Just came in to see Bryan Cranston and Godzilla... Brian Cranston dies at 15min and Godzilla appears only at the last 15min. So disappointing.
Let me start by saying that I have never seen any of the Godzilla movies. I am neither fan nor hater, so my point of view comes from just another Joe that loves science fiction movies.
With that out of the way, this movie was another movie that sold me on the trailers but failed to deliver.
The supposed premise of where these creatures come from is absolutely ludicrous. Dinosaurs that feed on radiation? Really? The name of the movie is GODZILLA ... so where the hell is Godzilla for most of the movie? I wouldn't have minded the absence of Godzilla if it weren't for the fact that the rest of the movie wasn't anything to write home about. Ken Watanabi only appeared to deliver quick one liners. Bryan Cranston's acting was a far cry from Walter White.
The military being such a big part of the movie wasn't consistent with how the real military is structured. The soldiers ran around trying to cover sectors of fire when they clearly were not fighting terrorists. Despite finding out early on that these creatures are immune to the majority of their military arsenal, throughout the movie soldiers continue to fire their rifles, tanks, etc. Despite the fact that one of the creatures has a EMP capability, the military continues to fly jets and helicopters. Then there is the small matter of how the movie makers seem to think that just because you put people in uniform, no one is going to spot the fact that ....
(a) the main character is a Navy EOD officer who teams up with an Air Force sergeant that leads a group of Army infantry soldiers. The most unlikely thing about this is that Air Force sergeant would probably never ever lead a group of Army or Navy soldiers.
(b) the task force set up to stop the MUTAs on land seems to consist of a Navy admiral giving orders to Army sergeants ... again highly unlikely.
(c) Unless you are in Special Forces, you are probably not going to be doing any HALO jumps, yet one of the soldiers making the jump is a PV2. That is fine except that there are no Privates in Special Forces.
The military doesn't make sense sometimes, but individual soldiers aren't handicapped. Thank the heavens Godzilla exists, or we would all have been screwed.
Everything I have written would have all been moot if the movie did not take itself so seriously. If they are going to take yourself seriously, then they should have put a little more effort into their science fiction and the execution of things that aren't science fiction. I should have re-watched Pacific Rim if I wanted to see a movie with giant monsters rather than wasting my time and hope with Godzilla.
What an unholy, uninteresting, confusing mess. Even worse than the rubbish Michael Bay turned out as Transformers movies!
The only character we could empathise with bought it after about twenty minutes, and so did my interest...
More about "mutus" than Godzilla anyway.
Hum... How about no?
Boring and super lame.
what's with Americans and friendly fire?
"hey look there are people stuck on the bridge... SHOOT THEM WITH RPGS... NUKE EM FROM ZHE ORBITS!"
"hey look that big guy is helping us... FIRE ZEM RPGS...THROW TANKS AT IT!"
easily one of the worst movies I've seen in recent years
Both the best and worst godzilla movie. The best because of the sfx/vfx/cgi, horror/darkness, casting, and just every scene with monsters. The worst because around one and a half hours of this wasn't needed at all. It was filler for characters who don't last or have any meaning what so ever. I rather they take a few years building a proper Godzilla movie rather than this wasted 'Wanda, Quicksilver and Walter White with a bit of Godzilla' nonsense. They didn't even have to pay Godzilla for this because she was volunteering as a background character.
For a 7-year old movie, I thought this was a decent reboot of the original Godzilla genre. The story was familiar, the acting was...meh...perhaps a bit sub-par, but not horribly unwatchable. My biggest complaint was the lighting. I mean, it's a movie about Godzilla, so naturally I wanted - and EXPECTED - to see Godzilla... And I wanted to see more than just brief glimpses, or shadowy outlines that roared into the darkness. I haven't seen the recent ones (this was the first GZ movie I've watched probably since the old black-and-whites on Saturday afternoon TV), so I'm not sure what the more recent ones are like, but I would have expected modern technology to at least give me a Godzilla that wasn't afraid to be seen under full lighting. This one, well, it took its sweet time even introducing the main character, and then you got momentary glimpses as he surfaced, then dove again...revealing his scales as the broke the surface of the water temporarily. The fight scenes between GZ and Muto (or whatever the other thing was called; I never did hear a name other than "muto") were so dark, so poorly-illuminated as to render them all but useless. I actually went back MULTIPLE times in multiple scenes during the showdown between Godzilla and Muto to try and make sense of what was happening, what did I miss, etc. Overall, I would say this is worth watching if you're a fan of the genre, but I'm hoping...SURELY...they've come up with something better in the newer Godzilla/King Kong movies. Looking forward to watching some of the newer ones...
