzilla 2014"]

I liked the movie.

 

Okay so I should get a little more into the details, hmm?

 

We'll since they take up most of the screen time I guess I should talk about- THE HUMAN CHARACTERS

 

"The Danger", because I can't remember the actor's real name, did an amazing job both before AND after the time skip. He played a convincing nuclear reactor manager, I'm assuming that was his job, and a heartbroken husband when he saw his wife behind the blast doors. Past the time skip he also played a convincing "crackpot" who thinks that there is some kind of government cover-up and will go to any length to prove he's right. All of the emotions seemed genuine and I was almost compelled to see "The Danger" actually go laser-tank blazing up against Godzilla in a misguided attempt to get revenge.

 

I actually thought that was what he was GOING to do until the Male MUTO killed "The Danger". Like everyone else I don't mind that he died, just surprised he was killed off so easily quickly.

 

Lieutenant Broady on the other hand, was so stoic that I just couldn't get into him whenever a scene called for any kind of emotion. For instance the scene where "The Danger" was talking about his DEAD MOTHER and that he couldn't keep running from it he DIDN'T SEEM PHASED AT ALL. No emotion. He didn't even seem choked up a little that his Dad is bringing up memories he stated, in a previous scene, he didn't want brought back up. So he is kind of bland and uninteresting to be honest. If he had shown a bit more emotion then I might have been behind him actually finding his wife and son, but any semblance of wanting that to happen merely came from the wife's acting. Not his.

 

Mrs. Broady and Broady Junior

 

While Broady has more screen time and less acting skills, the exact opposite can be said for the actress playing his wife. Honestly she was the better of the pair. When she cried I felt like she was actually crying for real instead of acting. She sucked me into the plight she had to go through knowing her husband was out there with these giant monsters that could easily kill him. The only problem is that she didn't get much to do. She was, to put it lightly, just a goal for Broady to get too.

As for the son . . . . my God! I mean MY GOD!!! I know child actors are generally bad but, sometimes I forget that there was even a son to begin with. He not only has almost no point in the entire movie but his acting is so bland, as I said, I forget he's even there. Another change I would've made is to just remove the son all together. If you want a bit more drama into it then make Mrs. Broady pregnant and have her almost due. That way instead of Broady just going to rescue his wife, when she could leave at any moment of her own free will, it makes it a bit more believable that she can't leave on her own and adds the added suspense of "is he going to get there in time?" and "will everything turn out alright with the baby?"

 

Any other human characters played their parts well enough, but not enough that I'll give any additional attention too.

 

. . . .

 

Besides Doctor Serizawa.

 

Honestly I'm not sure wither to be happy about his portrayal in this or absolutely pissed. On one note you've reduced one of the most iconic, if not the most iconic, human character in the entire Godzilla series into a secondary character; all he is really there to do is suggest Godzilla fight the MUTOs and remind us "nature has a balance". Yet at the same time I like that he is involved in most of the things going on, unlike the original which only decided to act once he realized the love of his life was banging the main character. This Serizawa seems to know on some basic level that anything they [the humans] do to stop the giant monsters is going to fail, thus why he suggested Godzilla fight the MUTOs.

 

Now for THE MONSTERS

 

MUTOs

I'll say that the design for the MUTOs is interesting to say the least. They're so alien without actually being from outer space it's stunning. I haven't seen an interesting design like that since Monster X in "Godzilla: Final Wars". Not only that but their powers is something I've never seen, nor considered, before. Electro Magnetic Pulse. EMP. They literally can "send us back to the stone age" with their power. It makes for an interesting analogy that this force of nature, this monster, has the power to devastate human culture and that we're absolutely powerless against it.

 

I also like that the MUTOs AND Godzilla show emotion. When the female MUTO looks into her net and sees all of her offspring burnt to a crisp she begins to, I'm not kidding, wale in both horror and sadness. You almost feel sorry that the MUTO's babies were blown up when she's crying over them. But beyond that the scene where the two MUTOs meet for the first time is also filled with emotion, the two monsters nuzzling affectionately. Godzilla on the other hand has his emotions range from exhausted, pissed, calm, and so on. When he is lying down and looking at Broady you can almost hear him thinking, "I'm just going to lie here for a minute then get back up and f*ck sh*t up."

 

So as expected the best part of this movie is of course the monsters as well as their fight which you really feel. At points I thought Godzilla was going to lose . . .

 

COMPARISONS

As I've said before I've had time to let all of this sink in. While doing that I've also compared it to any of the other Godzilla movies that have come before it. While I still don't understand people complaining about the film focusing on the humans more than Godzilla (seriously has any of them ever watched a Godzilla film? Most of the time that is exactly what they do) I also can understand the other complaints.

 

To me this movie is a very decent mix of "Godzilla (1998)" and "Godzilla: 2000". It reminds me of the first American Godzilla because you have a monster that's pregnant. In fact when Broady stumbles upon the nest and shines his flashlight I leaned over to my cousin and stated, "Stop counting", since it reminded me so much of that scene. Another parallel was Godzilla with the bridge. However, instead of being killed on the bridge this Godzilla show exactly what would happen to a bridge if it was in his way. The plot on the other hand, as well as the actors, reminds me of "Godzilla: 2000". The actors were decent enough, no Oscar winners, but there was one or two that did a good enough job that I'll remember them. The plot was also very similar in that Godzilla has to fight an ancient creature, Ogra, that was found lying dormant somewhere until humans woke it up.

 

So to say you hate the plot of this movie would basically be the same as saying you hate the plot for "Godzilla: 2000". As both have almost identical plots.

 

In total I'd have to give this one notch above what I'd give "Godzilla: 2000" because of the stellar monster fighting

8/10

 

"THEY KILLED THE DANGER?!"

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