Godzilla

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.

Fascinating. I love giant monster movies and this has been spectacular. I look forward to the Godzilla movie in 2019.

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.

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 a love for every Godzilla movie..some more than others.. haters ain't never happy

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?

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!

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!

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.

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.