I adore this movie. Honestly, the only reasons it doesn't get a 10/10 from me are that visually, it's very dark at times, and the music is honestly a bit much for a lot of the dramatic scenes where the focus should've been on cool monster sounds. The sound design is fantastic, the special effects are amazing, and the story is good. Things are carefully framed so that you only see bits of Godzilla until at least halfway through, which helps communicate his sheer size really well, and when we do finally get to see all of him it's for a big action shot that looks great. Bryan Cranston is stellar; he feels very Harrison Ford in this, not that I've seen him in anything else.
The people who complain that this is a monster movie and that the human story is weak and unnecessary: what would you prefer? We don't have telepathic access to Godzilla's thoughts, so do you just want a movie with no dialogue where it follows him around and we have to try and figure out why he does what he does? The human story grounds it and gives the movie a purpose. Godzilla's actions wouldn't have meant as much if we were without context for the fact that he's here to help, not harm. If you couldn't relate to any of the humans in the story, I personally feel like that's on you, not the actors. If you're just here for monsters, try the sequel, which I thought was also excellent but not as solid a movie.
Started off interesting, only to become a movie about darkness and monster sound effects. It's so dark you can't see a thing. Pity paying to see this at the cinema.
I have a love for every Godzilla movie..some more than others.. haters ain't never happy
All the people giving this film lower reviews legit don't understand it. This is one of the greatest blockbusters ever crafted, not just in it's visuals, but writing.
Yes, there's a little too much focus on the human drama and too little Godzilla. That being said, Gareth Edwards exercises a great amount of restraint in showing the titular creature fight and, well, be seen in general. This is both a complaint and a good thing, believe it or not. It builds anticipation over the two hour runtime. I do think we could've seen some more of Godzilla in the first half, though. Maybe cut back on the Ford stuff to make room for more monster. But beyond that, this nails what I was hoping it would be. The audio design here is amazing. The story is a little disjointed between what's happening with Godzilla and our protagonist Ford (a lot of the time it feels like Ford's story is written just so he'll end up where Godzilla is) but it isn't bad. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. 4/5
The makers of this movie clearly didn't know what to do and quite frankly I don't understand why not. I was watching this with my 6-year old son who, only the day before, watched Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla with me. "'When's Godzilla gonna appear" he said about half an hour in... It would take another half hour to actually happen. And yeah, he looked cool... for the 10 seconds you see him.
The most amazing thing is that they even cut away from ALL the fights almost immediately, not counting the endbattle that takes place in near darkness. WHY? Who thought this was a good idea? The movie is called GODZILLA, not "Dead-eyed humans look at something".
Seriously, let these movies be written by a 12 year old first and then add some adult writing. Goddammit.
Also Bryan Cranston was there for what reason? His family arc was completed the second he died (I won't put a spoiler for this, it happens almost immediately.)
Godawful.
Fascinating. I love giant monster movies and this has been spectacular. I look forward to the Godzilla movie in 2019.
Miles ahead of the 1998 version, creature effects to die for, and a decent nod to the original Japanese movies.
Still...can't give this a top score. It's entertaining, and you don't feel bored after 2 hours of giant creature bonanza, but there are something missing.
The story is ok, and the actors do a good job within the framework of the script, but somehow I feel that I have seen everything before in other movies. I'm not sure what give me that feeling, but after seeing it twice...it was even worse.
Good enough for an evening's entertainment if you haven't seen it. Not that exciting the second time through...
meh. Should've rewatched Pacific Rim instead. Did enjoy the storyline and ending though. Just want the 2 hrs back it took to get there.
Godzilla was terrible. You don't even see the eponymous monster till the last fifth of the film and the first actual fight doesn't take place until then either. But, don't worry, in case you came in expecting some nice action, be sure to be disappointed because you won't be able to see anything at all, as everything either ends before it even starts, or it'll be constantly shrouded in darkness and smoke. No, instead of getting Godzilla for most of the movie, you get some melodramatic human characters you don't care about at all and who never develop. The acting's terrible, and Ken Watanabe in particular just stands around with his mouth open, staring, in practically every scene he's in. Everybody just stands around making irrational and irresponsible decisions too. It took me like five sessions to finally finish it because there was barely any motivation to do so.
Let me start by saying I have been a Godzilla fan ever since I saw Godzilla vs Mothra back in the 80s. With that out of the way I really liked this movie. It is in no way like the 98' movie (which was terrible) but instead kinda takes the Clover field route by showing how the fighting of the monsters really impact human. In this movie it's very clear that human need to get the hell out of the way! While there is not an overly amount of scenes showing all out fighting with the monsters you still get a feel for the current situation with Godzilla. This also attempts to ground Godzilla the creature in reality but doesn't 100% succeed. Some of the explanations for why things are happening are not always believable. Still, I enjoyed seeing Godzilla take on these "enemies" and eventually kill them. One interesting twist, which I had never seen in a Godzilla movie was he used his radioactive breath. In the movie he uses it almost as a last resort, seemingly because it takes a lot of energy from him. While this is inconsistent with any Godzilla movie before it I rather liked the idea. It would probably take a great amount of energy to create that blast of power. This is best seen when Godzilla brutally kills the last creature with a prolonged blast of energy that knocked him out till the next day. So if you cam looking for a movie that showed nothing but Godzilla fighting all the way through or a "Man v Monster" movie...this may not be the movie for you. However, give it a shot...you may like it after all.
The first few minutes seemed promising. Then the overacting toupee-wearing made-for-TV lead actor started talking :-(
this is a homemade pacific rim
People who complain about the 1998 Godzilla - have never seen this. At lease Robo-croc is tongue in cheek...this was promoted as a serious movie!
As an old school Godzilla fan, I was worried this was going to be a repeat of '98. Boy was I wrong! I loved the scope. I loved the MUTO's. But most of all, I loved that this was treated seriously, and seemingly with a lot a reverence.
I have been a Godzilla fan for years. I've seen them all and love the franchise as much as any other. I'll be the first to admit that most of the Godzilla movies are just dumb fun and that's almost always enough for me. But this new Godzilla...what to make of it? It really blew me away when I saw it on opening day.
I've sat on my reaction to it ever since, because I guess, I find I'm being influenced by the weak character development consensus that has become the "Yeah, but..." for those who require an opportunity to sound smart or be dicks. But my actual satisfaction with the characters runs counter to that crowd-think. The nuclear family (literally), played by Bryan Cranston and Juliette Binoche, are instantly likable. When the accident occurs at the power plant, it's heartbreaking. The fact that director Gareth Edwards instills that much depth in mere minutes is amazing. Cranston goes conspiracy crackpot over the years to come, but the way that respect and trust is reestablished with his son (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) before the father's death is touching and reinforces the son's need to get back to his own son and wife. The fact that he keeps "bumping" into the MUTOs and Godzilla on his way home really drives the film. He provides the up-close-and-personal viewpoint that the audience gets of the monsters. If it wasn't for his character, all we'd have are big beasts fighting in the distance.
I found the pace of "Godzilla" pretty much perfect. Although I found Edwards' earlier film, "Monsters", to be preachy and severely lacking in actual monsters, the subtle commentary on environmental dangers found in this film are well communicated. This is a complement because I am far from the first person to swallow every end-of-the-world scenario painted by the latest hot documentary. In other words, Edwards nails it here.
In John Kenneth Muir's great review of this film, he describes Godzilla's new form as wonderfully realized with old, experienced eyes, weary gait and mannerisms, an aged soulfulness. It's an absolutely beautiful and goosebump-inducing description.
I love this take on the monster. I don't need Godzilla to be a friend to Man, a funny puppy you can find in any of the late Showa period movies. I prefer the pure evil take on Godzilla more. But the 2014 version, THIS is a beast I can enjoy. It doesn't care for man. It doesn't want to be our buddy. Instead, it corrects the wrongs to the Earth and departs, regardless of what happens to humans in the interim. I wouldn't mind the next film interpreting Godzilla as a punisher after humans have done something incredibly stupid to the planet. A "Don't f**k it up!" message delivered by the monster would be my choice for a sequel.
The fights are teased but all memorable monster flicks pull this off expertly. Compare it to the everything-but-the-kitchen sink approach in today's current action/fantasy/science fiction offerings. Seriously, watch "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". There is so much action, it's mind-numbingly boring. Suspense and anticipation. They are key and "Godzilla" brings them.
Gareth Edwards gives us many great monster moments. The first roar, for example. Godzilla is centered in the frame, gathers up, and lets out the most satisfying roar I've ever heard. Another example is Godzilla's atomic breath, building from its tail, passing through its body and firing violently from its jaws. And of course, the dispatching of the mega-MUTO with a forced ingestion of some blue heat.
Now I'm gushing. The more I think about it, the more I need to get back to the theater before "Godzilla" disappears from the big screen forever.
The arrogance of men is thinking nature is in our control and not the other way around.
When this came out, people were upset that it did not have enough creatures in it. I agreed back then but now after the sequels I realize that Gareth Edwards was trying to focus on the story and not just a CGI fest. I really enjoyed Bryan Cranston's character and wish I could have more of that too. While I left wanting more, sometimes that is better than having too much.
A little too focused on the humans and not enough on the monsters but when we saw them fighting it was awesome.
not as bad as the 1998 Godzilla, but still a bad movie. Godzilla takes ages to appear, and when he does, the fight between him and the Mutos is so brief, its over before you know it. to make matters worse, the fight takes place in so much darkness and smoke, you can barely see whats going on, plus the action keeps cutting away to show what the human characters are doing. the Japanese never should have given the film rights to an american film studio in the first place. hopefully the upcoming Japanese Godzilla movie, Resurgence, will show the Americans how it should be done.
Wild hair re-watch off the To-Watch Pile. Holding up well so far...I don't get the hate that this one got. People are weird.
Godzilla is so lovely
Quite mediocre, what little godzilla they have is amazing, but otherwise mediocre
The most boring of the Monsterverse for me, The best fucking actor just fucking dies before reach the half of the movie and after that the whole conspiratorial approach is lost and it becomes an military movie... But hey, despite his participation of like 8 minutes, Godzilla completely steals the movie and makes it all worth it. By the way, the Mutos couple are my favorite kaijus in this cinematic universe.
The music, sound design, and visual effects shine in this, the sophomore effort from famed Really Big Things enthusiast Gareth Edwards; still the best American Godzilla movie 10 years later
P.S. Cranston steals the show!
How many Godzilla are there?
15 years ago they found fossil of one Godzilla with MUTO spores. Is the present Godzilla related to previous Godzilla? How long do they live?
Is this the same Godzilla that military tried to kill in 1950's? Was there a MUTO back there as well? If no MUTO showed itself back in 1950's why did Godzilla show up? What did Godzilla try to kill in 1950's to balance the nature?
This umpteenth Godzilla spinoff, made in 2014, marks a solid start to the Monsterverse Universe, offering a promising way to set the stage for future instalments. The film introduces original enemies that add an extra layer of intrigue and excitement to the plot, helping to keep the viewer engaged throughout the film.
One of the highlights of the film is its impressive special effects, which bring the monsters to life in a spectacular and convincing way. The scale and majesty of the battles between Godzilla and his adversaries are breathtaking, and the visual effects play a crucial role in creating these stunning scenes.
However, the decision to cast big-name actors such as Juliette Binoche and Bryan Cranston in such brief roles is puzzling and wasted. While their presence adds prestige to the cast, the lack of development of their characters leaves the viewer wondering why they were given so little screen time.
Furthermore, supporting roles, such as Elizabeth Olsen's, often feel superfluous and do not add much to the overall plot. This lack of secondary character development can make the film feel somewhat unbalanced and disconnected at times.
As for the cast in general, the actors tend to play rather flat roles, which can detract from the emotional depth of the film as a whole. While there are moments of emotion and tension, the lack of character development can make the emotional connection with the audience limited.
Still holds up well after 10 years, Godzilla is how you do a proper Kaiju movie. The characters and story are actually good for this type of movie. Definitely better than average. They used the family aspect to build up the main character and it works for the most part, you get who he is and what he's fighting for. Bryan Cranston did a great job as the father and the stuff with the mother was touching.
Godzilla is such a badass in this one, then again has he ever not been?? His introduction was perfection, I got chill from how epic it was. The MUTOs are the perfect adversaries and I love the flavor they added by introducing the male/female/offspring versions. An improvement would have been the eggs actually hatching and the humans fighting the offspring.
Spectacular fight scenes, great special effects, good score and such a good-looking movie in general. It felt like a horror movie in some parts and I love that, if you watch it in the dark it's a tiny bit scary. Those two hours fly by. Glorious final kill.
Even though Gareth Edwards' Godzilla reboot from 2014 has a number of weaknesses, I still like the movie. The monster fights, which are by far the most important part of this type of movie, are spectacularly staged. The monster design, especially that of Godzilla, is also convincing. Less strong are the human characters, all of whom remain bland apart from Bryan Cranston's Joe. And the handling of Cranston's character is perhaps shocking, but not in an entertaining way. It also takes far too long to get to see Godzilla. It's perfectly okay to build up the tension slowly, but you can overdo it. Fortunately, Edwards is a master at conjuring up spectacular action with visual effects on the screen. This makes the last third of the movie in particular an audiovisual feast. If the human story had been a little better, "Godzilla" could have been a masterpiece. As it stands, it's 'just' a good monster movie.
God, that atomic breath fatality directly into the MUTO's mouth, ripping its head clean off, was made even better by Godzilla carrying its head like a trophy after.
the end of the world vibe always works for me:skull::thumbsup:
[Prime Video] The approach to kaijū that ends up making Roland Emmerich's film worse than it already was, as the beginning of a MonsterVerse that has had numerous ups and downs. There is at least an attempt to surround the monsters with some narrative consistency around humans, but the more interesting characters end up suffering more consequences than the less attractive ones. There remains a first act highly influenced by Steven Spielberg's jurassic narrative and an entertaining third act, despite taking place most of it in a nighttime setting.
A touching love story between two giant insect monsters.
i didn't know aaron and elizabeth were in this?!
The only monster movie I'd CONSIDER a 2nd watch
THE UGLY: ‘GODZILLA (2014)’
WRITING: 60
ACTING: 65
LOOK: 70
SOUND: 60
FEEL: 65
NOVELTY: 50
ENJOYMENT: 70
RE-WATCHABILITY: 50
INTRIGUE: 45
EXPECTATIONS: 60
THE GOOD:
Gareth Edwards mixes the classic Godzilla story with a modern take on the monster movie genre, with obvious inspiration drawn from the Jurassic Park franchise (there are some distinct Spielbergian moments riddled throughout the film, and they’re all for the better). The resulting film feels like a satisfying monster movie for modern audiences, succeeding in doing what it has been set out to do; keep the audience engaged.
Considering this film is Edwards’ major Hollywood film debut, he does a remarkable job showcasing just how well he can mix a familiar story with typical genre elements and his own, artistic vision. The realistic science is mixed with an overall grounded colour palette and gorgeous visual effects for an experience that, at times, manages to feel like something much more than just a simple monster movie or summer blockbuster.
Bryan Cranston fits the initial lead role fairly well, capturing that determined, depressed and educated scientist and father well and breaking the habit of making these leading characters immortal action heroes. Aaron Taylor-Johnson takes the more action-oriented part here, but the script also gives him a humane and emotional side that makes him tick with audiences.
The story is surprisingly layered and well-crafted for a monster movie, allowing for significant build-up before the titular monster appears for the first time, and at the same time laying the groundwork of what is now known as the Monsterverse.
THE BAD:
I’ve always found it hard to enjoy action sequences that are so dark and so fast-paced that it becomes literally impossible to see what’s going on. This film falls into that pit a few times, unfortunately. This visual take sucks the fun out of many potentially exciting sequences, particularly in the climax.
It’s a pity to see Cranston, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins cast in interesting roles, but then not fully utilized for huge amounts of time. Their characters remain superficial.
Edwards stubbornly holding back on involving Godzilla and giving the audience what they’re eagerly waiting for is a bold move that doesn’t pay off fully in the end.
With stronger character development and more evenly used central characters, the human-heavy storyline might have remained engaging until the end. As it stands, the plot starts to feel tiresome by the time we reach the final act as we keep waiting for the epic monster clash.
THE UGLY:
Crazy MCU fan theory confirmed: Pietro and Wanda Maximoff were living undercover as a married couple before being taken into custody by Hydra…
THE VERDICT:
Stunning visuals covered by too much darkness and a familiar plot both modernize the classic Godzilla story and make it just another simple monster movie.
60% = :heavy_minus_sign: = UGLY
A really interesting movie. Don't understand the bad reviews. It’s a movie, it needs a story. If you want only Godzilla, go watch animated movies.
frankly i envy anyone who says this movie is the worst movie they've ever seen because they've clearly never been traumatized by cinema before and that's an innocence i wish i could go back to. anyway godzilla is cute i love cgi.
A movie about the Godzilla, but without the Godzilla.
A movie where the titular character is weirdly held in mystery for it's entire runtime. Sweeping ankle shots and brief glimpses really detract this from being a great monster movie, with it preferring to linger on the havoc and military response than the monsters themselves. That said, it's not a bad disaster movie, it's just not very gripping one as the human element is shallow and formulaic. A decent first foray for the MonsterVerse, but not the jump start it really needed. Now onto Kong Skull Island!
I went in to this wanting to see Godzilla wipe his arse with cities from the get-go, so you can imagine how pissed off I was having to wait two hours for the main carnage to arrive. Also, why is Godzilla in this movie for what feels like a grand total of ten minutes, I couldn't care less about the storylines revolving around the main human characters, just show me what I signed up for, a giant dinosaur getting smashy.
I'm blue balled, disappointed and my night has been wasted.
Further to my point of Cloverfield... This is exactly how Hollywood always botches up a monster movie. I'm sure it's because of the actors ego's, but this is sposed to be a Godzilla film, not a people film.
In a lot of ways the Roland Emmerich Godzilla is an exhibit of '90s popular cinema, for better and for worse, and I think we'll feel the same about this one in about ten years' time. It's dark, gritty and menacing, often to a fault. The screen is awash with grays and browns. The important CG moments are impressive and generally perform well, but they're still quite obviously digital set pieces and feel unnatural. I did find a lot more to appreciate in the tone of this one than in its 1998 cousin, which wears a strong admiration of the Toho source material on its sleeve.
In terms of focus, this could've passed for one of Japan's own: the screen spends far more time hovering around the human components than the monster himself, who's largely relegated to a cameo role. Those civilians are universal retreads, though, only vaguely interesting at their best moments. For the most part it's a very bland movie, slogging through a repetitive plot that had me checking my watch on the regular.
The monster fisticuffs are cool, even if the impact of familiar skylines being toppled has lost some edge in the wake of Man of Steel, Pacific Rim and The Avengers, but even those are often tossed aside as afterthoughts. I lost count of how many times the screen cut away just as the king of monsters got his paws on an equally-oversized freak. Clearly it was a conscious decision to keep our perspective with the huddled masses, but that makes for a tough contradiction; artistic, yes; rewarding, no.
The HALO jump seen in an early teaser trailer is probably the only thing I'll remember in a few months. Much less enthusiastic a revival than I was hoping for.
Humans humans humans humans humans and a little bit of Godzilla
A little bit underwhelming even though I really like the look of Godzilla.
well, i don't know what can i say.. little bit boring, but it was good.
Visually stunning, but otherwise pretty boring for the whole middle.
I enjoyed it more the second time on Netflix than the first time in the cinema...
Might take a couple of watches to get all that is going on. To me, gets better with age.
This could also be called ''Black - the Movie''
Good movie but this one is pretty dark, either it's me or the film. Irrespective it is a monster vs. man movie that is relatively action scene after action scene with a minimal plot. Good if you are doing other tasks and not following. To me, this is more of a visual tech demo of special effects and cinematography.
i like this movie it's good
Don't watch this movie if you just want some meaningless monsterfight. Watch it because you wanna se a "realistic" movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat - With monsters in it. In a word...EPIC!
not my usual type of movie; came just for taylor-johnson and olsen but was pleasantly surprised. the two of them are phenomenal and cranston knocks it out of the park. watanabe spends most of the movie looking extremely confused. it's great
Quite good, but -1 for Godzilla killer-pukes ;)
I wouldn´t categorize Godzilla as an awful movie in general. It´s not worse than most of the other Hollywood blockbuster. But it also isn´t a must-see movie by any means. For me it has one general flaw. Although I like the idea of not showing minute-long monster fights, because we`ve seen enough of that in other movies, it doesn´t work here. You need strong and interesting characters to support such a move and that´s what´s missing here.
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
muito ruim. me deu sono... cheguei a babar no meio da soneca...
It was all good until the godzilla's atomic breath...
Plot = 0. Nothing more to add
buena... vuelve a lo que es originalmente godzila...
First off; I didn't see any trailers of teasers, on purpose, did not look up any reviews or score cards when it hit the theater, just because it's so easy to create a hype around something these days and therefore you'll end up disappointed by default.
I just went to see a Gojira movie and enjoyed the ride. They chose the keep it closer to the the original story and completely ignore the 1998 remake, like they should. If there is a follow-up, I will go see it, and I'm sure I would enjoy that one also.
Great Monster-Movie that shouldn't be taken too seriously (like all monster movies). Great visuals and fantastic Sound-Stage!
I would have loved to see Bryan Cranston through the entire movie as a main character.. Too bad he only serves as an entrance into the main story. Still, the Movie deserves more positive reviews and anybody who loves Science Fiction and huge Monsters like in CLOVERFIELD or PACIFIC RIM will enjoy watching this. Ignore the haters - decide for yourself. I liked it!
Mala. Aburrida. Los monstruos casi solo se ven de noche.
The inherent nature of a Godzilla film is that the audience is there to watch a giant monster cause mayhem and destruction. It is the ridiculous nature of this plot that makes creating a story and characters around it difficult. Emmerich's awful 1998 film went for more broad humour and a "Man Vs Monster" approach that cast Godzilla as a villain. Here Edwards is keen to take the material seriously, recasting Godzilla as a metaphor for nature that cannot be controlled. In Edwards' version, the characters just have to get the hell out of the way.
It works to a point, with Edwards staging a lot of the action as if from the point of view of his human characters as they rush to avoid the mayhem, offering fleeting glimpses and partial shots of the monsters before the finale. Atmosphere drenches these moments with some stunning and beautiful shots throughout the film, notably the halo sequence seen in the trailers but also during a sequence in Hawaii and on the Golden Gate Bridge. The final sequence involving Godzilla is stunningly realised too.
It is a shame then that the build-up to the reveal of Godzilla and other monsters in the film doesn't quite hold the same attention. An intriguing opening and works very well and Bryan Cranston is fantastic here. It is a shame then that the story relegates his far more interesting character to a supporting role, with the attention focused on his rather bland son as a soldier and his young family. Not that Johnson does a terrible job, but he can't hold a candle to Cranston, leaving the audience impatient for the next action beat rather than invested the characters in danger.
Great fun film that shouldn't be taken too seriously (like all monster movies). Very glad to see it wasn't a remake of the 90's version, which was more like Jurassic Park in New York. My biggest letdown was the 3D, which didn't add anything to the film.
DULL. WEAK.
too many bad aspects about this movie for me to write. I was like yawn yawn from start to end. boring!
not for me was kinda poor when I seen the cockroach and well the whole thing took a nose dive in expectations so in a few words it sucks don't waste yah time watching this
Needed more Godzilla.
(Very poor choice to show nothing but Godzilla and Bryan Cranston for most of the ad campaign, given neither are the focus of the film.)
It should be called Family Brody and monsters, it´s okay but are little time monsters on screen, I enjoy more with the old
What a waste of CGI. And a story full of holes like as deep as the deepest sea godzilla was woken up from, not emotions at all. Even the best scenes like the free fall one seem to be just a reuse...
Shout by Jim222001VIP 6BlockedParent2018-07-28T22:45:49Z— updated 2021-03-31T02:59:57Z
I think Godzilla looks bad ass and way better than he did in the 1998 film. However, why so little of him ?
The new film also is disappointingly looks like its more about family and humans again than Godzilla as well :(.
Aaron Taylor Johnson was Oscar worthy in Nocturnal Animals and better as a soldier in the Wall. Here, he’s dull and makes us wish there was more Bryan Cranston instead.